Provides the latest RSS feeds for Media News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sierra Leone Times.com http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/cat/dacc71693d799f0c/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 07:32:47 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:32:47 -0400 30 Jennifer Lopez has been appointed the chief creative officer of an independent U.S. Latino network. The 'Dance Again' singer, who became a minority shareholder in the English-language 'NuvoTv' channel last year, has now taken the charge of programming and marketing as the company prepares to be re-launched in July, Contactmusic reported. She told Billboard.com that: "a network that reflects the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214579405/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 07:30:03 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214579405/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Sat May 18, 2013 12:59am EDT * Renaissance cleric first wrote "America" on 1507 map * Resonance with current climate of "geo-enabled" devices * Google, Apple, Facebook looking at mapping apps By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - As online titans compete to deliver instant maps to smartphones, the Library of Congress in Washington is focusing attention on an antique ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214597602/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Sat, 18 May 2013 00:59:59 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214597602/scat/dacc71693d799f0c (Credit: Hulu) Satellite TV provider DirecTV is thinking about buying all or parts of streaming-video site Hulu, according to news reports Friday. An unnamed source ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214595491/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:52 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214595491/scat/dacc71693d799f0c AllThingsD reported Friday. Unnamed sources told ATD that the deal is entirely in cash, which means Yahoo isn't offering up any stock options for the hip blogging site. The sources also said Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer -- who has been trying to turn the large, struggling company around -- thinks buying Tumblr is key to her vision of a new Yahoo. Yahoo sent out ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214594836/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:48 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214594836/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 8:42pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion and television broadcaster Ken Venturi, a 14-times winner on the PGA Tour, died on Friday at the age of 82 following various health complications. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame just 11 days ago, Venturi had been in hospital for the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia and an intestinal infection, the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214594837/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:17 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214594837/scat/dacc71693d799f0c WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214594125/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:57 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214594125/scat/dacc71693d799f0c By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 7:13pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business. Target's Technology Innovation Center is run by David Newman, an executive who spent six years at the online ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214593904/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:50 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214593904/scat/dacc71693d799f0c By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 6:22pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc decided not to turn pilot project "Zombieland" into a full TV series, but is going ahead with "Alpha House," as the world's largest online retailer enters the next stage of its foray into original video creation. "Zombieland" writer and producer ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214593668/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 18:22:53 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214593668/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 5:05pm EDT By Eric M. Johnson May 17 (Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal to move the team to Seattle, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said on Friday. The deal by an investor group led by tech developer and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214591768/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:46 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214591768/scat/dacc71693d799f0c (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) SAN FRANCISCO -- A month and a half ago, Google began using its WebP image format in its Google+ app for Android, and now it's saving tremendous amounts of network usage as a result. "We're saving many terabytes of bandwitdh of day, and because of the cost factor, we're saving our users money," ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214591343/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 16:59:59 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214591343/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 4:53pm EDT * Headlines sabotaged, link posted to execution video * Latest in series of hacker attacks on news media By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba May 17 (Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214591715/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:07 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214591715/scat/dacc71693d799f0c LOS ANGELES | Fri May 17, 2013 5:47pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The finale of NBC's "The Office" drew a season high of 5.7 million viewers, as fans tuned in to see the show's biggest star Steve Carell return for a wedding and nostalgic farewell. The 75-minute finale episode, which aired from 9 p.m. to 10:15 p.m EDT after an hour-long retrospective featuring cast members ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214591767/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:57 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214591767/scat/dacc71693d799f0c (Credit: Bang With Friends) No more knocking boots with your Facebook friends, iPhone users. Apple has removed the salaciously titled Bang With Friends iPhone application from its App Store. Bang With Friends, which was going by "BWF Official" on Apple's App ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590396/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:54 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590396/scat/dacc71693d799f0c summer rollout of a streaming music service , has hit a negotiating snag with Sony Music over some of the features that it is building into its product. More specifically, Apple and Sony Music, the world's second-largest music label, are still trying to hammer out details over how much Apple would pay for songs that people listen to a fraction of and then skip, according to people ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590399/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:52 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590399/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 4:07pm EDT WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed. Divestments are common for nominees to avoid conflicts of interest. Wheeler's plan was disclosed in an ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590486/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:55 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590486/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 3:47pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday: ** Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners is exploring the sale of Emerald Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals company that could be worth more than $700 million, according to four sources familiar with the matter. ** U.S.