Today's latest Entertainment News
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23-07-2008
Cineplex Entertainment to ramp up 3D installations (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Cineplex Entertainment, Canada's largest movie exhibitor, on Tuesday said a California company will install at least 175 3D systems in Cineplex theaters across the country by December 2009. -
23-07-2008
CEC Entertainment 2Q net income rises 32 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Family entertainment and dining company CEC Entertainment Inc. reported better-than-anticipated second-quarter earnings late Tuesday because of increased marketing and investment in its stores. -
23-07-2008
Corus Entertainment CEO to run Corus Radio (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Canadian media company Corus Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday that its president and chief executive, John Cassaday, will operate Corus Radio on an interim basis, after its current president, John Hayes, steps down on Aug. 31. -
23-07-2008
Expressnightout.com: One-Stop Entertainment Shopping (Broadcast Newsroom)
WASHINGTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Express, The Washington Post's free daily tabloid newspaper, officially relaunched its Web site on July 22, under the name expressnightout.com to reflect its increased emphasis on local events and nightlife and its mission to become Express readers' go-to guide to the region's abundant entertainment offerings. -
23-07-2008
SCi Entertainment to Report Loss on Product Delays (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 22 (Bloomberg) -- SCi Entertainment Group Plc , the U.K. maker of the ``Tomb Raider'' video game, will report a full-year loss before some items because of delays in introducing products.
Today's latest Film News
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23-07-2008
"Rent" Film Star Thoms to Join Broadway Production of Larson Musical (Playbill)
Tracie Thoms, who played Joanne in the 2005 "Rent" film, will join the Broadway production of that Pulitzer Prize-winning Jonathan Larson musical. Thoms, Variety reports, will step into the role she played on film — Joanne Jefferson — beginning July 26 at the Nederlander Theatre. -
23-07-2008
Conservative group takes on Obama in ad and film (International Herald Tribune)
The new commercial is a prelude to a full-length documentary film that seeks to portray the presumptive Democratic nominee as an overhyped media darling. -
23-07-2008
American imports-exports film culture (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - Film director Gerald Herman has spent the last five years showing great movies to Hanoians. Now he wants to bring Vietnamese cinema to the world. -
23-07-2008
Conservative Group Takes on Obama in Ad and Film (New York Times)
An ad that went on the air Monday is a prelude to a full-length documentary film that tried to portray the presumptive Democratic nominee as an overhyped media darling. -
23-07-2008
Poor film harvest (The New Straits Times)
MALAYSIA Film Festival 21 (FFM21) received only 103 nominations, a drop from last year’s 117 films. There are five main categories — Feature Film, Digital Film, Animation, Short Film and Documentary.
Today's latest Music News
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23-07-2008
One-time Cypriot prodigy still floating on music (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
If you've ever wondered what preoccupies the mind of a musical prodigy, Michalakis Yiasemides doesn't mind telling you that it's music, music and only more music. -
23-07-2008
BSkyB and Universal to offer music downloads (International Herald Tribune)
British Sky Broadcasting said it was in talks about signing other music companies, including the three other major music groups. -
23-07-2008
BSkyB signs Universal for online music service (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Britain's largest pay-TV firm BSkyB is to launch an online subscription music service and has signed the world's largest music group Universal as its first partner, in a deal that could challenge Apple. -
23-07-2008
Music review: Music at Menlo festival opens (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chamber music as a category starts to come into focus only in the mid-18th century, with the development of the string quartet and other genres for the amateur household musician. So the opening program of the Music@Menlo festival, devoted to music of the... -
23-07-2008
Rock & Roll Refugees: 10 People Who Escaped the Music Industry (Rolling Stone)
Layoffs and the business' decline have scattered thousands of employees – so where are they now? The major record labels have laid off more than 5,000 employees since CD sales began plunging in 2000 — and that's not counting all the people who ran screaming from the music business on their own. All asked themselves the same question: Now what? "When you've spent 20 years in the music business, ...
Today's latest Radio News
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23-07-2008
Radio host angers parents of autistic children (AP via Yahoo! News)
Radio talk show host Michael Savage, who described 99 percent of children with autism as brats, said Monday he was trying to "boldly awaken" parents to his view that many people are being wrongly diagnosed. -
23-07-2008
XM Satellite Radio posts smaller 2nd-quarter loss (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., which is seeking regulatory approval for an acquisition by rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., on Tuesday reported a smaller second-quarter loss as it increased its subscriber base by 17 percent. -
23-07-2008
CORRECTING and REPLACING Radio One, Inc. 2008 Second Quarter Results Conference Call (Fox News)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Radio One, Inc. 2008 Second Quarter Results Conference Call -
23-07-2008
Arbitron radio ratings co. 2Q earnings fall 84 pct (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Arbitron Inc., a research firm that measures radio audiences, on Tuesday fell well short of expectations with an 84 percent drop in net income in its second quarter, when the expense of going electronic overtook a modest increase in revenue. -
23-07-2008
Hispanics mourn end of Spanish-speaking radio station (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)
The only Spanish-language news-talk radio station in the Valley will shut down at the end of this month. KNUV-AM (1190) is an apparent victim of the rough economy.
Today's latest TV News
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23-07-2008
Analysis finds TV buyers steered to costlier LCDs (USA Today)
LCD or plasma? If you've been shopping for a flat-panel TV, that's the big question. According to a mystery-shopper survey, electronics salespeople don't know much about the differences, but still have a ready answer: LCD. -
23-07-2008
Fun at the pump? TV entertains, distracts (AP via Yahoo! News)
In the midst of a cruel summer for America's drivers, there's a diversion: TV at the gas station. -
23-07-2008
TV host Williams: Omarosa 'delusional, pathetic' (AP via Yahoo! News)
Reality TV villain Omarosa sparred with talk show host Wendy Williams on Monday in a spat that at one point turned physical. -
23-07-2008
TV Host: Omarosa 'Delusional, Pathetic' (ABC News)
Wendy Williams and "Apprentice" alum Omarosa almost came to blows on TV. -
23-07-2008
TV news team may take govt to court (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
The editorial team of the Khao Na See (Page Four News) TV show is considering taking the government to the Constitution Court for interfering with the media.