Brent Lang
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‘Harry Potter’ Looks to Shatter Box Office Record With $150M+ Debut
The final film in the boy wizard franchise will score the biggest international debut in history, and could break “The Dark Knight’s’ $158.4 million benchmark
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Sarah Palin Documentary Sells Out Grapevine, Texas
“The Undefeated” is scoring strong pre-sales for its national roll-out, but Potter it ain’t
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More U.K. Tabloids Trouble: Summit Investor Omar Amanat Wins a Settlement
British publications also apologize after calling the film financier an “imposter”
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Regal Adding 9 IMAX Locations
New screens will be built as part of a joint venture agreement the companies inked last year
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Final ‘Harry Potter’ Banks $43.6M at Worldwide Box Office on Day 1
The boy wizard’s latest and last adventure is on pace to be the highest grossing worldwide debut of all time
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Final ‘Harry Potter’ to Break Midnight Box Office Records
The final film in the mega-grossing boy wizard franchise is on track to be the second biggest pre-seller of all time
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News Corp. Faces Legal Battles in U.S. Over Phone-Hacking Scandal
Calls are intensifying for a criminal investigation on this side of the Atlantic — and there’s that pesky shareholders’ suit
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UltraViolet Ready to Deploy to Manufacturers
The back-end work is done, and for a fee retailers and studios can begin linking up to the digital rights locker
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GLAAD Pulls Support for AT&T Deal
The group’s endorsement of the merger with T-Mobile provoked outrage over corporate donations and prompted the resignation of president Jarrett Barrios
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Netflix Renews Pact with NBCU; Includes Streaming Rights to ‘The Office,’ ‘The Kardashians’
Deal also includes rights to films such as ” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “The Motorcycle Diaries”
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Will Carmageddon Steamroll ‘Harry Potter’s’ Opening Weekend?
Theater chains in Los Angeles are touting 405 closure-themed promotions, but some exhibitors are worried moviegoers will just stay home this weekend
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News Corp. Scandal Crosses Atlantic: Les Hinton Under Scrutiny
To preserve the Wall Street Journal’s reputation for editorial excellence, Rupert Murdoch may have to oust his longtime confidant
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Scandal Grows: Gordon Brown Hacked by News Corp.’s Sunday Times
Reports indicate the former prime minister’s property and family medical records were compromised by Murdoch owned paper
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‘Friday Night Lights’ to Run the Clock on ESPN Classic
EXCLUSIVE: The channel will start airing episodes on July 12, timed to an oral history of the show on Bill Simmons’ Grantland
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Hacked! How the News of the World Scandal Threatens Murdoch’s Empire
By shutting down the British tabloid, the company may have rescued a deal for BSkyB, but the taint could spread