-insurer New York Life is ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590487/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:47 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590487/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 3:42pm EDT * Source says Dutch trader Argos Energies being investigated * Sen. Wyden calls for Justice Dept to look at US price impact * Finnish refiner Neste Oil says asked for information * Oil market liquidity not affected -Platts By Simon Falush and Timothy Gardner LONDON/WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590485/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:54 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214590485/scat/dacc71693d799f0c (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Yahoo Chief Marissa Mayer will speak at a mystery product event in New York on Monday, May 20, according to a tweet from ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214589109/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:56 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214589109/scat/dacc71693d799f0c During the rest of the NBA playoffs, NBA Digital will be posting video highlights of notable plays. This comes days after a similar arrangement with ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214589112/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:52 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214589112/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Google Maps users supply critical data that the company uses to customize maps based on the destination selected and to create cinematic fly-bys of popular ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214589114/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:49 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214589114/scat/dacc71693d799f0c eyes for blogging sensation Tumblr . The 6-year-old startup that powers nearly 108 million blogs has piqued the curiosity of both Facebook and Microsoft who seem ready to duke it out over the object of their affection, according to a new report. The Thursday night rumor mill had Yahoo ready to commit to a Tumblr partnership, investment, or possibly even a $1 billion purchase. Now Forbes is ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214587690/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:16 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214587690/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Mark Shandy, a Google Glass engineer with a long history in tech that stretches back to Xerox PARC, shows off a prototype Google Glass fitted for prescription ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214587862/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:15 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214587862/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 2:14pm EDT By Sarah McBride and Olivia Oran SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Strong debuts in the initial public offerings of two business software companies on Friday underscored a pattern in the market: While consumer companies like Facebook Inc get the buzz, enterprise companies are racking up most of the market gains. IPOs Tableau Software Inc and Marketo Inc both soared ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214588803/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 14:14:56 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214588803/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 1:28pm EDT (Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records. It's an attack on the First Amendment, It's an attack ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214587866/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 13:28:41 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214587866/scat/dacc71693d799f0c facial recognition technology in public places is making it harder if not impossible to remain anonymous. Lesley Stahl reports on the new ways this technology is being used that even has one of its inventors calling it too intrusive. Her ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586202/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 13:16:35 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586202/scat/dacc71693d799f0c By Brett Wolf ST. LOUIS, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - U.S. authorities have seized two accounts linked to a major operator in the booming Bitcoin digital currency market, Tokyo-based exchange Mt. Gox. The move may prevent the firm ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586221/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 13:14:16 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586221/scat/dacc71693d799f0c The network has expanded its licensing deal with Amazon to include the shows Covert Affairs, Defiance, Grimm, Hannibal and Suits, as well as the Syfy programs Alphas, Eureka and Warehouse 13. NBCUniversal will also provide children's series for the Kindle FreeTime unlimited, including Curious George and the Land Before ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586254/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:28 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586254/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Deadline reported . The CW will be the first network to make its content available directly on the Apple TV set-top box, rather than through a third party like Netflix or ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586255/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:28 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586255/scat/dacc71693d799f0c LOS ANGELES | Fri May 17, 2013 12:47pm EDT LOS ANGELES May 17 (Reuters) - The number of Americans who watched vocal powerhouse Candice Glover win the "American Idol" title sank to 14.2 million, a decline of 31 percent from last year's record low, according to ratings data on Friday. The singing competition, now in Season 12, was once a TV industry juggernaut for Fox that ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586543/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:45 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586543/scat/dacc71693d799f0c By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina | Fri May 17, 2013 12:14pm EDT CHARLESTON, South Carolina May 17 (Reuters) - "American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves. "I speak another language," she said during the Fox TV show. ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586380/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 12:14:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214586380/scat/dacc71693d799f0c BRUSSELS | Fri May 17, 2013 11:53am EDT BRUSSELS May 17 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- Czech group Agrofert to buy Italian pasta maker Barilla's German bakery chain Lieken AG (approved May ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214589215/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 11:53:38 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214589215/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 11:01am EDT * Headlines sabotaged, link posted to execution video * Latest in series of hacker attacks on news media LONDON May 17 (Reuters) - The website and Twitter feed of the Financial Times were hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of online activists who say they support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The group posted links on the ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214584619/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 11:01:52 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214584619/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 11:01am EDT By John Kozey May 17 (Reuters) - Investors are pushing sector rotation toward more cyclical sectors and the former defensive leaders are lagging. Industrials are underperforming, with the aerospace and defense industry outgunning both the sector average and also the S&P 500 in total return year to date. Thomson Reuters StarMine has identified four aerospace and ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214585853/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 11:01:02 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214585853/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 10:15am EDT * CEO of Sanoma Media Netherlands to leave * Head of Sanoma Magazines Finland to step down * Advertising sales down, Dutch TV operations lost viewers * Investors fear more writedowns * Shares down 2 pct (Updates with expectations of new writedowns) HELSINKI, May 17 (Reuters) - Finnish media group Sanoma Oyj is to replace senior executives at both its Dutch business ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214584696/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:58 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214584696/scat/dacc71693d799f0c CW Network confirms that its TV Now app is headed to Apple TV with full episodes of shows like "The Carrie Diaries," "Arrow," and "The Vampire ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214581678/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 09:24:10 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214581678/scat/dacc71693d799f0c BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have given some of Google's rivals more time to study its proposals to settle anti-competitive complaints, which could provide more leverage to pry further concessions from the Internet search ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214581502/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:39 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214581502/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 8:34am EDT (Corrects headline to add that the market may open higher) May 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher, although gains might be capped after San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams hinted the U.S. central bank could begin pulling back its aggressive monetary easing policy this summer. Canadian inflation came in below ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214581966/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 08:34:28 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214581966/scat/dacc71693d799f0c (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Facebook's freshman year as a public company played out like an MTV drama in which Mark Zuckerberg was forced to navigate through an awkward accommodation with the rough-and-tumble world of Wall Street. Even as Wall Street lectured loudly, a preoccupied Zuckerberg was only half listening and seemed more interested in saving the world from a dearth of sharing ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214580401/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 08:03:34 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214580401/scat/dacc71693d799f0c (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) SAN FRANCISCO -- Google long has been a firm believer that JavaScript, the programming language used to build Web apps such as Google Maps and Gmail, could shoulder a much heavier computing load. But even as the company continues to push JavaScript's abilities with Chrome's V8 engine, some at the company believe JavaScript is pushing up against ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214580403/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 08:03:31 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214580403/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri May 17, 2013 4:50am EDT * CEO of Sanoma Media Netherlands to leave * Head of Sanoma Magazines Finland to step down * Advertising sales down, Dutch TV operations lose viewers (Recasts with departure of head of Finnish magazine unit) HELSINKI, May 17 (Reuters) - Finnish media group Sanoma is to replace senior executives at both its Dutch business and Finnish magazine unit, aiming to stem a ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214579414/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:09 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214579414/scat/dacc71693d799f0c By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 2:29am EDT WELLINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - The possible future of sports broadcasting will be further highlighted on Sunday when New Zealand's Auckland City and Waitakere United play the Oceania Champions League final, with the winner qualifying for the lucrative FIFA Club World Cup. The match in Auckland, reduced to a winner-takes-all ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214576630/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 02:29:53 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214576630/scat/dacc71693d799f0c TAIPEI | Fri May 17, 2013 1:52am EDT TAIPEI May 17 (Reuters) - Foxconn Technology Group said on Friday it needs more time to reduce overtime at its China factories after labour monitors appointed by top client Apple Inc said cutting workers' hours by a July 1 target would be a challenge. Apple last year commissioned the Fair Labor Association (FLA) to investigate working conditions ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214576361/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 01:52:36 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214576361/scat/dacc71693d799f0c During a Google I/O fireside chat, a team of Google Android engineers acknowledged continuing fragmentation issues with Android's software. Also: might Android get dramatically different camera ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214574838/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 01:23:53 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214574838/scat/dacc71693d799f0c What occupies your mind in the car? I listen to Howard Stern on Sirius XM. I’ve been a big Howard Stern fan since I was 10-way too young to be listening. Sometimes I try to listen to new music, but I guess I like the rhythm and the sound of neurotic people yelling at each ... http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214574818/scat/dacc71693d799f0c Fri, 17 May 2013 01:16:13 -0400 http://www.sierraleonetimes.com/index.php/sid/214574818/scat/dacc71693d799f0c