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Directors have enjoyed setting movies at the Cannes Film Festival

2013-05-17 15:10:00

Not many of us will ever get to the fabulous Cannes Film Festival currently taking place in the glamorous French resort town. But there is a way to enjoy the Cannes experience vicariously via the films that have used the international festival as a...

USA moving past 'blue skies' with 'Graceland,' sitcoms, reality

2013-05-17 17:00:00

Over the last few years, as ratings for cable networks like AMC and TLC have surged, their brand identities have shifted just as dramatically. History, the channel that five years ago was known for its dusty old World War II documentaries, is now better...

Iran's wrestling team abruptly decides to skip L.A. competition

2013-05-17 20:23:00

On the eve of an international wrestling meet at the Sports Arena, American officials remain at a loss to explain why the Iranian team — making its first visit to the U.S. since 2003 — has unexpectedly withdrawn and flown home. Los Angeles...

Kennedy Center changes Honors process after Latino groups' outcry

2013-05-17 06:50:00

After saluting just two Latino performers in 35 years with its Kennedy Center Honors awards, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts says it has revised the selection process to be more inclusive. The changes were announced Thursday in a news...

Fox bets on stars! ESPN eyes Open. Pressure on Sony to split

2013-05-14 05:41:00

After the coffee. Before the ESPN and ABC upfronts. The Skinny: I got through the day without any pizza. Let's see if I can make it two in a row. Tuesday's headlines include Fox's new TV schedule for next season. Also, a hedge fund manager is pressuring...

ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015

2013-05-16 13:05:00

After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament. ESPN on Thursday said it has clinched an 11-year deal with the United States Tennis Assn. for the exclusive TV rights, beginning in 2015, for the annual...

Fox Sports 2 likely to launch in August alongside Fox Sports 1

2013-05-14 05:00:00

News Corp.'s Fox Sports will launch not one, but two new national sports cable channels in August, according to people familiar with the plan. In March, Fox Sports said it would debut Fox Sports 1 on Aug. 17. At the time, the company downplayed talk...

TV broadcasters are in suspense over their upfront ad haul

2013-05-14 05:00:00

Can the return of Michael J. Fox, agent Jack Bauer and "Ironside" help vanquish the flesh-eating zombies that are threatening to take a bite out of television broadcasters' fortunes? ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are unveiling their fall lineups this week...

2013 TV upfronts: ESPN not worried about a la carte or competition

2013-05-14 09:23:00

ESPN President John Skipper said Tuesday he isn’t too worried about proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would allow consumers to pick what channels they want instead of buying a big package of networks. “We don’...

Galaxy still a team to watch without David Beckham

2013-05-14 16:50:00

David Beckham's six years with the Galaxy bolstered the fortunes of both the Galaxy and Major League Soccer. But now that the superstar is gone, has it made any difference? It's a mixed bag, but it's still early in the season. Through its first five...

2013 TV upfronts: Univision showcases El Rey, 'Gossip Girl Acapulco'

2013-05-14 11:06:00

NEW YORK -- Univision intends to remain the king. The nation's largest Spanish-language media company, Univision Communications, on Tuesday said it has made a financial investment in the planned El Rey cable channel owned by Hollywood director Robert...

A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS

2013-05-14 14:45:00

New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...

Ray Rice to play featured role in TV's "NFL Characters Unite" campaign on cable channel USA.

2013-05-16 07:47:00

News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey, seen here in 2011, said Wednesday the company wasn't set on turning Fox into a cable channel.

2013-05-08 16:45:23

Parents Television Council Tim Winter wants Congress to stop the FCC from relaxing its indecency rules.

2013-05-07 22:14:47