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She returned from her route about 10:30 a.m. and there was a front-to-back scratch down one side of the SUV ... alcohol testing device stolen Monday and she blamed her ex-boyfriend. The woman, age 24, said about 7 p.m. she met her ex at The ...  

Herndon — The long term season plan for the Herndon High boys' soccer team was to ultimately be playing its best by the postseason. The Hornets could not have fulfilled that mission any more successfully than they did at last week's Concorde ...  

AMC Entertainment Inc. AMC Entertainment Inc. Latest from The Business Journals AMC, Cordish call off plans for Kansas City theater venture AMC, Cordish draw curtain on Downtown theater venture AMC Entertainment CEO: Wanda deal will help future ...  

To ensure the deal succeeds, Wang said he will keep AMC's management in place with long-term pay incentives and invest heavily in renovating ... "We don't have the strategy to go global in real estate," he said. "But for globalisation and ...  

Multicultural marketing shop Muse Communications is participating in this Sunday's episode of AMC's "The Pitch." While some in adland have argued over the merits of the show and few outside of it have tuned in, what will be most interesting about Sunday ...  

May 24, 2012 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication technology provider Cinterion announced on Thursday that it is powering communications for the world's first M2M time clock, JobClock Hornet by ExakTime.  

Detective Stephen Holder is a twitchy mess. As played by Joel Kinnaman on the AMC crime drama"The Killing," he's pale, skinny as a waif, all dark circles and nervous energy — you could catch something just from looking at him. On the show, now ...  

The AMC golden brown compact Hornet was the best car I ever owned because I customized the features that included selecting manual transmission that proved to be a learning experience.Contributor: lindagoffiganPublished: May 10, 2012  

As soon as The Chinese bought the Kansas City movie giant we noted that they would bail out of their money losing P&L District venture. We reminded folks about the upcoming sell-off last night . . . And now it has come to pass. The argument that this move is independent of the recent purchase is silly.What's more important . . .THIS IS ANOTHER INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY GONE BUST!!!Even worse, Cordish and AMC had the red carpet rolled...  

Just one more reason why we love French filmmaker Michel Gondry: not only is he constantly challenging the preconceptions of who he is as a filmmaker by moving from documentary to mainstream tentpole back to micro-budgeted indie film, he's also frank with his opinions on his on work. Maybe it's a lost in translation thing, but the Gallic director just doesn't seem to beat around the bush.  Playlist contributor Simon Abrams sat down with...  

The planned partnership between AMC Entertainment Inc. and The Cordish Cos. will come to an end, The Kansas City Star reported. Gerry Lopez, CEO of AMC Entertainment, told the newspaper that a joint venture with Cordish to redevelop the Mainstreet and Midland theaters in downtown Kansas City will end. He said the move has been in the works for a while and could be completed in the next month. Neither Lopez nor a representative of Cordish's...  

A marquee match-up of AMC Entertainment Inc. and The Cordish Co. will come to an end, The Kansas City Star reports. Gerry Lopez, CEO of AMC Entertainment, said a joint venture with Cordish to redevelop the Mainstreet and Midland theaters in downtown Kansas City will end. He said the move has been in the works for a while and could be completed in the next month. Neither Lopez nor a representative of Cordish’s Kansas City Power & Light...  

In an interview with ET Now, Sanjay Dongre, Sr VP & Fund Manager, UTI AMC, gives his views on the markets. Excerpts: ET Now: What is your approach towards managing your portfolio in this sort of a market environment? Sanjay Dongre: If you look ...  

Emily Perkins, Pare and Annie Castonguay each had two hits and all played ... "We just told them to keep their heads up and keep their attitude up," said Leavitt coach Pete Higgins. "We just needed base runners. We couldn't try to win it with ...  

The New York Times profiles Chinese real estate magnate Wang Jianlin, whose Wanda Group has entered into an agreement to take over U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment: Mr. Wang, 57, is regarded as one of the most successful Chinese real estate tycoons. His $17 billion empire includes huge commercial property developments, five-star hotels, tourist resorts, a film and television production company and Asia’s largest cinema network. Now, by...  

Gerry Lopez, CEO and president of AMC, said Thursday the joint venture established with Cordish in 2005 to redevelop the historic Mainstreet and Midland theaters is expected to end soon. Could it be the seven-year itch? “We’ve had a joint ...  

Green Hornet battles Green Hornet, to the death. The people of Century City are convinced that Britt Reid, as Green Hornet, murdered the city's Mayor. The only way for Britt to clear his name is to track down the real killer. When Green Hornet comes face ...  

Whether you like or loathe the AMC mystery, you love Holder, the shifty cop played by Joel Kinnaman. Tricia Romano talked to the Swedish actor who will soon star as Robocop. The man who portrays the most compelling character on AMC's murder ...  

Lopez said AMC executives would retain control over what types of movies the chain chooses to screen in North America. "At the end of the day, there are two kinds of movies: those that people want to see, and those that they don't," he said.  

AMC Theaters Chief Executive Officer Gerry Lopez said customers could expect to see changes at the chain's flagship multiplex in downtown Kansas City. Lopez said the changes to the AMC Mainstreet 6 could happen in the immediate future, possibly in the next ...  

ITWebAMC Bringing Classic Pixar Flicks Back To Theaters For Memorial DayWisconsin State JournalToy Story 3, Ratatouille, Up and WALL-E will be featured at AMC locations around the country. Each film will be accompanied by a classic Pixar short film and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming movie, Brave. AMC's VP of Film Marketing, ...Review: Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar AdventureITWeb"Up" for Something Different?Philadelphia...  

Hanover Park’s other top-12 finishers were Jaquill Scott ... Thursday, May 17 At the Morris County Track and Field Championships, Caroline Wolfe placed fourth in the 3,200 and fifth in the 1,600 with times of 10:50.88 and 4:59.75.  

"Thank goodness for waterproof makeup" was heard as people exited the AMC ... While "Phantom Of The Opera" was a live performance with cameras carefully inserted, "Love Never Dies" was planned with cameras embedded, so the movie theater audience was ...  

