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Cricket: Will Smith talks up Durham's chances of Twenty20 success
Few players embody the versatility of Durham this season as well as Will Smith
The Guardian – 4 hours, 10 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Few players embody the versatility of Durham this season as well as Will Smith
The Guardian – 4 hours, 10 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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It Takes a Crisis - An overview of Sony Business
"Three years ago Sony handed one of the business world's biggest fix-it jobs to Howard Stringer. He had been running Sony's U.S. operation for six years, but the choice was still unorthodox: Stringer was born in Wales, not Japan, and he wouldn't be moving to Tokyo when he took over one of Japan's most revered companies. The challenge was daunting: The electronics and entertainment giant was struggling with red ink and management paralysis. Stringer didn't profess to have the answers. "Look, I didn't know what I was doing," he says today. For years Sony persuaded consumers to pay a premium for its gadgets by inventing them first--think Walkmans and camcorders. Today it loads them up with superior technology, which produces clearer TV pictures or tells digital cameras to shoot when the subject smiles. Stringer's goal is to connect its devices--televisions, music players, PlayStation machines--to one another and to a new Sony network for downloading movies, TV shows, games and other digital content. Downloading goes via the PlayStation 3 console, turning it into a home computer server that can handle movie rentals as well as play games. In addition, Sony's Bravia flat-screen TVs will allow viewers to connect to the Internet and stream Hollywood hits without a set-top box or cable subscription; already the TVs can do this with YouTube and other free Internet channels. Sony will send the new Will Smith movie, Hancock, to Internet-ready Bravia TV sets in November, before it can be seen on DVD or on cable. In Stringer's vision of the future, consumers will pay Sony first for televisions and other hardware, then pay Sony again to download movies, music and TV shows. "The battle for me is the networking of these devices," he says. "I have to succeed at that." The article goes on analysing the role of Stringer bringing back Sony from it's financial situation, how Blu-ray won, the role of the PS3, Sony's strategy for the future of HD entertainment, among other topics. 2 Pages.
N4G.com – 4 hours, 28 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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"Three years ago Sony handed one of the business world's biggest fix-it jobs to Howard Stringer. He had been running Sony's U.S. operation for six years, but the choice was still unorthodox: Stringer was born in Wales, not Japan, and he wouldn't be moving to Tokyo when he took over one of Japan's most revered companies. The challenge was daunting: The electronics and entertainment giant was struggling with red ink and management paralysis. Stringer didn't profess to have the answers. "Look, I didn't know what I was doing," he says today. For years Sony persuaded consumers to pay a premium for its gadgets by inventing them first--think Walkmans and camcorders. Today it loads them up with superior technology, which produces clearer TV pictures or tells digital cameras to shoot when the subject smiles. Stringer's goal is to connect its devices--televisions, music players, PlayStation machines--to one another and to a new Sony network for downloading movies, TV shows, games and other digital content. Downloading goes via the PlayStation 3 console, turning it into a home computer server that can handle movie rentals as well as play games. In addition, Sony's Bravia flat-screen TVs will allow viewers to connect to the Internet and stream Hollywood hits without a set-top box or cable subscription; already the TVs can do this with YouTube and other free Internet channels. Sony will send the new Will Smith movie, Hancock, to Internet-ready Bravia TV sets in November, before it can be seen on DVD or on cable. In Stringer's vision of the future, consumers will pay Sony first for televisions and other hardware, then pay Sony again to download movies, music and TV shows. "The battle for me is the networking of these devices," he says. "I have to succeed at that." The article goes on analysing the role of Stringer bringing back Sony from it's financial situation, how Blu-ray won, the role of the PS3, Sony's strategy for the future of HD entertainment, among other topics. 2 Pages.
N4G.com – 4 hours, 28 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Will Smith among top paid actors
The "Hancock" star banked $80M - making him Hollywood's top money earner last year, according to Forbes. Cameron Diaz also tops the list.
Newsday.com – Jul 24, 2008 2:28 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The "Hancock" star banked $80M - making him Hollywood's top money earner last year, according to Forbes. Cameron Diaz also tops the list.
Newsday.com – Jul 24, 2008 2:28 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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In brief: Will Smith is the world's richest actor
Plus: Mark Wahlberg signs for Cocaine Cowboys; John Waters to pen treatment for Hairspray II
The Guardian – Jul 24, 2008 12:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Plus: Mark Wahlberg signs for Cocaine Cowboys; John Waters to pen treatment for Hairspray II
The Guardian – Jul 24, 2008 12:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Will Smith tops Hollywood earner list, but who is most value for money?
Will Smith was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood last year, according to US business magazine Forbes.
BBC News – Jul 24, 2008 09:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Will Smith was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood last year, according to US business magazine Forbes.
BBC News – Jul 24, 2008 09:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Forbes.com: Will Smith is a poor investment
Hollywood's best-paid actors are not necessarily its best investments, according a payback ratio calculated by the magazine
The Globe and Mail – Jul 24, 2008 06:42 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Hollywood's best-paid actors are not necessarily its best investments, according a payback ratio calculated by the magazine
The Globe and Mail – Jul 24, 2008 06:42 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Will Smith among top paid in Hollywood
It's been a very good year for Will Smith. The "Hancock" star banked $80 million - making him Hollywood's top money earner last year, according to Forbes.
Newsday.com – Jul 24, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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It's been a very good year for Will Smith. The "Hancock" star banked $80 million - making him Hollywood's top money earner last year, according to Forbes.
Newsday.com – Jul 24, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Smith, Depp Best-Paid ActorsWill Smith and Johnny Depp are No 1 and No. 2 on the list of Forbes magazine's best-paid actors.
KPTV.com – Jul 24, 2008 12:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Smith tops Forbes' best-paid actors listNEW YORK, July 23 (UPI) -- Film star Will Smith, who earned $80 million last year, is No. 1 on Forbes magazine's list of Hollywood's top male earners.
United Press International – Jul 23, 2008 11:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Forbes' List Of Top 10 Highest-Paid ActorsWill Smith and Johnny Depp are No 1 and No. 2 on the list of Forbes magazine's best-paid actors. Who else made the list?
TheBostonChannel.com – Jul 23, 2008 9:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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