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Entertainment Spending Looks Bleak

The weak economy is beginning to have an effect on the entertainment industry.

Yahoo Entertainment Purge Continues

The remaining vestiges of ex-CEO Terry Semel's Hollywoodization of Yahoo continue to be swept out of the portal, as senior VP Vince Broady leaves Yahoo's entertainment division.

Vivid Entertainment Sues Adult Site

Producer of adult films Vivid Entertainment Group has filed a lawsuit in Los Angles federal court against X-rated site PornoTube and its parent, Data Conversions, which does business as AEBN Inc.

Profitable Niche Publishing Business Models

Via TC, I discovered IBM released a report on how the they think the $550 billion global ad market might change in the coming years. The predictions look bleak for most ad agencies and traditional media gatekeepers, but good for niche publishers who have a solid stream of attention:

AskCity and Entertainment Publishing

AskCity is the best platform for any kind of local search within no time. And now it will also bring a smile on your face as it will even save your hard-earned money. To know how, one has to enter IAC sister company Entertainment Publications, Inc, which is known as a company that puts out the annual Entertainment coupon books.

AskCity Strikes Coupon Deal

Paris is called the city of light.  Los Angeles is, of course, the city of angels.  And thanks to a new arrangement with Entertainment Publications, AskCity may become known as the city of coupons.

Yahoo Breaking Up With The Past

The entertainment ambitions of ex-Yahoo CEO Terry Semel may be swept away for the most part after top Yahoo executives meet to discuss their operations in Santa Monica.

RIAA's Newest Enemy: The Social Network

They've been railing against peer-to-peer for some time now, and more recently have put the squeeze on webcasters via royalty hikes, but it looks like the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has added a new foe to its ever-expanding list: social networkers.

Wikipedia Benoit Posting Mystery

Authorities are investigating who changed professional wrestler Chris Benoit's Wikipedia entry to mention his wife's death hours before police found the bodies of the couple and their 7-year-old son.

SES - Ms. Dewey Charges Into Keynote Discussion

I had it on good authority that Ms Dewey was on the premises this morning at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in NYC. My source knew I’d want to be warned because my husband Eric was with me, and Ms Dewey has been known to be quite the entertainment in our house.