Tyler Volkman began last Saturday's racing action with a trophy dash win in the Hornet Division and capped his night with the main event victory at Dennis Galloway and Volkman both took the checkers in the B and A heat races of the Hornet Division, respectively. The Montana Raceway Park Bandoleros took to the track for their first race of the season. This class is designed for 8 to 14 year olds and is nationally sanctioned by INEX/US Legend...  

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When AMC announced earlier this week that Breaking Bad will premiere its fifth season on July 15th was met with so much rejoicing that many missed the second half of the press release: AMC will also be premiering the first of eight episodes in a new reality series called Small Town Security, about “a family-owned [...]  

DECATUR -- They are selfless in their service to country, united by their patriotism, and humble in their lives as humanitarians, but that doesn't mean area leaders are about to let their contributions to the community go unrecognized.  

Representatives of Chinese company Wanda signed a deal in Beijing on Monday to buy AMC, the second-largest theater chain in the United States. According to the Associated Press, the companies said the $2.6 billion acquisition would create the world’s largest theater group if approved by U.S. and Chinese regulators. The purchase would be China’s biggest corporate takeover to date in the U.S.  

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMC Theatres’® guests in the Denver area are discovering that popcorn and candy aren’t the only things to be enjoyed during a movie. Earlier this month at AMC Highlands Ranch 24, AMC unveiled the convenience and expanded concession offering selection with The Marketplace, as well as its amazingly popular bar concept - MacGuffins. These concepts will be available in the coming weeks at AMC Westminster...  

China’s largest cinema owner will buy AMC Entertainment Inc. in a deal valued at $2.6 billion. The combination will create the world’s largest cinema company. AMC has 11 theater complexes in metro Atlanta. Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd. announced the deal for AMC on Sunday night. The Beijing-based company said AMC’s management will remain intact and that the company’s headquarters will remain in the Kansas City, Mo., area. MORE: AMC buyer...  

AMC Entertainment -- which owns the AMC Loews Waterfront 22 in West Homestead -- will be acquired by the largest cinema owner in China. The $2.6 billion deal between AMC Entertainment and Dalian Wanda Group Ltd. was announced late Sunday. The Kansas City-based company will remain headquartered there and get as much as a $500 million investment from Dalian Wanda Group, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. AMC Entertainment is owned...  

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Ltd. has agreed to buy out U.S. movie chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. for $2.6 billion. Upon closing, AMC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing-based Dalian. AMC’s headquarters will remain in Kansas City and Dalian will work to retain AMC’s management team. AMC owns 346 movie theaters in North America with a total of 5,034 screens. The company operates AMC Rivercenter 9 in downtown San...  

China’s largest cinema owner will buy AMC Entertainment in a deal valued at $2.6 billion. The combination will create the world’s largest cinema company. Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd. announced the deal for AMC on Sunday night. The Beijing-based company said that AMC’s management will remain intact and that the company’s headquarters will remain in the Kansas City area. In the spring, AMC plans to move its headquarters from downtown Kansas City...  

AMC Entertainment is being acquired by a Chinese company for $2.6 billion in a deal that will create the world's largest cinema company. Beijing-based Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd., China's largest cinema owner, announced the deal for the privately owned AMC on Sunday night. It plans to keep AMC's headquarters in the Kansas City area. The Chinese company has committed to investing as much as $500 million "over time" in AMC, which will become a...  

China’s largest cinema owner will buy AMC Entertainment in a deal valued at $2.6 billion, creating the world’s largest cinema company. Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd. announced the deal for AMC Sunday night. The Beijing-based company said AMC’s management will remain intact and that the company’s headquarters will remain in the Kansas City area. In the spring, AMC plans to move its headquarters from downtown Kansas City to a new building being...  

One of AMC Entertainment Inc.’s closest partners is predicting big positives — including expansion — from the movie theater chain’s pending acquisition by a Chinese conglomerate. David Brain, CEO of Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR), is AMC’s biggest landlord — his Kansas City-based company owns a majority of AMC’s theater buildings, leasing the properties to the company. Although he doesn’t know all the details of Dalian Wanda...  

China's Dalian Wanda Group has struck a $2.6 billion deal to buy U.S. theater group AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., making the Chinese company the largest theater operator in the United States, Reuters reports. Wanda, a private company that previously operated solely in China, generates $16.7 billion in annual revenue from its commercial development and entertainment businesses, the company said in a release on the AMC website. The group...  

Chinese company Dalian Wanda Group is to buy the United States' second largest cinema chain, AMC Entertainment, for $2.6 billion. "This acquisition will help make Wanda a truly global cinema owner," said Dalian Wanda chief Wang Jianlin on Sunday....  

The wait soon will be over for “Breaking Bad” fans. AMC will begin running the fifth and final season on July 15 of the cable television show that is filmed and set in Albuquerque and which has garnered numerous awards. The Los Angeles Times reports that this might prove a bit of a tease for fans, however. AMC will run half of the final season this summer, and finish it with the final eight episodes in summer 2013. The show centers around...  

News broke late Sunday night of the sale of Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment, which will be purchased for about $2.6 billion by Beijing-based Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd. The Kansas City Business Journal reports the deal will create the largest cinema company in the world. The Chinese firm said it plans to make AMC a wholly-owned subsidiary whose management and headquarters will remain in the Kansas City area. AMC is in the process of...  

Though already long accepted by the fact that Bryan Cranston said it and one should always listen to Bryan Cranston, AMC has redundantly confirmed that Breaking Bad will return on July 15. The network further added unnecessary credence to Cranston by agreeing that, yes, the final season will air in halves—eight episodes this summer, and then another eight in 2013—to really drag out that torturous sense of dread. The coming months will also...  

The Chinese company that’s buying AMC Entertainment Inc. has been in negotiations for two years about the purchase, valued at $2.6 billion. Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd. called the pending deal a firm step forward in “implementing its internationalization strategy.” The blockbuster deal, which has been discussed since 2010, forms the world’s largest cinema operator. The $2.6 billion price tag includes all of AMC and its debts, and Dalian Wanda...  

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to purchase AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion. Reuters reported that the deal for the Kansas City, Mo.-based movie theater operator is the largest overseas acquisition by a private Chinese company. AMC has four South Florida theaters in Fort Lauderdale, Aventura, Miami and South Miami.  

