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Studios, cable companies team for VOD promo (Reuters)

March 17, 2010

Reuters - A slew of Hollywood studios and cable companies are teaming up for a $30 million advertising campaign to promote movies available on cable VOD.

Goran Visnjic joins ABC crime drama pilot (Reuters)

March 17, 2010

Reuters - "ER" alumnus Goran Visnjic is in negotiations to co-star in the ABC crime drama pilot "Boston's Finest."

Rolling Stones tunes supply 'Idol' surprises (AP)

March 17, 2010

AP - Tim Urban couldn't get any satisfaction on "American Idol."

Tom Selleck eyes CBS cop drama pilot (Reuters)

March 17, 2010

Reuters - After lengthy negotiations, Tom Selleck is nearing a deal to play the lead in an untitled police drama at CBS.

Obama pitching healthcare reform on Fox News (Reuters)

March 17, 2010

Reuters - President Barack Obama is venturing into enemy territory to drum up last-minute support for healthcare reform ahead of a crucial vote in the House of Representatives.

Jessica Simpson investigates standards of beauty (AP)

March 17, 2010

AP - Singer and sometimes actress Jessica Simpson has paid the price of beauty, and now she's examining people's obsession with looking good.

Levy, Mantel battle 7 debut novels for UK prize (Reuters)

March 17, 2010

Reuters - Literary heavyweights Andrea Levy and Hilary Mantel are up against seven first-time novelists in the longlist for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction honoring women writers in the English language.

How Tiger Woods is leaving networks in the rough (Reuters)

March 17, 2010

Reuters - Tiger Woods is returning to golf next month at the Masters. But for TV networks, the fallen pro couldn't have picked a worse event.

Winfrey due in Philadelphia for defamation trial (AP)

March 17, 2010

AP - Talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls school in South Africa.