Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/786 entertainment Entertainment Industry News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:57:44 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/786 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_jackson_pepsi nm/20090703/us_jackson_pepsi Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:57:44 GMT Reuters - Essentially two kinds of people existed in the '80s: Coke drinkers and Pepsi drinkers. And if you loved Michael Jackson, you had good reason to fall into the latter group. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_jackson_sales nm/20090703/us_jackson_sales Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:25:45 GMT Reuters - In the days following Michael Jackson's June 25 death, fans flocked to record stores and digital music outlets to purchase one last memory. And merchants say they expect the Jackson sales surge to last for weeks -- maybe even months. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_jackson_charts nm/20090703/us_jackson_charts Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:26:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_jackson_charts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r1049240516.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=81ZR3sGUv5vbZdxKWbdwDQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Freshly printed covers of Michael Jackson's 'The Essential' CD are pictured in the Austrian 'ArtPress' factory in Hoefen July 3, 2009. REUTERS/ Dominic Ebenbichler" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After a record-breaking chart week, the late Michael Jackson will shake up next week's charts, too.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_jackson_charts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r1049240516.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=81ZR3sGUv5vbZdxKWbdwDQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Freshly printed covers of Michael Jackson's 'The Essential' CD are pictured in the Austrian 'ArtPress' factory in Hoefen July 3, 2009. REUTERS/ Dominic Ebenbichler" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_media_hollywoodreporter nm/20090703/us_media_hollywoodreporter Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:49 GMT Reuters - Steve Brennan, a 20-year veteran reporter and editor at The Hollywood Reporter, died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 57. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_potter nm/20090703/us_potter Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:38:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_potter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3071850065.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=pyylVZPkj4XmHRpu9hbL_Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Cast members Rupert Grint (L-R), Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson attend the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood July 8, 2007. REUTERS/Phil McCarten" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Boy wizard Harry Potter is back in cinemas later this month with the sixth installment of the movie franchise, and another box office bonanza looks assured for the Warner Bros. studio.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_potter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3071850065.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=pyylVZPkj4XmHRpu9hbL_Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Cast members Rupert Grint (L-R), Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson attend the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood July 8, 2007. REUTERS/Phil McCarten" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_perry nm/20090703/us_perry Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:04:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_perry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090611/capt.365622055334495aa0fac0ab1842e346.music_aerosmith_mojr103.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=GhiGpF247Iof.Y6fUJKq1w--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Lead guitarist Joe Perry of the rock band Aerosmith performs at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in Maryland Heights, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Aerosmith's next album might be "on the bench, in pieces," waiting for the group to resume recording after it finishes touring in mid-September, but guitarist Joe Perry's next solo album is just about ready to go.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_perry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090611/capt.365622055334495aa0fac0ab1842e346.music_aerosmith_mojr103.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=GhiGpF247Iof.Y6fUJKq1w--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="Lead guitarist Joe Perry of the rock band Aerosmith performs at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in Maryland Heights, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/media_nm/us_jackson_aeg nm/20090703/us_jackson_aeg Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:43:33 GMT Reuters - The concert promoter for Michael Jackson's canceled London shows said on Thursday that audio and video tapes made before the King of Pop's death could generate hundreds of millions of dollars and erase debts on the singer's estate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/media_nm/us_onlineadvertising_privacy nm/20090702/us_onlineadvertising_privacy Reuters entertainment Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:56:44 GMT Reuters - Online advertisers are proposing a mix of consumer education, disclosures about what information is being collected and special protections for children and sensitive information in an effort to head off tough legislation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/media_nm/us_dealtalk_hollywood nm/20090702/us_dealtalk_hollywood Reuters entertainment Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:23:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/media_nm/us_dealtalk_hollywood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r2750071625.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=ty5aL9EJuLzrQfUeKSJy8Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="The Hollywood Sign is seen between palm trees and snow dusted mountains in Los Angeles January 7, 2008. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dealmaking in Hollywood could get hot and heavy in coming months as movie studios explore ways to fight tumbling DVD sales and distribute entertainment in new formats.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/media_nm/us_dealtalk_hollywood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r2750071625.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=ty5aL9EJuLzrQfUeKSJy8Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Hollywood Sign is seen between palm trees and snow dusted mountains in Los Angeles January 7, 2008. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_en_bu/un_people_jay_leno_un ap/20090702/un_people_jay_leno_un AP entertainment Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:39:43 GMT AP - Television host Jay Leno has won control of a Web address using the name of his new show. