Media and entertainment industry

May 18, 2019 - 6:20 am

Boxing body faces Olympic inquiry team before Tokyo ruling

GENEVA (AP) — The embattled amateur boxing federation faces an Olympic inquiry on Monday fearing it could be punished for forcing out a longtime IOC member as its president. For the first time in a six-month probe, International Boxing Association (AIBA) officials will sit down with the three-...
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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2013, file photo, John Davidson, Columbus Blue Jackets director of hockey operations, speaks during an NHL hockey news conference in Columbus, Ohio. Davidson has resigned as the Blue Jackets president of hockey operations on Friday, May 17, 2019, after the New York Rangers requested and received permission to talk to him for a similar position. (Eamon Queeney/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)
May 17, 2019 - 4:27 pm

Coming home: Davidson to run Rangers, leaves Blue Jackets

John Davidson is going back to the New York Rangers organization he has been synonymous with for much of his hockey career. Davidson was hired as team president Friday hours after leaving his post with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He returns to New York where he spent parts of eight seasons as a...
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In this 2014 photo, Randy Sullivan poses for a photo in Ketchikan, Alaska. Sullivan was the pilot of one of the two sightseeing planes that crashed in midair Monday, May 13, 2019, the National Transportation Safety Board announced after a team arrived from Washington, D.C., to investigate the crash. Alaska State Troopers in a statement late Tuesday said Sullivan was killed in the crash. (James Glionna/Los Angeles Times via AP)
May 16, 2019 - 10:41 am

Family man, newlyweds among dead in crash of Alaska planes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A newly married couple, a pilot who used his family's savings to buy his own plane, a devoted family man from Australia and an office manager at an insurance company with a vivacious personality and a heart of gold were among the six victims in this week's deadly midair...
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May 16, 2019 - 9:03 am

Cheap Trick, Sara Gilbert part of gala honoring Linda Perry

NEW YORK (AP) — A benefit gala honoring Linda Perry will include a performance by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick and appearances from Oscar-nominated actress Juliette Lewis and Perry's wife, Sara Gilbert. "Linda Perry & Friends: A Night at the GRAMMY Museum" will take place June 29 in...
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In this 2014 photo, Randy Sullivan poses for a photo in Ketchikan, Alaska. Sullivan was the pilot of one of the two sightseeing planes that crashed in midair Monday, May 13, 2019, the National Transportation Safety Board announced after a team arrived from Washington, D.C., to investigate the crash. Alaska State Troopers in a statement late Tuesday said Sullivan was killed in the crash. (James Glionna/Los Angeles Times via AP)
May 15, 2019 - 8:06 pm

Profiles of victims from deadly Alaska mid-air collision

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A newly married couple, a pilot who used his family's savings to buy his own plane, a devoted family man from Australia and an office manager at an insurance company with a vivacious personality and a heart of gold were among the six victims in this week's deadly mid-air...
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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2018 file photo, Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert participates in the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit: A World of Change at The Times Center in New York. A person familiar with the decision says Engelbert will be the new WNBA president. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, because the league hasn't publicly announced the hiring. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
May 15, 2019 - 1:15 pm

WNBA hires Deloitte CEO Engelbert as commissioner

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA has a new leader with a new title. The league hired Cathy Engelbert as its commissioner on Wednesday. The previous four leaders of the WNBA had been known as president. Since 2015, Engelbert has been CEO of Deloitte US, an accounting organization that works with Fortune 500...
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Director Werner Herzog, from left, actress Julianne Moore and Xavier Dolan pose for photographers at the See The World Through A Different Lens photo call at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
May 15, 2019 - 12:10 pm

Julianne Moore on gender parity: 'I believe in quotas'

CANNES, France (AP) — Julianne Moore says that for the movie industry to reach gender parity, it's necessary to implement quotas. Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, Moore said measures are needed to change the culture and that she believes in quotas. Moore says efforts should be...
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This undated photo shows Angie Muhs, executive editor of The State Journal-Register, in Springfield, Ill. Muhs served notice of her resignation on Friday, May 10, 2019, in hopes of sparing more layoffs, according to a staff writer. (The State Journal-Register via AP)
May 14, 2019 - 9:58 pm

Staffer: Illinois newspaper editor resigns to spare layoffs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois' capital-city newspaper, a 188-year-old institution tied intimately to Abraham Lincoln, is without a news chief after its editor resigned in hopes of sparing more layoffs, according to a staff writer. Angie Muhs served notice of her resignation on Friday from The...
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FILE - This June 27, 2015, file photo, shows the Hulu logo on a window at the Milk Studios space in New York. Disney has struck a deal with Comcast that gives it full control of streaming service Hulu. The companies said Tuesday, May 14, 2019, that as early as January 2024 Comcast can require Disney to buy NBCUniversal’s 33% interest in Hulu and Disney can require NBCUniversal to sell that stake to Disney for its fair market value at that future time. (AP Photo/Dan Goodman, File)
May 14, 2019 - 3:13 pm

Disney takes over Hulu from Comcast as stream wars heat up

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is taking full control of Hulu from Comcast, as both companies prepare to launch their own streaming services in response to declining audiences for traditional TV. The companies said Tuesday that Comcast, which owns a third of Hulu, can sell its stake to Disney starting in...
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Mandy Moore, left, and Milo Ventimiglia, from the cast of "This Is Us," attend the NBC 2019/2020 Upfront at The Four Seasons New York on Monday, May 13, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
May 13, 2019 - 4:10 pm

NBC shows off fall lineup with stars, athletes, Kardashians

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC hoped to wow advertisers with its reach and content at a glitzy presentation Monday for its fall lineup, parading out a clutch of Kardashians and Olympic gold winning athletes, getting "The Voice" judges to sing and even offering a few gentle pokes at a new Oscar-winner — Rami...
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