Sunday,  April 1, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 263 • 22 of 25 •  Other Editions

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• Halle Berry was the first to be covered, but she was far from alone. She was joined by "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner (who won favorite "buttkicker"), "Glee" star Chris Colfer and male singer winner Justin Bieber, who was utterly drenched along with Smith at the end of the show.
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Tribune says no settlement reached with DirecTV; channels in 19 markets dropped

• NEW YORK (AP) --

DirecTV Inc. subscribers in 19 U.S. markets have lost access to certain programming, after Tribune Broadcasting said it failed to reach a settlement with the satellite television provider in their contract negotiations.
• Tribune Broadcasting said late Saturday in a statement that without a deal in place, DirecTV was barred by federal law from carrying the signal of Tribune's local television stations after midnight, when their agreement expired.
• The affected markets include New York, Chicago, New Orleans and Philadelphia.
• Tribune president Nils Larsen called the situation "extremely unfortunate."
• In its own statement, DirecTV said it had hoped Tribune would allow its programming to remain up while negotiations continue. But as it struck midnight in each time U.S. time zone, Tribune channels carried by DirecTV went blank.
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