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Buffett Adds to Newspaper Holdings
The head of Berkshire Hathaway reached a deal with Media General to acquire nearly all of its 63 newspaper properties for $142 million in cash.
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The Breakfast Meeting: Facebook's 'Global Citizen,' and a Spanish Crossover Act
And network executives got a glimpse at the future this week, and they didn't like it: digital video recorders that automatically skips ads.
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CW Network Unveils a Remake of Its Schedule
The network will fold in new shows and move existing ones in its fall lineup, which will start in October. One new drama, "Emily Owens, M. D. '' will feature a surgical intern at a hospital that seems more like a high school.
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The Upfronts en Español
Tanzina Vega reports on the growing interesting in Latino audiences at this year's upfront presentation to advertisers.
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Columbia University Radio Station Is Fined $10,000
WKCR-FM (89. 9) failed to maintain required records from 1998 to 2005, resulting in the third fine of a college station this month.
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Clear Channel Buys WFNX, Venerable Boston Rock Station
The station, which was founded in 1983, had a role in popularizing grunge bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam in the early 1990s. If the deal is approved, Clear Channel would add a fifth station in the Boston market.
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Viacom and Time Warner Cable Reach Deal on App for Streaming Programs
The companies reached a settlement that will allow users to stream shows from Viacom's channels through Time Warner Cable's TWCable TV app.
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Turner Broadcasting Invests in Funny or Die
The deal with the producer of online comedy videos includes collaboration with two Turner brands, TBS and Adult Swim, on both content and advertising sales.
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Study Says Sundance Is a Publicity Machine, to the Tune of $69 Million
The festival drew 46,000 people to the mountains outside Salt Lake City, among them many members of the news media, who produced 35,224 print and online articles and 2,400 television reports.
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The Breakfast Meeting: Rebekah Brooks Charged and Steve Jobs Reimagined
Also, G. M. pulls its Facebook ads just days before the social network's public offering and the String Cheese Incident brings a guitar to a knife fight with Ticketmaster.
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