Source: Wall Street Journal
By Amol Sharma And Ben Fritz ESPN was in the process of laying off a few hundred workers on Tuesday, a sign that the hugely profitable sports cable-TV powerhouse is responding to the rising fees it pays to air games as well a ...
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Source: Forbes Blogs
The new hedge fund hotel - Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife The 50 largest hedge funds in the world decided to sell Apple Apple in the first quarter, replacing it with Boeing Boeing and, interesti ...
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Source: MSN
Walt Disney's (DIS) ESPN, long considered a cash cow for the media giant, is laying off hundreds of workers as it faces escalating costs for sports programming and increased complaints about the fees it charges. A tipster to Deadspin pegs t ...
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Source: The Malaysian Insider
NEW YORK, May 19 — Yahoo! scheduled a news conference tomorrow amid reports it was in talks on with the popular blogging platform Tumblr about an acquisition or strategic alliance. The California tech giant offered no details of the event, set fo ...
Full article at: The Malaysian Insider
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Source: Daily Finance
Coulson is an important character. He first appeared in Iron Man and remained a constant through several of the Marvel Studios films, right up until his on-screen death in Marvel's The Avengers. Fans have been mourning him ever since, says Tim Beyers o ...
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Source: Hot Hardware
DirecTV is reportedly giving some serious thought to making an offer for Hulu , the six-year-old video streaming site. Should DirecTV make a formal bid, it's not a foregone conclusion that Hulu would accept it, as the site's owners -- Walt ...
Full article at: Hot Hardware
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Source: United Press International
NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. satellite service DirectTV is considering an investment in digital entertainment site Hulu, a source close to the talks told The Wall Street Journal. Hulu is owned by Walt Disn ...
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Source: I4U News
DirecTV is caught in a state of attraction. While it is planning on acquiring Hulu, it is yet wavering over whether to bite off a large piece or swallow it whole. DirectTV(DTV) is a big name that provide satellite TV broadcast ...
Full article at: I4U News
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Source: LXer
Three British members of the notorious LulzSec hacktivist crew and a hacker affiliate were sentenced today for a series of attacks against targets including Sony, News International, the CIA and the UK's Serious Orga ...
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Source: New York Post
DirecTV is interested in acquiring at least a stake in online-video site Hulu, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Discussions are in an early stage, and it’s uncertain if the company would want ...
Full article at: New York Post
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