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Verizon, Coinstar's Redbox form video venture (Reuters)
Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc and Coinstar's Redbox unit are forming a joint venture that will compete directly against video rental firm Netflix.
Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract (Reuters)
Reuters - Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer on the project.
Resilient Chevy, Chrysler ads win at Super Bowl (Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors scored with an Armageddon-proof Chevy truck while a Clint Eastwood pep talk for America won notice for rival Chrysler during the high-stakes brand battle at Sunday's Super Bowl.
Chevy airs Super Bowl ad that Ford wanted pulled (Reuters)
Reuters - Chevy aired a Super Bowl ad suggesting that its Silverado would survive the Mayan apocalypse and Ford trucks wouldn't -- despite Ford calling for the ad to be pulled.
Andy Serkis strips, Patton Oswalt riffs at Santa Barbara film (Reuters)
Reuters - Andy Serkis and Patton Oswalt, who were passed over when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out its nominations, stole the show on Friday night at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which honored Serkis, Oswalt, Shailene Woodley and three Oscar nominees with its annual Virtuoso Awards.
"The Artist", "Iron Lady" both cross $20 million mark (Reuters)
Reuters - Two of The Weinstein Company's contenders for Academy Awards -- "The Artist" and "The Iron Lady" -- surpassed the $20 million mark at the box office this weekend.
Congress makes it tougher to shoot in U.S. capitol (Reuters)
Reuters - Last year was a banner year for production in the nation's capital -- more than a dozen high-budget film and television projects ranging from "Bourne Identity 4 to "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss 'Obese' Season 2" spent time in the city -- but its future as a film location may be in jeopardy.
Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith join Charlie Sheen's TV series (Reuters)
Reuters - Charlie Sheen has just lined up two more goddesses for his harem -- on the small screen, at least.
Social media at forefront of social protest (Reuters)
Reuters - From SOPA to Ellen DeGeneres, protesting keeps getting more social.
Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz (Reuters)
Reuters - The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz.
News Corp taps Bloomberg executive to lead Dow Jones (Reuters)
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Thursday named Bloomberg LP executive Lex Fenwick as chief executive officer of its Dow Jones & Co unit which houses its Wall Street Journal newspaper.
Michael Sheen replaces Paul Bettany in "Masters of Sex" (Reuters)
Reuters - Michael Sheen is stepping into Paul Bettany's sex-researcher shoes.
Unpaid intern sues Harper's Bazaar for minimum wage (Reuters)
Reuters - A former intern at Harper's Bazaar is suing the magazine's publisher, Hearst Corporation, saying that her internship violates labor laws because it was unpaid, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York.
NY Times adds digital subscribers, but ad revenue shrinks (Reuters)

Reuters - The New York Times Co, which is grappling with sinking advertising revenue and a recent change in the top management, said it continued to add subscribers for its digital products in the fourth quarter.

One Million Moms to JC Penney: fire Ellen, she's gay (Reuters)
Reuters - One Million Moms -- a project of the American Family Association -- is very angry at JC Penney.
Hollywood's Super Bowl ads: "Dictator," no "Dark Knight" (Reuters)
Reuters - Football fans looking for a sneak peek at "The Dark Knight Rises" or "The Amazing Spider-Man" on Sunday are in for a disappointment.
SAG, AFTRA release details of proposed merger (Reuters)
Reuters - SAG and AFTRA on Tuesday provided details of their proposed merger agreement -- including specifics on dues, membership requirements and strike provisions.
Les Moonves testifies in Golden Globes trial (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS President and Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves testified that the network would have paid millions more than NBC for the TV rights for the Golden Globe Awards.
Trinity Mirror to axe a fifth of editorial staff (Reuters)
Reuters - British newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror said it will cut almost a fifth of its editorial staff as part of a plan to overhaul the newsroom behind its popular tabloids Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and The People.
Mexico watchdog: no official word on Televisa deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Mexico's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was still in the process of notifying the companies of its decision on broadcaster Televisa's proposed purchase of half of cell phone company Iusacell.