Lucas Shaw
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Vanity Fair Unleashes Murdoch E-book
The magazine’s second e-book will trace the rise of the media baron, the spread of his empire and his current legal and ethics troubles
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News Corp. Tells NY Post to ‘Preserve and Maintain’ Hacking-Related Documents
An internal memo dictates that all documents related to phone-hacking or bribery be sent to the legal team
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More Trouble at THR: Beckman Pushed Aside for Finkelstein, Beckman Responds (Updated)
Chairman and investor Jimmy Finkelstein will take over day to day operations at the trade group
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Rob Cohen to Direct Most Expensive Korean Film Ever
“1950” is a Korean War film with a budget of more than $100 million
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Piers Morgan Gets an Apology From Parliament MP
Louise Mensch, who suggested Morgan knew of phone hacking, says she misread an article
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Parliamentarians Indicate James Murdoch Will Have to Testify Again
Chairman of the committee Murdoch sat before last week has said he expects summons in August
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Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick Cast ESPN Movie
The former ESPN co-anchors suggest stars like Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman and Ryan Gosling
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Current TV CEO Mark Rosenthal Exits — Co-Founder Joel Hyatt Takes Over Role
Co-Founder Joel Hyatt is taking over as CEO for the network he founded with former vice president Al Gore
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Regal Entertainment Reels in Greater Q2 Profit, Revenue
The theater chain beat last year’s numbers as well as analyst expectations
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Piers Morgan Fake-Suspended on Twitter
A newscaster starts Twitter upheaval after saying the Larry King replacement was dumped by CNN
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Rebekah Brooks Ensnared in New Phone-Hacking Allegations
Phone was a gift to a young murder victim’s mother from the News of the World editor, so the mother could stay in touch with reporters
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IMAX Earnings Fall in Q2 After Expansion, Weak Box Office
Investors send the share price down double digits for the second time this week
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L.A. Times Cuts Veteran Writers Tim Rutten, Mark Heisler, Jerry Crowe
Several high-profile staffers are cut after movie advertising fails to deliver. A Metro editor tries to buck up: “We whip asses”
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London Police Arrest Suspected News Corp., Sony Hacker
“Topiary” is allegedly the spokesman for LulzSec, a hacking group that has promised to release a trove of documents on News Corp.’s phone hacking
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James Murdoch Expected to Keep Top Post at BSkyB
Murdoch has the backing of key board members headed into a meeting later this week