| Entertainment Industry Headlines |
| News Corp says HarperCollins CEO resigning
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide
Chief Executive Jane Friedman is resigning, parent company News
Corp said on Wednesday, making her the second book publishing
executive to quit in recent weeks as financial pressures weigh
on the industry. -- read full article |
| Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:40:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| Friedman resigns as CEO of HarperCollins
(AP)
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| AP - HarperCollins President Brian Murray is taking over the duties of chief executive after Jane Friedman became the second publishing CEO to step down in recent weeks amid increasing pressure on the industry. -- read full article |
| Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:12:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| "Rambo" assaults DVD rental shelves
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - "Rambo" was the No. 1
choice in DVD rental stores during its first week of release,
but failed to unseat the "National Treasure" sequel from the
top of the sales chart, according to data issued Wednesday.
-- read full article |
| Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:23:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| CBS and Yahoo in Web video sharing deal
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - CBS Corp said on Wednesday it reached
a deal to allow its Web videos to be carried by Yahoo Inc, part
of a broader plan by the media company to add new outlets for
its television shows.
-- read full article |
| Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:05:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| Tribune intends to keep 5 pct stake in Cubs: source
(Reuters)
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| 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.
-- read full article |
| Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:27:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| NHL sets deals with TSN, Anheuser-Busch
(Reuters)
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| 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.
-- read full article |
| Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:48:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest
(Mediaweek.com)
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| 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 |
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| Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not
(Mediaweek.com)
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| 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 |
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| Prime-Time Nielsen ratings
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| 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 |
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| Top cable companies try reining in heavy web use
(Reuters)
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| 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.
-- read full article |
| Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:06:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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