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    Lil Wayne's `Tha Carter III' sells 1 million (AP)

    In this June 10, 2008 file photo, rapper Lil' Wayne makes an appearance on MTV's 'Total Request Live' show at MTV Studios in Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - Lil Wayne now has official numbers to back up his bragging — the rapper's new CD has sold a spectacular 1 million copies its first week.


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    Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:45:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Microsoft buys television ad tech company Navic (Reuters)

    Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates speaks during a news conference in Tokyo May 7, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it had purchased privately held digital television advertising technology company Navic Networks.


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    Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:22:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Film co Roadside opens new "window" for films (Reuters)
    Reuters - Hoping to widen the market for a low-budget anti-war film, one distributor is testing a strategy of releasing "CSNY: Deja Vu," directed by rocker Neil Young, not just in theaters but on pay TV and the Internet on the same day. -- read full article
    Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:48:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Spielberg and Dreamworks in talks with India's Reliance: report (Reuters)

    Steven Spielberg watches the Los Angeles Lakers play the Boston Celtics during Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball championship in Los Angeles, June 10, 2008. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Movie studio DreamWorks SKG is close to a deal with India's Reliance ADA Group to form a new movie venture, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the talks.


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    Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:17:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Video game sales on winning streak, study projects (Reuters)

    Video game enthusiasts play Nintendo's new 'Super Smash Bros. Brawl' game for the Wii system at the E for All video game expo in Los Angeles, California October 19, 2007. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - The video game industry is expected to shoot from $41.9 billion in global sales last year to $68.3 billion in 2012, a compound annual growth rate of 10.3 percent and better than all other media sectors except for online advertising and access.


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    Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:40:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Microsoft buys TV ad technology company Navic (AP)
    AP - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has acquired Navic Networks, which specializes in emerging forms of television advertising technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. -- read full article
    Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:11:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Movies fend off soccer "Happening" (Reuters)

    John Leguizamo (L), Zooey Deschanel (2nd R), Mark Wahlberg (3rd L), and Ashlyn Sanchez (2nd L) arrive with director M. Night Shyamalan for the premiere of the film 'The Happening' in New York June 10, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Movies proved over the weekend that they can hold up to overseas soccer hysteria as two summer blockbusters topped $30 million, two went over $20 million and two exceeded $10 million.


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    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:16:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Actors' guild proposes debate with sister union (Reuters)

    A sculptor works at a sand park exhibition in Pera, southern Portugal May 4, 2008. (Hugo Correia/Reuters)Reuters - The presidential candidates aren't the only ones looking for a debate.


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    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:24:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Army probe of Reuters death flawed: U.S. inspector (Reuters)

    An undated file photograph of late Reuters Television soundman Waleed Khaled who was shot dead in Baghdad on August 28, 2005. (Files/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. soldiers who shot dead a Reuters journalist in Iraq three years ago acted appropriately, but the Army's probe of the incident was flawed because evidence went missing, a Pentagon investigation said.


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    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:15:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    "Hulk" adds $1 million in box office muscle to debut (Reuters)

    The Hulk in a scene from Reuters - Comic book movie "The Incredible Hulk" added about $1 million in box office muscle to its debut weekend, pushing the film's total domestic ticket sales to $55.4 million, according to final studio figures on Monday.


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    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:49:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    CORRECTION: Comcast, BigTen Network near deal: sources (Reuters)
    Reuters - (Removes fourth paragraph reference to national distribution and corrects 7th paragraph figure to 35 million from 55 million.) -- read full article
    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:31:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Gay pride abounds, but indie gay films tank (Reuters)

    The sidewalks are filled with the rainbow flag as revelers celebrate Gay Pride by marching at the annual parade in New York June 24, 2007. Gay-pride season seems to be extending well beyond its official month of June. Gay marriage is now legal in California, stars are coming out of the closet (and woodwork) as never before, and NewFest -- the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual  and  Transgender Film Festival -- has kicked off the summer cycle of gay film festivals with its 20th anniversary run. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - Gay-pride season seems to be extending well beyond its official month of June. Gay marriage is now legal in California, stars are coming out of the closet (and woodwork) as never before, and NewFest -- the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival -- has kicked off the summer cycle of gay film festivals with its 20th anniversary run.


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    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:36:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Hedley tops MuchMusic awards (Reuters)

    Lead singer Jacob Hoggard of the band Hedley plays at the MuchMusic Video awards in Toronto, June 15, 2008. (Mike Cassese/Reuters)Reuters - Canadian rock band Hedley dominated a thunderstorm-plagued MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday in Toronto.


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    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:48:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    NBC boosts sports stable with acquisition (Reuters)

    NBC Television personality Tim Russert walks onstage before the MSNBC Republican presidential debate at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, in this January 24, 2008 file photo. Russert, the host of NBC's 'Meet the Press,' died on June 13, 2008 of a heart attack. (Molly Skipper/Files/Reuters)Reuters - NBC Sports is taking a further step into Olympic sports with the acquisition of World Championship Sports Network, a small television network and online site that televises year-round competitions.


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    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:49:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Metallica names new album "Death Magnetic" (Reuters)

    Lead vocalist James Hetfield of the heavy metal band Metallica performs at the Wiltern theatre in Los Angeles May 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Metallica's new album will be titled "Death Magnetic" and is expected in September. The news was revealed over the weekend via the band's Web site ( http://www.metallica.com ).


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    Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:08:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
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