#Media / Publishing (Legacy)
Rupert Murdoch criticizes Trump’s comments on illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON Media baron Rupert Murdoch took issue on Sunday with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments that many illegal immigrants from Mexico are bringing crime to the United States, tweeting: “Trump wrong.” Trump, a billionaire real estat... More »
Box Office: ‘Minions’ Dominates With $115.2 million Debut
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – “Minions” ruled the weekend box office, racking up a massive $115.2 million in North America, for the second biggest animated film opening in history. The Universal and Illumination Entertainment spin-off to “Despicable Me” just mi... More »
Fox’s ‘Deadpool’ shines among ‘X-Men’ star power for Comic-Con
SAN DIEGO The largest gathering of celebrity superheroes came together on stage with Marvel creator Stan Lee at San Diego’s Comic-Con on Saturday, as Fox harnessed star power for its films, “Fantastic Four,” “Deadpool” and “X-Men.” Fox presented its panel of u... More »
Britain asks BBC’s competitors to review its remit
LONDON Britain’s government will ask the BBC’s competitors to scrutinize the broadcaster’s remit and scale, the government said on Sunday, after years of controversy over how it has been funded. The BBC [TBBC.UL], the world’s largest broadcaster, has long been... More »
Taiwan courts tech start-ups to drive economic growth
TAIPEI Companies such as electric motor scooter firm Gogoro could hold the key to Taiwan’s economic growth. In just three years, the start-up, which counts Japan’s Panasonic Corp as a strategic partner and Cher Wang, the founder of local smartphone maker HTC C... More »
FTC exploring Apple rules for streaming music rivals in App Store
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO U.S. government antitrust regulators are looking into claims about whether Apple’s treatment of rival streaming music apps is illegal under antitrust law, according to three industry sources. Apple recently launched a new music streami... More »
Dear customers: That Minion isn’t cursing. Sincerely, McDonald’s
(Editor’s Note: Please be advised that paragraph 2 contains language that some readers may find offensive) By Ben Klayman More »
For Millennials, going naked online better than data breach
NEW YORK Which would you prefer: Naked pictures of yourself circulating on the Internet or a breach of your financial data? According to a new survey from Mastercard, 62 percent of Millennials would rather have their nude photos leaked online than have their f... More »
Vodafone inks deal to offer Mediaset content to Italian clients
MILAN British mobile phone giant Vodafone has reached an agreement with Mediaset to offer pay-TV content of the Italian broadcaster to its customers in the southern European country, the two companies said in a joint statement on Thursday. The offer, which bun... More »
Tour de France back on German TV with a bang
AMIENS, France After a three-year hiatus live coverage of the Tour de France is again being broadcast on public television in Germany and is enjoying increased attention buoyed by the success of their riders. German TV has had a troubled relationship with the ... More »
Car dashboards that act like smart phones raise safety issues
SAN FRANCISCO When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them. But are they really a good idea? Car companies answer with an emphatic yes. They say outs... More »
China economic uncertainty a potential risk for U.S. chipmakers
SAN FRANCISCO Tumbling markets and economic uncertainty in China pose a risk to major chipmakers such as Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) that derive a big portion of their sales from the world’s second-largest economy. Consumer electronics giant Apple Inc (AAPL.O) could... More »
ProSieben, Springer in early merger talks: sources
MUNICH/FRANKFURT German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and German publishing house Axel Springer have reignited talks for a merger, seeking to consolidate their push into digital media, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. Axel Springer, the publis... More »
Tears flow as Grateful Dead say farewell in Chicago
CHICAGO The Grateful Dead gave what they say will be their last group performance on Sunday, playing to some 70,000 singing, dancing and tearful fans in Chicago’s Soldier Field. The four surviving members of the band ended their 50-year-run this weekend with t... More »
Box Office: ‘Inside Out’ Provides Fourth of July Fireworks Over ‘Terminator,’ ‘Magic Mike XXL’
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Inside Out” delivered the firepower at the five-day holiday weekend box office as it finished in first ahead of “Jurassic World” and new entries “Terminator: Genisys” and “Magic Mike XXL.” In a tight race, Disney-Pixar’s animated c... More »
