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| Obama salutes entertainers taking a Washington bow Sunday, Dec 02, 2012 06:27 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Music legend Led Zeppelin was recognized on Sunday alongside entertainers from stage and screen for their contributions to the arts and American culture at the Kennedy Center Honors, lifetime achievement awards for performing artists. The eclectic tribute in Washington, alternated between solemn veneration and lighthearted roasting of honorees Academy Award-winning actor Dustin Hoffman, wisecracking late-night talk show host David Letterman, blues guitar icon Buddy Guy, ballerina Natalia Makarova and Led Zeppelin. ... Full Story | Top |
| News International CEO Mockridge to step down at year-end Sunday, Dec 02, 2012 05:44 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of News International, the scandal-hit British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, will step down at the end of the year, the company said on Sunday. Tom Mockridge, who has served as News International's CEO since July 2011, is leaving the company to pursue outside opportunities, News Corp said in a statement. The move comes as News Corp is preparing to name executives to lead its new publishing company, which is being spun off from its entertainment operations. ... Full Story | Top |
| Euro zone crisis drags down European ad spending: report Sunday, Dec 02, 2012 04:16 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone crisis has left Western Europe the only world region to see a fall in advertising spending this year, market research group ZenithOptimedia said. The forecasting group said advertising expenditure in Western Europe fell 2.2 percent to $106.8 billion this year compared with an average increase of 3.3 percent worldwide. North American ad spending rose 4.1 percent to $171.9 billion and Asia's expenditure was up 6.1 percent to $140.1 billion this year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Producer Katzenberg picks up honorary Oscar for charity work Sunday, Dec 02, 2012 03:47 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg received an honorary Oscar for his charitable work on Saturday at a star-studded gala that kicked off the movie awards season and bestowed film industry gold on three other industry veterans. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annually hands out its Governors Awards to people who have made an impact on Hollywood. This year, the honorary Oscars went to Katzenberg, stuntman Hal Needham, documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker and arts advocate George Stevens Jr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Olly Murs tops UK single and album charts Sunday, Dec 02, 2012 11:05 AM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Olly Murs's single "Troublemaker", featuring U.S. rapper Flo Rida, retained the No. 1 spot in Britain's pop charts for a second week in a row on Sunday, the Official Charts Company said. "Troublemaker" is Murs's fourth No. 1 single in the British charts. The former contestant on the British version of television talent show 'The X Factor' also nabbed the top spot in the album charts with 'Right Place Right Time', leaving popular boy band One Direction in second place. (Reporting by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Louise Ireland) Full Story | Top |
| "Twilight" shines in third box office win over Bond Sunday, Dec 02, 2012 10:58 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Twilight" teen movie vampires sucked more money out of theaters over the weekend, leading James Bond, Brad Pitt and the rest of box office pack with $17.4 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales and scoring its third weekly win. Pitt's new movie, the small-budget gangster film "Killing Them Softly," bombed with filmgoers who panned it with a rare "F" grade on average in polling by audience survey firm CinemaScore. The movie landed in seventh place with $7 million in ticket sales at domestic theaters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Top films at the North American box office Sunday, Dec 02, 2012 10:04 AM PST LOS ANGELES, Dec 2 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three-day weekend starting November 30, led by "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" at No. 1, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (1) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2..$17.4 million 2 (2) Skyfall..................................$17.0 million 3 (3) Lincoln..................................$13.5 million 4 (4) Rise of the Guardians................. $13.5 million 5 (5) Life of Pi...............................$12 million 6 (6) Wreck it Ralph........................... ... Full Story | Top |
| "Family Guy" MacFarlane adds his voice to "Simpsons" gig Sunday, Dec 02, 2012 06:45 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seth MacFarlane may already have three hit animated television shows, one hit raunchy comedy movie and the coveted Oscars hosting job for next year, but the comedian is adding another notch on his resume: guest voicing on "The Simpsons." "Family Guy" creator MacFarlane will appear in the season premiere of the 25th season of "The Simpsons" in 2013, Fox Television, home to both shows, said on Friday. ... Full Story | Top |
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