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Save The Planet Protest: James J. Lee's Demands (TEXT)
"Save The Planet Protest" is a website allegedly belonging to James J. Lee, the gunman who died following today's hostage situation at the Discovery Communications...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-sept.-2010 01:42

Hallmark channels dropped from at&T U-verse in fee dispute

Two Hallmark channels have been dropped from the lineup offered to 2.5 million AT&T U-verse customers in a dispute over fees.

Source : www.topix.net | 02-sept.-2010 01:10

Apple Wants To Friend You
Apple gets into the social media business with Ping - where 160 million iTunes users can be friends.?
Source : www.npr.org | 02-sept.-2010 00:17

Fox News Military Analyst Comes Out As Birther
August's slow-news period would have seemed to me to be a prime period for some sort of Birther flare-up, but just past the deadline comes...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 23:15

Journalist At Center Of Bogus Laredo Ranch Story Accused of Plagiarism
If you spend enough time getting to know bloggers, you'll find that plenty of them have a story or two to tell about their uneasy...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 22:34

The Saudi Prince, The Mosque And Fox News
The parent company of Fox News shares a financial backer with the imam who is at the center of the firestorm over the proposed construction of an Islamic center in New York City. The second-largest holder of voting stock in News Corp. is Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal. Waleed has given generously to initiatives pursued by the imam of the proposed center.
Source : www.npr.org | 01-sept.-2010 22:00

James Jay Lee: Discovery Channel Alleged Hostage-Taker (INFO, PHOTO)
UPDATE: NBC News reports that the Discovery Channel hostage-taker James J. Lee is dead after having been shot by cops at 4:48 PM. UPDATE: Police...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 21:33

Discovery Channel Hostages: Gunman Shot By Police
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 21:09

Police: Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building

A gunman with what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's suburban Washington headquarters Wednesday.

Source : www.topix.net | 01-sept.-2010 21:00

Sony unveils movies on-demand service
Sony unveils a new movies on-demand service to launch on its connected products this autumn.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 19:42

Roger Ailes' Salary Plummets
Fox News head Roger Ailes made only $14.0 million, down from $22.1 million the year before, even though he had a higher bonus and higher...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 19:41

Vanity Fair's New Establishment 2010: The 15 Most Influential Media Figures (PHOTOS)
Vanity Fair has come out with its 2010 New Establishment list, its annual ranking of "the 100 most influential people of the Information Age." The...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 19:29

Warner agrees deal with De Mol's Talpa
Warner Bros agrees a UK format development deal with Big Brother creator John De Mol's Talpa Media.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 18:54

2010 Fall TV Lineup: 10 New Shows Worth Checking Out
NEW YORK — So many shows! So little time! You already have to keep up with your slate of favorite returning shows. Now the networks...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 18:20

New, Top-Secret Tribune Project: No Ads, In-Depth Reporting
When I describe the Tribune's top-secret project, everybody makes the same snarky comment. The Tribune is designing a weekly edition that it will offer subscribers...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 18:15

BBC staff vote for pensions strike action
More than 90% of BBC employees vote in favour of strike action over the pension scheme changes.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 18:05

9/11 Movie Musical 'Clear Blue Tuesday': I'm Not Sure What To Think
If you had come to me in the past couple of years and told me that you were working on a movie called Clear Blue Tuesday, I would have said, "Wow! A movie about feminine hygiene products?"
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 17:50

ITN agrees Metro video clips deal
ITN Productions agrees a deal to supply video clips to the website of free daily newspaper Metro.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 17:41

Is New York's Gossip Industry Dead?
But recently, Page Six, the Daily News, and even Gawker, the Observer, and New York, have all experienced tidal shifts, leaving in their wakes a...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 17:33

Cable News Ratings August 2010: CNN Viewership Plummets, Fox News Still On Top
The dog days of summer took their toll on cable news in August, as ratings for all three of the main channels were down this...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 17:15

ITV agrees Babyfoot development deal
ITV Studios agrees a first-look deal with Babyfoot, maker of shows such as reality series Gay Army .

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 16:51

Start-up seeks to outflank Google in new market

While Google Inc. long ago achieved dominance of Internet search-advertising in the U.S. and many foreign markets, start-up OpenX Technologies Inc.

