Jennifer and Jeremy Marshall had what it takes to launch their seafood restaurant, Aquagrill - Jeremy spent 15 years honing his culinary skills in high-quality, well-known restaurants across New York City. Jennifer worked as the wine steward at Windows of the World, the top-floor restaurant at the World Trade Center....
It's a Presidential election year, which almost always means good financial news for the television industry. This year is no exception, as the political parties and leading candidates pour hundreds of millions of dollars into high-stakes TV ad campaigns. Meanwhile, where is network TV news in this mix? ...
The media's pretty hard on businessmen, and today's episode of CNN's "Morning America" was a perfect example. Kiran Chetry conducted an interview with Shell CEO John Hofmeister, attacking oil companies for reaping profits while Americans are struggling to fill their tanks. One would think Chetry may have been interested in hearing the details...
Perhaps youve heard that its not exactly the most hygienic thing in the world to eat at your desk. CNN tells us that our desks are hundreds of times dirtier than our toilets, and thats based on real science (that...
LOS ANGELES AFP — More than 14,000 people have been evacuated from a northern California town as hundreds of out of control wildfires continued to burn across the state, officials said Wednesday. Wind-driven flames leapt over fire lines at a rural community near the town of Paradise, 90...
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. is making the rounds of cable news channels and other national media outlets to pitch his new four-day workweek initiative for state employees set to take effect Aug. 4. Tuesday, the governor appeared on Fox Business Network over the noon hour. Huntsman had...
WASHINGTON AFP — Democrat Barack Obama Wednesday called for aggressive diplomacy with Iran while Republican John McCain warned against making any concessions, as Tehran's missile tests jolted the White House race. The presidential rivals used Iran's test of a missile capable of reaching Israel to sketch sharply divergent...
Wal-Mart Tops List Second Year In A Row NEW YORK -- FORTUNE announced today that only 153 U.S. companies have made the FORTUNE Global list, the lowest in over a decade. Wal-Mart Stores sustained the top spot on the latest FORTUNE Global 500 list after a nearly 8%...
Acquisition Marks Noble's Twelfth Value-Add Investment in Current Private Equity Fund ATLANTA, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Privately held Noble Investment Group ("Noble"), a leading sponsor of private equity real estate funds and an integrated lodging and hospitality operating and development organization, today announced the acquisition of the...
WASHINGTON AFP — Republican White House hopeful John McCain on Tuesday insisted he could balance the deficit-plagued US federal budget within four years, despite skepticism from Democrats and some economists. "We're going to reach restrained spending, we're going to have the economy grow again and increase revenues," McCain...
ORLANDO, Fla., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Nubia TV Corp is planning a twenty-four hour news network for worldwide audiences with black perspectives. The channel, Nubia TV, will be available via cable and satellite. The channel will air mainstream news and news magazines that are not typically carried...
PROVO -- The audience began chanting "Miley, Miley," but it took several minutes before 'tween pop star Miley Cyrus stepped on stage at the Stadium of Fire Friday night. The instant the 15-year-old singer and actress, best known for her role on Disney's "Hannah Montana," appeared and...
The main news tonight: a television reporter is making front- page headlines across America, after being entangled in a scandalous love triangle during a posting to Baghdad. Lara Logan, a CBS news correspondent and former swimwear model, was labelled a "home-wrecker" in divorce papers filed by the...
The main news tonight: a television reporter is making front- page headlines across America, after being entangled in a scandalous love triangle during a posting to Baghdad. Lara Logan, a CBS news correspondent and former swimwear model, was labelled a "home-wrecker" in divorce papers filed by the...
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Opinion Research Corporation an infoGROUP Company (NASDAQ:IUSA) reported today that the economy is the number one issue for Americans in the Presidential campaign. In the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll conducted June 26-29, 58% of registered voters cited the economy as extremely important in their vote for...
Max Mosley is no longer fit to serve in the most powerful post in international motor racing - that is the view of Sir Jackie Stewart, who has re-iterated his belief that an executive needs to be brought in from outside Formula 1 to lead the sport into the future....
NEW YORK -- Phil Griffin, the NBC News executive who oversees MSNBC, is a coiled mass of energy who needs little provocation to do battle. Now he's got something to fight for. MSNBC is a player in the cable news competition in a way it hasn't been...
WASHINGTON, AFP — Relatives of the three US former hostages rescued from leftist Colombian guerrillas on Wednesday have expressed their excitement about seeing their loved ones again after so many years. They also thanked the Colombian military who rescued the men from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC...
Organization Hits 32 Member Company Mark; Announces OVAB Agency/Advertiser Education Event NEW YORK, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau OVAB today announced the addition of six new members: CNN Airport Network, Danoo, EnQii, NBC Everywhere, PumpTop TV and Ripple. These companies join a growing...
First in Series of Content Additions Will Include Multicultural and Sports Programming, Big Ten Network FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon FiOS TV is now even better for customers here as the company has launched 22 new channels, including 15 additional high-definition HD channels. ...
