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    Tribune intends to keep 5 pct stake in Cubs: source (Reuters)

    Chicago Cubs Mike Fontenot (L) drops the ball while trying to make the tag on New York Mets Luis Castillo (1) at second base during the sixth inning of their MLB National League baseball game in Chicago April 21, 2008. Tribune Co wants to keep a minority interest in the Chicago Cubs after its sale of the pro baseball team, the Chicago Tribune reported on Wednesday. (John Gress - UNITED STATES/Reuters)Reuters - Tribune Co plans to keep a 5 percent stake in the Chicago Cubs after it sells the professional baseball team in a deal that could save the media company millions of dollars, a source familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.


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    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:27:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Wall Street Journal top U.S. editor resigns: memo (Reuters)

    A copy of the Wall Street Journal is seen at an office in New York, July 31, 2007. One of The Wall Street Journal's top editors is resigning several weeks after parent company News Corp and its chief Rupert Murdoch named one of Murdoch's longtime associates to run the paper. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - One of The Wall Street Journal's top editors is resigning several weeks after parent company News Corp and its chief Rupert Murdoch named one of Murdoch's longtime associates to run the paper.


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    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:33:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Yahoo unveils ad deals, still talking to Microsoft (Reuters)

    The headquarters of Yahoo Inc. is shown in Sunnyvale, California May 5, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)Reuters - Yahoo Inc trumpeted a series of new advertising deals on Wednesday in a bid to alleviate shareholder pressure, even as the company continues "engaged" discussions over a deal with Microsoft Corp.


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    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:39:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Wal-Mart pushing sales of Blu-ray players (Reuters)

    Television images are reflected on a sign for Blu-ray Discs at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - With the high definition DVD format war settled, Wal-Mart Stores Inc is now aggressively promoting sales of Blu-ray players.


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    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:44:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    NHL sets deals with TSN, Anheuser-Busch (Reuters)

    Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone and Evgeni Malkin (R) celebrate their teammates triple overtime game winning goal by Petr Sykora (not pictured) in front of Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood (2nd L) and Andreas Lilja (L) in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Detroit, June 2, 2008. (Mike Cassese/Reuters)Reuters - The National Hockey League announced two deals on Tuesday, one covering broadcast rights in Canada and another a marketing deal with Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc, believed to be worth $275 million combined.


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    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:48:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - TV Land has lined up an array of familiar faces -- both past at present -- for the upcoming 6th Annual TV Land Awards, which tapes on Sunday, June 8 in Santa Monica, California and airs on Sunday, June 15 at 9 p.m. ET. Look for Steve Carell and the cast of The Office, Dick Van Dyke, Justin Timberlake, Robin Williams, Laverne & Shirley stars Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, Henry"the Fonz" Winkler, Kathy Griffin, Odd Couple/Quincy star Jack Klugman, Mike Myers, Jonathan Winters and the casts of The Golden Girls and Roseanne. I wonder which Becky will show up from Roseanne? -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:54:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - Based on 41 games in 40 nights, The 2008 NBA Playoffs on TNT averaged an improved 2.6 household rating, 2.94 million households and 3.80 million viewers. Compared to the 43 games televised one year earlier, total viewership was up by 14 percent. TNT also experienced double-digit growth across all key demos, including an increase of as much as 30 percent among men 18-34 (702,000 to 911,000). -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:54:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: Fox Wins, Minimal Interest in ABC's The Mole (Med
    Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: Two and a Half Men R (CBS), House R (Fox), CSI: Miami R (CBS) -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:54:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    `Lost' finale was last week's most-watched show (AP)
    AP - The season finale of "Lost" can be found at the top of last week's ratings roster. -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:57:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Prime-Time Nielsen ratings (AP)
    AP - Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for May 26-June 1. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:00:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Top cable companies try reining in heavy web use (Reuters)

    A man browses web at an Internet cafe in Madrid May 23, 2008. (Andrea Comas/Reuters)Reuters - Top U.S. cable operators Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc will begin testing ways this week to limit individual subscribers who use the largest amount of Internet capacity in an effort to protect their high-speed networks.


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    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:06:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Olympic sponsors steeled for ambush (Reuters)

    A security guard walks past one of the five official mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at a park in Beijing in this August 3, 2007 file photo. (Jason Lee/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Multinationals have paid a king's ransom for their right to sponsor the Olympics and they are scanning the horizon for ambushes as they drive the marketing bandwagon towards Beijing.


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    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:28:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Paramount cuts art-house unit after Oscar glory (Reuters)

    Javier Bardem is pictured in a scene from 'No Country for Old Men.' Paramount Pictures has downsized the art-house division that helped produce the Oscar-winning movies 'No Country For Old Men' and 'There Will Be Blood.' (Miramax/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Paramount Pictures has downsized the art-house division that helped produce the Oscar-winning movies "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood."


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    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:01:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Yahoo opposed Google deal before Microsoft bid (Reuters)

    The headquarters of Yahoo Inc. is shown in Sunnyvale, California May 5, 2008. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)Reuters - Yahoo Inc executives dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, one day before Microsoft Corp made its takeover offer earlier this year, according to court documents made public on Monday.


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    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:38:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Time Warner Cable tests metered Internet service (Reuters)

    A man browses web at an Internet cafe in Madrid May 23, 2008. (Andrea Comas/Reuters)Reuters - Time Warner Cable Inc on Thursday will begin testing a service that charges consumers of high-speed Internet service based on their usage.


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    Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:40:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
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