| Ellen DeGeneres quits "American Idol" as judge
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Reuters - "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres unexpectedly quit the top-rated television singing show on Thursday after just a year in the job, saying it was not the right fit for her. |
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| Reliance, Universal eye theme park in India
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Reuters - India's Reliance ADA Group is in talks with Universal Studios to build a $1.5 billion, 400 acre theme park and resort in India, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday citing a person familiar with the matter. |
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| Imax posts 5-fold rise in Q2 profit
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Reuters - Big-screen movie company Imax Corp posted a five-fold increase in quarterly profit and raised its theater system installation outlook by about 25 percent for the year. |
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| ABC executive resigns amid sex harassment probe
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Reuters - The head of entertainment programing and production at ABC resigned from the network as the company conducted an internal sexual harassment investigation, a source said Wednesday. |
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| Eminem leads album chart for fifth week
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 Reuters - Eminem ruled the U.S. pop album chart for a fifth week on Wednesday, fending off a strong debut from fellow rapper Rick Ross.
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| Consortium on track for Miramax buy
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Reuters - Los Angeles construction magnate Ronald Tutor and investment firm Colony Capital, leading a group seeking to acquire Miramax Films for $675 million, were expected to deliver a $40 million, non-refundable deposit to vendor Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday, keeping the deal on track to close this week, sources said. |
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| Bright quarter seen for big media, but investors wary
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Reuters - U.S. media companies are set to report revenue increases of 5 to 15 percent as they issue earnings reports over the next two weeks -- the best the industry has looked in at least two years. |
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| DreamWorks profit better than expected despite "Shrek"
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Reuters - DreamWorks Animation studio posted a lower profit on Tuesday, but still beat analysts' estimates, for a quarter that lacked major new DVD releases and was marked by domestic box office results for "Shrek Forever After" that were below the franchise's earlier films. |
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| Disney buying Playdom for at least $563.2 mln
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Reuters - Walt Disney said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Playdom Inc for $563.2 million, as the media giant aims to take a leading role in the fast-growing market for social games. |
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| Examiner sees signs of dishonesty in Tribune sale
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Reuters - The court-appointed examiner investigating Tribune Co's bankruptcy said he found some evidence of dishonesty in the 2007 leveraged buyout of the media company by real estate developer Sam Zell. |
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| Redford and Estevez films to make debut at Toronto
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 Reuters - World premieres by directors Robert Redford and Emilio Estevez are among the highlights of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, which will feature a slimmer lineup of movies than in years past.
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| James Bond producers worried by indefinite delay
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 Reuters - The "James Bond 007: Blood Stone" video game event in London this month had all the class and splash one would expect from the world's most elegant spy.
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