Beat Ben @ the Box Office: Iron-Clad Moneymaker? (E! Online)
E! Online - Finally! Summer movie season is here, and things don't get any bigger than Iron Man. Not only does it feature an all-star cast, but it's directed by the one and only Jon Favreau. More »
Sports dispute "white space" airwaves plan (Reuters)
Reuters - A group of major U.S. sports leagues raised doubts on Thursday about a proposal to allow more wireless devices to operate over airwaves to become available next year when television broadcasters go digital. More »
Thomson Reuters posts profit, raises savings goal (Reuters)
Reuters - Global news and information company Thomson Reuters Corp forecast 2008 revenue growth of 6 to 8 percent and lifted its estimate of merger-related cost savings, sending its shares up about 3 percent on Thursday. More »
More women charge Bloomberg LP with discrimination (Reuters)
Reuters - Financial news and data firm Bloomberg LP, founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is facing a lawsuit involving 58 women who say they had their pay cut, were demoted or denied opportunities because they had become pregnant. More »
TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - Nielsen has announced it will move the February 2009 sweep period to March to avoid any potential disruptions caused by the upcoming switch to digital. Nielsen will, however, continue to provide both overnight (metered market) and national ratings as usual in February. More »
Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - What follows are the ratings of note by cable network for the just concluded month of April: More »
Prime-Time Ratings: Fox Wins; CBS a Comfortable Second (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: American Idol (Fox), Criminal Minds (CBS) More »
Apple's iTunes sells movies on DVD release date (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc said on Thursday it reached deals with top Hollywood studios to sell movies on its iTunes download service on the same day as the titles are released in DVD form, bringing its clout to a nascent market for video entertainment. More »
Toronto's Tarragon Will Have Four World Premieres in 2009 (Playbill)
Playbill - Tarragon Theatre, the Toronto resident theatre company devoted to contemporary plays, announced a 2008-09 season of local and world premieres, as well as remounts of past favorites. More »
Chat by Chat, Sondheim and Haimes Will Answer 'Sunday in the Park' Questions Online (Playbill)
Playbill - Roundabout Theatre Company is offering an exclusive, live "online chat" with legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who co-wrote Roundabout's current sensation, Sunday in the Park with George, and Roundabout's artistic director Todd Haimes 7 PM May 6. More »
Williams, Friedman, McCann and Clem Help Premiere 'Body Awareness' for Atlantic (Playbill)
Playbill - Jonathan Clem, Peter Friedman, Mary McCann and JoBeth Williams will star in the world premiere of Annie Baker's Body Awareness, a production of Atlantic Theater Company in its intimate Atlantic Stage 2 space. More »
Game-Show Shocker! $100,000 Not Really $100,000 (E! Online)
E! Online - I love watching Deal or No Deal, but it drives me crazy when Howie says, "$100,000 is enough to change your life!" After taxes, won't the contestant only end up with half of that? Is Howie just out of the loop? More »
Smallville Loses Its Big Bad (E! Online)
E! Online - Lex Luthor apparently feels ready to exercise his evil tendencies on a bigger stage than Smallville. The pre-Superman drama's producers have confirmed that Michael Rosenbaum, who has played the emotionally complex bald baddie since 2001, will be leaving the series at the end of the current season. More »
Ray Still Feeling Rosie! (E! Online)
E! Online - Rosie O'Donnell is making waves in daytime television again. But this time, it's because someone likes her! More »
Miley Cyrus to skip scheduled Disney red carpet event (AP)
AP - Miley Cyrus went to Disney World, but won't be sticking around long enough for the media to show up. More »
Ex-nanny countersues Rob Lowe, wife in LA (AP)
AP - A former nanny for Rob Lowe took part in a dramatic, tear-filled press conference Thursday regarding her lawsuit that accuses the actor's wife of sexual harassment. More »
Oprah's couch is safe: Cruise more subdued during taping (AP)
AP - CHICAGO (AP) — Tom Cruise didn't jump on Oprah Winfrey's couch this time. More »
Mariah Sporting Major Rock (and It's New) (E! Online)
E! Online - We might not know if Mariah Carey is a missus at the moment, but she is definitely flashing some major new hardware on her ring finger courtesy of Nick Cannon. More »
Nickelback Singer Detoured by DUI (E! Online)
E! Online - The long legal road for Chad Kroeger has dead-ended in court. More »
Alicia Keys recruiting backup singer via MySpace (Reuters)
Reuters - Want to be a backup singer for Alicia Keys? The R&B star is inviting female singers who are aged 21 to 30 to "audition" via MySpace. More »
Mariah Carey marries Nick Cannon: reports (Reuters)
Reuters - Top-selling recording artist Mariah Carey and popular rap singer and actor Nick Cannon married this week in the Bahamas, according to several media reports. More »
Online voting open for ACM's entertainer of the year (AP)
AP - Country music fans can begin voting online for the Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the year award, with voting continuing through the last hour of the ACM's May 18 awards show. More »
System of a Down duo form new rock band (Reuters)
Reuters - System Of A Down guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan are putting the finishing touches on the debut album from their new rock band Scars On Broadway. More »
Leona Lewis returns to No. 1 on U.S. singles chart (Reuters)
Reuters - With help from "American Idol," British pop singer Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the third time Thursday. More »
Jimi Hendrix company says sex tape not genuine (Reuters)
Reuters - The company that controls rights to rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix's music and likeness said on Thursday a purported sex tape of the musician being sold on the Internet was not authentic. More »