AP – Canadian media company Corus Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that it moved to a profit in its fiscal third quarter from a year-ago period hurt by a large expense.
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Corus moves to profit in fiscal 3rd quarter
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AP – Along with men in fedoras and 1930s cars, the costume drama “Grassroots King” has a feature that nearly every Chinese TV show seems to require these days — a Western character.
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Chinese screen reaches out for more foreign actors
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AP – Soon playing in a theater online: trading of future box-office receipts for movies on a new exchange, following approval by federal regulators.
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Split CFTC approves box-office futures
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AP – LOSSES GROW: Recently merged live event company Live Nation Entertainment Inc. posted a first-quarter loss of $112 million, up from a loss of $103 million a year earlier. Merger costs and lower concert attendance were blamed.
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Summary Box: Live Nation 1Q loss grows post-merger
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AP – Losses at Live Nation Entertainment grew in the first quarter as concert attendance slipped 3 percent and the company continued to book costs related to the recent merger with Ticketmaster.
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Live Nation 1Q losses grow, hurt by merger costs
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AP – Carl Icahn has bought the remaining half of the $500 million mortgage on the three Trump Entertainment Resorts casinos he’s trying to buy out of bankruptcy.
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Icahn now owns whole mortgage on Trump casinos
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AP – Struggling music group EMI faces being taken over by its bankers after failing to clinch a deal to sell the North American distribution rights for its artists to Universal Music Group or Sony Music.
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Music group EMI in dire straits
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AP – “How to Train Your Dragon” breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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‘Dragon’ stokes up box office with $43.3M debut
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AP – Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over its spending.
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Icahn launches hostile bid for all of Lions Gate
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