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| Singer Chris Brown enters rehab after assault charge Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 07:08 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown is entering rehab "to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior," the singer's representatives said on Tuesday, after Brown was arrested and charged with assault over the weekend. Brown, 24, pleaded not guilty on Monday to misdemeanor assault after police reports said the singer and his bodyguard both punched a man in the face outside a Washington hotel, where Brown had a nightclub appearance. "Chris Brown has elected to enter a rehab facility. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dish wins dismissal of Harbinger's LightSquared lawsuit Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 04:06 PM PDT  By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Charlie Ergen's Dish Network Corp won dismissal on Tuesday of a lawsuit brought by Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital Partners in a fight over LightSquared Inc, a wireless communications business that is in bankruptcy. Harbinger had sought $4 billion from Dish in the lawsuit, alleging that Dish had tried to strip Falcone of ownership of LightSquared. The legal team for Ergen had called the lawsuit a transparent bid by Falcone to hold onto LightSquared after driving it into bankruptcy. Judge Shelley Chapman of the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Argentina's Supreme Court upholds controversial media law Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 02:42 PM PDT  By Guido Nejamkis and Anthony Esposito BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a controversial media law that government proponents applauded as an effort to reduce market concentration but opponents viewed as state meddling aimed at quieting dissent. The ruling, which will require media conglomerate Grupo Clarin to divest some of its units, comes as a relief for President Cristina Fernandez's government only a few days after a setback in midterm elections. The government has championed the reform as the start of a new era of media diversity. ... Full Story | Top |
| Canada Competition Bureau approves Empire Co's sale of cinemas Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 01:08 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau said on Tuesday it had approved the sale of cinemas by Empire Company Ltd to Cineplex and Landmark after requesting some changes. Under the terms of the revised deal, Cineplex and Landmark will buy a total of 46 cinemas from Empire. When Empire announced the deals in June it said the total value of the transactions would be about $255 million. Empire had initially planned to sell two cinemas in Ontario to Cineplex. The bureau said this would decrease competition and as a result, Landmark agreed to buy the two cinemas instead. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71 Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:30 PM PDT  By Jonathan Allen and Daniel Trotta NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering musician who fronted influential rock band The Velvet Underground in the 1960s and won mainstream acclaim with solo songs "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day", died on Sunday aged 71. Reed, whose band fused music and art in collaboration with its early benefactor, pop artist Andy Warhol, died at the Long Island home he shared with his wife, Laurie Anderson, following complications from a liver transplant earlier this year, his literary agent Andrew Wylie said. ... Full Story | Top |
| NY Post must face bias lawsuit linked to Obama chimp cartoon Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 12:16 PM PDT  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Post and its top editor must face a bias lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was fired for complaining about harassment at the newspaper and a political cartoon that some people said likened President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee. In a decision made public on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield said Sandra Guzman, a former associate editor, may pursue her case against the Post and Editor-in-Chief Col Allan, though not against the newspaper's parent, News Corp. ... Full Story | Top |
| Madonna's 1990 conical bra and corset adorn 2014 Barbican season Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:26 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - The corset and conical bra Madonna wore for her 1990 world tour will go on display at London's Barbican Centre next year as part of an eclectic 2014 season. The lingerie will be in an exhibition of designs by Jean-Paul Gaultier, who created them for Madonna's "Blond Ambition" tour as well as stagewear for Kylie Minogue and costumes for the films of Pedro Almodovar and Luc Besson's "The Fifth Element". ... Full Story | Top |
| Thomson Reuters cuts 3,000 jobs, stock rises Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 10:59 AM PDT  By Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said on Tuesday that new sales of its financial terminals outpaced cancellations in the third quarter for the first time since 2011, and it announced 3,000 job cuts to reduce costs. The global news and information company's stock rose more than 2 percent to hit a two-year high on optimism that the positive turn in net sales will translate into stronger revenue growth next year, since terminal subscriptions are signed on an annual basis. Thomson Reuters also announced a $1 billion share buyback program. ... Full Story | Top |
| France's M6 says sales rise on pick up in TV advertising Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 10:25 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - France's second-biggest private broadcaster, M6, posted a 3.7 percent rise in third-quarter sales on Tuesday, helped by a pick-up in advertising across its four channels that ended a period of weak demand. Revenue was 293 million euros ($403 million) in the three months ended September 30, while ad revenue at M6's main channel swung back to 2.5 percent growth after two declining quarters, the company said in a statement. It sister TV channels, including W9 and 6ter, grew 7.6 percent in the quarter to reach 41.9 million euros in advertising sales. ... Full Story | Top |
| British justice on trial in phone-hacking trial, jury told Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 10:20 AM PDT  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - The jury trying the editors of one of Rupert Murdoch's former newspapers over phone hacking were told on Tuesday that British justice itself would be on trial. Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, former editors of Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid, are accused of conspiring to illegally access voicemail messages on mobile phones belonging to politicians, celebrities, and victims of crime to obtain exclusive news. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jonas Brothers pop-rock band splits up Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 09:51 AM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Jonas Brothers pop-rock band, which formed in 2005 and soared to fame as members of Disney's stable of teenage stars, has decided to call it quits for now, a band representative said on Tuesday. The decision by the New Jersey-raised brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick came less than three weeks after they canceled their concert tour citing a rift in the band. The trio told People magazine it was a unanimous decision. "We can confirm the news," a representative for the band said in an email. ... Full Story | Top |
| Treasure trove of Neapolitan jewels shown in rare Rome exhibition Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 09:36 AM PDT  By Naomi O'Leary ROME (Reuters) - A rarely seen Neapolitan collection of sumptuous jewellery, hidden away for centuries and estimated to be more valuable than England's crown jewels, opened in Rome on Tuesday. The "Treasure of San Gennaro", precious objects donated in tribute to the patron saint of Naples, has rarely left the southern Italian city and spent centuries locked in a vault, largely forgotten by the wider world. The 70 pieces were transported under heavily armed guard to a central Rome museum earlier this month and will be on display until February. ... Full Story | Top |
| Blockbuster UK set to fall back into administration Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 07:46 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Blockbuster's chain of film and computer game rental shops in Britain is set to go into administration, a form of bankruptcy protection, for the second time in 10 months after its private equity owner failed to turn the business around. The firm's British shops originally fell victim to increased competition from supermarkets, the shift towards people watching films over the internet and a harsh economic backdrop. ... Full Story | Top |
| Springsteen to play for first time in South Africa Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 06:45 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are to play their first ever concerts in South Africa, nearly 30 years after his guitarist Steven Van Zandt led a campaign by rock musicians in protest against apartheid. Shows are scheduled for Cape Town on January 28 and 29 and Johannesburg on February 1 next year, according to Springsteen's website. They form part of the "Wrecking Ball" tour which has seen the veteran rocker trek across the United States, Europe and Latin America in the past 18 months. They will head for Australia and New Zealand after South Africa. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ecclestone accused of 'corrupt bargain' in $100 million London lawsuit Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 06:43 AM PDT  By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was accused of making a "corrupt bargain" that cost a German media firm millions in a London court on Tuesday, one of multiple legal challenges that threaten his control of the motor sport. Constantin Medien is seeking more than $100 million in damages from Ecclestone, arguing that he and three other defendants deliberately undervalued Formula One when private equity fund CVC Capital Partners bought into the business in 2005. ... Full Story | Top |
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