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| NBC plans Hillary Clinton miniseries, part of TV event strategy Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 07:54 PM PDT  By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC plans to air a four-hour miniseries starring Diane Lane as former U.S. Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton, part of the broadcast TV network's strategy to improve its ratings by luring viewers to one-time event programming. The part of Bill Clinton has not been cast, NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt said on Saturday at a meeting of the Television Critics Association. ... Full Story | Top |
| New Michael J. Fox show highlights humor in Parkinson's fight Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 05:51 PM PDT  By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Michael J. Fox said he aimed to bring laughs and a dose of reality about day-to-day living with Parkinson's disease to a new NBC comedy loosely based on his life, his first lead role in a television show in 13 years. In the upcoming "The Michael J. Fox Show," the actor plays a father with Parkinson's who returns to work as a local newscaster on an NBC TV station in New York. To his surprise, his fictional family reacts with relief that he will be getting out of the house. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oil-themed Wagner 'Ring' catching fire for his 200th Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 03:16 PM PDT  By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - An oil-themed staging of Richard Wagner's famous "Ring" cycle for his bicentenary year in the opera house he built in Bayreuth showed signs on Saturday of defying predictions it would be a disaster that might even bring down the house. English soprano Catherine Foster, who was making her Bayreuth debut in "Die Walkure" as Brunnhilde, the first Englishwoman to sing the part here, won a huge ovation at the final curtain, after a somewhat rocky reception at the end of the second act when her voice did not seem to carry well in the vast space. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer-songwriter JJ Cale dead at 74 after heart attack Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 02:28 PM PDT By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter JJ Cale, one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played guitar and spanned music genres from rock 'n' roll to blues and jazz, has died after suffering a heart attack, his official website said on Saturday. Cale, 74, won a Grammy in 2008 for "The Road to Escondido," which he recorded with singer-songwriter Eric Clapton. While he never attained Clapton's level of stardom, he had a wide-ranging influence, particularly his style of playing the guitar and the songs he wrote for music legends. ... Full Story | Top |
| Publicis says to make major corporate announcement Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 11:30 AM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - French advertising group Publicis said it plans to make a "major corporate announcement" on Sunday, after a media report on Friday said it was in merger talks with larger rival Omnicom. A media briefing will be held at 8.00 a.m. ET on Sunday at Publicis headquarters in Paris, the company said in an email on Saturday. Bloomberg reported late on Friday that Publicis and Omnicom were in late-stage merger talks to create what would be the world's largest advertising group. Publicis spokeswoman Peggy Nahmany was not reachable for comment. ... Full Story | Top |
| Axel Springer sheds some French magazines: report Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 08:20 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Publisher Axel Springer has sold a set of French magazines after disposing of some of Germany's best-known titles earlier this week, magazine New Business reported on Saturday, citing a company spokesman. Axel Springer sold French publisher PGP, which hosts a range of female, cooking and TV magazines, to Reworld Media, based in Paris and Barcelona, New Business said on its website. No-one at Axel Springer could immediately be reached for comment. With print readerships generally in decline, media groups are increasingly moving online for growth. ... Full Story | Top |
| Liberty Global ups stake in Dutch cable group Ziggo Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 03:03 AM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. cable group Liberty Global has increased its stake in Dutch cable operator Ziggo to 28.5 percent, the Dutch company said on Saturday. Liberty, which also holds a controlling stake in Belgian cable operator Telenet and Ziggo's Dutch rival UPC, acquired its first 12.65 percent of Ziggo when Barclays was left with shares it failed to place for previous owners Cinven and Warburg Pincus. Liberty had subsequently increased its stake to 15 percent. ... Full Story | Top |
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