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DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:03 -0400

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015.

Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:18:26 -0400

Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private.

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:24:04 -0400

Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family.

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:19 -0400

On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion.

NYC to offer free phone-charging stations in parks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:04:18 -0400

It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight.

Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:12 -0400

Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday.

Netflix to expand to Netherlands later this year

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:08:14 -0400

Netflix is going Dutch.

Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyout

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:37:11 -0400

Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire shareholders.

Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:09 -0400

A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress.

With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:03:10 -0400

He really is more than a businessman.