Logo

Cable

NFL Reveals Who Will Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl

The lineup for the Super Bowl, set for Feb. 3 in New Orleans, is falling into place. The two teams will be the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, following victories Sunday in the conference championship games. And the…

Walt Disney’s Iger Gets a Pay Increase

Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger received a bump in pay in 2012, Reuters reports, citing regulatory filings. Iger’s compensation totaled $40.2 million, an increase of 20%, the story reports. Iger’s pay included $2.5 million in base salary; $9.5 million…

Investigators Say Armstrong May Have Lied to Oprah Winfrey

Investigators are saying Lance Armstrong may have lied to Oprah Winfrey during their interview on OWN, reports ABCNews.com. In the first part of his confession, which aired Thursday night, Armstrong admitted for the first time that he won the Tour…

Actor Known for ‘The Wire,’ ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Dead at 52

An actor known for a series of TV roles including appearances on the HBO drama “The Wire” and NBC’s “Homicide: Life on the Street” has died. The New York Times reports that Robert F. Chew, 52, died Thursday at his…

Dish Takes Out Ads Bashing CBS

Dish fired a new salvo in the battle over its Hopper with Sling DVR device, and the company took aim directly at CBS. Deadline.com reports that Dish took out full-page ads Sunday in a number of major newspapers touting the…

Barbara Walters Hospitalized

ABC News veteran Barbara Walters, who presides over the morning chat show “The View,” was hospitalized over the weekend after falling down stairs at a pre-inauguration party, the New York Post reports. Walters, 83, suffered a cut to her forehead,…

Katy Perry Struts in Skimpy American Flag Outfit at Kids’ Inaugural Concert

Singer Katy Perry is getting a lot of attention after wearing an attention-getting outfit during Saturday’s Kids’ Inaugural concert in Washington. “The singer donned a red, white and blue bustier costume, complete with stars, stripes and a tiny top hat,”…

Katie’s Big ‘Get’: How Couric Scooped Oprah, Landed First Interview With Notre Dame Football Star Since Internet Hoax Story Broke

Katie Couric has lined up the first on-camera interview with Notre Dame football standout Manti Te’o since news of an Internet hoax involving his non-existent girlfriend made national headlines, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Te’o is a star linebacker who…

Two Legendary Baseball Figures Die

Two of the legends of Major League Baseball died within hours of each other over the weekend, Newsday reports. Longtime Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver and bigger-than-life St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and first baseman Stan Musial both died Saturday, Jan….

Time Warner Cable Bans Some Gun Ads

Some gun ads have been banned by Time Warner Cable, weeks after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., reports Multichannel News. "We no longer accept ads showing semiautomatic weapons and guns pointed at people,” the company…