Entertainment Newsweekly back issues from January 2009:
2008 Becomes Lifetime Digital's Most Trafficked Year Ever.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Lifetime Digital posted its highest traffic ever in 2008 and continued its evolution as the ultimate digital source for women's entertainment, escape and play. Encompassing all of its digital properties from myLifetime.com to DressUpChallenge.com, Lifetime experienced an 83 ...
2080 Media Acquires PlayON Sports.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Atlanta-based 2080 Media, Inc. announced that the Company is acquiring the assets of PlayON Sports from Turner Sports International Enterprises, Inc., effective immediately. 2080 Media is a digital media company focused on production and distribution of broadband content. Former Turner ...
220-Plus MLB Signatures + One Chevy Tahoe Hood = a One-Of-A-Kind Piece of Baseball Memorabilia.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Media are invited to view a one-of-a-kind piece of baseball memorabilia on Thursday, Dec. 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the ESPN Zone in New York's Times Square at a VIP reception and viewing. More than 220 major league baseball players and 16 Baseball Hall of Fame members have signed the ...
Finalists Announced for American Heart Association's Paul 'Bear' Bryant College Football Coach of the Year Award.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards committee of the American Heart Association selected its Bryant College Football Coach of the Year finalists. The winner will be voted on by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) and named live at an awards dinner benefiting the ...
World Record Dodgeball Marathon - Pro Dodgeball Team Playing 24 Hours Straight Will Be Setting New Official Guinness World Record.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The New York Epic (professional dodgeball team) of the NDL (National Dodgeball League) are setting a new official Guinness World Record for the "Longest Dodgeball Marathon". The Epic needs to play 24 hours of non-stop Dodgeball. The Epic will be taking the court on Friday December 19th, ...
CBS College Sports Network, MaxPreps and CBS Sports Team Up for Cross Platform Coverage of T-Mobile Invitational High School Basketball Tournament.
Jan 02, 2009 ... CBS College Sports Network, MaxPreps and CBS Sports are teaming up to provide comprehensive cross platform coverage of the T-Mobile Invitational high school basketball tournament, a top national event featuring highly ranked high school boys and girls teams. The T-Mobile Invitational will ...
Starz Entertainment Caters to Hollywood With Start of Production on 'Party Down'.
Jan 02, 2009 ... A cast of some of the brightest young acting talent has begun to "Party Down," and the Hollywood catering business will never be the same. Production has started in Los Angeles on "Party Down," the new original series from Starz Entertainment, in association with its television production ...
HitFix, New Entertainment News Website, Launches With Established Writers Including Drew 'Moriarty' McWeeny.
Jan 02, 2009 ... HitFix, a new entertainment news and events website, announced that longtime movie blogger and columnist Drew McWeeny will be joining the new online property, HitFix.com, which is launching this month. McWeeny, who wrote under the pseudonym "Moriarty," will join a roster of ...
Football Stars to Support Troops During Super Bowl Festivities.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Football greats Franco Harris and Lydell Mitchell have selected military support non-profit Soldiers' Angels as the beneficiary of their 2009 Grid Iron Golf Tournament and Immaculate Reception & Dinner. The event has been conducted at the location of each Super Bowl since 1997 and has ...
January 2009: Flag Football National Tournament Kicks Off in Las Vegas.
Jan 02, 2009 ... FlagMag.com, an interactive web site for flag football and touch players in the U.S. and around the world, is accepting teams for its Flag Football National Tournament scheduled for January 17 and 18, 2009 at Anthem Hills Park in Henderson, Nev. The deadline to register for the event is ...
Sony Pictures Entertainment Promotes Andrew Gumpert to President, Business Affairs and Administration for Columbia Pictures.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Andrew Gumpert has been promoted to President of Business Affairs and Administration for Columbia Pictures; it was announced by Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of SPE and Chairman, SPE Motion Pictures Group, to whom he will ...
Northwestern University's Eric Peterman Named Winner of 2008 National ARA Sportsmanship Award.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Purple Pride runs deep today with the announcement of Northwestern University's receiver, Eric Peterman, as recipient of this year's ARA Sportsmanship Award, presented by the Awards and Recognition Association (ARA) http://www.arasportsmanshipaward.com/. The award was presented ...
