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Federated Sports, a start-up promotion company, says its new "Epic Poker League" tournament will air on CBS and Discovery's Velocity network. TV poker shows have been struggling amid a government crackdown on online gambling.
Dunkin' Donuts, following a planned IPO, is expected to push an expansion across the nation, escalating a coffee war with McDonald's and Starbucks.
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DreamWorks' revenue and profit surged, thanks to the international success of "Kung Fu Panda 2," despite the film's weak domestic performance.
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Wal-Mart said it would start streaming many movies the same day they come out on DVD, in a second bid for a share of popular movie rental and streaming website Netflix's business.
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Netflix's profits rose 57% but the video-rental company's costs of acquiring new customers rose and its rate of lost subscriptions increased in the U.S., sending its shares lower in after-hours trading.
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ESPN will begin carrying the World Series of Poker but other poker programming is in jeopardy after recent indictments of card-playing websites, which had sponsored the tournaments.
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The family that controls Thomson Reuters has grown impatient with the company's performance and pressed for a recent shake-up, putting pressure on CEO Tom Glocer to pull off a turnaround.
News Corp.'s board believes steps taken so far are appropriate for addressing the phone-hacking scandal. Some critics, however, say the board lacks the independence needed to tackle the issue.
In a pair of moves that suggest Apple is enforcing rules for selling content on its devices, Kobo, the Canadian e-book retailer, and The Wall Street Journal said they will no longer sell content directly to customers.
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Microsoft's quarterly profit jumped 30% as businesses snapped up copies of its Office applications and other products, though sales of Windows declined slightly.
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"American Idol" creator Simon Fuller sued Fox Broadcasting and FremantleMedia North America, alleging that the network and production company reneged on an agreement to name him executive producer of the new "X Factor" TV show and to pay him.
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Amazon, B&N; stop selling e-books directly to customers via Apple devices.
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As the Arab world consumes more films and TV shows from beyond the Mideast than ever before, dialect has become a critical tool in the regional battle for some 250 million Arab viewers.
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Americans are in a salad rut, eating a salad at mealtime only about 36 times a year, or 20% less often than in 1985. Marketers are hoping that guest veggies will get people to eat more packaged greens.
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AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong made a series of high-profile changes in the company's executive ranks Monday, reshuffling key posts in a bid to spur growth at the struggling Internet company.
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The story of a disastrous merger of media empires. Matt Welch reviews "The Deal from Hell."
He's got a gun, a badge—and rheumatoid arthritis. The iconic detectives of best-selling authors from Michael Connelly to Ruth Rendell are fighting a new foe: old age.
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Self-publishing on the Internet is touted as a boon for aspiring writers. But what about the reader?
If you're heading to the beach this summer and you plan to read an e-book, you won't want to take your iPad. Luckily, the latest versions of the Nook and the Kindle offer glare-free screens and other reader-friendly functions.
When billionaire Wang Gongquan, one of China's most famous investors, decided to leave his wife for his mistress, he broke the news to family and friends -- and hundreds of thousands of strangers -- in a message online.
'Pretty Little Liars,' Season 2, Episode 7, 'Surface Tension': TV Recap. Big Plot Points to Remember--No updates on A. ordering Tory Burch boots and for whom. Emily has moved in with Hanna already, and they are sharing a room because of something to do with pipes breaking. Aria's parents host a dinner party and invite both Ezra and Jason, who seem to sniff each other out. Mike gets caught doing a break in, and when Aria confronts him after going through his stuff and finding Jenna's pot, she realizes that Jenna and Garrett are in on something together. Toby finds a broken hockey stick with the name “Hastings” on it, and Spencer's dad lies in a squirrelly way to Toby about it and then burns it while Spencer watches. Caleb confides in Hanna about his criminal-leanings in Allentown. As the show ends, Aria texts Spencer, who's sitting in Garrett's patrol car, not to trust him.
Design legend Alexander McQueen has left $82,000 to his three dogs, according to details of his will released Tuesday.
Although the rock musical "Hair" preaches free love and peaceful co-existence, the cast of the current Broadway revival celebrated a more traditional symbol of love Monday night as three real-life same-sex couples were wed on stage after the show's curtain call.
Amy Winehouse's funeral was held today in London. Among the mourners were the singer's father, mother and brother, along with close friends, celebrities such as Kelly Osbourne, and musicians such as Mark Ronson, who co-produced her breakthrough album "Back to Black."
It may seem like a supernatural rock 'n' roll sign, but statisticians and actuaries say the fabled "27 Club" of dead musical greats is more of a coincidence.