Media NewsMedia news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.WALL-E picks up the legacy of Pixar films- June 28, 2008 Pixar Studios' mascot is a bouncy, swing-arm Luxo lamp that hops across the screen with the happy-go-lucky energy you'd expect from Bugs Bunny, not a minimalist piece of spring-balanced steel.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/wall-e-picks-up-the-legacy-of-pixar-films?from... Review: 'Wall E' Is Pixar Perfection- June 27, 2008 If you can imagine that a), you can get caught up in a film that's basically a love story between two machines, b), that you can get engrossed in a movie that for its first half hour contains no human dialogue, ...http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/review-wall-e-is-pixar-perfection?fromrss=1 Maine newspaper to cut 36 jobs- June 27, 2008 The Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram are eliminating 36 jobs and closing their four news bureaus in response to a continuing decline in advertising revenues, their publisher said Thursday.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/maine-newspaper-to-cut-36-jobs?fromrss=1 Liberty Media to pay $31M for party retailer- June 27, 2008 Liberty Media Corp. has agreed to buy the party supplies and costume retailer Celebrate Express Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/liberty-media-to-pay-31m-for-party-retailer?fr... MTV, Comedy Central ignite site- June 27, 2008 MTV Networks and Comedy Central execs gathered Thursday to tout the relaunch of Atom.com, dubbing it the "punk rock label for Comedy Central." The site, formerly known as Atomfilms.com, streams made-for-Web ...http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/mtv-comedy-central-ignite-site?fromrss=1 'The Wire,' 'Friday Night Lights' and 'Pushing Daisies' among Emmy semifinalists- June 27, 2008 "The Wire," "Friday Night Lights" and "Pushing Daisies" are among the semifinalists for this year's Emmy nominations.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/the-wire-friday-night-lights-and-pushing-daisi... O.J. Simpson Vacationing In Minn.- June 26, 2008 Former football star O.J. Simpson is spending the week vacationing in Minnesota, getting in some golf and taking a break from the Florida heat ahead of his trial set for September in Las Vegas.Simpson is spending the week on Otter Tail Lake in western Minnesota, visiting friends and family of his girlfriend Christine Prody, who's a former Fergus Falls resident, The Daily Journal reported Thursday.Simpson is friends with her brother, Barrett Prody, who has a home in Fergus Falls, a cabin on...http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/o-j-simpson-vacationing-in-minn?fromrss=1 Pixar debuts another gem with 'WALL-E'- June 26, 2008 'WALL-E' is, at heart, a love story. A love story between robots. Beneath the top-shelf animation, the too-cute robot speak and the futuristic ecology lesson is an old-fashioned boy-meets-girl story, even if ...http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/pixar-debuts-another-gem-with-wall-e?fromrss=1 The Hartford Courant to cut 60 newsroom jobs- June 26, 2008 The Sun will cut about 100 jobs, including 55 to 60 in the newsroom, through buyouts, layoffs and the closing of open positions.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/the-hartford-courant-to-cut-60-newsroom-jobs?f... Berry, Washington Top BET Winners- June 26, 2008 Musicians Kanye West and Alicia Keys, along with actors Denzel Washington and Halle Berry were among the big winners at the Black Entertainment Television Awards Tuesday in Los Angeles.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/06/berry-washington-top-bet-winners?fromrss=1 |