Director John Singleton loses TV deal due to strike
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Director John Singleton  is among the latest casualties of the Hollywood writers strike,  losing his production deal at Warner Bros. TV as part of a  sweeping cost-cutting action by major studios.
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NBC Universal has decided not to renew  its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the  second major media company to challenge Apple Inc&#39;s dominance  in digital entertainment.
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The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is expected to resume contract negotiations Monday, four months after it rejected the studios' final proposal as inadequate, particularly with regard to DVD residuals.
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Striking Hollywood writers forced TV studios to halt work on at least seven prime-time sitcoms by Wednesday as the effects of their 3-day-old walkout grew more swiftly than many in the industry had predicted.
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The awards ceremony is a major casualty of the 10-week-long screenwriters' strike.
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Four major US television studios cancel dozens of contracts as the writers' strike continues to bite.
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ABC Studios on Friday  became the first TV studio to terminate production deals as a  result of the Hollywood writers strike.
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A New Year&#39;s Eve strike planned by London Underground signal workers has been called off after managers agreed to a bumper pay deal.
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Trade unions at ITV have threatened to strike over plans to close the company's final salary pension scheme
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Apple escalated a dispute with NBC Universal over the pricing of television shows by announcing it would not sell any of NBCâs programs for this fall season on iTunes.
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Striking film and television writers on Thursday canceled their own awards dinner, becoming the latest casualty in the ongoing labor dispute with Hollywood producers.
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Director John Singleton, who earned two Oscar nominations for his 1991 movie "Boyz N the Hood," was driving a car that hit and killed a Los Angeles woman, police said on Friday.
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With "American Idol" and Jay Leno back on the air in January, it may seem that all is right with television. But the industry is facing its worst labor crisis in two decades, a crippling writers strike that's reshaping the business of TV and threatening to permanently shift the viewing habits of millions of Americans.
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A TV show starring Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman has been cancelled after just two episodes due to low ratings.
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NBC Universal has decided not to renew its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's dominance in digital entertainment.
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Five loses the critically acclaimed US drama series Prison Break to Sky One.
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Cable firm NTL  has dropped plans to bid for ITV  after its 4.7-billion-pound ($9.3 billion) proposal was rejected by the British broadcaster and rival BSkyB  swooped to take a blocking stake in ITV.