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Final farewell to worst deal in history AOLTime Warner

AOL and Time Warner have finally called it quits. Gerald "Jerry" Levin, chairman of Time Warner, the media giant which had been formed 10 years earlier from the $14bn (£8.4bn) combination of Time Inc and Warner Communications;...

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Entertainmnent Industry: Yes, Please Keep Negotiating Secret Copyright Treaty To Save Our Asses

Sherwin Siy (one of the few people who actually was allowed to glance briefly at parts of the proposed ACTA treaty, though under strict NDA) has written about yet another letter sent by the entertainment industry to the...

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Entertainment cartel UK 3 Strikes Plan stalled

p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- Efforts by the Hollywood and Big Music to have their Three Strikes anti-P2P business plan forced into law in Britain before the next elections look doomed to failure, for the moment, at least....

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MTV Games and Harmonix Unveil New Holiday Campaign for The Beatles: Rock Band

New York, NY - Harmonix Music Systems Inc., the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, today unveiled a new marketing campaign for The Beatles: Rock Band targeted to families...

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Climate Counts and the Green Race to the Top

If climate regulation will burden businesses or increase costs, then why are so many companies strengthening their voluntary response to the climate crisis in the midst of an economic downturn? That, as far as I can tell, is...

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Google Demos Chrome OS, Microsoft Links Into LinkedIn, Amazon Ramps Up for Holidays, & More Big...

It’s been a busy week around here for the big tech companies. At Xconomy, we don’t usually report on things like product releases from Microsoft or sales figures from Amazon—our main focus is on new ideas, models, and...

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A Conversation with Anthony Lovett and Matt Maranian, Authors of LA Bizarro

Back in 1997 Anthony Lovett and Matt Maranian wrote and published what eventually became my favorite Los Angeles guidebook. That book’s name was (and is) LA Bizarro. A few years ago on this website I talked to Matt about the...

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UPDATE 1-Blockbuster to combine dual shares

LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc said on Friday that it would change its stock structure in a move the beleaguered U.S. movie rental chain said will improve liquidity. Blockbuster, the largest U.S. movie rental...

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BET.com Web Series 'BUPPIES' to Premiere Tuesday November 24th / The First Two Episodes Now...

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- BET.com will launch its first and much anticipated web series, BUPPIES, on Tuesday November 24th. Against the glitzy backdrop of Black Hollywood, this dynamic 10-episode series follows the ups...

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Winfrey to end her show in 2011 - Los Angeles Times

New York Times Winfrey to end her show in 2011 Los Angeles Times The talk show queen's exit will deal a blow to two networks. She is expected to deliver a show to cable's OWN. Oprah Winfrey's top-rated syndicated talk show has...

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