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The purchase will vault CBS into the top 10 Internet companies in the United States.
CBS Corp., playing the white knight in a Web-publishing proxy fight, this morning said it agreed to buy CNET Networks Inc., the Internet news and entertainment company, for $11.50 per share, or about $1.8-billion in cash. Source: L.A. Times - Technology News
Control over images is at stake as studios seek new Web revenue. Few things are more precious to actors than control over their images.
Source: L.A. Times - Technology News
Google has surpassed Yahoo to become the most popular website in the U.S., according to Internet tracking firm ComScore Inc.'s rankings by the number of unique monthly visitors.
Source: L.A. Times - Technology News
Universal Studios has dismissed reports as "nonsensical" that Italian broadcaster Mediaset and Paris-based Quinta Communications are on the verge of a blockbuster deal that could involve a takeover of studio.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter - Business
Technology News: Mobile devices make Bollywood hits personal -- Perhaps it was inevitable in a country with a strong musical tradition including south and north Indian classical, folk and film music. People have moved from consuming music to using it as a form of self-expression.
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Let me offer up Brad Grey, the Paramount Pictures chairman vilified last year as the movie studio exec who chased away Steven Spielberg. ...
Source: studio universal OR paramount OR sony OR disney - Google News
As marketers descend on New York this week to place their bets on network TV’s fall season, Unilever is making a sizable wager in a different direction: interactive TV. Source:
There are many online astronomy sites, but astronomers say the Microsoft entry sets a new standard in three-dimensional representation of vast amounts data plucked from space telescopes, the ease of navigation, the visual experience and features like guided tours narrated by experts. Source:
The European Commission on Tuesday attempted to palm off responsibility for clamping down on illegal Internet downloads to studios and ISPs, with a top official saying that the industry was best placed to lead the battle against piracy.
Source: piracy OR anti-piracy entertainment - Google News
Clear Channel Communications probably will get sold into private equity, but for a price tag 8% lower than it agreed to a year ago.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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