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Audiences adopt 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' with $29 million weekend as Hollywood business soars
AP Movie Writer" Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was barking up the right tree with movie-goers, who put the Disney comedy at No. 1 for the weekend with a $29 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. Featuring a talking Chihuahua with Drew Barrymore's voice, the...Tags: Michael Cera, Walt Disney Co., Lakeview Terrace, Blindness, Rodanthe
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'Eagle Eye' soars to top box-office spot with $29.2M; 'Nights in Rodanthe' pulls in $13.6M
AP Movie WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Shia LaBeouf's conspiracy thriller "Eagle Eye" debuted at the top of the weekend box office with $29.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount-DreamWorks release was the second No. 1 premiere for LaBeouf and...Tags: Walt Disney Co., Rodanthe, Iraq War, Time Warner Inc., Anjelica Huston
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Cable TV looks into new video recording method
Associated PressIf the nation's largest cable TV operators have their way, the home digital video recorder could soon become a relic. Leading the way is Cablevision Systems Corp., which plans to roll out a system in early 2009 that will let viewers record any show...Tags: Charter Communications Incorporated, Satellite and Cable Service, Consumer Electronics Industry, Time Warner Inc., Telecommunication Service
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MGM Studios says it is not for sale
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. says it is "not for sale" following a report in BusinessWeek Saturday that MGM's owners were looking to sell the movie company for $5.2 billion. The studio was taken private for nearly $5 billion in 2005 by Providence...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Incorporated, Sony Corp.
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Comcast to appeal FCC Web traffic ruling
Associated PressWASHINGTON — Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet. In a precedent-...Tags: Court Administration, Regional Authority, Satellite and Cable Service, Television Industry
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Comcast to set official limit on Internet use to deter bandwidth hogs
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) _ Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month. On Oct. 1, the cable company will update its user...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Time Warner Inc.
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What's hot today? DailyCandy in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIF YOU'RE one of DailyCandy's 2.5 million subscribers, you already know the online newsletter with its sly signature illustrations and chirpy, conspiratorial tone. Each piece reads like a whisper in the ear from a giddy chum who's always in the know --...Tags: Rupert Murdoch, Magazines, Little Ethiopia, West Hollywood, NBC
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Convention donors often have business before lawmakers and regulators
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersLast year, when a union for government workers in Colorado needed help from Gov. Bill Ritter, he issued an executive order making it possible to organize state employees. Months later, it was Ritter who needed a favor, and the union readily delivered a...Tags: Labor Legislation, Values, Regional Authority, Civil and Public Service, National Government
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MGM Studios says it is 'not for sale'
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. said Monday it was "not for sale" after BusinessWeek magazine said MGM's owners wanted to sell the movie company for $5.2 billion.
The studio was taken private for nearly $5 billion in 2005 by Providence Equity Partners,...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Valkyrie, Tom Cruise, Adolf Hitler, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Incorporated
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That fast, cool service comes in a rather ugly box
Associated PressPHILADELPHIA — The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy, and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators. As cable and phone companies race to upgrade services or offer video for the first time, they're doing it by...Tags: AT&T Corp., Satellite and Cable Service, Matt Maloney, Geneva, McHenry
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Comcast profit increases 8%
Comcast Corp. reported yesterday an 8 percent increase in second-quarter profit, a solid performance in the face of a seasonally slower quarter made tougher by a decelerating economy. Philadelphia-based Comcast posted second-quarter net income of $632... -
FCC says Comcast broke Internet rules
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet. The potentially precedent-setting move stems...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service
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