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It's well known that little love is lost between Fox News Channel star Bill O'Reilly and General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt, who long has been the target of O'Reilly broadsides.

Here's one from earlier this month. Commenting in his syndicated column about the recently released White House guest list, O'Reilly writes:

General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt went to the White House five times. NBC, owned by GE, has been extremely generous to Obama, and now GE wants government contracts for environmental work. This has the appearance of a quid-pro-quo. I hope NBC investigative reporter Lisa Myers looks into it.

The mutual enmity between the two news organizations -- and particularly between O'Reilly and Msnbc news host Keith Olbermann -- got to the point that a "summit" was held earlier this year between Immelt and News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch to negotiate an end to hostilities.

Still, it's sort of weird to see a GE ad on FoxNews.com. But there it is, in the screenshot below.

Of course, business is business. When O'Reilly and Olbermann co-host a show, then we'll know that all truly is forgiven.

If you were interested in purchasing the domain name GlennBeckRapedAndMurderedAYoungGirlIn1990.com, you're out of luck: Its owner, Isaac Eiland-Hall, offered it to Glenn Beck free-of-charge, XBIZ.com reports.

Beck had not responded to the offer, which was made after Eiland-Hall won his domain-dispute case at the World Intellectual Property Organization last week, according to XBIZ.com.

As reported by XBIZ.com, the WIPO panel said in the ruling:

(The panel is) very reluctant to reject respondent's claim of legitimate noncommercial and fair use. Were we to hold otherwise, there can be little doubt that political cartoonists and satirists would be subjected to damages awards without any showing that their work falsely defamed its subject.

This panel considers that if Internet users view the disputed domain name in combination with a visit to respondent's Website, the "total effect" is that of political commentary by respondent, capable of protection as political speech by the First Amendment under the Hustler Magazine standard.

Eiland-Hall wrote in a letter to Beck, as reported by XBIZ.com:

It bears observing that by bringing the WIPO complaint, you took what was merely one small critique meme, in a sea of Internet memes, and turned it into a super-meme. Then, in pressing forward (by not withdrawing the complaint and instead filing additional briefs), you turned the super-meme into an object lesson in First Amendment principles.

But (I) want to demonstrate to you that I had my lawyer fight this battle only to help preserve the First Amendment. Now that it is safe, at least from you (for the time being), I have no more use for the actual scrap of digital real estate you sought.

It's been real, but the channel that gave us Rob and Amber: Against the Odds and Househusbands of Hollywood is shutting down for good on March 31.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox Reality Channel staffers were told Wednesday of the decision to cease broadcasting:

"With the changing cable landscape, we've made a strategic decision to shift some resources and refocus on emerging channels," the company said. "However, Fox Reality Channel will remain on our lineup for at least the next several months."

I just hope this means American Idol Extra is still on when Season 9 begins in January. To watch the seventh-place finisher from Season 5 interview the latest eliminated contestants about their shattered hopes and dreams...well, television doesn't get any better.

News Corp. changed the name of its Fox Interactive Media unit to News Corp. Digital Media (NDM) and announced several key appointments.

Dan Fawcett was named general counsel and executive vice president of business affairs, and he will add overseeing business and legal affairs for NDM to his duties as president of digital media for Fox.

NDM's new executive VP of operations, Jack Kennedy, will oversee day-to-day operations. Kennedy had been executive VP of strategy and corporate development for FIM.

Jorge Espinel, formerly a partner with digital-media-investment firm Velocity Interactive Group (recently renamed Fuse Capital), was named executive VP of strategy and corporate development, and he will oversee long-term strategic direction, including mergers and acquisitions.

And Hemanshu Nigam was named senior VP of safety, security and privacy, and he will set strategy for safety, security and privacy programs across all of News Corp.'s online properties. Nigam had been FIM's chief security officer.

News Corp. chief digital officer Jon Miller said:

In finalizing the structure of News Corp. Digital Media with the appointment of an incredibly talented executive team, our goal is to empower the leadership at our digital properties to operate in a more streamlined environment, giving them the freedom and support to more directly and efficiently manage their businesses. News Corp. Digital Media will play a lead role in shaping digital strategy across News Corp., ensuring a consistent, long-term vision of both product innovation and revenue generation across the entire company.

FOXNews.com added an interactive twist to Sean Hannity's look at the drug wars being fought along the border between the United States and Mexico.

The site is hosting an interactive map that divides the U.S. Border Patrol's defenses into nine sectors and allows users to click on each sector for more detailed information, as well as the latest news and videos from that area.

Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt introduces the interactive map and details its use in the video below:

Entertainment columnist Roger Friedman filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit against Fox News, News Corp., 20th Century Fox and Rupert Murdoch in New York State Supreme Court Monday, the Huffington Post reported.

Fox News fired Friedman in April after he reviewed a copy of 20th Century Fox feature film Wolverine that was leaked over the Internet. The network claimed that Friedman's review constituted an endorsement of piracy.

Friedman, who now writes for The Hollywood Reporter, is seeking $5.18 million in damages for wrongful termination, tortious interference and libel defamation.

According to the Huffington Post, Friedman is expected to claim that Fox News parent News Corp. caved in to pressure from Scientologists, as he wrote columns critical of that religion.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs had an eventful day Friday, first taking a playful swipe at Fox News Channel, then getting playfully soaked in a dunk tank at the Congressional Luau, Aslyum.com reported.

First, during the press briefing, a reporter committed the sin of botching a cliché, asking if the deficit "keeps [President Obama] asleep at night," instead of awake. Gibbs corrected him, and then added, "Fox is what puts him to sleep."

Fox News failed to get its revenge when Gibbs mounted the dunk tank at the Congressional Luau, as correspondent Mike Emanuel threw wildly on all three attempts, but AP's Ben Feller was up to the task, leaving the press secretary all wet. CBS' Bill Plante threw a strike later, as well.

Because of expanded programming on the death of Michael Jackson, Fox News preempted the 2pmET Saturday programs Journal Editoral Report and Fox News Watch. But, in a first, the network went ahead with the production of Fox News Watch and took it directly online.

This weekend's episode is available now, here.

GretaWire, the blog written by FNC's Greta Van Susteren is about to get its long-heralded makeover. On the blog, she writes:

I hope you all will like the new website. I think it is much better - although there is a bit of a learning curve for me. Once it is launched, we call all start working together to make the changes and adjustments in it. But, I at least wanted you to see the new look so you did not think I was lying (I have been promising this new GretaWire for months!!)

Judge Andrew Napolitano hosts Freedom Watch for one hour each week on FoxNews.com's Strategy Room, and the libertarian Web show has developed a devoted following.

There's an unofficial Website to the show, and a libertarian blog, BreaktheMatrix.com, frequently posts about the program. In a post yesterday morning, the site says Freedom Watch "is being considered for an open time slot on Fox News Channel."

Despite the growing popularity of the program in the Web community, an FNC spokesperson tells us Freedom Watch is not being considered for a slot on the air.

See part one of Freedom Watch this week below: