Reuters - After weeks of shuttle diplomacy, a U.S. federal mediator brought labor negotiators for major Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild back together on Thursday for their first meeting in four months.
Reuters - ABC has decided against giving full-season orders to "Pushing Daisies," "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Eli Stone," but is not officially saying that the struggling shows are canceled.
AP - A Malaysian technology conglomerate pledged Friday to repay $900,000 to Hollywood star Bruce Willis, but denied any wrongdoing after he took legal action to demand a refund of his investment.
AP - Top-ranked "60 Minutes" and second-place "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" helped CBS to win the prime-time viewership race again last week. It was CBS' sixth consecutive victory.
Reuters - After spending millions in recent months to lock up key talent including Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, Fox News founding chairman and CEO Roger Ailes has signed a five-year deal that will keep him at the top-rated cable news channel until he's at least 73.
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