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Oprah’s ‘Butler’ serves up box office win ahead of ‘One Direction’

December 24, 2018 at 8:54 a.m.

(Reuters) - Civil rights drama "Lee Daniels' The Butler" continued to serve up box office victories with $20 million in ticket sales over the long U.S. Labor Day weekend, leading...

Caesars shares rise 13 percent on Internet gaming spin-off

August 24, 2021 at 6:06 p.m.

(Reuters) - Shares of Caesars Entertainment rose 12.8 percent after the casino operator said in a regulatory filing that it will offer $1.2 billion in stock in a new company...

Warner Bros. names new leaders for film studio

August 24, 2021 at 5:27 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros. studio appointed four executives to leadership positions in its film division, the company said on Monday, replacing outgoing Warner Bros. Picture...

‘Man of Steel’ producer shops for new Legendary studio partner

August 24, 2021 at 4:49 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No one has more riding on the outcome of the summer movie season than Thomas Tull, the former investment banker-turned-head of Legendary Pictures and a producer...

Google goes Hollywood with ‘The Internship’

November 3, 2021 at 11:13 p.m.

LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When "The Internship," a comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, hits movie theaters on June 7, Google will be taking more than a...

Google goes Hollywood with ‘The Internship’

December 24, 2018 at 8:12 a.m.

LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When "The Internship," a comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, hits movie theaters on June 7, Google will be taking more than a...

Hulu video site auction attracts four bidders: sources

August 24, 2021 at 3:22 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told...

Disney’s ABC to start first streaming of live broadcast shows

August 24, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney's ABC network will become the first broadcast network to stream its shows live online through an ongoing service, starting with viewers of its TV stations...

First legal online poker site goes live in Nevada

August 24, 2021 at 1:50 p.m.

(Reuters) - Already home to the Las Vegas strip with its casinos and high-stakes games, Nevada on Tuesday became the first state where residents can legally play poker online for...

Aereo targets 30 percent of U.S. broadcasters’ market: Diller

August 24, 2021 at 1:44 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barry Diller, the billionaire media mogul who is backing the startup Aereo TV service, said on Monday it expects to reach between 25 and 30 percent...

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