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November 2009 – Tvweek.com

November 22nd, 2009

Summary: Charlie Ergen has stepped down from his role as chief executive of EchoStar Corp. and named Michael Dugan as his replacement, Reuters reports. Dugan, who is a senior advisor and an EchoStar board member, will now be president and CEO. Ergen remains …

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Disney to buy comic book powerhouse Marvel for $4B – Houston Chronicle

August 31st, 2009


Excerpt: LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E. Under the deal, which was announced Monday and …
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