A merger sounds reasonable in theory. A couple of stumbling blocks -- including executive ego -- make it highly unlikely.
Blockbusters like 'Iron Man 3' battle more subtle Chinese fare as audiences choose plot and complexity over explosions and 3-D.
Local TV stations and a science writing professor school the 24-hour news and social media on getting facts and getting them right.
Markets are set to recover some losses as gold prices bounce.
An abundance of it on TV has some marketers questioning the soaring costs involved and wondering if viewers can even keep up.
It'll take a lot more than gigabit connections in two cities for cable providers to really start worrying.
The Time Warner news channel has witnessed a decline in viewership during the past few years.
Networks are joining together to handle soaring sports programming fees. And Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting may get more games as a result.
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