AMC Entertainment Inc. has long been a Kansas City staple, emerging from humble beginnings in 1920 to spark movie theater innovation, drive industry consolidation, bolster Kansas City’s Downtown and secure a place as the nation’s second-largest movie theater operator. Now, the longtime family company — which eventually went public, then was taken private in 2004 — has agreed to sell in a deal valued at $2.6 billion to a Chinese company...  

BEIJING — A Chinese conglomerate has announced it will buy U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion to create the world's biggest movie theater operator.Dalian Wanda Group Co. said Monday it is willing to invest an additional $500 million to fund AMC's strategic and operating initiatives.Read More... More on Video  

Like many great dramas in television history, each season of Breaking Bad has left audiences with their jaws on the floor and questions on their mind. This past year, season four, was no different and fans have been waiting since October to see the results of those chilling last few minutes. The wait is almost [...]  

The transaction will give Dalian Wanda Group access to AMC Entertainment’s 346 multiplex theatres and more than 5,000 screens in North America. by Allison Jackson, GlobalPost Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to pay $2.6 billion for US cinema chain AMC Entertainment. According to Reuters, the deal is the largest acquisition by a privately held Chinese company and comes three months after...  

China's largest cinema owner will buy AMC Entertainment Inc. in a deal valued at $2.6 billion. The combination will create the world's largest cinema company. Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd. announced the agreement to buy AMC on Sunday night. Click here for more from the Kansas City Business Journal.  

The movie theater business has been around for more than 100 years and continues to increase in popularity and technological innovation. Today's theaters offer a variety of options catering to different tastes. Most theaters today also have additional ...  

"Guests have always been able to count on AMC to deliver a great moviewatching experience, but we're stepping up our game on the concession side," said George Patterson, senior vice president of Food and Beverage at AMC. "These new options go ...  

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMC Technology, a leading provider of enterprise and contact center application integration software, announced today that its Contact Canvas 2012 will be sold through Avaya, a global provider of business collaboration systems, software and services, through the Avaya Select Product Program. The Avaya Select Product Program offers customers a streamlined process to order Avaya-compatible, third-party...  

The return of AMC's "Breaking Bad" is right around the corner! The six-time Emmy-winning series starring Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn is officially headed back to AMC for a final spin ... or two.The 16-episode season will be split into two parts, with the first premiere on Sunday, July 15 at 10 p.m. ET. Then, the final eight episodes will air in Summer 2013. Read More... More on Cute Animal Videos  

"Breaking Bad" will begin its final season in July, but it won't finish until sometime in 2013.AMC says Season 5 of the Emmy-winning series will premiere at 10 p.m. ET Sunday, July 15. As part of a renewal deal reached last year, this season will be the last one -- but it will be spread out over two years. Eight episodes will air this summer, and the final eight will follow in the summer of 2013.AMC will use the premiere of "Breaking Bad" to...  

Someone at AMC Theatres noticed a dearth of kid-friendly movies opening this Memorial Day weekend and decided to do something about it. The chain’s offering exclusive daily screenings of four of my favorite Disney-Pixar films, Wall-E ...  

The plane which made the first landing at Manchester Airport 75 years ago has recreated its historic flight. Dozens of aviation enthusiasts and airport staff turned out to greet the tiny De Havilland Hornet Moth exactly three-quarters of a century after it first touched down on the runway.  

With Brave, Pixar’s latest film, not hitting theaters for another month, the studio is still looking to capitalize on some early summer dollars, particularly when it comes to the impending Memorial Day holiday weekend. The three-day weekend has a surprisingly slim release schedule that’s not particularly kid-friendly (its only two wide releases are Men in Black III and Chernobyl Diaries), so Pixar’s decision to re-release four of their most...  

With the summer movie season heating up, four popular Disney•Pixar movies are returning exclusively to AMC Theatres for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. From May 25 through May 28, Toy Story 3 , Ratatouille , Up and WALL•E will be featured at AMC locations around the country. Each film will be accompanied by a classic Pixar short film and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming movie, Brave . "There are some great films...  

I'm pleased to announce the final contents for The Green Hornet: Still at Large, due out from Moonstone Books in July 2012.Edited by Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert, and Matthew Baugh, this third anthology featuring the 1960s Green Hornet, based on the television program starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee, follows The Green Hornet Chronicles and The Green Hornet Casefiles, and will ship in two editions. The softcover trade paperback features a...  

With so many new movies being released this summer you may want to take time time to view some tried and true or view those you never had time to see before.    Visit AMC Theatres near you to beat the heat this Memorial Day weekend (May 25-28 ...  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of AMC Entertainment, Inc. (AMC) at 'B'. The Outlook remains Negative. A full list of rating actions follows at the end of this release. On May 20, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC Parent) announced it had signed an agreement to be acquired by Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd (Wanda). The transaction is valued at approximately $2.6 billion. The proposed...  

I'm sure we all know that Danai Gurira has been cast as Michonne in AMC's hit zombie drama series The Walking Dead; and we should see a lot of her in season 3 (we hope), after her brief hooded intro towards the end of season 2's finale episode. And now we ...  

AMC's experiments with adding its usual AMC prestige to the talk show and reality formats seem to have paid off handsomely, so long as those formats are tied into their established hits: The network has just issued second-season renewals to both The Walking Dead post-post-mortem The Talking Dead and the Kevin Smith-produced Comic Book Men, two shows that have benefited greatly from their similar appeal to...  

One of my favorite things about Sunday nights during The Walking Dead's second season, was getting to see the episode rehashed later that night on AMC's live after-show Talking Dead. Hosted by the knowledgable and entertaining Chris Hardwick, the live show features special guests and discusses some of the highlights, making it sort of a gory dessert to the entree that is the zombie drama.  

AMC Entertainment Inc. is discussing selling the company — or a big stake — to one of China’s biggest theater owners, The New York Times reports. Owners of the second-largest U.S. movie theater chain, which is based in Kansas City, have been trying to cash out but have withdrawn initial public offering attempts, most recently in late April. The Times, citing people briefed on the talks, reports that a deal with the Wanda Group would form the...  

If you’re a Dish Network subscriber, you may be all too familiar with the repeated threats that the cable channel AMC might be dropped from its lineup. Of course, pay TV operators and content providers go through this song and dance every time a new contract is up for renewal. But this may be the Read The Full Story  

Early acquisition news for a big title playing in Cannes. It has been officially announced that IFC Films and Sundance Selects have partnered to acquire and distribute Walter Salles' On the Road, an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's book starring Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart. The film is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this month, meaning celebrities like Hedlund and Stewart will be on the red carpet, bringing a lot of attention...  

