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CBS on Monday asked a court to block controlling shareholder Shari Redstone from interfering at a special meeting of its board called to consider a merger with Viacom.
Thomson Reuters on Friday reported slightly higher-than-expected first-quarter sales and earnings.
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Total revenue at the company, which is controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, rose to $2.09 billion from $1.98 billion.
Vodafone will pay more than $21 billion for some European assets of Liberty Global, a deal Liberty Global's CEO says is "a total win for consumers."
Fox's earnings come as investors look for updates on a sale of most of the company. While Fox's board unanimously approved Disney's offer, Comcast may make a competing bid.
Disney chief Bob Iger told analysts on an earnings call that, given how popular the franchise is, people should not conclude that there will never be another "Avengers" movie.
Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke with CNBC on Tuesday.
Disney's earnings report comes as its blockbuster deal with Twenty-First Century Fox looms over the rest of the entertainment industry.
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The move is the first concrete step that Comcast is taking to upend Disney's deal with Fox.
Walt Disney estimates that the global haul for "Avengers: Infinity War" will stand at $1.16 billion through this weekend.
CBS, which is in tough merger talks with Viacom Inc, topped revenue and profit estimates on Thursday.
Peppa Pig is the latest cultural product that's been given the axe in China.
The news was announced in an Instagram statement from all four band members.
A woman who worked as a war correspondent for NBC News said Tom Brokaw groped her, twice tried to forcibly kiss her and made inappropriate overtures attempting to have an affair.
Time Warner reported a better-than-expected quarterly revenue as the airing of the college basketball games helped Turner attract advertisers.
Snapchat is launching an updated version of Spectacles, its glasses with an embedded camera.
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