Dance Your Way Into a Digital Disco.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Dust off your dancing shoes because disco is going digital. Paramount Digital Entertainment announced that the 1970s classic film SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER will be available for digital download and as a new rhythm and dance game developed specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch. ...
Learn a Snow Sport Month Debuts in January, 2009 at Resorts in 22 States Nationwide.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Twenty-two states and more than two hundred ski and snowboard resorts are hosting learning programs during January 2009 -- Learn a Snow Sport Month. It's the first time that this many organizations have collaborated on the initiative. Children and adults who want to learn a snow sport or ...
The Sports Network's Walter Payton Award Banquet To Be Streamed Live.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The 22nd annual Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision Awards presentation from Chattanooga, TN, site of the championship game on Friday, December 19th, will be streamed live on the Internet for the first time, Thursday evening, December 18th, at 7:00 p.m.. The presentations will ...
Chris Weitz To Direct Summit Entertainment's New Moon.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Summit Entertainment announced that filmmaker Chris Weitz has been hired to direct the second film in the studio's TWILIGHT film franchise. The film, NEW MOON, is based on the second book in author Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster book series. The announcement was made by Erik Feig, Summit's ...
Cowboys-Steiner Collectibles Commemorate the Final Regular Season Game at Texas Stadium.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Fans in "Big D" and football collectors alike will have an opportunity to own a piece of the last regular season game played at Texas Stadium this Sunday between the Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens. Cowboys-Steiner Collectibles, a division of Steiner Sports Memorabilia, will be producing ...
Former NFL Coach Mike Ditka Helps Young Athletes Win Big at the American Youth Football National Championship Games.
Jan 02, 2009 ... During his stay at his award- winning resort, Runaway Beach Club, in Central Florida on Dec. 10, Super Bowl- winning Coach Mike Ditka offered encouragement and support to young athletes competing at the 2008 Under Armour American Youth Football (AYF) National Championship Games. ...
Daley Thompson Promotes the 2009 Senior Games.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Yesterday, Daley Thompson, one of the world's greatest athletes of all times, visited the Netherlands to promote the 2009 Senior Games, an international sports event for baby boomers. The Senior Games will be organized in September 2009 in the Dutch province of Zeeland, and an ...
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Names Greg Baker as Executive Director.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is pleased to announce the selection of Gregory D. Baker as its new executive director, effective December 17, 2008. Mr. Baker's hire is the result of an extensive search process that examined a national pool of candidates. As executive director, ...
SEPTA Broad Street Line Service Ready to Roll for 'Monday Night Football' Eagles/Browns Game.
Jan 02, 2009 ... With only three regular season games remaining, every game is a playoff game and the SEPTA Broad Street Line is ready to help the Philadelphia Eagles drive towards post-season play by providing the quickest and most convenient route to the action. Football fans using the Broad ...
Sandestin's Village of Baytowne Wharf is top spot for New Year's Eve.
Jan 02, 2009 ... A New Year's Eve celebration in a spectacular setting makes The Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort(R) one of North America's top spots for New Year's Eve every year. The Sandestin Spectacular New Year's Eve event attracts thousands of people with an ...
Camelot Files Quarterly Report.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Camelot Entertainment Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CMLTE) announced that it filed its quarterly report, December 15, 2008. Now that the company has filed its quarterly report, it expects that the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board will remove the "E" at the end of its symbol. The ...
David Spade to Bring His Hilarious Stand-up Act to the Venetian in 2009.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The Venetian announced that comedian and actor David Spade will join its incredible line-up of entertainment at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino for a series of limited engagements in 2009. Best known for his sarcastic sense of humor and cutting one-liners, Spade's stand-up performance ...
Gray Television, Inc. Announces Significant Progress in Retransmission Consent Negotiations.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN)(NYSE:and)(NYSE:GTN.A) announced that it has reached agreements in principal on the basic economic terms of retransmission consent agreements with twenty large cable operators involving approximately 2.4 million in-market cable subscribers. In addition, the ...
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. to Take Control of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) announced that the company is taking over all operational and business aspects of the worldwide phenomenon, Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME(TM), effective immediately. KDE will take over distribution and customer support for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD ...
Micheli Named NCAA Division III Gagliardi Trophy Winner.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Quarterback Greg Micheli, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, has been named winner of the Gagliardi Trophy, awarded each year to honor the outstanding NCAA Division III football player. Micheli emerged from a field of 10 finalists. Sponsored by Jostens and the Saint John's University, ...
