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    Stoner comedy in "Express" lane at box office (Reuters)

    Cast member James Franco (L) and actress Ahna O'Reilly attend the premiere of the film 'Pineapple Express' in Los Angeles July 31, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - As the box office wags are putting it: "Wednesday is the new Friday."


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    Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:39:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    GE investors see post-Olympics NBC sale unlikely (Reuters)

    An NBC Universal logo is pictured at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 21, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - After more than a year of Wall Street chatter that General Electric Co would sell its NBC Universal media unit after broadcasting the Beijing Olympics, investors now say such a move seems unlikely.


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    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:57:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    "Harold & Kumar" lights up DVD sales chart (Reuters)

    Cast member Kal Penn attends the premiere of 'Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay' in Los Angeles April 17, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" squeaked past "Stargate: Continuum" to top the DVD sales chart in its first week in stores, while "21" was the top renter for the second consecutive week.


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    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:22:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Warner Music says music video games must pay more (Reuters)

    Two women play the new video game 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' before the game release press conference in New York, June 27, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Warner Music Group Corp, the world's third-largest music company, said on Thursday that video game makers will need to pay more to license songs for music-based video games like "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band."


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    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:39:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Trump Entertainment posts loss as casinos wane (Reuters)

    Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at an Aberdeenshire Council inquiry into the plans for his golf course resort in Aberdeen, northeast Scotland June 10, 2008. (David Moir/Reuters)Reuters - Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc reported a wider quarterly loss on Thursday as more would-be gamblers stayed home and the company took a one-time charge to write down the value of a casino it is selling.


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    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:51:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Blockbuster posts wider loss, shares fall (Reuters)

    A Blockbuster store is seen in an undated handout photo. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Blockbuster Inc posted a wider quarterly loss on Thursday, as its DVD rental margins fell short of some analysts' forecasts and its shares fell as much as 13 percent.


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    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:21:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Warner Music posts smaller loss on European sales (Reuters)

    The headquarters of Warner Music Group is pictured in Burbank, California August 5, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Warner Music Group Corp posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday, as improved sales in Europe softened the effects of the slowdown in the global music industry.


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    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:44:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    DVD release of "The Deal" shocks director Frears (Reuters)

    Stephen Frears arrives for French director Christophe Honore's gala screening of his in-competition film 'Les Chansons d'Amour' at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, May 18, 2007. Frears is astonished a 2003 film he made about British politics -- promoted as the prequel to his hit movie 'The Queen' -- is now being released in the United States on DVD. (Victor Tonelli/Reuters)Reuters - Oscar-nominated director Stephen Frears is astonished a 2003 film he made about British politics -- promoted as the prequel to his hit movie "The Queen" -- is now being released in the United States on DVD.


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    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:09:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Time Warner to split AOL in two, beats estimates (Reuters)

    People walk in front of the Time Warner Inc. headquarters building at Columbus Circle in New York October 13, 2005. (Nicholas Roberts/Reuters)Reuters - Time Warner Inc said it would split AOL's dial-up Internet and advertising businesses into separate divisions by early 2009, a move that could make a sale or merger of either business easier.


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    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:19:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    "Dark Knight" clears $400 million at record pace (Reuters)

    Actor Christian Bale as Batman is shown in a scene from director Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight'. (Warner Bros. Pictures/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" smashed yet another Hollywood record as it cleared the $400 million domestic box office mark in 18 days, less than half the time it took "Shrek 2" to reach that milestone, Warner Bros. Pictures said on Tuesday.


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    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:25:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Lynyrd Skynyrd ready to play old classics (AP)

    In a May 27, 2005 file photo Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Johnny Van Zant, center, guitarists Rickey Medlocke, left, and Gary Rossington, right, perform in Nashville, Tenn. The long-haired Southern rockers' summer tour with Kid Rock  kicks off Friday Aug. 8, 2008,  in New Orleans  (AP Photo/John Russell/file)AP - This is one concert where its OK to shout out "Free Bird!"


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    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:00:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Paris Hilton strips down to reveal "hot" energy plan (Reuters)

    Paris Hilton is seen in a video response to Republican candidate John McCain's television advertisement. (Courtesy Funny or Die.com/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Millionaire socialite Paris Hilton has jumped into the U.S. election campaign, calling Republican candidate John McCain a "wrinkly white-haired guy" and offering her own energy policy.


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    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:07:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - Christopher Knight (a.k.a. Peter Brady) has been named host of upcoming Debmar-Mercury game show Trivial Pursuit: America Plays, which launches on Monday, Sept. 22. The premiere is timed to coincide with the release of Hasbro's 25th anniversary edition of Trivial Pursuit. -- read full article
    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:29:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    National Ratings in Prime-Time: Week of July 28, 2008 (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - Three networks -- CBS, NBC and Fox -- dominated the lackluster summer week of July 28. CBS was first in households and total viewers; Fox led among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34; and an improved NBC took the week among adults 25-54 -- one-tenth of a rating point ahead of CBS and Fox in the demo. Year-to-year (and helped by Sunday's night's Indianapolis versus Washington match-up on NFL Pre-Season Football), NBC posted minor growth in households, total viewers and adults 25-54. CBS and Fox took a hit demographically. -- read full article
    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:29:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
    Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not (Mediaweek.com)
    Mediaweek.com - Here are the top 10 rated programs in syndication based on households for the week of July 21, 2008, followed by any highlights of note: -- read full article
    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
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