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Why the Muppets Severed Ties With Fast-Food Company

The Jim Henson Company, creator of the Muppets, has cut ties with a fast-food restaurant chain, The Huffington Post reports. The chain is Chick-fil-A, and the move comes in response to comments by Chick-fil-A’s CEO in which he publicly came…

Report: Twitter and NBC in Olympics Partnership

Twitter employees "will spend 20 hours a day to help corral millions of Twitter messages from Olympic athletes, their families, fans and NBC television personalities into a single page on Twitter.com," reports The Wall St. Journal, adding, "Twitter’s Olympics hub,…

Warner Bros. Pulls Trailer From ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Screenings — Clip Includes Armed Assault on Movie Theater

Warner Bros. has confirmed that it has pulled the trailer for an upcoming action film from screenings of the new Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” in the wake of the shooting rampage today in Aurora, Colo., E! News reports….

Legendary ‘Star Trek’ Actor Sounds Off About Emmy Snub for Cult Show

An actor known for his iconic role on the original "Star Trek" series is upset at what he sees as a snub for a cult TV show in the Emmy nominations, TVLine.com reports. The Emmy nominations came out yesterday, as…

Viacom and DirecTV Resolve Dispute

DirecTV’s 20 million subscribers will again have access to Viacom’s 17 channels after the satellite company and the cable programmer settled their dispute, USA Today reports. DirecTV said in a news release that Viacom “has returned all affected networks,” according…

New Yahoo CEO to Receive $100 Million Over Five Years

Yahoo will pay its new chief executive up to $100 million in compensation, stock, bonus and retention awards over five years, reports The Wall Street Journal. Marissa Mayer will receive about $5.4 million from Yahoo for the rest of 2012,…

NBC Reorganizes News Division, Appoints Chairman

NBCUniversal has announced a reorganization of its news operations, combining NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC and the Weather Channel under the new NBCUniversal News Group, Deadline.com reports. The company named Pat Fili-Krushel as chairman of the new division, with NBC News’…

Some Fun Behind-the-Scenes Stories About ‘Lawrence of Arabia.’ It’s One of the Greatest Movies Ever Made. It Will Be Back in Theaters Soon, and Released on Blu-ray for the First Time as Well. Some Insights Into The Movie Too

There are really only a handful of movies that can legitimately be called among the greatest ever made. One is "Lawrence of Arabia." With the announcement that the film will return to theaters — and will be released on Blu-ray…

Netflix Exec Explains How Online Streaming Helps Cable Networks

A high-ranking Netflix executive says the online-streaming service is helping cable companies and networks by building their audiences through the airing of old episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The company’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, cited AMC’s…

It’s Official: The Movie Many Film Buffs Have Most Wanted to Be Released on Blu-ray For Their Big HD TV Sets Will Be Released on Nov. 13. It’ll Make a Great Holiday Gift.

The movie many film buffs have long said was their No. 1 choice for release on Blu-ray has finally received an official release date. Sony Pictures has announced that the "director’s cut" of "Lawrence of Arabia" "will be available in a Blu-ray 3-disc collectible…