Pittsburgh's STORExpress and Boomerang Systems Open World's First Fully Automated Self Storage Center.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Boomerang Systems, Inc. (http://www.boomerangsystems.com/) has created and installed the First Fully Automated Storage System in the World and for STORExpress (http://www.storexpress.com/) in New Kensington, PA. STORExpress will hold a grand opening and free to the public open ...
Spike TV Lassos New Series, 'Toughest Cowboy'.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Spike TV is searching for the next big superstar in rodeo with "Toughest Cowboy," a new eight-episode one hour series from world-renowned producer Mark Burnett. The new sports-competition reality series premieres Thursday, January 29 at 11:00pm ET/PT. "We are thrilled to be in ...
Cinelatino to Unveil New On- and Off-air Rebrand Package to Reflect New Positioning and Programming Strategy.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Cinelatino, the leading Spanish-language premium movie channel in the United States, will unveil a comprehensive on- and off-air rebrand initiative beginning on January 1, 2009 that will include a new logo and a new on-air graphics package, followed by a new broadband website to launch in ...
Ed Wilson 'Sells Out' as New Tribune Chief Revenue Officer!
Jan 02, 2009 ... Tribune Company today appointed Ed Wilson as chief revenue officer with responsibility for growing the company's publishing, broadcasting and interactive revenues. He remains president of Tribune Broadcasting, overseeing the company's 23 television stations, WGN America, and WGN Radio. His ...
IMAX Announces New Management Structure as It Enters New Phase in Its Growth.
Jan 02, 2009 ... IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX; TSX: IMX) announced that effective April 1, 2009, Bradley J. Wechsler, currently co-Chairman and co-CEO of the Company, will become the sole Chairman of the Board. Richard L. Gelfond, currently co-Chairman and co-CEO, will become the sole CEO, reporting to ...
Joe's Sports & Outdoor Sees Large Increase in Tire Chain and Cold Weather Product Sales.
Jan 02, 2009 ... While many retailers are struggling in the current economic climate, Joe's Sports & Outdoor, the Northwest's largest sports & auto products retailer, is posting sales increases during the current cold snap in the Pacific Northwest. "People in the Northwest always head to Joe's ...
State Senator Gil Cedillo Joins Farmers Insurance to Replace Stolen Football Uniforms at Roosevelt High School.
Jan 02, 2009 ... It might have been a serious impediment to completing this year's football season but Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, working closely with State Senator Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles), was able to provide an assist to the Roosevelt Roughriders. Farmers will present a check for $11,500 ...
World's Leading Stadium Architecture Firm Uses 'ZPrinting' to Enhance the Fan Experience.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The world's leading sports architecture firm is using Z Corporation 3D printing technology to improve the fan experience and esthetic appeal of the world's most stunning athletic venues. HOK Sport's global client list includes 24 Major League Baseball franchises, 30 National ...
Sony Music Entertainment Presents 'Sing With the King'.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Sony Music Entertainment is giving Elvis Presley fans the opportunity to sing a Christmas duet with The King of Rock 'N' Roll. The "Sing With The King" ecard makes it possible for fans to record their own version of Presley's classic 'Blue Christmas.' The ecard uses the same unique ...
Zap2it.com Strikes Ad Sales Partnership With 43KIX, Leading Provider of Movie Information to Cell Phones.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Zap2it.com announced a new partnership with 43KIX, the leading provider of movie information and content to millions of mobile phones and their connected owners. The advertising sales agreement allows Zap2it to more fully meet the needs of marketers in the entertainment and ...
inXile entertainment Acquires Fantastic Contraption, Available for PC at www.fantasticcontraption.com - Coming Soon for iPhone!
Jan 02, 2009 ... inXile entertainment announced the acquisition of Fantastic Contraption(TM), an online physics puzzle game that the company sees as the next Line Rider(TM) (http://www.linerider.com/). The brainchild of independent developer Colin Northway, Fantastic Contraption was first released over the ...
Give the Gift of Beauty and Entertainment for the Holidays - the Nokia N85 and Nokia N79.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced that sales of the Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 have started in the United States - just in time to inject a dose of entertainment and color into your holiday season. The Nokia N85 delivers a striking fusion of design and entertainment that bursts through ...