Source : www.topix.net | 01-sept.-2010 16:50

Evening News Ratings Hit All-Time Collective LOW
By David Bauder, The Associated Press The NBC, ABC and CBS evening newscasts combined for a dubious record last week: the average of 18.7 million...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 16:35

Shed Media's half-year profits up 22%
UK production firm Shed Media reports a 22% growth in its pre-tax profits in the first half of 2010.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 15:28

ITV News to open new Dubai bureau
ITN confirms plans to set up an ITV News bureau in Dubai as part of changes to its overseas network.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 15:18

Conan O'Brien To Announce Name Of New TBS Show TODAY
UPDATE: Conan has confirmed the name and premiere date of his new TBS show on New York Magazine's pop culture blog Vulture as well as...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 14:48

Glenn Beck's George Washington Whopper
During his much-ballyhooed "Restoring Honor" rally on Saturday, Glenn Beck told a whopper involving the founding father who was supposedly unable to tell a lie:...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 14:30

BBC braced for strike ballot vote
The BBC is reportedly preparing pension concessions to stave off the possibility of strike action.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 13:37

BBC employee wins bullying settlement
A BBC employee receives £30,000 from the corporation after agreeing to drop her bullying claim.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 12:54

AOL buys mobile social service Rally Up

Internet company AOL Inc. has purchased location-based social networking service Rally Up for an undisclosed sum.

Source : www.topix.net | 01-sept.-2010 12:41

World Cup boosts UTV Media's profits
TalkSport's World Cup coverage helps UTV Media report a 9% growth in its half-year operating profit.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 12:14

Local TV group challenges Project Canvas
Six TV tells Ofcom that Project Canvas is a "poison pill" threatening local television in the UK.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 01-sept.-2010 10:54

Amazon trying to offer subscription TV, movies

Amazon.com Inc. is talking with major media companies about offering unlimited views of older TV shows and movies online, as it struggles to stay relevant to consumers flocking to Apple Inc.'s iTunes a la carte store and Netflix Inc.'s all-you-can-eat subscription plan.

Source : www.topix.net | 01-sept.-2010 08:31

Memo: The Washington Times Could Be Sold For $1

The company that owns The Washington Times said the newspaper could be sold for $1 to a Unification Church-affiliated buyer, according to in a memo released to the media Tuesday.

Source : www.topix.net | 01-sept.-2010 06:21

What Exactly Is The Music Cloud? And Is It Headed Our Way?
The biggest obstacle to songs at your disposal anywhere remains the record labels themselves.
Source : www.npr.org | 01-sept.-2010 06:00

Does a book's popularity guarantee its movie's success?

Some books reach a cultural saturation point, where everyone -- great aunts and frat boys, baristas and coffee patrons, defense attorneys and police officers -- seems to be talking about them or has read them, or is planning to read them.

Source : www.topix.net | 01-sept.-2010 02:07

Deseret News Slashing Newsroom In Half
SALT LAKE CITY — The Deseret News, Utah's oldest daily newspaper, said Tuesday it will cut nearly half of its staff and consolidate operations with...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 01:42

Amazon Working On TV, Movie Subscription Service
Amazon.com Inc. is working on a new subscription service that would deliver TV shows and movies over the Internet, ramping up the battle among Web...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 01-sept.-2010 01:23

Get that celebrity look

Nothing says sexy like a smoky eye. Just ask Beyonce, who does sultry makeup like no one else.

Source : www.topix.net | 01-sept.-2010 00:02

'Jersey Shore' Ratings, MTV Boosting Viacom Out Of Slump
LOS ANGELES — MTV is finally getting its mojo back, thanks to the tanned twenty-somethings of "Jersey Shore." Ever since its December debut, the show's...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 31-août-2010 23:26

Newt's Park51 Stance Puts Him 'To The Right' Of Il Duce
Ben Smith's been digging into whether Newt Gingrich's call -- "There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 31-août-2010 23:08

Michael Eisner Tribune Annoouncement Said To Be Imminent
Michael Eisner is ready to cross the finish line. An announcement on the former Disney CEO becoming the chairman of the Tribune Co., is imminent,...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 31-août-2010 22:45

Omaha World-Herald To Accept Same-Sex Wedding Announcements
The Omaha World-Herald, under fire from gay rights advocates who led an Internet-based campaign to protest the paper's policy to not run same-sex paid wedding...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 31-août-2010 22:44

Quinnipiac's Park51 Polling Doesn't Make Much Sense
Adam Serwer rounds up the confusing results of Quinnipiac's polling on the Park51 project and notes that the results bespeak "cognitive dissonance." Though, if you...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 31-août-2010 22:20

Snooki and cast of a Jersey Shorea helping lift MTV and parent Viacom out of ratings slump

MTV is finally getting its mojo back, thanks to the tanned twenty-somethings of "Jersey Shore." Ever since its December debut, the show's buzz has been huge ? even making it into one of President Barack Obama's speeches.

Source : www.topix.net | 31-août-2010 21:57