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Complete Awards Season Coverage

William Morris

Octagon Entertainment Picks Up WME Castoff John Ferriter

-- He'll be managing director at company, which also signed an affiliation with Ken Lindner & Associates

Jim Wiatt Lands -- on AOL Board

-- Banished to that dark place where former power brokers go, Wiatt lands on the board of spun-off AOL

Rena Ronson to UTA (4)

Academy to Honor Hal Ashby

-- Panel, screenings will be part of Oscar org's salute.

Noyce, Jackson Out for 'Blood'

-- Indie is based on the thriller by Roger Smith.

FCC Nominee Genachowski Gets Heat From Senate (1)

-- "Fix the agency or we will fix it for you," he's told in confirmation hearings.

Are ABC's Obama Plans Blurring the Lines?

-- Network is embedding its news telecasts with the White House on June 24.

Dan Aykroyd Grilled on His New 'Ghostbusters' Game (2)

-- Plus, the second movie sequel, working with Bill "Murrican" Murray -- and his own gay ghostbusting adventure

More Than Ever, Players Are Hearing 'Scale' (5)

-- “If your usual starting price was $17,000 an episode, now it’s about $12,000.”