New rules allowed newspapers to boost circulation even if they aren't selling more copies While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering ...
'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7 million domestically, $258.8 million worldwide "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" gobbled up $140.7 million the first three days ...
Jean- Marie Messier, former Chairman and CEO of French conglomerate Vivendi exits Manhattan federal court with Crystal Delaval following another day at his trial, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in New York. Messier is accused of making false and misleading statements about Vivendi's ...
Moody's Investors Service downgrades Liberty Media LLC ratings Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. The changes come shortly after shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and ...
Business Highlights More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment. That's customarily ...
GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on, Comcast not likely to pay more A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a U.S. jury he "never, never, never" committed fraud as he took the stand on Friday in a civil trial pitting international shareholders against the French conglomerate and former top executives. Messier, ...
FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, a view of the headquarters of Vivendi SA in Paris, is shown. Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, on whether to sell its stake in ...
Vivendi executive says decision over sale of NBC Universal stake is 'complex' Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal, which would clear the way for the creation of one of ...
COMCAST'S CONQUEST? The cable goliath and General Electric appear to be nearing the finish line: A Comcast deal for NBC Universal may be announced in coming days. Comcast and NBC owner GE have worked out a formula that values the network, its ...
USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King (Scribner) (F-H) 2. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) (F-H) 3. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric <GE.N> and Vivendi <VIV.PA> are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said on Thursday. The difference dampens hopes of a quick resolution to ...
