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  • Family sues over Colo. woman's death in TV project Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 7:49 AM ET

    DENVER-- Survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp.. Terry Flanell's husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in Denver.

  • NEW YORK, May 31- Oprah Winfrey will have to defend in court her use of the phrase " Own Your Power" in her magazine and on her website, a U.S. appeals court said Friday. She and her company, Harpo Inc, have repeatedly used the phrase, including on a website, for promotional events, and on the cover of the October 2010 issues of O, The Oprah Magazine, the court said.

  • NEW YORK, May 31- Oprah Winfrey will have to defend in court her use of the phrase " Own Your Power" in her magazine and on her website, a U.S. appeals court said Friday. She and her company, Harpo Inc, have repeatedly used the phrase, including on a website, for promotional events, and on the cover of the October 2010 issues of O, The Oprah Magazine, the court said.

  • May 22- Former Yahoo Inc executive Shashi Seth has joined Tribune Co to lead its digital ventures as the newspaper and broadcast company seeks new revenue sources.

  • Futures Higher After S&P Hits Record High Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 8:39 AM ET

    U.S. stock market index futures signaled a higher open on Tuesday, as shares in Europe and Japan rallied on upbeat bank earnings and a weak yen, respectively.

  • Earnings Season Moves to Crucial Consumer Brands Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 8:25 AM ET
    Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.

    Earnings reports for the rest of the week will offer some crucial insight into how the US consumer — and the larger economy — is doing.

  • Early Movers: DIS, EA, OMX & More Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 7:59 AM ET

    Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

  • May 7- Discovery Communications Inc posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter as its cable television networks grabbed better U.S. and international ratings, and forecast annual revenue above estimates. Net income increased to $231 million, or 63 cents per share, from $221 million, or 57 cents per share, a year ago.

  • Discovery posts higher Q1 revenue, profit Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 7:16 AM ET

    May 7- Discovery Communications Inc posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter as its cable television networks grabbed better U.S. and international ratings. The media company said on Tuesday that revenue rose 6.5 percent to $1.156 billion. Net income rose to $231 million, or 63 cents per share, from $221 million or 57 cents per share a year ago.

  • Bargain-Hunting in Cyclical Stocks Monday, 6 May 2013 | 6:56 PM ET

    More investors appear to be getting more comfortable owning cheaper cyclical sectors like industrials and energy.

  • Google to Start Charging for Some YouTube Channels Monday, 6 May 2013 | 9:51 AM ET

    Google is on the verge of unveiling an à la carte subscription service for some of YouTube's specialist video channels, the Financial Times reports.

  • *Citigroup climbing back up league tables. NEW YORK, April 15- In the summer of 2010, senior executives at Citigroup Inc told the board of directors the bank needed to hire more dealmakers to have any chance of snagging underwriting assignments and rich takeover advisory fees.

  • Netflix's Hastings: Internet-Era TV's New Mogul Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 12:31 PM ET
    Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix

    Netflix has more than survived its price-hike debacle of fall 2011 to emerge as a new, Internet-era TV network. So what's the downside?

  • Feb 26- Tribune Co has hired investment bankers to sell off its newspaper unit, which includes The Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, according to a person familiar with the situation. The company has hired Evercore and J.P. Morgan to run an auction for the newspapers, the person said. Tribune, J.P. Morgan and Evercore declined to comment.

  • Feb 14- Higher revenue growth and better-than-expected advertising sales at Discovery Communications Inc's cable channels could not lift its quarterly profit, which fell short of analysts' estimates.

  • Feb 14- Discovery Communications Inc's quarterly profit fell short of analysts' estimates as revenue from U.S. networks, its biggest business, grew only 4 percent. Net income from continuing operations available to Discovery stockholders fell to $224 million, or 61 cents per share in the fourth quarter, from $336 million, or 86 cents per share, a year earlier.

  • Time Warner Exploring Magazine Sale Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 4:04 PM ET
    Pedestrians walk past the Time Warner Center, headquarters building of Time Warner Inc., in New York, U.S.

    Time Warner is in preliminary talks to sell some of its magazine assets to Meredith Corporation.

  • Dec 28- The Tribune Co, owner of the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, will emerge from bankruptcy on Dec. 31, sources said on Friday, ending four years of Chapter 11 protection and setting the stage for the new company to sell off its newspapers to focus on the WGN cable channel and other TV assets.

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