The Southeastern Conference has signed a 15-year deal with ESPN reportedly worth more than $2 billion to televise sporting events, including football and men's and women's basketball.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Southeastern Conference for collegiate football, basketball and other sports has looked down the path toward starting its own network and said "No thanks."

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Lifetime is launching its first slate of original unscripted programming for daytime, green-lighting a cooking show as well as two weeklong special programs, one centered on weight loss and the other featuring medium/clairvoyant Lisa Williams making her network return.

The Walt Disney Co., the entertainment and theme park company that created Mickey Mouse, spent $1.5 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.

Octogenarian actress Cloris Leachman has joined the cast of celebrities who will grace the ballroom floor on the next edition of ABC television hit "Dancing With the Stars," the network said Monday.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Rumors of the demise of ABC News' pioneering Web newscast have been greatly exaggerated.

Add the Walt Disney Co. to the list of hotels using gas rebates to lure guests. The company said Monday it will randomly pick a guest who drives to its Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort for a gas rebate of $1 for every mile driven roundtrip.

As if rising gas and food prices weren't enough, a ticket to the Magic Kingdom will soon cost a few bucks more.

The Dow returned to a triple-digit decline as disappointing earnings from a trio of components dragged on the index, as did a disappointing jobless-claims report. The Nasdaq, however, got a boost from a bid for ImClone.

The Dow returned to a triple-digit decline as disappointing earnings from a trio of components dragged on the index, as did a disappointing jobless-claims report. The Nasdaq, however, got a boost from a bid for ImClone.

Stocks came off their morning lows after a report showed manufacturing activity in the Midwest shifted into expansion mode July.

Stocks plunged at the open as the morning's economic news disappointed: Economic growth was weaker than expected -- even with the boost of the rebate checks -- and jobless claims shot up to their highest level in five years.

Visa top estimates. Disney outlook a worry, Starbucks up  on store closings.

Oil price reaches its lowest level since mid-May and the S&P's chairman comments on the record drop in the home price index. Following are the day's top videos:

NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker said on Thursday he was not looking to spin off or sell some of the company's assets.