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Lindsay Lohan’s 90-Day Jail Sentencing Sets Record for TMZ

TMZ.com set a record on the site for its largest number of live streams with the coverage of Lindsay Lohan’s court sentencing on Tuesday, July 7, 2010, when the star broke into tears and was ordered to jail for 90…

LeBron James to Announce His Decision on ESPN During Hourlong Special, with Proceeds Directed to a Charity

NBA superstar–and free agent–LeBron James will announce which team he’s choosing to sign with during a one-hour special on ESPN Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET, reports ESPN.com. According to a request from James, the special is likely to sell ads…

Indie Movie Studio Relativity (‘Dear John’) Bypasses HBO, Showtime and Starz; Signs Deal With Netflix Instead

Independent film financing and production company Relativity Media has signed a five-year agreement to stream its movies through Netflix, skipping over the traditional run on pay-cable networks, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. The move comes as pay-cable…

Can Ad-Supported Vevo Save the Music Industry? The Dilemma: The Growth in Downloading Songs Has Stalled, and Ringtone Sales Are Down 24% Since Peaking in 2007

Can ad-supported Vevo save the music industry? As writers Ronald Grover and Adam Satarino report at Bloomberg.com note, quoting "Howard Bass, a senior partner at Ernst & Young LLP in New York who advises entertainment companies. ‘The question is how quickly the…

Hulu’s New Service Being Told in No Uncertain Terms by Consumers: We Don’t Like Paying for This

Hulu is learning that customers as a rule don’t smile upon being asked to pay up for things that previously were free, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. As of Friday morning, 83% of reviewers on iTunes gave…

iDoctor (Wildest Story of the Day): Coming Soon–An iPhone App Plus a $2 Add-on Device and You Can Determine Your Eyeglass Prescription

Here’s a wild new app is being developed and tested out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab Camera Culture group, reports AOL’s Small Business. According to the article, "Here’s how it works: The user downloads the app, places a $2 lens…

With Relish: Cisco Adds Features to Flip

In an effort to keep the Flip competitive with the iPhone, Cisco has added new features to the portable video camera, reports Computerworld. One of the new features is Wi-Fi, and the company is actively developing an app to integrate…

TVWeek E-Newsletter Holiday Schedule

After today, Friday, July 1, the next day we will publish our three daily e-newsletters: TVBizWire, E-Daily and the Daily Viral Video, will be Tuesday, July 6th. Meanwhile if there is breaking news we’ll post it on our website and…

No Star Spangled Bars Here: Apple Admits Its iPhones Misrepresent Signal Strength

Not only does the new iPhone 4 have a problem with its antenna when one grips it, Apple has made a startling admission about ALL of its iPhone models: "Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to…

Fireworks: Dish Network, FCC and PBS Stations in Major Battle

The Dish Network has filed suit in Las Vegas against the Federal Communications Commission, asking a court to block an order that requires Dish to offer high-definition broadcasting of public television stations around the U.S., the Las Vegas Sun reports….