Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/786 Entertainment Industry News en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:46:27 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/786 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/barnesnoble_dc nm/20080821/barnesnoble_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:46:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/barnesnoble_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t131254_450x333_us_barnesnoble.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=gSxFoOerNpQ61G8gL9UlqA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="A Barnes and Noble book store is shown here in Encinitas May 20, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Barnes & Noble Inc, cut its full-year sales forecast on Thursday, blaming a troubled U.S. economy, sending the shares of the largest U.S. specialty bookseller down more than 3 percent.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/barnesnoble_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t131254_450x333_us_barnesnoble.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=gSxFoOerNpQ61G8gL9UlqA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Barnes and Noble book store is shown here in Encinitas May 20, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/cie_livenation_dc nm/20080821/cie_livenation_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:02:59 GMT Reuters - Mexican entertainment firm CIE said it has signed a five-year deal with concert promoter Live Nation Inc, which has Madonna and U2 among its clients, to bring international artists to Latin American arenas. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/grunerjahr_reed_dc nm/20080821/grunerjahr_reed_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:48:41 GMT Reuters - German publishing house Gruner & Jahr is interested in buying the trade magazines unit of Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/japan_nintendo ap/20080821/japan_nintendo AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:52:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/japan_nintendo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.f5e5c7ae83024db7a44ba9e8ccb531a0.japan_nintendo_tok101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Suo5j3mO1uSrrpHViMQdCw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this June 7, 2006 file photo, a model plays tennis with Nintendo Co.'s new family video-game console Wii by swinging its controller as a tennis racket during a press conference in Tokyo. Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/japan_nintendo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.f5e5c7ae83024db7a44ba9e8ccb531a0.japan_nintendo_tok101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Suo5j3mO1uSrrpHViMQdCw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this June 7, 2006 file photo, a model plays tennis with Nintendo Co.'s new family video-game console Wii by swinging its controller as a tennis racket during a press conference in Tokyo. Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/nbc_dc nm/20080821/nbc_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:49:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/nbc_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t100558_450x236_us_nbc.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=HaXWs5EDuwIdwGvAhDC3ng--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="An NBC Universal logo is pictured at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 21, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - NBC Universal took another step in its international expansion Wednesday, announcing the acquisition of veteran U.K. production company Carnival Film & Television, the producer of such glossy drama series as "Hotel Babylon" and "Harley Street." The deal is reputed to be worth about 30 million pounds ($56 million).</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/nbc_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t100558_450x236_us_nbc.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=HaXWs5EDuwIdwGvAhDC3ng--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="photo" title="An NBC Universal logo is pictured at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 21, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/mattel_bratz ap/20080821/mattel_bratz AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:52:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/mattel_bratz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.88240b66127f45c88518893c5b4bce39.mattel_bratz_dolls_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hSMlcspCB4elohq3DRc.Eg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this file photograph released by MGA Entertainment Feb. 10, 2006, are 'Feelin' Pretty' Bratz dolls to be shown at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Grown men argued over dolls for six hours Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008 as they wrapped up a federal trial pitting the maker of the pouty-lipped Bratz dolls against the house of Barbie — a lawsuit that could cost upstart MGA Entertainment Inc. up to $2 billion. (AP Photo/MGA Entertainment, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Grown men argued over dolls for six hours as they wrapped up a federal trial pitting the maker of the pouty-lipped Bratz dolls against the house of Barbie — a lawsuit that could cost upstart MGA Entertainment Inc. up to $2 billion.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/mattel_bratz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.88240b66127f45c88518893c5b4bce39.mattel_bratz_dolls_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hSMlcspCB4elohq3DRc.Eg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this file photograph released by MGA Entertainment Feb. 10, 2006, are 'Feelin' Pretty' Bratz dolls to be shown at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Grown men argued over dolls for six hours Wednesday Aug. 20, 2008 as they wrapped up a federal trial pitting the maker of the pouty-lipped Bratz dolls against the house of Barbie — a lawsuit that could cost upstart MGA Entertainment Inc. up to $2 billion. (AP Photo/MGA Entertainment, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/media_nm/filmport_dc nm/20080821/filmport_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:42:30 GMT 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/buffett_box_office ap/20080821/buffett_box_office AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:11:19 GMT 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. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/congresswoman_dies_media ap/20080821/congresswoman_dies_media AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:33:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/congresswoman_dies_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.e6f7bb04c2ce46cc978a459d1f137406.congresswoman_hospitalized_cd102.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=c0NQM93OSSus5JNcpdyiRQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="In this July 5, 2007 file photo, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, speaks at a forum on renewing American manufacturing in Cleveland. Tubbs Jones, 58, suffered a brain hemorrhage and was in critical condition with limited brain function, a doctor said Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Several major news organizations, including The Associated Press, prematurely reported the death Wednesday of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who had suffered a brain hemorrhage while driving in suburban Cleveland.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_en_bu/congresswoman_dies_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.e6f7bb04c2ce46cc978a459d1f137406.congresswoman_hospitalized_cd102.