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Dodgers Neighbors Beginning to Score
Team’s new ownership inspires developers.
New Dodgers ownership a hit with stadium neighbors looking to swing sales and development deals.
Tutor Perini Wins Contract to Build Arizona Indian Casino
An Arizona Indian community has selected Perini Building Company Inc. to develop and construct a new $135 million casino and resort hotel at the tribe’s Vee Quiva Casino near Phoenix.
Live Nation Buys British Concert Promoter
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. announced the acquisition of Cream Holdings Ltd., a British promoter of live electronic music events.
Disney’s Quarter Beats Expectations
The Walt Disney Co. said that its fiscal second-quarter profit jumped 21 percent, with stronger revenue from its theme parks and pay TV networks offsetting losses at the film studio unit.
Latin American Growth Drives Higher DirecTV Profit
DirecTV Inc.’s first quarter profit rose 8.5 percent, as better-than-expected subscriber growth in Latin America more than offset lower-than-expected growth in the United States.
Shaking It Up
Theater chain hopes to make move on rivals with motion seats
Regency Theatres looks to raise the curtain on the “fourth dimension” with seats that vibrate or move in sync with on-screen action.
'Wildest Police Videos' Ready to Hit Road Again
Online video proves boon, burden to revival of former Fox reality show.
The last time a new episode of “World’s Wildest Police Videos” hit the air on Fox in 2001, the show had no real competition from Internet videos and for a time it was one of the broadcast network’s highest-rated shows.
‘Puss’ Boosts DreamWorks Animation’s Quarter
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said that its first-quarter profit rose slightly, largely driven by home video and overseas theatrical revenue from its hit movie “Puss In Boots.”
Dodgers Sale to Magic Johnson Group Completed
The $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Guggenheim Baseball Management, a group that includes former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson, was completed today, the team announced.
Kodak Theater Now Dolby Theater; Oscars to Remain
The Kodak Theatre will be renamed Dolby Theatre and the Academy Awards show will continue to be held there for the next 20 years, under agreements announced Tuesday by the owner of the Hollywood & Highland Center.
L.A. Tourism Board Chief to Retire
Mark S. Liberman, president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, announced that he plans to retire by the end of the year.
Demand Media Shares Rise on Report of Aborted Takeover Deal
Shares of online publisher Demand Media Inc. gained more than 14 percent on Monday following a media report that it had recently rejected a $1.2 billion deal to be bought by a private equity firm.
LAX Passenger Traffic Up 6.5 Percent in Quarter
Los Angeles International Airport is off to a solid start this year, with officials reporting that more passengers and cargo moved through the airport in the first quarter than in the same period a year earlier.
Married To Retail Website
Founder refused to let divorce pull plug on her RecycledBride.
RecycledBride.com founder committed herself to e-commerce site despite abrupt divorce from husband.
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