Media
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‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Stage Musical to Debut Next June
"Jarhead" director Sam Mendes will helm the live-action interpretation of Roald Dahl's children's classic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
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Facebook Acquires Facial Recognition Startup Face.com
Facebook agreed to buy Face.com, the facial recognition company that powers its Photo Finder and Photo Tagger apps, in a deal that shifts focus from web to mobile
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Joel Klein to Stop Overseeing News Corp. Standards Committee
Gerson Zweifach will replace Klein, who will return to his duties as CEO of News Corp.'s education division
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Google’s Michael Barrett Named Yahoo Chief Revenue Officer
Barrett will be responsible for Yahoo’s advertising revenue and global operations
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New York Times, BuzzFeed Team Up for Presidential Conventions
Old media will join with new to cover the Republican Convention in Florida and the Democratic Convention in North Carolina
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Jack Osbourne Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
Son of Ozzy Osbourne and star of the reality show "The Osbournes" tells People he received diagnosis two weeks after daughter's birth
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David Geffen Getting the ‘American Masters’ Treatment from PBS
PBS also announces segments devoted to Carl Sandburg and the Joffrey Ballet
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Los Angeles Times A&E Managing Editor Sallie Hofmeister Departing
Sallie Hofmeister, who has overseen the Calendar and Envelope sections for the last 3 years, will depart next week
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Daniel Radcliffe, Jude Law and Judi Dench Sign on for Michael Grandage-Produced Plays
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe will star in "The Cripple of Inishmaan," while Law will take on Shakespeare's "Henry V"
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Potential Buyers Circling Dick Clark Productions, Likely Price of Close to $400M (Exclusive)
CORE Media Group, Colony Capital and Ryan Seacrest Media are among 40 potential bidders who have expressed interest in buying the Golden Globes producer (Updated)
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Stan Lee Settles With Former POW! Shareholders
Stan Lee, the comic book legend, resolved a lawsuit that threatened his control over POW! Entertainment
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Microsoft Manufacturing Tablet to Rival Apple iPad, Says Insider (Exclusive)
Microsoft will hold a news conference on Monday where the branded tablet is expected to be unveiled
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Shane McMahon on YOU on Demand: ‘We’re Pioneering VOD for China’
YOU on Demand plans to offer VOD and pay-per-view to 11 million Chinese households by the end of the year
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Anna Wintour, Sarah Jessica Parker Welcome the Well-Heeled to NYC Obama Fund-Raiser (Updated)
Sarah Jessica Parker opens her Manhattan home to luminaries from the entertainment and fashion worlds in support of Obama
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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Appeal Dismissed by British Supreme Court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sexual misconduct