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Fox Pulls 'Family Guy' Episode Following Boston Bombings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fox television on Tuesday pulled a recent episode of animated series "Family Guy" from television and Internet sites after unrelated clips that were edited together to depict a bombing at the Boston Marathon went viral on the Web....
Tags: Television, Sports, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Seth MacFarlane
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'Twilight' Shines In Third Box Office Win Over Bond
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Twilight" teen movievampires sucked more money out of theaters over the weekend, leading James Bond, Brad Pitt and the rest of box office pack with $17.4 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales and scoring its third weekly...
Tags: Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Movies, Criminals, Brad Pitt, The Walt Disney Co.
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James Bond Soars To Box Office record With "Skyfall"
(Reuters) - James Bond can don the tuxedo and break out the Dom Perignon after the super spy returned to theaters in record fashion at the weekend, blowing away box office rivals with $87.8 million in ticket sales for the U.S. and Canadian debut of new...
Tags: Time Warner Inc., Liam Neeson, Taken 2 (movie), Movies, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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'Paranormal Activity 4' Haunts Top Of Movie Charts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fourth "Paranormal Activity" fright flick crept into the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $30.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales. Iran hostage thriller "Argo" earned $16.6 million and took second place,...
Tags: Paranormal Activity (movie), Sony Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Unexplained Phenomena, Ben Affleck
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"Modern Family" Cast Reaches Deal For New Contracts
Stars of the hit ABC comedy"Modern Family" agreed to new contracts on Friday, ending a dispute that erupted in public just as the show prepared to start work on a fourth season. Show creator Steve Levitan said the six adult cast members who had...
Tags: Television, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell, ABC (tv network), Television Industry
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Wall St.extends gains after Bernanke comments
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks extended gains on Wednesday immediately following prepared testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke before a congressional panel. The head of the central bank said monetary stimulus is helping the economy recover,...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Commodity Markets, Raymond James Financial Incorporated, Rupert Murdoch, Edward Jones
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Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously. Mayer faces...Tags: Culture, Online Advertising, Consumers, Sociology, Google Inc.
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Citing fatigue, director Ang Lee leaves pilot of TV series 'Tyrant'
ReutersLOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - Oscar winner Ang Lee canceled his plans to direct the pilot of new U.S. television series "Tyrant," saying on Tuesday that he needed to rest after spending four years working on 3D fantasy-adventure film "Life of Pi." Lee,...Tags: Television, Satellite and Cable Service, Homeland (tv program), Life of Pi (movie), FX (tv channel)
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CBS takes key ratings crown for first time in 21 years
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - Broadcast network CBS said on Tuesday it won this season's ratings race among the 18-to-49 age group most prized by advertisers, claiming its first victory in that audience in 21 years. CBS, a unit of CBS Corp, snatched the title...Tags: Television, Demographics, Satellite and Cable Service, ABC (tv network), American Idol (tv program)
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Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio join U.S. 'X Factor' judges panel
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Kelly Rowland and Mexican singer-actress Paulina Rubio have signed onto "The X Factor" judging panel replacing Britney Spears and music mogul L.A. Reid, the Fox television talent competition produced by Simon Cowell said...Tags: Entertainment Events, The X Factor (tv program), Sony Corp., Music, Nicole Scherzinger
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'Star Trek: Into Darkness' beams up $70.1M in opening weekend at box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" didn't warp past its predecessor. The sci-fi sequel directed by J.J. Abrams earned $70.1 million in its opening weekend. The original "Trek" reboot starring fresh faces as the crew of the Enterprise...Tags: Pixar Animation, Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., The Walt Disney Co.
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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Culture, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Online Advertising, Sociology, Startups
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