International Business News - TWX 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 Turns out Seth Green has the job you always wanted. He has free rein to play with toys for a living. He makes silly voices. He mocks celebrities, world leaders, even Biblical figures while tapping his seemingly bottomless reservoir of pop-culture knowledge. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/the-comic-force-is-with-seth-green-in-new-dvd.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:28:25 EDT Barack Obama has packed his overseas trip with presidential images: a helicopter ride over Iraq with the U.S. military commander; a visit to a Holocaust memorial; a meeting at Afghan President Hamid Karzai's palace. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/97058-tv-campaign-images.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/waging-the-image-campaign-overseas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/waging-the-image-campaign-overseas.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:22:00 EDT "Watchmen" is already getting a prequel--and the film's not out until next year. Warner Bros. announced Wednesday it will release an episodic downloadable video game developed by Deadline Games that will prequel next year's big-screen adaptation of the "Watchmen" graphic novel pegged to the film's March debut. Another game that will take place following the first game will be released later in 2009 at the same time as the "Watchmen" DVD. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/watchmen-video-game-a-warner-bros-film-prequel.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:16:49 EDT More than 50 popular American TV shows like "Lost" and "Grey's Anatomy" will air in Asia shortly after their U.S. debut under a deal between three Hollywood studios and a Singapore broadcaster. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/american-tv-shows-to-be-seen-sooner-in-singapore.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:56:49 EDT Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 14-20. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/home-run-derby-on-espn-is-no-1-on-cable-tv.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:34 EDT Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you're really spreading an ad. Time Warner Inc.'s AOL said Wednesday it was integrating technology from its newly acquired Goowy Media Inc. to help advertisers pitch their products and services at social-networking sites, which have struggled to generate revenue despite heavy traffic. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/aol-integrates-widget-tech-to-boost-social-net-ads.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:38:33 EDT Christian Bale swept into Barcelona on Wednesday night to attend a glittering Spanish premiere of "The Dark Knight," appearing calm as he greeted fans a day after reports surfaced that his mother and sister had accused him of assault. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96744-spain-batman-movie.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/christian-bale-arrested-released-denies-assault.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/christian-bale-arrested-released-denies-assault.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:07:44 EDT Journal Communications Inc. says it has completed its acquisition of KWBA-TV, a CW Network affiliate serving the Tucson, Arizona market. The Journal Broadcast Group already owns an ABC affiliate in the Tucson market along with four radio stations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/journal-communications-acquires-arizona-tv-station.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:12:21 EDT The online hangout MySpace took another step Tuesday in cooperating with rival Internet services, joining a coalition that allows people to use the same accounts and passwords across the Web. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/myspace-joins-openid-coalition-to-share-log-ins.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:08:42 EDT The darkness around Batman has deepened: While audiences were shattering weekend box-office records in the U.S., Christian Bale was in London, where his mother and sister reportedly leveled assault allegations against the star of "The Dark Knight" that have yet to become clear. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95963-britain-dark-knight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/report-actor-bale-accused-of-assaulting-mom-sis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/report-actor-bale-accused-of-assaulting-mom-sis.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:06:27 EDT Given that he was ousted from the top job at a struggling AOL, Jonathan F. Miller might not seem a natural candidate to advise its Internet rival Yahoo Inc. But Miller was instrumental in transforming AOL into an advertising company, giving him expertise in a field Yahoo must master. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95029-yahoo-miller.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/ousted-aol-chief-miller-could-guide-yahoo-strategy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/ousted-aol-chief-miller-could-guide-yahoo-strategy.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:41:29 EDT Yahoo Inc. averted a showdown with rabble-rousing investor Carl Icahn on Monday by giving him three seats on its board of directors in a truce that still leaves the door open for a possible sale to Microsoft Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94849-yahoo-microsoft.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/yahoo-settles-with-icahn-to-avert-control-battle.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/yahoo-settles-with-icahn-to-avert-control-battle.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:56:45 EDT Bruce Wayne just keeps getting richer. "The Dark Knight," the crime saga about vigilante Batman and his wealthy alter ego Wayne, debuted with a record $158.4 million, according to final weekend numbers Monday. That was up $3.1 million from studio estimates of $155.3 million a day earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94830-monday-movie-buzz-chicago-as-gotham.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/dark-knight-sets-weekend-record-with-155-34m.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/dark-knight-sets-weekend-record-with-155-34m.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:17:41 EDT Batman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box-office superheroes. "The Dark Knight" took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007 and pacing Hollywood to its biggest weekend ever, according to studio estimates Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94473-batmania.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/dark-knight-sets-weekend-record-with-155-34m.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/dark-knight-sets-weekend-record-with-155-34m.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:32:17 EDT Microsoft Corp. marginally expanded its share of the U.S. search market in June, while Google Inc. had a small decline, according to estimates released by ComScore Inc. Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/comscore-microsoft-us-search-share-rose-in-june.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:27:55 EDT Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 7-13. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/usas-burn-notice-is-no-1-on-cable-tv.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:21:06 EDT Retired AOL executive Ted Leonsis is turning his passion for documentaries into an Internet service meant to give independent filmmakers broader viewership. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/aol-exec-leonsis-turns-film-passion-into-business.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:28:41 EDT Executives from Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc.'s AOL are trying to advance discussions on a possible combination that could give the software maker an alternative to a deal with Yahoo Inc., a newspaper reported Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/newspaper-reports-microsoft-aol-continue-talks.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:58:54 EDT Babelgum, the Internet TV platform launched by the founder of Italy's Fastweb telecommunications company, is expanding its U.S. presence in an attempt to get more advertisers and content. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/internet-tv-babelgum-seeks-us-expansion.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:53:22 EDT German media company Bertelsmann AG said Tuesday it will sell off its book and music clubs in several regions, including some countries in Europe and Australia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/bertelsmann-to-sell-more-book-music-club-units.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:14:04 EDT