October 29 - November 4, 2006
Friday, Nov. 3
Keep an eye on the opening box office this weekend for "Flushed Away," the latest offering from DreamWorks Animation that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The latest numbers from Tradesports.com, which is a trading and betting exchange, show that the Democrats have a 75 percent... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Talk about when worlds collide. Away from his Bev Hills haunts, the CNN talk show host presided over Nasdaq's opening... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
No, it isn't the opening of "Borat," the well-publicized mockumentary about the fictional Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev (aka Sacha Baron... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Jobless numbers: Nationwide unemployment in October was 4.4 percent, a five-year low, though the number of new jobs fell well... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Nov. 2
Tribune CEO Dennis FitzSimmons had it right when he told company employees this morning that they can count on lots... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The radio business continues to struggle, reflected by CBS Corp.'s third-quarter numbers. Revenue for the company's radio operations fell 6... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The topic is bound to come up among the Hollywood chatterers speculating on his future roles for United Artists. In... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
WSJ is reporting that along with "substantial ownership," Cruise and partner Paula Wagner will have control of the company's production... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This one is a Jackson Pollock for about $140 million, according to the NYT. That would be the highest price... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tribune sale: Chicago Tribune sorts through the ramifications of the LAT owner opening up its auction to include bids for... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Nov. 1
It's nice to see sanity finally getting a hearing in the case against UnitedHealth's outgoing-CEO William McGuire. The California Public... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Who needs a court when "Turbo Tennis" allows you to play the game on a mobile phone? Anyway, that's the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
I'm told that the ones along Beverly Blvd. are either open or about to be open today - on schedule... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
We can't seem to get anough of the Viacom chairman. In the December Vanity Fair, Bryan Burrough gets his chance... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A little away from our usual terrain, but apparently there was some buzz out of Washington this morning about the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This has become a year-round pursuit, but November is when things become serious and THR's Martin Grove lays out all... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Power of cable: It's certainly seen in Time Warner Inc.'s third-quarter profits, which were nearly triple that of a year... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Oct. 31
The City Council signed off on a 10.4 percent increase, with the current fare of $2.20 per mile increasing to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
To follow up on this morning's LAO item on circulation, here are the figures for several area papers, courtesy of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's one of the stand-out areas in the third-quarter numbers at IAC/InterActive Corp., which is Barry Diller's media amalgam that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Under the headline "Silent Auction," the paper has "some Wall Street bankers" speculating that a Tribune Co. committee is just... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Big real estate deal: Well, big in the world of commercial real estate anyway. L.A.-based CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Oct. 30
It's ZIP code 90071, which is part of downtown's financial district, where the average wage for 35,975 workers was $104,072.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
OK, so it's in NY, but this week's New York magazine examines what billionaires get to do (Hint: a lot... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's Ben Myerson Candy Co., which has been operating in L.A. in some form for 117 years. It's being sold... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Westside congressman would be running the powerful House Government Reform Committee if the Democrats win the House - and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
How did Joan Palevsky come up with $200 million for the California Community Foundation? Were the World Series ratings just... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Chicago-based media giant and parent of the LAT did receive several preliminary offers from private-equity firms for the entire... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, things were terrible for pretty much all the major papers in the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations FAS-FAX report.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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