International Business News - Live http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Senate candidate Al Franken provided his old "Saturday Night Live" boss with the inspiration for a comedy sketch that lampooned Republican presidential candidate John McCain. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/franken-advises-snl-on-sketch-ridiculing-mccain.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:37:22 EDT Jon Bon Jovi and Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan will perform at this year's Live Earth concert, when the music extravaganza aimed at raising awareness of climate change heads to India. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/live-earth-climate-change-concert-heads-to-india.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:28:45 EDT Start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air. The music video show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, Dave Sirulnick, executive producer of "TRL," said Monday. He stressed that the show wasn't ending for good, but felt now was the right time to give it a break after an unprecedented run on the cable music channel. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/131781-tv-total-request-live.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/rip-trl-total-request-live-ending-in-november.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/rip-trl-total-request-live-ending-in-november.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:56:52 EDT Start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air. The music video show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, Dave Sirulnick, executive producer of "TRL," said Monday. He stressed that the show wasn't ending for good, but felt now was the right time to give it a break after an unprecedented run on the cable music channel. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/131320-tv-total-request-live.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/mtvs-total-request-live-to-conclude-in-november.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/mtvs-total-request-live-to-conclude-in-november.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:50:21 EDT Ticketmaster, whose stock fell to a new 52-week low Thursday, said a new ticketing deal between concert company Live Nation Inc. and SMG will have no near-term impact on its business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/ticketmaster-live-nation-deal-not-near-term-worry.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:41:48 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Sept. 11, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Live Nation Inc.'s stock surged Thursday after the concert company said it reached a ticketing agreement with SMG, the world's largest venue management company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/movers-roundup-live-nation-csx.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:38:27 EDT Live Nation Inc.'s stock surged Thursday after the concert company said it reached a ticketing agreement with SMG, the world's largest venue management company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/live-nation-rises-on-ticketing-deal-with-smg.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:25:43 EDT Concert company Live Nation Inc. said Thursday it will sell tickets at North American venues controlled by SMG, the world's largest venue management company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/live-nation-to-sell-tickets-for-smg-venues.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:19:40 EDT Concert company Live Nation Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to an exclusive five-year deal with entertainment firms CIE and Time for Fun to extend its reach into Latin America. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/live-nation-in-concert-deal-with-latin-americans.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:01:54 EDT Shares of concert company Live Nation Inc. soared Friday, a day after the company posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, prompting one analyst to upgrade the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/live-nation-shares-soar-on-2q-results.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:01:34 EDT Concert company Live Nation Inc. says its net profit in the second quarter shrank 88 percent to $1.2 million, or two cents a share. The results, however, beat Wall Street analysts' expectation of a loss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/live-nation-posts-a-2q-slim-profit.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:56:44 EDT Live music and events company Live Nation Inc. said Monday it bought a controlling interest in the Main Square Festival held in Arras, France. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/live-nation-buys-interest-in-main-square-festival.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:56:37 EDT Concert promoter Live Nation said Monday it promoted Nathan Hubbard to chief executive of the company's new ticketing unit. The new division will manage Live Nation's ticketing Web site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/live-nation-names-ceo-of-new-ticketing-division.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:56:33 EDT Concert promoter Live Nation Inc. is negotiating the exit of its chairman, Michael Cohl, amid a dispute between him and CEO Michael Rapino, according to a newspaper report Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/report-live-nation-chairman-cohl-negotiating-exit.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:20:05 EDT Live Nation Inc.'s stock fell Friday as its first-quarter loss narrowed but missed analysts' estimates. For the period ended March 31, the live event and venue management company reported a loss of $35.4 million, or 47 cents per share, compared with a loss of $45 million, or 69 cents per share, a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/live-nation-down-as-1q-loss-misses-analysts-estimates.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 14:05:50 EDT EBay Inc. said Tuesday it will discontinue by year's end the section of its site that allows users to participate in live auctions hosted by other companies. The company said the move will not mate... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/ebay-says-it-will-end-auction-house-collaboration.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:10:48 EDT Jay-Z is close to reaching a $150 million deal with Live Nation Inc. that will give the concert promoter a stake in virtually every aspect of the rapper and entrepreneur's career, according to news ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/reports-jay-z-nears-huge-business-deal.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:04:50 EDT LiveDeal Inc. said Monday it signed a long-term deal with struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. for sponsored search results that will be displayed on its classifieds and yellow pages Web sites. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/livedeal-signs-long-term-deal-with-yahoo.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:37:17 EDT Microsoft Corp. raked in tens of billions of dollars selling software last year. Now, it's giving away a sliver of that _ $100,000, plus prizes _ to entice people to try a new, free program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/microsoft-entices-new-users-with-cash.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:45:21 EST Live Nation Inc., the nation's largest live event and venue management company, said Thursday it narrowed its fourth-quarter loss from a year earlier but posted lower revenue as fewer big-ticket artists staged large tours. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080228/live-nation-reports-18-4m-loss-in-4q.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:53:51 EST