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Disney to close its online movie service
Disney is shutting down its Disney Movies Online service, which failed to catch on with users. The site let consumers buy or rent digital versions of Disney and Pixar films and watch the movies on their computers. It was designed to ease the family...
Tags: Online Media Industry, Entertainment, Pixar Animation Studios, Movies
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Judge rejects bid to halt California high-speed rail project
A Sacramento County judge has rejected a bid by agricultural interests to temporarily halt California's bullet train project in the Central Valley until a lawsuit can be decided. After a three-hour hearing, Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley on Friday...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dan Weikel, Court Preliminary, Trials, Justice System
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Bullet train segment's completion date pushed back
The California High-Speed Rail Authority said Thursday that it was adding 12 months to the construction schedule for 130 miles of track in the Central Valley, easing what some outside experts have contended was an overly aggressive and risky timeline....
Tags: Ralph Vartabedian
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Bullet-train planners face huge engineering challenge
Civil War veteran William Hood arrived at the mosquito-infested swamps near Bakersfield in 1874 to build a rail line that would soar through the Tehachapi Mountains, linking the Bay Area and Southern California for the first time. Hood, Southern...
Tags: Ralph Vartabedian, Mountains, Science and Technology, Landforms
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High court delays decision in California gay marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court has pushed back by 10 days the date on which it will consider whether to review the issue of gay marriage in California, according to lawyers in the case. The court had been set to discuss whether to grant review of Hollingsworth...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Jessica Garrison, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Trials, Gays and Lesbians
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Power struggle at Warner Bros.
Two years ago Time Warner Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes created an Office of the President to inspire three ambitious executives into collegial competition for the top job at Warner Bros., Hollywood's largest film and television studio. "These three...
Tags: Ben Fritz, Meg James, The Big Bang Theory (tv program), Politics, Elections
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NBCUniversal cuts about 500 employees
In a round of year-end belt tightening, NBCUniversal is cutting about 500 employees, or about 1.5% of its total workforce. The cuts are distributed throughout the media company, which boasts nearly 30,000 employees, according to a person close to the...
Tags: G4 (tv network), Meg James, Employees, Career and Workplace, The Tonight Show (tv program)
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San Fernando Valley roundup: NBCUniversal announces layoffs, San Fernando shooting victim identified
Good morning, readers. Today is Tuesday, November 13. NBCUniversal has announced that it will cut 500 employees – 1.5 percent of its total workforce. Los Angeles Times Authorities have identified the victim of a shooting in San Fernando Sunday...
Tags: NBCUniversal
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Hudson Pacific buys 60% share of Pinnacle office complex in Burbank
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. bought a 60% share of the $342-million Pinnacle office complex in Burbank from M. David Paul & Associates/Worthe Real Estate Group, bringing together two of Southern California’s biggest entertainment industry...
Tags: Roger Vincent, Entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Brad Sherman wins 30th Congressional District seat in Valley
Rep. Howard Berman conceded to fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman after a bitter fight with his younger House colleague over a San Fernando Valley seat. The race grew so contentious that at one point the two got physical at a Pierce College candidates...
Tags: Jean Merl, Brad Sherman, Howard Lawrence Berman
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Cablevision and NBCUniversal sign distribution deal
Cablevision Systems Corp. has signed a long-term distribution deal to carry broadcast and cable networks owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal unit. The agreement includes broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo as well as cable channels USA, Bravo, MSNBC, CNBC...Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Bravo (tv network), MSNBC (tv network), CNBC (tv network), NBCUniversal
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Berman-Sherman race passes $13-million spending mark
The fierce battle between Democratic Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman for a San Fernando Valley congressional seat has surpassed the $13-million mark for spending, making it among the costliest House races in the country, according to new campaign...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Richard Simon, Gloria Negrete McLeod, New York City, Brad Sherman
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