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=c0NQM93OSSus5JNcpdyiRQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="In this July 5, 2007 file photo, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, speaks at a forum on renewing American manufacturing in Cleveland. Tubbs Jones, 58, suffered a brain hemorrhage and was in critical condition with limited brain function, a doctor said Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20080820/ad_bpimw/primetimemeteredmarkettuesdayratingsnbcssummerolympicsblockbustercontinues mediaweek/20080820/primetimemeteredmarkettuesdayratingsnbcssummerolympicsblockbustercontinues Mediaweek.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:37:52 GMT Mediaweek.com - -Ratings Breakdown: NBC's Beijing Summer Olympics steamroller continued, with a whopping 18.4 rating/29 share in the overnights for the prime-time (8-11 p.m.) portion. Take a look at the half-hour breakdown: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20080820/ad_bpimw/nationalratingsinprimetimeweekofaugust112008 mediaweek/20080820/nationalratingsinprimetimeweekofaugust112008 Mediaweek.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:37:51 GMT Mediaweek.com - Once again, it was all about the Olympics, with the 2008 Games from Beijing leading NBC to an advantage over the five competing networks combined (including MyNetworkTV) of 75 percent in households, 14.76 million viewers, 113 percent in adults 18-49, 110 percent in adults 25-54 and 119 percent among adults 18-34. Comparably, and according to NBC, this is now the fourth most-watched event in U.S. television history behind the games from Atlanta in 1996, Lillehammer in 1994 and Athens in 2004. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20080820/ad_bpimw/ratingsboxwhatshotwhatsnot mediaweek/20080820/ratingsboxwhatshotwhatsnot Mediaweek.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:37:50 GMT Mediaweek.com - The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget debuted on Sunday, Aug. 17 first in the 10-11:35 p.m. block among all basic cable in adults 18-49, men 18-24 and men 18-34. Compared to the broadcast networks, it finished a distant second in the three categories behind the Summer Olympics on NBC. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20080820/ad_bpimw/tvtidbitsnotesofinterest mediaweek/20080820/tvtidbitsnotesofinterest Mediaweek.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:37:49 GMT Mediaweek.com - Underrated Disney-ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, which opens season No. 7 in first-run syndication on Sept. 8, will feature some changes next season. The contestants will now answer questions against a clock, with the timing as follows: 15 seconds for the first five questions, 30 seconds for the next five questions, 45 seconds for the next four, and 45 seconds plus banked time for the final million dollar question. There will also be a new “Ask the Expert” lifeline in a partnership with Skype, where experts will appear via a live-to-face video call. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20080819/ad_bpimw/primetimemeteredmarketmondayratingsnbcssummerolympicssteamrollercontinues mediaweek/20080819/primetimemeteredmarketmondayratingsnbcssummerolympicssteamrollercontinues Mediaweek.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:42:42 GMT Mediaweek.com - -Ratings Breakdown: NBC's Summer Olympics juggernaut continued, with an average 18.7 rating/29 share in the overnights for the prime-time (8-11 p.m.) portion. Comparably, this beat the four competing networks combined by 108 percent. Here is the half-hour breakdown: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_en_bu/music_jonas_brothers ap/20080820/music_jonas_brothers AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:05:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_en_bu/music_jonas_brothers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.5bdc0647263246feaa10371d31ebaa10.music_jonas_brothers_nyet568.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=GX2n8rgnazvm_gUtQe8H4A--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this Aug. 11, 2008 file photo, The Jonas Brothers, from left, Nick, Joe and Kevin pose backstage after co-hosting MTV's 'Total Request Live' in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not only have the Jonas Brothers notched the year's third-biggest debut album, they've managed the rare feat of having two albums in the top 10 at the same time.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_en_bu/music_jonas_brothers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.5bdc0647263246feaa10371d31ebaa10.music_jonas_brothers_nyet568.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=GX2n8rgnazvm_gUtQe8H4A--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Aug. 11, 2008 file photo, The Jonas Brothers, from left, Nick, Joe and Kevin pose backstage after co-hosting MTV's 'Total Request Live' in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/media_nm/dreamworks_intel_dc nm/20080820/dreamworks_intel_dc Reuters Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:54:02 GMT Reuters - Starting in 2009, all of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's films will be in next-generation 3-D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20080818/ad_bpimw/primetimeratingsweekendhighlights mediaweek/20080818/primetimeratingsweekendhighlights Mediaweek.com Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:57:33 GMT Mediaweek.com - NBC's winning streak continued care of the ongoing 2008 Summer Olympics from Beijing, which averaged 25.46 million viewers and an 8.2 rating/26 share among adults 18-49 for the prime-time (8-11 p.m.) portion. Here is the half-hour breakdown: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_en_bu/nielsens ap/20080819/nielsens AP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:30:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_en_bu/nielsens"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t090307_450x236_us_nbc_olympics.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=31De_5F98vqDtTcMsTYWyA--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="An NBC Universal logo is pictured at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California, July 21, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - NBC is enjoying a taste of what superstar swimmer Michael Phelps savored last week: a clean sweep.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_en_bu/nielsens"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t090307_450x236_us_nbc_olympics.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=31De_5F98vqDtTcMsTYWyA--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="photo" title="An NBC Universal logo is pictured at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California, July 21, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/media_nm/reliance_dc nm/20080820/reliance_dc Reuters Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:52:56 GMT Reuters - Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA Group's media and entertainment division is launching Jump Games U.S.A., a publisher and developer of mobile video games, in its latest effort to expand into the United States. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/enindustry/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mediaweek/20080808/ad_bpimw/primetimemeteredmarketthursdayratingswinningseasonfinaleforfoxssoyouthinkyoucandance mediaweek/20080808/primetimemeteredmarketthursdayratingswinningseasonfinaleforfoxssoyouthinkyoucandance Mediaweek.com Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:48:42 GMT Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Losers (Excluding Repeats): Last Comic Standing (NBC)