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  • October 2007

    • Media, Tech Firms Team Up on Copyright

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 19, 07 10:16 AM CDT

      Media, Tech Firms Team Up on Copyright

      (Newser) - In an unusual truce, eight media and Internet companies are banding together to combat the explosion of copyrighted material posted on the web, the Wall Street Journal reports. The group, led by Disney and Microsoft, has framed a set of guidelines; copyright holders in the group agree not to pursue Internet companies for infringement if they're followed. There’s one wrinkle: Google, YouTube’s parent, is conspicuously absent. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • YouTube  • MySpace  • CBS  • Disney  • NBC Universal  • Fox Entertainment Group

    • Regis Picked for New 'Password'

      Variety  |  Oct 11, 07 6:08 PM CDT

      Regis Picked for New 'Password'

      (Newser) - Regis Philbin will return to the game show format with a remake of the classic “Password” called “Million Dollar Password.” CBS has ordered six hour-long episodes to be aired later this season, Variety reports; a channel exec was excited to score the “ever-enthusiastic” host, who helped spur the quizzer comeback in 1999 with “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” More »

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      NBC  • CBS  • ABC  • Regis Philbin  • Password

  • September 2007

    • Bitter Rather Wants CBS to Pay

      Washington Post  |  Sep 21, 07 10:34 AM CDT

      Bitter Rather Wants CBS to Pay

      (Newser) - Three years after the dust settled around CBS' firing of Dan Rather, the former anchor is quite content to fan the flames around his career low point—all in the name of revenge. Rather, 75, tells the Washington Post that he filed his $70 million suit against the network he says abandoned him because, "The only punishment they understand is the money." More »

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      George W. Bush  • White House  • CBS  • Leslie Moonves  • Dan Rather  • scapegoat

    • New TV Season Disappoints

      Variety  |  Sep 20, 07 4:56 PM CDT

      New TV Season Disappoints

      (Newser) - The fall TV season isn't wowing audiences so far, Variety reports. Four fresh shows hit the small screen last night, but none made a big splash. Fox's "Back to You" was tops among 18- to 49-year-olds and attracted 9.4 million viewers overall. But it won by a slim margin, and none of the newbies lived up to last fall's hits. More »

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      television  • CBS  • Fox  • ABC  • Nielsen Ratings  • audiences  • Jericho  • Kid Nation  • CW network

    • Rather Sues CBS for $70M

      New York Times  |  Sep 19, 07 5:15 PM CDT

      Rather Sues CBS for $70M

      (Newser) - Dan Rather has filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and its corporate parent, claiming bias and fraud in the investigation of the broadcast that brought him down—and then violated his subsequent contract with “60 Minutes.” The filing says Rather was made “a scapegoat” in order “to pacify the White House,” the Times reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • television  • lawsuit  • White House  • CBS  • Viacom  • reporter  • National Guard  • 60 Minutes  • Dan Rather

    • CBS Lands Bruckheimer's 'Eleventh Hour'

      Variety  |  Sep 19, 07 10:24 AM CDT

      CBS Lands Bruckheimer's 'Eleventh Hour'

      (Newser) - CBS beat out all comers, mainly ABC, for the rights to a Jerry Bruckheimer/Warner Brothers adaptation of the British series Eleventh Hour, a scientific thriller a la X-Files. The deal, pronounced the biggest of this development season, puts CBS on the hook for $25 million to $30 million, Variety reports. More »

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      television  • CBS  • ABC  • Warner Brothers  • CSI  • Jerry Bruckheimer  • Cold Case

    • 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Busts Into Court

      Reuters  |  Sep 12, 07 6:06 AM CDT

      'Wardrobe Malfunction' Busts Into Court

      (Newser) - Almost 4 years after Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show, a federal appeals court is being asked to decide whether the incident was indecent or a fluke. The FCC fined CBS $550,000; the network argues the penalty is out of line. It's also having a "deeply censorious effect" on American broadcasting, said a CBS attorney. More »

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      FCC  • CBS  • Justin Timberlake  • indecency  • Janet Jackson  • wardrobe malfunction

