Breaking Entertainment News and Analysis
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ASCAP Reaches Agreement on TV Licensing Fees
New licensing agreement will run retroactively from Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2016
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DreamWorks Takes Spec Script ‘Glimmer’ in Bidding War
Carter Blanchard's spec script goes to DreamWorks, which paid mid-six figures
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NBC Names Robert Hayes as EVP Digital Media
Showtime alum Robert Hayes brought aboard to help integrate NBC's programming and digital strategies
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Ron Meyer to Deliver Commencement Address at UCLA Film School
The Universal chief and CAA co-founder will address aspiring actors, directors and writers from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television on June 15
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Dish Customers Lose Access to 14 Channels in 6 States Over Pricing, Auto Hop, Company Says
Satellite company Dish is in a dispute with Hoak Media
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John C. Reilly’s Got Game in ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Trailer (Video)
"Wreck-It Ralph," starring John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch, gives one video game villain a shot at playing the hero
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Joe Eszterhas Claims Death Threats, Calls on Mel Gibson to Denounce Anti-Semitic Supporters
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas also calls upon Gibson to apologize for his own anti-Semitic remarks
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Dolby to Install New Atmos System in 20 Theaters Worldwide
Disney/Pixar's "Brave" will be screened in some theaters with Dolby Atmos platform
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Miss USA Scandal: Miss Pennsylvania Resigns Amid Corruption Claims, Trump Threatens to Sue
Beauty pageant contestant quits after claiming contest is rigged, but pageant organizer says she bailed because of transgender contestants
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‘Madagascar 3’ Review: Third Time Really is the Charm for These Animated Animals
The franchise about New York zoo creatures set loose abroad finally finds its comedic groove under the big top in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most-Wanted"
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House Panel Moves to Nullify FCC’s Political Ad Disclosure Rules
Supported by the NAB, the move would prohibit the FCC from spending any money to enforce or administer its new disclosure regulations
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Lindsay Lohan Channels Elizabeth Taylor in New ‘Liz & Dick’ Still
Troubled "Mean Girls" star Lindsay Lohan flaunts her figure, and her best Elizabeth Taylor impression, in shot from new Lifetime biopic
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6 Films Lou Diamond Phillips Will Screen for Military’s ‘An Officer and a Movie’
Actor and Navy brat will interview military officers as he views war movies
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Chris Dodd Uses Google Doodle to Press for Piracy Crackdown
Citing HBO's Ari Gold, MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd says to Google, "Let's hug it out"
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Jim Jefferies, D.J. Qualls Comedy Series ‘Legit’ Ordered by FX
New comedy from Australian stand-up comic Jim Jefferies will focus on — what else? — a comedian named Jim