News

Jun
16 2001

From here to profitability

By: Lew Irwin
10:04am EDT
Film critics' attacks on Pearl Harbor are likely to be as ineffective in the long run as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was 60 years ago, entertainment analysts suggested Thursday. "This is review-proof," Hal Vogel, chief executive of Vogel...
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Jun
16 2001

A gay old time without Sinead

By: Robert Sims
8:05am EDT
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor is dropping out of most of the gay pop-themed Wotapalava Festival, Launch.com reports. O'Connor attributed her withdrawal from the tour to unforeseen family commitments. She is in discussions to perform at a handful of...
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Jun
16 2001

Eric Clapton's final tour

By: Erika Gimenes
8:05am EDT
Two weeks after launching the Reptile Tour, guitar guru Eric Clapton has announced that this will be the last time that he will hit the road. "I was musing that it might be the last time," Clapton told Rolling Stone magazine on Friday. "Now I'm...
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Jun
16 2001

Napster plots future course

By: Erika Gimenes
8:05am EDT
Controversial online song-swapping service Napster is looking for music publishers to support its pay service. Hank Barry, Napster chief executive officer, has talked with MusicNet to work out a licensing deal and wants to talk with Sony and...
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Jun
16 2001

Aimster to meet same fate as Napster?

By: Jade Chang
8:05am EDT
Online music-swapping service Aimster is the latest target of the Recording Industry Association of America, which won a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Napster earlier this year. The RIAA is demanding that Aimster implement the same...
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Jun
16 2001

U.K. "Survivor" debuts

By: Jason Alcorn
8:03am EDT
The elements sound familiar: 16 strangers are sent to the South China Sea island of Pulau Tiga-split into two tribes-to compete in Immunity Challenges as one contestant is voted off every three days for 40 days. It's more than déjà vu. It's...
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Jun
16 2001

Jeffords defection may affect TV

By: Noah Davis
8:03am EDT
It won't be official until June 5 or so, but Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords' defection from the Republican Party will have far reaching implications, including a significant, if indirect, effect on the entertainment industry. With Jeffords' defection...
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Jun
16 2001

"Enterprise" a "Trek" prequel

By: Noah Davis
8:02am EDT
Trekkies were faced with breaking off cold turkey from their Star Trek jones with Voyager's season finale (syndication of the four series notwithstanding) until UPN announced that it would carry this fall Enterprise, the fifth serial based on the...
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Jun
16 2001

MTV's dirty laundry

By: Jason Alcorn
8:02am EDT
Ever wonder whom rock stars lost their virginity to? MTV is about to tell you exactly that. The Virgin Chronicles, a project produced by '80 heartthrob John Stamos, will trace the sexual paths of today's biggest names in music, offering a post-show...
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Jun
16 2001

"Sesame Street" studies violence

By: Guylaine Cadorette
8:00am EDT
The creators of Sesame Street have inadvertently discovered that one of children's biggest fears is violence, ABCNEWS.com reports. A study conducted by the Sesame Workshop allowed 233 children to use variable media to describe their hopes and fears...
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Jun
16 2001

WWF wins first legal round against PTC

By: Jason Alcorn
8:00am EDT
A New York district court judge decided late last week that the World Wrestling Federation--which had filed a lawsuit against the Parents Television Council after it claimed that the wrestling organization was responsible for several children's'...
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Jun
16 2001

U.K. Survivor refuses to eat rats

By: Robert Sims
8:00am EDT
Refusing to feast on a meal of cooked rats resulted in the ousting Monday of U.K. Survivor contestant Uzma Bashir Skeikh, according to BBC News. "I just couldn't eat the rats," the 30-year-old children's nursery owner said. "As far as I was...
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Jun
16 2001

For sale: Miss Piggy

By: Robert Sims
8:00am EDT
The Muppets are up for sale again, just one year after German media group EM.TV snapped up Kermit and friends from creator Jim Henson's heirs, Variety reports. Walt Disney Co. is considered the leading candidate to buy the Los Angeles-based Henson...
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