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Charlie Ergen, the maverick CEO who co-founded EchoStar in 1980 selling satellite dishes from his car and is now worth $9 billion, has crossed swords with Rupert Murdoch, Mel Karmazin, [...]

Cablevision and Dish are due in court this week, with jury selection starting Wednesday in lower Manhattan for a breach of contract trial in a case that has been unusually [...]

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. is suing the longtime producer of its Golden Globe telecast, Dick Clark Prods., charging that it is trying to steal the rights to the show [...]

TLC has gone after Jon Gosselin for breach of contract. Complaint, filed Friday morning in Montgomery County, Md., Circuit Court, accuses the former star of 'Jon and Kate Plus 8' [...]

A jury has awarded former Digital Domain prexy Christian Bradley 'Brad' Call nearly $2 million in his wrongful termination lawsuit against the visual effects shop. Call was awarded $659,500 for [...]

It's been a tough week for the PR execs at Black Rock. CBS News found itself in the crosshairs of a mini media frenzy in the last few days, fueled [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Just two weeks after signing up for 'The West Wing,' Jimmy Smits has closed a lucrative overall deal with ABC and Touchstone Television. Under the terms of the [...]

A U.S. District Court Judge denied Wednesday a request from Fox for a preliminary injunction against Dish Network over its controversial DVR technology known as AutoHop. But Fox, which plans [...]

A week after he was fired from Current TV, Keith Olbermann has filed a breach of contract lawsuit accusing the cabler of violating aspects of his contract ranging from the [...]

The ousted heads of the studio responsible for last year's bestselling videogame are firing back at Activision Blizzard. Jason West and Vince Zampella have filed suit against the publisher, alleging [...]

In a case stemming from the homevideo distribution of Steven Seagal's 'The Last Patriot,' a judge ruled Thursday that Disney breached an agreement that capped distribution expenses and awarded plaintiff [...]

Britney Spears has parted ways with her manager Larry Rudolph and his firm Reign-Deer Entertainment. A statement released Thursday said the split, which comes after nine years, was mutual. Rudolph, [...]

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican broadcaster Televisa has filed a $1 million lawsuit against telenovela actor Mauricio Islas, claiming he broke his contract. Suit comes five months after the thesp left [...]

The article reports on the court's decision to dismiss anchorman Dan Rather's 70 million dollar lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting Inc. in New York. It states that the former CBS anchorman was unsuccessful to support his breach of contract claim which stemmed from his controversial 2004 "60 Minutes II" segment on former President George Bush. The court concluded that there was no merit to his claim that actions by CBS damaged his earnings potential after he left the company.

The article reports on the decision of a district court in Los Angeles, California to the programming license agreement (PLA) between Univision Communications Inc. and Televisa SA de CV. It states that the court judge Philip S. Gutierrez has ruled in favor of Univision which was charged by Televisa with material breach of contract. The judge explained that programming license agreement (PLA) with Televisa prevents Televisa from broadcasting online.

The article focuses on the fraud and breach of contract lawsuit filed by producer of "Terminator: Salvation," Moritz Borman in Los Angeles Superior Court against his co-producers. It says that in the suit against producers Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, and their Halcyon Co. banner, Borman provides eight causes of action and demands for over $160 million in damages. He allegedly asserts Anderson and Kubicek "hijacked" the production, and denied paying his $2.5 million balance fee.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by National Broadcasting Company and Bravo against Weinstein Co., producer of "Project Runway" in New York Supreme Court, claiming that Weinstein breached its contract's right of first refusal. The suit was filed following the move of Weinstein to sign a five-year deal with Lifetime for the purchase of the "Project Runway." NBC U insider stated that Weinstein has sold stolen goods knowing that it did not inform NBC about the new deal.

The article reports on the $70 million lawsuit filed by "Evening News" anchor Dan Rather against CBS Corp. and three of his former superiors related to the flawed report on the Vietnam-era military service of U.S. President George Bush. He alleged that he was made a spacegoat, costing him significant financial loss and damaged reputation. He added that CBS violated his contract since it had not given him important job on "60 Minutes" after he was forced to leave as an anchor in 2005.

The article reports that radio shock jock Don Imus is preparing to file a lawsuit against CBS over the remainder of his $40 million five-year contract. Imus was unceremoniously terminated by CBS Radio and MSNBC. After three weeks of lying low, he has retained top First Amendment lawyer Martin Garbus to represent him in a claim against CBS Radio.

