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   News Corp.'s HarperCollins Acquires Film Books Publisher Newmarket Press (Exclusive)

   6:00 am 10/24/2011

   • by Andy Lewis

   A new move into entertainment publishing pairs Shooting Scripts series and movie tie-in books with hot pop culture imprint It Books.Read more

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2. Deluxe Entertainment to Merge Postproduction Operations

   3:16 pm 5/23/2011

   • by Carolyn Giardina

   Next Element by Deluxe will be combined with Encore and Level 3 Post, two facilities that Deluxe acquired in late 2010.Read more

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3. Electronic Arts Acquires Firemint, Maker of Games for Apple's iPod, iPad, iPhone

   3:34 pm 5/3/2011

   • by Paul Bond

   The Australian-based company has self-published four titles: "Flight Control," "Real Racing," "Real Racing 2" and "Agent Squeek."Read more

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4. Red Arrow Buys Brit Production House the Mob Film Co.

   11:00 pm 3/29/2011

   • by Scott Roxborough

   The BAFTA-winning company is best known for its TV adaptations of Terry Prachett's Discworld best sellers.Read more

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5. Starz Unloads Majority Stake in Starz Animation Toronto

   2:25 pm 3/3/2011

   • by Etan Vlessing

   A Canadian consortium purchases control of the Toronto studio following its successful work on "Gnomeo & Juliet."Read more

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   Arianna Huffington on Journalism: 'It's Time to Move Beyond Left and Right'

   8:11 pm 2/7/2011

   • by Kimberly Nordyke

   The Huffington Post founder and AOL chief Tim Armstrong downplay concerns about a partisan AOL following its $315 million acquisition of the site.Read more

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   Steve Case Hits Twitter to Question AOL's Huffington Post Buy

   10:35 pm 2/6/2011

   • by THR staff

   The former AOL head weighs in on the $315 million deal, announced late Sunday.Read more

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   AOL to Acquire Huffington Post for $315 Million

   9:21 pm 2/6/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Arianna Huffington will become president and editor-in-chief of the combined Huffington Post Media Group.Read more

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9. Report: Warner Music Group Hires Goldman Sachs to Find Buyer

   10:19 pm 1/20/2011

   • by Glenn Peoples, Billboard

   Warner is said to be aiming to find a potential buyer for all or part of the company.Read more

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    Angela Bromstad Out as NBC Primetime Entertainment President

    4:59 pm 1/20/2011

    • by Alex Ben Block

    UPDATED: The executive informed her staff of her impending exit just two days after the Comcast-NBC Universal merger was approved by regulators.Read more

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