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Jared Kushner has tapped his brother-in-law, Joseph Meyer, to be the first chief executive of the Observer Media Group, the Kushner-owned entity that houses the New York Observer and other publications.
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Netflix struck a licensing deal with Time Warner’s Warner Bros., covering a series of fresh TV shows that will become available on the video-streaming service.
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As new Internet TV players look to invade the living room, some cable and satellite operators are stepping up their embrace of Web technology to jazz up aging interfaces and head off subscriber defections.
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“Tonight Show” host Jay Leno took a 50% pay cut as part of last month’s budget-chopping effort, NBC said. The network hadn’t previously disclosed the scope of the changes.
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Bookseller Barnes & Noble narrowed its losses for the first fiscal quarter on improved results from its consumer stores group, ignited by the “Fifty Shades of Grey” erotic trilogy.
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A prominent Russian newspaper journalist fled the nation after what his associate says was a death threat from one of the top law-enforcement officials delivered during a menacing walk in the woods.
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