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How Many Different Companies Can Bid on Hulu? Too Many
ReutersMay 18 (TheWrap.com) - What do Yahoo, Amazon, Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, the Chernin Group and Guggenheim Partners all have in common? They all want to buy Hulu, according to a litany of different reports. TheWrap has written previously about Time...Tags: Media Industry, Hulu, Federal Communications Commission, Marissa Mayer, DirecTV Group Inc.
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Fox's 'American Idol' brings in record low TV audience
ReutersLOS ANGELES, May 17 (Reuters) - The number of Americans who watched vocal powerhouse Candice Glover win the "American Idol" title sank to 14.2 million, a decline of 31 percent from last year's record low, according to ratings data on Friday. The...Tags: CBS Corp., Demographics, Mariah Carey, American Idol (tv program), Television
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Rupert Murdoch warns about Facebook, sees echo of 'crappy' Myspace
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook's initial public offering, a milestone that often prompts reflection and introspection. And in the case of Rupert Murdoch, the occasion provided an opportunity for a nanny-nanny-nah-nah tweet: "Look out...Tags: Media Industry, Viacom Inc., Computer Networking and Internet, MySpace, Social Media
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Time Warner Cable Weighing Bid for Hulu
ReutersMay 16 (TheWrap.com) - Cable companies want to plant a flag in the online video space by buying a stake in one of the hottest new media properties available. Time Warner Cable is weighing a bid to purchase an ownership position in Hulu, according to a...Tags: Jason Kilar, Google Inc., Satellite and Cable Service, The Wall Street Journal, Hulu
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Time Warner Cable in Talks for Hulu Stake: Report
VarietyAdd another company to the list of potential acquirers of Hulu: Time Warner Cable. Bloomberg reported late Wednesday that the New York-based cable operator is considering taking a stake in the streaming service, for which owners News Corp. and Disney are...Tags: NBCUniversal, Auction Service, Satellite and Cable Service, Hulu, DirecTV Group Inc.
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2013 TV upfronts: Turner to offer online streams of TNT, TBS
NEW YORK -- Time Warner's TNT and TBS are joining the parade of networks offering a live linear feed of their channels online for viewers on the go. "Starting this summer, subscribers will be able to watch TBS and TNT live -- anytime, anywhere, on...
Tags: TNT (tv network), Television Industry, Scandal (tv program), The Walt Disney Co., Entertainment
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News Corp. Names Antoinette Cook Bush Executive VP and Global Head of Government Affairs
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - Antoinette Cook Bush has been appointed as the executive vice president and global head of government affairs for Rupert Murdoch's new News Corporation, the company announced on Wednesday. Bush will take over her new position,...Tags: Media Industry, Business, Politics, Government, Rupert Murdoch
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News Corp. hires Toni Cook Bush to oversee lobbying after split
News Corp. has hired a D.C. heavyweight to handle its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill after it becomes primarily a newspaper publishing company. Antoniette "Toni" Cook Bush will join News Corp. next month as its executive vice president and global head...
Tags: Media Industry, Politics, Los Angeles Times, Television Industry, Federal Communications Commission
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Country, soul singers battle in all-female 'American Idol' finale
ReutersBy Patricia Reaney May 15 (Reuters) - Soul singer Candice Glover vied with country crooner Kree Harrison on Wednesday in an all-female finale of "American Idol" to become the first woman to win the TV singing competition since 2007. In a finale that...Tags: Concerts, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Tom Jones, Entertainment
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Sony shares jump as hedge fund urges IPO of entertainment unit
Sony Corp. stock soared in afternoon trading after New York hedge fund Third Point proposed that the electronics and media giant make an initial public stock offering of up to 20% of its entertainment arm. That unit, known as Sony Entertainment Inc.,...
Tags: CBS Corp., Electronics, NBCUniversal, Leslie Moonves, Television Industry
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James Murdoch sells $25 million in News Corp. stock
News Corp. Deputy Chief Operating Officer James Murdoch has sold $25 million worth of News Corp. non-voting shares as the company's stock has soared in value. Murdoch, the youngest son of media baron and News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert...
Tags: Book, Media Industry, James Murdoch, Politics, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Christina Aguilera in talks to return to 'The Voice'
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Christina Aguilera is in discussions to return as a judge on NBC television singing competition "The Voice" next season, sources with knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday. Aguilera, 32, went on hiatus from the program...Tags: Adam Levine, Comcast Corporation, The X Factor (tv program), NBC (tv network), The Voice (tv program)
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