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Will Superstars Become Summer Box Office Superheroes?
VarietyThe box office action this summer will be triggered more by superstars than superheroes, contrary to recent history. And the studios have created and endured some messy budgetary headaches and production melodramas to make that happen. Will they have a...Tags: World War Z (movie), Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Business, The Lone Ranger (movie)
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Philanthropy: The New Hollywood Brand
VarietyThe charity banquet season hits its peak at this time of year, and the crowded ballrooms remind us that there are people in town who worry less about making money than giving it away. They have reason to worry; philanthropy has become a perilous and...Tags: NPR, Arts and Culture, Social Issues, Charity, Entertainment
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A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS
New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...Tags: Breaking Bad (tv program), Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, Leslie Moonves, Television Networks
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NBC's Harbert adds to duties. Lights-out quarter for CBS.
After the coffee. Before trying to find a hardware store. The Skinny: It was a tough choice but I decided to go with the season finale of FX's "The Americans" last night instead of ABC's "Nashville," which I recorded for later. Let this be a lesson to...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Television Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Jay Leno, The Tonight Show (tv program)
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CBS' quarterly revenue tops $4 billion; profit up 22%
The lights didn't go out on CBS Corp. during the first quarter. The Super Bowl -- which was marred by a third-quarter power outage that dimmed the lights in the New Orleans Superdome -- helped the broadcasting giant rake in more than $4 billion in...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Companies and Corporations, Sports, Satellite and Cable Service, Leslie Moonves
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Sumner Redstone faces IRS heat for delinquent 1972 tax bill
Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. Chairman Sumner Redstone may be a billionaire, but according to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service he’s also a tax deliquent. Emphasis on the word delinquent. According to a U.S. tax court filing, first obtained by...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Viacom Inc., Taxation, Zachary Levi
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YouTube prevails in huge copyright suit with Viacom
In an epic clash between old and new media, Google Inc.'s video website YouTube has scored another huge victory in the long-running skirmish over copyright infringement brought by television giant Viacom Inc. A federal judge in New York on Thursday...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Crime, Law and Justice, Viacom Inc., The Daily Show (tv program), Media Industry
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CBS CEO Leslie Moonves' 2012 pay package valued at $62.2 million
CBS is home to "Two Broke Girls" and one rich chief executive. Leslie Moonves, the CEO of CBS, had a 2012 compensation package valued at $62.2 million, according to the company's proxy statement filed Friday. Although that makes Moonves the highest-...Tags: 2 Broke Girls (tv program), The Walt Disney Co., CBS Corp., Corporate Officers, Viacom Inc.
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CBS acquires 50% of TV Guide Network for $100 million
CBS Corp. has acquired a 50% stake in the TV Guide Network for about $100 million, giving the big broadcaster a larger toehold in cable television. CBS said Tuesday it had entered into a joint venture with the independent film and television studio...
Tags: Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program), TV Guide, Showtime (tv network), CBS Corp., Satellite and Cable Service
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'The Bible' makes history for History! Paramount to try TV again.
After the coffee. Before syncing my new BlackBerry to my work email. The Skinny: It's good to be back home. Ask me in a few hours if it is good to be back in the office. Kidding! Tuesday's headlines include a look at how Hollywood tries to spin a bad...
Tags: USA Today, Television Industry, The Walking Dead (tv program), CNBC (tv network), Media Industry
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Cablevision-Viacom battle echoes Malone-Redstone fight
The more things change, the more they stay the same. On Tuesday, Viacom, parent of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, was accused in a lawsuit filed by New York-based cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. of engaging in anti-competitive and...
Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), Cablevision Systems Corp., John Malone, DirecTV Group Inc., Satellite and Cable Service
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Case of the blues for Rhythm & Hues! Starz and Sony renew vows.
After the coffee. Before getting my own output deal with Starz. The Skinny: If I knew the pope was stepping down, I would have gotten my resume together. It's never too late for a career shift, right? Tuesday's headlines include the challenges that...
Tags: The Voice (tv program), Television Industry, Netflix Inc., Satellite and Cable Service, 1600 Penn (tv program)
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