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The article discusses television producer Mark Burnett and his wife, actress Roma Downey, as of July 2014, including their work on several projects based on the Bible. Topics include Burnett and Downey's production of the television series "The Bible" for the television network the History Channel, Burnett and Downey's production of the feature film "Son of God" in 2014, and Burnett's plans to remake the film "Ben-Hur," basing the remake on the book "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" by Lee Wallace.

The article discusses the Spanish-language television market in the U.S., with particular focus given to efforts by the media company News Corp. to gain Hispanic American viewers with its network MundoFox. The large number of Spanish-speaking television viewers in the U.S. is discussed, and current Spanish television companies operating in the U.S. including Univision and Telemundo are examined. Comments from Hernan Lopez, the head of MundoFox, are also offered on the hope that high-quality programming will attract viewers.

The article focuses on Kathy Ireland, a former model and chief executive officer (CEO) of the retail and home furnishing company Kathy Ireland Worldwide. Information is provided on how Ireland previously focused on selling her clothing line at the retail store K-Mart but has expanded into home decor items such as mattresses, ceiling fans, and furniture. It is noted that Ireland's success comes from the popularity of her brand in the non-coastal U.S. region and her licensing agreements that allow the company to collect royalties. INSET: INSIDE IRELAND INC..

The article offers a list of the top thirty entrepreneurs under the age of thirty chosen by "Forbes" magazine. These include Donald Glover, a writer, rapper, and actor on the television program "Community," Danielle Fong, the co-founder of the energy storage company LightSail Energy, and Kevin Systrom, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the photography sharing company Instagram. The list also includes Ronan Farrow, a special advisor on global youth issues for the U.S. State Department and speech advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The article discusses Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the online social-networking Web site Facebook. He created an early version of Facebook while a student at Harvard University. In 2010 Facebook will generate revenues in the neighborhood of $2 billion. Facebook has some 500 million members, yet polling data indicate a majority of those in the U.S. neither trust Facebook with their personal data, nor know enough about Zuckerberg to form an opinion about him. A key factor in Facebook's growth was a 2007 decision by Zuckerberg to give programmers access to Facebook's computer code so they could write applications for it. Mark Pincus, the founder of game company Zynga, is a billionaire due in part to his firm's Facebook applications. INSETS: In Brief: Friends and Enemies;The Conversation.

The article discusses the technology that allows actors to become realistic virtual characters such as those in the 3-dimensional science fiction film "Avatar" from director James Cameron. The role of Digital Doman company's special effects technician Steve Preeg in the virtual acting revolution is mentioned. Movies that have used extensive editing or fake people include "Zelig," "Forrest Gump," Terminator 2," "Lord of the Rings,"The Polar Express," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and "Terminator Salvation."

The article discusses the television and business ventures of television personality Simon Cowell. Cowell's business and television career history is presented, which includes creating a record label called Fanfare and judging television talent shows such as "American Idol," "The X Factor," and "Britain's Got Talent." Details about other business and television ventures Cowell is involved with are also included.

This article focuses on Peter Chernin, president of News Corp. The article explains that in February 2008 Chernin, along with Robert Iger, head of the Walt Disney Co., decided that their studios would give their writers a portion of the money made on online television and movies, and thus ended the writers' strike. The article chronicles Chernin's role at News Corp.

A chart is presented that lists power rankings of the 100 biggest celebrities; topping the list are talk show host Oprah Winfrey, golf professional Tiger Woods and musician Madonna.

The article discusses the construction of an international trading port in the Western Mexican town of Lázaro Cárdenas. The owner of Kansas City Southern railroad, Michael Haverty, helped secure use of 400 miles of Union Pacific's track, giving the company a straight shot from Lázaro Cárdenas to Kansas City. In order to make the port successful, Haverty has had to work to secure use of rail lines within Mexico and work with both Mexican and American union workers.

This article focuses on Terrence Lanni's plans to build a village in Las Vegas called CityCenter. Las Vegas is the quaking epicenter of the real estate boom. Two hundred people move there every day. Land prices have quadrupled in the past five years, and home prices rose 24% in the first half of 2005. In the next five years 80 high-rise condominium towers with 37,000 apartments are slated to go up. Yet now, in the middle of this real estate mania, this successor to dot-com madness, MGM Mirage Chief Executive Terrence Lanni is going all in. Lanni, one of the canniest financial minds in Vegas and steward of the number two gambling company in the world, will break ground later this year on the biggest and most ambitiously different property Sin City has ever seen: CityCenter. CityCenter will be a real village, albeit a miniature one, about the size of Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood, complete with 1,600 condominiums.

Presents the list of Forbes' 100 celebrities, with Oprah Winfrey topping the list, followed by Tiger Woods, Mel Gibson, George Lucas, Shaquille O'Neal, Steven Spielberg, Johnny Depp, Madonna, Elton John, Tom Cruise, and many others.

Presents an alphabetical listing of the 2004 Forbes 400, a ranking of the wealthiest Americans.

This article previews the 2004 Forbes, a list which ranks the 400 wealthiest Americans. The economy's recovery may be a little shaky, but you wouldn't know it from looking at this year's Forbes 400. The combined net worth of the nation's wealthiest climbed to $1 trillion, up $45 billion in 12 months. But while the creation of wealth marches on, the preservation of it is a chancy affair. Disney boss Michael Eisner is gone from the list, capping a bad year of shareholder revolts and lackluster releases.Also gone: long-time Forbes 400 member and buyout king Theodore Forstmann, who took large stakes in XO Communications and McLeodUSA before they went bust. Those left behind made room for 45 new names, 10 of them members of Chicago's Pritzker clan, whose intergenerational squabble resulted in the carving up of the family's $17 billion hotel and manufacturing fortune. But not all the new names are family money: Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page prove a good idea can still make a bundle; bond guru William Gross' steady hand on volatile markets created his $1 billion fortune; and Kenneth Hendricks shows a guy can still make a buck in the unsexy trade of building supplies. Those left behind made room for 45 new names, 10 of them members of Chicago's Pritzker clan, whose intergenerational squabble resulted in the carving up of the family's$ 17 billion hotel and manufacturing fortune. But not all the new names are family money: Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page prove a good idea can still make a bundle; bond guru William Gross' steady hand on volatile markets created his $1 billion fortune; and Kenneth Hendricks shows a guy can still make a buck in the unsexy trade of building supplies. High oil and gas prices also helped: T. Boone Pickens, a perennial suspect for two decades, finally makes an appearance on the list, but his $750 million pile is dwarfed by the $4.2 billion net worth of Houston pipeline maven Daniel Duncan.

After two years of declining values, the rich finally got richer. On this, "Forbes" magazine's 21st annual edition of "The Forbes 400," the aggregate net worth of the nation's wealthiest 400 citizens leapt 10% in the past year, to $955 billion -- just one Bill Gates away from $1 trillion. Leading the charge: Internet stocks. A rising price of admission -- $600 million -- pushed 20 members off the list, including wrestling's Vince McMahon and Global Crossing's Gary Winnick. Their places were filled by newcomers like hedge fund managers Steve Cohen and Ken Griffin, both of whom would prefer we keep them out of our club.