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'New Moon' poised for biggest box office day ever

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:19 -0800

SAG's Pamm Fair resigning

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:06 -0800

'New Moon' may shine bright at box office

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The 'Twilight' sequel's opening-weekend gross is expected to be about $90 million in the U.S. and Canada.

Edward and Bella are set to take the second-biggest bite of the year out of the box office.

The Oprah effect: Winners and losers

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:41:38 -0800

Oprah to end her show in 2011

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

She's expected to deliver a new program to a cable outlet she's starting. Her exit is a blow to two networks.

In another blow to the struggling business of network television, Oprah Winfrey is expected to announce on her program today that she will step down from her syndicated afternoon talk show, which over the last two decades has transformed her into one of the richest and most influential forces in popular culture.

Shareholders approve DirecTV spinoff

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Some of Liberty Media's entertainment businesses will combine with the satellite TV provider.

Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company.

AOL plans to cut a third of workforce through buyouts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Internet firm, which is being spun off by Time Warner, hopes 2,500 workers sign up for a 'voluntary layoff' program in early December. That would leave a staff of 4,400.

AOL said Thursday that it planned to reduce its workforce by a third over the next several months.

EMI is first major label to agree to distribute music videos on Hulu

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

EMI Music became the first major music company to agree to distribute its music videos and concert footage on Hulu, the popular online video site.

DirecTV picks PepsiCo's Michael White to be CEO

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The president of PepsiCo International has no experience in television, but he does bring expertise in marketing and in running overseas operations.

Signaling that marketing and international expansion will be critical to its future in an increasingly competitive landscape, DirecTV Group Inc. on Wednesday selected a top executive from PepsiCo with no experience in television to be its chief.

KCRW's Ruth Seymour steps down as general manager

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Under her 32 years' tenure, the station grew to become the Southland's NPR flagship.

Ruth Seymour, the longtime general manager of public radio station KCRW-FM (89.9), announced today she is retiring after more than three decades on the job.