    • Couric in Iraq: Lousy Ratings, Good Journalism

      Associated Press  |  Sep 12, 07 6:04 AM CDT

      Couric in Iraq: Lousy Ratings, Good Journalism

      (Newser) - Katie Couric's trip to Iraq and Syria was a failure as a ratings gimmick but pretty good journalism, say critics. The "CBS Evening News" tied a record low of 5.5 million viewers last week, which the network blames on US Open coverage. And Harvard journalism prof Marvin Kalb says the broadcasts were well-done and informative, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • television  • Syria  • CBS  • journalism  • reporter  • news anchor  • Katie Couric

    • CBS Has No Plans to Boot Couric Off News

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Sep 5, 07 10:05 PM CDT

      CBS Has No Plans to Boot Couric Off News

      (Newser) - In signing Katie Couric to anchor "CBS Evening News" last year, the network probably didn’t expect ratings to hit historic lows. But CBS is sticking with the underperforming star, according to a network executive, who said it was “the second inning at the latest” in the long game of gaining ground on ABC and NBC, according to the Hollywood Reporter . More »

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      television  • CBS  • news  • reporter  • news anchor  • Katie Couric

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Drew Carey, Come on Down!

      Variety  |  Jul 24, 07 5:00 AM CDT

      Drew Carey, Come on Down!

      (Newser) - It's official: Drew Carey will be the next host of "The Price Is Right." For weeks he was rumored to be a favored finalist to replace Bob Barker; while filming the David Letterman show yesterday he confirmed that the deal was finalized. It's reportedly a multi-year agreement for a high seven-figure salary. More »

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      television  • CBS  • entertainment  • Bob Barker  • The Price Is Right  • Drew Carey

    • Shari Redstone Weighs Bolting From Viacom

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 19, 07 12:52 PM CDT

      Shari Redstone Weighs Bolting From Viacom

      (Newser) - Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone is involved in a bitter spat with his daughter and heir apparent, Shari Redstone, that may lead to her splitting from the Viacom board. Negotiations for her separation from the media empire that counts CBS, MTV, and Paramount among its many holdings are under way, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      media  • CBS  • Viacom  • Sumner Redstone

  • June 2007

    • Rosie Wants to C'mon Down

      New York Post  |  Jun 21, 07 4:13 AM CDT

      Rosie Wants to C'mon Down

      (Newser) - The Price is Right needs a new host and Rosie O'Donnell is interested. She's meeting with game show representatives this week and has given readers of her blog an insight into her stormy decision process, saying in one post she's be interested and in another that she might not be the right fit. More »

    • Fox, CBS Block Condom Ad

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 07 7:08 AM CDT

      Fox, CBS Block Condom Ad

      (Newser) - Trojan says it's conceived of a new ad to promote condom use—but has hit a big rubber wall at two of the four major networks. Fox and CBS turned away the "Evolve" spot, set to premiere tonight, in which anthropomorphic pigs fail to tempt the interest of a female barfly, until one buys a rubber and becomes a prince. Tagline: "Evolve. Use a condom every time." More »

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      advertising  • CBS  • sex  • marketing  • Fox  • condom  • Trojans

    • Rather's 'Tart' Comment makes CBS Chief Sour

      Breitbart  |  Jun 12, 07 10:10 PM CDT

      Rather's 'Tart' Comment makes CBS Chief Sour

      (Newser) - CBS chief Leslie Moonves returned fire on Dan Rather today, calling his criticism of Katie Couric "sexist."  In a telephone interview with MSNBC Monday, Rather had accused his unsuccessful successor of taking the nightly news and "dumbing it down, tarting it up." Rather cited Couric for playing up celebrities at the cost of war coverage. More »

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      television  • CBS  • news  • Katie Couric  • Leslie Moonves  • Dan Rather

    • CBS Considers Uncanceling Cult Show

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Jun 6, 07 12:59 PM CDT

      CBS Considers Uncanceling Cult Show

      (Newser) - CBS is reconsidering its decision to cancel the postapocalyptic drama "Jericho" thanks to sustained and vociferous protests from the show's fans. Viewers called, wrote, emailed, and sent 50,000 pounds of peanuts to the network, a reference to a character exclaiming "Nuts!" when asked if the town would surrender in the season finale of the show, which stars Skeet Ulrich. More »

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      television  • CBS  • entertainment  • Jericho

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