International Business News - Show 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 Former satellite TV provider EchoStar Corp. on Sunday will demonstrate its first product for cable companies at the industry's trade show: a unit that can tune in television and act as a cable modem. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47656-cable-show-sling-media.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/echostar-to-showcase-first-product-for-cable.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/echostar-to-showcase-first-product-for-cable.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:27:18 EDT Cable operators are riding high heading into this year's industry trade show, which kicks off this weekend. After a dismal 2007 in which their shares took a big pounding, cable is seeing a rebound as Wall Street put more weight on their gains in high-speed Internet and digital voice rather than focusing mainly on their traditional video services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/cable-companies-to-ramp-up-web-hd-mobile-service.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:24:31 EDT Dwight Yoakam will make his 24th appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this week, breaking the record for most musical performances by any artist. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45718-music-coachella.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/dwight-yoakam-to-make-24th-appearance-on-the-tonight-show.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/dwight-yoakam-to-make-24th-appearance-on-the-tonight-show.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 21:59:38 EDT A journalism think tank studying "The Daily Show" doesn't believe many people get their news from Jon Stewart _ because otherwise they wouldn't get the jokes. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44879-tv-daily-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/study-of-daily-show-its-a-lot-like-oreilly.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/study-of-daily-show-its-a-lot-like-oreilly.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:11:58 EDT Prosecutors say they've dropped the charge against a director accused of holding women against their will in a central Florida house while filming a reality show. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/charges-dropped-against-central-fla-reality-show-director.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 11:42:49 EDT Of the Democratic presidential candidates, would Republican John McCain rather take on Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton? "You know, Ron Paul is still in the race," McCain joked Wednesday during a taping of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44688-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/mccain-jokes-about-rivals-with-comedian-jon-stewart.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/mccain-jokes-about-rivals-with-comedian-jon-stewart.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 19:41:49 EDT Nathan Gunn, Celena Shafer and Carolee Carmello will head the cast of Carnegie Hall's June 10 concert presentation of "Show Boat," the landmark Oscar Hammerstein II-Jerome Kern musical. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/gunn-shafer-head-cast-of-carnegie-halls-show-boat.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 14:01:58 EDT Artists from France _ Monet, Renoir and Cezanne, to name a few _ are most closely associated with the Impressionist style of painting because the beloved movement developed there in the late 19th century. But a new exhibition serves as a reminder that there were also some talented and important U.S. artists who embraced Impressionism. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43355-american-impressionism-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/mich-art-gallery-exhibition-features-us-impressionists.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/mich-art-gallery-exhibition-features-us-impressionists.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 20:18:50 EDT ABC News' Bob Woodruff will anchor a weekly environment-oriented series for Planet Green, a network being launched by Discovery Communications. Scheduled to premiere in July, Woodruff's new series is billed as an eco-newscast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/abcs-bob-woodruff-to-anchor-eco-newscast-on-cable-network.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:26:12 EDT As guest host of "Today," first lady Laura Bush proved she can be as chatty and genial as the broadcast pros. Even better, she demonstrated how to keep it under control Tuesday. In the company of the NBC morning show's fawning, overeager veterans, Bush brought a welcome air of restraint _ while much of the time, her on-air companions might have seemed to the former teacher like schoolchildren on a sugar rush. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/laura-bush-pitches-in-at-nbcs-today-show-as-co-host.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:25:50 EDT High, wide and fuel-hungry, the gleaming black Cadillac Escalade on display at the Beijing auto show is an unlikely car for an era of record oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41321-china-auto-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/gas-guzzlers-a-hit-in-china-where-car-sales-are-booming.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/gas-guzzlers-a-hit-in-china-where-car-sales-are-booming.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:12:13 EDT A presidential thank-you is part of the deal for a contestant on NBC's game show, "Deal or No Deal," when President Bush makes a surprise appearance. The episode, airing Monday, features Capt. Joseph Kobes, as he attempts to win enough cash to pay off his parents' home. But the dealmaking is briefly halted for Kobes, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient who has served in Iraq three times. Bush surprises him by appearing on a screen to express gratitude for his service and wish him luck in the game. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41185-bush-game-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/bush-appears-on-deal-to-thank-a-contestant-and-war-vet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/bush-appears-on-deal-to-thank-a-contestant-and-war-vet.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:02:26 EDT General Motors Corp. will sell its first gas-electric hybrid cars in China in July, introducing a model created in part by GM's Shanghai design center, the company said Saturday. The Buick LaCrosse... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080419/general-motors-plans-first-hybrid-car-sales-in-china.htm Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:08:59 EDT Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, is discussing sharing components and technology development with rival BMW AG, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/daimler-bmw-discuss-sharing-components.htm Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:32:27 EDT Automakers issued ambitious forecasts Sunday of up to 65 percent sales growth in China's booming market this year _ a striking contrast to the gloom in the United States and elsewhere. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41289-visitors-snap-shots-of-mazda-taiki.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/automakers-view-china-one-the-top-markets-world.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/automakers-view-china-one-the-top-markets-world.htm Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:23:44 EDT Automakers issued ambitious forecasts Sunday of up to 65 percent sales growth in China's booming market this year _ a striking contrast to the gloom in the United States and elsewhere. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41116-china-auto-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/automakers-expect-strong-china-sales.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/automakers-expect-strong-china-sales.htm Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:20:44 EDT Chrysler LLC's talks on a possible joint venture with China's Chery Automobile Co. are progressing but a China-made car being produced by the alliance is not ready for the U.S. market, Chrysler executives said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/chrysler-chery-exports-not-ready-for-us.htm Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:58:00 EDT Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, is discussing sharing components and technology development with rival BMW AG, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41108-china-auto-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/luxury-auto-rivals-daimler-bmw-discuss-sharing-components.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080420/luxury-auto-rivals-daimler-bmw-discuss-sharing-components.htm Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:55:37 EDT A presidential thank-you is part of the deal for a contestant on NBC's game show, "Deal or No Deal," when President Bush makes a surprise appearance. The episode, airing Monday, features Capt. Joseph Kobes, as he attempts to win enough cash to pay off his parents' home. But the dealmaking is briefly halted for Kobes, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient who has served in Iraq three times. Bush surprises him by appearing on a screen to express gratitude for his service and wish him luck in the game. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41070-bush-game-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/bush-appears-on-deal-to-thank-a-contestant-and-war-vet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/bush-appears-on-deal-to-thank-a-contestant-and-war-vet.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:02:26 EDT On display at next week's Beijing auto show: Global automakers' hopes that booming China will drive sales this year as demand elsewhere slumps. General Motors Corp. plans to show 42 models... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/40430-china-auto-show.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/beijing-auto-show-spotlights-automakers-hopes-for-china.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/beijing-auto-show-spotlights-automakers-hopes-for-china.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:54:16 EDT