AMC has made considerable strides to being recognized as a wellspring of original entertainment, but even though it's recently begun adding more reality TV and talk shows to its schedule, you don't get to be a real mainstream network until you get some more cops and lawyers in the mix. So it's doubled down with two simultaneous pilot orders—one for the cop show Low Winter Sun, the other for an as-yet...  

AMC has ordered two scripted pilots at once today, a result of what the network likes to call its “bake-off” – a yearly event in which pilot scripts are showcased. It’s the first time they’ve ever ordered two pilots at the same time, a possible sign that they’ll be looking to increase their scripted programming even more in the future.  

Though he’s not even old enough to watch The Dark Knight Rises by himself, Bart Simpson’s got the kind of ex-girlfriend roster most of us can only dream about — and many of them, including Zooey Deschanel, Natalie Portman, and Anne Hathaway will be back in his life for the upcoming 24th(!) season. Also after the jump: [...]  

AMC Theatres said it plans to renovate its Phipps Plaza theater to include luxury recliners with footrests, stadium-style seating, and new food and beverage offerings. Atlanta Business Chronicle first reported the renovations on April 25. In an announcement today, AMC said it will install a MacGuffins bar serving beer, wine and cocktails and let customers take drinks into their auditorium. It will also install its latest concession area...  

AMC Theaters is proposing a major renovation of its Phipps Plaza 14 movie theater. AMC has filed with the city of Atlanta for a commercial alteration permit that would allow the company to carry out $1.2 million in upgrades, including the addition of stadium seating. The renovations complement the focus Phipps owner Simon Property Group has placed on expanding entertainment options, a move that could draw thousands of additional shoppers to...  

Dalian Wanda Group's agreement to pay $2.6 billion for cinema chain AMC could draw more Chinese investors to U.S. entertainment properties.Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group's landmark deal to buy AMC Entertainment Inc. for $2.6 billion could be a catalyst for similar acquisitions of American theater chains and other U.S. entertainment properties, industry analysts said.  

AMC Theaters Purchased By Chinese Conglomerate Posted: May 21, 2012 AMC Theaters Bought By China CompanyU.S. owned AMC Theaters is being sold to Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. for $2.6 billion, marking the largest China takeover of an American company to date. According to the Dalian Wanda Group the purchase will place them directly in charge of the world’s biggest movie theater operation. Based in Beijing the group says it will...  

Yong said he became so angry and swung his arm at one of the subjects and him in the face.” A spokesman for AMC theaters said, “report any disturbance to an AMC associate, so that we may handle it directly”. If convicted Kim faces up to ...  

I had mixed feelings last June when I heard that a production company was interested in featuring SK+G in “The Pitch,” a new reality TV series from AMC, a cable network whose shows bleed tension and drama as appropriately depicted in the net ...  

China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced a deal on Monday for Wanda to take over the U.S.-based AMC theater group. The companies say it would be the world's largest cinema chain. It's the latest in a string of deals between Hollywood and Chinese companies.  

First AMC announced that it was leaving downtown Kansas City, where it had been headquartered since 1920, and now its ownership has left the country. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Dalian Wanda Group Co. Ltd., a privately held Chinese company, announced that it had snapped up AMC and its 346 multiplex theaters and 5,034 screens on Sunday night.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]  

I doubt I'm alone in having been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to begin the countdown for the fifth and final season of AMC's excellent drama series Breaking Bad. Of course, it's kind of hard to start a countdown when you don't have a set date to look forward to. AMC has rectified this situation by announcing the Season 5 premiere date for Breaking Bad, as well as the second season premiere date for their western drama Hell on Wheels. And...  

All night, we wandered through narrow, pitch-black hallways, felt the chill on drafty decks, wobbled while descending vertiginous chain-link ladders, listened to the ship creak and groan like an arthritic old duffer rising from a lawn chair. USS Hornet docent Bob Friedmann shows tour goers a photo illustrating damage the ship suffered during World War ll. Mitchell Weigand of Oakley shines a flashlight into the dark corners during a...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The ownership of a chain that includes several movie theaters in The Telegraph region has announced an agreement to sell to a Chinese conglomerate.AMC Entertainment holdings, which includes locally the AMC Eastgate Showplace 6 in...  

An FA-18C Hornet flies supersonic over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 14, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. The Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Stevens  

USA Mobility Wireless, a division of USA Mobility Inc., has recently announced the release of Amcom Mobile Connect Select (AMC Select.) The new application for smartphones was developed in part with Amcom Software, also a subsidiary of USA Mobility Wireless.  

China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal. The move is the latest in a raft of deals between U.S. entertainment companies and Chinese firms, linking the world's largest theater market with the world's fastest growing. "This acquisition will help make Wanda a truly global cinema owner...  

The plane which made the first landing at Manchester Airport is returning to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its historic flight. The Hornet Moth two-seater aircraft will fly back to Manchester next Thursday – exactly 75 years after it first touched down on the runway.  

Earlier this month, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul teased the fifth and final season of Breaking Bad, and now AMC has officially announced the premiere date for the drama series this summer. The first eight episodes of the final season will begin airing on July 15th at 10/9c, and the final eight episodes will air sometime in the summer of 2013. I thought the break between the second season of The Walking Dead was brutal for fans, but this just...  

AMC announced its summer programming lineup today, setting premiere dates for a number of series and announcing plans for a new unscripted series, TVbytheNumbers.com reports.“Breaking Bad,” which is entering what the network calls the first part of its final season, airs Sunday, July 15, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The final season will consist of 16 episodes, with the first eight launching this summer and the last eight to run in summer 2013.The...  

The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s Wanda Group has agreed to acquire U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment for around $2.6 billion in a deal rumored since early May: The deal announced late Sunday would give China’s Dalian Wanda Group Corp. access to AMC’s 346 multiplex theaters with more than 5,000 screens, mostly in the U.S. and Canada. As part of the deal, Wanda plans to invest up to an additional $500 million in AMC, which the U.S...  

