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NBC News president Steve Capus stepping down
NBC News President Steve Capus, who presided over years of strong ratings at the news division and expanded digital offerings but was hurt by the ...
'Hansel & Gretel' top box office with $19.6M
"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" fetched $19.6 million in its opening weekend. Other films opening over the weekend failed to burn up the box office.
'Hansel & Gretel' nabs $19M, No. 1 at box office
"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" cooked up $19 million in its opening weekend. Paramount's R-rated action film update on the classic fairytale topped ...
'Mama' tops box office with $32.1 million
Arnold Schwarzenegger's post-governorship comeback fizzled at the box office, as his "The Last Stand" earned just $7.2 million over the three-day ...
Chastain films take top 2 spots at box office
Jessica Chastain easily outmuscled Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mark Wahlberg over the weekend, topping the box office with both her supernatural horror ...
'Zero Dark Thirty' hunts down $24.4M at box office
"Zero Dark Thirty" nabbed the biggest haul at the weekend box office. The controversial Osama bin Laden raid drama earned $24.4 in its first weekend ...
'Zero Dark Thirty' captures No. 1 at box office
"Zero Dark Thirty" hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it. Sony Pictures' controversial Osama bin Laden raid drama nabbed ...
Biden, NRA clash over new gun control proposals
Despite fresh opposition from the National Rifle Association, the Obama administration is assembling proposals to curb gun violence that would include ...
Box-office numbers for Oscar best-picture nominees
North American box-office performance as of Sunday for Oscar best-picture nominees: — "Amour," Sony Pictures Classics, five nominations, $311,247, ...
'Chainsaw' grabs top box-office slice with $21.7M
"Texas Chainsaw 3-D" took the biggest cut of the weekend box office as the sequel to the 1974 horror tale debuted with $21.7 million. The top 20 ...
HBO will continue screening Universal movies
HBO has renewed its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio's movies for another decade, the companies said on ...
'Chainsaw 3-D' carves out No. 1 debut with $23M
It took Leatherface and his chainsaw to chase tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins out of the top spot at the box office. Lionsgate's horror sequel "Texas ...
Kilar to quit as CEO of Hulu by March
Jason Kilar will step down by the end of March as the chief executive of Hulu, the online video service owned by the parents of ABC, NBC and Fox.
Al-Jazeera pays $500M for Current TV
Al-Jazeera has a growing reputation for serious news gathering and its reporters have won some of the biggest awards in journalism. What the Pan-Arab ...
NBC wins final 2012 weekly ratings crown
NBC unwrapped a welcome gift in the final week of 2012, a ratings victory powered by Sunday night football. More than 30 million viewers watched the ...
'The Hobbit' holds on to first place with $32M
A tiny hobbit has a mighty hold on the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and wrapping up a year that saw a record-breaking $10.
'The Hobbit' stays atop box office for third week
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping a ...
NBC seizes ratings lead with football and 'Voice'
Powered by football and "The Voice," NBC took the lead in the ratings last week. But even football couldn't tackle CBS' indomitable "NCIS," which ...
'Hobbit' holds on at $36.9M, 'Reacher' does $15.6M
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" easily defended its box-office title, remaining the No. 1 film for a second weekend with $36.9 million. A rush of ...
'Hobbit' extends No. 1 journey with $36.7 million
Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" took ...
CBS dominates week in TV ratings
CBS had little competition for dominance last week in the television ratings. The network had 17 of the 25 most-watched programs on the air last week, ...
Sprint raises offer, to buy Clearwire for $2.2B
Sprint, the country's third-largest cellphone company, said Monday that it will buy out the portion of wireless network operator Clearwire that it ...
'The Hobbit' tops box office with record $84.6M
Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" led the box office over the weekend with $84.6 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous "Lord of ...
'Hobbit' bests 'Rings' with $84.8 million opening
Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous "Lord of the ...