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Pay TV Service, a Joint Venture of Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate, Lands Its First Live Sports Event–a Heavyweight Title Fight

The upcoming heavyweight championship boxing match in Germany will be carried to U.S. TV viewers via a pay TV service that is owned by Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lionsgate, B&C reports. The March 19 fight between Vitali Klitschko and…

Obama Demands Roundup of Lara Logan’s Attackers

President Barack Obama is demanding justice from the Egyptian government in the attack on CBS News correspondent Lara Logan, the New York Post reports. The White House has told the Egyptian government it wants the men who attacked Logan to…

Redbox Setting Up Subscription Streaming Service to Battle Netflix and Hulu

Movie rental operation Redbox is working on a subscription streaming service to help it compete with Netflix and Hulu, Bloomberg News reports. The online service would be combined in some way with physical DVD rentals, the story says. Redbox, owned…

’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Released From Hospital; Journalist Resigns Fellowship After Tweets Make Light of Cairo Sex Attack

Iraq war journalist Nir Rosen has apologized and resigned his fellowship at New York University after releasing tweets that appeared to make light of CBS News reporter Lara Logan’s sexual assault in Cairo, reports The Huffington Post. Rosen had been…

Another Child Star Gone Bad? Handlers for ‘Malcolm in the Middle’s’ Frankie Muniz Say No–He Didn’t Attack His Girlfriend, Didn’t Threaten Suicide and the Gun Wasn’t Loaded; However, He Admits to Being in a Rock Band

Frankie Muniz, the former star of the Fox sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle," had a handgun confiscated by Arizona police after an altercation Friday night with his girlfriend, reports NPR. Muniz’s girlfriend, Elycia Turnbow, claimed that Muniz pulled out a…

Lohan Won’t Be Doing Letterman After All–And You Won’t Guess Who Was Behind the Mistake (No, It Wasn’t Charlie Sheen)

It turns out the earlier report that Lindsay Lohan would appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” to deliver a Top 10 List was all a mistake and the actress won’t be on the show after all, Reuters reports. So…

CBS Reveals Sexual Assault Against ’60 Minutes’ Reporter by Mob in Cairo

A "60 Minutes" correspondent is recovering in a U.S. hospital after suffering a brutal sexual attack by a mob in Cairo’s main square while she was covering the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, reports the New York Post. The…

Former ESPN Commentator Speaks Out About Altercation, Plea Bargain That Cost Him His Job

Following months of keeping quiet about his arrest and subsequent plea deal after a public altercation with his girlfriend, former ESPN sports commentator Jay Mariotti broke his silence on "Real Talk With Jason Whitlock," reports SportsNewser.com. Mariotti blamed his career…

Study Suggests a Simple Way to Deter Piracy of TV Shows and Movies

A survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that one simple step–perhaps even an obvious one–might go a long way to deterring consumers from piracy of television shows and movies, according to Bloomberg News. That step would be to lower prices. The study…

MTV Networks, Comedy Central Plan First Comedy Awards

MTV Networks and Comedy Central are planning their first presentation of the Comedy Awards, scheduled to air April 10, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The awards presentation is described as "the first-ever multi-network, multi-platform, annual event dedicated…