| Macy stars in Showtime's "Shameless" The deal caps John Wells Prods.' five-year effort to bring the show to the U.S. Wells and the original series' creator, top U.K. TV writer Paul Abbot, wrote the adaptation and are exe ...[more] |
| Windows 7 release may test Apple's winning streak Few expect the new software to dent Apple's standing in the market in the long run, given the company's premium position and the fact that its dedicated user base largely ignores events in th ...[more] |
| UPDATE 5-Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein dies at 61 * Had been working with Kraft in proposed bid for Cadbury * Steven Golub named interim CEO * Lazard shares halted before the close (Updates with comment from author Cohan) ...[more] |
| UPDATE 3-Redstone sells more Viacom, CBS stock to pay off debt * Sales to help fully pay off National Amusements debt * Will retain control of CBS, Viacom, core theater assets * CBS affirms 2009 outlook; shares drop 1.3 pct (Adds deta ...[more] |
| UPDATE 1-Oracle unveils Fusion Apps for 2010 launch * Previewers say interface is slick, easy to use * New 'Fusion Apps' could give Oracle edge over SAP (Adds comments from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, SAP spokesman) By Jim Fi ...[more] |
| UPDATE 4-Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein dies at 61 * Had been working with Kraft in proposed bid for Cadbury * Steven Golub named interim CEO * Lazard shares halted before the close (Updates with comment, background) ...[more] |
| UPDATE 3-Acer passes Dell as global PC shipments rise * PC market recovery continuing-IDC * HP increases market share to 20.2 pct (Leads on Acer taking number 2 spot) By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14 (Reuters) ...[more] |
| UPDATE 3-Intel buoys tech sector, but some preach caution * Analysts see upside for semi companies with PC exposure * Analyst sees little upside for chip equipment makers * Intel shares close up 1.66 pct (Adds analyst comments, b ...[more] |
| Tiny publisher sticks out neck with kids' ebook "All in all a real book is much more beautiful when a child is holding it in his hands, but ebooks as a medium have a future as well," said Felix Busse, whose Vielflieger Verlag bills itself ...[more] |
| Movie studios open their ears to online buzz Studio executives are finding it's important to track the instant reactions of ordinary people to their new offerings, and companies are springing up to provide tools that both monitor and an ...[more] |
| Movie studios open their ears to online buzz * Firms are monitoring Twitter, Facebook for studios By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hollywood is increasingly relying on Twitter and Facebook to gauge ...[more] |