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Amazon.com, Inc. , in another round of content deals, is expanding its content licensing agreement with NBC Universal Cable & New Media Distribution according to Zacks Equity Research .

A recent opinion article in USA Today listed the top eight companies that owe their employees a pay raise.

For one night only, two of the world's most celebrated songwriters and composers will take to the stage for "Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook." The concert will take place at the D23 Expo 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in the D23 Expo Arena on Saturday, August 10.

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's stock had its "neutral" rating restated by Zacks in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

"Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut.

On the list of 10-best paid CEOs of 2012 - the exclusive club inside an already-exclusive club - half are in the entertainment and media industry, according to executive pay research firm Equilar.

In a move that shouldn't surprise anyone who hasn't been stranded at sea for the past few months, Carnival Corporation is hosing down its guidance.

Veteran research executive Julie Piepenkotter has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Research for FX Networks, it was announced today by FX Networks President and General Manager John Landgraf, to whom she will continue to report.

ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is a unit of News Corp.; NBC is owned by NBC Universal.

Years into a slump in the local production of movies and television shows, several of the largest California-based studios are laying plans to build sound stages, postproduction facilities and offices in what might become the most aggressive growth spurt in recent Hollywood memory.

TV viewers will be forgiven if they feel a sense of deja vu when new shows debut in September.

The retailer has first rolled the service out to employees, who can access it at www.targetticket.com/home/beta. Once there they must put their employee ID in to access the videos.

"As poor as today's economic data was, the good news was we saw some solid earnings," said Schaeffer's Senior Technical Strategist Ryan Detrick, CMT, of a day where the Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced around breakeven for much of the day, notched new all-time high, and settled 42 points lower.

The director who rebooted 'Star Trek' for a new generation, sending the USS Enterprise out again to explore strange new worlds, has also been put at the 'Star Wars' helm.

Soho Rep has extended the world premiere of Lucas Hnath's A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, starring Soho Rep artistic director Sarah Benson helms the play that began previews April 30 and officially opened May 9. Performances were originally scheduled through May 26.

Live Internet access to TV entertainment via streaming is coming to the Triangle, while startup Aereo , which also plans RTP service, is expanding to Atlanta.

Marin filmmaker Brenda Chapman, who won an Oscar for writing and co-directing the animated feature "Brave," blasted Disney's sexy makeover of her movie's feisty heroine, Merida, as "a blatantly sexist marketing move based on money." Chapman, a Mill Valley resident, modeled the headstrong Merida on her 13-year-old daughter, Emma, creating her as a ... (more)

U.S. stock futures were little changed as the euro-area economy contracted more than forecast while the Bank of England raised its outlook for U.K. growth.