Hollywood, D.C.
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Entertainment Groups Praise Capitol Confab With Biden
Hollywood trade organizations discuss Internet piracy with Obama administration officials
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Parents Group Protests ‘Family Guy’ Stripper
“Fox hides behind satire and animation as an ‘excuse’ to air the foulest material imaginable”
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Memo to Celebs: Get Lieberman’s Wife!
A progressive public policy blog is trying to enlist Hollywood A-listers to oust Hadassah as global ambassador for breast cancer group
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NCTA Chief Warns of Legal War on Net Neutrality
CEO McSlarrow tells media group: We have First Amendment rights, too.
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Comcast-NBCU Approval Could Take Till Mid-2011
Until the deal is finalized, Comcast wants approval of all major deals and contracts.
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Ira Teinowitz -
FTC: Keep Ads for Violent Movies Away From Kids
Report says studios aren’t doing enough to protect children
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Ira Teinowitz -
Washington Weighs In on Comcast Deal
Some congressmen, consumer groups worry that the deal could give too much power to a single media company.
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MPAA Wants More Transparency in Anti-Piracy Quest
Hopes to diffuse opposition to the Obama administration’s trade-agreement efforts.
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WGAE Urges Action on Net Neutrality
The group is endorsing a proposed New York City Council resolution urging FCC to adopt standards.
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Obama Names Time’s Isaacson, Sony’s Lynton to Broadcast Board
Broadcast Board of Governors oversees Voice of America, Radio Sawa, Alhurra TV .
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Murdoch, Huffington on Future-of-Journalism Panel
To participate in FTC workshop on the ailing fields of news and reporting.
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Consumer Groups Rap Comcast-NBCU Deal
Claim Wall Street analysts underestimate “the level of damage this merger will do” to competition.
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Obama Taps Hollywood for Arts Committee
President Obama is tapping some big names from Hollywood to serve on the President’s Committee on Arts and the Humanities. Among the 25 members announced Monday by the White House were actors Edward Norton, Forest Whitaker, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Alfre Woodard; CAA partner and managing director Bryan Lourd; independent film producer Liz…
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Study: TV Violence Against Women Up 120%
Fox even cited for problems in “Family Guy” and “American Dad”; ABC does best.
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Ira Teinowitz -
Hollywood Writers Take Net Neutrality to Congress
Say it’s needed to provide security for independent content.
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Ira Teinowitz