3 posts and columns on Elvis Presley

To Do This Weekend: Pore Over the 1940 Census

in News on April 7 at 8:11 am PT

Look up your relatives, the former residents of your house, or celebrities in the public release of the 1940 census.
Elvis Presley was five years old at the time of the 1940 census.

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Elvis, Muhammad Ali and American Idol Sold For $509 Million

in Media on May 10, 2011 at 7:19 am PT

CKX, the holding company that owns the production company behind “American Idol,” is being sold to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $509 million. Besides 19 Entertainment, CKX also owns licensing rights for Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali, as well as a majority share of Presley’s Graceland mansion. Deadline and the LAT have good background.

TiVo Las Vegas: Walt, Katie, Peter and BoomTown Head to CES

in News on January 7, 2009 at 10:00 am PT

With Macworld out of the way, a chunk of the crack All Things Digital squad is now winging its way both east and west to the annual gadgetopocalypse in Las Vegas, a.k.a. the Consumer Electronics Show. Despite the fact that the show is feeling the pinch of the economy and that there are really no big products to speak of, CES is still one of the biggest and most important gatherings of the tech year. Las Vegas turns into a geek moshpit every year, as legions of vendors, buyers, press and others converge to be overwhelmed for days by noise, long lines for cabs, keynotes, demos and more (like the Pussycat Dolls).