Congressional reps send letter to Chernin, Iger
Three California Democratic Congressional reps have sent a letter to News Corp. prexy Peter Chernin and Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger to put the execs on notice that they monitoring the state of…
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Wesley Snipes not guilty in tax case
Action star Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges Friday, but was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return.
CTC Media takes stake in Channel 31
Russian holding company CTC Media has taken a 20% stake in Kazakhstan's Channel 31, as well as majority ownership of related companies providing ad sales and programming content for the station, the…
Primaries give TV news big boost
The marathon presidential campaign season may be taking a toll on the candidates, but TV news has been having a great run with it.
Networks fight FCC profanity appeal
Attorneys for three broadcast networks told the Supreme Court on Friday that it has no reason to grant the FCC's request for review of a lower court decision last year that tossed out the agency's…
Clinton Event Raises $1 Million
Updated Hillary Clinton spent her post-debate evening with about 600 supporters on Thursday at a fund-raiser at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Terry McAuliffe said that the $2,300-per-person event…
Taco Bell’s tasteless stunt
As if their food wasn't enough of an insult, now Taco Bell has weighed in with a truly tasteless marketing stunt tied to the WGA strike. Fast-food chain is offering striking scribes the chance to win…
The Ad Dash
That, and other news, in today’s Political Panorama. As she pointed out last night — to a Wolf Blitzer reprimand — Hillary Clinton has bought an hour of time on Super Tuesday-eve for a town hall…
Berlinale film comes under fire
A growing legal storm is threatening to discredit Luigi Falorni's child soldier drama "Heart of Fire" a week before its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
McCain’s Leno Boost
John McCain appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" — a plum piece of publicity in advance of Super Tuesday. In fact, McCain got three segments on Leno, when Rudy Giuliani joined them on the set…
Obama: “We Will Win California”
Just a few blocks from Hollywood & Highland, Barack Obama revved up supporters at a post-debate fund-raiser at the Avalon nightclub. Organizers said the event raised close to $800,000. Among those…
