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Board approves News Corp split into two entities

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:56:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation Friday announced the planned separation of the $76-billion conglomerate into two distinct publicly traded companies, with one to be renamed 21st Century Fox and the publishing firm to retain the News Corp brand. The split has been formally approved by the Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both ...

Former Go-Gos Bassist Sues Bandmates

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:07:56 -0400

From left to right: Kathy Valentine, Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock and Jane Wiedlin Former Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine is suing four of her former bandmates, claiming they are attempting to "deprive her" of her full stake in the legendary female-fronted ...

Googles Schmidt Teens mistakes will never go away

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:01:21 -0400

Speaking at a festival in the U.K., Google's executive chairman offers that the things teens do now will stay with them forever, by way of the Web. He also suggested some people are sharing too much ...

Does Bible Belt love porn as much as the godless do

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:01:20 -0400

Figures provided by popular site PornHub suggest that those who live in allegedly more religious communities enjoy as much online release as the allegedly ...

Beware the coming of the Google Glass photographer

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:21:58 -0400

Grovo offer a glimpse into a horrifying future. An obnoxious, photo-obsessed Glass owner gets all up in everyone's grill to record everything with many, many blinks of the eye. I'd love to say this is all just hyperbole for the sake of getting a laugh, but then I think of the guy shouting at a person on speakerphone in the library, or the number of phone conversations had by people ...

Mike Darnell Steps Down as Fox Reality Capo

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:06:57 -0400

Nearly 20 years into a stint that saw him steer an unscripted slate that included the likes of When Animals Attack! and American Idol, Fox president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell is leaving the ...

SAG-AFTRA Responds to Foreign Royalties Lawsuit

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:21 -0400

Labor The union added that it would "vigorously respond in the appropriate forum in due course." The suit was reportedly filed by former SAG president Ed Asner and others. Counsel for the plaintiffs did not respond to a message left Friday afternoon. Foreign levies (also called foreign royalties) result from sums that collection societies in certain countries collect based on various ...

Fox executive Darnell to leave TV network after ratings slump

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:46 -0400

LOS ANGELES | Fri May 24, 2013 5:34pm EDT LOS ANGELES May 24 (Reuters) - Longtime Fox television executive Mike Darnell, who helped shepherd "American Idol" to the top of U.S. TV ratings, will leave the network, Fox said on Friday, after the network lost its lead among the younger audience most appealing to advertisers. Darnell, 51, the network's president of alternative ...

The Future of Media as Seen at Internet Week

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:49 -0400

Keynote: NBC Universal Exec VP Lauren Zalaznick in conversation with Media REDefined’s Jason Hirschhorn (also a former exec at MySpace and ...