UK’s Osborne to hit BBC to fund welfare cuts: Sunday Times
LONDON British finance minister George Osborne plans to launch a 650 million pound raid on the BBC to help cover the country’s benefits bill, forcing the corporation to meet the cost of free television licences for the over-75s, the Sunday Times said. It quote... More »
BBC to cut over 1,000 jobs as Britons trade TVs for tablets
LONDON The British Broadcasting Corporation will cut more than 1,000 jobs to cover a 150-million-pound gap in license fee income next financial year as millions of viewers turn off their televisions and watch programs on tablets and mobile phones. The BBC, the... More »
Carlos Slim scraps project with Donald Trump after Mexico insults
MEXICO CITY A television company controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has canceled a project with real estate developer and TV personality Donald Trump after his comments insulting Mexicans, Slim’s spokesman said on Monday. This is the third company t... More »
Microsoft hands display ads to AOL, maps to Uber
SEATTLE Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Monday it will hand over its display advertising business to AOL Inc and sell some map-generating technology to ride-hailing app company Uber, as it slims down its money-losing online operations. The moves mean Microsoft... More »
Larry Kramer ‘still has work to do’ as film celebrates his life
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Larry Kramer’s confrontational style has mellowed. Now 80, the playwright, novelist and AIDS activist, speaks softly and looks almost frail in a big leather armchair in his New York apartment overlooking Washington Squar... More »
‘Ted 2’ stumbles to $32.9 million opening, ‘Jurassic World’ tops with $54.2 million
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – The party wasn’t as wild the second time around. Universal’s “Ted 2” debuted to an underwhelming $32.9 million across 3,442 theaters, roughly $15 million less than most analysts had expected the pot-smoking teddy bear comedy would ... More »
Trump to Univision: Don’t even think about golf at Doral
WASHINGTON In the political equivalent of “get off my lawn,” Donald Trump on Friday declared his Miami golf course off limits to anyone from the Spanish-language broadcast company Univision over its decision to dump the Miss USA beauty pageant. Trump’s inflamm... More »
Come to the theater, ride a chandelier, play a role in show
NEW YORK Aerialists descend in a giant chandelier and lift a guest back up with them, a showgirl leads an audience member back in time to a 1920s Parisian nightclub and actors single out guests for a mysterious experience yet to come. Immersive theater product... More »
Pro7 buys price comparison site Verivox from Oakley
FRANKFURT German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed to buy 80 percent of German energy price comparison site Verivox from Oakley Capital for 170 million euros ($190 million). The price tag for Verivox, ProSieben’s largest digital acquisition so far, could r... More »
Donald Trump to sue Univision for dropping Miss USA pageant: lawyer
NEW YORK Donald Trump, the billionaire real estate developer, is planning to sue U.S. Spanish-language TV network Univision for hundreds of millions of dollars for dropping coverage of the Miss USA pageant, which he partly owns, his lawyer said on Thursday. Mi... More »
s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20140506&t=2&i=894661138&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=CBREA45170J00s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20140506&t=2&i=894661138&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=CBREA45170J00Do-it-yourselfers inspire hardware renaissance in Silicon Valley
A clothing designer area is pictured at TechShop in the South of Market neighborhood in San Francisco, California April 24, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith In the shadow of Internet monoliths such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, it’s easy to forget that Silico... More »
Apps link people with new places in real world
A woman walks past icons for Apple applications at the company’s retail store in San Francisco, California April 22, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Tired of the same restaurants and clubs? Not sure if friends would want to venture to a new cafe or bar? New app... More »
s4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.pngs4.reutersmedia.net/resources_v2/images/rcom-default.pngMobile payment startup Square plans sale as losses widen: WSJ
Square Inc has been in talks with several rivals for a possible sale as the mobile payments startup looks to stem widening losses and dwindling cash, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. More »