The article reports on the closing argument of Crusader Entertainment company attorney Marvin Putnam during a hearing of its case against author Clive Cussler at a Los Angeles Superior Court in California. He told the jury that the entire premise of the film "Sahara" was based on the lie that Cussler's Dirk Pitt book series had sold 100 million copies. Cussler filed a lawsuit against Philip Anschutz and Crusader Entertainment over charges of breach of contract.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by Clive Cussler against Crusader Entertainment for breaching the script approval for his book "Sahara," in the U.S. According to Bert Fields, Cussler's attorney, the contract emphasizes that Cussler had approval rights over the screenwriters and approval over revisions to the screenplay. He demands for $40 million damage fee, which include the lost value of the film rights, and reduced book advances.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by screenwriters Stephen Feke and Fred Walton against Sony over allegedly being cut out of the development and profit participation in the studio's remake of the film "When a Stranger Calls." Feke and Walton are the original writers of the film. Screen Gems, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Simon Film Prods., and Melvin Simon have also been named as defendants in the breach-of-contract suit filed in a district court in Los Angeles, California.

The article reports on the involvement of Televisa of Mexico, in a powerful consortium to bid for Univision. Even though the company has cash reserves of 1.4 billion dollars, limitations on foreign ownership of U.S. broadcasters prevent the company from leading a bid on its own. According to the author, Televisa is suing Univision in a Los Angeles court for breach of contract under a long-term programming agreement that is not due to expire until 2017.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by CBS Radio Networks against Howard Stern at the State Supreme Court demanding the recovery of money from Stern in Manhattan, New York City. The lawsuit alleges Stern of breach of contract, fraud and the use of the radio station's airtime to pump up Sirius subscriber numbers. One analyst predicted the difficulty of the company to win the case.

The article reports on the statement issued by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) West criticizing the decision made by the American Broadcasting Co. (ABC) cover downloads at the home video residuals rate rather than at the pay television rate. According to WGA president Patric M. Verrone, ABC's decision is a violation of the organization's contract. He added that WGA is planning to pursue all legal options to resolve the problem.

The article reports on the settlement of the conflict between Cablevision Systems Corp. and YES Network in New York City. The conflict started when the New York Mets refuse to renew its carriage contract with Cablevision manager, Chuck Dolan's MSG Network and Fox Sports New York that resulted to Cablevision's not carrying of the YES Network for the whole season. Through an arbitration panel's rule that states that Cablevision should carry YES as part of its basic service, the conflict was solved.

Reports that the U.S. courts ruled in 2005 in favor of cable operator Time Warner Cable (TW) in AMC's suit against the cabler. Stipulations of the ruling citing that TW had not waived the network's contractual obligation to provide older movies as the linchpin of AMC's lineup; Legal precedents; Implications on cable television.

Reports on the programming deal engineered by AMC Entertainment Inc. spending around $80 million for 22 theatrical movies from Warner Bros. Inc. in the U.S. Competition faced by AMC with top 10 cable operators, which owe much of their success to theatrical movie ratings; Lawsuit filed by Time Warner Cable Inc. against the company over the cable network's classics mandate; Claim of Time Warner that AMC breached its contract by shifting its programming from classic titles to more recent pictures from the last few decades.

The article reports that Charles Dolan, chairman of Cablevision Services Corp., organized a quiet funeral for his storm-tossed Voom satellite-programming service, revealing its demise through an item in its 8-K filing. Voom had caused a volcanic breach between the 78-year-old chairman of Cablevision, who wanted to keep the service operating despite a loss of $661 million in 2004, and his son. The official shutdown date for Voom's 46, 000-or-so subscribers is April 30, 2005. According to the S-K filing, Cablevision, through its Rainbow division, will try to keep alive the 21 channels of high-definition programming that are part of Voom's service, attempting to license them to cable operators and the satellite distributors DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by Apple Corp. against Apple Computer charging the hardware manufacturer of a breach in a 1991 agreement in the U.S. Involvement of the two companies in a number of court battles over the years involving the use of the Apple trademark; Factor preventing the Beattles catalog of songs being made available on the computer company's iTunes song store; Possibility of the settlement agreement.

Announces the dismissal of George Eads and Jorja Fox from the TV program "CSI" due to breach of contract in the U.S. Discussion of the situation that led to the decision of executives to fire them; Search for new actors to the show; Amount of money earned by Eads, Fox and some executives of the show.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by NBC Universal against Paramount regarding breach of contract. Facts of the case; Opinion of the court; Developments under the case.

Focuses on the breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by Maverick Records at Los Angeles Superior Court in California against Warner Music Group. Aspects of Maverick' suit seeking millions in damages and the right to terminate their joint venture; Lawsuit filed by Warner Music against Maverick in Delaware.

Reports on the progress of the lawsuit filed by Morgan Creek Productions against Franchise Pictures for an alleged breach of a film distribution agreement in Los Angeles, California. Details on the claim; Estimates on the amount owed by Franchise Pictures from Morgan Creek; Terms in the settlement agreement made between the two parties.

