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In an effort to stave off the dismantling of his media empire, Sumner Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS, recently proposed to sell his family's 1,500-screen theater chain in an effort to restructure his large debt load...

Sears sponsors a feel-good news section on Yahoo, while AOL launches its own shiny, happy news site, created in conjunction with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Tim Tebow will have to wait a few more weeks to see if he has a shot at a Heisman Trophy repeat. But he found out Monday, he's going back to Disney.

In an effort to stave off the dismantling of his media empire, Sumner M. Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS, recently proposed a plan to sell his family's Dedham-based 1,500-screen theater chain in an effort to restructure his la...

Berlusconi acquires Premiere stake Fininvest, the investment vehicle owned by Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, has acquired a 3.13% stake in Premiere, which yesterday sent the German pay-TV firm's share price soaring 37%. ...

In an effort to stave off the dismantling of his media empire, Sumner M. Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS, recently proposed to sell his family s 1,500-screen theater chain in an effort to restructure his large debt load, The...

Chairman of the DCCI Printing and Publishing Group Ahmad Bin Al Shaikh said the regional media sector can expect job losses and the closing of smaller print and publishing outfits as it begins to feel the pinch of the worldwide financial meltdown in the next few months, reported Gulf News. He described the coming repercussions of the crisis as a 'clean-up', in which the sector purges itself of 'non-professional', smaller printing and publishing companies.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which has undergone staff layoffs and other turbulences, has temporarily suspended acquisitions of new manuscripts.

Sean Hannity would be the sole anchor of the Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" upon the departure of Alan Colmes, people close to the network said.

The economic downturn is renewing interest on Madison Avenue in a marketing mainstay that is particularly popular during tough times: cash giveaways.