'Gone Baby Gone' keeps you guessing

When a little girl vanishes from her bedroom in one of Boston’s poorest neighbourhoods, her distraught mother (Amy Ryan) makes a television appeal for her safe return.

Live Earth back with solar aim

INDIA is to host a Live Earth concert later this year, featuring stars from the world of music, film and television, to raise funds for solar energy.

NATAS circles grow

Film News: Donahue, Bergen, Williams honored -- The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Pacific Southwest chapter, has inducted six new members into its prestigious gold and silver circles.

TVNZ VOD pacts for ABC shows

Business News: Disney-owned channel pacts with Ondemand -- The Asia Pacific arm of Disney-ABC Intl. Television has inked a deal with Kiwi pubcaster TVNZ to provide its skeins on its fledgling online delivery service TVNZ Ondemand.

Canadian unions seek strike mandate

Business News: Current deal expired on June 30 -- After 17 months of negotiations with reps of the ad business, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is seeking a strike mandate from its membership.

Candian unions seek strike mandate

Business News: Current deal expired on June 30 -- After 17 months of negotiations with reps of the ad business, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is seeking a strike mandate from its membership.

Tiger Wishes Team Well, But Won't Attend Ryder Cup

The closest Tiger Woods will get to the Ryder Cup is in front of his television.

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.

Weather disrupts Ryder preparations

A television tower and a number of trees were sent crashing by 60mph gusts at Valhalla yesterday on the eve of the European and American teams’ arrival for the Ryder Cup starting on Friday.

Football fans 'being turned off by costs'

Premier League clubs may be courting Arab trillionaires but it is a different story for their supporters, the majority of whom are being priced out of watching live football on television, according to a new survey.

Casting directors pact with AMPTP

Business News: Tentative labor deal reached for new contract -- Casting directors have reached a tentative deal for a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. The AMPTP made the announcement Friday morning, following three days of negotiations with reps for Intl.  Brotherhood of Teamsters.
 

Happy Christmas for New Look

UK fashion chain New Look said today that it enjoyed a successful Christmas after sales rose 2.8% on a comparable basis with a year earlier.

CRH leads ISEQ on upward curve

The ISEQ index of Irish shares fared well in early trading, cheering 71.38 points to 2, 573.26 by 11.15am.

Foreign direct investment up 14% last year

The level of foreign direct investment in Ireland increased by 14% last year, according to the IDA's end-of-year statement.

Positive retail results steer FTSE upwards

Better-than-feared trading updates from retailers Next and Debenhams helped steer the FTSE 100 Index towards a sixth straight session of gains today.

Aer Lingus claims Ryanair takeover bid is a failure

Aer Lingus says Ryanair's takeover bid is failing.

Strong sales in Debenhams designer ranges

Sales of designer ranges are booming in the economic and consumer downturn, department store chain Debenhams said today.

Ryanair demands EGM of Aer Lingus shareholders

Ryanair has demanded an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at Aer Lingus, amid ongoing controversy over its takeover bid.

FTSE continues upward surge

The FTSE 100 Index held on to its New Year rally today as retail cheer helped offset more bad news for the economy.

Reasonable gains for US stocks

Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news today and finished with a rally that left stocks at their highest levels in two months.

Phillies' J. C. Romero Suspended 50 Games By MLB

Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio
Mitre have been suspended for the first 50 games of next season after
testing positive for a banned substance.