Law & Order

Emmy Awards Channels "Glee" Plus Bruce Plus, Natch, Betty White

Kara Swisher in News on August 30, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

The clips from the 2010 Emmy Awards went up fast and furious all over the Internet last night, almost as soon as the acts were performed live on Sunday evening from Los Angeles. That especially includes the one from the opening, after the jump, in which MC Jimmy Fallon enlists an odd mix of celebs, some from the cast of the television hit “Glee,” for a take-off on, yes, “Glee.” While NBC’s online site was not so quick with the clips from the broadcast–although it eventually had many–others were, which is pretty much how these events go now.

Doink Doink! “Law & Order” Case Gets Closed.

Peter Kafka in Media on May 13, 2010 at 3:08 pm PT

NBC is dropping “Law & Order” after 20 seasons. Here are the two things you’ll always remember about the show: Its signature sound effect and its signature actor.

Volpi and Index Smack Back at Skype Founders With Motion to Dismiss (Plus Filings!)

Kara Swisher in News on October 15, 2009 at 3:49 pm PT

The legal high jinks in the contentious battle over the fate of Skype got worse this afternoon, as former Joost CEO Michelangelo Volpi and Index Ventures filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the founders of Skype–Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, via Joost and Joltid–against them. It’s yet another chess move among a group of well-known tech players, who used to work together closely and are now at odds.