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Fox's threat to go cable-only won't mean much to most viewers
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey made big headlines Monday for suggesting that Fox could go from a broadcast network to cable channel to make ends meet. The implication is that consumers would have to pay to watch Bart Simpson or catch...
Tags: Television, ABC (tv network), Media Industry, Television Industry, Entertainment
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Tennis Channel suitors: Wait to see what appeals court serves
Potential suitors for the Tennis Channel might want to wait and see what the referees have to say about the cable network's serve before making any deals. Speculation is again heating up that the Tennis Channel, owned by several private equity firms...
Tags: Fox Sports (tv network), Tennis, Tennis Channel (tv network), Bain Capital, LLC, Television
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Germany fines Google $190,000 over Street View data collection
WASHINGTON -- A German regulator on Monday fined Google Inc., about $190,000 for illegally recording data from WiFi networks while taking mapping photos for its Street View service. The regulator complained the amount, limited by law, was too little to...
Tags: Politics, Security, Data Protection, American Airlines, Inc., Germany
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'Oblivion' cruises to top spot. U.S. movies down in China.
After the coffee. Before trying to avoid talking about Reese Witherspoon. The Skinny: "Mad Men" has developed an annoying habit of introducing a character without providing any background, which leaves viewers wondering whether it's a friend or relative...
Tags: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Sports, Cinema Industry, House of Cards (tv program), Media Industry
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Overseas smartphone fees can be a horror story
You know the zombies that pop back to life even after you stab them with a pitchfork? It's the same with smartphones. That's the bitter lesson I learned after returning home from Greenland and getting a $1,106 bill from Sprint for international data...
Tags: Greenland, BlackBerry, Networking, Computer Hardware, Trips and Vacations
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MetroPCS shareholders approve takeover by T-Mobile
MetroPCS shareholders on Wednesday approved the company's acquisition by T-Mobile after T-Mobile sweetened its offer for the nation's fifth-largest wireless carrier. The deal was approved after Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company, reduced the...
Tags: Shareholders, Economy, Business and Finance, Computer Hardware, T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom AG
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'Boston Strong': A proud city shines through its pain
BOSTON — The unofficial new slogan of this bomb-scarred city was everywhere Saturday. On highway signs along Interstate 90 and T-shirts in the storied Italian neighborhood of the North End. On placards held up by sticks in the Public Garden, and...
Tags: Fenway Park, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Public Officials, Government
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Obama nominates new heads of FCC and federal housing agency
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Wednesday nominated new heads of the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, saying they would both help expand the economy. Obama tapped venture capitalist Thomas Wheeler to replace...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Finance, Barack Obama, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Wheeler rolling to FCC. DreamWorks Animation eyes AwesomenessTV
After the coffee. Before a long morning of earnings calls. The Skinny: I got through the season finale of "The Following" last night. It wasn't easy. Fortunately, afterward I watched the premiere of Comedy Central's "Inside Amy," which was a tad...
Tags: News Agency, Television, Mad Men (tv program), Media Industry, CNN (tv network)
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Obama to nominate venture capitalist Thomas Wheeler to head FCC
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday will nominate venture capitalist Thomas Wheeler as the nation's top telecommunications regulator, tapping a major campaign fundraiser with long ties to the media and the telecom industries, White House and...
Tags: Media Industry, White House, Barack Obama, Elections, Politics
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D.C. insider Tom Wheeler likely to be nominated to head FCC
A Washington insider with close ties to the media and telecommunications, is expected to be tapped as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Tom Wheeler, who has headed lobbying associations for both the cable television and...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Media Industry, White House, Politics, Satellite and Cable Service
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Village Roadshow conquers China. Aereo takes Round 1.
After the coffee. Before hoping this year was just an an April Fools' joke. The Skinny: If I'm ever kidnapped, please don't hire Ryan Hardy to rescue me. That guy could lose an elephant in a petting zoo. Yes, Fox's serial killer drama "The Following" is...
Tags: Television, ABC (tv network), PBS (tv network), Media Industry, Jimmy Fallon
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