Tuesday, April 14, 2015
newsmakers
Wallenda plans to walk on observation wheel
NEW YORK
Daredevil Nik Wallenda says he’ll walk untethered on top of a 400-foot observation wheel in Orlando, Fla., this month.
Wallenda said Monday at a New York City news conference that the Orlando Eye will be moving when he attempts his feat April 29.
The attraction in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district officially opens in May.
In November, Wallenda made two hair-raising Chicago skyscraper crossings on high wires without a safety net or a harness.
4 ‘Game of Thrones’ episodes leaked
LOS ANGELES
HBO says leaked episodes of “Game of Thrones” came from within a group given approval to receive them.
The premium cable channel said it is “actively assessing” how the breach occurred, declining Monday to provide further details.
Saturday’s piracy occurred the day before “Game of Thrones” returned for its fifth season.
Four of the season’s 10 episodes were leaked online to torrent sites. Within an hour, there reportedly were more than 1 million downloads of episode one.
Media critics and reporters are among those who routinely received advance copies of HBO programs. The DVDs are marked with serial numbers to identify the recipients.
Associated Press