Media News Page: 58
DUP: Driving Under the Influence of Porn (2004-03-11): TV screens inside vehicles are already causing problems.
Tommy Thompson Wants Your Love Handles (2004-03-10): Well, it's official.
Martha Stewart Verdict: Not a Good Thing (2004-03-05): In a shocking verdict, the jury found Martha Stewart guilty of all four charges: conspiracy, obstructing justice and making false statments to investigators.
Oscar Hails Lord of the Rings (2004-03-01): It was over 3 1/2 hours, but for Peter Jackson and the cast of The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King, it was well-worth it.
Disney Acquires The Muppets (2004-02-27): The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Disney will acquire the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House properties from Henson.
Judge Drops Most Serious Count Against Martha Stewart (2004-02-27): In a surprising show of good sense, U.
Greenspan Lobs a Grenade Into the Political Arena (2004-02-25): Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan lobbed a grenade into the political arena with his comments about the ballooning U.
Mel Gibson Stirs Passions (2004-02-24): Who could forget a young and handsome Australian named Mel Gibson in Mad Max, the film that made him famous? And who knew that he'd turn from the People's Sexiest Man Alive to today's Most Controversial Director Alive? I haven't yet seen The Passion of the Christ, Gibson's film which portrays the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus Christ.
WB Stakes Angel Right Through the Heart (2004-02-18): It was not a happy Friday the 13th for Joss Whedon and the cast of Angel.
Ripplewood and ZelnickMedia Acquire Time Life (2004-02-13): Time Inc.
Network Execs Bracing for More Fallout From Nipplegate (2004-02-06): As of today, Janet Jackson's publicist has confirmed that she will not be attending the Grammys on Sunday.
Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake Spice Up Superbowl Halftime Show (2004-02-01): MTV promised a "shocking surprise" the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, which it produced.
IGN and GameSpy Announce Merger Agreement (2004-01-02): IGN Entertainment -- home to IGN.
Liberal Arts College Alliance Launches Collegenews.org (2003-12-05): The Annapolis Group, a nonprofit alliance of the nation�s leading independent liberal arts colleges, has launched Collegenews.
Young Men Move From Television to the Internet (2003-11-14): The Online Publishers Association (OPA), an industry trade organization, announced on November 5 the results of a recent media consumption study of men aged 18-34 who are frequent visitors to online news, information and entertainment websites.
Most Blogs Are Never Seen and Never Updated (2003-10-31): For the BloggerCon 2003 conference at the Berkman Center of Harvard Law School, Perseus Development Corp.
The Dead List (2003-10-22): The Dead list is a list of media companies, publications and sites no longer with us from 2000 through 2003.
iVillage Acquires gURL.com (2003-08-15): iVillage Inc.
Netscape's Mozilla Group Cut From AOL (2003-08-01): AOL has laid off 50 people involved with browser development at its Netscape unit and is terminating its involvement with the Mozilla Project.
New Website Helps Media People Trace Old Buddies (2003-08-01): Mediabuddies.