• Icahn's Wide Screen: Wants Total Takeover of Lionsgate by Wayne Friedman

  After a year of somewhat less hostile moves against Lionsgate, billionaire investor Carl Icahn is now looking at an all-out takeover the company, buying all shares in a $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion offer. ...Read the whole story

• Marriott Sponsors 'USA Today' iPad by David Goetzl

  Content providers may be circumspect about what to do with the coming iPad tablet. Not USA Today, which has secured a rather un-Internet-like, dual-revenue stream as it debuts. It also has a sponsorship deal with Marriott. ...Read the whole story

• Amanpour Exits CNN's Global Post For ABC's 'Week' by Fern Siegel

  Longtime CNN global-trotting correspondent Christiane Amanpour has gone domestic -- becoming the new anchor at ABC News "This Week." Amanpour, who joined CNN in 1983, will now turn her attention to domestic issues, though she will appear on other ABC News shows to discuss important international concerns. ...Read the whole story

• Charter Gears Up To Expand EBIF Technology, Enable Interactive Advertising by David Goetzl

  Charter Communications, the fourth-largest cable operator, is gearing up for wide deployment of EBIF technology to enable interactive advertising. The company has a deal involving FourthWall Media, a Texas-based advanced-advertising firm, to provide the tech backbone for the iTV opportunities. ...Read the whole story

• Sirius-XM May Get NASDAQ Boot by Erik Sass

  Six months after receiving its first warning, Sirius-XM Radio has received another notice that it faces de-listing from NASDAQ because it has failed to raise its share price above the $1 minimum required for at least 10 consecutive trading days. ...Read the whole story

• ESPN Swings Back In PR One-Upmanship, Announces 3D TV Baseball Event For July by David Goetzl

  The self-touted "Worldwide Leader in Sports" seems determined to hold that title when it comes to 3D. Just a day after MSG staked ground as the pacesetter for 3D TV sportscasts -- and 93 hours after Comcast laid claim -- ESPN struck back. The network announced it has a baseball exhibition coming ... in July. . ...Read the whole story

• NCAA's 'Madness' Scores Big Online Audience by Wayne Friedman

  The first night of CBS' March Madness slightly improved from a year ago. But better news came from its Internet platform: Online viewers of the big college basketball tournament grew 20% from 2009. ...Read the whole story

• Read All Aboot It: Canadians Still Like Print Newspapers by Erik Sass

  A new survey of Canadian adults in 53 media markets indicates continuing popularity for print newspapers north of the border, with a surprisingly low number of survey respondents only reading content online. ...Read the whole story

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