Citing the successful takeover of NBCUniversal, Comcast announced that it boosted Chief Executive Brian Roberts’ 2010 pay, reports Bloomberg. The company increased Roberts’ compensation by 14% to $31.1 million, according to the story. Roberts and other Comcast executives "successfully managed…
The wayward Bronx Zoo Egyptian cobra, despite having been found by zoo officials and returned to its cage, remains an Internet sensation, with a Facebook presence, a series of humorous tweets and a campaign to have the snake host NBC’s…
Katie Holmes appears to be taking the incident in stride, but the wife of Tom Cruise and mom of almost 4-year-old Suri Cruise has had some explaining to do after photos surfaced on the Internet showing Suri with a box…
The actress who has been named in polls as the most popular star on CBS’s “NCIS” is branching out, the AP reports. Her new project is a musical collaboration with B. Taylor. The actress is Pauley Perrette, who plays Abby…
It’s almost as big a tradition as the opening pitch in the New York market, but as the Major League Baseball season gets under way, carriage of baseball games involving New York teams remains up in the air–with both the…
DirecTV in late April will start offering $30 video-on-demand rentals for films that have been released about eight weeks previously in theaters, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. One of the first movies to be offered will likely…
Seven cable networks have drawn more than 2 million fans each to their pages on Facebook, but one channel has distanced itself from the pack, B&C reports. The runaway leader is MTV, with 18 million fans, according to the report….
For Major League Baseball’s Opening Day today, an advertiser is unlocking a paywall for rabid baseball fans. Advertising Age reports that Volvo is presenting free streaming games on Apple devices for one month. MLB Advanced Media announced that access to MLB.TV…
Amazon has launched an Internet service that lets customers store music on Amazon’s servers and access them using digital devices such as computers and smartphones, CNNMoney.com reported. The move puts Amazon, at least temporarily, out in front of similar efforts…
The top man at Time Warner saw his paycheck get a massive boost in 2010, Bloomberg reports. Compensation paid to Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes jumped 34% to $26.3 million, according to the report. Bewkes’ salary rose to $2 million…