NBC Uni to Web sites: Clip the clips (Reuters)
February 17, 2006Reuters - NBC Universal is leaning on popular Web sites engaged in video sharing to remove hundreds of copyrighted video clips derived from its TV networks.
Minnesota woman faces charges in "DHS" scam (Reuters)
February 17, 2006Reuters - A former Los Angeles resident has been indicted in connection with a scheme to scam investors by getting them to fund a nonexistent television series about the Department of Homeland Security, prosecutors said.
Nora Roberts Gets 4-Film Deal With Lifetime (AP)
February 17, 2006AP - Romance writer Nora Roberts has struck a deal to turn four of her novels into Lifetime Television movies.
Doc Severinsen Busy in His 'Retirement' (AP)
February 17, 2006AP - This wasn't what Doc Severinsen had in mind when he left "The Tonight Show."
Demo tribe votes "Survivor" first on Thurs (Reuters)
February 17, 2006Reuters - ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" stayed hot on Thursday, marking the second week in a row that it topped CBS' "Survivor: Panama" in total viewers. The eye network's reality franchise still fended off the challenge from "Dancing" and NBC's Winter Olympics coverage in the adults 18-49 demographic.
Isaac Mizrahi Defends Red-Carpet Behavior (AP)
February 17, 2006
AP - Get over it, says Isaac Mizrahi.
Traffic to NBC Olympics Web Site Rises (AP)
February 17, 2006
AP - NBC's Olympics Web site, carrying more video of competition than ever before, is seeing increases in usage even as television viewership is down.
Highlights From NBC's Olympic Coverage (AP)
February 17, 2006
AP - Bob Costas called snowboardcross "something like NASCAR on snow." We prefer a roller derby comparison. Whatever, it's a blast — four snowboarders racing and jumping down a hill, trying to dart in front of one another. The gold medal race, where American Seth Wescott cut off Slovakia's Radoslav Zidek at the end, may not have been "a finish for the ages" as announcer Pat Parnell called it, but it was terrific theater.
Crowe, Cruise and Holmes Honor Packer (AP)
February 17, 2006
AP - Tom Cruise and his pregnant fiancee, Katie Holmes, were among the celebrities who bid farewell Friday to Australian media mogul Kerry Packer at a state memorial service at Sydney Opera House.
McGill sworn to 'Enemies' for ABC (Reuters)
February 17, 2006Reuters - Bruce McGill has been cast as a Chicago crime boss in the ABC drama "Enemies."
Bean goes 'Faceless' for Fox (Reuters)
February 17, 2006Reuters - Sean Bean has been tapped to play a federal prosecutor, the lead role in Fox's drama pilot "Faceless."
Mabius joins Ferrera in ABC's 'Ugly Betty' (Reuters)
February 17, 2006Reuters - Eric Mabius is set to star opposite America Ferrera in ABC's drama "Ugly Betty,"
Disney Hires Kwan As Celebrity Spokeswoman (AP)
February 17, 2006
AP - Figure skater Michelle Kwan, whose quest for Olympic gold ended because of a groin injury, has signed on with The Walt Disney Co. as a celebrity spokeswoman, the entertainment conglomerate said Thursday.
NBC partnerships build new Olympic platforms (Reuters)
February 17, 2006
Reuters - It's unlikely that even
the most ardent Olympics fan can sit at home to watch all 418
hours of NBC's coverage from Turin, Italy. The network,
therefore, pumped up its online presence and entered alliances
with Google, ESPN.com, Apple, TV Guide, MobiTV, Zingy and other
companies to extend its reach far beyond the television set.
Baldwin eyes Fey's NBC pilot (Reuters)
February 17, 2006
Reuters - Alec Baldwin is in final
negotiations to star opposite Tina Fey in Fey's untitled comedy
pilot for NBC.