Media
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IPO Blues: Tech’s Hot Summer Cools Off
Newly minted public companies such as Pandora and LinkedIn have been stung by the downturn, and several Silicon Valley companies are scrapping plans for a market debut
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CNN’s Intrepid Correspondent: ‘I’m Gonna Try Not to Get Hit…’
CNN war correspondent Sara Sidner should make us all grateful that some will go where we would never want to
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New MSNBC Host Al Sharpton: ‘The Battleground Is Not Just the Streets But the Studio’
“I’m the only one on this station that has run for President and knows what it is to go through a primary and presidential debate”
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Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith Deny Divorce Report
“We are still together, and our marriage is intact,” the couple assert
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Earthquake Hits East Coast: Aftershocks Felt on Twitter
East Coasters freak out, West Coasters roll their eyes
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MSNBC Ends Speculation, Hires Al Sharpton as Primetime Host
The civil rights activist and minister will officially take over the 6 p.m. slot, which he has been hosting for much of the summer
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Miramax Names Beth Minehart Global Digital SVP
Minehart will be responsible for all digital initiatives and sales and report directly to CEO Mike Lang
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AEG Enters Competition with Live Nation Ticketmaster
Anschutz Entertain Group partners with start-up Outbox to attack the Live Nation-Ticketmaster monpoly
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper Strong in Demo, Still Low in Total Viewers
Cooper is still low in total viewers, but his performance in the demo is cause for encouragement
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‘Marketplace’ Exec Producer Deb Clark: Economic Turmoil Brings Great Opportunities
“‘Marketplace’” has a good formula because we are able to break things down in an understandable way, but we need some new energy doing that”
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The Difference Between Connected TV, Social TV and Expanded TV
What is the ultimate future for television in a world that expects more from their screens?
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Andy Coulson on News Corp. Payroll While Working for David Cameron (Report)
Coulson, the former editor of News of the World, was still receiving severance payments while he was working for the U.K. Conservative Party, according to the BBC
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Analyst Downgrades News Corp. Over Phone-Hacking Concerns
The rising cost of litgation, and vulnerability to rivals in wake of the distraction, prompted the downgrade
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Kate Winslet Among Guests Who Flee Blaze at Richard Branson’s Great House
A lightning strike, prompted by a tropical storm, is said to have caused the fire
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Harvey Throws His Oscar in the Trash, Jesse Jackson on the ‘Idiot’ Circuit
Harvey Weinstein and Paul Rudd hold court at the Cinerama Dome; Disney characters galore at D23 gathering
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Mikey Glazer