Archive for January 24th, 2006

‘Family Guy’s’ Stewie hosting Web talk show (Reuters)

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Reuters - Heeeeere’s Stewie!

Jamie Foxx sings to the ladies in NBC special (Reuters)

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Jamie Foxx is seen at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California in a July 17, 2005 file photo. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - "Pimps, hustlers,
gangsters, players — take an intermission," Jamie Foxx says.
"It's all about the ladies tonight."


New network emerges from ashes of UPN, WB (Reuters)

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

A sign for the WB television network (L) is shown at the network's offices on the Warner Bros. studios Ranch facilities lot in Burbank, California January 24, 2006. CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. said on Tuesday they will close their respective UPN and WB television networks and jointly launch a new channel in the fall. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - After a decade
of primetime brawling between UPN and WB Network, the owners of
the two channels decided sometime around Thanksgiving that it
was time to seize the moment.


Syndicated business could pop as prime slots open (Reuters)

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Reuters - News of the CBS
Corp.-Warner Bros. deal to shut down their respective UPN and
WB networks and launch a new channel rocked the syndication
world Tuesday.

Google Agrees to Censor Results in China

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country’s free-speech restrictions in return for better access in the Internet’s fastest growing market. What was that motton again Google? “Do no evil…” or something like that?
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Fox dominates week with ‘Idol’ premiere (Reuters)

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Host Ryan Seacrest (L) and judges Simon Cowell (C) and Randy Jackson from the show 'American Idol' are seen in Hollywood January 17, 2006. The big return of 'American Idol' put Fox in the driver's seat for the week of January 16. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - The big return of
"American Idol" put Fox in the driver's seat for the week of
January 16.


Nintendo DS hits 3 million connections, 500,000 users

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

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src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/01/nintendo-wifi.jpg" alt="" />According to Nintendo UK general manager
David Yarnton, the Nintendo Worldwide Wi-Fi connection service has hit 3 million connections, which translates into
around 500,000 actual users. A lot of the credit for this high adoption rate can no doubt be attributed to the
successes of style="font-style: italic;">Mario Kart DS (a title href="http://www.joystiq.com/2005/11/22/mario-kart-makes-ds-wifi-a-hit/">which 45% of users went online with in the
first week) and Animal Crossing: Wild World.

The announcement,
which took place at London’s Science Museum, also included news of a 1000 extra Wi-Fi hotspots across Britain. With href="http://www.dsfanboy.com/2006/01/12/metroid-prime-hunters-do-we-still-care/">the long anticipated (Wi-Fi
enabled) Metroid Prime Hunters just around the corner, the future is looking
very bright for wireless gaming on Nintendo’s flagship handheld.

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Google Agrees to Censor Results in China

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

neutralino writes “The Associated Press is reporting that Google has agreed to censor results in China. According to the article, ‘Google officials characterized the censorship concessions in China as an excruciating decision for a company that adopted “don’t be evil” as a motto. But management believes it’s a worthwhile sacrifice.’”

Lost’s Mr. Eko Reveals A Secret

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006


Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, the London-born actor who plays the mysterious Mr. Eko on ABC’s hit series Lost, revealed to SCI FI Wire the directions he received in his pivotal scene?when he comes face-to-face with the island’s monster?that may hint at the monster’s true nature.

Future Looks Good For Medium

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006


Glenn Gordon Caron, creator and executive producer of NBC’s supernatural series Medium, told SCI FI Wire that he has high expectations that the network will pick the show up for a third season.

Acker Made An Alias Regular

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006


Amy Acker told SCI FI Wire that she’ll be made a regular cast member of ABC’s spy series Alias when the show returns with new episodes in March.

NBC Pulls Daniel

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006


NBC has pulled its controversial drama The Book of Daniel from the schedule after just three weeks, network sources told the Reuters news service.