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Report: Actual Date for Release of the Complete ‘Star Wars’ Saga on Blu-Ray Is Set

While Twentieth Century Fox and George Lucas have been mum on the actual release date of the complete "Star Wars" saga on Blu-Ray, Amazon has revealed the date, engadget reports. According to the article, "Amazon has updated its preorder ship…

Google’s Eric Schmidt Plans to Sell Shares Worth $335 Million (Which Is Just a Fraction of the $5.8 Billion Worth of Google Stock That He Owns)

Outgoing Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt plans to sell shares in the company over the next year that could be worth $335 million, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Schmidt’s plans for a rich goodbye came in a regulatory…

Google CEO Leaves Post as Company Streamlines Management

Google announced today that Eric Schmidt will leave his position as CEO, assuming the role of executive chairman, while Google co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO. The moves are part of a streamlining effort among top management that…

Verizon Wireless to Give $200 Gift Cards to Customers Who Just Bought a New Phone to Lure Them to the iPhone

Verizon Wireless is hoping to convince customers who just bought a new phone over the holidays to switch to the iPhone next month by giving them a gift card worth up to $200, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog….

ESPN to Launch New Network

ESPN will launch a new network in September, the all-sports company has announced. The new network–yet to be named–will be a year-round, 24-hour-a-day channel dedicated to more than 200 sporting and other events involving the University of Texas. It is…

Here Come the Terms: Comcast Says the Conditions Imposed By the FCC On the NBC Deal Are Not ‘Particularly Restrictive’

The conditions imposed by the Federal Communications Commission on Comcast for getting the go-ahead on its NBC Universal deal are not considered by Comcast to be particularly restrictive, reports The New York Times. Says the article, " ‘I don’t think…

TiVo Launches Premiere App for iPad

TiVo has launched a premiere app for Apple’s iPad, Interactive TV Today (ITVT) reports. According to the story, TiVo says key features of the app are: “The ability to browse recorded shows and launch a video on the TiVo Premiere…

FCC Approves Comcast-NBC Deal; Strings Attached

The Federal Communications Commission has approved Comcast’s merger with NBC Universal, according to a number of media reports. The FCC voted 4-1 for approval, the reports say. According to the report in B&C, John Eggerton writes, "The deal, which FCC…

New Version of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Gets a New Charlie

Taking over John Forsythe’s role as the voice of Charlie in ABC’s reboot of "Charlie’s Angels" will be a veteran screen star and TV actor, reports Screenrant.com. ABC has greenlighted the new incarnation of "Charlie’s Angels," resetting the show in…

Former NBC Network President Takes Key Post With Univision

A former NBC network president will become the vice president and chief operating officer of Univision, B&C reports. The job goes to Randy Falco, who will work out of New York. Says the report: "Ray Rodriguez had been Univision president and COO. He…