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After the coffee. Before deciding if "Mad Men" lives up to the hype. "District 9" rounds them up. Sony Pictures' science-fiction flick "District 9" took in $37 million and crushed the competition. Warner Bros.' "The Time Traveler's Wife" opened to....
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After the coffee. Before deciding if Redbox is your friend or foe. Going after Nielsen? The Financial Times reports that several major media companies including News Corp., Viacom, Time Warner, NBC Universal, CBS and Disney are talking with some major...
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After the coffee. Before taking the survey on our redesign. Emmy flip-flop. After announcing it would time shift (i.e. cut) some Emmy writing-award presentations out of the live broadcast -- a move pitched as a way to make the show...
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After the coffee. Before explaining Miley Cyrus' dancing to your kids. Oops she did it again. Miley Cyrus' performance on the "Teen Choice Awards" in which the 16 year-old gyrated out of a trailer and danced while holding on to...
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After the coffee. Before figuring out your vacation plans. MTV leaving crossroads of the world? The New York Post reports that MTV is not renewing the lease on its famous ground-floor Times Square studio at 1515 Broadway, which has been...
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After the coffee, before reliving the Yankees' sweep of the Red Sox So much for staying power: Traditional media isn't the only business being challenged by the Internet. The adult entertainment industry, usually the first to figure out how to...
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After the coffee. Before finding your DVD of "The Breakfast Club." Remembering John Huges. The director, who died of a heart attack Thursday, captured suburban teen angst better than anyone with his 1980s classics "The Breakfast Club," "Sixteen Candles" and...
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After the coffee. Before digging up that old copy of "What Makes Sammy Run?" If Leno won't rescue NBC, maybe Fallon will. Jay Leno, who is moving from late night to prime time this fall, cracked, "I'm not here to...
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After the coffee. Before deciding whether to audition for Paula Abdul's job. Abdul out! After weeks of intense non-negotiations, Paula Abdul announced last night via Twitter (of course) that she was leaving "American Idol" after eight seasons. Abdul, who was...
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After the coffee. Before deciding where you stand on the new Emmy format. Emmy flap heats up. The Writers Guild of America blasted the move by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to drop several writing awards from...
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After the coffee. Before the drive out to Pasadena for press tour. `Funny People' doesn't leave Universal laughing or does it?. Judd Apatow's "Funny People" took in $23.4 million. So was it a hit or a flop? Apparently both. The...
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After the coffee. Before deciding whether to see "Funny People" or "(500) Days of Summer." So much for the afterglow: Hollywood is obsessed with the end of the world and what happens next, says the Wall Street Journal. Says WSJ:...
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After the coffee, before finding a new dentist Sony sinks but studio sings: Sony Corp. lost $390.5 million in its first quarter, but the movie unit posted a 6.5% gain in revenue thanks largely to the global smash "Angels &...
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After the coffee. Before figuring out Twitter's new home page. Time Warner reports. Time Warner said this morning that profits were off 34% for the media conglomerate's second quarter, primarily due to fewer DVD sales and a weaker advertising market....
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After the coffee, before scrutinizing Viacom's earnings. Viacom Results. Media conglomerate Viacom announced earnings this morning for the second quarter. Profits were off 32% and revenues fell 14%. Early reports from Los Angeles Times and Variety. The Silverman saga. The...