Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Entertainment

  • Security tightened as BBC adds politician to panel

    LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - BBC bosses are braced for chaos and possible scenes of violence Thursday after inviting right-wing nationalist politician Nick Griffin to appear on its flagship current affairs panel show, "Question Time."

    October 22, 2009, 11:52 am
  • Lasseter to receive Producers Guild honor

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Producers Guild of America will honor Disney/Pixar animation whiz John Lasseter with its 2010 David O. Selnick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures.

    October 22, 2009, 11:45 am
  • Lasseter to receive Producers Guild honor

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Producers Guild of America will honor Disney/Pixar animation whiz John Lasseter with its 2010 David O. Selnick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures.

    October 22, 2009, 11:45 am
  • Hulu trying out models to boost revenue: NBC

    SANTA MONICA, Calif (Reuters) - Video-viewing site Hulu is experimenting with different business models and initiatives, from bumping up advertising to designing subscription-based content, to boost revenue, said NBC Universal's TV chief, Marc Graboff.

    October 22, 2009, 11:20 am
  • Former KISS drummer: rockers get breast cancer too

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Founding KISS member Peter Criss knows that many of his male, rock music fans are macho, so he is making the rounds to tell them that rocker guys like him can suffer from the disease, too.

    October 22, 2009, 11:11 am
  • Canadian public broadcaster rebrands news channel

    TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Turning to a CNN-style
    format of round-the-clock news, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
    is rebranding its 24-hour news and current affairs channel, CBS
    Newsworld, as CBC News Network (CBC NN) beginning Monday.

    October 22, 2009, 11:10 am
  • Disney project aims to play films on any device

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A Disney initiative that could allow consumers access to a movie on any device imaginable comes not to bury the DVD, but perhaps to prolong its relevancy.

    October 22, 2009, 11:10 am
  • CW takes bigger bite of "Vampire Diaries"

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The CW gave a full-season order to its Thursday night hit "Vampire Diaries" and ordered five additional episodes of Tuesday night non-hit "Melrose Place."

    October 22, 2009, 11:09 am
  • Ninja Turtles snapped up by Nickelodeon

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Viacom's Nickelodeon has acquired the global rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kids' entertainment franchise from the Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment for approximately $60 million.

    October 22, 2009, 11:08 am
  • R. Kelly sets album date, claims R&B chart record

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly will release his 10th studio album, "Untitled," on December 1.

    October 22, 2009, 10:57 am
  • Disney project aims to play films on any device

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A Disney initiative that could allow consumers access to a movie on any device imaginable comes not to bury the DVD, but perhaps to prolong its relevancy.

    October 22, 2009, 10:55 am
  • Michael Buble still tops on U.S. album chart

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Michael Buble occupied the penthouse of the U.S. pop album chart for a second consecutive week, holding strong against the soundtrack from "The Twilight Saga.

    October 22, 2009, 10:55 am
  • Hollows TV ad wins prestigious ad award

    A TV commercial featuring the late Professor Fred Hollows, first run as a clip on YouTube, has been named the world's best not-for-profit TV ad for 2009.

    October 22, 2009, 10:22 am
  • Microsoft, Google integrating Twitter

    Microsoft has begun integrating Twitter messages into its new internet search engine Bing and arch rival Google announced plans to do the same.

    October 22, 2009, 9:48 am
  • Polanski lawyers split on strategies

    Lawyers for Roman Polanski split on strategies, with one suggesting for the first time that Polanski might voluntarily return to the US to face justice.

    October 22, 2009, 9:45 am
  • "Canyon" offers gruesome jolts, familiar story

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When a young couple decides to leap off the beaten path to explore nature in all its rugged extremes, you know they are heading for the vacation from hell.

    October 22, 2009, 9:18 am
  • More Internet users sharing status updates: report

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Sharing status updates on online services such as Twitter or Facebook is becoming increasingly popular among Americans, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

    October 22, 2009, 9:16 am
  • "Canyon" offers gruesome jolts, familiar story

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When a young couple decides to leap off the beaten path to explore nature in all its rugged extremes, you know they are heading for the vacation from hell.

    October 22, 2009, 8:42 am
  • Former Smallville star in drug bust

    A former actor in Superman-themed US television series Smallville was arrested in Los Angeles on drugs charges.

    October 22, 2009, 7:59 am

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