Reuters - Mexican entertainment firm CIE said
it signed a five-year deal with U.S. concert promoter Live
Nation Inc, whose clients include Madonna and U2, to bring
international artists to Latin American arenas.more...
AP - Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation's largest bookseller, posted a 15 percent drop in second-quarter profit Thursday as it struggles with sluggish consumer spending.more...
Reuters - MGM is presenting the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with much of the
storied archives of the United Artists/MGM film studio.more...
Reuters - NBC-owned Hispanic
broadcast network Telemundo's Summer Olympics coverage drew 12
million unique persons during the first 10 days of the Games,
surpassing by 12 percent the audience for its entire coverage
of the 2004 Athens Games.more...
Reuters - Lifetime is heading to
the nation's capital, green-lighting an unscripted series
starring a trio of twentysomething socialites who want to make
their mark on Washington both socially and professionally.more...
Reuters - Filmport, Toronto's
mega-studio and a possible white knight for its stranded film
production sector, opened its doors Wednesday with just one
problem -- no studio tenant.more...
AP - The catastrophe looming in the documentary "I.O.U.S.A." isn't romantic like the doomed young love in "Titanic," but billionaires Warren Buffett and Pete Peterson warn it could break many more hearts.more...
