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Hulu's Executive Exodus Accelerates
VarietyAs the Hulu sales process drags on, the Internet TV venture increasingly is struggling, with its best and brightest employees jumping ship amid uncertainty about who their new bosses will be. Hulu's job listings pages currently show 97 open positions --...Tags: U.S. Army, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, CBS Corp., Hulu
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Imagen Awards nominate 'Chicago Fire,' 'Scandal,' 'Grey's Anatomy' for Latino Portrayals
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The television series "Chicago Fire," "Dallas" and "Scandal" and the feature films "Bless Me, Ultima" and "Tio Papi" are among the nominees for the 28th annual Imagen Awards, which honor portrayals of Latinos and Latino culture...Tags: Kevin Alejandro, ABC Family (tv network), Television Industry, Lana Parrilla, Jon Huertas
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Transformers ride continues Universal Studios Florida's multiyear makeover
The Walt Disney Co. spent more than $1 billion in recent years rebuilding an underperforming theme park in Southern California. Now, though with far less fanfare, Comcast Corp. is doing something very similar in Central Florida. And it reaches its...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Disneyland Park, Comcast Corporation, Brian L. Roberts, Corporate Officers
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Disney's New Studio Lot Gets OK From L.A. County Planners
VarietyThe Walt Disney Co.'s plans to transform a slice of its bucolic ranch near Santa Clarita into a 21st century production center gained a key approval on Wednesday, as the Los Angeles County regional planning commission gave unanimous approval to the...Tags: Television Industry, Property, Shailene Woodley, CBS Corp., The Walt Disney Co.
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Apptitude: Track product safety
The Philadelphia InquirerIs your new baseball bat prone to falling apart? Is that lasagna pan a laceration hazard? Product safety, whether we're talking about toys or automobiles, can be tough to judge. Use these smartphone applications to identify safer choices and get word of...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Product Recalls, Consumer Issue, Television, Realty
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Faster than speeding bullet, 'Man of Steel' sets June record
Reuters(Reuters) - "Man of Steel," the big-budget reboot of the Superman franchise, leaped over the apocalyptic buddy comedy "This is the End," collecting a muscular $113.1 million to lead the domestic box office with the year's second-largest debut weekend...Tags: James Franco, Toy Story 3 (movie), Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Inception (movie), The Purge (movie)
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Stephanie Sperber to Remain President of Universal Partnerships & Licensing Through 2016
VarietyUniversal has extended its contract with Stephanie Sperber re-upping the executive's deal to remain as president of Universal Partnerships & Licensing through 2016. New deal comes a year and a half before her current contact was set to expire. Sperber...Tags: Jurassic Park (movie), Global Expansion, Despicable Me 2 (movie), Movies, Sony Corp.
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Universal Extends Licensing President Stephanie Sperber Through 2016
ReutersJun 17 (TheWrap.com) - Universal sent Stephanie Sperber an early vote of confidence on Monday, extending the contract of the president of Universal Partnerships & Licensing through June 2016. Sperber oversees all of Universal's global consumer products,...Tags: General Mills Incorporated, Global Expansion, Apple iPad, Consumers, Apple iPhone
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Bedrocket Takes Stake in YouTube Channel 'What's Trending'
VarietyBedrocket Media Ventures, an Internet media firm and YouTube multichannel network operator, has taken a seven-figure investment in What's Trending, a YouTube channel whose daily talkshow that generates more than 2 million views per month. The amount of...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, WPP Group Plc, Television, CBS Corp., Ford Motor Co.
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Fullscreen, With Comcast and WPP Backing, to Expand Into Studio Model
VarietyFullscreen, a top YouTube multichannel network operator, plans to expand into financing original content after closing a round of Series A funding led by Peter Chernin's Chernin Group, a previous investor, along with Comcast Ventures and global ad...Tags: Ryan Seacrest, DreamWorks Animation, Global Expansion, WPP Group Plc, Marketing
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Chernin Group, Comcast, WPP invest in Fullscreen
Fullscreen, a digital media company that has built one of the largest network of channels on YouTube, has closed a round of Series A funding with backing from heavy hitters in the traditional entertainment world — the Chernin Group, Comcast Ventures...
Tags: Ryan Seacrest, Manufacturing and Engineering, WPP Group Plc, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Media Industry
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'The Purge' scares off 'Fast & Furious' crew to take box office lead
ReutersBy Ronald Grover and Andrea Burzynski June 6 (Reuters) - Low-budget horror film "The Purge" scared up $36.4 million in ticket sales to lead the domestic box office in its first week in domestic theaters, zooming past the car-racing action film "Fast &...Tags: Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Vin Diesel, The Purge (movie), Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Entertainment
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