BEIJING -- A Chinese conglomerate has announced it will buy U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion to create the world's biggest movie theater operator. Dalian Wanda Group Co. said Monday it is willing to invest an additional $500 million to fund AMC's strategic and operating initiatives. ...  

As U.S. entertainment companies look for new opportunities in light of a stagnant home market, new partnerships with China are emerging, but the process of linking media worlds between the two countries is also a two-way street.  

EASTON - Villanova University-bound Josh Lampron ran out of his running shoes on the ... Discus 1-Ollie Erickson 125-7, 8-Omar Mond 108-4; Javelin 1-Ivas 170-3, 8-Adam Hemond 140-10; Shot put 2-Erickson 47-5, 9-David Hunger 40-111/2, 10-Matt ...  

Dalian Wanda Group of China says it has reached an agreement to acquire AMC's 5,034 screens in 346 multiplexes in the U.S. and Canada.A Chinese conglomerate took a big leap forward into the U.S. market late Sunday by acquiring AMC Entertainment Inc., the nation's second-largest theater chain.  

The Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate with extensive interests in the entertainment business, has agreed to buy AMC Entertainment, North America's second-largest movie theater owner, in a deal valued at $2.6 billion, Michael Cieply reports in The New York Times.  

Wanda Group of China Buys AMC Entertainment By Richard Verrier May 20, 2012 The owner of China’s largest movie theater circuit took a big leap forward into the U.S. market, acquiring AMC Entertainment Inc., the nation’s second-largest theater chain, the latest in a flurry of high-profile deal-making between the countries’ entertainment industries. Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate, said in a statement that it had reached an agreement...  

The owner of China’s largest movie theater circuit took a big leap forward into the U.S. market, acquiring AMC Entertainment Inc., the nation’s second-largest theater chain, the latest in a flurry of high-profile deal-making between the countries’ entertainment industries.  

BEIJING, China - A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.'s purchase reflects the global ambitions of a wave of cash-rich  

Matt Reese had the big bat, going 3-for-4 with a double, 2-RBI and a run scored. Pat Parsons, Ben Shaw, Thomas Johnston, Dylan Prough and Nick Callahan also had hits. Callahan's was a 2-run home run in the seventh. Prough added 2-RBI while ...  

AMC Sets Breaking Bad Return Date Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 01:27 p.m., Monday, May 21, 2012 Friday Night Lights' Jesse Plemons joins Breaking Bad New reality series Small Town Security will follow Breaking Bad's premiere at 11/10c. The series focuses on a...  

-- Cable network company AMC Networks has paid down $150 million of bank debt since its spinoff from Cablevisions Systems Corp. in June 2011. -- We are affirming our 'BB-' corporate credit rating on the company and our issue-level rating on its ...  

In another sign of an increasingly global economy, Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. announced it has struck a deal to acquire the second-largest movie theater operator in the U.S., AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., for $2.6 billion. Wanda said the purchase will create the world's largest cinema owner. Analysts said the acquisition comes at a time when the U.S. movie theater market is at a mature stage, while China's is poised for rapid growth in...  

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China pays $2.6B for AMC cinemas BEIJING — A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China’s biggest takeover of an American company to date.  

China's Dalian Wanda Group is buying AMC Entertainment, America's second-largest chain of movie theaters, for a cool $2.6 billion. The deal marks the biggest Chinese takeover of an American company to date, and by adding AMC's 5,000 screens to ...  

Disney/Marvel, for example, said Iron Man 3 will be coproduced in China with DMG Entertainment while DreamWorks Animation has formed Oriental DreamWorks with three Chinese partners and News Corp. has invested in Beijing-based Bona Film Group. How ...  

Bryan Cranston, left, as Walter White and Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman star in "Breaking Bad," returning July 15 to AMC. URSULA COYOTE/AMC "Breaking Bad" returns for its fifth and final season July 15 on AMC, cable 48. The multi-award-winning drama ...  

AMC Entertainment Inc.’s AMC Entertainment Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Merger to create world's largest cinema company AMC Entertainment partner: Sale is a happy ending for movie theater company AMC theaters sold to Chinese company in .  

EMERGENCY services raced to the Williamtown Airport this afternoon after reports an F18 hornet was going to attempt an emergency landing. Port Stephens police, Fire and Rescue NSW, and SES officers were called to the scene about 3pm after the pilot radioed ...  

Read the full story @ KVR Audio HoRNet has released MultiComp, a sound processor plug-in for Windows and Mac OS X that provides you with three different compression models, a VCA emulation, a FET emulation and an OPTO emulation. Eve [Read More]  

May 22 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of AMC Entertainment, Inc. (AMC) at 'B'. The Outlook remains Negative. A full list of rating actions follows at the end of this release. On May 20, AMC Entertainment Holdings ...  

Well, it’s about time The Pitch took a turn for the interesting. Next Sunday, Culver City-based Muse Communications will be the first diverse-segment ad agency to compete on AMC’s The Pitch. Now, if you’ve been following our weekly recaps of the show ...  

Summer is only just kicking off, but there's plenty of viewers who already can't wait for the fall, if only for the third season of The Walking Dead to premiere on AMC. Thankfully, though there's months until we see the premiere, AMC is teasing viewers with a behind-the-scenes featurette of the first episode of the third season, already in production. Words like dark, ominous, harder, faster are all tossed around by cast members like Andrew...  

Lucas Shaw ... AMC's management team at its Kansas City, Missouri headquarters and the company's 18,500 employees will not be affected by the deal. The movie chain is owned by an investment group that includes Bain Capital, CCMP Capital Advisors and ...  

By Stephen Schweikhart Last Friday, Haldane’s baseball and softball teams shared a bus to play side by side games at Lakeland High School. Unfortunately, the teams shared a similar fate as well, as the Hornets’ baseball team knocked the Haldane from the ranks of the undefeated, and Lakeland’s softball team rallied in their last bat to win a see-saw battle with the Lady Blue Devils.read...  

FAIRFIELD, N.J., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Riding on the heels of Amerlux's most ambitious ENERGY STAR® product submittal to date, Amerlux gains UL- and cUL EEC, DOE and EPA recognition for its Hornet LED Line Voltage Track and Multiple Recessed Luminaires as an industry leader in...  

