Media
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Time Warner Q4 Earnings Up Slightly, Thanks in Part to Harry Potter (Updated)
Investments in Harry Potter, HBO and NCAA men’s basketball all rewarded Time Warner in 2011
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Golden Globes Trial: Judge Pushes Settlement
Judge A. Howard Matz tells Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA to come to an agreement
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Adah Isaacs Menken: The Original Naked Lady
Before there were Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow and Betty Grable, there was Adah Isaacs Menken. The sultry Civil War-era stage actress captured hearts in America and Europe, and did it with very few clothes on
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Theme Parks, Cable Networks Drive Disney’s Q1 Earnings (Updated)
Walt Disney World, ESPN and others boost revenues by just one percent, but income rose by 12 percent
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Yahoo’s Chairman Roy Bostock, 3 Other Board Members to Depart
Yahoo’s Chairman of the Board, Roy Bostock, announced his departure in a letter Tuesday
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Netflix Won’t Release Ratings on ‘Lilyhammer,’ Ted Sarandos Explains
Netflix content officer Ted Sarandos explains that streaming the series just isn’t like watching television
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Prop 8 Ruling: Judges Invoke Marilyn Monroe, Movies and Jumbotrons
The opinion that declared California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional is filled with pop culture references
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Bit Torrent Co-Founder Lands $7M for Social TV Company Flingo
Flingo will use the money to expand its social TV platform, hoping to become a part of everyone’s “second screen” viewing experience
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Prop 8 Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules
State appeals court upholds lower court’s decision on gay marriage
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Salon Reaches Record Audience — 7M Visitors and Counting
The liberal online magazine has been growing traffic, but will revenue follow?
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U.S. Authorities Looking Into Murdoch Foreign Payments
The FBI has found scant evidence of phone hacking, but foreign bribery may fell some of Rupert Murdoch’s employees
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Consumers Like Cloud Technology — Just Don’t Ask Them to Pay
People are interested in services like UltraViolet and iCloud, but they are still confused about the benefits of digital rights lockers
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Redbox Buys Rival NCR Corp.’s Kiosks for $100M
Redbox snaps up NCR kiosks on same day parent company Coinstar posts strong 4Q earnings and announces Verizon deal. The stock surges
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Congressman Darrell Issa Unveils Crowdsourced Anti-Piracy Bill
Congressmen Darrell Issa and Ron Wyden modified the OPEN Act, an anti-piracy bill, based on online suggestions
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NBC’s Richard Engel Launches iPad-Based Series, Tours With Lucifer
NBC’s chief foreign correspondent talks about his new series, which will debut on the iPad — a product he doesn’t own