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Advertising: Chipotle Ad Promotes Sustainable Farming

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:03 GMT

The Chipotle chain’s first national ad focuses on sustainable farming, a method used for its product supply.

Media Decoder Blog: Fox Business Makes Over Its Prime-Time Lineup

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:28 GMT

The channel will replay shows featuring Gerri Willis, Neil Cavuto and Lou Dobbs in the evening.

Suge Knight arrested in Las Vegas

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:02 GMT

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Death Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed briefly in Las Vegas on three outstanding traffic warrants and suspicion of marijuana possession, after being pulled over for a driving infraction, police said on Thursday.

Mike Huckabee to Begin Radio Show

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00 GMT

Rush Limbaugh will soon have a new radio rival: Mike Huckabee, who will be running a radio show from noon to 3 p.m. for Cumulus Media Networks.

Paul McCartney finally gets Walk of Fame star

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:56 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paul McCartney finally got his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Thursday, becoming the last of the four Beatles to get the honor.

Media Decoder Blog: Debt Sinks Warner Earnings, Despite Hits From Bublé and Black Keys

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:26 GMT

The company, now owned by a Russian investor, is still lobbying against the deal that sent EMI's recording division to Universal and its music publishing assets to Sony.

Newcomers and comebacks could yield Grammy surprises

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:35 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adele may be a safe bet to clean up at Sunday's Grammy Awards, but if music fans think that means a night of few surprises, they should ask Justin Bieber.

Editorial | State of Play: Perpetual War: Digital Pirates and Creators

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:12 GMT

Stopping digital piracy, which is growing by leaps and bounds, is about protecting creativity — and jobs.

Media Decoder Blog: CNBC Hires VH1 Executive to Help Develop Reality Shows

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:10 GMT

The business news network signed on Jim Ackerman in an effort to jump-start its own plan for reality shows, which could become a presence in its prime-time lineup.

Media Decoder Blog: Ratings Decline at 'American Idol' May Have Leveled Off

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44 GMT

The ratings Wednesday night were down from the year before, but in the range of the week before. But, notably, the singing contest will not be No. 1 this week among 18- to 49-year-old viewers.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes kids on new film "Journey"

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:34 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eat your heart out, Madonna. When it comes to career reinvention, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wins hands-down.

Advertising: Marketing Financial Risk Management to Clients and Providers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:02 GMT

A campaign encouraging professionals to become certified as financial risk managers is centered on photographs of men in business garb recoiling as if they had been punched.

Young People Are Watching, but Less Often on TV

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:47 GMT

Young people still watch many television shows, but they are streaming them on computers and phones to a greater degree.

Lagerfeld makes nice with Adele. Singer proud of her body

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has apologized for calling British singer Adele "a little too fat", saying he is a huge fan.

Twitter ?apostasy? threatens Saudi web culture

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00 GMT

Response, including violent threats and offers of rewards to those who kill Hamza Kashgari, merited a firm reaction from the authorities

Video premiere: Chieftains and the Low Anthem's 'School Days Over'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46 GMT

The classic Irish folk band teams up with some respected Rhode Island indie rockers in their new music video released exclusively on Pop & Hiss.

The classic Irish folk band teams up with some respected Rhode Island indie rockers in their new music video released exclusively on Pop & Hiss.

Jimmy Iovine feted by Grammy producers; praises Lana Del Rey

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34 GMT

On Wednesday night the Producers and Engineers wing of the Grammy Awards presented Iovine with their 2012 Recording Academy Presidents Merit Award.

On Wednesday night the Producers and Engineers wing of the Grammy Awards presented Iovine with their 2012 Recording Academy Presidents Merit Award.

ArtsBeat: Björk Cancels Thursday Concert

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:29 GMT

Bjork has cancelled her Thursday-night performance at the New York Hall of Science in Queens because of health issues.

He came, he saw and he confided

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11 GMT

The retirement of its global head of corporate communications shows Goldman Sachs wants to turn over a new leaf, writes Gary Silverman

Naomi Watts takes Princess Diana role in new movie

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Actress Naomi Watts will play Britain's Princess Diana in a new feature film about the last two years of her glamorous life that ended in tragedy, Britain's Ecosse Films said on Thursday.