Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Media News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page North Korea Times .com http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/cat/5c99d63b36637bd7/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:46 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:46 -0400 30 Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin: 8 Revelations About That Sexting Scandal (and Jon Stewart!) After much speculation, the former congressman -- who resigned in 2011 amid a sexting scandal -- posted a video on YouTube late Tuesday officially announcing his run for mayor of New ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214682793/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:08:30 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214682793/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Cannes: While Theft Continues to Plague Fest, Charity Event Hits the Carlton (Column) The company has a deal with Buena Vista International in selected territories Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia. Titles secured by Apsara ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214680746/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:51:59 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214680746/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 GLAAD Study Finds Record Number of LGBT Characters on Broadcast TV Tickets to the 5 p.m. event, which is being hosted by the LGBT Leadership Council, are scaled from $32,400 to $1,250 apiece. Bareilles is expected to perform her new song "Brave" (from the forthcoming ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678768/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:31 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678768/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 suffered another legal setback as the federal appeals court in the central district of California rejected their plea to reverse an injunction that stops the sale of movies that were part of ThinkFilm and four other now bankrupt ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678732/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:26 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678732/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: Google) After unveiling an extensive revamp for the Google+ news stream on desktop, Google is now updating what users see when accessing the social network with their cell phones. The Web ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678684/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:06 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678684/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 In a new Pew Report on teens and their social-networking habits, Twitter appears to be offering a resurgence, while Facebook may be losing impact. Because Facebook is just, well, too ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678683/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:06 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678683/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Forget the Space Needle, the e-commerce giant is planning to bring 3.3 million square feet of office space to Seattle in the form of mirrored towers and giant spherical domes filled with plant ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214677755/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:29:51 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214677755/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Here’s a story you might not expect to come out of Time Inc.: Time.com is on a hiring binge. Two months after several higher-ups left in a round of cost-cutting, the site is hiring some 30 staffers, roughly a 50 percent increase, in preparation for a big relaunch in late ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678479/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:22:37 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214678479/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: Spotify) This week the most streamed song on Spotify in the U.S. is "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and the most shared song on social networks is "Lift Me Up" by Five Finger Death Punch. How did this information become available? Spotify launched a new feature Tuesday that provides weekly updates of the 50 most streamed and viral songs ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214677442/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:52 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214677442/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 "She made Don smile because she told him he mattered. She shared in the loss and that he will be missed," Bensko wrote. "And she reminded me, a production wife, that there are good people in this industry who truly do wish that they could make it ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214676586/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:45 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214676586/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 mysteriously silent toward the end of April, to the distress and consternation of comics fans. No word -- official or otherwise -- was heard from either parent company AOL or any of the Comics Alliance staff members. However, the lack of updates on the site since April 29, where it usually updated several times a day, seemed to confirm that Comics Alliance was being shelved and archived. This ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214676622/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:29 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214676622/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: Google) Already known for its speed, Google just boosted Chrome's Web site rendering speed by another 5 percent. The latest stable release of the browser, Chrome 27 (download ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214676625/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:28 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214676625/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 New York Yankees and Manchester City Football Club announced today that they will scrape together the necessary funds to launch the 20th MLS team, with plans to begin play in a yet-to-be-identified Gotham venue in ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214675392/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:49 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214675392/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 In an important appeal that divided Hollywood, the Third Circuit sides with the likeness rights of celebrities over protections afforded by the First Amendment. (SAG 1, MPAA ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214675067/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:54:08 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214675067/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Watchlist , a customizable entertainment guide that lets users make a list of their favorite shows, actors, etc. We're interested in Watchlist because, thanks to the power of crowdsourcing, it has predictive powers: For several of the past TV seasons, 8 of the Top 10 most Watchlist-ed new shows were picked up for full seasons -- ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214674026/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:28 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214674026/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Publicis Conseil introduces BNP Paribas' "Hello Bank!" -- whichs claims to be Europe's first fully-digital mobile bank -- with a smart orchestra stunt. ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214674027/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:24 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214674027/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 You might have missed a Samsung ad for its Evolution TV Kit. However, almost 9 million have analyzed its depiction of men as Neanderthal slobs on ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214671080/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:00 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214671080/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Cannes Film Festival 2013 The company has committed to a multi-million dollar guarantee and will spend a minimum $25 million on marketing the release. Developed by Reeves ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669536/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:03 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669536/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Snoop Lion is sued by a Lebanese businessman. A New York federal judge has declined to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit against, as he puts it, "the whole of the digital music ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669475/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:57 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669475/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Xbox gaming console: Xbox One, a cloud-powered, all-in-one home entertainment system. At a press event on Microsoft's Redmond campus Tuesday, Xbox chief Don Mattrick said Xbox One is an attempt to answer the question, "Can we improve a living room that's become too complex, too fragmented, and too slow by harmonizing your ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669273/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:46 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669273/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Xbox One , I was struck by just how many voice commands Microsoft programmed into the device. Kinect brought a rudimentary set of commands to the gaming console, but now everything from opening movies to launching apps can be done via voice. "Xbox, Live TV" may be my new favorite phrase in the living room. Microsoft's not the only one who's betting big on voice commands. The ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669338/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:40 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669338/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 The self-proclaimed "Worldwide Leader in Sports" rarely has layoffs -- the last were in 2009. But with rivals such as Fox Sports 1 looming, ESPN has been spending big to stockpile sports rights. ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669359/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:11 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669359/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 This afternoon, NBCUniversal will announce that ESPN exec Cherie Cohen has joined the fold, reporting to evps Dan Lovinger and Laura Molen with the title of svp of cable advertising sales. Cohen will oversee NBCU's regional sales offices in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles. In keeping with the company's new focus ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669361/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:00 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669361/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 ESPN on Tuesday began making a significant reduction of its work force, laying off more than 100 employees at its Bristol, Conn., headquarters and in at least one regional technology ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669360/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:00 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214669360/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: PayPal) SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- PayPal spotlighted its retail partners Tuesday, showing off new campaigns for its in-store purchase feature as it tries to get into 2 million locations by the end of this year. PayPal president David Marcus said PayPal is expanding its Jamba Juice "order ahead and skip the line" feature to more of the juice chain's locations and taking ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214668957/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:39 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214668957/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 A part of the Melbourne International Film Festival, the market gets part of a $5.1 million state government support package from the Australian state government of ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214667855/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:14:09 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214667855/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: Twitter/USPTO) Twitter has won a new patent that it hopes to use as an example to stem the tide of patent lawsuits. Granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today, the patent named ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214667696/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:49 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214667696/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 The Digital Place-Based Advertising Association has named TV veteran Barry Frey its new CEO. Mr. Frey says advertisers now see their TV buys losing punch. ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214667718/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:27 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214667718/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Ad Age is committed to providing you with industry news and information you need to succeed. That's why we are pleased to offer our readers 7 free articles and blogs at no charge. You have reached your 8th article. We invite you to subscribe so you can finish this article, and get uninterrupted service and access to special ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214667719/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:23 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214667719/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 NBC has added another show in its summer lineup: Siberia, a drama about contestants in a reality show gone wrong. Set to premiere July 1 at 10 p.m., Siberia is reportedly a spooky adventure thriller reminiscent of Lost, set in a remote Siberian territory. Jeff Bader, NBC Entertainment's president of program planning, strategy, and research, believes Siberia's combination of survival ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214668958/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:14 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214668958/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Will gamers bite at a Wii U console that costs $239 instead of $299? Target is now selling Nintendo's diminutive console at a 20 percent discount off the full retail amount. ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214665169/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:43 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214665169/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Many Flickr users seem none too happy about the new layout, at least according to a heavy dose of comments posted on the site's help forum. On Monday, Flickr's parent ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214665171/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:40 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214665171/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Last year Ad Age voters correctly predicted that CBS legal drama "Made in Jersey" would be the first new broadcast drama axed. Can you repeat the feat? ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214665202/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:28 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214665202/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 bring in extra telecommunications resources to the affected area and will waive overage charges for affected customers through June 30. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tornado," the company said Tuesday. "We are coordinating with local authorities and bringing in additional resources. We recommend text messaging for communications with family, friends, and ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214663603/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:49 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214663603/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 ) is gathering steam in Cannes with Metrodome snatching up U.K. rights to the 80s period piece after seeing a 3-minute promo screened by sales agent ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214663751/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:35 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214663751/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: Pandora) Dying to listen to the new Kanye West album before it's for sale? You just might be in luck. Pandora, the music streaming site and app, on Tuesday ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214663477/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:44:03 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214663477/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 The proliferation of digital channels, the Internet of things, and tomorrow's industrial Internet demand new technology skills from the chief marketing officer. ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214663489/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:46 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214663489/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Cannes: Zentropa Unveils Teaser Poster for Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' The book, one of the Sweden's best-selling novels, has been translated into 24 languages. It is the story of Red Orm, a 10th-century Norseman living in the pre-Christian nation of ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214662010/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:54 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214662010/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Cannes: U.K. to Get 'Sake-Bombed' The novel follows 82-year-old widower and ex-Marine Sheldon Horowitz who, having grudgingly moving to Oslo with his granddaughter and her Norwegian husband, witnesses the murder of a woman in his apartment complex. He rescues her six-year-old son and goes on the run, fearing that the Balkan gang responsible for the murder will return. Chased by the ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214660810/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:01 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214660810/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 SYDNEY - U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co will sell its entire AUS$260 million (US$255 million) stake in Australia’s Seven West Media, ending a seven year partnership in the top rating Australian TV network, Seven West ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214661018/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:00 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214661018/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: YouTube/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Nokia is out with another promo showing off the camera of its new Lumia 928 smartphone. A spot posted on YouTube reveals a series ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214660697/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:18:30 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214660697/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 TV networks have a bigger concern than one-upping their broadcast rivals: grabbing attention from original content on nontraditional platforms. ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214659501/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:52 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214659501/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 published a private letter by General David Sejusa calling for an investigation into allegations of a plot "to assassinate people who disagree with this so-called family project of holding onto power in perpetuity". Uganda's media regulator warned it would "penalise" excessive coverage about the Sejusa letter and a court ordered the Daily Monitor to hand over the ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214657759/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:14 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214657759/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 (Credit: CNET) More customers are satisfied with Apple's phones than any other handsets, but they're not as happy as they were last year, a new report said. According to an American Customer Satisfaction Index report issued today, Apple received a score of 81 (on a scale of 100) in terms of customer satisfaction. But the company dropped 2 percent from its 2012 position, and the ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214653995/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:02 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214653995/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Nairobi - The Ugandan government should immediately end politically motivated police intimidation of newspapers and radio stations and ensure that the media can operate freely, Human Rights Watch said today. Recent raids on two newspapers and two radio stations are linked to a legal dispute in which the police have sought to obtain the source for an article by the Daily Monitor about the ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214654029/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:33:11 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214654029/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 commentary More space for online photo storage is a welcome move, but it's also like having a bigger "shoebox" where more of your photos get lost. How about an increase in ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214653121/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:40 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214653121/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 You’re known as one of the few people in Hollywood that can say "no" to Harvey Weinstein. Is that difficult? You know, I am who I am, and I’m a very honest person. Harvey respects that about me, and he knows that when I argue with him, it’s not that I have a personal agenda; it’s what I feel is best for the company. I even had a little tussle with him yesterday, ... http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214653125/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:10 -0400 http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/sid/214653125/scat/5c99d63b36637bd7