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Viacom 2Q profit falls, but beats expectations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

NEW YORK (AP) - Viacom posted an 18 percent drop in second-quarter net income Wednesday due to lower revenue, especially from the filmed entertainment division that includes Paramount Pictures. It's a tough comparison to last year, when Viacom was raking in proceeds from "Mission Impossible -

News Corp. shareholders to vote on split June 11

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

NEW YORK (AP) - News Corp. says June 11 will be the date of a special shareholders meeting to approve a plan to split into two companies. The split is expected to be completed by this summer. The company that will retain the News Corp. name will own book publishers and newspapers, including The

Pirate Party has electoral breakthrough in Iceland

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By JILL LAWLESS and JENNA GOTTLIEBAssociated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. They won't be forming the government, but online freedom advocates the Pirate Party were still big winners in the country's election. The party, just a

'House of Cards,' Frank Ocean top Webby Awards

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Netflix's groundbreaking "House of Cards" may be the first digital series nominated for a best drama Emmy. But it will start with a Webby. The Webby Awards are honoring "House of Cards" producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti with a Webby

Jackson's private life on display in civil trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jurors in the civil case between Michael Jackson's mother and concert giant AEG Live got another glimpse of the singer's private life on Tuesday through the eyes of a paramedic who described the singer's bedroom and the

Ed Helms' 'Tiny Commando' series coming to Yahoo

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo's latest slate of original programming is led by Ed Helms as a 4-inch-tall crime fighter. "Tiny Commando," created by the "The Office" star, was unveiled Monday night in a presentation by Yahoo to advertisers in New York. It stars Helms

Collins gets plenty of support after coming out

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By TIM REYNOLDSAP Sports Writer Jason Collins nearly got Rick Welts into $200 worth of trouble. Welts is the president of the Golden State Warriors, and is gay. And a short while before the news broke Monday that Collins would become the first active player from one of the four U.S. major pro

Jackson's life recounted in opening of civil trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's struggle against drug addiction was on display Monday during opening statements in his mother's wrongful death case against concert promoter AEG Live. Competing portraits of Jackson emerged during the first

Jackson's health and finances part of civil trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Millions, and possibly billions, of dollars are at stake in a civil trial starting Monday over allegations from Michael Jackson's mother that the company promoting his comeback failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted in

'Iron Man 3' rules world, 'Pain & Gain' takes US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 28th

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Iron Man 3" was the heavy-lifter at theaters with a colossal overseas debut that overshadowed a gang of mercenary bodybuilders in a sleepy pre-summer weekend at the domestic box office. The Marvel Studios superhero sequel starring Robert Downey Jr