LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The Walt Disney Co. reportedly purchased a 10 percent stake in POW! Entertainment, a production company formed by U.S. comic book creator Stan Lee.
LONDON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A New Year's Day showing of actor David Tennant's last appearance on "Doctor Who" earned the British TV series 10.4 million viewers, early figures indicate.
CHAMONIX, France, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Elin Nordegren, mired in marital problems with husband Tiger Woods, is skiing in France with her twin sister and friends, a family friend says.
NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said U.S. TV personalities Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Gunn are PETA's Woman and Man of the Year.
Limbaugh happy with U.S. healthcare system ... Scripps urges support for Food Network ... Redbox breaks its one-day rental record ... BET: 'Blame It' is top 2009 music video ... News from United Press International.
MINEOLA, N.Y., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Scripps Networks Interactive, engaged in a food fight Cablevision, says the U.S. cable group's customers should demand it keep the Food Network on its TV menu.
HONOLULU, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Conservative radio star Rush Limbaugh says if his time at a Honolulu hospital is any indication, the U.S. healthcare system is doing well.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The DVD rental provider, Redbox, said it broke its one-day rental record New Year's Eve with more than 2 million DVDs checked out by U.S. customers.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Black Entertainment Television says the video for Jamie Foxx's hit "Blame It" topped the U.S. cable TV network's list of 2009's top music videos.
EAST PEORIA, Ill., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Police in Eugene, Ore., say a former deckhand featured on "Deadliest Catch" was arrested in Illinois on an arrest warrant for three bank robberies.
LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Robert Downey Jr. insists he wasn't anxious about playing a British icon in "Sherlock Holmes" because the people behind the film were so talented.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- PBS says its new show "Faces of America" uses the latest tools in genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 11 renowned Americans.
DETROIT, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Sheila Ray Charles, daughter of late music icon Ray Charles, has been booked to sing and speak at Detroit's New Galilee Missionary Baptist Church.
NOIDA, India, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Film producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra told a reporter to shut up at a news conference in Noida, India, Friday after the journalist asked about reports of plagiarism.
HONOLULU, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, speaking Friday at the Honolulu hospital where he was checked out for chest pain, says he doesn't have heart disease.
Fox, Time Warner agree to extension ... Tyson won't be charged for airport fracas ... 'Limbaugh: The Musical' to play in Chicago ... U2 top-selling act in N. America in '09 ... News from United Press International.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. future-telling service Psychic Source says it predicts Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will split up by spring.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The government of New Zealand has knighted movie director Peter Jackson for his contributions to the entertainment industry and for his charity work.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Chicago's Second City Theatricals comedy troupe says it is working on a satirical production called "Rush Limbaugh: The Musical!"
