News: Industry


Market meltdown blasts showbiz stocks      (Reuters)
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by team on 19 November, 2008 08:35:13
 
Reuters - In case anyone thought the Hollywood heavyweights were immune to the
economic downturn, take a look at their market caps: They've been decimated

Matthiessen wins National Book Award fiction prize      (AP)
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by team on 19 November, 2008 11:43:00
 
AP - The economy hung like a cloud over the 59th annual National Book Awards.
Barack Obama was the silver lining.

National Ratings in Prime-Time: Week of November 10, 2008      (Mediaweek.com)
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by team on 19 November, 2008 01:54:34
 
Mediaweek.com - Consistent CBS extended its winning streak in households and
total viewers to seven consecutive weeks, while also dominating among adults
18-49 and adults

Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not      (Mediaweek.com)
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by team on 19 November, 2008 01:54:35
 
Mediaweek.com - Based on ratings for the week of Nov. 10, Cartoon Network built
year-to-year by 21 percent in kids 2-11 (766,000), 24 percent in

Prime-Time Metered Market Tuesday Ratings: CBS Wins; Strong Dancing With the
Stars on ABC      (Mediaweek.com)
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by team on 19 November, 2008 01:54:36
 
Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: NCIS (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC),
The Mentalist (CBS)

Washington Post's Kaplan chief executive resigns      (Reuters)
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by team on 19 November, 2008 03:00:52
 
Reuters - The chief executive of the Washington Post Co's Kaplan education and
test preparation unit has resigned after 17 years, and is leaving with

Comcast DTV pricing response may bring fine: FCC      (Reuters)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 08:26:48
 
Reuters - Comcast Corp could be fined for its inadequate response to a Federal
Communications Commission request for information on cable company policies as
they

TiVo, KLA-Tencor cut jobs, join growing list      (Reuters)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 01:05:55
 
Reuters - Digital video recording pioneer TiVo Inc and microchip-equipment maker
KLA-Tencor Corp on Tuesday became the latest in a growing list Silicon Valley
companies

Cuban responds to SEC, says no secrecy deal      (Reuters)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 01:48:15
 
Reuters - Billionaire basketball team owner Mark Cuban responded to U.S. insider
trading charges on Tuesday, saying on his website that he had not agreed

BBC bosses in hot seat over lewd phone calls      (Reuters)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 04:06:28
 
Reuters - BBC bosses came under fire from British politicians Tuesday after
admitting "serious editorial lapses" over the Russell Brand affair, in which
the bawdy