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Briton Piers Morgan named Larry King replacement (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:27:52 GMT
Reuters - British television host Piers Morgan is to replace veteran CNN talk show host Larry King in January, bringing what is expected to be a more acerbic tone to the long-running prime time U.S. interview show.

Discovery, Hasbro ready Hub network for launch (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:24:19 GMT
Reuters - Discovery Communications and toy maker Hasbro Inc said on Wednesday their new joint-venture cable network The Hub, to launch next month, would target an under-served market of children aged 11 and younger.

Disney hires new marketing guru for "Pirates 4" (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:47:34 GMT
Reuters - Disney has taken the unusual step of bringing in a consultant to handle the marketing of its fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, a move bound to raise questions about the marketing boss hired by the studio five months ago.

Spyglass signs letter of intent with MGM: source (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:27:17 GMT
Reuters - The founders of production company Spyglass Entertainment have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to take over management of financially troubled movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Spain's Alejandro Sanz among top Latin Grammy nominees (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:14:19 GMT

Reuters - Superstar Spaniard Alejandro Sanz and three other singer-songwriters from Mexico, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic led the field of contenders unveiled on Wednesday for the 11th annual Latin Grammys with four nominations each.

Sony Pictures to animate Marvel characters: report (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:04:13 GMT
Reuters - Sony Pictures Entertainment, a division of Sony Corp, will partner with Marvel Entertainment to animate characters such as Iron Man, X-Men and Blade in Japan and broadcast them worldwide, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Rockers Disturbed dethrone Katy Perry on album chart (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:57:40 GMT

Reuters - Alt-metal rock band Disturbed claimed its fourth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday despite a hefty drop in first-week sales.

Venice film fest fights its corner as crisis bites (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:42:41 GMT

Reuters - A dearth of big Hollywood stars, Venice's notoriously high costs, fierce competition from Toronto -- this year's film festival on the Lido is fighting to keep its place on the map as one of cinema's most prestigious events.

Toronto filmfest hopes to buck up weak Oscar season (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:47:44 GMT

Reuters - It's normally a proving ground for movies hoping to make a splash during Oscar season, but in a 2010 film season that has been thin on critical successes, this year's edition of the Toronto Film Festival could grab an even bigger share of the spotlight.

Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:37:11 GMT
Reuters - Google Inc will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room.

David Westin resigning as news head at Disney's ABC (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:40:22 GMT
Reuters - ABC News President David Westin said on Monday he was resigning after 13 years, according to a memo he sent to employees that was released on the network's website.

Playboy board hires advisers to weigh Hefner bid (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:30:29 GMT
Reuters - The Playboy Enterprises Inc special board committee tapped to evaluate Hugh Hefner's offer to take the company private said on Tuesday it retained Raine Securities LLC and Kaye Scholer LLP as its financial and legal advisors, respectively.

Clooney outdraws "Machete" at holiday box office (Reuters)
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:45:15 GMT

Reuters - In the battle of the box office assassins, A-lister George Clooney barely mustered more firepower with his new chart-topper "The American" than the relatively unknown star of "Machete," as the summer moviegoing season wrapped feebly during the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Brazil battles image problems amid movie boom (Reuters)
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:16:44 GMT
Reuters - It was the middle of the night in Jardim Tiradentes, one of Sao Paulo's rougher neighborhoods. A two-man crew was waiting to film a police raid when chief inspector Rafael Correa Lodi broke the bad news.

Get the celebrity scent with UK tabloid's perfume (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:07:25 GMT
Reuters - Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper launched its own celebrity perfume on Monday to provide readers with the scent of showbiz.