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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.
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NEW YORK, March 22- CBS Corp is nearing an agreement to purchase about half of TV Guide Network, according to various media reports on Friday.
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NEW YORK, March 22- CBS Corp is nearing an agreement to purchase about half of TV Guide Network, according to various media reports on Friday.
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To make "The Walking Dead," each episode costs $2.8 million. Creator Robert Kirkman, offers insight on the zombie trend, and whether a movie is in the works.
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LOS ANGELES, March 22- Phil Spector's life could be summed up in four words- musical genius, eccentric and murderer. Playwright David Mamet's HBO film " Phil Spector," which airs on Sunday, makes the most of all of them but his take on the 2007 murder trial of the record producer has split opinion as much as the crime itself.
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March 21- Viacom Inc named TV journalist Deborah Norville and World Economic Forum advisor Cristiana Falcone Sorrell to its board of directors on Thursday. Falcone Sorrell is a senior advisor to the chairman of the World Economic Forum. Viacom expanded its board from 11 to 13 directors with addition of Norville and Falcone Sorrell.
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BEIRUT, March 21- An explosion at a mosque in the Syrian capital on Thursday killed at least 15 people, including a senior pro-government Muslim cleric, state television and activists said. Syria TV said a "terrorist suicide blast" hit the Iman Mosque in central Damascus, and Mohammed al-Buti, the imam of the ancient Ummayyad Mosque, was among the dead.
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BEIRUT, March 21- An explosion at a mosque in the Syrian capital on Thursday killed at least 15 people, including a senior pro-government Muslim cleric, state television and activists said. Syria TV said a "terrorist suicide blast" hit the Iman Mosque in central Damascus, and Mohammed al-Buti, the imam of the ancient Ummayyad Mosque, was among the dead.
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NBC has settled on two new stars for "The Tonight Show": Jimmy Fallon and New York City. The New York Times reports.
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Maybank Kim Eng Securities upgraded its rating on Thai media company Workpoint Entertainment Pcl to' buy' from' hold' citing its participation in the TV digital auction, and strong business growth in the media business currently.
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Tim Baxter, Samsung Electronics America president, discusses the company's plan to transform the way viewers watch television.
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BANGKOK, March 20- A television show is testing the boundaries of controversial laws protecting Thailand's monarchy, drawing a rebuke from the army chief and criticism from a government minister who ruled out changes to the country's draconian lese-majeste rules.
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*Initial speculation of North Korea attack. SEOUL, March 20- South Korean police are investigating network outages at major broadcasters and a large bank on Wednesday, with a major network services provider alleging that its system was hacked.
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*Initial speculation of North Korea attack. SEOUL, March 20- South Korean police are investigating network outages at major broadcasters and a large bank on Wednesday, with a major network services provider alleging that its system was hacked.
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SEOUL, March 20- South Korea's police are investigating what some suspect could be a hacking attack on the country's major broadcasters and a large bank, they said on Wednesday. Four major broadcasters were affected as well as Shinhan Bank, Part of Shinhan Financial Group, a major financial institution, the police and government said.
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BEIJING, March 20- North Koreans appear to be having little trouble taking home the latest cameras, flat-screen TVs and other items from China despite U.N. sanctions that are supposed to make it harder for the country's elite to enjoy the good things in life.
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Liberty Media's John Malone has agreed to buy a 27.3 percent stake of Charter Communications. How to play the move, with Amy Yong, Macquarie Research and Barton Crockett, Lazard Capital Markets.
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March 19- CTC Media Inc:. services to broadcast signals in digital format throughout Russia. agreements by each of CTC and domashny channels is about $3.6 million.
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Liberty Media bought a 27.3 percent stake in Charter Communications on Tuesday, taking advantage of a "rare" opportunity to buy a stake in the cable operator. "We're very happy" with the purchase, CEO Greg Maffei said.
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March 19- Liberty Media Corp will buy a 27 percent stake in Charter Communications Inc, signaling Chairman John Malone's return to his roots in cable television and a renewed appetite for consolidation in the sector. Chief Executive Greg Maffei said Liberty sees opportunities in U.S cable and that low interest rates made the deal attractive.