Even a cursory look at the media landscape suggests Rupert Murdoch is far from an outlier in wanting to see a property he built with his bare-knuckled hands land on his progeny.
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If its acquisition of Time Warner Cable is approved, Comcast will become much more than a regional cable company, says its chief executive, Brian Roberts.
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Eight writers and video producers had accused Baidu of violating their right to free speech by blocking users in the United States from viewing their pro-democracy material.
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The attack at the Serena Hotel in Kabul that left Sardar Ahmad, his wife and two of their three children dead has devastated his colleagues and prompted an unusual apology from the Taliban.
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Antiracism groups said that a Belgian newspaper’s images depicting the president and his wife as apes pointed to a normalization of hateful political speech in Europe.
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Two new subscription plans, including NYT Now, a lower-priced app tailored for a mobile audience, are part of the company’s push to expand its digital offerings and increase its revenue.
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Hasbro, the maker of the classic board game, will ask players to debate their favorite “house rules” for inclusion as options in a future edition.
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The $500 million deal gives the Walt Disney Company an online video company with a subscriber base of 380 million.
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An app paired with “The Bronfman Haggadah,” a hardcover book by Edgar Bronfman, was released earlier this month.
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The partnership will give BuzzFeed access to Whisper, an app where people share secrets and make confessions anonymously, and to its content for possible articles.
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Method is introducing a series of quirky commercials that depict a young couple meeting at a party, falling in love, moving in together and having a baby.
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The program is being introduced on Thursday to coincide with the International Day of Happiness, which promotes well-being, among other things, and the first day of spring.
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Beacon will be supporting writers with a $5-a-month fee, similar to a Netflix model.
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The Obama administration is taking its mission to radio shows, churches and YouTube to urge people to buy health insurance ahead of the March 31 deadline.
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A program to renovate homes and provide them to writers is just one of a number of projects aimed at revitalizing the city.
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“Mondays With Marlo,” a talk show hosted by Marlo Thomas, the actress and activist, has built an audience by addressing the concerns of women over 35.
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Some experts suggest that a video sensation showing 10 pairs of strangers kissing for the first time could force major fashion designers to rethink how they advertise.
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Getting a ticket to see the show would have required the kind of social-media shillling that I don’t think anyone’s friends or followers should be subjected to.
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Anne M. Sweeney, one of the most powerful women in the entertainment industry, will leave in 2015 after 18 years at the company to become a television director.
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We have the technology to defeat censorship. Do we have the will?
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