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   WIN Awards: Liz Taylor's a Legend, Bonham Carter's Red Queen a 'Freaky Bitch'

   5:55 pm 1/19/2011

   • by M.G. Lord

   Tuesday night at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, the Women’s Image Network made it official: Dame Elizabeth Taylor, the two-time Academy-Award-winning actress and pioneering AIDS philanthropist, is a Living Legend.Read more

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2. Bloomberg Television Benefits From Comcast-NBC Universal Conditions

   5:14 am 1/19/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   "The FCC has taken strong action to preserve independent news programming and protect competitors against discrimination," says Bloomberg L.P. president Dan Doctoroff.Read more

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3. Regulators Limit Comcast's Role in Hulu

   2:53 pm 1/18/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The cable giant must give up management influence over the online video firm when it acquires NBC Universal, and it will also have to make available comparable content to other Web players when a competitor does so. Read more

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4. Regulators Near Comcast-NBC Universal Deal Vote

   4:55 am 1/18/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The cable giant's acquisition of a 51 percent stake in the entertainment firm is expected to be approved with conditions as early as today. Read more

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5. Online Distributor SnagFilms Hires Bingham Ray to Add Indie Fiction Fare

   6:54 am 1/17/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The company, which has so far only focused on documentaries, gets a $10 million investment from cable giant Comcast and another firm. Read more

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   FCC Eyes Longer-Than-Usual Conditions on Comcast-NBC Universal Deal

   6:44 am 1/14/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Incoming NBC entertainment head Bob Greenblatt and NBC Universal CEO Steve Burke must await regulatory approval before they can get down to work. Read more

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   Nets Warn Comcast, Dish About Streaming Content on iPads

   6:07 am 1/12/2011

   • by Anthony Crupi

   Some network groups say their current arrangements don’t cover the use of their content on tablets, while distributors argue their case.Read more

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8. Comcast, NBC Universal Expand Public Service Commitments

   12:15 pm 1/11/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The companies promise additional local news, kids-friendly measures and more educational programming if regulators approve the cable giant's acquisition of a majority stake in the entertainment firm.Read more

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9. Pay TV Operators Raise 2011 Prices Despite Recent Subscriber Losses

   6:13 am 1/11/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   An analyst calls the hikes "a doubled-edged sword," but says they are "generally more measured than in 2010," with Dish being the main exception.Read more

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10. Flurry of Last-Minute Lobbying as Comcast-NBC Universal Merger Nears Approval

    8:16 pm 1/10/2011

    • by Kimberly Nordyke

    Comcast chief Brian Roberts is said to be among those making their case to the FCC.Read more

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