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Microsoft unveils Xbox One! Layoffs at ESPN. Box-office pressure.
After the coffee. Before waiting for Xbox One to change my world. The Skinny: I may be in the minority, but I'm not looking for more interaction with my TV. I spend my days interacting and it is mostly a frustrating experience. I don't want to be...
Tags: Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Kelly Clarkson, Layoffs and Downsizing, Television Industry
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Pac-12's Larry Scott is highest-paid commissioner
Larry Scott of the Pac-12 Conference appears to be the highest-paid sitting college commissioner ever, the Wall Street Journal reported. Scott earned more than $3 million in 2011-12, according to tax documents released by the conference Sunday. Scott,...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, Ohio Bobcats, Washington Huskies, UCLA Bruins, ESPN (tv network)
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'Star Trek Into Darkness' finishes first. Yahoo buys Tumblr.
After the coffee. Before going through two weeks' worth of mail. The Skinny: Well, I didn't win the Powerball lottery, which means I'll be heading back to the office today after a long trip to New York. Ask me around Thursday if it's good to be home....
Tags: Entertainment, Amazon.com Inc., Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Lotteries, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013)
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No e-book for Stephen King's new novel, 'Joyland'
In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an e-book version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s something of a radical move for the man who stood onstage with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos...
Tags: Book, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Jeff Bezos, Stephen King
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White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance
WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to...
Tags: Denis R. McDonough, Barack Obama, Orrin Hatch, Max Baucus, White House
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'Star Trek' to hit warp speed. ESPN takes U.S. Open. CW upfront.
After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: Finally heading home after a week and a half in New York. Hope my cats remember me and didn't tear our place up. Friday's headlines include the weekend box-office preview, some...
Tags: Television, Entertainment, Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Bruce Springsteen, Netflix Inc.
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'Star Trek Into Darkness' a worthy enterprise, critics say
It wouldn't be quite accurate to say that J.J. Abrams' 2009 "Star Trek" reboot boldly went where no man had gone before. After all, such familiar faces such as Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and Uhura were along for the ride (though played by new actors), as was...
Tags: Zachary Quinto, Entertainment, Movies, Benedict Cumberbatch, Star Trek into Darkness (movie)
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Smart TV: The industry push to keep getting smarter
For decades we've been watching TV. Now a new generation of televisions is beginning to watch us. Technological advances are giving the old clunky "boob tube" an I.Q. injection. Some of the new breed of smart TVs comes equipped with facial recognition...
Tags: Personal Service, Consumers, Pandora Media, Inc., Personal Data Collection, Electronic Devices
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Yahoo's board is said to OK buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo's board of directors has approved a $1.1-billion cash acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. A deal could be announced as soon as Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. It's the biggest -- and riskiest -- deal yet for...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Marissa Mayer, Social Media, Computer Networking and Internet, Media Industry
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Britain's Cameron, meeting with Obama, under fire at home on EU
LONDON – As he met in Washington with President Obama on Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron found himself on the defensive at home against members of his own party who want their country to withdraw from the 27-nation European Union as...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, International Organizations, David Cameron, European Union
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How life (and death) change Egyptian soccer and its American coach
Bob Bradley wasn't looking for an adventure as much as he was looking for a job after being fired as coach of the U.S. soccer team two years ago. But in Egypt he found both. When Bradley arrived in the fall of 2011 to take over Egypt's national soccer...
Tags: Major League Soccer, Hosni Mubarak, Arab Spring, Soccer, Sports
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CBS bets that less is more. Warner Bros. TV shakes up its ranks.
After the coffee. Before my last day of upfront presentations. Phew! The Skinny: I love New York but it seems to have gotten even more crowded since I left years ago. I can't deal! Thursday's headlines include CBS's new fall schedule and a restructuring...
Tags: 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Television, Entertainment, Time Warner Cable Inc., Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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