Hicks: 'Star Wars' spinoffs on the way, says Disney mercoledì, 06 Febbraio 2013 - 11:00 PM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday unveiled plans to make a number of spinoff movies set in the "Star Wars" universe, in addition filming Episodes 7-9. Entertainment Weekly reported it learned details on two of the spinoff projects: once concerning a young Han Solo, another on Boba Fett.
Body of NYC woman killed in Turkey to return to US mercoledì, 06 Febbraio 2013 - 06:56 PM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media Turkish Airlines is providing the transportation for free. A funeral home on Staten Island has offered free services, but the owner said it's unclear whether the family is accepting the offer.
Malone strikes $15.75 billion Virgin Media deal to take on Murdoch mercoledì, 06 Febbraio 2013 - 04:24 AM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media John Malone's Liberty Global struck a deal on Tuesday to buy British cable group Virgin Media for about $15.75 billion in stock and cash, a move that would put the U.S. billionaire up against old rival Rupert Murdoch.
U.S. sues Standard & Poors, claims it 'misled investors' to increase profits martedì, 05 Febbraio 2013 - 07:55 PM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media The Justice Department on Tuesday formally announced it has brought a massive civil fraud complaint against Standard & Poors, alleging that the worlds largest credit-rating agency caused investors to lose more than $5 billion by intentionally inflating the ratings given bundles of troubled home mortgages.
N. Korean video shows bombing of US city martedì, 05 Febbraio 2013 - 01:40 PM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media North Korea released a video showing the bombing of a U.S. city, but the footage is from the video game 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
Debt fears as water bills rise 3.5% martedì, 05 Febbraio 2013 - 09:31 AM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media Households in England and Wales are facing more pressure in the form of an average 3.5% increase on their water and sewerage bill as a debt advice service warned it took a record number of related calls last year.
Business Highlights martedì, 05 Febbraio 2013 - 06:22 AM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson shrugged off aliens so he could get more milk for his kids in a Super Bowl spot for the Milk Processor Education Program.
Publishers launch online site, Bookish martedì, 05 Febbraio 2013 - 02:18 AM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group and Penguin Group on Tuesday are launching Bookish, billed as "a one-stop, comprehensive online destination designed to connect readers with books and authors." The idea is for publishers, who individually have struggled for recognition among the general public, to combine resources and increase their Web ... (more)
Baby zoo animals lunedì, 04 Febbraio 2013 - 10:03 PM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media One of Woodland Park Zoo's four new, unnamed lion cubs roars at mom, Adia, during a brief trip outside on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Seattle.
Is U.S. suit against rating agency S&P actually retaliation? lunedì, 04 Febbraio 2013 - 09:03 PM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media In a highly unusual statement, S&P, a subsidiary of publishing giant The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., said that the Justice Department would sue the company for failing to predict the full magnitude of the U.S. housing downturn, something Wall Street banks and federal regulators all missed as well.
Gannett posts lower 4Q net income lunedì, 04 Febbraio 2013 - 08:03 PM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media Gannett Co. reported a 12 percent decline in its fourth-quarter net income Monday, largely because of restructuring expenses and a tax benefit that boosted the previous year's results.
Judge Ready To Dismiss Axl Rose's Guitar Hero Lawsuit lunedì, 04 Febbraio 2013 - 03:59 PM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is set to miss out on his day in court in his attempt to sue the makers behind popular video game Guitar Hero after a Los Angeles judge suggested he was preparing to dismiss the case.
Earnings Preview: Time Warner reports Weds. lunedì, 04 Febbraio 2013 - 11:49 AM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media Time Warner is expected to report more robust earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter Wednesday, with rising fees from TV distributors and higher ad revenue offsetting declines at its movie studio and magazine division.
Chinese portal Sohu says profit down, revenue up lunedì, 04 Febbraio 2013 - 07:39 AM - 3 Months, 2 ago - top stories - Topix Media Sohu.com Inc., which operates a popular Chinese Internet portal, said Monday its quarterly profit fell 9 percent as rising expenses offset strong revenue growth for online games.