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TiVo Inc., the company that popularized digital video recorders, rose 2.1 percent after a judge set a trial date in a case against Motorola Mobility.
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Cablevision Systems Corp.’s antitrust lawsuit against Viacom Inc., filed yesterday in Manhattan, is a bid to upend the television industry by challenging the bundling of cable networks, a practice that’s led to rising cable bills and ballooning channel lineups.
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Walt Disney Co., the world’s largest entertainment company, said the box-office disappointment “John Carter” will post a loss of about $200 million, possibly the biggest ever for a single film.
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Walt Disney Co. and its state-owned China partner will invest about $4.4 billion building a resort in Shanghai, the entertainment company’s second amusement park in the world’s most- populous nation.
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News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey , brought in as Rupert Murdoch ’s No. 2 less than a year ago, has emerged to lead negotiations on the biggest acquisition in the company’s history.
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TiVo Inc., the pioneer of digital- video recorders, reported a fiscal first-quarter loss as subscribers dropped the service.
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Walt Disney Co., which agreed to its biggest takeover in almost seven years, is betting $4.05 billion that “Star Wars” is more valuable with Iron Man and Thor than it was under George Lucas’s control.
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Rupert Murdoch ’s bid for the rest of British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc has become $700 million more expensive after the pound’s 6 percent gain against the dollar.
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Dish Network Corp. is talking to networks such as Viacom Inc.’s MTV about offering their channels over the Internet, a service that could shift the economics of the pay-TV industry, five people familiar with the plan said.
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News Corp. , CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. are weighing dividend increases or share buybacks as an advertising rebound spurs cash flow, after media companies cut back during the U.S. recession.
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