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Posthumous Record Deal For Michael Jackson Tunes is Biggest Record Deal in History

Michael Jackson’s estate has made the richest record deal in history, the Associated Press is reporting, citing "a person familiar with the deal." It’s a deal with Sony Music Entertainment for seven projects over the next 10 years. According to…

A Third Lawsuit Filed Against an Ad Run During This Year’s Super Bowl

This year’s Super Bowl ads have been incredibly litigious. First, Lindsay Lohan filed a suit against E*Trade for its Super Bowl babies ad. Then, luxury goods maker Louis Vitton sued Hyundai for using the Vitton logo in one of its…

A Must-Read Article and Must-See Video: The End of Broadcast

Our good friend Harry Jessell, who runs the editorial at TVNewsCheck and who, for many years was a reporter and then the editor who ran B&C, unearthed an important video the other day that everyone connected with TV should watch,…

Pew’s Annual State of News Report Out; Only Cable and Online Usage Up, and People Like Ad-Model Better Than Pay Firewall

The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism is out with its annual "The State of the News Media Report." A quick glance shows that the only delivery methods of news that have increased in numbers of viewers and users, year…

Tiger Likely To Make Golfing Reappearance at The Masters; Woods Also Reportedly Hires Former White House Press Secretary As Advisor

Tiger Woods’ return to golf will likely be the prestigious Masters tournament in April, the Associated Press reports, citing "two people with knowledge of his plans." If so, it would certainly mean increased ratings for the TV coverage of the…

Betty White Will Host ‘SNL’ on Mother’s Day Weekend

Betty White will host “Saturday Night Live” on Mother’s Day weekend, May 8, USA Today reports. The 88-year-old will be the solo host, but she’ll be joined on the show by six former female “SNL” stars: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler,…

Lohan Files Suit Over E*Trade Super Bowl ‘Milkaholic’ Baby Ad

Actress Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, claiming that a recent advertisement featuring a "milkaholic" baby named Lindsay is modeled after her, Reuters reports.  The suit claims that E*Trade illegally invoked Lohan’s likeness with the baby,…

Here It Is: Cisco’s Announcement Tuesday, March 9, 2010, That It Says ‘Will Forever Change the Internet’

Finally. Yesterday, March 8, 2010, Cisco had the audacity to say that today it was making an announcement that "will forever change the Internet." Cisco has now made its announcement. Cisco has announced— ….but first, a word from our sponsor….

Google and Dish Network Test Set-Top Boxes

Search engine giant Google "appears to be testing at least search functionality on a set-top box designed by DISH Network," according to PC Magazine. PC Magazine references a Wall St. Journal article, which first reported the story March 8. [Note:…

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly That Was This Year’s Oscarcast

From Oprah’s sublime praise of Best Actress nominee Gabourey Sidibe, to the dignity of Mo’Nique’s acceptance speech as Best Supporting Actress to the poor judgment of some of the jokes by Messrs. Baldwin and Martin to the outrageous ommission of…