January 21 - January 27, 2007
Friday, Jan. 26
Yeah, that's Katie Holmes and apparently her reps at CAA have been trying to get her back into the game... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Well, not yet, but the FT is reporting that the Calabasas-based mortgage giant is in talks with Bank of America... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This wasn't a great day for either THQ or Activision, Socal's two big videogame companies. Not a big surprise, really,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
OK, we have record earnings, monster box office, still-solid TV ratings, a stock that keeps going up - the new... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tower trouble?: EMI's decision to merge Capitol Records and Virgin Records has locals worried that the music giant is prepping... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's over the apparent backdating of the homebuilder's stock option grants - and what led to the ouster of long-time... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Jan. 25
How about scented ads? The WSJ, no less, is on the verge of offering "rub and sniff" advertising, according to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
You can't keep hitting new highs forever. The Dow finished the day down 119 points - and as often happens... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Talk about your fast exits. When Judith Regan was fired and escorted out of her L.A. office, she was only... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The luxury hotel will occupy the first 20 floors of a 48-story tower designed by Frank Gehry (for-sale residences on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Sometimes, it takes a crisis to get noticed. Such is the case with California's monster agriculture industry, which everyone living... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The charges against Victor Jung, former treasurer of NBC Universal, have the makings of one (at least an episode of... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tribune race shifting?: The Broad/Burkle offer appears to have a slight edge, according to the WSJ. But not enough to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Jan. 24
You're not surprised, are you? The national Nielsen numbers show that Tuesday night's "American Idol" drew 32.6 million viewers on... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's what 20th Century Fox wants to know, which is why the video site was served with a subpoena demanding... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The deal would be worth nearly $700 million, covering the 38 percent of the Woodland Hills-based insurance company that AIG... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Maybe it was just a coincidence, but I happened to notice two beefy business stories wind up on the LAT... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
DoItYourself.com, one of the more popular self help Web sites, is being purchased by El Segundo-based Internet Brands Inc., which... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Trouble with defaults?: The LAT is playing up new figures showing that default notices statewide jumped 145 percent in the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Here's another example of a company knee-deep in backdated stock options trying to smooth things over in advance of the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Ever since Tribune Co. went on the block, there have been rumbles about the head of News Corp. wanting a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
This is always a guess, at best, given the funny way that Hollywood determines profit and loss. But among the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
There's nothing like a positive earnings report to get Wall Street excited. Such was the case today with the Pasadena-based... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Disney and Michael Eisner get cited in Business 2.0's list of 101 clunkers for the year (Wal-Mart steals the show).... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Yes, it's true - being a multimillionaire means having "more adventurous and exotic" sex lives, according to a survey out... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Ratings have bounced around these last few years, from 33 million viewers in 2003, when "Chicago" took most everything, to... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Oscar surprise: They can't be thrilled over at DreamWorks and its new parent, Paramount Pictures. Yes, "Dreamgirls" scored eight Oscar... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It once housed the offices for Howard Hughes' aviation empire and then it was planned to be the headquarters for... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Jan. 22
Three executives have been brought on to head CAA Sports, a new division of Century City-based Creative Artists Agency. The... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The big plunge in oil seems to be finally having its effect at the gas pump. For the week ended... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's the rumble anyway, as reported by the Santa Barbara Independent Web site. Caruso, who is known for his shopping... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The trend among law firms is to shorten the name, but as you can imagine egos will sometimes get in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
DirecTV's playbook: Now that John Malone has control of the El Segundo-based satellite service, the question is what he plans... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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