MGM Finds 'The How-To Guide for Saving the World' Taps Sonnenfeld to Bring to Screen.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures has attached Barry Sonnenfeld (Men In Black, Get Shorty, 'Pushing Daises') to direct and produce the action comedy THE HOW-TO GUIDE FOR SAVING THE WORLD, from writer BenDavid Grabinski. The announcement was made today by Mary Parent, Chairman, Worldwide Motion ...
My Damn Channel Appoints Suhaila Suhimi V.P., Advertising Strategy & Partnerships.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Suhaila Suhimi joins My Damn Channel as Vice President, Advertising Strategy & Partnerships, reporting to Founder/CEO, Rob Barnett. In this new role, Suhaila will develop and manage custom, branded entertainment campaigns and strategic advertising partnerships. She will take the lead role ...
PlatinumLounge.com Beats Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Others in Second Annual People's Choice Open Web Awards.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Online media community PlatinumLounge.com (http://www.platinumlounge.com/) announced that it beat out multi-billion dollar competitors like Facebook.com (ranked #5 worldwide), MySpace.com (ranked #7 worldwide), Twitter.com (ranked #630 worldwide) and others in the 2nd Annual Mashable.com ...
Digital Realty Trust to Present at Citigroup's 19th Annual Global Entertainment, Media and Telecom Conference.(Conference news)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) announced that members of its senior management team will be presenting at Citigroup's 18th Annual Global Entertainment, Media and Telecom Conference at 4:30 PM MST on January 6, 2009. The conference is being held January 6 - 8, 2009 at the Arizona Biltmore ...
Liz Dolan Named Chief Marketing Officer.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Liz Dolan has been named Chief Marketing Officer for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, effective January 5, 2009. Ms. Dolan is a celebrated marketing and branding expert, having served as marketing head at NIKE, as well as host and creator of the award-winning talk show, Satellite Sisters ....
Possibility of Cities Without Newspapers Raises Questions of Where People Will Get News and What They Will Pay For.
Jan 02, 2009 ... With the backdrop of the Tribune Co. filing for bankruptcy protection, panelists at the National Press Club's forum on the future of journalism said some communities should get ready for having no daily newspapers. "I think we are going to see some significant communities ...
Universal Pictures and Stuber Productions Join Forces With Leading Toy and Entertainment Company Spin Master Ltd to Bring Bakugan Battle Brawlers to the Big Screen.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Spin Master Ltd. and Universal Pictures have entered into a development deal in which Universal and Stuber Productions will produce a film based on the popular strategic game and anime series Bakugan Battle Brawlers. One of the most sought after toy lines of this holiday season, Bakugan ...
West Coast Bank Sponsors the 13th Annual Les Schwab Invitational Basketball Tournament.
Jan 02, 2009 ... West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is a VIP sponsor of the 13th Annual Les Schwab Invitational (LSI) Basketball Tournament to be held at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, from December 26-30, 2008. This year's tournament features four days of tournament play and the first-ever LSI Slam ...
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Receives More Than $1 Million in Grants.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Camino Nuevo Charter Academy announced gifts from two foundations totaling more than $1 million. The Eisner Foundation pledged $400,000 to the charter school's general operating budget, and Weingart Foundation pledged $750,000 to the school's sister organization, Pueblo Nuevo Development, ...
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Opens in Meridian, Miss.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The new 64-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Meridian has opened its doors for business at 538 Bonita Lakes Drive in Meridian, Miss. "We're very excited to bring the Country Inns & Suites By Carlson concept to this region," said Steve Mogck, executive vice president and ...
Las Vegas Readies for 'Takin' It to the Streets' New Year's Eve Pyrotechnic Display and Live Entertainment.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Officials from Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) joined city leaders and Fireworks by Grucci today at the Fashion Show Mall on the Las Vegas Strip to announce the details for America's Party: Las Vegas New Year 2009, the citywide celebration ...
Lifetime Acquires Assets of Salt Lake City-Based Jumping Jack Trailers.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Lifetime Products, Inc. -- a leading Utah-based manufacturer of folding tables and chairs, basketball systems, outdoor storage sheds and utility trailers -- announced that it has acquired the assets of Jumping Jack Trailers, Inc., adding the innovative Tent/Trailer to Lifetime's own ...
