Reuters - Day nine of the Summer Olympics in
Beijing, featuring swimmer Michael Phelps' historic gold-medal
triumph, gave NBC its most watched Saturday prime-time
broadcast in 18 years, the network said on Sunday.
Reuters - Bidding for the trade-magazines unit
being sold by Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier Plc/NV is
moving into the second round, with a slew of private equity
firms keen on the asset. -- read full article
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:51:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Reuters - Independent distributor
Variance Films is launching with the theatrical release of the
dark comedy "Smother," starring Diane Keaton, Dax Shepard and
Liv Tyler, and the Hurricane Katrina football documentary
"Walking on Dead Fish." -- read full article
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:38:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Reuters - The New York regional
board of the Screen Actors Guild demanded Sunday that the
Hollywood union make meaningful steps toward negotiating a new
contract by August 25 or bring in a federal mediator.
Reuters - Former "Nightline"
executive producer Leroy Sievers, who connected with a wide
audience through his National Public Radio commentary and blog
on his struggle with cancer, died Saturday at his home in
Maryland. He was 53. -- read full article
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:21:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Reuters - Tribune Co has appointed the
former chief executive of satellite television provider DirecTV
as publisher of the Los Angeles Times, the paper said in its
Saturday edition. -- read full article
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:22:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Reuters - Canadians who may have become tired of
being passed over as porn stars will have a new, home-grown
outlet to showcase their erotic talents. -- read full article
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:25:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
Reuters - Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix
Inc said it resumed normal shipping on Friday after a three-day
disruption, the worst in the company's decade of operations. -- read full article
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:51:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
AP - Hardcore fans of 30 Seconds to Mars aren't the only ones who want more of the band's music. Virgin Records has sued the group for $30 million, saying it has failed to deliver.
Reuters - The Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF),
which opens on Friday with debut feature "Snow" by Bosnian
director Aida Begic, will for the first time show films
produced under its own talent program, fulfilling a dream of
its founders.
Reuters - Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix
Inc resumed normal shipping on Friday after the most severe
outage in the company's decade of operations, a spokesman said.
Reuters - Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix
Inc resumed some shipping on Thursday after the most severe
outage in its history stopped distribution to a third of its
8.4 million customers.
