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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Singapore Star.com http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/5c99d63b36637bd7/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:24:08 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:24:08 -0400 30 Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/514963/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:13 -0400 Singapore Star.com http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/514963/cs/1/ 'New York', the first big Bollywood film to hit America after the industry strike, has won good reviews from US media with the New York Times praising its portrayal of problems faced by a Muslim minority. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/514962/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:11 -0400 Singapore Star.com http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/514962/cs/1/ The Punch Television Network International Film Festival will showcase a variety of submissions including: Feature Films, Documentaries, Short Films, and Music Videos. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25860959/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:52:43 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25860959/ NEW DELHI: The commerce and industry ministry has proposed a marginal hike in the FDI limit in FM radio from 20% to 24% and raising the limit in infrastructure-related activities of the broadcastin... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25857450/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:01:21 -0400 Times of India http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25857450/ Vote CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The head of Venezuela's telecommunications regulatory agency said Friday that 240 radio stations will have their licenses revoked for failing to update their ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25855529/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:21:43 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25855529/ Online video and its possible effects on entertainment, cable and telecoms has become a hot topic on Wall Street, and Time Warner's "TV Everywhere" initiative to make cable-network content available... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25853078/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:54:04 -0400 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25853078/ Authorize.net . It's a little unclear exactly when the fire at the Fisher Plaza data center started--some reports say Thursday night, others say just after midnight Friday. A message on Bing Travel... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25851089/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:37:41 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25851089/ For generations, The Washington Post has been a scrupulous watchdog over the capital’s cozy world of power networking. For a short time, it almost became the network’s host. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25852258/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:52 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25852258/ - Nielsenwire NEW YORK As the Big 3 American automakers attempt to change public perception and get their cars back on the right track, Nascar may be the best sponsorship vehicle. Not only are... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25846113/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:07 -0400 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25846113/ BERLIN -- Andro Steinborn has resigned from Berlin-based production house X Filme Creative Pool and its co-production arm X Filme International. As head of X Filme International since its launch ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25843947/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:08:56 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25843947/ Steve Brennan, a 20-year veteran reporter and editor at The Hollywood Reporter, died Thursday at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles after a yearlong battle with cancer. Brennan was well-known i... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25838985/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:16:28 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25838985/ denverpost.com ? Of course. Which Broncos player hurt his toe, and how badly does it hurt? Next, does it look like E.T. or Mayor Hick? This newspaper tracks the number of reads of stories on its w... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25838715/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:10:50 -0400 Denver Post http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25838715/ -By James Hibberd NBC News has scheduled its controversial To-Catch-a-Terrorist investigative program, where an elite team hunts war criminals. The Wanted will premiere Monday, July 20, at 10... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25836427/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:02:55 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25836427/ The Tribune Co. has struck a deal with A.H. Belo to sell national print and online ads for The Dallas Morning News. "We are going to take advantage of what we have built as a company to give adve... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25836426/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:02:54 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25836426/ Reporting from Washington -- When inviting U.S. lawmakers to a private dinner at the home of the Washington Post publisher, the newspaper did not mention that it wanted to make money from the event b... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25835233/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:09:19 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25835233/ - David Gianatasio BOSTON Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps makes his Subway TV ad debut -- joined by the chain's longtime pitchman Jared Fogle -- in a new commercial slated to break during prime-ti... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25833853/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:06:07 -0400 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25833853/ ESPN and BSkyB are set to launch a joint bid to screen the Scottish Premier League (SPL) from next season, with an announcement expected as early as today. The broadcasting giants are understood to be... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830384/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:48 -0400 The Independent http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830384/ David Carradine (Getty) The medical examiner who oversaw a private autopsy on David Carradine said Wednesday that the "Kung Fu" star died from asphyxiation and the way the actor's body was bound a... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830853/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:30 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830853/ Jay Leno (Getty) GENEVA, Switzerland -- Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet user... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830854/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:28 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830854/ NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Greg Bell, co-founder and co-creative director of hot indie shop Venables Bell & Partners, San Francisco, is departing the agency. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830327/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:26:24 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830327/ NEW YORK -- Hilary Duff is joining the cast of "Gossip Girl" -- but not on a regular basis. The CW series' spokeswoman, Melissa Burton, says the 21-year-old singer and actress will guest-star nex... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830855/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:27 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830855/ WASHINGTON -- Government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the U.S. may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group said Thursday. USTel... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830221/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:26 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830221/ COLOGNE, Germany -- Mark Williams may be British and Premiere may be a German pay channel, but for both July 4 will be Independence Day. The date marks the rebranding of Premiere as Sky Deutschla... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830856/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:25 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830856/ Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate Web site. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830857/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:24 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830857/ Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas man found by a U.N. agency to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct Internet users to a real estate Web site. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830858/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:21 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25830858/ Lori Drew, the woman convicted of using a hoax MySpace profile to harass a teenage girl to the point of suicide, was acquitted by a Los Angeles judge on Thursday, http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25826265/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:55:56 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25826265/ NEW YORK - The Washington Post asked lobbyists and business leaders to pay $25,000 to attend a dinner discussion with government officials and journalists at the home of its publisher, and then cance... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25825773/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:29:03 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25825773/ The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed Thursday that is has opened a formal investigation into the settlement between Google and book publishers over the digital publishing rights to certain books, ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25826266/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:55:53 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25826266/ NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- One of the world's largest advertisers, Unilever, is launching a massive review of its media planning and buying later this month encompassing 13 countries around the globe. Th... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25825884/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:46 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25825884/ Global Gaming Factory X (GGF), which purchased The Pirate Bay for $7.7 million, says it plans to turn the site into a legitimate, profitable source of downloadable media through data transport. The co... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25825762/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:21:56 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25825762/ Off-deck mobile content provider Dada Entertainment has begun laying off a number of employees. The scope of the layoffs is not yet clear, nor is the future disposition of the company. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25826563/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:21:54 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25826563/ South Florida’s sports teams are among the lowest ranked in the nation when it comes to what they give back to fans in exchange for their time, money and emotion invested. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820585/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:18 -0400 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820585/ Most of the stations, in cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and Dallas, moved their digital broadcasts from the UHF band to the VHF band on June 12, when they turned off their analog broadcas... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821056/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:08:21 -0400 WBZ http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821056/ CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- Corona marketer Crown Imports is seeking a media agency to handle buying and planning for its brand portfolio, which includes the Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo Especial and... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820472/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:59 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820472/ ESPN The Magazine ’s 7th annual “Ultimate Standings.” The feature ranks all 122 North American teams from the four major professional sports franchises based on criteria such as com... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820583/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:15:40 -0400 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820583/ LONDON (AdAge.com) -- Internet ad spending is forecast to keep growing despite the recession, but the mix of online spending is changing as display falls further out of favor with marketers, leaving o... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820471/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:58 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820471/ CBS is close to signing "How I Met Your Mother" co-star Neil Patrick Harris to host this year's Emmys. The two-time Emmy nominee is fresh off a well-received performance hosting CBS' Tonys teleca... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821483/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:39 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821483/ Major League Baseball . The Capitals took the No. 6 spot, shooting up from its No. 45 ranking last year thanks to Alex Ovechkin and a surge in ratings and attendance. The rest of D.C.’s teams h... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820582/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:15:46 -0400 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820582/ NEW YORK -- Chase Carey could earn up to $43.1 million in salary and bonuses in his first year after recently agreeing to return to News Corp. as president, COO and deputy chairman with a five-year ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821492/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:36 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821492/ Piper Perabo (Getty) Piper Perabo has been tapped as the lead in USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs." The project, which has been quietly casting two major roles for the past month, has... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821484/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:37 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821484/ "The Late, Late Show" host Craig Ferguson has been touring Kosovo and Germany as part of a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour that began June 26 and ends Thursday. He is visiting five military b... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821485/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:36 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821485/ TORONTO -- Canada's continuing fire sale of local TV stations got rained on this week as cable operator Shaw Communications pulled plans to buy three over-the-air outlets from CTVglobemedia for $1 ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821486/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:35 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821486/ By RACHEL LA CORTEASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER OLYMPIA, Wash. -- As newspapers across the country struggle through a brutal economic climate, papers in Washington state are getting a tax break. A new l... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821052/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:06:17 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821052/ PARIS -- The European Commission in Brussels greenlighted France's tax break for big-budget foreign productions on Thursday, after the "TRIP" law was passed by the Gallic government in December, Fil... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821487/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:32 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821487/ NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Gap Inc. is busy finalizing a deal with Crispin Porter & Bogusky to handle its flagship brand's holiday campaign, according to executives familiar with the matter. The move cou... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820470/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:46:01 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25820470/ BERLIN -- Matthias Alberti is stepping down as co-head of German free-TV at European broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1, the company said Thursday. Andreas Bartl will remain as sole managing director... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821488/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:31 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821488/ -- Country album sales dropped 24% last week compared to an 8% drop for the market. But country continues its digital progress. Year to date, digital accounts for 11.4% of album sales. That's just mor... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25824762/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:28 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25824762/ It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday, after the plan was abruptly delay... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821802/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:27 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25821802/ "Domestic violence is a serious law enforcement and public health problem affecting as many as one in four women in this country," but "Washington has devoted too little attention to reducing domestic... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816963/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:11:16 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816963/ says. The Canes’ first playoff run in three years helped push the team up 15 spots on the annual Ultimate Sports Teams list, which ranks teams based on how well they “give back to the fan... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816317/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:01:23 -0400 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816317/ FCC for permission to build new digital antennas to extend their signals. Oakland-based KTVU, channel 2, wants to broadcast on channel 48 from Monument Peak, east of Milpitas, reaching the south bay.... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816595/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:58:43 -0400 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816595/ scored higher than Atlanta’s other three professional teams, according to ESPN the Magazine’s seventh annual rankings of all 122 professional sports teams in America. The annual Ultimate ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816316/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:01:25 -0400 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816316/ appearance of a Microsoft ad , in which a wife borrows her husband's laptop and suffers a technicolor nightmare when she espies a site that he has been, um, enjoying. By Wednesday night, however, Mic... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25815987/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:44:59 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25815987/ The federal agency charged with helping the nation's households manage the transition from analog to digital TV is offering free antennas to 1,000 Twin Cities households. The Federal Communications C... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816315/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:13 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816315/ Nice job Megan, you touched on very good insights - especially; 1) Look at the long term value they can bring your business. Reaching out to Millennials while they are forming their opinions that w... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816175/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:36:04 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816175/ LONDON -- The BBC has defended its coverage of pop singer Michael Jackson's death after nearly 750 viewers complained that the pubcaster had given too much airtime to the news. Writing on a BBC N... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816889/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:13:30 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816889/ BERLIN -- Fast-growing French production house Banijay Entertainment has taken a 50% stake in German group Brainpool, the company behind hit format "Beat Your Host." Brainpool owners Jorg Grabosc... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816888/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:13:28 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25816888/ The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Former Fox News entertainment writer Roger Friedman is suing his old bosses for more than $5 million after he was fired for reviewing a leaked copy of Fox's "X-Men Or... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812795/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:21:41 -0400 CTV http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812795/ Social-networking sites and other Web services can't be held liable in a sexual assault on a minor that stemmed from a meeting online, according to a ruling in a California appeals court that consolid... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812978/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:05:10 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812978/ NEW YORK A new research report designed to assess viewer engagement as it relates to various media platforms suggests that television presents a more effective commercial environment than the Inter... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812736/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:56:59 -0400 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812736/ Ad Age's Ken Wheaton lamented the multitude of sex-fueled fast-food campaigns last week, apparently the broader viral-video-watching audience is not sick of the schtick. Carl's Jr. snuck onto the Vira... