Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi would extend Iran’s influence over the Iraqi people and Shiite Muslims everywhere if he were to succeed Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Facing attacks, Kurds are fleeing for Kurdish-majority areas amid a deteriorating relationship between Kurdish leaders and the Arab-dominated government in Baghdad.
Facing attacks, Kurds are fleeing for Kurdish-majority areas amid a deteriorating relationship between Kurdish leaders and the Arab-dominated government in Baghdad.
Facing attacks, Kurds are fleeing for Kurdish-majority areas amid a deteriorating relationship between Kurdish leaders and the Arab-dominated government in Baghdad.
In the first sign that Iraq’s leaders may yet halt a sectarian political crisis that has raised fears of civil war, Iraq’s Sunni leaders said Sunday that they would end their boycott of Parliament.
In the first sign that Iraq’s leaders may yet halt a sectarian political crisis that has raised fears of civil war, Iraq’s Sunni leaders said Sunday that they would end their boycott of Parliament.
Netflix, now the envy of the media world, had a lucrative contract with Starz that gave it cheap content. That deal is expiring, and rivals are gloating.
Richard Johnson, the Page Six editor whose own scandals over the years became gossip themselves, will "work on new digital ventures" for News Corporation.
Adweek Media Group's hiring of the Vanity Fair columnist is another aggressive move to radically alter the editorial direction of the company, which includes Adweek and The Hollywood Reporter.
The opinion of many Iraqi and American officials that an American presence is in their interest may defy President Obama’s deadline for removing all U.S. forces.
As journalism budgets continue to wither, some companies are taking aggressive action, but other smaller publications have had to let go of those efforts.
Buoyed by “Avatar,” the highest-grossing movie to date, News Corporation’s adjusted second-quarter earnings were 25 cents a share, a nickel above the average expectations of analysts.
The premature revelation that Andre Agassi would admit to using crystal meth in a forthcoming autobiography caused commotions at Time Inc. and CBS News.
Centennial Field in Burlington, Vt. is older than Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, but without $7 million in renovations it will probably lose its minor-league team.
News Corporation, which also owns several newspapers, reported $7.4 billion in revenue in the first three months of this year, down from $8.8 billion in the same period last year.
The rate of decline in circulation at the nation’s newspapers has accelerated since last fall, with industry figures showing a more than 7 percent drop compared with the prior year.
After Chauncey Bailey, the editor of The Oakland Post, was gunned down 18 months ago, a group of reporters banded together to continue his investigation into a local business.
After years of focusing on the pirating of highlight clips and photos on the Web, the major sports leagues are finding that pirated feeds of live games are now common.
After years of focusing on the pirating of highlight clips and photos on the Web, the major sports leagues are finding that pirated feeds of live games are now common.
Sumner M. Redstone and his daughter, Shari E. Redstone, are feuding again, this time over Mr. Redstone’s efforts to renegotiate debt owed the Redstones’ movie theater company.
In order to stave off dismantling his media empire, Sumner M. Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS, may sell his movie-theater chain.
Wall Street’s computer scientists keep trying to find quicker ways to react to the news. All this can go horribly wrong, as United Airlines learned last week.
Among the options the company mentioned to improve shareholder value are regular dividends, a stock buyback plan and possible spinoffs of business units.
The global media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch said third-quarter profit nearly tripled, to $2.7 billion, mainly from growth in the company’s television and cable networks businesses.
The move spotlighted the company’s future as a pure content provider and signaled a renewed focus on its Warner Brothers movie studios and Turner Networks.
CBS said its television profit rose 15 percent, to $402 million, in part because of lower production costs during the strike by the Writers Guild of America.
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the owner of The Daily News, will make the argument that his bid is more attractive because it does not have the potential to fall into regulatory limbo.
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the owner of The Daily News, will make the argument that his bid is more attractive because it does not have the potential to fall into regulatory limbo.
The Journal Register, owner of The New Haven Register, hired Lazard Freres as an adviser as it weighs a restructuring, according to executives briefed on the matter.
A Delaware court ruled in favor of Barry Diller in his dispute with Liberty Media’s chairman John Malone, paving the way for IAC to proceed with its planned spin-off of four units.
Creative Artists Agency is expected to launch WePlay.com, a social networking site for youth sports — something like Facebook for young athletes — in April.
Creative Artists Agency is expected to launch WePlay.com, a social networking site for youth sports — something like Facebook for young athletes — in April.