A petition focused on breastfeeding and aimed at a long-running children’s show has been gathering momentum online, with about 3,000 people signing so far and a goal of 5,000, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The petition asks the educational show…
Two big customers are pushing back against a Warner Bros.-led effort by studios to delay the availability of DVD rentals by eight weeks, reports Bloomberg. Those customers are Blockbuster, owned by Dish Network, and Redbox, owned by Coinstar, the story…
A pop star who sang at Rupert Murdoch’s 1999 wedding is suing News Corp. over claims that its News of the World tabloid later hacked into her voice mail, reports Bloomberg. The lawsuit from Charlotte Church, who was 13 when…
With Occupy Wall Street protesters outside reciting George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television," the U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments on both sides of the Federal Communications Commission’s tougher indecency enforcement policy announced in 2004, Reuters…
The company that pretty much created social networking, but has almost faded from memory after being upstaged by Facebook, Twitter and others, is ready to stage a comeback on a new platform, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports….
Singer Katy Perry announced to her fans via Twitter that she’s backing out of her appearance at the People’s Choice Awards, scheduled to air on CBS on Jan. 11, reports People.com. "Unfortunately I will not be able to attend," Perry…
Current TV host Keith Olbermann, whose status at the network has been in negotiations, announced to his Twitter followers that he will be "running the election coverage on Current, after New Hampshire," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog….
Turner Broadcasting is reorganizing its ad sales division following the departure of longtime Turner exec Linda Yaccarino for NBCUniversal, B&C reports. Joining Turner is veteran Donna Speciale, president of MediaVest USA. Yaccarino left in October to head sales for NBCU’s…
Keith Olbermann, who is in a standoff with Current TV, is also in a fight with a newspaper reporter, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Olbermann lambasted New York Times reporter Brian Stelter for his coverage of…