AT&T U-verse and Crown Media’s Hallmark Channels failed to resolve their carriage fee dispute yesterday, so as of 12:01 EDT U-verse both the Hallmark Channel and the Hallmark Movie Channel came off its service. Said U-verse in a statement, “We are…
"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…
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…
With the money invested in oiriginal TV content in the United Kingdom falling about $460 million in the last six years, the director general of the BBC says the future of TV drama in the U.K. depends upon making shows…
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…
Bravo has revealed the cast of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” and the lineup is a recipe for high drama, iVillage reports. Among the cast members are Camille Grammer, Kelsey Grammer’s ex; and former child actresses Kim Richards and…
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…
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…
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…
NFL fans know that Troy Polamalu’s mane is his trademark, which is why the Pittsburgh Steelers’ All-Pro safety has had his hair insured for $1 million by Head & Shoulders, reports Yahoo.com. Polamalu is the star of commercials for Head…