| Austin newspaper loses potential buyer-source * Owner Cox Enterprises sells two other Texas papers By Anupreeta Das and Robert MacMillan NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - Private equity firm ZelnickMedia Corp has dropped it ...[more] |
| Leno move shakes up U.S. television Leno's tenure as the wisecracking, five nights-a-week host of America's top-rated late-night talk show has spanned four presidents and produced landmark shows. California Governor Arnold Schw ...[more] |
| Leno "Tonight Show" exit shakes up U.S. television * Return to prime time in fall seen as bold programming By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES, May 28 (Reuters) - Jay Leno, the popular late-night host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," ...[more] |
| Verizon to sell Palm Pre, new BlackBerry phones ) iPhone competitor Pre got an unexpected boost on Thursday as No. 1 U.S. mobile service Verizon Wireless said Pre would be part of its upcoming device line-up, sending Palm shares up 8.8 percent.< ...[more] |
| Family movies on their way "Up" at box offices LOS ANGELES, May 28 (Reuters) - Wholesome family movies are looking increasingly strong at U.S. box offices during Hollywood's lucrative summer season as recession-weary parents with kids in ...[more] |
| CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Levi Strauss appoints former Yahoo executive CFO By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co said on Thursday it appointed as its new chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen, formerly the CFO of Yaho ...[more] |
| EU to study how Google Books impact EU authors LONDON, May 28 (Reuters) - The European Union's executive body will study plans by Google () to make millions of books available online after Germany said the Internet company's project flou ...[more] |
| UPDATE 2-Microsoft revamps search engine, dubbed 'Bing' * Service to be introduced over next few days * Full launch next Wednesday * Microsoft, Google, Yahoo shares all rise slightly (Adds Microsoft CEO comment, share prices, B ...[more] |
| UPDATE 2-Branson's Virgin does not want to buy Playboy * Playboy shares up less than 1 pct after falling 8 pct (Adds Playboy comment, background on sale reports) By Robert MacMillan NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - British entrep ...[more] |
| CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Lions Gate sells 49 pct stake in TV Guide Channel * Lions Gate agrees to sell 49 pct TV Guide stake * Stake sold to One Equity Partners, Allen Shapiro * Lions Gate to get $123 mln for stake (Updates with details, sharehol ...[more] |
| UPDATE 2-DreamWorks to release 5 films every two years * CEO Katzenberg sees cost savings per film * Eyes reworking of distribution contract (Adds detail from conference call, share price, byline) By Gina Keating LOS ...[more] |
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