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| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:30 AM PDT Mariah Carey goes as Cinderella for Disneyland wedding vow renewal LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a sumptuous princess ceremony that shut down Disneyland, Mariah Carey and her comedian husband Nick Cannon renewed their weddings vows and celebrated the second birthday of their twins. Wearing matching Cinderella and Prince Charming-style costumes, and riding in a horse-drawn crystal carriage, the "We Belong Together" singer and the "American Idol" judge tweeted photos and video of the celebration on Tuesday night at the southern California theme park. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-PEOPLE Summary Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:30 AM PDT Mariah Carey goes as Cinderella for Disneyland wedding vow renewal LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a sumptuous princess ceremony that shut down Disneyland, Mariah Carey and her comedian husband Nick Cannon renewed their weddings vows and celebrated the second birthday of their twins. Wearing matching Cinderella and Prince Charming-style costumes, and riding in a horse-drawn crystal carriage, the "We Belong Together" singer and the "American Idol" judge tweeted photos and video of the celebration on Tuesday night at the southern California theme park. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-MUSIC Summary Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:30 AM PDT Mariah Carey goes as Cinderella for Disneyland wedding vow renewal LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a sumptuous princess ceremony that shut down Disneyland, Mariah Carey and her comedian husband Nick Cannon renewed their weddings vows and celebrated the second birthday of their twins. Wearing matching Cinderella and Prince Charming-style costumes, and riding in a horse-drawn crystal carriage, the "We Belong Together" singer and the "American Idol" judge tweeted photos and video of the celebration on Tuesday night at the southern California theme park. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mariah Carey goes as Cinderella for Disneyland wedding vow renewal Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:29 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a sumptuous princess ceremony that shut down Disneyland, Mariah Carey and her comedian husband Nick Cannon renewed their weddings vows and celebrated the second birthday of their twins. Wearing matching Cinderella and Prince Charming-style costumes, and riding in a horse-drawn crystal carriage, the "We Belong Together" singer and the "American Idol" judge tweeted photos and video of the celebration on Tuesday night at the southern California theme park. "On our way to renew our vows. I love you Nick Cannon shut down Disneyland," Carey tweeted. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-INDUSTRY Summary Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:23 AM PDT Major media companies top estimates in shaky ad market (Reuters) - Some of the biggest media conglomerates beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, though Time Warner Inc, Viacom Inc and Comcast Corp all found their television businesses under scrutiny in a tough advertising market. Time Warner posted a profit that topped even the most optimistic Wall Street estimate by 4 cents, and Comcast and Viacom both beat expectations by one penny. ... Full Story | Top |
| Major media companies top estimates in shaky ad market Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:23 AM PDT  By Jennifer Saba and Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Some of the biggest media conglomerates beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, though Time Warner Inc, Viacom Inc and Comcast Corp all found their television businesses under scrutiny in a tough advertising market. Time Warner posted a profit that topped even the most optimistic Wall Street estimate by 4 cents, and Comcast and Viacom both beat expectations by one penny. But all three were just shy of revenue expectations. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michael Buble grabs top spot on Billboard 200 album chart Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:19 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian singer Michael Buble went straight to the top of the weekly Billboard 200 album chart, scoring his fourth No. 1 album. "To Be Loved" - a mix of standards and original songs - sold 195,000 copies in its first week, beating out its nearest competitor by more than 100,000 according to figures on Wednesday from Nielsen SoundScan. The 37-year-old singer's follow-up to his 2011 "Christmas" album had already topped the charts in the U.K. following its April 15 release there. ... Full Story | Top |
| DreamWorks Animation to buy teen YouTube channel AwesomenessTV Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:13 AM PDT By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc has agreed to buy teen- oriented YouTube network AwesomenessTV, to secure an online platform to showcase family-focused movie franchises such as "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda." DreamWorks said on Wednesday it will pay about $33 million in cash to acquire AwesomenessTV, with additional payments of up to $117 million if earnings targets are met in 2014 and 2015. The transaction is expected to be completed this month, it said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Boosted by digital, Hollywood home entertainment sales grow 5 percent Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:12 AM PDT  By Ronald Grover (Reuters) - Hollywood studios saw sales of Blu-ray, online distribution and other home viewing of their movies grow by 5 percent in the first quarter in comparison to only 0.23 percent for all of last year. Consumers spent $4.7 billion in the quarter to buy Blu-ray discs, subscriptions to Netflix-like services and other outlets, according to the industry-backed Digital Entertainment Group. Movie studios rely on home entertainment sales for as much as 40 percent of a movie's revenues. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-REVIEW Summary Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:31 AM PDT Amanda Knox offers her side of sensational murder case in memoir NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amanda Knox, the American student accused of the 2007 murder of her British roommate while both were students in Italy, paints herself in her new memoir as a naive young woman railroaded by a foreign justice system. Knox, 25, spent four years in prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher while they were exchange students in Perugia, a hilltop Italian university town popular with foreigners. Knox, who became a tabloid sensation in Britain and Italy, was acquitted on appeal in 2011. ... Full Story | Top |
