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ESPN layoffs 7000 workers as TV rights fees rise
Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to nearly 7,000 employees on Tuesday, the network said in a statement. The Bristol, Connecticut-based company said it was looking at the financial bottom line. In a statement the company said that they were implementing changes across the company to enhance their continued growth while smartly managing costs. It added that while difficult, they ...
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Microsoft launches all-in-one home entertainment system Xbox One
Microsoft has unveiled its latest video gaming console 'Xbox One' which is believed to transform games, TV and entertainment for the 21st century living room. The latest console reportedly promises a vision of the future. According to a report by the Mirror, 'Xbox One' will allow users to turn on the device with words like "Xbox On", and "snap" will allow users to watch two things at ...
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Paulina Rubio to be judge on `X Factor
Paulina Rubio will join the panel of judges for the popular Fox television show "The X Factor" next season, the Mexican singer's representative announced Tuesday. Rubio will join the judging panel - which includes show creator Simon Cowell, Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child and Disney star Demi Lovato - during the musical contest show's third season. "I love 'The X Factor'! I can't wait to find ...
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Paris Hiltons beau shoves harassing female fan at Cannes
Paris Hilton's boyfriend River Viiperi aggressively pushed an overeager fan in Cannes on Friday after the woman got too close to the reality Tv star. Hilton, who arrived in France last week, had to fight her way through crowds and paparazzi as she made her way to a party with Viiperi. It was then that one female admirer pushed up against the star's arm in an effort to capture a photo with her ...
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Simon Cowell to be flanked by 3 female judges in new X Factor season
Simon Cowell will be surrounded by women when 'The X Factor' returns for its third season this fall on BIG CBS LOVE. Grammy Award winning artist Kelly Rowland, international pop star Paulina Rubio and Demi Lovato join him as judges on the hit singing competition series, CBS News reported. "It's taken more than a decade but I'm delighted to finally be on a panel with three girls (I think!)," ...
Movie Review
The Other Guys [Blu-Ray]
The buddy-cop action movie has been parodied, gently and otherwise, so many times at this point that it would be reasonable to think that there is very little left to do with it (and if you had the misfortune of sitting through Kevin Smiths obnoxiously unfunny Cop Out earlier thi ... ...
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IPL Spot-fixing TV star Vindu Dara Singh arrested in Mumbai
Vindu Dara Singh, the actor son of the late wrestler-cum-actor Dara Singh, was arrested here today for his alleged role in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal. The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested him for his links with bookies. According to television reports, his arrest follows the arrest of Ramesh Vyas, who was arrested on May 15. Vyas had links to key bookies Jupiter ...
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Ang Lee pulls out of television project Tyrant citing fatigue from four years working on Life of Pi
"It is one of the most brilliant ideas for a series that I've seen and one about which I was very excited," Lee said in a statement. "However, after spending over four years making and ...
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Ke$ha slammed over urine stunt
Ke$ha is facing a backlash from officials at America's Parent Television Council (PTC) after footage of her drinking her own urine was shown on TV. The TiK ToK hitmaker was caught on camera guzzling her pee on 'Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life,' which aired on MTV in the U.S. on Tuesday. Campaigners at the PTC are fuming over the "disgusting, vile" scene, and are now ...
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Sony Board to Discuss Spin-off of Stake in Entertainment Business
TOKYO – Sony's board will examine the proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to sell off a stake in its entertainment division, but refused to give a timetable for when it would reply, ...
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Anthony Weiner Enters NYC Mayoral Race With YouTube Video
Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin: 8 Revelations About That Sexting Scandal (and Jon Stewart!) After much speculation, the former congressman -- who resigned in 2011 amid a sexting scandal -- posted a video on YouTube late Tuesday officially announcing his run for mayor of New ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
Hotel Review
Grand Hyatt Dubai
I drove up to one of Dubai's newest luxury hotels, the Grand Hyatt Dubai, with it's towers majestically standing watch ...
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