Q: We just returned from Normandy, where big ceremonies are planned for June 6. Will any TV stations be covering the ceremonies?
—Marie Smith, Canton
A: Two French networks have exclusive rights to the D-Day 70th anniversary commemoration ceremony, so it might be blacked out in the U.S. and other countries, according to published reports. France Televisions and TF1 have said they would charge the Associated Press, Reuters and other news agencies about $265,000 for the live feed.
Philippe Massonnet, the global news director of Agence France-Presse, which also would have to pay to be able to show the ceremony, said the restrictions are “incomprehensible.” “The commercialization of this historic event is shocking,” he told the AP. “We hope that the presidency of the French republic will allow agencies the right to film and distribute the event live under conditions that are acceptable and in conformity with the spirit of freedom that these ceremonies represent.”
Q: Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper earned $3 billion last year. Can you tell us how many hedge fund operators made more than $1 billion last year?
—Don White, Atlanta
A: Tepper was one of four hedge fund managers who made more than $1 billion in 2013, according to Institutional Investor's Alpha's 13th annual "Rich List." Tepper, the founder of Appaloosa Management, led the group at $3.5 billion. Steven Cohen, of SAC Capital Advisors, earned $2.4 billion; John Paulson, of Paulson & Co., earned $2.3 billion; and James Simons, of Renaissance Technologies, made $2.2 billion in 2013.
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