UPDATED: Entrepreneur Richard Desmond had bought the broadcaster for $171 million a few years ago and sought $1.1 billion, while Discovery dropped out of the auction after a bid of $585 million. | Read More
"It's our first convention and we will see if we can make it annual," said Abderrahman Ameur, the director of Tunisia's year-and-a-half-old Star Wars fan club. | Read More
The veteran British director, who is set to compete at Cannes a record 12th time, says he was in the heat of a preproduction battle when he previously said he was planning to make documentaries. | Read More
Fedele Confalonieri said it was unfair that foreign companies paid low taxes in Italy as founder Silvio Berlusconi battled his own tax evasion problems. | Read More
Inspired by a best-selling book and an award-winning film of the same name, the show has already been acquired for the U.S. by The Weinstein Co. | Read More
Sony has upped its estimated loss to $1.27 billion for the financial year ending in March due to costs incurred in exiting the computer business and increased expenses in its overseas disc manufacturing operations. | Read More
The 2014 Daytime Emmy nominations were announced Thursday morning, with The Young and the Restless earning a leading 26 nominations, followed by fellow soaps The Bold and The Beautiful with 18 and General Hospital with 16. | Read More