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| U.S. judge gives broadcasters injunction against Aereo online TV Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 05:29 PM PST A federal judge in Utah on Wednesday barred online television service provider Aereo from retransmitting programs in a handful of U.S. states, ahead of a closely watched Supreme Court hearing this year between the company and major broadcasters. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball in Salt Lake City issued an injunction, ruling that broadcasters including Twenty-First Century Fox Inc had shown a likelihood that they could prove Aereo committed copyright infringement. The ruling will largely impact Aereo customers in the Salt Lake City and Denver metro areas. Full Story | Top |
| A Minute With: Fashion's Michael Kors on 'staying on the street' Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 04:45 PM PST  By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Kors, whose namesake fashion house is best known for its urban-inspired women's clothing and accessories, has taken a more laid-back approach to its fall-winter collection with muted colors drawn from Northern California's craggy coastline. The line shown last week at New York's Fashion Week featured voluminous textured jackets and skirts with accents of fur and embroidered details, flowing printed dresses with cinched waists and chunky knits along with tailored coats and baggy trousers. Kors, 54, who serves as chief creative officer of Michael Kors Holdings Ltd, spoke with Reuters ahead of the show about why he doesn't think it's fair to pick a favorite design, spotting his designs on the street and why he likes to unwind in California. Q: What do you not mind talking about before a fashion show? Full Story | Top |
| Arctic Monkeys say rock-and-roll is the winner at top UK music awards Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 03:41 PM PST  By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Indie quartet Arctic Monkeys picked up the coveted best album award and triumphed over boy band One Direction to be named best group, prompting their lead singer to claim a victory for rock-and-roll at British pop's show of the year. That rock-and-roll, it seems like it's fading away sometimes, but it will never die," Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner said as he received the band's second gong of the night for the Mastercard British album of the year. The best group prize at London's BRIT Awards on Wednesday was the only head-to-head between Sheffield-born Arctic Monkeys and One Direction, the five-piece band formed in 2010 on the TV singing contest The X Factor. "There's that fifteen quid we put on One Direction to win down the drain," Turner joked as Arctic Monkeys picked up the BRIT for best group. Full Story | Top |
| Arctic Monkeys win coveted album gong at top UK music awards Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 02:36 PM PST  Indie quartet Arctic Monkeys won the coveted best album honour at Britain's top music awards on Wednesday for "AM", their seventh BRIT Awards gong in total and second of the night at a star-studded show in London. "That rock 'n roll, it just won't go away," frontman Alex Turner said as he accepted the award. The Arctic Monkeys were the bookies favorites to walk away with the Mastercard British Album of the Year award this year, the third time they have won it. Full Story | Top |
| Carlos Slim to exercise New York Times warrants: report Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 01:43 PM PST  (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim plans to increase his stake in The New York Times Co by exercising at the end of this year warrants he received when he made a major loan to the newspaper company, according to a report in Bloomberg. The report, which cited a person familiar with the matter, said Slim plans to hold his stake in the New York Times Co. He currently owns about 8 percent of common shares though this will increase to about 17 percent when he exercises the warrants, according to the New York Times Co latest proxy filing. A spokeswoman for the New York Times Co declined to comment. Slim's warrants were part of deal he made with the company in 2009 when he loaned it $250 million during the height of the economic crisis when many big city newspapers reported plunges in advertising revenue. Full Story | Top |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman leaves bulk of estate to long-term partner Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 12:35 PM PST  Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died suddenly earlier this month of a suspected drug overdose, left the bulk of his estate to his long-term companion Marianne O'Donnell, according to a will filed in New York court on Wednesday. Hoffman, 46, who won a best actor Oscar for his role in the 2005 biographical film "Capote," was considered to be one of the finest stage and screen actors of his generation. O'Donnell, known as Mimi, is the mother of the couple's three young children, Cooper, Tallulah and Willa. Full Story | Top |
| Eric Church's 'The Outsiders' grabs top spot on Billboard chart Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 12:32 PM PST  By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Eric Church on Wednesday zoomed past the competition to the top of the weekly Billboard 200 album chart with the best opening sales week of the year. "The Outsiders," the North Carolina singer's fourth studio album, sold 288,000 copies last week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. His previous album, 2011's "Chief," was the 36-year-old singer's only other album to top the 200 album chart, which takes into account total album sales across all musical genres. It was the music industry's best album sales week since Beyonce's self-titled album sold 310,000 copies in its second week of release in December. Full Story | Top |
| R&B singer Cee Lo Green will not return to NBC's 'The Voice' Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 11:50 AM PST  Grammy-winning R&B singer Cee Lo Green, a judge on NBC's "The Voice" singing competition, said he has decided to leave the popular show after four seasons but will continue to work with the television network. Green made the surprise announcement on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" daytime TV talk show on Wednesday. "I'm not coming back at all," Green told a surprised DeGeneres while singer Lionel Richie sat beside her. Green, 39, said he has a television show in development with NBC and hinted there may be some other talk show opportunities. Full Story | Top |
| Documentary about Nas debut rap album to open Tribeca Film Fest Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 10:17 AM PST "Time is Illmatic," a documentary about American rapper Nas and the making of his 1994 acclaimed debut album "Illmatic," will kick off the 13th Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 16, organizers said on Wednesday. Following the world premiere of the film that chronicles the rise of the New York-born artist, Nas will appear at the festival in a special performance of the album, considered to be one of the greatest rap records ever made. "Like the festival itself, 'Time is Illmatic' and the groundbreaking body of work it recognizes has roots grounded in New York City, but represents and reaches communities far beyond," Jane Rosenthal, the CEO and co-founder of the festival, said in a statement. His debut album will be reissued On April 15 in a double disc special edition "Illmatic XX" to mark the 20th anniversary. Full Story | Top |
| Venezuelan folk singer Simon Diaz dies at 85 Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 07:32 AM PST By Brian Ellsworth and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan folk singer Simon Diaz, who wrote some of the country's best-known songs and inspired generations of musicians, died on Wednesday. Affectionately known as "Uncle Simon," Diaz became a household name thanks to radio and television shows that featured typical music of the Venezuelan plains interspersed with jokes and light-hearted stories. "With tears in my eyes, I announce to the country that my beloved father peacefully left us this morning," wrote his daughter, Bettsimar Diaz, without describing the cause of death. Diaz wrote the song "Caballo Viejo," or "Old Horse," which became a classic in Venezuela and was the inspiration behind "Bamboleo," the best-known song of the pop-oriented flamenco group Gipsy Kings. Full Story | Top |
| Designer to the stars Fausto Puglisi aims out of this world Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 12:02 AM PST  By Isla Binnie MILAN (Reuters) - Fausto Puglisi's elaborately embroidered dresses have been worn by Madonna and will be featured alongside titans of Italian fashion at London's Victoria & Albert museum this year, but his ambitions for his young brand are as grand as his designs. Puglisi got his big break in 2010 when Dolce & Gabbana invited him to sell his clothes in their shop in Milan, and he opened his first monobrand store in Rome last year. When Madonna chose to wear Puglisi, fellow Sicilian designer Domenico Dolce and his partner Stefano Gabbana took notice. "Puglisi is a typical Sicilian name...it's like Smith in London," Puglisi chuckled. Full Story | Top |
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