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Court throws out FCC penalties for cursing, nudity
Broadcasters anticipating a major constitutional ruling on the government's authority to regulate what can be shown and said on the airwaves instead ...
NFL Referees Association files charge with NLRB
The NFL Referees Association filed an unfair labor practice charge against the league with the National Labor Relations Board. The NFL twice sent ...
BCS commissioners settle on plan for playoff
The BCS commissioners are backing a playoff plan with the sites for the national semifinals rotating among the major bowl games and a selection ...
2 guilds scrutinize Lohan TV film production
Two Hollywood unions are scrutinizing worker safety and welfare on Lindsay Lohan's TV movie "Liz & Dick" after the actress tweeted that she was ...
Samsung, LG bet on new display to revive TV sales
South Korean TV manufacturers are making billion-dollar bets on a new display technology that promises an even thinner screen and imagery of ...
APR scores get 10 basketball teams postseason bans
The NCAA's new academic requirements could give new meaning to the madness of March. On Wednesday, three-time national champion Connecticut and nine ...
News Corp. unit makes $2B bid for Australia pay TV
The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Wednesday it is making a $2 billion bid to take full control of pay TV company Consolidated ...
Universal, indie music publishers cut video deal
Independent music publishers and the songwriters they represent will now be paid royalties for music videos of their songs performed by Universal ...
London Games to be first social media Olympics
Tweet this: The London Games will be the first Olympics told in 140 characters or less. The London Games will be the most tweeted, liked and tagged ...
Myanmar journalists win battles, but war not over
These are heady days in Myanmar's newsrooms, many of them staffed by young women like those at Kumudra newspaper nicknamed after "Charlie's Angels" ...
Yahoo hires chief revenue officer to spur ad sales
Yahoo is turning to a former colleague of its interim CEO to oversee the troubled Internet company's efforts to sell more online advertising.
Saints bounties: Vilma hearing breaks up
Suspended Saints player Jonathan Vilma left an appeals hearing with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after about an hour Monday, denying he had a role ...
Goodell hears Saints appeals in bounty case
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was hearing the appeals Monday of four players suspended for their role in the Saints bounty program. On hand at NFL ...
Mexico network agrees to telecom opening condition
Mexico's dominant television network says it has agreed to conditions set by regulators for allowing it to enter the cellphone market. The cellphone ...
Heavy focus on news shows in presidential race ads
"Tell President Obama: Stop the spending," screams an ad running during the broadcast of NBC's "Today" show in central Virginia. At a break during ...
Fairfax Media to shed 1,900 jobs over 3 years
Australian publisher Fairfax Media Ltd. said Monday it will shed 1,900 jobs over three years and erect pay walls for two flagship newspapers as ...
IOC probes black market Olympic ticket scandal
International Olympic officials have opened a high-level investigation into allegations that authorized representatives in more than 50 countries — ...
Schilling taking leave of absence from ESPN
Curt Schilling is taking a leave of absence from his job as an analyst for ESPN after his video gaming company filed for bankruptcy. ESPN spokesman ...
Mexico cancels controversial Baja resort project
Mexico announced Friday that it is cancelling provisional permits for an enormous, Cancun-sized resort planned for the Baja California shoreline in ...
UK PM Cameron defends ill-fated Andy Coulson hire
A confident and unruffled Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday defended his ill-fated decision to make disgraced tabloid editor Andy Coulson his ...
Bill would protect Israeli authors' royalties
In the land of the People of the Book, the discounted book may soon be a thing of the past. Israeli authors have launched a battle to stop the ...
BSkyB, BT shares drop after winning Premier rights
Shares in British Sky Broadcasting and telecommunications company BT PLC have fallen sharply after the two companies paid a higher-than-expected price ...
Art experts discuss recovering art looted by Nazis
Call them the looted treasure detectives. Experts from museums, auction houses, government agencies and other institutions are meeting in Germany this ...
NFL wins arbitration ruling in bounty case
An arbitrator ruled Monday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to discipline New Orleans Saints players for their role in a bounty ...