Reuters - Leading Japanese broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against ABC, charging that summer hit "Wipeout" is "a blatant copycat" of several of its classic Japanese competition series. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:55:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
Reuters - The Force was strong for Cartoon Network as "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" became the channel's most-watched series premiere ever. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:56:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
Reuters - In a possible preview of similar battles to come, TV station group Lin TV yanked the signals of 15 stations in 11 markets from Time Warner Cable systems, affecting about 2.7 million of the cable giant's subscribers.
Reuters - The politics-fueled ratings train of "Saturday Night Live" keeps rolling along this election season with Tina Fey's impersonations of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin luring viewers.
AP - The Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo Inc. involving digital video recorders. -- read full article
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:44:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News