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812734/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:56:59 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812734/ NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Online advertising's biggest players to government: Please stay out of our business. Google, AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft, along with a host of other advertising, agency and mar... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812735/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:56:56 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812735/ BERLIN -- German media festival and confab the Cologne Conference has added a new section focusing on independent cinema. The Independent section will screen indie films from around the world as ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25813164/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:37:01 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25813164/ July 2, 2009 · As some newspapers are going out of business and many more are shedding costs, a lot of investigative journalists who have devoted years to exposing government corruption and cor... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812086/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:16:04 -0400 NPR http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25812086/ Australia's five community television stations in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne are lobbying the Federal Government for funding to help with the changeover to digital transmission. ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25807180/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:35:27 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25807180/ "Jon & Kate Plus 8" When the Oxygen network greenlighted the reality series "Addicted to Beauty," the idea was to chronicle the day-to-day workings of a trendy California medical spa via the l... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25804564/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:31:35 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25804564/ History is launching an animation contest for its "People Speak" project; the winner gets a development deal. The network will team with online animation community Aniboom, challenging animators ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25804565/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:31:33 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25804565/ A month and a half after the end of the 2008-09 broadcast development season, four pilots -- ABC's "Romantically Challenged," "This Little Piggy" and "Solving Charlie" and CBS' "House Rules" -- rem... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25804566/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:31:32 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25804566/ (Credit: Camara & Sibley law firm) "She's not interested in settling," Sibley said in a brief phone interview. "She wants to take the issue up on appeal on the constitutionality of the damages. That's... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25801757/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:37:56 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25801757/ THE head of Australia's largest newspaper company, John Hartigan, has delivered an optimistic verdict on the future of journalism, arguing that Australian newspapers are holding up well compared with ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25801490/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:20:19 -0400 The Australian http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25801490/ in 19 hours over three separate events. The first was a T-shirt created during a Twitter conversation with fans and other followers. The second was a Twitter-driven webcast auction. The third was a do... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25801924/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:09:47 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25801924/ Sony Music Entertainment and indie digital distributor IODA have joined forces in a partnership that allows Sony and its independent distribution subsidiary RED to tap into IODA's digital distribution... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25801771/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:09:46 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25801771/ Songs from legendary singer-actor Pedro Infante's classic Mexican movies are now available as ringtones via publisher CDA Group and Agave Mobile. Fifteen movie song clips by Infante are distributed by... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25803647/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:09:45 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25803647/ DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- U.S. auto, car and truck sales in June dropped 27% vs. the same month a year ago, to 880,000 units. While that estimate, courtesy of Ford Motor Co., might not look so hot on its... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25798113/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:48:56 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25798113/ NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- After years of doing business the same way, lately it seems as if there's no end to new metrics for TV. For decades, the TV industry has been bought and sold based on CPMs, ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25798114/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:48:55 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25798114/ The FDA advisory panel recommendation could present advertising problems for J&J and Tylenol, as well as the rest of the big players in the pain-relief industry. An FDA advisory panel has recom... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25798106/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:43:27 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25798106/ CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- In what's believed to be a first-of-its-kind arrangement in the struggling newspaper industry, Belo's Dallas Morning News has tapped rival publisher Tribune Co. to handle its na... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793953/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:57 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793953/ Claritin pitchman Carl Edwards NEW YORK TV viewers seemed more immune to pitches for allergy medications this spring when compared to the year before, according to a new study from Nielsen IAG, wh... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793956/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:53 -0400 AdWeek http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793956/ MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- School may have ended around Memorial Day, and the summer solstice was on June 21. But this week appears to be the official start of the season, with workers scrambling to f... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793952/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:59 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793952/ State Farm's corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. A State Farm spokeswoman declined to comment, citing a policy of not publicly discussing vendors' financial terms, but two people f... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793955/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:49 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793955/ When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on the go -- a totally innovative idea back i... