| Source: The Associated Press
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning.
| Source: Reuters
If AOL's announcement on Thursday of another 2,500 job cuts is anything to go by, the painful layoffs that have ravaged the media industry over the past year are nowhere near over.
| Source: Reuters
General Electric and Vivendi are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said on Thursday.
Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Popular talk show host Oprah Winfrey will end her television program at the end of its 25th season in September 2011, her production company, Harpo Inc, said on Thursday.
Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Vivendi is close to selling its stake in U.S. media group NBC Universal (NBCU) but its board has not yet made a decision as the situation is "complex," its chief financial officer said on Thursday.
Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Sales of Activision Blizzard's latest game is breaking gaming records and giving Hollywood a run for its money, literally.
Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
"Unfriend" has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary, chosen from a list of finalists with a tech-savvy bent.
Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Media conglomerate Time Warner said on Monday it will spin off its AOL unit to shareholders on Dec. 9, nine tumultuous years after one of the most disastrous corporate mergers in history.
Monday, 16 Nov 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Hard times in Hollywood are bringing about a surge in job applications in the porn business.
Monday, 16 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Citigroup recently rejected a proposal from Guy Hands' private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners to restructure the debt of music group EMI, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
Sunday, 15 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Disaster swept the world during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie "2012" registered the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie.
General Electric and Vivendi are making slow progress in talks for the French media company to shed its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal, but a deal is still expected in the next 10 days, sources told CNBC.
Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
The New York Times News Service, which repackages Times stories for other media outlets, is laying off up to 25 employees.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Europe's largest entertainment group Vivendi delivered a better than expected 5.1 percent rise in its third-quarter underlying profit on Thursday, and said it was sticking to its 2009 forecast.
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Time Warner subsidiary AOL said Thursday that it expects to take $200 million in restructuring charges after its planned spin-off from Time Warner.
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