Sony has secured financing from an Abu Dhabi investment fund to back its bid for British music company EMI, an acquisition that would beef up its content catalogue as it struggles to compete with Apple... more
Katy Perry's record label EMI is being eyed up for a takeover by billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, Sony Music Entertainment and Vivendi's Universal Music Group... more
Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company, sells its stake in Polkomtel, one of Poland's largest mobile networks, for €920 million (£815 million)... more
Lee Westwood teams up with Rory McIlroy while the Molinari brothers, Edoardo and Francesco, play together for the third day in the same group as Luke Donald and Martin Kaymer... more
Fun is certainly the buzz word for England at the Mission Hills World Cup, but when the serious business begins both Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher know solid performances can further enhance their Ryder Cup pedigree... more
Anthony Wall has pulled out of this week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship as a result of the shoulder injury he suffered last Friday playing for Britain and Ireland in the Vivendi Trophy... more
Europe's rising star Rory McIlroy has his sights on a notable double - World Cup glory for Ireland in November and Olympic gold for Great Britain in 2016... more
A new generation may be introduced to lime-green ghosts, the Marshmallow Man and proton packs in a third instalment of Ghostbusters, according to trade newspaper Variety.... more
January has been the month of very public falls from grace in the business world. Last week, Thomas Krens, 61, resigned as director of Manhattan's prestigious Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation. Earlier came the news that investor Eddie Lampert had lost a ton of money at his hedge fund, ESL Investments. A year or two ago he seemed untouchable, the first Wall Street financier to earn more than $1 billion in a year. Then there's Barry Diller, normally venerated in media circles, who has seen the worth of his interactive commerce company, IAC, tank, and is now locked in battle with co-owner John Malone... more
Rottentomatoes is the latest movie website to expand with a special UK version. You can find out everything you need to know about cinema on the internet - but where to look?... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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