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25794586/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:42:55 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25794586/ HONG KONG -- British critic Tony Rayns will head the competition jury at this month's Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan). Fellow jurors include Korean actress Choo Sang Mi, Japa... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25794588/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:42:53 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25794588/ TOYKO -- Kazu Koike has been named the new president and CEO of Universal Music (Japan), effective Nov. 1. Koike is being promoted from his current position of president/COO and will replace Kei ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25794333/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:42:53 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25794333/ Revamped privacy settings are coming soon to Facebook. The social network's privacy controls had gotten so sprawling that they were distributed across six separate pages and 40 different settings, ac... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790305/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:43:53 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790305/ Integra Telecom Inc. will begin offering cable TV services in Prior Lake late this year and may expand the offering to other cities in Scott and Rice counties, the company announced Wednesday. In Pri... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25789994/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:57:31 -0400 Business Journal http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25789994/ It's something I hear more and more often these days. Seemingly the primary quality sought in an agency creative chief is the flair with which he or she delivers a new-business pitch. http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25789904/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:34:03 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25789904/ C OLUMBIA, S.C. - At least six South Carolina newspapers say Gov. Mark Sanford should resign because of revelations about his affair with a woman in Argentina. The Greenville News, The Herald-Journal... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790319/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:34:19 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790319/ If you need advice on how to save, invest and be on your way to financial freedom, we want to hear from you. Submit your questions to ABC News Now's Good Money! http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25789979/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:33:37 -0400 ABC News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25789979/ NEW YORK -- George Gallo is making a run to "Columbus Circle." The veteran writer behind such action comedies as "Bad Boys" and "Midnight Run" will direct the indie thriller from a script he co-... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790624/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:12:33 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790624/ NEW YORK -- "The Duchess" director Saul Dibb is entering the court of 19th century Australia. The helmer is in negotiations to direct "Spider Dance," a period story about an American woman's colo... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790578/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:12:32 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790578/ Recording Industry Association of America , this one stands out for all the drama it provided, and depending on which side you talk to, the amount of precedent-setting decisions involved. Usenet.com l... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790304/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:43:56 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790304/ Michael Jackson's 7-year-old will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust but cutting out his former wife Debbie Rowe. The will, dated July 7, 2002,... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790598/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:12:34 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790598/ HONG KONG -- Sony Computer Entertainment, the Taiwanese ministry of economic affairs and six Taiwan-based firms have signed a deal to develop games for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation Portab... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790844/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:12:30 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790844/ NEW DELHI -- The costs of simultaneous expansion across many fronts pushed Adlabs Films -- the theatrical, production, film facilities and radio division of Reliance Big Entertainment -- into the re... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793057/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:12:29 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25793057/ LONDON -- In the first major announcement from its newly launched sports division, Endemol said Wednesday that Endemol Sport had signed a global media partnership with Premier League soccer club Ma... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790674/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:12:28 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25790674/ Last updated: 1:27 pmJuly 1, 2009 Posted: 1:27 pmJuly 1, 2009 COLUMBIA, S.C. -- At least six South Carolina newspapers say Gov. Mark Sanford should resign because of revelations about his affair with ... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25785351/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:46:29 -0400 New York Post http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25785351/ I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted, because the excess that fueled Generation Y and the current economic meltdown is fading fast -- along with, I hope, the most negative characteristics of our gene... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25784857/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:08:55 -0400 Ad Age http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25784857/ Roberto Micheletti sat down in a chair in front of the blue and white Honduran flag in the Presidential Palace on Tuesday and insisted he is the http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25785686/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:08:37 -0400 ABC News http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25785686/ Internet Explorer 8 from Microsoft. In most of its advertising, Microsoft has rarely reached 70 mph. But someone, somewhere deep within Microsoft, finally had the craving for the roller coaster. Here... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25784576/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:18:34 -0400 CNet http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25784576/ NEW YORK -- The political state of affairs in Iran and the role of digital media in the organization of protests in the country was the center of attention at the Personal Democracy Forum conference... http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25785342/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:44:51 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.singaporestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5c99d63b36637bd7/id/25785342/