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DirecTV CEO in talks to join News Corp.

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The chief executive of DirecTV Group Inc. is in talks to return to News Corp. to be Rupert Murdoch's second in command.





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Former American Online Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Miller addresses a gathering of subscribers

Former AOL head to run News Corp. digital

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created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Jonathan Miller, a former head of Time Warner online unit AOL, was named by News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday to oversee MySpace and other digital businesses at the media giant.


Redbox sues 20th Century Fox in DVD dispute

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created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- DVD rental kiosk company Redbox said Wednesday it has sued 20th Century Fox over the movie studio's attempts to delay its titles from appearing in Redbox vending machines.


DirecTV, Liberty Media detail spinoff plans

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV provider, said Monday it will be combined with the entertainment unit of Liberty Media Corp. and spun off into a separately traded company.


Educational initiatives improve quality of care delivery

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study of targeted educational initiatives between the clinical staff at Fox Chase Cancer Center and the hospitals within their Partners program suggest that educational interventions by academic cancer centers can improve ...


MySpace buying online music sensation iLike

MySpace scoops up popular Facebook app iLike

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Social networking hub MySpace said Wednesday it is acquiring iLike, a popular music application on rival Facebook, in the first move by new management to expand after a series of drastic cuts and ...


Pregnancy hormone hCG protects against breast cancer even in short-term treatments

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One of the most effective ways to prevent breast cancer is through a full-term pregnancy at an early age. Studies out of Fox Chase Cancer Center have linked this protective effect to the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin ...


Digital flag furled for home networks

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created Apr 20, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fox Entertainment Group and IBM are working together on technology that will allow home networks to show copy-protected TV shows, while restricting the shows to their home market. Central to the issue is a broadcast "flag" ...


Predicting patient response to gleevec in gastrointestinal stromal tumors

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center uncovered a genetic pattern that may help predict how gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients respond to the targeted therapy imatinib mesylate (Gleevec). Moreover, their findings ...


Arts good for the psyche

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Youth who do arts are psychologically better off than those who do not, a new study from Victoria University shows.


Media giant News Corp. reported a flat quarterly net profit of 2.7 billion dollars

News Corp. posts flat third quarter

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Media giant News Corp. reported a flat quarterly net profit of 2.7 billion dollars on Wednesday as one-time items helped compensate for a slide in advertising revenue.



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