BROADCAST
Australia's major racing clubs are planning to ask TAB Limited for an
extension on its current television contract with Sky Channel, which will give
them
more time to decide on a new broadcaster. [The Daily Telegraph]
The Daily Telegraph
Janet Jackson's right breast was bared during her nationally televised Super
Bowl Halftime Show performance last night. Justin Timberlake, who ripped her
top off at the end of his performance of the song "Rock Your Body,"
blamed a
"wardrobe malfunction." [Yahoo! News]
Yahoo!
News
It used to be that viewers watched late night talk shows for hosts like
Johnny Carson and Jack Paar. But do people watch "The Tonight Show"
for Jay Leno?
[USA Today]
USA
Today
PROGRAMMING
The WB network is airing the 100th episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
spinoff "Angel," on Wednesday. One hundred is the magic number when
it comes to
syndication. [Toronto Star]
Toronto
Star
The Disney Channel, best known for its light kiddie-skewed fare is working
on
a new 9/11 film called "Tiger Cruise." [Yahoo! News]
Yahoo!
News
CBS has added two new comedies to its fall line-up, "Center of the Universe"
starring John Goodman and "Saint Louie," starring comic Louis C.K.
[Yahoo!
News]
Yahoo!
News
Fox has picked up nine episodes of a new show called "The Swan,"
in which 18
female contestants get plastic surgery, but won't be allowed to see their new
faces until after the finale. [Yahoo! News]
Yahoo!
News
ADVERTISING
A Bud Light ad featuring a preppie dog owner whose crotch is bitten by a
blue-collared guy's mutt in order to get his owner the beer, won USA Today's
poll
of top Super Bowl commercials. [USA Today]
USA
Today
CRIME
Ex-BBC Worldwide director Jeffery Everard Taylor was sentenced to 20 months
in jail for accepting bribes from suppliers who made toys for some of the BBC's
children's programs. [Yahoo News]
Yahoo!
News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing fraud accusations
in
a case involving Mexican broadcaster, TV Azteca. [Financial Times]
BUSINESS
Sharp, Japan's biggest maker of liquid-crystal-display television sets,
announced that its net income rose 27 percent in the third quarter, due to high
demand for flat screen sets. [International Herald Tribune]
International
Herald Tribune
Clashes between Pixar CEO Steve Jobs and Walt Disney chief Michael Eisner,
are said to be the cause of the split between the two cartoon-making giants.
[Yahoo! News]
Yahoo!
News
FILM
The United Nations has, for the first time, granted permission for a movie to
be filmed within its walls. "The Interpreter," which will star Nicole
Kidman
and Sean Penn, is a thriller about a UN interpreter who overhears a plot to
assassinate an African leader. [The Daily Telegraph]
The Daily Telegraph
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