| Death knell for books rung too early as sex sells Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:30 AM PDT  By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Erotic trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey" helped drive print and e-book sales in Britain to record levels in 2012 with publishers hailing figures on Wednesday as proof that digital books are not killing the traditional market quite yet. Print and e-book sales rose 4 percent to 3.3 billion pounds ($5 billion) after slipping 2 percent in 2011, top British trade organization The Publishers Association said, although printed book sales fell 1 percent and had dropped 5 percent in 2011. ... Full Story | Top |
| Songs of unheralded Nick Drake get a new airing four decades on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 08:03 AM PDT By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly four decades after his death, British singer-songwriter Nick Drake has never been as popular. Tribute singers, car and cough syrup advertisements, radio and film documentaries, and word of mouth have combined over time to turn Drake from unheralded 1970s musician into modern-day music lore. Now a new CD of Drake's songs covered by other artists and a remastered boxed vinyl of one of his few albums are set to add to the phenomenon and put his haunting, poetic music into the spotlight. ... Full Story | Top |
| Viacom turns the corner on its ad slump Wednesday, May 01, 2013 06:49 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Viacom Inc reported a 6 percent drop in revenue because of a weak slate of movies from its studio Paramount Pictures, but advertising revenue turned positive during the quarter. The company said for the quarter that ended March 31, revenue was $3.14 billion, slightly lower than analysts' expectations of $3.19 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. But its cable network properties, which include MTV and Nickelodeon, were climbing out of a slump as advertising revenue rose 2 percent in the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
| Time Warner profit rises on cable network strength Wednesday, May 01, 2013 05:22 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc posted a higher first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as growth in its cable networks offset declines in the film, TV entertainment and publishing units. The company also stood by its earnings growth outlook for the year, although that forecast does not include the planned spin-off of the publishing business. Net income for the media company, which owns the CNN cable network, premium TV service HBO and a movie studio, rose to $720 million, or 75 cents per share, from $583 million, or 59 cents a share, a year ago. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Wednesday, May 01, 2013 05:16 AM PDT A Minute With: India director Anurag Kashyap on "Bombay Talkies" MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India celebrates 100 years of cinema, Anurag Kashyap is one of four leading filmmakers collaborating on a Bollywood project that shows what the movies have meant to them. "Bombay Talkies", which opens in cinemas on Friday, also features the work of Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar. It will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival this month. James Bond's UK film studio launches mission to the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reclusive Hollywood actress Deanna Durbin dies at 91 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 05:15 AM PDT (Reuters) - Deanna Durbin, a singing child movie star of the 1930s who became one of the world's highest paid actresses before turning her back on stardom, has died at the age of 91. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died "a few days ago", thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. No other details were given. The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. ... Full Story | Top |
| Korean rapper Psy's story immortalized in comic book Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:39 AM PDT  (Reuters) - The story of South Korean rap sensation Psy's ascent to global stardom with his megahit "Gangnam Style" has now been immortalized in full color and with appropriate dramatic flourishes in a comic book. "Fame:Psy", which went on sale in the United States and South Korea on Wednesday, focuses mainly on what went into making "Gangnam Style," which catapulted the sunglassed singer with the garish jackets to global fame and became YouTube's most popular song ever with more than 1.5 billion hits. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-ARTS Summary Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:39 AM PDT Russia's new Mariinsky theater divides St Petersburg ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - It has been variously described as a sleek piece of modernism or an ugly shopping center, but whatever Russians think of the exterior of St Petersburg's new Mariinsky Theatre, they will finally get to see inside the much-debated building at its grand opening on Thursday. President Vladimir Putin will lead a select crowd of guests to the first performance at Mariinsky II, a 2,000-seat theater, which, at a cost of $700 million, ranks among the most expensive cultural projects ever built. ... Full Story | Top |
