Reuters - A year after her disastrous
comeback attempt at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears
swept the event on Sunday, winning the first three "Moonman"
statuettes of her career.
AP - Britney Spears has provided some of the most memorable moments in the history of the notoriously unpredictable MTV Video Music Awards, for better and for worse.
AP - MSNBC said Sunday it is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory, and will use the two newsmen as commentators. -- read full article
Reuters - HBOlab, an experimental
offshoot of the cable powerhouse focused on online programming,
is launching a Web video series featuring a cast of the
Internet's most popular entertainers.
Reuters - ABC News' Charles Gibson
has snagged the first interview with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
since she was named the GOP's vice presidential pick on August
29.
Reuters - Monday marks a big day
in first-run syndication this season, with no fewer than five
new shows entering the competition for eyeballs. -- read full article
Reuters - The industrywide "Stand Up
to Cancer" telethon averaged a modest 10.3 million viewers
during its hour-long simulcast on ABC, NBC and CBS Friday.
AP - If a stranger appears in the back row of your town's school board meeting sometime during the next two months, a baseball cap worn low to partially obscure his face, don't be alarmed.
E! Online - Newly minted veep wannabe Sarah Palin's acceptance speech may have drawn impressive ratings at the Republican National Convention, but don't look for her hopping up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch anytime soon.