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Philips TV deal at risk, plans 4,500 job cuts

Philips Electronics has all but abandoned hope of selling its TV business by the end of the year, leaving a question mark over how quickly it can divest its loss-making problem child.

Philips' TV deal at risk, plans 4,500 job cuts

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Philips Electronics said it was considering its options should the sale of its TV business collapse as it reported plummeting third-quarter profits and little hope of a material improvement in the near term.
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Sony plans no announcement on TV restructuring: CFO

Sony Corp said on Tuesday it was not planning any major announcement about restructuring its television business, after expectations had grown that the company would unveil drastic changes to turn the unit around as it heads for its eighth straight year of losses.
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Reality TV experience shapes trainer's view

Trainer Kim Lyons already had a decade of fitness experience behind her but she says the lessons she learned while working on a reality TV show shaped her professional philosophy.
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European court ruling strikes at soccer TV deals

A decision handed down Tuesday by a court in Luxembourg could significantly change the Premier League's TV contracts to broadcast its soccer matches in Europe, but its ramifications beyond live sports could prove to be minimal.
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Web overtakes TV as most popular UK ad medium: IAB

Brands spent more money advertising on the Internet in Britain than they did on TV for the first time in the first half of 2011, as companies moved online to reach the millions of Britons using social networks and watching videos.
Actor Jim Parsons from ''The Big Bang Theory'' holds up his Emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series backstage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles

Big Bang Theory, Fox win TV ratings night

The Big Bang Theory was the top-rated show Thursday night as Fox won overall on the strength of X Factor, according to preliminary numbers. CBS's new How to Be a Gentleman lost much of its Big Bang lead-in, but held on to a decent rating.
Actress Claire Danes poses on the red carpet before the European premiere of "The King's Speech" in Leicester Square

Claire Danes Switches Gears for Homeland TV Drama

Since her role as a brooding teen-ager on the critically acclaimed 1990s TV drama, My So-Called Life, actress Claire Danes has played everything from Shakespeare's Juliet to autistic animal scientist Temple Grandin.
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Netflix signs pay TV deal for Dreamworks animation

Online video rental company Netflix Inc said it won pay TV rights to Dreamworks Animation movies starting in 2013, the first time a major Hollywood studio has chosen an Internet streaming player over a traditional cable channel.

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