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Asia Private Equity Weekly News - July 2
HONG KONG, July 2 - News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending June 29.
Rupert Murdoch labels Scientology 'very weird cult'
* News Corp chief says Tom Cruise 2nd or 3rd in hierarchy
Dish drops AMC Networks as contract expires
- AMC Networks, which carries "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Mad Men" and other popular television shows, was removed from Dish Network early Sunday after its contract with the satellite TV company expired without a new agreement.
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Dish drops AMC Networks as contract expires
(Corrects at bottom that AMC has sued Dish, not the reverse)
UPDATE 1-Foul-mouthed 'Ted' takes movie box office crown
LOS ANGELES, July 1 - Comedy "Ted," starring a foul-mouthed teddy bear, won the battle at movie box offices over the weekend, taking in a surprising $54.1 million in the United States and Canada and beating Channing Tatum's steamy role as a male stripper in "Magic Mike."
CORRECTED-Dish drops AMC Networks as contract expires
(Notes in third paragraph from bottom that AMC has sued Dish, not the other way around.)
Cosmic discovery week ahead for science, perhaps
GENEVA, July 1 - It has been fancifully dubbed the angel of creation and, to the particular scorn of physicists, the god particle.
Italian regulator threatens Apple with new fines: source
MILAN - Italy's competition regulator is threatening Apple Inc with further fines of up to 300,000 euros ($381,000) if it does not offer local customers a free two-year warranty as demanded by Italian law, a source close to the watchdog said on Sunday.
Italian regulator threatens Apple with new fines-source
MILAN, July 1 - Italy's competition regulator is threatening Apple Inc with further fines of up to 300,000 euros ($381,000) if it does not offer local customers a free two-year warranty as demanded by Italian law, a source close to the watchdog said on Sunday.
PRESS DIGEST: Sunday British Business July 1
LONDON, July 1 - British newspapers reported the following business stories on Sunday:
Google enters the tablet wars with a small, safe bet
There's not much risk for Google in competing against the Kindle and the Nook with its Nexus Seven: Anything that increases Web use, especially in mobile, plays to Google's strength.
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