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Strong DVD sales for 'Up' helped Disney's pic wing increase profits 30% despite writedowns on a couple of big films that disappointed.

RealNetworks Inc. and MTV Networks said Tuesday that they plan to spin off Rhapsody America LLC, their digital music service joint venture, into an independent company.

The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it made $844 million in the holiday quarter, roughly flat compared with a year earlier, as restructuring charges offset cost cutting and gains at ESPN and the Disney Channel.

Jim Parsons, Emmy nominee and star on the critically acclaimed CBS comedy series "The Big Bang Theory," from Warner Bros.

U.S. stock futures pointed lower Monday amid relative calm over European finances and the lack of any sparks at a weekend meeting of top finance ministers.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Walt Disney Co., Coca-Cola Co., and Molson Coors Brewing Co.

Investors will get a chance to bet directly on the fortunes of the New York Knicks and Rangers and their home arena, Madison Square Garden, beginning Tuesday.

Discovery Communications Inc. says the Kindle electronic book readers from Amazon.com Inc.

Univision Communications is teaming with the Associated Press on a study exploring the opinions and experiences of Hispanics in the U.S. The project, the findings of which will be released in May, involves a comprehensive national public opinion survey of 2,000 Hispanics on a wide-ranging set of topics, including matters of culture and identity, ...

OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK will air BEHIND THE SCENES: OPRAH'S 25th SEASON, a one-hour primetime docu-series featuring a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW.

ABC and Sinclair Broadcast Group have extended the affiliate agreements covering Sinclair's nine owned or operated ABC outlets until February 28.

Pixar Animation Studio's Up won the Best Animated Feature honor at the 37th Annual Annie Awards held at UCLA's Royce Hall on Saturday, Feb.

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Allegheny Energy Inc., an electricity and natural gas provider, said Friday its fourth-quarter profit jumped as fuel costs dropped and revenue rose on more third-party sales and higher generation rates.

HUNT VALLEY, MD. : Sinclair Broadcast Group said today that its affiliation negotiations with the ABC Network have been extended for another month.

Canwest Global Communications Corp. announced today that its subsidiary, Canwest Limited Partnership / Canwest Societe en Commandite and its general partner, Canwest Inc., and their subsidiaries Canwest Publishing Inc.

Andrea Wong has finalized a deal to exit as president and CEO of Lifetimes Networks.

Gen2Media Corporation , an innovative video technology company offering an Online Video Platform, video production and online video advertising, announced today completing the successful launch of the publisher version of its Online Video Platform for the Company's network radio partnerships.

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While Newsday.com's tall paywall hasn't attracted even three dozen subscribers , the Cablevision-owned newspaper is still hoping to attract real estate advertisers and prospective home buyers to its relaunched classified ad portal, Optimum Homes .