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On-location movie shoots are on the rise in Los Angeles, despite repeated warnings from Hollywood studios that the possibility of an actors strike had stalled moviemaking, a permitting group said Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have been holding separate talks with other potential media partners after their negotiations with each other broke down, sources familiar with the companies' thinking said on Wednesday.

BP is the latest Tier One Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - - As the official Oil and Gas Partner and London 2012's third Sustainability Partner, BP will be responsible for prov... [WebWire - Thursday, July 03, 2008]

For the abandoned US poker players whose online poker accounts were closed by the gaming operators as a result of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. - - There is now a new way to stay in ... [WebWire - Thursday, July 03, 2008]

Reuters - A grubby man in the pub named Nigel who buys counterfeit DVDs is being replaced by a sheepish young office worker named Nigel who downloads movies and music illegally at his desk in a new British ad campaign against piracy.

Reuters - Rush Limbaugh and Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks have agreed to a contract extension that will pay the conservative talk-radio pundit more than $400 million through 2016.

Reuters - Actors' Equity Assn. and the Broadway League have agreed to terms for a new contract covering shows on the Great White Way and national tours.

Reuters - Tennis Channel president Ken Solomon was sitting in his office on the grounds of the French Open in Paris six weeks ago when, rifling through some press coverage of the network, he proudly showed a blurb from a story that proclaimed the network "the future of television."

Legendary Olympic athletes including Roger Federer, Yao Ming, Laure Manaudou, Liu Xiang and Yelena Isinbayeva are among the stars of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s latest public service a... [WebWire - Thursday, July 03, 2008]

Series on Olympic Scholarship Holders Beijing 2008: today Hocine Haciane - - Hocine Haciane is a swimmer with the ability not only to promote his sport within his own country, but also to put his coun... [WebWire - Thursday, July 03, 2008]