Word: columbia
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After easily defeating Navy Friday in Annapolis, Md., the Crimson dropped a tough 57-56 decision to Columbia Saturday in New York...
...Harvard women's swimming team started its season with an impressive 87-52 victory over Columbia Saturday in New York...
...Bros. and Sony Corp. ended their two-month battle over the services of Peter Guber and Jon Peters, the megahit producers of Batman and Rain Man. Warner agreed to release Guber, 47, and Peters, 44, from a five-year contract, thereby permitting Sony to hire the pair to run Columbia Pictures Entertainment, which the Japanese firm is acquiring for $3.4 billion. In return, Sony ceded entertainment assets to Warner Bros. that analysts estimated could be worth between $400 million and $600 million. "Sony has paid the most extraordinary price in history for management talent," said Alex Ben Block, editor...
...suitably cinematic twist, the deal turned the feuding companies into close business partners. Under terms of the agreement, Sony agreed to sell Warner a 50% interest in Columbia House, the largest U.S. direct-mail club for records, tapes and videocassettes. Warner Bros., which is controlled by Time Warner, also received exclusive cable-TV distribution rights for all Columbia feature films, television movies and mini-series. Included were the 2,700 movies in Columbia's film library. In addition, Warner Bros. will become sole owner of the valuable Burbank Studios -- which the two companies now jointly hold -- by acquiring Columbia...
DateOpponent Score Attendance Sept. 16 at Columbia 26-10 4,750 Sept. 23 HOLY CROSS 17-31 17,500 Sept. 30 at Army 28-56 39,115 Oct. 7 LEHIGH 28-50 11,200 Oct. 14 at Cornell 0-28 21,000 Oct. 21 DARTMOUTH 6-5 20,500 Oct. 28 PRINCETON 14-28 22,300 Nov. 4 at Brown 27-14 10,700 Nov. 11 PENNSYLVANIA 24-15 12,600 Nov. 18 at Yale...