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...Jonas Brothers have already made it tough on themselves. There is the fact that all three brothers wear purity rings and have forsworn the temptations of sex and drugs, which wipes out large swaths of potential songwriting material. Also, they are products of the famously regimented Disney media machine, and their appearances on Hannah Montana and starring roles in Camp Rock don't suggest any hidden expertise at plumbing the rougher edges of existence. Finally, look at them: How can anyone be expected to rock out to a band cuter than the Muppets...
BARENAKED LADIES quit Disney tour after lead singer busted for cocaine. So that's where those million dollars went...
...With Ebert absent for the past two years, Roeper and an array of guest critics - from the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips to the New York Times' A.O. Scott - have kept the weekly show going. But last summer Ebert and Disney found themselves embroiled in a very public fight in negotiations over Ebert's contract. Disney issued a press release in August 2007 saying it would no longer use the "thumbs-up/thumbs-down" trademark in the show because Ebert told the company he wouldn't allow it during a contract renegotiation...
...Ebert disputed that on his website shortly afterward: "Contrary to Disney's press release, I did not demand the removal of the Thumb [trademark]. They made a first offer on Friday which I considered offensively low. I responded with a counter-offer. They did not reply to this, and on Monday ordered the Thumbs [trademark] removed from the show." Ebert went on to say that he would allow the thumbs to be used on the show during negotiations...
...Some experts say Bell Atlantic would be making a major strategic mistake if it let Paramount get away. In a world with 500 or more channels competing for viewers' attention, they say, the winners will be those companies that can offer the most attractive programming. The Walt Disney Co. embraces that view; instead of racing to build its own superhighway, Disney is spending about $1 billion this year -- 66% more than last year -- to turn out films and TV shows it thinks people will want to watch. Declares a rival media-industry executive: ''The single most important thing you need...