| Russia's new Mariinsky theater divides St Petersburg Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:38 AM PDT  By Liza Dobkina ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - It has been variously described as a sleek piece of modernism or an ugly shopping center, but whatever Russians think of the exterior of St Petersburg's new Mariinsky Theatre, they will finally get to see inside the much-debated building at its grand opening on Thursday. President Vladimir Putin will lead a select crowd of guests to the first performance at Mariinsky II, a 2,000-seat theater, which, at a cost of $700 million, ranks among the most expensive cultural projects ever built. ... Full Story | Top |
| A Minute With: India director Anurag Kashyap on "Bombay Talkies" Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:25 AM PDT  By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India celebrates 100 years of cinema, Anurag Kashyap is one of four leading filmmakers collaborating on a Bollywood project that shows what the movies have meant to them. "Bombay Talkies", which opens in cinemas on Friday, also features the work of Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar. It will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival this month. Kashyap's segment focuses on fan adoration for Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan whose house is often surrounded by crowds waiting for a glimpse of the 70-year-old actor. ... Full Story | Top |
| Book lovers in India lap up myths with a makeover Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:06 PM PDT  By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Mriganka Dadwal knows everything about the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu epic that tells the story of warrior-god Rama and the abduction of his wife Sita by the powerful demon king Ravana. But the journalist-turned-entrepreneur says she would love to read the epic from the point of view of the vanquished Ravana - and now she can. With several mythological tales getting a modern makeover and imaginative retellings crowding bookshelves, Dadwal and millions of other urban, educated Indians who prefer to read in English have more choices than ever before. ... Full Story | Top |
| Afghan female rock fest triumphs, but anxiety over future looms Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 09:26 PM PDT By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL (Reuters) - More than 400 Afghan women and girls jumped from their seats, screaming and even headbanging to rock and rap music at an all-female music festival in the capital of Kabul, which organizers say was the largest such event in the country's history. It may also be one of the last. In ultra-conservative Afghanistan, women's rights remain precarious. ... Full Story | Top |
| "The Croods" animate DreamWorks after "Guardians" flop Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:58 PM PDT  By Chandni Doulatramani (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by the worldwide success of its animated film, "The Croods", sending its shares up 9 percent in after-hours trading. "The Croods," which tracks a prehistoric family on a road trip and features the voices of Nicholas Cage and Ryan Reynolds, raked in nearly $479 million worldwide, of which about 66 percent was from international markets. ... Full Story | Top |
| Amanda Knox offers her side of sensational murder case in memoir Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 04:25 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amanda Knox, the American student accused of the 2007 murder of her British roommate while both were students in Italy, paints herself in her new memoir as a naive young woman railroaded by a foreign justice system. Knox, 25, spent four years in prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher while they were exchange students in Perugia, a hilltop Italian university town popular with foreigners. Knox, who became a tabloid sensation in Britain and Italy, was acquitted on appeal in 2011. She returned to her Seattle-area home, but Italy's high court last month ordered a retrial. ... Full Story | Top |
| InterMedia fires new salvo in fight for Outdoor Channel Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 03:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - Leo Hindery's InterMedia raised its offer for cable network Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc to $237 million in cash, outbidding a rival offer from Stan Kroenke's Kroenke Sports & Entertainment LLC. Outdoor shares rose above Intermedia's offer price in extended trading, signaling that investors expect a counter bid from Kroenke for the cable channel, which features programs aimed at hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts. The shares jumped 10 percent to $9.65, above both Intermedia's cash offer of $9.15 per share and Korenke's cash offer of $8.75 per share. ... Full Story | Top |
| Musical 'Kinky Boots' leads Tony nominations with 13 Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 02:54 PM PDT  By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - The musical "Kinky Boots," with the score by pop star Cyndi Lauper, on Tuesday earned 13 nominations for the Tony Awards, leading the field for Broadway's highest honor and closely followed by British import "Matilda," which received 12. Both shows were nominated for best musical, along with "Bring It On: The Musical" and "A Christmas Story: The Musical." Lauper was nominated for best score along with book writer Harvey Fierstein and three members of the show's cast. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jackson looked like hospice patient, paramedic tells wrongful death trial Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 01:19 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson looked pale, thin and like a hospice patient on the day he died in 2009, a Los Angeles paramedic told a jury on Tuesday in the wrongful death lawsuit involving the pop star and the promoters of a never-realized series of London concerts. Richard Senneff, the first witness in the civil trial, testified that he was initially unaware that the person lying in pajamas on a bed in the rented Los Angeles mansion was the world famous pop singer. "The patient appeared to be chronically ill to me," Senneff testified, saying he could see Jackson's ribs. ... Full Story | Top |
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