War Heroes Weekend airs Friday, May 25 through Monday, May 28. This annual four-day programming features classic war movies including Patton, The Dirty Dozen, Midway, and, for the first time together, Clint Eastwood’s Flags of our Fathers and Letters ...  

CHICAGO – AMC’s watchable western series “Hell on Wheels” is just good enough to sustain audience interest despite its meandering plot. As soon as Gustavo Santaolalla’s catchy theme music kicks in over the brooding title sequence, it’s ...  

The Chinese are coming -- to your local movie theater. With the fanfare from Superman, and toasts of red wine, representatives of Chinese company Wanda signed a deal in Beijing Monday to buy AMC, the second-largest theater chain in the USA. If approved by ...  

Southern metal supergroup Hail!Hornet has announced a short run of headlining tour dates in addition to the their two week U.S. tour with Church of Misery and The Gates of Slumber. The dates begin on June 11th in Denver, CO and wrap up on June 16th in Johnson City TN. The tour will feature direct support from The Gates of Slumber and will be the ba... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com  

International media giant News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS), the parent company of 20th Century Fox Film Corp., is partnering with China's largest private film distributor in order to gain a foothold in Asia's film market. On May 14, Bona Film Group Ltd ...  

A new episode of AMC’s hit show Mad Men airs tonight on AMC.  Tonight’s episode is called ‘Christimas Waltz’. Stand by as we cover the episode with all the up-to-the-minute details. On last week’s episode Betty was on a diet and going to Weight Watchers.  Betty is jealous of Don and Megan and when she saw them together she went … Keep Reading  

The Bryant Heating and Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome® turns the page towards Chase for the Cup competition by saluting champions of the Carmel Sod Spring Fling series. Veteran Jeff A Smith topped the standings in the Hornet oval division while Don VanValkenburg III found glory in the Hornet Figure 8’s. Each had to fend off the hearty charge from Jonothan Morgan who valiantly finished runner-up in both championships. Overall, 45 car and driver...  

The deal is much larger than the previous record for a Chinese company ... Relax: You shouldn’t expect the multiplex at your nearby mall to take down The Avengers and instead show Chinese propaganda like The Beginning of a Great Revival ...  

May 22, 2012 (The Kansas City Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX ... Many Chinese movie complexes are integrated into larger, urban shopping centers that are big on highlighting American and other Western brand names.  

BEIJING — A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China’s biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.’s purchase reflects the ...  

AMC and the Huffington Post have posted the first behind the scenes video spot for The Walking Dead. The series will kick off its third season this fall on AMC. New characters, a prison, and of course a lady samurai will appear this season.    

Other crowd favourites included the Super Hornet, the Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes and the F-18 Classic Hornet fighters, flying spectacular formations overhead. International aircraft including the world's biggest bomber a B52 flown in especially ...  

We've known for a while that the final season of "Breaking Bad" would be made up of 16 episodes, but we didn't know exactly when it would debut, or how AMC would arrange the episodes to maximize their remaining installments of the Emmy-winning drama.  

A new and exciting first step on the stockcar racing ladder will debut on Friday May 4th at the Bryant Heating and Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome®. The Junior Hornets will see their inaugural green thrown from the AT&T Advertising Solutions flag stand as a part of the Fast Friday season opener. The youthful Hornet class has a series of exhibition races this month before championship points are on the line. Joining them on the evening agenda...  

KMBC's Micheal Mahoney said the news could prompt AMC to move its flagship theater ... Wanda said it was attracted to AMC because it wants to get more Chinese movies into the United States and other global markets. The movie market is currently soft ...  

BEIJING - A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday that it would buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date. In Arizona, AMC has eight theater ...  

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The Chinese are making their move into America with the latest buy out of AMC, the second  largest movie theater chain in the United States. "Billionaire Jianlin, the 15th richest person in China according to Forbes, is also a Communist Party member, who sits on the nation’s top advisory council.  The box office money from the Chinese market is already influencing movie industry titans in America to tone down negative portrayals of...  

and Eddie Spears as Joseph Black Moon. The series is executive produced by Endemol USA with Entertainment One (eOne) serving as the studio. Season two consists of 10, one-hour episodes. About AMC AMC reigns as the only cable network in history to ever win ...  

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The largest Chinese takeover of an American company in history was just announced ... world's biggest movie theater operator after absorbing AMC and its 346 cinemas in North America. Wanda wants to continue to expand AMC, and said it will invest some ...  

A private Chinese conglomerate has reached agreement to purchase AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. for $2.6 billion to create the world’s largest cinema chain, the companies said in an announcement on Monday. The deal with Dalian Wanda Group Co. comes a ...  

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China’s biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.’s ...  

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to buy AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion, including debt, making it the biggest movie-theater operator in the United States. The deal, the largest overseas acquisition yet by a privately held ...  

The wait is almost over: The fifth and final season of AMC's Emmy darling Breaking Bad will premiere in July. AMC on Monday announced return dates for the critical darling, which will kick off the first half of its final season on Sunday, July 15 at 10 p.m ...  

Betsy Brandt; RJ Mitte; Bob Odenkirk; and Jonathan Banks. "Breaking Bad" is produced by High Bridge and Gran Via Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television for AMC. Immediately following "Breaking Bad" is AMC's new unscripted ...  

One of AMC Entertainment Inc.’s AMC Entertainment Inc. Latest from The Business Journals AMC theaters sold to Chinese company in .6B deal Slide show: Key plot twists in AMC’s journey to a sale Chinese company buys AMC to form world’s ...  

Betsy Brandt; RJ Mitte; Bob Odenkirk; and Jonathan Banks. “Breaking Bad” is produced by High Bridge and Gran Via Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television for AMC. BREAKING BAD Season 4 will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on June 5.  

In just under two months, Bryan Cranston's Walter White will be back on AMC for the final season of "Breaking Bad." Earlier today, the network formally announced that "Breaking Bad" season five will kick off on Sunday, July 15 for the first of eight episodes.  

NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Conversation, the leading Manhattan-based creative marketing and advertising agency that appeared in the fourth episode of the AMC unscripted series "The Pitch," was announced as the winner of the episode in Sunday night's airing of the show, giving...  

