Mar 14th, 2010 · Who wants to live forever? Apparently, enough people to support an entire industry of pills, creams, tonics and surgeries meant to keep people alive well into three digits. Guy Raz speaks with Greg Critser, author of Eternity Soup: Inside the Quest to End Aging.
Mar 3rd, 2010 · The BBC announced Tuesday that it's shutting down digital radio station BBC 6, reducing the number of U.S. television shows it buys and cutting spending on its Web site by 25 percent. It also says it plans to redirect about $1 billion to improving program quality. As many as 600 jobs could be lost if the BBC's board approves the changes.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · Tuesday's GOP primary for governor has become a battle between three candidates jockeying for the most rightward position. All polls have incumbent Gov. Rick Perry leading by double digits; the question is whether he gets the 50 percent-plus-one that avoids an April 13 runoff.
Feb 27th, 2010 · Before last summer's switch from analog to digital TV, viewers were warned by cable companies that signing up for cable was the only way they could preserve access to their favorite channels. But some find basic TV has plenty of offerings.
Feb 25th, 2010 · The Oscar-nominated animated feature The Book of Kells harks back to an earlier style of drawing — not pre-digital animation, but illumination, the curlicued borders and ornate lettering that characterized the work of medieval holy books. Critic Bob Mondello says it's a strikingly beautiful exercise in deliberately retro technique. (Recommended)
Feb 24th, 2010 · ABC News President David Westin announced Tuesday that he'll be seeking hundreds of staff cuts through buyouts being offered to most news staff. The cuts are made necessary by a bad economy and increased media competition. Westin says this is a call for transformational change in the way TV news is produced in the digital age.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · ABC News President David Westin said up to a quarter of the 1,400-person workforce would be cut as the network re-engineers the way it produces news in the digital age. Voluntary buyouts are being offered to nearly all full-time news employees who are not under union contracts or personal services contracts.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · Wal-Mart announced on Monday that it plans to buy broadband entertainment provider Vudu. The deal would give the world's biggest retailer the ability to sell movies directly through TVs and Blu-ray players over the Internet.