Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Entertainment News (Master Feed)
Egyptian orchestra for visually-impaired women resumes concerts amid coronavirus
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Al Nour Wal Amal (light and hope) chamber orchestra, a music group of visually-impaired women, has faced many challenges over the decades, yet none was like this year's pande...
Sep 23, 2020
Penske Media and MRC to bring ‘Variety’ and ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ under one JV
(Reuters) - Media and entertainment firms Penske Media Corp and MRC said on Wednesday they were creating a joint venture to bring their brands such as Variety, Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter...
Sep 23, 2020
U.S. TV shows try a new election playbook: making voting part of the story
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From "black-ish" to a "West Wing" reunion, television shows are using the power of entertainment in new ways to encourage more Americans to participate in the ...
Sep 23, 2020
Coming to a cinema near you: the life of UK’s Captain Tom
LONDON (Reuters) - British centenarian and charity star Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions of pounds for the health service by walking laps of his garden during lockdown, has signed a deal to film...
Sep 23, 2020
Ginsburg movies ‘RBG’ and ‘On the Basis of Sex’ re-released to support women’s rights
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two films about late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are being re-released in U.S. movie theaters with proceeds going to support women's rights groups, producers said...
Sep 22, 2020
China pledges to achieve CO2 emissions peak before 2030, carbon neutrality before 2060: Xi
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jingping on Tuesday announced in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly that China would achieve a peak in carbon dioxid...
Sep 22, 2020
Ellen DeGeneres issues apology, vows ‘new chapter’ after on-set turmoil
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres on Monday opened the new season of her popular television talk show by apologizing to staff after reports of a toxic work environment on her se...
Sep 21, 2020
Verdi’s ‘Masked Ball’ in Madrid cancelled after jeers over distancing
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's famous Royal Theatre had to cancel a Sunday night opera production after a group of spectators loudly protested over being allocated seats too close to each other amid a st...
Sep 21, 2020
UK paper being sued by Meghan disputes her concern about privacy
LONDON (Reuters) - Lawyers for a British newspaper that is being sued for invasion of privacy by Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, have argued that she was content for details of her private...
Sep 21, 2020
Pandemic shows need for global response to climate change, says Attenborough
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - COVID-19 is a reminder that "we are all in it together" and the world needs a global response to the climate change crisis, David Attenborough said, as he launched a ...
Sep 21, 2020