It's never too early to get excited for more "Walking Dead," is it? Enthusiasm for the show is—wait for it—infectious! (Ah, I don't feel good about that one, either.) Even though new episodes are still several months away from hitting the airwaves, AMC is getting a head start on the excitement by offering fans an [...]  

BEIJING (KABC) -- A Chinese conglomerate is buying the AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion. The acquisition will make the Dalian Wanda Group the world's biggest movie theatre operator. It is also China's biggest takeover of an American company yet.  

Dublin-based Tria plans $64 million IPO Tria Beauty is planning an initial public offering of $64 million for this week, according to a regulatory filing by the Dublin-based maker of handheld laser devices that consumers use for hair removal at home.  

by Kathleen MartinFive female vocalists will perform music made popular by groups such as Andrews Sisters, including memorable WWII tunes. The Swingin' Blue Stars will be performing from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 27 at the Firehouse Arts Center (4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton). Tickets are $15-$25. Call 931-4848 or visit www.firehousearts.org.  

Filmed on location in Albuquerque, NM, the series stars 2008, 2009 and 2010’s Emmy ® Award winner for Outstanding Lead Actor Bryan Cranston; 2010 Emmy ® winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Aaron Paul; Anna Gunn; Dean Norris ...  

BEIJING - The Chinese are coming - to your local movie theater. With the fanfare from Superman, and toasts of red wine, representatives of Chinese company Wanda signed a deal in Beijing Monday morning to buy AMC, the second-largest theater chain in the USA.  

AFPChinese Company to Buy US Movie Theater Chain AMCABC NewsWanda said the deal will create the world's biggest movie theater operator. The Beijing-based company said it will invest an additional $500 million to fund AMC's development. AMC operates 346 cinemas, mostly in the United States and Canada, ...Wanda Group of China buys AMC EntertainmentLos Angeles TimesAMC Theatres-Wanda Deal: New Meaning for "Movie and Chinese" in...  

This year definitely hasn’t worked out as planned. The Hornets, as of today, hold the third worst record in the NBA. But, there is still hope for both Gordon and the Hornets. For next season, that is...Contributor: Jaison L.Published: Apr 26, 2012  

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - If it is approved by U.S. and Chinese regulators, the $2.6 billion deal will create the world's largest theater group. China's biggest company takeover ... member is on the country's top advisory council, Wang said ...  

The $2.6 billion purchase, which makes Wanda the world’s largest theater chain owner with nearly 5,800 screens and more cinema-chain ... of possibilities,” says Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Hollywood.com, of the acquisition ...  

Representing one of China’s largest investments in a U.S. company, the Kansas City, Mo. based chain of theaters will adopt Wanda’s goal of becoming a global film exhibition power. Wanda claims to have “full confidence” in the theater ...  

BEIJING (USA TODAY) — The Chinese are coming — to your local movie theater. With the fanfare from Superman, and toasts of red wine, representatives of Chinese company Wanda signed a deal in Beijing Monday morning to buy AMC, the second-largest theater ...  

CNN - Found 7 hours ago(CNN) -- China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal. The move is the latest in a raft of deals between U.S. entertainment companies and ... Chinese company buys AMC movie theater chain - USA Today China's Wanda...  

Boeing shows off new Super Hornet display Boeing is showing off some of the advanced features it is proposing for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Some of these include conformal fuel tanks, an external weapons pod to reduce the jet's radar cross-section, better engines, and a new missile warning system among other improvements. Inside the cockpit (both cockpits in the case of the F-model) is a new single-screen color LCD display. But what is truly...  

China's flirtation with Hollywood took on the aspects of a full-scale marriage as one of its biggest exhibitors, Dalian Wanda Group, agreed to buy AMC Entertainment, America's second largest theater chain after Regal Entertainment, for $2.6 billion in debt ...  

BEIJING — A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China’s biggest takeover of an American company to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.’s purchase reflects ...  

Overview -- China-based Dalian Wanda Group is acquiring AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. -- We are placing our 'B' rating on the company on CreditWatch with developing implications. -- The CreditWatch listing reflects the possibility that we ...  

"Small Town Security" (formerly "JJK Security"), which focuses on a small, family-owned private security company located in rural Georgia. Executive produced by Ken Druckerman and Banks Tarver from Left/Right ("This American Life," "Boomtown," "Mob Wives ...  

BEIJING -- A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy U.S. cinema giant AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion in China's biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date. Among the theaters AMC operates are four in the New ...  

NEW YORK, May 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMC Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:AMCX) today announced that President and CEO Josh Sapan will participate in the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:40 a.m. Eastern Time in Boston, MA.  

For one, American movie theater profits have plateaued as audience numbers have dwindled over the past decade. China's movie theaters, on the other hand, have rocketed upwards. The Atlantic breaks it down: But Dalian Wanda isn't buying itself ...  

Summary:  TODAY • About 75 employees of AMC/Fairmont will landscape the bulb-outs on the new section of Main Street from 9 to 11 a.m., in conjunction with the Downtown Partnership. • PEO Chapter CA will meet at 10 a.m. at the home of Teresa Huff. TODAY • About 75 employees of AMC/Fairmont will landscape the bulb-outs on the new section of Main Street from 9 to 11 a.m., in...  

BEIJING - Wanda, a property group owned by one of China's richest men, said Monday it would buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for US$2.6 billion (S$3.3 billion), adding it would create the world's biggest movie theatre owner. Analysts said the deal ...  

Walt Disney Co. has said its next "Iron Man" movie will be co-produced with a Chinese partner and "Chinese elements" will be added to the story to increase its local appeal. DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. unveiled a venture in March with three Chinese ...  

The second-largest U.S. movie theater chain has been bought by a Chinese company today in a historic takeover. AMC Entertainment Holdings was sold for $2.6 billion to Dalian Wanda Group Company, reflecting the global ambitions of cash-rich Chinese ...  

(BEIJING) — A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China’s biggest takeover of an American company to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.’s purchase reflects the global ambitions of a wave of cash-rich Chinese companies that are using acquisitions to speed their expansion [...]  

BEIJING — A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.'s purchase reflects the global ...  

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Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group agreed to buy AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion, including debt, making it the biggest theater operator in the United States. The deal, the largest overseas acquisition by a privately held Chinese company ...  

