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Report: Democrats Got 88% of Contributions Last Year by Executives, Writers and Reporters of ABC, CBS and NBC. The Count: Democratic Contributions by These Folks: $1 million. Republican Contributions by These Folks: $142 Thousand

"Senior executives, on-air personalities, producers, reporters, editors, writers and other self-identifying employees of ABC, CBS and NBC contributed more than $1 million to Democratic candidates and campaign committees in 2008, according to an analysis by The Examiner of data compiled…

Ah, Human Nature—The Moment a Company Gets Big, They Start Doing Stupid Things: Facebook Is Trying To Trademark the Word ‘Face’

Facebook is trying to trademark the word "face," according to TechCrunch. However, at least one other report about the story, by CNNMoney, quotes an attorney saying that Facebook faces an uphill battle in its attempt. ""I’d bet against ‘face’ being…

Broadcaster, Newspaper Combine Operations

A TV station, radio station and newspaper in Salt Lake City are combining their news operations in a move that will mean a cutback of half the staff of the newspaper, the AP reports. The Deseret News, the longest-publishing daily…

Apple Closing in on iPhone Antenna Solution, May Have New Hardware Ready Within Weeks

Apple appears to be close to unveiling a hardware fix that solves the widely publicized antenna problem with the iPhone 4, Ars Technica reports. Citing an executive with Mexican mobile carrier Telcel, the story says Apple is expected to release…

Hallmark, AT&T Resume Carriage Negotiations as Deadline Looms

The carriage agreement standoff between AT&T’s U-verse multichannel video service and the Hallmark channels is yet to be resolved, but at least the two sides have resumed talks, reports B&C. Currently, Hallmark is asking for more than AT&T wants to…

Icahn Raises Hostile Takeover Bid for Lions Gate

The hostile takeover bid by businessman Carl Icahn for Lions Gate Entertainment was increased by 15% on Tuesday to $7.50 a share, reports Multichannel News. Lions Gate is a major entertainment player, owning the TV Guide Channel and producing two…

2010 Primetime Emmys Also an Event on Twitter and Social Media

SF Gate blogger Zennie Abraham (Chairman and CEO of Sports Business Simulations (SBS), Editor-in-Chief of SBSON.com, and Founding Executive Producer of the national show "The Blog Report With Zennie62") says the 2010 Primetime Emmys represented a landmark for the show for…

Some ‘Glee’ Stars Claim They’ve Been Stiffed out of Record Royalties from Soundtrack

Some of the cast of "Glee" are claiming they’re not receiving royalties from the hit show’s soundtrack, the New York Post’s Page Six reports. The show’s most recent record, "Glee: The Music — Journey to the Regionals," landed at the…

Justice Department Investigating How Comcast-NBCU Merger Would Affect Internet Video Market

The Justice Department is investigating how Comcast’s proposed purchase of NBC Universal would affect the Internet video market,reports the Wall Street Journal [Note: THe WSJ is behind a firewall and may charge you to read this artcle.] The agency’s antitrust unit…

Old TV Mystery Solved. Years Ago, on the ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,’ One Day The Blue Ranger Was No Longer On the Show. Viewers Were Told He Went To Another Planet. In Reality, the Actor Walked Off the Set, Tired of Being Taunted For Being Gay

About 20 years ago, the blue power ranger on Fox’s “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” went to live on another planet. But the reality behind the character’s inter-planetary move was that the actor who played the part, David Yost, walked off…