Reports that the businessmen behind Staten Island, New York, development project Stapleton Studios have filed a lawsuit against the city. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appointment of a task force to determine the best possible use for the former Navy Yard property; Accusation against the city of breach of contract, unjust enrichment, violation of the state's business law, breach of fiduciary duty and causing loss of profits and business opportunity.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by YES cable television network against Time Warner Cable in New York. Presentation of the breach-of-contract lawsuit; Obligation of Time Warner Cable to rework their contracts; Amount of the license fee.

Reports on a countersuit filed by actress and magazine editor Rosie O'Donnell against Gruner+Jahr, her joint venture magazine partner. O'Donnell's claim that the publisher breached its contract and forced her to desert her magazine; Publisher's charge that O'Donnell unilaterally abandoned the magazine without justification; Decline in the magazine's readership when O'Donnell admitted her sexual orientation.

Reports the withdrawal of actress Rosie O'Donnell from the joint venture with Gruner + Jahr USA. Factors contributing to the termination of the partnership; Recruitment of Attorney Mary Jo White by O'Donnell in preparation for the legal showdown; Statistics on the circulation rate of the magazine.

Reports the postponement of the trial filed by singer Courtney Love against Universal Music Group (UMG) in Los Angeles, California. Date set by the court for the hearing of case; Decision of the court to give time to the mediator in finding settlement to the situation; Breach of contract alleged by Love against UMG.

Reports on film producer Jean Doumanian's response and counterclaim to a breach of contract lawsuit filed by actor/director Woody Allen. Doumanian's allegation that she stepped in to produce Allen's movies when TriStar Pictures Inc. hesitated because of the scandal and custody fight with actress Mia Farrow; Statement released on Allen's behalf by PMK; Details of the counterclaim.

Reports on the prospects for an out-of-court settlement of the breach-of-contract litigation between actor Mike Myers, Imagine Entertainment, and Universal Pictures. Imagine Entertainment's plan to produce another Myers creation in lieu of `Dieter'; Myers' claim that the studio tried to bully him into making `Dieter' with an unacceptable script.

The article reports on the suspended approval by the antitrust board of Gaul on Canal Plus Group SA's 2006 merger with pay television (TV) operator TPS and even fined the company for 30 million euros for breaching its commitments.

The article reports that Warner Music Group (WMG) Inc.'s shareholder Derek Cournoyer has sued the company and its directors including WMG chief executive officer (CEO) Edgar Bronfman Jr, directors Thomas H. Lee, and Scott M. Sperling for breaching their fiduciary duty as they accepted the bid by Len Blavatnik of Access Industries Inc.

The article reports on the move of the creative team of the television program "Smallville" to file a case against Warner Bros. Television for an alleged breach of contract in the U.S.

The article reports on the decision of the New York Court of Appeals to reject the request of Dan Rather for an appeal of the dismissal of his 70 million-dollar breach of contract lawsuit against CBS Corp. The author explains that the lawsuit is caused by Rather's report in 2004 on "60 Minutes II" regarding then President George W. Bush' service in the National Guard. She states that the lawsuit alleged that CBS executives limited Rather's earnings when they restricted his on-air reporting.

The article reports on the settlement between CTC Media Inc. and its former chief executive officer (CEO) Alexander Rodnyansky who was accused of breaching an anti-competition pact with the network in Russia. It notes that Rodnyansky will receive about 26 million dollars in cash and over two million shares. It points out that the voluntary settlement provides that he will immediately resign from the board and waive a third of stock appreciation rights given to him.

The article reports on Michael Jackson's last-minute out-of-court settlement with Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who was suing him for breach of contract. It states that Jackson failed to comply with his promise to the wealthy Arab prince to record a new album and write a candid autobiography. He also claims that Jackson owed him $7 million after the prince paid for the travel and lodging expenses of Jackson.

The article reports that the net revenue of Univision Communications Inc. decreased 2.4% to $511.3 million for the third quarter ended on September 30, 2008. Still, it maintained its No. 3 broadcast network in the U.S. Hispanic Media in the Nielsen ranking among adults 18-34. Joe Uva, chief executive officer of Univision, said that they exerted best efforts to boost audience growth. However, Televisa charges Univision with material breach of contract and wants to end the programming deal.

The article reports that Image Entertainment has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles, California, against Relativity Media for failing to fulfill a 2006 home video output deal. According to the author, the 10-year-deal called for Relativity to provide a steady stream of theatrical fare to the home video distribution in exchange for stock, but Relativity has yet to supply any pictures. The author adds that Image charged Relativity with fraud and beach of contract.

The article reports that commercial broadcaster e.tv has been prohibited from covering Zimbabwe's general election. According to the author, the television station was not accredited by the Zimbabwean government because it breached media and security laws while reporting on diamond smuggling in 2007.