Hollywood Interactive finds funding

Business News: Rivers duo to cover Emmy red carpet online -- Hollywood Interactive Group has announced the acquisition of $5 million in venture capital funding, while also securing Joan and Melissa Rivers for red-carpet Emmy coverage on its MyHollywood.com website.

Australia appoints coach Mantilla

TENNIS Australia has hired Felix Mantilla and acquired a Barcelona-based training facility to fasttrack the learning and development of clay-court skills among Australian players.

Universities develop a more sustainable future

(University College London) Experts from the worlds of law, geography, economics, health and planning will meet at UCL on Friday, Sept. 19 to examine the ways in which today’ s universities can become locally-rooted champions for global sustainability, reaching out to the wider community to help bring about lasting change. The symposium, called: "The Sustainable University: Relating Ecological Thinking, Learning and Research, " will feature a keynote speech by Professor Michael M’ Gonigle, co-founder of Greenpeace International.

Djokovic, Tsonga in Brisbane

WORLD No.3 Novak Djokovic and French star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - the finalists in this year's Australian Open - will top the draw at the 2009 Brisbane International, organisers said.

Djokovic, Tsonga to play in Brisbane

WORLD No.3 Novak Djokovic and French star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - the finalists in this year's Australian Open - will top the draw at the 2009 Brisbane International, organisers said.

Tomic still hopeful of debut

TALENTED teenagers Bernard Tomic and Brydan Klein could still make their Australian Davis Cup debuts against Chile this week.

Madrid looking to make flying start

Real Madrid CF are in no danger of underestimating Belarussian debutants FC BATE Borisov when they arrive in the Spanish capital, with coach Bernd Schuster demanding three points "by whatever means possible".

Jets give P Graham the boot after poor game

The New York Jets waived Australian punter Ben Graham on Tuesday, two days after a poor outing in a NFL loss to the New England Patriots.

Ivanov to head UPI's Russian arm

Film News: Exec replaces Eugene Beginin -- Universal Pictures International has upped Vadim Ivanov, the commercial director of its Russian operations, to managing director in the rapidly growing territory.

Idol winner injured in bar brawl

EMBATTLED former Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan has taken another hit after allegedly being punched in the face by a man at a bar in New South Wales.

Children who are concerned about parents arguing are prone to school problems

(Society for Research in Child Development) A new study charted how children's concerns about their parents' relationship may increase their vulnerability to later adjustment problems. Children who worry a lot about conflict between their parents were found to have school problems because of difficulty focusing and sustaining attention. These attention problems were noted by teachers in the year that the concern was reported and one year later. The findings have implications for mental health programs among children dealing with parental discord.

Festival boosts Kazakhstan films

Film News: Top prize goes to 'Farewell, Gulsary!' -- Local films took the majority of prizes at the Kazakh festival Eurasia, which ended Sept. 13 in the country's administrative capital, Astana.

Sony takes 'Step' in right direction

Film News: Studio nabs rights to documentary -- Endgame Entertainment’s "A Chorus Line" docu "Every Little Step" sold to Sony Pictures Classics, which is acquiring North American and Australian rights for a mid-six-figure minimum guarantee.

Hansen unhappy with alleged filming incident

New Zealand assistant coach Steve Hansen has accused an Australian television station of supplying footage to the Wallabies ahead of the Tri-Nations decider last Saturday.

LSUHSC awarded grant to address nursing shortage

(Louisiana State University Health Science Center) LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Nursing has been awarded a $100, 000 grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to provide scholarships to individuals under-represented in nursing or from disadvantaged backgrounds in an accelerated nursing degree program. The funding will support ten scholarships in LSUHSC's Career Alternative RN Education, or CARE, Program, expanding enrollment and the number of fully qualified nurses prepared to practice.

Numancia edged in Madrid goal spree

Goals were in short supply in Sunday's Spanish Liga action except in the capital where Real Madrid CF earned their first win of the campaign with a thrilling 4-3 victory against promoted CD Numancia.

