The planet pandora Impresses Wall Street With First Earnings Report Since IPO

Internet radio company The planet pandora introduced quarterly earnings the very first time like a public company and it is outcome was adequate for traders to bid shares greater in after-hrs buying and selling.our editor recommendsPandora Announces Two New Board MembersPandora Impresses Wall Street With First Earnings Report Since IPO STORY: Spotify: As Media Goes Gaga Over Launch, The planet pandora Stock Falls The planet pandora stated Thursday it lost $1.8 million in the fiscal second quarter on revenue that increased 117 percent to $67 million, with $58 million originating from sales of advertising. "Marketers continue their adoption of Pandora's multi-platform ad solutions, leading to our sixth consecutive quarter of the year-over-year triple digit revenue growth," Boss Joe Kennedy stated. STORY: The planet pandora IPO: Exactly what the Experts Say Total listening hrs jumped 125 percent to at least one.8 billion, and The planet pandora stated it now claims 3.6 percent from the believed U.S. radio audience, up from 1.8 percent last year. The outcomes were an uncommon little bit of great news for traders, who observed the stock jump 63 percent your day Pandora's stock first showed in June at $16 a share, however viewed the cost be slashed in two, and worse, within the next couple of several weeks. On Thursday, the shares were up 3 % to $12.47 plus they rose another 4 % following the closing bell. Related Subjects

In Demand Chili All kinds of peppers

In Demand Chili All kinds of peppers perform in the Roxy, on Monday, August 22, 2011, in West Hollywood, California.Presented by Fuse. Examined August. 22, 2011.Band: Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Cruz, Josh Klinghoffer"I stated hey now, We have got to really make it rain in some way." These lyrics from "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie," charge single from In Demand Chili Peppers' first new album in 5 years, switched to be telling. After half ten years away this guitar rock band arrived back in this area having a vengeance in the Roxy on Monday evening, passing on their all to ascertain if they might "allow it to be rain" again nearly 3 decades after developing this guitar rock band as senior high school buddies in Hollywood. Prior to delivering the Ron Rubin-created album "I am Along With You,Inch the Chili All kinds of peppers happen to be playing a number of intimate California club shows. Monday's gig will air on Fuse TV on August. 30, your day from the album's release. Even though Chili All kinds of peppers are old pros, situations are different this time around around. Their lengthy-time guitarist, John Frusciante, leaves this guitar rock band for again, most probably permanently, and it has been changed by 31-year-old Josh Klinghoffer. The Chili All kinds of peppers possess a lengthy good reputation for running through guitarists, but Klinghoffer immediately appeared like among the family, handling the complex guitar parts and improvised solos effortlessly. Throughout their nearly two-hour set, a shirtless Anthony Kiedis paced happens just like a prowling tiger, while Flea, perhaps among contemporary rock's most gifted bassists, stored the pace together with his funky tempos, bounding up and lower and trembling his crimson mane. Drummer Chad Cruz appeared absolutely thrilled to become there, smiling and wailing on his package. The Chili All kinds of peppers began with "Monarchy of Roses," the upbeat first track in the new album, and segued into 2002's "Can't Stop," invoking an outrageous reaction from a crowd largely comprised of contest those who win, buddies from the band and industryites. Regardless of the passing of your time, the essential punk-funk band appears no worse for that put on, delivering a satisfying group of old faves while departing lots of space to road test the brand new material. Stand outs in the new album incorporated "Factory of Belief" with contagious, driving bass lines and funky guitar flourishes, and "Ethiopia," a sluggish builder that showcases Kiedis' smooth, sultry vocals and Klinghoffer's able axmanship. Concluding their set with "Incidentally," this guitar rock band came back to the level to have an extended instrumental jam before Flea quipped, "We are gonna play one you haven't heard before." Then they released into "Provide Away," among their greatest hits, delivering the audience's degree of energy in to the stratosphere. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

VIDEO: Doctor Who Is Back! But Where's He Going Next?

Dr. Who After spending a summer traveling through space and time in the TARDIS, Doctor Who is back - but the real question is where he's going next. Doctor Who trailer, fezzes and more time lord secrets Based on the trippy new trailer, the doctor's jaunt back in time to kill Hitler isn't the only exciting adventure in store. Check out the trailer below, which includes plenty of eerie space men and monsters (The Silence! A Minotaur!). Plus, is that River Song with an eye patch? Hmm ... Doctor Who returns to BBC America on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 9/8c.

