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A Barnes and Noble book store is shown here in Encinitas May 20, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

Barnes & Noble cuts year sales view and shares fall

1 hour, 59 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc, cut its full-year sales forecast on Thursday, blaming a troubled U.S. economy, sending the shares of the largest U.S. specialty bookseller down more than 3 percent.

  • Mexico's CIE in deal with concert giant Live Nation 2 hours, 42 minutes ago

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican entertainment firm CIE said it has signed a five-year deal with concert promoter Live Nation Inc, which has Madonna and U2 among its clients, to bring international artists to Latin American arenas.

  • German publisher eyeing Reed magazines: paper Thu Aug 21, 4:48 AM ET

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German publishing house Gruner & Jahr is interested in buying the trade magazines unit of Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday.

  • An NBC Universal logo is pictured at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 21, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)
    UK production house under NBC's tent Thu Aug 21, 2:49 AM ET

    LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC Universal took another step in its international expansion Wednesday, announcing the acquisition of veteran U.K. production company Carnival Film & Television, the producer of such glossy drama series as "Hotel Babylon" and "Harley Street." The deal is reputed to be worth about 30 million pounds ($56 million).

  • Lights on at Toronto's Filmport, but nobody's home Thu Aug 21, 1:42 AM ET

    TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Filmport, Toronto's mega-studio and a possible white knight for its stranded film production sector, opened its doors Wednesday with just one problem -- no studio tenant.

  • DreamWorks Animation, Intel tie up on 3-D movies Wed Aug 20, 5:54 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Starting in 2009, all of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's films will be in next-generation 3-D.

  • Reliance targets U.S. mobiles with Jump Games Wed Aug 20, 5:52 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA Group's media and entertainment division is launching Jump Games U.S.A., a publisher and developer of mobile video games, in its latest effort to expand into the United States.

  • The Sony-Ericsson W980 walkman-phone mobile is displayed during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 14, 2008. The Mobile World Congress will run from February 11 till 14. (Albert Gea/Reuters)
    Ericsson, ST form mobile JV, aim to lead industry Wed Aug 20, 12:07 PM ET

    PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have agreed to combine their wireless chip and software businesses, strengthening their hand against competitors to supply the likes of top cellphone maker Nokia.

  • Electronic Arts Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello speaks at the Electronic Arts news conference at the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles July 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    An EA merger with Take-Two gets U.S. antitrust OK Wed Aug 20, 11:37 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust authorities would approve a combination of Electronic Arts Inc with rival video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, according to letters from the Federal Trade Commission posted on the agency's web site.

  • Hollywood agency, TV writers settle age bias suit Tue Aug 19, 9:11 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Hollywood talent agency International Creative Management agreed on Tuesday to pay $4.5 million to settle an age-discrimination suit brought by TV writers, the first of 23 such class-action cases to be resolved.

  • FTC bans prerecorded sales calls without permission Tue Aug 19, 1:13 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The agency which brought you the "do not call" registry -- thus bringing a measure of peace to American dinner tables -- has now decided to tighten rules restricting prerecorded telephone sales calls.

  • Sirius XM signs sports talk host "Mad Dog" Russo Tue Aug 19, 11:23 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sirius XM Radio has signed veteran radio personality Chris "Mad Dog" Russo to headline a sports talk channel, the first new premier talent brought on board since the company completed its acquisition of rival XM Satellite Radio.

  • A general view shows the Screen Actors Guild National Headquarters in Los Angeles July 9, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Unions to bargain jointly on commercials pact Tue Aug 19, 1:30 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and its smaller sister union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, are finally on the same page.

  • "Knight Rider," NASCAR on track for promo Tue Aug 19, 1:27 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Knight Rider's" KITT car is heading to Bristol -- sort of.

  • The Hollywood sign is seen on a hazy afternoon in Los Angeles, California in this November 4, 2007 file photo. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)
    Tensions mount inside actors union over contract Mon Aug 18, 9:28 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tensions within the Screen Actors Guild mounted on Monday as the union's Hollywood-based leaders rejected a call by SAG's New York branch to bring in a federal mediator to break a deadlock in contract talks with major studios.

  • FCC moves to publicize digital TV switch-over Mon Aug 18, 6:26 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators will be fanning out around the country during the next six months to inform television viewers about the upcoming switch-over to digital TV.