Media NewsMedia news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Disney store on Manhattan's 5th Avenue is closing- August 12, 2008 The Walt Disney Co. plans to close its World of Disney store on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue when the lease expires in 2010 and replace it with a smaller store elsewhere in the borough.Spokesman Gary Foster says the company behind such lovable characters as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Winnie the Pooh and the 'Toy Story' and 'High School Musical' movies is scouting locations for the new store.World of Disney stores like the one on Fifth Avenue near St. Patrick's Cathedral are operated by Disney's..http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/disney-store-on-manhattans-5th-avenue-is-closi... More copies for book inspired by Edwards&x27; mistress- August 12, 2008 NEW YORK : An old Jay McInerney novel featuring a party girl based on John Edwards' future mistress, Rielle Hunter, is getting a fresh printing from its publisher.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/more-copies-for-book-inspired-by-edwards-mistr... McClatchy cuts value of half of Seattle Times to less than $10M- August 12, 2008 Puget Sound Business Journal The McClatchy Co. , the third largest newspaper company in the United States based upon daily circulation, cut its estimated value of its investment in The Seattle Times Co.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/mcclatchy-cuts-value-of-half-of-seattle-times-... Martha Stewart Based Comedy Show- August 12, 2008 Ouch. That must be our sides splitting. From NYT : On Sept. 16, Fine Living will unveil a new original comedy series built around a provocative premise: mocking Ms.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/martha-stewart-based-comedy-show?fromrss=1 Liberty Media 2nd-quarter sales rise- August 11, 2008 Media company Liberty Media Corp. said Monday second-quarter revenue rose in all three of its business units, including QVC and Starz television.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/liberty-media-2nd-quarter-sales-rise?fromrss=1 H.W. Wilson Debuts Retrospective Index of Essays- August 11, 2008 The H.W. Wilson Co. announced Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective: 1900-1984, a new resource that cites tens of thousands of essays from anthologies and other sources published dating back to 1900.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/h-w-wilson-debuts-retrospective-index-of-essay... Most American travelers have not even gotten to ten states- August 11, 2008 Some travel trends you may not have noted: More than one-third of Americans have traveled to fewer than ten states in their entire lifetimes.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/most-american-travelers-have-not-even-gotten-t... Dark Knight flies high at U.S. box office- August 11, 2008 A general view of the film poster of 'The Dark Knight.' The Dark Knight continues to break U.S. box-office records, earning $26 million in its fourth week of release.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/dark-knight-flies-high-at-u-s-box-office?fromr... DreamWorks near funding deal- August 11, 2008 DreamWorks SKG is near an agreement to get $550 million in funding from Indian billionaire Anil Ambani, allowing Steven Spielberg's film studio to split from Viacom Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/dreamworks-near-funding-deal?fromrss=1 Full Cast Announced for Dorian Gray- August 11, 2008 Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Fiona Shaw, Maryam D'Abo, Pip Torrens, Douglas Henshall, Caroline Goodall, Michael Culkin, Johnny Harris and newcomer Max Irons, son of Jeremy Irons, ...http://www.topix.net/business/media/2008/08/full-cast-announced-for-dorian-gray?fromrss=1 |