David Letterman explains and apologizes (again) for Palin joke on Monday’s ‘Late Show’NEW YORK — David Letterman said his joke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter was a lousy joke, no matter how you cut it, and he’s sorry. A&E says ‘The Beast,’ starring Patrick Swayze, will be not return for a second seasonNEW YORK — “The Beast,” a police drama that starred the ailing Patrick Swayze, will not return for a second season, A&E announced Monday. Makana expresses aloha around the world with his Hawaiian slack key guitarKAHULUI, Hawaii — To the people of Hawaii and those familiar with the culture of the islands, the word “aloha” is not simply a greeting or a goodbye, but a word with a broader meaning of love or respect. President Obama gives access to ABC News to promote his health care planNEW YORK — ABC News will present a prime-time interview with President Barack Obama on health care issues next week. Singer Susan Boyle rejoins “Britain’s Got Talent” tour to sing in ScotlandLONDON — Singing sensation Susan Boyle will rejoin the “Britain’s Got Talent” live tour on Monday, her spokeswoman said. Joe Buck plans to include plenty of humor on new HBO show; premiere includes Favre interviewNEW YORK — Tim McCarver often finds himself laughing before games and between innings when he works alongside Joe Buck. Rollins homer sparks Phillies in 7th, avoid 3-game sweep with 11-6 win over Red SoxPHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Rollins homered as part of a six-run seventh inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies bust the game open late, avoid a three-game sweep and beat the Boston Red Sox 11-6 on Sunday. Nurses’ rage at Showtime series raises question: Is bad news good in crowded television world?NEW YORK — Edie Falco’s star character in Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie” snorts drugs, steals money, forges an organ donor’s card, has sex on the job with a pharmacist and flushes a severed body part down the toilet — and that’s just in the first episode. 800,000 callers phone hot line since Monday about switch to digital TV broadcastsLOS ANGELES — Nearly 800,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide move on Friday to drop analog TV signals and broadcast only in digital. Venezuela’s last anti-Chavez TV station calls for talks with president after closure threatCARACAS, Venezuela — A pro-opposition television station called on Saturday for talks with President Hugo Chavez after the Venezuelan leader warned the broadcaster to behave or be shut down. Phone hot line counts 700K calls since Monday about switch to digital TV broadcastsLOS ANGELES — Nearly 700,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts that occurred Friday. Iran’s Ahmadinejad accused foreign media of coverage that harms Iranian peopleTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused the foreign media of coverage that harms the Iranian people after authorities claimed he was re-elected in a bitterly disputed vote. What was she thinking? Palin brings attention to Letterman _ could she be his Hugh Grant?NEW YORK — Sarah Palin would no doubt be horrified by the idea, but there’s a chance she could become the same boon to David Letterman’s career that Hugh Grant was to Jay Leno’s. 700,000 callers phone hot line since Monday about switch to digital TV broadcastsLOS ANGELES — Nearly 700,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide move on Friday to drop analog TV signals and broadcast only in digital. 700,000 people called hot line since Monday about switch to digital TV broadcastsLOS ANGELES — Nearly 700,000 people called a federal hot line this week, confused about the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts that occurred Friday. HBO’s ‘True Blood’ vampires throw a cloak over Friday’s Los Angeles Times with front-page adLOS ANGELES — Vampires have taken over the Los Angeles Times. Snow in the forecast: Analog TV broadcasts ending Friday, prompting consumer confusionNEW YORK — TV shows were replaced by the hiss of static in perhaps 1 million U.S. homes Friday as stations ended their analog broadcasts and abandoned the transmission technology in use since the days of Milton Berle, Sid Caesar and Howdy Doody. Campers say digital TV switch means tearing up RV cabinets to fit converter boxesSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Ralph Deangelis planned his family’s cross-country RV excursion around taking in great sights at Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon. But Deangelis also likes being able to see practical things like local TV weather reports while they’re on the road. HBO’s ‘True Blood’ vampires take over Friday’s Los Angeles Times with full front-page adLOS ANGELES — Vampires have taken over the Los Angeles Times. A checklist for switching from analog to digital TV: Remember to re-scan for channelsHere’s a checklist to make sure you’ll have TV reception after analog broadcasts end Friday. US troops in Iraq are hailed by Bush with message on ‘The Colbert Report’NEW YORK — Former President George W. Bush had a hearty message for troops serving in Iraq — and delivered it on a silly TV comedy show. Sarah Palin says David Letterman owes women an apology
NEW YORK — Sarah Palin says David Letterman owes an apology to young women across the country for his joke about her daughter. The Alaska governor appeared on NBC’s “Today” show Friday, continuing a feud with Letterman over his joke that Palin’s daughter got “knocked up” by Alex Rodriguez during their recent trip to New York. Fisher stations return to Dish Network after companies squash legal disputeSAN FRANCISCO — Dish Network Corp. and Fisher Communications, Inc. say they’ve squashed their legal dispute and that Fisher stations in seven markets have return to Dish’s satellite TV service. A last chance at saving ‘My Name Is Earl’ falls through as negotiations with TBS fall throughNEW YORK — A last chance at saving “My Name Is Earl” has fallen through. Much-delayed end of TV transition is relief for some businesses, end of windfall for othersNEW YORK — It’s not just TV viewers who will be relieved when analog broadcast signals are shut down Friday, sparing them from incessant reminders about converter boxes. Some business are eagerly awaiting the end of a process that began in 1987, when the shift to digital broadcasts was proposed. Analog TV broadcasts end Friday; government and stations brace for confusionNEW YORK — TV stations across the U.S. started cutting their analog signals Friday morning, marking the final signoff for a 60-year-old technology and likely stranding more than 1 million unprepared homes without TV service. Best Sellers-VideoWeekly charts for the nation’s most popular videos as they appear in next week’s issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission: Publisher warms to Scribd store, offers books by Dan Brown, Stephen KingNEW YORK — The publisher of Stephen King and Chelsea Handler will be selling books through Scribd, the online document-sharing service that the industry has criticized for enabling the downloading of pirated texts. AOL buys community Web site cos. Patch Media, Going in effort to expand local market reachNEW YORK — AOL said Thursday it bought two companies that build community-based Web sites, marking its first acquisitions since former Google advertising chief Tim Armstrong took the helm of the struggling Internet company. Baseball’s local television ratings hold steady as attendance declines in rough economyNEW YORK — One bright side to all those empty seats behind home plate visible on television at the new Yankee Stadium: At least there are plenty of people seeing them from home. ‘View’ co-host Joy Behar planning double duty with her own cable talk show starting this fallNEW YORK — Joy Behar (BAY’har) has too much to say for just one hour a day, so the veteran co-host of ABC’s “The View” plans to double up with her own show on HLN. More than 2 million households still unprepared for Friday’s analog TV shutdown, surveys sayNEW YORK — More than 2 million households are in danger of seeing their major broadcast TV channels disappear into a fuzz of static when analog service ends Friday, according to surveys. Just under 2.2 million households unprepared for analog TV shutdown Friday, survey saysNEW YORK — A survey sponsored by broadcasters says nearly 2.2 million households that rely on antennas for their TV reception are unprepared for the shutdown of analog TV signals on Friday. Letterman explains _ and sort of apologizes _ for jokes about Sarah Palin daughterNEW YORK — David Letterman joked Thursday that things are now fine now between him and Sarah Palin because the Alaska governor called and offered to take him hunting. MTV’s ‘The Real World’ going to Washington for the reality series’ 23rd seasonLOS ANGELES — MTV is electing Washington as the next location for “The Real World.” |
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