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FCC investigating TV networks, military analysts
The Associated PressThe Federal Communications Commission today said it is investigating whether five television networks and 19 former military officers violated government disclosure rules in providing on-air analysis of the war in Iraq and other issues. The FCC...Tags: NBC, Television Industry, New York Times, Defense, General Electric Company
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Bank of America, Pfizer, Safeway, Eli Lilly are among big movers on the stock market Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) _ Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Bank of America Corp., down $8.45 at $23.77 Third-quarter profit fell 68 percent, and the company cut its dividend...Tags: Banking, Petroleum Industry, Safeway Inc., New York Stock Exchange, Pfizer Incorporated
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YouTube unveils its version of home shopping network in quest for more revenue
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Online video leader YouTube has opened up its version of a home shopping network in its latest effort to wring more revenue from its massive audience and justify the $1.76 billion that Google Inc. paid for the site two years ago....Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Internet, MySpace, Game Playing, Electronic Arts Inc.
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CBS looking good in ratings; network might have a hit in Simon Baker's drama 'The Mentalist'
AP Television WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ CBS is looking good so far this TV season, easily winning last week in the prime-time ratings and perhaps minting a new hit in "The Mentalist." About a man who solves crimes using acute powers of observation, the show was the third most-...Tags: Television Industry, NBC, Desperate Housewives, Dancing With the Stars, General Electric Company
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MySpace, HP in deal to get MySpace users to print photos, eventually buy photo-adorned goods
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Among all the profiles on MySpace, the social networking site's users have uploaded almost 4 billion photos. Now through an agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co., MySpace hopes people will increasingly print these images and, eventually,...Tags: Sociology, MySpace, Hewlett-Packard Co.
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List of top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Sept. 29-Oct. 5
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 29-Oct. 5. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X'' in parentheses denotes a one-time-only...Tags: NBC, Television Industry, Desperate Housewives, General Electric Company, Walt Disney Co.
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Judge orders RealNetworks to pull DVD copying software in copyright case
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ RealNetworks Inc. said Monday it had temporarily stopped distributing its DVD copying software, RealDVD, at a federal judge's request in a copyright case brought by Hollywood studios. "We temporarily suspended distribution of the...Tags: Sony Corp., General Electric Company, Time Warner Inc., RealNetworks Incorporated, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Audiences adopt 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' with $29 million weekend as Hollywood business soars
AP Movie Writer" Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was barking up the right tree with movie-goers, who put the Disney comedy at No. 1 for the weekend with a $29 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. Featuring a talking Chihuahua with Drew Barrymore's voice, the...Tags: NBC, Michael Cera, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Celebrity
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Sunday-night outsourcing on CW
For the CW network's first two seasons, its Sunday-night lineup was a rumor, one in which the young women it targeted weeknights had no interest. So this fall it has outsourced its Sunday slate to a TV, film and digital outfit called Media Rights...Tags: Television Industry, World Wrestling Entertainment Incorporated, Family Guy, AT&T Corp., The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated
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Nielsens
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 22-28. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation....Tags: Television Industry, NBC, Desperate Housewives, General Electric Company, Grey's Anatomy
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SAG negotiators ask board for strike vote
The Associated PressThe Screen Actors Guild's negotiating committee voted Wednesday to support a strike authorization vote, a tactic meant to break stalled contract talks with Hollywood studios. The recommendation, approved 11-2, now goes to the guild's national board for...Tags: Strikes, Unions, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Walt Disney Co., Celebrity
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In Japan, online social scene isn't very social
Associated PressLike a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's. It's got pictures of the funky Tokyoite modeling the clothes she designs in her spare time, along with her name, plus personal...Tags: Facebook, Google Inc., MySpace, Internet
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