Paul Rudd replaces Jeff Bridges as Hyundai's celebrity spokesman

Paul Rudd is in the driver's seat at Hyundai as the carmaker's new pitchman, replacing Jeff Bridges who has been the voice of the carmaker's commercials since 2007. Rudd's deal will last three years and already has begun with his vocals promoting the...

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Viacom inks pact with Sony for Internet TV service

Viacom officially announced a deal with Sony to license live and on-demand programming for at least 22 cable networks, including Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central, for Sony's forthcoming over-the-top TV service in the U.S. The announcement comes a...

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Judge sides with TVEyes in Fox News lawsuit

A federal judge has ruled that a media monitoring service's for-profit use of clips from Fox News programming is a fair use, delivering a blow to the news channel's effort to halt the service. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, in an opinion issued...

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Apple pushes digital wallet with Apple Pay

NEW YORK — Apple is betting that people want to pay with a tap of the phone rather than a swipe of the card. The technology company on Tuesday introduced a new digital wallet service called Apple Pay that is integrated with its Passbook credential-storage...

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Review: Apple Watch looks to be another winner

CUPERTINO, Calif. — As computerized wristwatches go, the upcoming Apple Watch looks impressive. I like that it will come in two sizes, so the watch won't feel giant on smaller hands, as some competing watches do. I also like that Apple will offer a...

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Jay Carney joins CNN as commentator

NEW YORK — Former White House press secretary Jay Carney is joining CNN as a political commentator. The network said Wednesday that Carney will start as part of the coverage of his former boss' prime-time speech on how the country will deal with the...

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Dollar General goes hostile in bid for rival

Dollar General is going hostile with its $9.1 billion bid for Family Dollar after its rival repeatedly rejected previous offers. The discount chain has commenced an open offering to investors of Family Dollar Stores Inc. for $80 per share in cash. That...

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Discovery's Zaslav: Sluggish summer TV ratings could affect quarter

Summer ratings were "a little bit soft" at some of the bigger networks owned by Discovery Communications, according to David Zaslav, chief executive of the Silver Spring, Md., owner of Discovery Channel and TLC. "Our challenge was that in July and August,...

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'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star Terry Crews to voice Waze navigation app

Popular navigation application Waze has added its second celebrity voice option in the United States, tapping "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor Terry Crews as a guide. The partnership leads up to the Fox comedy's season two premiere on September 28. Crews...

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US stocks mostly lower following 2 days of losses

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks were mostly lower in early trading Wednesday following two days of losses. Worries over the timing of a U.S. rate increase, economic weakness in China and an impending referendum on Scottish independence kept trading subdued. ...

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