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Washington Post to close U.S. bureaus
New York, L.A., Chicago offices to shutThe Washington Post will close its remaining U.S. bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago at the end of the year to save money and will focus news efforts on covering the nation's capital.
Study: BBC needs to target sales
Report says to avoid mergers, acquistionsMexico maintains film funding
President's cuts to 2010 budget withdrawnSAG’s 2008 pay dips 2.5%
Writers strike largely to blame for the downturnFULL COVERAGE
Time Warner sets AOL share swap
Company lays groundwork for structural separationGerman Sky shares fall due to report
New campaign, program costs led to lossBebo cuts back staff, kills drama
Head of original production may join AOLActivision plays 'Guitar' for profit
Videogame sales begin to reboundWWE pins down overseas profits
Company posts increase thanks to attendanceCBS earnings surpass forecasts
Sales of shows, higher subs overcome economyMicrosoft cuts more jobs
Company to lay off 800 more employeesITV predicts rise in ad revenue
December to be up by 4% year on yearU.S. production shuts out Australia
Production falls from $227 million to $20 millionWall Street wary of Comcast
Cable giant may fork over $4-6 billion to GENews Corp. profits up 11%
Digital strategy in need of a rebootTime Warner profits take a tumble
Decline at AOL, Time Inc. responsible for dropComcast quarterly profits rise 22%
Cabler sees signs economy is stabilizingNo easy lay-ups in distribution game
Customers face issues with rising cable billsChannel 4, BBCW deal fails to fly
Duncan admits defeat as tenure draws to closeBroadway faces a busy, uneasy season
Collapse of 'Brighton' has ripple effectWGA issues dire outlook for news biz
Guild presses federal government for more supportFCC taps ex-journo Steven Waldman
Beliefnet co-founder to head media initiativeCME sees revenues fall 33%
Chief exec says market has reached bottomNo news is bad news
Local TV teeters as staff, anchors are axedBSkyB adds 94,000 new customers
Network continues to defy economic downturnA Broadway hearty party? Hardly
Opening nights shed their opulenceRegional stages bank on big bang
Local theaters stay relevant in tough timesStudio backlots get some action
Majors renting out space to boost revenue streamsN.Y. Times cutting news staff
Pub to layoff 8% of news room by year's endDow Jones closes above 10,000
Wall Street upbeat as industrial average risesBloomberg acquires BusinessWeek
McGraw-Hill sells biz news magazine to co.ITV raises $190 million in bond issue
Sale of digital channel operating biz stoppedCineVegas pulls plug on next year's fest
Film festival cancels event due to economySean 'Diddy' Combs leaving WMG
Hip-hop artist's Bad Boy partnership to continueWarner Bros. Records cuts staffers
Senior VP of sales Dave Stein among terminatedDeborah Borda bring music to L.A.
Advancing the arts during a shrinking economyPeter Bart addresses 3D summit
Warns that movie industry facing crisis situationRecession hurts French TV production
Investment is down 34% on last yearEuropean film admissions rise 3.8%
U.K. sees greatest rise -- 14.5% increaseFrench fiction sales rise dramatically
Gallic drama exports rose 43% last yearWeinstein Co. lays off staffers
Less than 10 employees believed to have been cutMovie theaters cut print show times
Cinemas turn to Web for listingsWGA reports plunge in earnings
Guild hit by recession, writer's strikeHarry Sloan out at MGM as CEO
Studio unveils management shakeupTNT's cancels 'Grace'
Global ratings, slow DVD sales bring show to closeTV credits constrict with job market
Prominent writers work under producer titleCinemark posts 20% increase in profits
Strong box office boosts exhibitor's Q2 incomeNorth Carolina senate boosts film incentives
Legislation ups tax credit to 25%Showbiz not always recession proof
Film and theater can have their ups, downsSony reports less red ink than expected
Electronics and game divisions both lost moneyDreamWorks Animation reports dip
Revenue, profit drop nearly 7%Viacom earnings tumble by 32%
Advertising recovers compared with last quarterNBC Universal profits down 41%
Revenue dipped 8% to $3.6 billionGloom in global ad market set to stay
U.S., Europe will see no recovery until 2011
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