New Delhi bombs leave 18 dead and scores injured

A SERIES of bombs exploded in quick succession in crowded markets and streets in the heart of India's capital yesterday, killing at least 18 people and injuring scores mo

Timbaland sues Australian promoters

Timbaland is suing the bosses of an Australian tour company, accusing them of ruining his scheduled local concerts and tarnishing his reputation.

Britney is back. No, really

BRITNEY Spears' improving health and popularity have prompted her record label to rush-release a new album in a dramatic turnaround of fortunes.

Iwakaze makes a big play for GDH

Business News: Firm plans to buy 13, 189 shares -- Toon and online game maker GDH will accept a takeover bid from investment firm Iwakaze Capital.

Oz pics hope for promotion support

Film News: High caliber projects face bad B.O. history -- The fortunes of the Australian domestic industry are looking up, as federal funds flow into the production of at least 22 pics skedded to be released in the next 12 months.

Snoop Dogg allowed into Australia

SNOOP Dogg's Australian tour looks set to go ahead after the Department of Immigration and Citizenship approved his visa.

Filmmakers engage in Capital

FILMMAKERS from ten different countries have arrived in the Capital to take part in a week-long conference.

15 years later: Landmark hearing study follows up on farm youth

(Marshfield Clinic) A landmark study conducted by Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation 15 years ago found that an educational intervention improved hearing protection use among farm youth.Now, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has awarded a $954, 000 grant to MCRF to study the same group of Wisconsin youth to see whether the increase in hearing protection use continued into adulthood and whether it helped preserve hearing.

Snoop's tour cash going up in smoke

HIGH-profile promoter Andrew McManus stands to lose a whopping $1.2 million if Australian Immigration authorities refuse to throw Snoop Dogg a bone.

ER tussles with U. S. distributor

Business News: U.K. company claims unpaid fees -- Struggling U.K. tyke specialist Entertainment Rights, whose properties include “Postman Pat” and “The Lone Ranger, ” is taking legal action against its primary U.S. DVD distributor, Genius Products, over alleged unpaid fees.

Berlusconi immunity threatened

Business News: Opposition wants to strip away protection -- Silvio Berlusconi’s year has had a somewhat inauspicious start. Momentum is gathering behind an opposition move to lift the immunity from prosecution that shields the Italo media mogul and premier from his legal woes.

Banijay returns El Terrat to sender

Business News: Buenafuente buys back company -- In a surprise about-face, Gaul's Banijay Entertainment has sold Spanish production company El Terrat back to its original owner, prexy Andreu Buenafuente, just three months after announcing its purchase.

Obama urges for digital switch delay

Business News: Officials concerned that people are unprepared -- Don't flip the switch just yet -- that's what the incoming Obama administration urged Congress on Thursday regarding the long-planned Feb. 17 transition to all-digital broadcasting.

Blu-Ray warms tech expo

Business News: Sony pushes online products in Vegas -- Blu-ray sales could triple or even quintuple in 2009.

Jermaine Dupri out at Island Records

Business News: Rapper-producer-mogul exits music unit -- Jermaine Dupri is out as president of Island Records Urban Music division, a unit he ran for almost two years.

First Look ups Marie O'Reilly-Thein

Business News: Exec will manage retail and rental accounts -- First Look Studios has upped Marie O'Reilly-Thein to senior veep of sales for home entertainment.

Sides more vocal in SAG strike talks

Business News: Meeting next week to decide referendum's fate -- The sides in SAG's strike authorization vote battle are becoming more vocal in advance of the guild's emergency national board meeting next week to determine the fate of the proposed referendum.

Blu-Ray warms tech expo

Film News: Sony pushes online products in Vegas -- Blu-ray sales could triple or even quintuple in 2009.

Fashion kicks off with Golden Globes

Film News: For TV divas, the red carpet is their big moment -- It's fashion kickoff time. First up: the Golden Globes, next the Academy Awards. While the Oscars is as intense as the Super Bowl, the more relaxed Globes pits the smallscreen against the bigscreen: On one team we have the TV clotheshorses; on the other, their big sisters, the movie stars.