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Writers do not get paid when TV shows are streamed for free on advertising-supported network sites such as ABC.com or HULU.com
In ads in “Variety” and “The Hollywood Reporter,” studios emphasized that writers already get paid when TV episodes and films are downloaded from Internet stores such as Apple Inc.’s iTunes. The ads from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television…
Previously, the government had estimated that over 200,000 people in Libya are armed
BENGHAZI, Libya Hundreds of Libyans converged Saturday on a main square in Benghazi and another in Tripoli in response to a call from the military to hand over their weapons, some driving in with armored personnel carriers, tanks, vehicles with…
“We have demanded the U.S
The U.S. State Department was taking the matter very seriously and findings of the investigation would be shared with China “as soon as appropriate,” said Susan Stevenson, spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. She referred further questions to Houston…
Under the constitution, the Cabinet must resign within a week of the parliament’s dissolution
AMMAN, Jordan Jordan’s royal palace says the king has dissolved his parliament, setting the stage for elections. Jordan’s government has claimed that the elections emerge from reforms that spared Jordan the Arab Spring uprisings that have toppled four Mideast rulers…
“I love these ads and our team has been working hard with Bakers Delight to allow them to run on our platforms,” Antonia Sanda, Head of Communications at Facebook ANZ, told CBS News Friday
Facebook is facing backlash for banning an ad campaign by an Australian breast cancer nonprofit. The social media platform said the ad violates its guidelines on nudity. The Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) attempted to run the ads Wednesday for…
“Survivor: South Pacific” sees shifting loyalties
(CBS) Shifting alliances coursed through Wednesday night’s episode of “Survivor: South Pacific,” starting even before a sandbag toss on Redemption Island permanently removed yet another player from the game. (SPOILER ALERT) Pictures: “Survivor: South Pacific” In what appears to be…
“Please accept our apologies.” Rumors swirled early Friday that the British band would will perform that afternoon at the protest’s headquarters in downtown New York City’s Zuccotti Park
(CBS) Updated 4:07 p.m. EDT Radiohead is setting the record straight: They will not be performing at the Occupy Wall Street protest on Friday. “We wish the best of luck to the protesters there, but contrary to earlier rumours, we…
In a case involving 739 defendants facing charges ranging from murder to damaging property, the court also sentenced to life in prison the head of the Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, and 46 others
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 75 people to death, including top leaders of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in protest by Islamists that was broken up by security forces in an operation…
They will co-host a three-day meeting in Bonn starting Sunday of representatives from a selected 45 countries with hopes of building trust and clearing some of the rubble left from Copenhagen, German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said this week
They will co-host a three-day meeting in Bonn starting Sunday of representatives from a selected 45 countries with hopes of building trust and clearing some of the rubble left from Copenhagen, German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said this week. “The…