Luxury Hotel in South Florida Offers Special BCS Bowl Game Rates.
Jan 02, 2009 ... il Lugano, a luxury hotel and resort located along the Ft. Lauderdale Intracoastal Waterway, is pleased to announce special rates for guests attending any of the two South Florida BCS bowl games in January, 2009. The 105 all-suite hotel and resort will provide a discounted rate ...
Michael Phelps and 505 Games to Collaborate on New Videogame Projects.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, and global videogame publisher, 505 Games, announced a new partnership to develop next generation console and iPhone videogames. The first title is scheduled to release in spring 2010 and will be developed by 505 Games' newly formed ...
Next Interior Secretary Should Rescind Bush Rule Allowing Concealed Guns in Parks.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The Brady Campaign today urged Senator Ken Salazar, if confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Obama Administration's Secretary of the Interior, to initiate steps to rescind a rule rushed out this month by the Bush Administration that threatens to make America's national parks less safe ...
Photos: Are - Sweden Heading for a New Record Season?
Jan 02, 2009 ... In the alpine heart of Sweden, Are, the winter season has certainly started well with low temperatures and significant amounts of natural snow. The snow situation is exceptional which has made it possible to open lifts well ahead of plan with the best possible skiing - simply first rate! ...
Sinclair Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend of $0.20 Per Share.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBGI) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on the Company's Class A and Class B common stock. The dividends are payable on January 13, 2009, to the holders of record at the close of business ...
Station Casinos, Inc. Announces Termination of Private Exchange Offer.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Station Casinos, Inc. announced that has determined that certain of the conditions to its previously announced private exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") for its outstanding 6% Senior Notes due 2012, 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2016, 6 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, 6 7/8% Senior ...
The 2008 Youth Conference on the Game: a Weekend to Learn, Play and Honor.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Standing in the gymnasium of the Glendale Event Center early Sunday morning, a chorus of laughter reverberated off the walls as the squeaks of hurried athletic shoes echoed throughout the room. Without looking, the casual passerby would have thought they were overhearing a ...
Verizon Bringing FiOS TV to More Areas in Western New York.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Residents and businesses in more areas in Western New York now have the opportunity to join the Verizon FiOS revolution that is sweeping the region. Verizon recently began offering a bundled package of FiOS TV, FiOS Internet and wired, reliable voice services to consumers and ...
VideoThang Users Can Now Access the Top Vidsense Videos Directly from the VideoThang Editor.
Jan 02, 2009 ... VideoThang, the free, multi-media content generator, editor and desktop ad platform, announced that its users can now access Vidsense's top five videos directly from the VideoThang without opening their browser. Vidsense is the world's largest video ad network and has more than 80,000 ...
Walt Disney World Resort and Steve Harvey Inspire Teens Through Disney's Dreamers Academy 2009 Class.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Walt Disney World Resort, in partnership with nationally syndicated radio personality Steve Harvey, announced its selection of 100 nationwide high school students to participate in the Disney's Dreamers Academy of 2009. Selected students and a guardian will travel to Walt Disney World ...
Car and Driver Announces Editors Choice Picks.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Consumers in the market for a new car or truck now have the opportunity to see what vehicles the editors of Car and Driver, the world's No. 1 automotive enthusiast magazine, would choose to drive if they were shopping for new wheels today. Car and Driver conducted rigorous ...
Cellular South Names First Weekly Winner of Its Network Stories Contest.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Sherman Dodd, who lives in the small southwest Mississippi town of Carriere in Pearl River County, is the first big $1,000 weekly winner of Cellular South's "Your Network. Your Stories." contest, which features customer-created stories about the reliability, quality and coverage of the ...
Entravision Communications Corporation Receives Continued Listing Standards Notice from the New York Stock Exchange.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE:EVC) announced that on December 15, 2008 the company received notification from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the company has fallen below one of the NYSE's continued listing standard criteria by maintaining an average closing price of ...
Fight On! At JayvsConan.com Tonight Show Fans Duke It Out Over O'Brien Replacing Leno at the Helm.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Amidst the chaos in response to NBC's announcement regarding a "new" show for Jay Leno, a new blog and polling site is already available for fans to have their say. Launched in November 2008, JayvsConan.com (http://www.jayvsconan.com/) is fast gaining traction. In a move to ...