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First-round bids due this week for Hulu
The first round of bids were due this week for Hulu, the popular online TV service whose prospective sale has attracted interest from digital media players as well as cable operators. An initial bid has been submitted by the Chernin Group, a next-...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Television Industry, Jason Kilar, Computing and Information Technology Industry, DirecTV Group Inc.
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A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS
New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Television Industry, Bewitched (tv program), Entertainment, Sony Corp.
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Yale joins online education platform Coursera
Online college course provider Coursera announced Wednesday that Yale University has joined the growing network of campuses that offer free classes through the organization. Mountain View, Calif.-based Coursera said that Yale will offer four courses...Tags: Financial Markets, Yale University, Colleges and Universities
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Warner Bros.' Tsujihara begins changes; six executives promoted
Warner Bros. Chief Executive Kevin Tsujihara has begun building his own team at the Burbank entertainment company, distributing power among a handful of key executives who have long toiled in the trenches. On Wednesday, Tsujihara announced a new...
Tags: Revolution (movie), Companies and Corporations, Movies, The Middle (tv program), Chuck Lorre
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Fox, Twitter team up to promote TV shows, sell ads
Fox and Twitter have entered into a partnership to promote the broadcaster's programs and help advertisers reach TV audiences as they discuss shows on the social network. Twitter Inc., which has established itself as the water cooler where America...
Tags: Comcast Corporation, Television Industry, Bowl Championship Series, Entertainment, The Voice (tv program)
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China auto sales up 13% in April as consumer market expands inland
China's consumer auto buying, once largely confined to more affluent coastal areas, has begun to spread to inland areas, helping boost April sales in the world's largest market by 13%, experts said. Chinese consumers bought 1.4 million cars in April,...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Jeep, China, Cadillac, Vehicles
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Coca-Cola anti-obesity promises include no advertising to kids
Coca-Cola is making major promises to fight obesity – ceasing advertisements directed at kids, slapping calorie counts on all its packaging – as the soda giant stares down a rising tide of concern over sugar-stuffed beverages. On Wednesday,...
Tags: New Products, Michael Bloomberg, Obesity, Coca-Cola Co., Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...
Tags: Politics, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Republican Party, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Investors snap up $17 billion in Apple bonds
First came the frenzy for iPhones and iPads. Now there's a scramble for iBonds. Apple Inc. sold $17 billion in bonds Tuesday, a gargantuan deal that ranked as the largest in global corporate history. And even though the securities are paying...
Tags: Stock Market, Apple iPhone, Labor Markets, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Finance
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Amazon reports 22% increase in Q1 revenue, 37% decline in profit
Amazon.com reported a 22% increase in revenue in the first quarter but a hefty decline in profit. For the three months ended March 31, the e-commerce behemoth said profit fell 37% to $82 million, or 18 cents a share, from $130 million, or 28 cents, a...
Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Jeff Bezos
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Tom Cruise will be back on top of box office with 'Oblivion'
Even the most oblivious of moviegoers will be well aware of "Oblivion" this weekend, as the Tom Cruise flick is set to claim No. 1 at the box office. The "Mission: Impossible" actor's latest film, the only picture debuting nationwide this weekend, is...
Tags: The Place Beyond the Pines (movie), Movies, Entertainment, Oblivion (movie), Rock of Ages (movie)
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Ex-Hollywood pariah BitTorrent to promote independent film release
In one of the stranger plot twists in Hollywood, BitTorrent Inc., the technology company whose name was once synonymous in the creative community with Internet piracy, is now doing business with the film industry. The San Francisco company is partnering...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Technology, Consumers, Computer Networking and Internet, Apple iTunes
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