Music News

  • Bollywood's latest offerings in living rooms via DTH

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" didn't just garner rave reviews and worldwide acclaim, it also triggered a change in the way Indian movies are being distributed.

    November 20, 2009, 4:29 pm
  • Malone: DirecTV would be "compatible" with a telco

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp Chairman John Malone said on Thursday that DirecTV Group would be "compatible" with a telephone company if either of its current partners showed an interest in buying it.

    November 20, 2009, 12:04 pm
  • AOL shows worst not over for media job cuts

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If AOL's announcement on Thursday of another 2,500 job cuts is anything to go by, the painful layoffs that have ravaged the media industry over the past year are nowhere near over.

    November 20, 2009, 11:52 am
  • MTV, RealNetworks to rework Rhapsody JV: filing

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. digital media company RealNetworks Inc is in talks with partner MTV Networks to restructure the ownership of their two-year old Rhapsody America joint venture, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.

    November 20, 2009, 10:58 am
  • BusinessWeek lays off up to 130 workers, AP cuts 90

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - BusinessWeek will lay off up to 130 workers, about a third of its staff as Bloomberg LP prepares to take over the magazine from McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, two sources at the magazine said on Thursday.

    November 20, 2009, 10:47 am
  • Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House, Senate

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.

    November 20, 2009, 10:32 am
  • Sen. John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving.

    November 20, 2009, 10:31 am
  • Harbinger cuts New York Times stake again

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners cut its stake again in The New York Times Co, almost two years after it bought a big stake in a bid to shake up the newspaper publisher.

    November 20, 2009, 9:53 am
  • Susan Boyle album sets pre-order record on Amazon

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The upcoming debut album by British singing sensation Susan Boyle has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.com, the online retailer said on Thursday.

    November 20, 2009, 7:01 am