Mediaweek.com - ABC opened its second day of TCA with a Disney Channel session on those amazingly perky Cheetah Girls (Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams) in their latest original movie, The Cheetah Girls One World. Although you already know the plot -- they sing, they dance and they smile and giggle a lot, this time in India -- what set this panel apart from anything we have seen was the diversity of the panel. According to Disney Channel Entertainment President Gary March, who addressed the topic of diversity:

Reuters - The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," swooped into theaters to gross a record $18.5 million from midnight preview screenings ahead of its official opening on Friday, according to distributor Warner Bros.

Reuters - Three cable TV shows from three networks, "Mad Men," "Damages" and "Dexter," claimed Emmy nominations for best drama on Thursday, marking a turning point in the 60-year-old competition for U.S. television's highest honors.

Mediaweek.com - Okay, it is not CBS' press tour days yet. But I had to take a break from ABC's time to mention that the one and only Gene Simmons (did you catch him on NBC's Celebrity The Apprentice?) will join upcoming Eye net reality/competition Jingles as one of the judges. Jingles, which premieres on Sunday, July 27 at 9 p.m. ET, will feature contestants competing to write and perform the best jingles. Former American Idol contestant Kimberly Caldwell hosts.

Mediaweek.com - -The Premise: Debuting this past spring, Eli Stone (Jonny Lee Miller) is a successful lawyer at a top San Francisco firm who experiences a series of odd hallucinations and begins to think he may be a modern day prophet.

Reuters - Hollywood's leading actors union got a kick in the rear end Thursday from several Emmy nominees worried about the threat of a strike.

Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 53 percent in June from a year ago, with Konami Corp's "Metal Gear Solid 4" helping to fuel a dramatic increase in the number of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 units sold, market researcher NPD reported on Thursday.

AP - The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday gave its most detailed explanation yet for its rejection of a final contract offer by Hollywood studios, citing shortfalls in pay and union jurisdiction on made-for-Internet productions.

Reuters - When Barack Obama leaves for his trip to Europe and the Middle East sometime this month, he'll be making time for the Big Three anchors to interview him while he is on road.