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Sidney Harman, the 91-year-old founder of a stereo equipment company, has agreed to acquire Newsweek magazine from Washington Post Co.
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A TV host's campaign against women's shelters is resonating in Afghanistan, showing how the country's new media freedoms have been used to stir up fundamentalist sentiments.
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Comcast signed a 10-year pact to distribute CBS's programming, a deal that covers the CBS namesake and its other networks as well as the broadcaster's online and on-demand offerings.
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The U.A.E. will suspend BlackBerry services in the country starting Oct. 11 after the government said the device was a potential threat to national security.
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As NBC Universal prepares for a planned takeover by cable giant Comcast, its chief executive, Jeff Zucker, may be auditioning for a big job: his own.
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The U.A.E. will suspend BlackBerry services in the country starting Oct. 11 after the government said the device was a potential threat to national security.
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The rising clout of international audiences is a sea change for Hollywood. The result is that one of the most American products is being retooled for foreign tastes.
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Despite a record number of medals at the 2010 Winter Games, the U.S. ski-and-snowboard team is altering its marketing strategy as sponsorship revenues slide.
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Walt Disney will sell its Miramax Films label for more than $660 million to a group of investors that includes construction magnate Ron Tutor.
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The rising clout of international audiences is a sea change for Hollywood. Foreign ticket sales represent 68% of the global market, and studios are using foreign actors and tweaking plots to lure viewers abroad.
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