Pricey Trials Turn Up Few New Blockbusters
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Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly - each disclosed serious problems with important medicines yesterday, throwing a spotlight on the fact that the $500 billion
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Moviegoers are not following the  script written for them by the Hollywood studios. In a sign  that big-budget sequels may be losing their allure, North  American ticket sales for the first three big films of the  lucrative summer season have not kept pace with their  respective predecessors.
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Online file-sharing is less of a problem for the movie industry because it has a much more diverse revenue model. In addition to the sale of movie tickets, money comes in from co-branding
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A heart-drug trial that was &quot;outsourced&quot; to India and China -- an approach many industries are taking to save money -- demonstrates the
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LOS ANGELES  - Hollywood attempted to squeeze a few more dollars out of a record summer by launching a handful of midrange movies that mostly came up short at the North American box office during the weekend.
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Blockbuster&#39;s saber rattling is the latest salvo in a bidding war for Hollywood. Blockbuster values its bid at around US$1 billion: $700 million in cash, plus the assumption of $300 million in debt.
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Sometimes, buying new is worth the expense.
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Wired's list of must-see movies you don't have to pay a cent for.
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The market might overlook the drug maker's promising programs.
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Why didn&#39;t shares of video rental chain Hollywood Entertainment (Nasdaq: HLYW) move much yesterday on news that Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) plans to make a tender offer for its shares next
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Two drugs provide good results in preliminary trials.
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A new analysis finds that clinical trials of breast-cancer treatments by drugmakers show positive results far more often than non-industry trials. Why the difference?
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You have to give Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) credit for trying. The company has not sat idly by while a changing competitive landscape slowly chips away at its core movie rental business.
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Hollywood delivered an unprecedented number of sequels this summer. But only three films combined critical approval with box office success.
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Industry leaders have been offering too few innovations and too many marginal upgradesâat not-so-marginal prices. There&#39;s a joke going around that our lives have become so boring that we&#39;ve taken up watching people play cards on TV.
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Bigflicks.com has about 1,000 movies, downloadable for $2 to $15.
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To see something they have never seen before should be every moviegoer&#39;s greatest hope. It&#39;s one of the chief reasons why true movie buffs are constantly seeking out new kinds of films; it can be entertaining