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j2 Global Buys IGN Entertainment

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Los Angeles-based j2 Global , the provider of cloud-based business and telephony services, said today that it has acquired IGN Entertainment , the video game, entertainment, and men's lifestyle publisher, via is Ziff Davis subsidiary. The acquisition significantly bolsters j2's media properties. READ MORE>>.

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Variety Acquired By Penske Media

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The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety , has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media , the companies said today. Penske Media owns such online publications as Deadline, HollywoodLife, BGR, and TVLine MovieLine, a number of which are major competitors to Variety. READ MORE>>.

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Mail.com Buys Entertainment Blog

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Los Angeles-based Mail.com Media Corporation , which operates the email service Mail.com, said today that it has acquired an entertainment focused blog, DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com. Tags: mail.com mail media merger acquisition deadlinehollywooddaily blog content email. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

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Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. With the adoption of the Internet, digital entertainment has rocketed across the world, changing how people entertain themselves. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

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Stage 32: An Education Hub For Entertainment Industry Creatives

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And if you work in the entertainment industry, you have Stage 32. by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. Educating the next generation of media talent. making connections, looking for jobs, staying up on news, etc.)

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Changing The Business Of Media Through Online Video, With Cenk Uygur

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The world of media is in the midst of a major transition, where radio and television are no longer the powers they used to be--and there''s a clear shift towards some unknown future online. Our other shows are about sports, entertainment, movie reviews, university news--all of the things that fit under the umbrella of news.

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Sony Co-Chair Pascal Latest Casualty In Hack

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Amy Pascal , the co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Pictures Group , is the latest casualty of the devastating hack of Sony Pictures last year, and is stepping down from her position. Pascal apparently will step down in May, with a four-year production deal with Sony. READ MORE>>.

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