Media
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Prosecutor Drops Execution Request for Convicted Cop-Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal
The former radio journalist had received support from Hollywood celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Sheen and Michael Moore
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‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Parody — Emma Roberts With a Tramp Stamp
Can’t wait for David Fincher’s adaptation? Funny Or Die offers its take on it
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News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal Nears 20 Arrests
Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator who worked for the News of the World, has been arrested
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Fox News’ Dick Morris: Iowa Caucus Is Won on ‘Fox & Friends’ Couch
The former adviser to Bill Clinton becomes the latest to chime in on the national media primary
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VOD Distributor Gravitas Ventures Eyes China With New International Unit (Exclusive)
The company will partner with You on Demand and expects to sign other foreign distribution pacts
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Ted Sarandos: ‘Negative Momentum’ at Netflix Will Turn Around in December
Streaming giant’s chief content officer promises that the company has learned from its PR stumbles this summer
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TNT’s Revised NBA Schedule: Lots of Lakers, Celtics, Shaq
Network releases its schedule for the league’s lockout-shortened season; as usual, big-market teams dominate
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Chicago Sun-Times Goes Behind a Paywall
The Chicago daily and its sister publications will all charge for their online content
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India’s Media & Entertainment Revenue Poised to Hit $25B by 2015
Ernst & Young study says country’s media and entertainment industries will grow by about 50% over the next four years
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Netflix’s Reed Hastings on New Verizon Competition: ‘We’re Still More Worried About HBO’
CEO of embattled video company addresses news of a new Verizon streaming service at Tuesday’s UBS conference in New York
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Rumblefish Accesses 3.5 Million Songs With CD Baby Deal
Partnership will greatly expand the number of tunes users of YouTube and other social-media platforms can license
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‘Harry Potter’ Attraction Coming to Universal Studios Hollywood
Theme-park destination based on the bespectacled wizard could create 1,000 jobs
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Think Tank: Anti-Piracy Legislation Would Not Lead to Censorship
Washington group finds complaints over two Congressional bills “completely unfounded and without merit”
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Mitt Romney Books His First Sunday Talk Show Since March 2010
Romney will appear on “Fox News Sunday” Dec. 18
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‘Steve Jobs’ Tops Amazon’s 2011 Sales Charts
The bio top the list after a month and a half on the shelves