Wanda will invest up to an additional $500 million in AMC, the company said, and has reached an agreement ... film production and distribution, and entertainment chains. AMC has been owned since 2004 by an investment group that includes the Apollo ...  

(CNN)-- China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal. The move is the latest in a raft ...  

Wanda sees its acquisition of AMC as an opportunity to secure a foothold in the U.S., learn industry best practices ... conglomerate and China’s largest investor in cultural and entertainment activities, and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“AMC ...  

The L.A. Film Festival is dabbling in television this year, showcasing two programs: AMC's "Breaking Bad" and HBO's "The Newsroom."The L.A. Film Festival is dabbling in television this year, showcasing two programs: AMC's "Breaking Bad" and HBO's "The Newsroom."  

Gary's taking a break. He'll be back Wednesday. In the meantime, here's a column from the past: Sept. 23, 1999. Dear Gary: Last week, I was talking to my sister, Patty, in Tennessee. She told me about something she had witnessed with her own ...  

The series follows a family-owned private security firm in Georgia, and will also run for eight episodes. Creator Vince Gilligan recently told Digital Spy that he hopes UK fans will be able to watch the series on TV screens in the near future.  

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest corporate takeover in the United States to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.'s purchase ...  

AMC Networks posted soaring advertising sales growth in its first-quarter results. The group of networks -- which includes AMC, WE tv, IFC and Sundance Channel -- witnessed almost a 30% spike in advertising revenue, mostly as a result of its AMC channel.  

AMC has reported losses for the past three years but its CEO, Gerry Lopez, said it has returned to profit this year due to strong ticket sales. Wang, the Wanda chairman, said AMC’s financial problems were due to the cost of servicing high debt.  

Wanda Group, one of China's largest theatre owners, has agreed to buy AMC Entertainment in a deal valued at $2.6 billion, creating the world's biggest cinema operator, the companies said. Off-and-on discussions between the companies began more than a year ...  

Boeing has selected Elbit Systems to supply the high-resolution large area display (LAD) for future export versions of the F-15 Eagle and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The 11- by 19-inch LAD replaces several multifunction displays. It forms part of the F-15 ...  

LOS ANGELES — The Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate with extensive interests in the entertainment business, has agreed to acquire AMC Entertainment, North America's second-largest movie-theater owner, in a deal that is valued at $2.6 billion, including ...  

Executive produced by John Shiban (“Breaking Bad,” “The X-Files”), Joe and Tony Gayton (Faster, Uncommon Valor) and Endemol USA’s Jeremy Gold, the show depicts the traveling town known as ‘Hell on Wheels,’ a dangerous, raucous, lawless ...  

On Monday, at a glitzy signing ceremony in Beijing, Wang Jianlin, 57, who has a personal fortune of some £4 billion and now runs one of China's largest property developers, the Wanda Group, delivered a coup for China's attempts to project itself around ...  

Wanda Group is one of China’s largest real-estate companies, with interests in luxury hotels and department stores. It is China’s largest cinema operator, with 86 locations. David Brain, president and chief executive of Entertainment ...  

AMC has announced renewals for two series, The New York Times' Media Decoder reports. The cable network ordered 16 more episodes of "Talking Dead," a talk show about AMC's hit zombie drama "The Walking Dead," and 16 episodes of "Comic Book Men," the story reports."Comic Book Men" is set at a comic book store owned by filmmaker Kevin Smith."Talking Dead" features host Chris Hardwick, who will return for the second season. In a statement, he...  

Stefan Hastings went 3 for 3 with 3 runs batted in, while Justin Barnes and Patrick Price knocked in 2 runs apiece. Nine different Hornet players had at least one hit in the game. Both Price and Austin Hauck hit doubles in the game. Horent senior ...  

A Chinese conglomerate took a big leap forward into the U.S. market late Sunday by acquiring AMC Entertainment Inc., the nation’s second-largest theater chain. It was the latest in a flurry of high-profile deals between the nations ...  

AMC, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., employees about 18,500 and owns 346 theaters. The transaction is not believed to affect on employment levels. “With Wanda as its partner, AMC will continue to seek out new ways to expand and invest in the movie ...  

MUMBAI: Hollywood is attacting investments from China while opening up its own market in a limited way to the western movie world. China-based Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to buy AMC Entertainment, the second largest movie theatre chain in North Amierica ...  

"Walking Dead" fans, if you find that your attention's gone missing, look no further than creator Robert Kirkman himself — he may have just stolen it from you with his new television project for AMC, "Thief of Thieves." "Thieves," based on the comic book of the same name, is currently in development at AMC, marking [...]  

It ranks behind investments by Beijing's sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corp., of $5 billion for a ... in the film business and will have executives from each country visit the other. Lopez said they have not made detailed plans about such ...  

forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a statement released by he companies. Wanda, a private company that previously operated solely in China, generates $16.7 billion in annual revenue from its commercial development and entertainment ...  

It appears comic books and zombies are still all the rage for fans of AMC programming. Obviously The Walking Dead is already a hit, but apparently the talk show hosted by Chris Hardwick that follows every episode of the hit drama with special guests and fans of the series is big enough to keep around as well. AMC just announced that it has renewed Talking Dead for a second season and the Pawn Stars inspired nerd-fest Comic Book Men has also...  

Talking Dead," a talk show centered around AMC's hit horror series "The Walking Dead," has been renewed for 16 episodes, as has "Comic Book Men," a reality series set in Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the Red Bank, N.J., comic-book store owned by the filmmaker Kevin Smith.  

Talking Dead," a talk show centered around AMC's hit horror series "The Walking Dead," has been renewed for 16 episodes, as has "Comic Book Men," a reality series set in Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the Red Bank, N.J., comic-book store owned by the filmmaker Kevin Smith.  

Wanda Group, the Chinese equivalent of AMC Entertainment, is believed to be in talks to acquire the chain of North American theaters headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The New York Times reports that negotiations became serious when AMC apparently decided to forgo an initial public offering at the end of April.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]  

The New York Times reports that the push by Hollywood studios to break into China’s film market is not just one-way traffic, with China’s Wanda Group looking to purchase a significant stake in AMC Entertainment: If completed, the deal will begin a new phase in China’s push into the global film industry by sharply increasing its leverage with Hollywood and creating the first theater chain to have a commanding presence in the world’s two largest...