| UPDATE 2-Harrah's profit burdened by weak Atlantic City
NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (HET.N: Quote, Profile, Research), which agreed in December to be acquired by two private equity firms for $17.1 billion, posted lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday amid weak earnings at its casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Increasing competition from the new Borgata casino and gaming in nearby Pennsylvania are taking their toll on Atlantic City, the second-largest gambling destination in the United States after Las Vegas. "Atlantic City definitely has some issues in front of it," said Smedes Rose, an analyst at Calyon Securities. "Clearly, it's hard to argue that a significant amount of new competition is a positive." The weak results from Harrah's as well as a first-quarter profit warning from casino equipment market Shuffle Master Inc.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Reports 2006 Transition Period ...
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results for its eight month transition period ended December 31, 2006. Revenues totaled $262.9 million as compared to $247.7 million in the comparable prior year period. Operating income was $39.2 million as compared to $44.2 million in the prior year period. Net income was $31.6 million, or $0.44 per share, as compared to $29.8 million, or $0.43 per share, in the prior year period. "Revenues increased 6%, despite the absence of nearly $14 million in domestic cable TV advertising. Growth was led by our live events, venue merchandise and home video businesses," stated Linda McMahon, Chief Executive Officer. "We are excited about our two major events in April.
Omnifone Collaborates with Musiwave for MusicStation next ...
Omnifone, a UK-based mobile music company, today announced a collaboration with Musiwave, an Openwave company (NASDAQ: OPWV), the leading provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies worldwide, to distribute MusicStation, a revolutionary all-you-can-eat mobile music service, that works on all major music handsets. For a fee of only £1.99 per week* MusicStation provides subscribers with unlimited localised Over the Air (OTA) downloads to their mobiles from Musiwave’s end-to-end music platform. "Working with Omnifone enables us to complement our existing end-to-end service suite with a differentiating mobile music subscription service that works over the air and links with our music platform," commented Guillaume Decugis, vice president, Musiwave.
Red Truck Entertainment Signs Rick Schroder to Direct Its First ...
SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 01, 2007 -- Red Truck Entertainment, Incorporated (PINKSHEETS: RTRK) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Red Truck Filmworks, has signed veteran actor/director Rick Schroder to direct its first feature film project entitled "Raising Cole." The film, based on the inspirational book written by Marc Pittman, tells the true story of a father and son's unique relationship forged through an intense devotion to faith and family. Red Truck Filmworks is an independent producer of motion pictures, music videos, and commercials. "Raising Cole" will be filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana. "We feel honored to have such an accomplished actor and director like Rick at the helm of 'Raising Cole,'" said Red Truck Entertainment President James LeCrone.
Jail and Child Support??
Here is the story: CANTON, Mass. (Feb. ) - Bobby Brown was ordered on Monday to remain in a county jail until he pays $19,000 in late child support and court fees, his lawyer said. "We're diligently working on getting those funds available from outside sources," said Phaedra Parks, an attorney in Atlanta where Brown currently lives. Parks doubted Brown would get out of jail before Tuesday morning. http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/bobby-brown-arrested-over-child-support/20070226143109990001Ok, this is what I do not understand. They make this out like it's a huge deal, right? Doesn't Whitney have a crap load of money, too? I do believe that fathers (based on income of the Mom and Dad) should be responsible for providing finacial support; however, if Bobby Brown was a regular Joe and Whitney Houston a regular Jane: No one would be doing anything.
More Like Reno 91Fun!!!
Maybe they should have just called Reno 911: Miami "Reno 9111," adding the extra digit to demonstrate how the film is simply an extended version of the TV show only with curse words, blood, a pair of naked breasts and The Rock.
Since it's pretty much agreed upon that most people in the movies target demographic (men) enjoy curse words, blood, breasts and The Rock, your enjoyment of the movie is going to be based on whether or not you like the television show, and believe that type of comedy can fill an hour and half.
The simple answer from my perspective (male) is yes. There's just enough plot to hang the jokes on, as the "Reno 911" crew is forced to cover a major city, Miami, because the rest of the cops in the area have been poisoned.
Yes, a man getting bitten by an alligator is funny.
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