Syfy President Dave Howe Sets Sights on Video Games (Exclusive Q&A)

As president of Syfy, Dave Howe oversees the direction of all aspects of the TV networks' ventures. Over the past few years, he's established partnerships with game publishers like THQ and Trion Worlds in an attempt to converge the worlds of video games and traditional Hollywood programming. Syfy premiered its first THQ video game movie, Red Faction: Armageddon, this summer. And the TV network is working with Trion Worlds on Defiance, the world's first massively multiplayer online (MMO) video game that will connect directly to a scripted, live action television series. Howe talks about the role video games will play for Syfy moving forward in this exclusive interview. THR: Why are we seeing so much activity in the video game space from Syfy this year? Howe: Our viewers are a very big video game playing audience. They understand technology. Video games have always been on our horizon because our audience is so techno-savvy. I think it's a combination of our ambition through some of our ventures to grow new businesses and revenue streams, and also an attempt to create new ways of telling stories to capitalize on in the new development of technology. Video gaming has come a hell of a long way since the days of Pac-Man. Today's big games like Call of Duty create real-time stories and characters that are much closer to the TV movie experience than it ever has been, so now is the time for us to really capitalize on that. THR: How will your partnerships with game companies like THQ and Trion Worlds alleviate some of the challenges of turning video games into TV shows and vice versa? Howe: We know the traditional Hollywood model of taking an existing property and trying to adapt it for a different media doesn't work. Most gamers would always deride the spin-off game from a movie franchise or the spin-off of a movie from a game franchise because they're usually created after the fact. The characters in the story were not designed for those particular media. They've had to be adapted and retrofitted to make them work. We wanted to come at it more smartly and co-create and co-develop. THR: Essentially, you're talking about a transmedia approach, correct? Howe: Yes. Everything is designed to live in a different media. We created these characters, stories and mythology knowing that they absolutely will work in TV, movies or animated series. It was always the intention before we even greenlit them, so that gives us a head-start in terms of ensuring that we're true to the characters and the storyline in all media. I think the other key here is that the majority of video games from movies or TV series or TV series to movies from video games involve a completely different creative team. That means that the vision of the director, writers and producers are not the same as the team that are developing the game. And that inevitably impairs the success of that game because it's like a defective clone. THR: How has Defiance been designed for today's multitasking game audience which often watches TV and surfs online simultaneously? Howe: Our audience is at the forefront of all things digital. They're multitaskers. They're using DVRs, they're texting, they're streaming content in a way that no other consumer of any other network is. Basically, that means we cannot take for granted the notion that people are going to come to a live linear TV experience with an expectation that they want to experience entertainment simultaneously across different screens and different platforms. Everything that we do has to have that digital component. THR: How big a part of your overall programming do you see video game content becoming for Syfy moving forward? Howe: I think it's early days for us. Trion was our first major joint venture and we entered into that two or three years ago. We have the joint venture partnership with THQ. We just announced a gaming initiative whereby we're publishing around six Facebook games. This is a beginning of what we hope will be an aggressive expansion and we do truly believe that his is a ripe opportunity for Syfy to capitalize on and the right opportunity to really exploit the passion, the interest, the habits, and the entertainment consumption habits of our audience in a way that we've never been able to do in the past. We're very excited about games and we see it as a big growth opportunity for us over the next five to 10 years. THR: Publisher Bigpoint has over 2 million registered players for Battlestar Galactica Online even without the TV show airing. What are your thoughts about the opportunities the online gaming space opens up for Battlestar and other TV shows current or past? Howe: I think when you have a property like Battlestar Galactica, it's timeless. Yet it's great to have a TV series on air simultaneously, but it's not necessary. Battlestar is a franchise that's existed since the '80s. We took a run at it. Universal Pictures I think has a big development and potentially another movie. It's a known franchise that will always work if you are true to its spirit and you really find the right vehicle to create properties and games that can live in isolation. We had great success with the TV series. We've seen great success with the video game. We're developing a potential pilot for another spin-off series, Blood and Chrome, which will launch next year. We have an amazing franchise that we want to continue to exploit irrespective of whether the TV series is on air. THR: Does the success of the Battlestar game open up other opportunities for the Battlestar franchise? Howe: Yes, it has. It really has. It confirms what we expected, that the franchise is bigger than a TV series that we happen to be running. I think it says to us that it's an amazing property that we can continue to develop and grow. We can continue to figure out new ways to tell the story and to spin off the story. You can look forward to more Battlestar Galactica spin-offs in the future. Related Topics SyFy

CBS Rounds Out Revamped Cast Of Rob Schneider Comedy Pilot

EXCLUSIVE: Diana Maria Riva and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols are set to co-star opposite Rob Schneider and Cheech Marin in the Schneider's untitled CBS comedy, which is shooting a new pilot for midseason consideration as part of a recent order that also includes several backup scripts. The multi-camera comedy, which Schneider co-wrote with Lew Morton based on the actor's real-life experience, stars Schneider as Rob, a confirmed bachelor who has just married into a tight-knit Mexican-American family. Bassols will play his wife Maggie and Riva his mother-in-law Rosa, roles played in the original pilot by Nadine Velazquez and Ada Maris, respectively. Riva's age (she is younger than Schneider, who plays her son-in-law, and way younger than Marin, who plays her husband) suggests a possible trophy wife scenario. This completes the recasting of the CBS Studios/Tannenbaum Co. project, with new cast members Marin, Riva and Bassols joining pilot regulars Schneider, Eugenio Derbez as the wife's uncle and Lupe Ontiveros as her grandmother. Bassols is a virually unknown in the U.S. but has has done a number of series in her native Spain. Riva, who recurred on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing and Studio 60, recently co-starred on the Fox dramedy The Good Guys.