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20090701/ad_bpimw/primetimemeteredmarkettuesdayratingscbswinsnbcexpectedtodominateamongadults1849 mediaweek/20090701/primetimemeteredmarkettuesdayratingscbswinsnbcexpectedtodominateamongadults1849 Mediaweek.com entertainment Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:15:55 GMT Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: NCIS R (CBS), America's Got Talent (NBC), The Mentalist R (CBS) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20090701/ad_bpimw/nationalratingsinprimetimeweekofjune222009 mediaweek/20090701/nationalratingsinprimetimeweekofjune222009 Mediaweek.com entertainment Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:15:54 GMT Mediaweek.com - Three networks shared low-rated leadership on the sleepy week of June 22, with CBS first in households and total viewers; NBC No. 1 among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54; and Fox tops in the adult 18-34 demo. CBS had now been the most-watched network in four of the last five weeks. Coverage of the death of Michael Jackson flooded the airwaves at the tail-end of the week, with the passing of both Jackson and Farrah Fawcett accounting for five hours of Friday's line-up (including an encore telecast of NBC documentary Farrah's Story). http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090606/ap_en_bu/us_the_lemonheads_gm_lawsuit ap/20090606/us_the_lemonheads_gm_lawsuit AP entertainment Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:33:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090606/ap_en_bu/us_the_lemonheads_gm_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090605/capt.cf540935c7f740cdbde2565201f769a6.people_evan_dando_nyet236.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=03IeP2FgkURR0qIkNuEcGg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="FILE - In this April 23, 2008 file photo, musician Evan Dando performs at the NME Awards USA in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lemonheads founder Evan Dando (DAN'-doh) is suing General Motors, saying the auto giant copied one of his songs for an ad.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090606/ap_en_bu/us_the_lemonheads_gm_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090605/capt.cf540935c7f740cdbde2565201f769a6.people_evan_dando_nyet236.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=03IeP2FgkURR0qIkNuEcGg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this April 23, 2008 file photo, musician Evan Dando performs at the NME Awards USA in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20090701/ad_bpimw/ratingsboxwhatshotwhatsnot mediaweek/20090701/ratingsboxwhatshotwhatsnot Mediaweek.com entertainment Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:15:53 GMT Mediaweek.com - The live airing of the BET Awards '09, which was dedicated to Michael Jackson, broke the record books at BET with a whopping 10.65 million viewers. Comparably, this is now the top-rated cable telecast of the year, and the No. 1 awards show on cable also for the year in total viewers and adults 18-49. In addition, there were also record performances on BET for the 106 & Park pre-show (3.1 million total), the BET Awards '90 After Party Fashioned by My Black is Beautiful Post Show (5.2 million) and the sneak peek of new BET series Tiny and Toya (3.8 million). http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_en_bu/us_discovery_times_square_center ap/20090604/us_discovery_times_square_center AP entertainment Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:07:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_en_bu/us_discovery_times_square_center"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090604/capt.d3e88f862cc7471d9f659cf12c8a8fa6.discovery_times_square_center_nyr101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=lUE9vqk2Tvzf3E.yQUSgDg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This artist's rendering provided by Discovery Times Square Exposition shows a preliminary view of the proposed exhibition space's facade in New York's Times Square. The Discovery Channel and the production company Running Subway announced Thursday, June 4, 2009 that they have teamed up to create this exhibition space for blockbuster experiential shows like 'Titanic' and 'Tutankhamun.' (AP Photo/Discovery Times Square Exposition)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Discovery Channel and the production company Running Subway have teamed up to create a Times Square exhibition space for blockbuster experiential shows such as "Titanic" and "Tutankhamun."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_en_bu/us_discovery_times_square_center"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090604/capt.d3e88f862cc7471d9f659cf12c8a8fa6.discovery_times_square_center_nyr101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=lUE9vqk2Tvzf3E.yQUSgDg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="This artist's rendering provided by Discovery Times Square Exposition shows a preliminary view of the proposed exhibition space's facade in New York's Times Square. The Discovery Channel and the production company Running Subway announced Thursday, June 4, 2009 that they have teamed up to create this exhibition space for blockbuster experiential shows like 'Titanic' and 'Tutankhamun.' (AP Photo/Discovery Times Square Exposition)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20090701/ad_bpimw/tvtidbitsnotesofinterest mediaweek/20090701/tvtidbitsnotesofinterest Mediaweek.com entertainment Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:15:52 GMT Mediaweek.com - ABC has removed failed midseason sitcom In the Motherhood for the second time and will fill the Thursday 8 p.m. half-hour with another episode of Samantha Who? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_en_bu/us_comcast_nba ap/20090604/us_comcast_nba AP entertainment Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:01:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_en_bu/us_comcast_nba"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090603/capt.60609a0458d843ef8e939398f5a3e17d.nba_finals_magic_lakers_basketball_las110.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=VQ..5eGza7bp18AZfBgjIQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant answers question during a news conference after practice for Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball series in Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The Los Angeles Lakers face the Orlando Magic in Game 1 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Comcast Corp. has reached a new seven-year agreement that will add the NBA TV channel to the cable TV operator's most popular digital tier of service before the start of the next pro basketball season.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_en_bu/us_comcast_nba"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090603/capt.60609a0458d843ef8e939398f5a3e17d.nba_finals_magic_lakers_basketball_las110.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=VQ..5eGza7bp18AZfBgjIQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant answers question during a news conference after practice for Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball series in Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The Los Angeles Lakers face the Orlando Magic in Game 1 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20090630/ad_bpimw/primetimemeteredmarketmondayratingscbswinsviewersdonotembraceanamericanidolencore mediaweek/20090630/primetimemeteredmarketmondayratingscbswinsviewersdonotembraceanamericanidolencore Mediaweek.com entertainment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:26:12 GMT Mediaweek.com - -Ratings Breakdown: CBS led this final June Monday in the overnights, followed by NBC, ABC, Fox and the CW. But, as expected, the Eye net's relocated How I Met Your Mother may not be strong enough to anchor the evening. An encore telecast of the sitcom was third in the 8 p.m. half-hour, with a 3.5 rating/6 share. Next was a repeat of Rules of Engagement (#3: 3.7/ 6 at 8:30 p.m.), which returns in midseason, followed by encores of Two and a Half Men (#1: 6.1/10), recently moved The Big Bang Theory (#1: 5.2/ 8) and CSI: Miami (#1: 5.6/10) from 9-11 p.m. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20090629/ad_bpimw/primetimeratingsweekendhighlights mediaweek/20090629/primetimeratingsweekendhighlights Mediaweek.com entertainment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:24:12 GMT Mediaweek.com - -Friday's Losers (excluding repeats): Surviving Suburbia (ABC), The Goode Family (ABC), 20/20 – 9 p.m. (ABC), Virtuality (Fox) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/media_nm/us_hipsters nm/20090702/us_hipsters Reuters entertainment Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:48:56 GMT Reuters - Batten down the hatches -- the hipsters are coming.