TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> will switch gears and produce the Prius hybrid instead of the less fuel-efficient Highlander sport utility vehicle at its planned Mississippi factory, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.

The Outdoor Advertising Association of America spent more than $257,000 in the first quarter lobbying on a highway bill and other issues, according to a disclosure report.

Barack Obama's plan to accept the Democratic presidential nomination at a Denver outdoor stadium instead of the arena in which his party's convention will be held sent the television networks scrambling Monday.

A former television reporter sued a rival Chicago TV station Monday, claiming it aired a videotape of her in a swimsuit at the home of a man whose estranged wife had vanished to boost ratings.

James Brown, Phil Simms and Cris Collinsworth will host "Inside the NFL" when it moves to Showtime in the fall.

When media and technology tycoons convene Tuesday in idyllic southern Idaho for five days of dealmaking and outdoor recreation, the mountain air will carry more than a whiff of uncertainty as most arrive with their businesses in various states of disarray.

Among the premarket stories for Monday, July 7, from AP Financial News:

CBS Corp. shares declined on Monday after a Lehman Brothers analyst downgraded the news and entertainment company to "Underweight" on Monday, saying its radio and TV divisions may see weakness.

NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.

A consortium including NBC Universal and Blackstone Group bidding for the Weather Channel is offering about $1.8 billion in equity for their bid, or roughly half the total offer, a source familiar with the matter said.

Comcast 's digital unit is on target to turn profitable this year as revenues from search and advertising partnerships with Google and Yahoo exceed expectations, senior executives said.

CBS said it is buying media firm CNET for $11.50 a share, a move that will make the broadcaster one of the top 10 Internet companies in the United States.

CBS reported a greater-than-expected rise in earnings on Tuesday, helped by healthier results from its television business, and boosted its dividend by 8 percent.

Paramount said it would join forces with two other studios, MGM and Lionsgate, to introduce a premium channel and video-on-demand service beginning in the fall of 2009

The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric, said on Wednesday she could leave her job as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" well before her contract expires in 2011.