- Verizon files patent action against Cablevision
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Reuters - Verizon Communications filed a complaint against Cablevision Systems on Tuesday, alleging that it infringed its patented technology for television set-top boxes, the U.S. International Trade Commission said.
- Thriller writer John Grisham ends holdout on e-books
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Reuters - Popular legal thriller author John Grisham has broken his holdout against selling his books in an electronic format and will sell all of his 23 titles as e-books, his publisher said on Tuesday.
- Blockbuster raises bankruptcy as possibilty
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Reuters - Video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc said on Tuesday for the first time it may need to file for bankruptcy protection after years of struggling to lessen its debt load.
- Sony in new music deal with Michael Jackson estate
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Reuters - The King of Pop is dead; long live the King of Pop.
- FCC backs plan to speed up Internet
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Reuters - Communications regulators submitted to Congress a national broadband plan that aims to expand access, increase Internet speeds and shift airwaves to mobile services.
- Icahn's bid would hurt Lions Gate's credit: Moody's
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Reuters - Carl Icahn's bid to own nearly 30 percent of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp would hurt the company's credit as the activist investor gains more influence, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.
- RedState.com editor to join CNN
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Reuters - Conservative commentator Erick Erickson, editor of RedState.com, will join CNN as a political contributor, the news network said Tuesday.
- Hollywood braces for talks on DVD releases
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Reuters - Top Hollywood executives and theater owners will seek this week to resolve a brewing dispute over DVD release schedules, a contentious question as the industry grapples with shifting viewer patterns and the advent of high-tech home entertainment.
- Studio chief hankers for healthy movie food
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Reuters - Popcorn and soda has filled the stomachs of generations of moviegoers, but with childhood obesity on the rise one studio head has a hankering to see yogurt and veggies at the concession stand, too.
- Berlusconi in probe over TV talk shows
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Reuters - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated for allegedly trying to pressure Italy's communications watchdog to block state television talk shows critical of his government, a source close to the investigation said on Monday.
- Warner Music, KKR/Bertelsmann mull EMI bid
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Reuters - Warner Music Group executives are talking with KKR/Bertelsmann, a private equity-backed music joint venture, about a potential joint bid for beleaguered music company EMI Group, according to two people familiar with the talks.
- DirecTV, Comcast settle on sports channel
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Reuters - DirecTV Group and Comcast Corp said on Monday they have reached a deal to return Comcast's Versus sports network to the satellite operator's programing line-up.
- News Corp to net $350-400 million from "Avatar": report
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Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will earn $350 million to $400 million from James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar," once the movie is released on pay television and DVD, Bloomberg said, citing two people with knowledge of the financial performance.
- Disney to close Zemeckis studio, lay off 450
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Reuters - The Walt Disney Co plans to close director Robert Zemeckis' ImageMovers Digital facility in Northern California, laying off 450 workers there, or more than 5 percent of its movie studio division.