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Reuters - For the first time in its history, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association has honored a former studio chief with its annual Career Achievement Award. The organization selected John Calley for that honor in voting Sunday afternoon.

AP - Movie-goers elected a "W," but it was Mark Wahlberg, not George W. Bush.

Reuters - NBC Universal, the broadcasting unit of General Electric Co, plans to cut $500 million from next year's budget, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Sunday.

Who will win one of the most prestigious mobile gaming prizes of 2008? - - Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the top 10 developers of its Mobile Games Innovation Challenge. The winners, to be ann... [WebWire - Monday, October 20, 2008]

Reuters - Sumner Redstone, a controlling shareholder of Viacom Inc and CBS Corp, might be forced to sell either of the companies to help tide over the current financial crunch being faced by his movie theater chain, National Amusements Inc, the New York Post said on Sunday.

Reuters - News Corp.'s mobile content operation is rebranding and reorganizing as it aims to expand into new territories and make mobile a key growth business for the conglomerate.

Beverly Hills, CA - A record 67 countries, including first-time entrant Jordan, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 81st Academy Awards®, Academy Presi... [WebWire - Monday, October 20, 2008]

2007's Game of the Year arrives on the PLAYSTATION 3 system with exciting new features and content - - New York, NY - 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO),... [WebWire - Monday, October 20, 2008]

As Internet users sought up-to-the-minute news and information about the Republican National Convention, Hurricane Gustav, the economic crisis and other events, the CNN Digital network ranked No.1 amo... [WebWire - Monday, October 20, 2008]

Original Carnival Games shipped over 2 million copies; Carnival Games MiniGolf targets growing family gaming audience - - It's a Hole in Fun! 2K Play Expands Carnival Games Universe with launch of Carn... [WebWire - Monday, October 20, 2008]