Week two of Cannes film festival gets off to explosive start May 20th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Japanese director Takashi Miike got the final week of the Cannes film festival off to an explosive start on Monday, with big budget cop thriller "Shield of Straw" a sharp contrast to the more intense, i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : week, cannes, film, festival, gets, explosive, start, Top Keywords

NKorea: American starts life at 'special prison' May 15th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life a "special prison," state media said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nkorea, american, starts, life, 'special, prison', start, Top Keywords

Disney's ABC to start first streaming of live broadcast shows May 13th, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney's ABC network will become the first broadcast network to stream its shows live online through an ongoing service, starting with viewers of its TV stations in New York and Philadelphia on May 14 and... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : disney's, start, first, streaming, live, broadcast, shows, Top Keywords

YouTube starts paid subscription service May 9th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) By Ronald Grover (Reuters) - Google's YouTube video service is dipping its toe into pay television by starting on Thursday a subscription service with 30 content creators, including children's programmers Sesame Street and Muppet creator Th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : youtube, starts, paid, subscription, service, broadcast, shows, Top Keywords

Zach Braff raises $2M on Kickstarter in 3 days Apr 30th, 2013 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Zach Braff has met his goal on Kickstarter, raising $2 million in three days to fund his follow-up to "Garden State." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : zach, braff, raises, kickstarter, days, broadcast, shows, Top Keywords

Taliban start spring Afghan offensive with bombing Apr 28th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban insurgents marked the start of their spring offensive on Sunday by claiming responsibility for a remote-controlled roadside bomb blast that killed three police officers. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : taliban, start, spring, afghan, offensive, bombing, shows, Top Keywords

Taliban announce start of spring offensive Apr 27th, 2013 - 11:50h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban on Saturday announced the start of their spring offensive, signaling plans to step up attacks as the weather warms across Afghanistan, making both travel and fighting easier. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : taliban, announce, start, spring, offensive, bombing, shows, Top Keywords

BAT confident on earnings outlook after good start to year Apr 25th, 2013 - 08:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British American Tobacco said it was confident it would grow earnings this year after it reported a 1 percent rise in volumes of its premium brands like Kent and Lucky Strike in the first three months of 2013. The world's seco... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : confident, earnings, outlook, good, start, year, shows, Top Keywords

Zach Braff launches Kickstarter campaign for film Apr 24th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Since directing "Garden State," Zach Braff has continually prepared music in an iTunes playlist titled, "For Next Movie." Nine years and hundreds of saved songs later, Braff hopes he's finally making his follo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : zach, braff, launches, kickstarter, campaign, film, shows, Top Keywords

Stocks edge down at the start of big earnings week Apr 22nd, 2013 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks edged lower on Wall Street at the start of a big week for company earnings. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, edge, down, start, earnings, week, shows, Top Keywords