Week of April 8, 2006
Amnesty - Hundreds of thousands of mostly illegal immigrants and mostly
Spanish-speaking - and their supporters take to the streets in Washington and in
dozens of cities around the country in a effort to persuade lawmakers to grant
foreign-born workers more rights.
Three suicide bombers blow themselves up in a coordinated attack against
worshipers at a Shiite mosque in Baghdad. 78 are dead.
Music news -
Michael Jackson begins dismantling his empire by agreeing to sell a portion of
his music publishing catalog, Jackson signed a $325-million refinancing
agreement that would require him to sell half of his 50% stake in Sony/ATV
Music Publishing to partner Sony Corp within the next few years.
Passing -
June Pointer
, - youngest
member of the Pointer Sisters and
lead singer on such hits such as
“Jump (For My Love)” and “He’s So
Shy.” She was 52. With her - sisters
Ruth and Anita and brothers Aaron
and Fritz.
Social butterfly Paris Hilton has a CD
- her first CD - coming out this
summer. Yes - she sings!
Technology -
Fox says it will soon make its popular
prime-time programs available on the
Internet and vide-on-demand
services as part of a deal that would
share revenue with its affiliate stations.
Wait a minute - ABC says it will offer some show free on the Internet in a two-
month trial. Look for just-aired episodes of such shows such as “Lost” and
“Desperate Housewives.”
TiVo announces it has extended a partnership with DirecTV for an additional
three years.
MySpace hires Hemanshu Nigam - a former U.S. prosecutor to keep predators
away from its young members.
