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Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:49PM
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Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano was convicted Thursday on federal racketeering charges. more
Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:30AM
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Legendary Hollywood press agent Warren Cowan, who represented such stars as Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra, has died. He was 87. more
Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:30AM
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While viagogo chief Eric Baker may not have gained points with Harvey Goldsmith when announcing a deal as Madonna’s secondary ticketing seller, the famed U.K. promoter took the news with composure. more
Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:25AM
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Owners of the former Carolina Amphitheatre in Marion, S.C., can say "mission accomplished" with the launch of the re-christened Carolina Entertainment Complex after several years of planning. more
Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:15AM
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IAC is all set to move ahead with spinoffs of the company’s Ticketmaster, HSN, Interval time-share business and LendingTree mortgage referral units after the resolution of a legal hangup with majority shareholder Liberty Media. more
Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:10AM
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Further confirmation that the Swiss are Europe’s festival junkies comes from Philippe Cornu, who admits several of the Gurten Festival team have been known to say they’ll never touch one again, but they soon come back for another hit. more
Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:05AM
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A partnership composed of AEG and Mark Burnett Productions is taking over production of the "Toughest Cowboy" television series beginning next season. more
Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:55AM
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Viewership for "American Idol" continues to decline as the season finale approaches. more
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:00AM
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Media licenser CKX said Monday prospective buyer 19X has lowered its offer, citing the falling value of media companies. more
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:00AM
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Amy Winehouse will not face charges over video footage that allegedly shows her taking drugs, her spokesman said Wednesday. more
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:30AM
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Ticketmaster is taking on the world of paperless ticketing with the introduction of a new service that eliminates a need for will call. more
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:29AM
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Larry Levine, the recording engineer who helped Phil Spector re-invent rock 'n' roll music with his "Wall of Sound" technique and won a Grammy for his work with Herb Alpert, died on his 80th birthday, his family said Tuesday. more
PHOTO NEWS
Smiles are abundant at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif., with McGhee Entertainment’s Scott McGhee, William Morris Agency’s Steve Hauser, McGhee/WMA client Crystal Shawanda, WMA’s Kathy Armistead and Goldenvoice’s Stacy Vee and Donna Busch.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band fans were treated to two of the band’s albums performed back to back May 7th – Darkness on the Edge of Town and Born to Run. The benefit concert at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, N.J., raised $3 million for the venue. (AP Photo)
After more than six years of postponements, R. Kelly’s trial on charges of child pornography gets under way. The singer arrives at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago for the second day of jury selection May 12th. (AP Photo)
The Pittsburgh City Planning Commission unanimously approved May 7th HOK Sport’s latest design for the venue that would replace Mellon Arena. The $290 million hockey arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins is set to debut in 2010. (Photo: Courtesy HOK Sport)
Sean "Diddy" Combs celebrates his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with his mother, Janice, in Los Angeles May 2nd. "Today is proof that if you believe, all your dreams can come true," he said. "I’ve gone from Harlem to Hollywood." (AP Photo)