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CBS, Viacom and Time Warner in Talks with Hulu to Add TV Shows to Paid Subscription Service

CBS, Viacom and Time Warner are in talks with Hulu to add their television shows to Hulu’s planned subscription service, Bloomberg News reports.  The $9.95-a-month service needs more content to get consumers to pay up, the story points out, as…

Mob Boss’ Son to Pitch TV Reality Show About Living Within the Law

Christopher Colombo, the son of the late mobster Joseph Colombo, is planning to pitch a reality television show about living within the law — as soon as he finishes his 12 months of federally supervised release, the New York Daily…

With WWE Deal, Full-Length Pro Wrestling Shows to Appear on YouTube

In a deal with WWE, YouTube will be adding full-length wrestling programs such as "Friday Night SmackDown", reports Thomas Pardee in Advertising Age.  The WWE will also add some clips from shows such as "WWE Monday Night Raw" and "WWE…

White House Report Outlines 30 Steps to Help Protect Intellectual Property — in Suggestions that Range from Obvious to Those with Teeth

The White House has issued a report with 30 steps on how the U.S. can protect its intellectual property from global piracy, and the suggestions range from the obvious to those with teeth, reports Richard Verrier in the Los Angeles…

Is Verizon Going to be Giving Away Some Droid X Phones For Free in an Online Game?

A secret Twitter account has been spotted in an ad for Verizon’s upcoming Droid phones, and the discovery may lead to free cell phones, reports FOXNews.com. Motorola and Verizon are preparing for the launch of the Google Android-powered Droid X….

Millions Are Gonna Like This: Gourmet Magazine is Coming Back–But in a New Form

Beloved by millions who were stunned when it ceased publication in October 2009, Gourmet magazine has been reborn in digital form as an iPad app, reports The New York Times. According to the article, Chuck Townsend, chief executive of Conde Nast, explained…

Kimmel Innovates When Power Goes Out

When the power went out, Jimmy Kimmel didn’t shut down production on his ABC talk show. Via Twitter, Kimmel wrote that when the power was down, the entire show had to be filmed on his MacBook. The program will air…

Previously Unreleased Beatles Footage From Their Landmark Appearances on Ed Sullivan TV Show Is Coming to DVD

At this point, one would have thought that all of the Beatles-related material from their appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" would have made it to market. Not so. "On Sept. 7, UMe will reissue "The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan…

Price War Between Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook

A good old-fashioned price war has broken out between two e-readers: Amazon’s Kindle and the Nook from Barnes & Noble, USA Today reports. According to the reports, "Amazon.com on Monday slashed the price of its Kindle e-book reading device to…

ABC Shuffles Plans for Mystery Series

ABC has changed its mind about burning off the remaining unaired episodes of one of its series this month, Reuters reports. The mystery series “Happy Town,” which was canceled in the spring, has been running on Wednesday nights at 10…