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'Star Trek: Into Darkness' beams up $70.1M in opening weekend at box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" didn't warp past its predecessor. The sci-fi sequel directed by J.J. Abrams earned $70.1 million in its opening weekend. The original "Trek" reboot starring fresh faces as the crew of the Enterprise...Tags: Carl Icahn, Comcast Corporation, Pixar Animation, J.J. Abrams, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013)
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'Trek' sequel does $70.6M, but falls short of studio hopes; 'Iron Man 3' tops $1B worldwide
AP Movie WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest voyage...Tags: Carl Icahn, Comcast Corporation, Weather Reports, Pixar Animation, J.J. Abrams
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Rupert Murdoch warns about Facebook, sees echo of 'crappy' Myspace
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook's initial public offering, a milestone that often prompts reflection and introspection. And in the case of Rupert Murdoch, the occasion provided an opportunity for a nanny-nanny-nah-nah tweet: "Look out...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Media Industry, Social Media, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch
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Less dancing at ABC! Viacom jumps gun in upfront ad race.
After the coffee. Before the CBS and TNT upfronts. Jealous yet? The Skinny: It feels like I've been here a week. Oh wait, I have been here a week! By the time most of you read this, I'll have already been to two upfront events and in desperate need of a...
Tags: USA Today, ESPN (tv network), The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, Fox Sports (tv network)
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'Gatsby' does great. Upfront week! Bruce Rosenblum on way out.
After the coffee. Before getting through two upfronts in one day. The Skinny: It's a beautiful day here in New York. Too bad I'll spend it indoors at the NBC and Fox upfronts, and then running in and out of Starbucks to steal their Wi-Fi to file blog...
Tags: Tyler Perry, USA Today, Media Industry, The New York Times, Seth Meyers
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A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS
New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...Tags: Photography and Video, Leslie Moonves, Media Industry, Photography Supplies and Services, Entertainment
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Wheeler rolling to FCC. DreamWorks Animation eyes AwesomenessTV
After the coffee. Before a long morning of earnings calls. The Skinny: I got through the season finale of "The Following" last night. It wasn't easy. Fortunately, afterward I watched the premiere of Comedy Central's "Inside Amy," which was a tad...
Tags: Media Industry, Fox News Channel (tv network), The Following (tv program), News Agency, Entertainment
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Weak Paramount slate contributes to Viacom's 18% drop in profit
Paramount Pictures turned in another disappointing performance, contributing to an 18% drop in quarterly earnings for parent company Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate reported Wednesday. The Melrose Avenue movie studio suffered from the DVD blues...
Tags: Media Industry, World War Z (movie), Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Philippe P. Dauman, Television
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John McCain introduces Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013
Calling the business practices of the television industry an "injustice being inflicted on the American people," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation Thursday he said will give consumers more choice and control over their pay-TV services....Tags: ABC (tv network), ESPN (tv network), Media Industry, NBC (tv network), Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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McCain is prepping legislation to overhaul pay-TV business
The maverick wants to cook the TV industry's golden goose. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is preparing to introduce legislation perhaps as early as Thursday that would dramatically overhaul the television business and will probably be met with strong...Tags: ABC (tv network), ESPN (tv network), Media Industry, DirecTV Group Inc., Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Give cable TV subscribers more freedom of choice
President Obama has nominated venture capitalist Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable and the wireless industries, to serve as head of the Federal Communications Commission. "Tom knows this stuff inside and out," Obama said. If that's true, I...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Media Industry, DirecTV Group Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Arts
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Economists predict modest growth in advertising spending
Economists are forecasting slow growth in advertising spending for the remainder of 2013 amid encouraging signs from the U.S. labor market. Media companies are doing their best to grab a bigger slice of the pie. This week, Wall Street cheered Viacom...
Tags: Leslie Moonves, Media Industry, Summer Olympics, Nickelodeon (tv network), CBS Corp.
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