FCC weighs rules to identify paid product placements
The FCC will study rules to show viewers when brand-name products appear in shows for money. Embedded advertising has risen as audiences skip ads with TiVo and channel flipping, prompting possible larger type disclosures and longer display times at program start and end. Commissioner Adelstein pushes stronger disclosure to ensure viewers know who is selling them.
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Wesley Snipes seeks leave to travel for film work
Wesley Snipes petitions a Florida judge to allow him to leave the United States while appealing three federal tax convictions. The actor plans work on two films, Gallowwalker and Chasing the Dragon, in London and Bangkok, with production set to begin July 14 and September respectively. He was sentenced in April to three years for willful failure to file tax returns, with the government alleging no tax return since 1998.
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Lil Wayne Joins Voodoo Experience Lineup
Rapper Lil Wayne adds his set to the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. The festival runs October 24 to 26 at City Park behind the New Orleans Museum of Art, joining acts like Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, Erykah Badu, and Joss Stone. Wayne, real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., released Tha Carter III with 1 million copies sold this month.
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Grammy triumph fades as Winehouse plunges
New York Amy Winehouse, after fainting and a hospital rush, faced family warnings that crack and cigarettes could cause emphysema and death if she did not quit. She left the hospital with a cigarette, while her career highlight remains illegal rehab, five Grammys, and a still troubled personal life amid police probes and disturbing footage.
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