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News Corp. hires Toni Cook Bush to oversee lobbying after split
News Corp. has hired a D.C. heavyweight to handle its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill after it becomes primarily a newspaper publishing company. Antoniette "Toni" Cook Bush will join News Corp. next month as its executive vice president and global head...
Tags: Government, News Corp., Entertainment, Television, Media Industry
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Directors have enjoyed setting movies at the Cannes Film Festival
Not many of us will ever get to the fabulous Cannes Film Festival currently taking place in the glamorous French resort town. But there is a way to enjoy the Cannes experience vicariously via the films that have used the international festival as a...
Tags: Treat Williams, Festive Events, Francesco Quinn, Entertainment, Seymour Cassel
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Sony shares jump as hedge fund urges IPO of entertainment unit
Sony Corp. stock soared in afternoon trading after New York hedge fund Third Point proposed that the electronics and media giant make an initial public stock offering of up to 20% of its entertainment arm. That unit, known as Sony Entertainment Inc.,...
Tags: Mutual Funds, All in the Family (tv program) , Entertainment, Science and Technology, Leslie Moonves
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USA moving past 'blue skies' with 'Graceland,' sitcoms, reality
Over the last few years, as ratings for cable networks like AMC and TLC have surged, their brand identities have shifted just as dramatically. History, the channel that five years ago was known for its dusty old World War II documentaries, is now better...
Tags: AMC (tv network), ABC (tv network), Entertainment, FBI, Television
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Iran's wrestling team abruptly decides to skip L.A. competition
On the eve of an international wrestling meet at the Sports Arena, American officials remain at a loss to explain why the Iranian team — making its first visit to the U.S. since 2003 — has unexpectedly withdrawn and flown home. Los Angeles...
Tags: FIFA World Cup, Government, Jordan Burroughs, Grand Central Terminal, U.S. Department of State
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Fox bets on stars! ESPN eyes Open. Pressure on Sony to split
After the coffee. Before the ESPN and ABC upfronts. The Skinny: I got through the day without any pizza. Let's see if I can make it two in a row. Tuesday's headlines include Fox's new TV schedule for next season. Also, a hedge fund manager is pressuring...
Tags: Mutual Funds, Science and Technology, Entertainment, Media Industry, ESPN (tv network)
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Fox Sports 2 likely to launch in August alongside Fox Sports 1
News Corp.'s Fox Sports will launch not one, but two new national sports cable channels in August, according to people familiar with the plan. In March, Fox Sports said it would debut Fox Sports 1 on Aug. 17. At the time, the company downplayed talk...
Tags: New York Yankees, News Corp., Entertainment, FX (tv channel), Fox News Channel (tv network)
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TV broadcasters are in suspense over their upfront ad haul
Can the return of Michael J. Fox, agent Jack Bauer and "Ironside" help vanquish the flesh-eating zombies that are threatening to take a bite out of television broadcasters' fortunes? ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are unveiling their fall lineups this week...
Tags: Entertainment, Dancing With the Stars (tv program), Univision (tv network), Grey's Anatomy (tv program), Leslie Moonves
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2013 TV upfronts: ESPN not worried about a la carte or competition
ESPN President John Skipper said Tuesday he isn’t too worried about proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would allow consumers to pick what channels they want instead of buying a big package of networks. “We don’...
Tags: News Corp., Consumers, Entertainment, John McCain, College Baseball
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2013 TV upfronts: Univision showcases El Rey, 'Gossip Girl Acapulco'
NEW YORK -- Univision intends to remain the king. The nation's largest Spanish-language media company, Univision Communications, on Tuesday said it has made a financial investment in the planned El Rey cable channel owned by Hollywood director Robert...
Tags: AMC (tv network), Sean John Combs, ABC (tv network), Foods and Beverages, Entertainment
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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: Mutual Funds, All in the Family (tv program) , Entertainment, Science and Technology, Leslie Moonves
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2013 TV Upfronts: Media analyst on network presentations: 'Meh'
A sense of "meh." That's the takeaway of one top media analyst after sitting through programming presentations to advertisers from ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC this past week. "Our overwhelming impression is this: the more we see of the broadcast lineups,...
Tags: AMC (tv network), ABC (tv network), Entertainment, J.J. Abrams, Television
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