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Bay Citizen in Merger Talks With Another Nonprofit
The Bay Citizen, a nonprofit online news publication that covers the San Francisco area, is in merger talks with a nearby nonprofit news organization, the Center for Investigative Reporting, said Bay Citizen staffers and other people familiar with the discussions.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Disney to Acquire Indian Broadcaster
Walt Disney agreed to take a controlling interest in one of India's largest media and entertainment providers, UTV Software Communications.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Kerkorian Preparing a Return to Movies
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian is on the hunt to buy a film studio, production company or other entertainment business and has hired advisers to help him.
Source: Wall Street Journal

NBC Goes for It on Fourth and Long
As the New England Patriots and New York Giants face off in Sunday's Super Bowl, another team also is hoping to gain some much-needed yardage: NBC.
Source: Wall Street Journal

How a Parking Garage Stymied a Hollywood Super Agent
Ari Emanuel's agency has quietly agreed to pay the owner of an office building in Beverly Hills about $30 million to resolve a dispute over WME's refusal to occupy the building even though it inherited a 20-year lease on it.
Source: Wall Street Journal

How Garage Stymied Hollywood Super Agent
Ari Emanuel's agency has quietly agreed to pay the owner of an office building in Beverly Hills, Calif., about $30 million to resolve a dispute over WME's refusal to occupy the building even though it inherited a 20-year lease on it.
Source: Wall Street Journal

J.C. Penney Chief Thinks Different
J.C. Penney's new CEO, Ron Johnson?Apple's former retail guru?laid out a plan that will carve stores into a warren of specialty shops, create a central hang-out area, and pare sales in favor of lower prices every day.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Televisa Fears Unfavorable Ruling
A Televisa official said the company, Mexico's largest broadcaster, fears an adverse decision by the country's antitrust commission on its proposed partnership with a small mobile-phone company.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Where Designers Love Taking Risks
Couture is making a comeback as labels burnish their images with unusual details and techniques.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Penney Thinks Different
J.C. Penney's new CEO, Ron Johnson?Apple's former retail guru?laid out a plan that will carve stores into a warren of specialty shops, create a central hang-out area, and pare sales in favor of lower prices every day.
Source: Wall Street Journal