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MTV’s sensitive side is showing in a new documentary about heroin addiction with a twist: The addict is the mother of a music industry star. “I Won’t Love You to Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom” is set…
Between its eponymous search engine and YouTube video site, Google had the largest online audience of any U.S. company in September. But according to Nielsen//NetRatings, Web surfers spent more time with Time Warner’s Web sites, which include AOL. Meanwhile, the…
Online video company Next New Networks has acquired BarelyPolitical.com, the satirical Web site behind the Web hit “Obama Girl.” Financial terms were not disclosed. BarelyPolitical.com is best known for the viral video hit “I Got a Crush on Obama.” The…
CBS Corp. President and CEO Leslie Moonves has a new employment contract that will cut his salary by $2.4 million per year, while tying some additional compensation to CBS stock and stock prices. The new deal, announced Tuesday, supersedes his…
Search giant Yahoo’s third-quarter profit fell 5 percent, a smaller decline than Wall Street expected. That lifted the stock’s price by nearly 10 percent in late trading Tuesday after the company released its third-quarter earnings report. Wall Street’s expectations for…
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has withdrawn its residual restructuring request from the bargaining table, taking a step toward resolving a contract negotiation with the Writers Guild of America. The restructuring hinged on writers not receiving residual…
Warning that attempts to force reporters to reveal confidential sources are endangering the public’s right to know, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved what would be the first federal media shield law, despite the Bush administration’s strong opposition. “If…
Gary Ginsberg has been promoted to executive VP of global marketing and corporate affairs at News Corp. The new position elevates him to the office of the chairman and adds to the responsibilities he had as executive VP for investor…
NBC Universal named Steve Mandala executive VP, cable ad sales, filling a new post created by Mike Pilot, president of NBC Universal sales and marketing. Mr. Mandala had been senior VP of sales for NBC’s Telemundo networks, and will continue…
NBC Universal’s first empire-wide “Green Is Universal” week will include “Today’s” most extreme broadcast challenge yet, with Matt Lauer inside the Arctic Circle, Ann Curry at the South Pole and Al Roker in an endangered equatorial rainforest in the first…