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If Netflix is an enemy, why is Hollywood happy to arm it?
A statistic generating a lot of headlines in the last few days came from Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings, who posted on the company's Facebook page that over the last three months, the company's customers watched more than 4 billion hours of...
Tags: Arrested Development (tv program) , Satellite and Cable Service, Media Industry, Netflix Inc., House of Cards (tv program)
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Dish's play for Sprint is about defense as much as it is offense
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen once compared his corporate strategy to an episode of "Seinfeld." “You initially didn’t know exactly where things were going, but it seemed to all come together in the end,” he said. “This is...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Verizon Communications, Comcast Corporation, House of Cards (tv program), Seinfeld (tv program)
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Media struggle to make sense of Boston. Stones get ready to roll.
Before the coffee. After saying a prayer for Boston. The Skinny: Not much to joke about today as another innocent pleasure is shattered forever. Tuesday's headlines include how the media handled and mishandled coverage of Monday's bombing in Boston....
Tags: Sports, The Wall Street Journal, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Iron Man 3 (movie), David Lazarus
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'Oz' set for $90-million debut: The next 'Alice in Wonderland'?
Blockbuster-starved studios rarely reach Hollywood's Emerald City, but Walt Disney Studios appears headed there this weekend. The studio's $200-million-plus 3-D production is set to open this weekend with a massive gross of about $90 million,...
Tags: Noomi Rapace, Alice in Wonderland (movie, 2010), Dead Man Down (movie), The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Mila Kunis
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On TV, the Oscars are more gray than gold
Sunday's Academy Awards will feature many of Hollywood's shiniest stars, including Barbra Streisand, the cast of "The Avengers" and comic Seth MacFarlane. They'll be celebrating a slate of nine best picture nominees that includes six $100-million...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Family Guy (tv program), Celebrities, Music, Modern Family (tv program)
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'The Biggest Loser' recap: What about the kids?
"The Biggest Loser" is back for Season 14. We could talk about Jillian Michael's return on sky-high heels. Or the jaw-dropping moment when Nikki said, "I'm gonna take the door." Or the fact that T.C. lost 15 pounds in one week and yet was still sent...
Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Weight, Toddlers & Tiaras (tv program), Downton Abbey (tv program), Obesity
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'Mama' owns box office. CAA's wild party. Tutor exits Miramax
After the coffee. Before seeing the ratings for 'The Following.' The Skinny: The game is still almost two weeks away and I'm already tired of Super Bowl hype. I'll never make it to February 3. Tuesday's headlines include a recap of the holiday box...
Tags: Sundance Film Festival, The Wall Street Journal, The Following (tv program), Super Bowl, Television Industry
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Warner Bros. final studio to set animation strategy
Committing to the genre after years of fits and starts, Warner Bros. on Monday said it will produce oneĀ animated movie per year beginning in 2014. Every other major studio in Hollywood has established an animation strategy in the past few years, with...
Tags: LEGO Group, Happy Feet Two (movie), Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (movie), Animation (genre), 21 Jump Street (movie)
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Huell Howser: On 'California's Gold,' he was the main attraction
Huell Howser, 67, one of public television’s most iconic figures, died Sunday night, his assistant Ryan Morris said. No other details were given. His platform was traditional and unflashy — highlighting familiar and off-the-beaten-track...
Tags: The Simpsons (tv program), Univision (tv network), Entertainment
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Time Warner Cable, Blockbuster on Demand to launch on Roku
Roku, the maker of devices for streaming music and video in the home, bolstered its entertainment offerings with the addition of Time Warner Cable, Blockbuster on Demand and Fox Now -- among other services. The company said it has surpassed 700 channels...
Tags: Science and Technology, Blu-ray Discs, Time Warner Cable Inc., Modern Family (tv program), News Corp.
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Hollywood's latest pilot: Moving DVDs from the home to the cloud
The movie industry took another halting step into the digital era this week when CinemaNow, an online movie rental service owned by BestBuy, rolled out a new service letting customers make digital copies of their DVDs. Kinda sorta. The trial version...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Xbox 360, Consumers, Sony Corp., Rentals
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Broadway shows take a hit at the box office following Sandy
Broadway shows reported declines in box-office revenue across the board last week following super storm Sandy. Total Broadway grosses were $13.6 million for the week ending Sunday, down about $5.7 million, or 30%, from the previous week, according to data...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Mormonism, Theater, Christianity, Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)
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