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Why Don Zimmer is a class act: The next day, Zimmer apologized to the world, and in his book, he tells how Martínez sent word he wanted to apologize. “I said, ‘What does he have to apologize for?’ ” writes Zimmer, now the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ senior adviser. “I was the guy who charged… Continue reading

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QuickTime goes High Definition: “The DVD Forum has ratified the H.264 Avanced Video Codec(AVC) – which Apple will ship in it’s QuickTime software later this year – to be included in the next generation High Definition(HD) DVD format. “Apple first displayed H.264 at NAB earlier this year. MacCentral described H.264—or MPEG-4—as ‘an advanced HD video… Continue reading

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“A film that bases itself on a big lie and a big misrepresentation can only sustain itself by a dizzying succession of smaller falsehoods, beefed up by wilder and (if possible) yet more-contradictory claims. President Bush is accused of taking too many lazy vacations. (What is that about, by the way? Isn’t he supposed to… Continue reading

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Bad news for Miramax: “Walt Disney Co.-owned Miramax Films could lay off as much as 20 percent of its workforce in a series of cost-cutting measures, it was reported Friday. “The layoffs are being weighed as Miramax’s co-founders, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, are under increasing pressure to save money at their New York-based movie company,… Continue reading

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Vaunted Viacom bigwig Sumner Redstone’s troubles may just be starting: “Mel Karmazin’s legacy is that he kept Viacom’s numbers from falling apart despite the company’s outdated business model. Now his departure will stop masking Viacom’s real weaknesses, and Redstone and company will have to face them head on. Maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe they’ll… Continue reading