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Economic turmoil takes its toll on Hollywood (Reuters)

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14-Nov-2008 5 related
        

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Conventional wisdom dictates that Hollywood could always shrug off economic downturns because worried consumers spend more on entertainment when times are tough. Spielberg's new DreamWorks is...

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Daily Telegraph editor replaced

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14-Nov-2008 9 related
        

David Penberthy, editor of the Daily Telegraph, has been replaced by former Bulletin editor-in-chief Garry Linnell. Mr Penberthy became editor in 2005. News Ltd chairman and chief executive John Hartigan described Mr Linnell as...

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MySpace China Looks for Answers after Setback - BusinessWeek

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14-Nov-2008
        

As MySpace continues to struggle in China, a country with 250 million Internet users, major changes are in store for the company Fox News Corporation Founder Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendi Deng and a splash screen from...

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Roy Greenslade: Murdoch the villain in London freesheet war

guardian.co.uk
13-Nov-2008 2 related
        

It's time for a sensible compromise in the great London freesheet war. Both the Daily Mail & General Trust, with London Lite, and News International, with thelondonpaper, are wasting millions with their daily giveaway...

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China Ends Foreign News Rules

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13-Nov-2008 24 related
        

By JOHN W. MILLER and JAMES T. AREDDY China resolved a key dispute with its principal trading partners Thursday by agreeing to repeal a regulation requiring western news services to disclose sales data and other confidential...

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A Bailout Plan For U.S. Newspapers

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13-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Tongue & Cheek Lobbying Innovations LLC Greets the Obama Administration with a call for financial aid on behalf of endangered newspapers TO: Senior executives at U.S. newspaper companies FROM: Tongue & Cheek Lobbying...

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‘Sesame Street’ Invades Hulu, iTunes, YouTube

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13-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Sesame Street, a puppet-based children’s show that’s run on Public Broadcasting Service-affiliated stations for nearly forty years, joins more contemporary offerings on sites like iTunes, Hulu and YouTube, will feature over 100...

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Dow Jones plans job cuts

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13-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Dow Jones & Co., the news and information provider bought by News Corp. last year for $5.2 billion, is cutting jobs and reducing costs in its enterprise media group to cope with the economic slowdown.

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UPDATE 1-Quadrangle Group closing media-focused hedge fund

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13-Nov-2008 5 related
        

By Paul Thomasch NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Quadrangle Equity Investors, a hedge fund that concentrates on media and communications stocks, will wind down its business after losses and investor redemptions, according to...

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Aussie shares snap back

theage.com.au
13-Nov-2008
        

Australian stocks have rebounded this morning after overnight markets posted sharp gains and commodities values firmed. The Australian dollar also rallied, gaining 3 US cents to trade 5% higher at 66.6 US cents one day after...

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