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It's official. After 22 years, Jay Leno will be leaving NBC's "Tonight Show" next spring, to be replaced by Jimmy Fallon.
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HBO's Game of Thrones is pumping up local economies like Iceland, Northern Ireland, and Croatia where the series is being filmed.
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It's official. After 22 years, Jay Leno will be leaving NBC's "Tonight Show" next spring, to be replaced by Jimmy Fallon.
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Jimmy Fallon will take over the "Tonight" show when Jay Leno retires in the Spring of 2014, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin.
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Jimmy Fallon signed a contract extension with NBC that will keep him at the network. It is understood the deal will include that he will succeed Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show at some point. The New York Times reports.
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CNBC's Eamon Javers reports the SEC is allowing companies to use social media to make announcements to investors.
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CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports how a startup company plans to disrupt the television business with its latest legal victory for streaming video. And, Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia explains how the service works.
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The Chinese economy remains wobbly and North Korea is threatening nuclear war. But for the Hong Kong stock market, the most worrisome news this week is the premiere of a new movie. The New York Times reports.
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Revenue-sharing and lucrative local cable TV rights have helped level the playing field in Major League Baseball, Larry Lucchino, president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, told CNBC on Opening Day.
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The Peabody panel, which also honors international and local programs, awarded a prize to WVIT-TV, an NBC affiliate in West Hartford, Connecticut, for its coverage of the elementary school mass shootings in December in nearby Newtown.
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On Sunday, millions of real-time TV viewers will be faced with a difficult decision: watch the season finale of AMC's "The Walking Dead" or the season premiere of HBO's "Game of Thrones."
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STOCKHOLM, March 27- Ericsson is in talks to buy Microsoft Corp's IPTV business, which makes software used by phone companies such as AT&T to deliver television over the Internet, Bloomberg reported, quoting people with knowledge of the matter. Both Microsoft and Ericsson declined to comment on the report.
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STOCKHOLM, March 27- Ericsson is in talks to buy Microsoft Corp's IPTV business, which makes software used by phone companies such as AT&T to deliver television over the Internet, Bloomberg reported, quoting people with knowledge of the matter. Both Microsoft and Ericsson declined to comment on the report.
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MOSCOW, March 27- The Kremlin has backed former cable TV boss Sergei Kalugin to take charge at Rostelecom, weeks after an ally of President Vladimir Putin bought a stake in the state-controlled operator, according to news reports. A source close to the Rostelecom board told Reuters the matter could be raised "at any moment" during a board meeting on Wednesday.
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MOSCOW, March 27- The Kremlin has backed former cable TV boss Sergei Kalugin to take charge at Rostelecom, weeks after an ally of President Vladimir Putin bought a stake in the state-controlled operator, according to news reports. A source close to the Rostelecom board told Reuters the matter could be raised "at any moment" during a board meeting on Wednesday.
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CBS announced on Tuesday it is buying a 50 percent stake in TV Guide Network from One Equity Partners, entering into a joint venture with Lionsgate to run the basic cable channel and website. The deal is small, but it has potentially big implications for CBS.
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March 26- CBS Corp and Lionsgate have formed a joint venture to operate the entertainment cable network TVGN and the website TVGuide.com, the companies announced on Tuesday. CBS said it acquired the 50 percent stake in the cable network and website from One Equity Partners, the private equity investment arm of JPMorgan Chase.
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CNBC's Brian Shactman and the "Street Signs" crew discuss news Tiger Woods' resurgence back to #1, which has also pushed golf's TV ratings higher. Some predict it will help the Nike brand, as well.
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Andy Hargreaves, Pacific Crest Securities analyst, explains why he believes the company is poised to become the global leader in subscription streaming.
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LOS ANGELES-- Analysts on Monday praised a reported deal for CBS Corp. to buy up to a 50 percent stake in the TV Guide Network, which it would co-own with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp..
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MADRID, March 25- Television companies are worried Spain, looking to make room for faster mobile phone networks, could force the closure of nine channels, compounding their problems as advertising sales slump in a deep recession.