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AMC Networks is looking to squeeze more life out of “The Walking Dead.â€
AMC Networks’ CEO Josh Sapan and Charlie Collier, the president and general manager of the flagship network, are discussing airing episodes of AMC’s zombie hit on lower-rated sister network IFC, The Post has learned.
Time Warner…
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The Newhouse-owned Newark Star-Ledger newspaper is giving pink slips to 34 employees — including nearly 10 percent of its editorial staff — as it continues to wrestle with a soft advertising market.The daily, the largest in New Jersey, is losing more than $10 million a year, sources said.Publisher Richard Vezza…
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Another bottle brawl has broken out — this time between nightlife operators and building owners.
After the Chris Brown
-Drake bottle-throwing melee at SoHo hot spot W.i.P., bottle sales at clubs are getting hammered by rising lawsuits and insurance costs as building owners try to distance themselves from the…
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The vultures are still feeding on the carcass of the financial collapse, but there’s not much meat left on the bone.
Distressed hedge funds have been top performers since the crash of 2008, delivering their biggest gains in 2009. That’s when top players gained between 30 percent and…
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Hooking up online is cheaper than hitting the bar.
In a tough economy, people are heading to Match.com, where $35 a month looks like a bargain compared to a boozy night on the town.
The site, part of Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp, posted a 53 percent jump in revenue…
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Google took a click-licking, but kept on ticking.The search giant continued to make less money — a 16 percent decline in costs per click — from each online ad, but made it up on volume as a 42 percent jump in ad inventory helped lead to higher revenues.While discussing second-quarter…
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A former financial consultant-turned-government witness was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation after prosecutors credited him with helping convict a pair of Wall Street titans on insider trading charges.
Anil Kumar had pleaded guilty in 2010 to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and other charges and agreed to cooperate…
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The new owners of Tribune Co. may dangle the Los Angeles Times as bait to lure bidders for its other papers when it exits bankruptcy, expected within weeks, The Post has learned. With newspaper buyers scarce, the owners could troll with the trophy asset to see if purchasers emerge for…
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Kfc parent Yum Brands reported quarterly profit that missed Wall Street’s view amid worries about China, its top market, where economic growth has cooled to a three-year low, and its shares fell 1.5 percent to $64.54 in extended trading yesterday.
Still, the company’s enviable 10 percent…
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CUPERTINO, Calif. — Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, is retiring, the company said Thursday.
A 13-year Apple veteran, Mansfield oversaw the engineering of every major piece of hardware Apple has debuted in the past decade — iPod, iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air.
He will leave…
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