NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp asked U.S. regulators on Thursday to stop reviewing SoftBank Corp's proposed acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp's , citing the Japanese company's reported attempt to thwart its bid for the U.S. wir... [Full Article]
By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The original "Star Trek" series (and its various successors) used science fiction as a way to make observations about contemporary world issues like racism, war, etc., so it's no surprise t... [Full Article]
BRUSSELS (AP) - Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France. Germans are broadly perceived as being the most trustworthy Europeans - but also th... [Full Article]
For even those most accustomed to the frenzy of celebrity, the Cannes Film Festival can be a disorienting experience. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Walters is telling viewers she is retiring in another year following a television career that began in 1961. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Great Gatsby" is heating up in tracking, social media and advance ticket sales, but it still doesn't look like it will melt down "Iron Man 3" at the box office this weekend.... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - There's been plenty of chatter on Broadway these days about how the revival of the musical "Pippin" has brilliantly combined circus elements. At New York City Center, it's nice to be reminded that such mashups aren... [Full Article]
During 26 years at the helm of Chinese tech giant Huawei, founder Ren Zhengfei has never once agreed to be interviewed by a journalist. Until Thursday. During a visit to the company's New Zealand operations, ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Discovery Communications Inc posted higher revenue and profit in the first quarter as its cable television networks grabbed better U.S. and international ratings, and forecast annual revenue above estimates. The owner of the Discovery Cha... [Full Article]
One of the most harrowing final scenes in all of opera is the ending of Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelites," when the nuns condemned by the French Revolution walk one by one to the scaffold, singing a gradually thinning chorus punc... [Full Article]