Uma Thurman signs on for "Bel Ami"
Reuters - Friday November 20, 08:27 PM
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Uma Thurman soon will be making time with Rob Pattinson.

'Next Room' an electric mix of bawdiness, pathos
Reuters - Friday November 20, 07:55 PM
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Although it would seem to hold the promise of being an extended dirty joke, Sarah Ruhl's "In the Next Room or the vibrator play" actually is a surprisingly funny and sensitive portrait of the eternal disconnect between men and women.

Bollywood's latest offerings in living rooms via DTH
Reuters - Friday November 20, 06:29 PM
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" didn't just garner rave reviews and worldwide acclaim, it also triggered a change in the way Indian movies are being distributed.

Oprah Winfrey says will end talk show in 2011
Reuters - Friday November 20, 02:52 PM
(Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey has long been considered among the most influential television talk show hosts in the United States for her in-depth interviews of politicians, celebrities and newsmakers of the day.

AOL shows worst not over for media job cuts
Reuters - Friday November 20, 02:20 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If AOL's announcement on Thursday of another 2,500 job cuts is anything to go by, the painful layoffs that have ravaged the media industry over the past year are nowhere near over.

Malone: DirecTV would be "compatible" with a telco
Reuters - Friday November 20, 02:04 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp Chairman John Malone said on Thursday that DirecTV Group would be "compatible" with a telephone company if either of its current partners showed an interest in buying it.

MTV, RealNetworks to rework Rhapsody JV: filing
Reuters - Friday November 20, 12:58 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. digital media company RealNetworks Inc is in talks with partner MTV Networks to restructure the ownership of their two-year old Rhapsody America joint venture, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.

BusinessWeek lays off up to 130 workers, AP cuts 90
Reuters - Friday November 20, 12:47 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BusinessWeek will lay off up to 130 workers, about a third of its staff as Bloomberg LP prepares to take over the magazine from McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, two sources at the magazine said on Thursday.

Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House, Senate
Reuters - Friday November 20, 12:32 PM
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.

Sen. John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood
Reuters - Friday November 20, 12:31 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving.