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Today's Entertainment - Reuters Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Time Warner-CBS blackout may last until Sept: analysts From spin doctor to Dr Who: BBC names new Time Lord ABC in talks to develop TV shows based on 'Star Wars' characters Sweden's Avicii tops UK singles charts for third week '2 Guns' shoots past 'Smurfs,' 'Wolverine' to claim box office 'Shrek' studio Dreamworks remakes itself with a flurry of deals

Time Warner-CBS blackout may last until Sept: analysts  Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 04:19 PM PDT By Ashley Lau NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas could be without CBS Corp programming for several weeks as the two companies appear no closer to settling a fee dispute, analysts said. The blackout that began on Friday, when Time Warner Cable dropped the No. 1-rated U.S. broadcast network, has affected an estimated 3.5 million customers, including golf fans who missed Tiger Woods' victory in the Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday. ... Full Story	Top
From spin doctor to Dr Who: BBC names new Time Lord  Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 01:53 PM PDT By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - A British actor best known for playing a foul-mouthed political spin doctor was named on Sunday as the new lead in the BBC's "Doctor Who", the long-running science fiction series that has terrified generations of children. Ending months of speculation, Britain's public broadcaster said Peter Capaldi, 55, will be the 12th Doctor, a time travelling adventurer who first appeared on screens in 1963. Racing through time and space in a blue police telephone box, the Time Lord has battled foes such as the Cybermen, the Weeping Angels and the Daleks. ... Full Story	Top
ABC in talks to develop TV shows based on 'Star Wars' characters  Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 12:25 PM PDT (Reuters) - ABC television executives are talking with George Lucas' Lucasfilm studio about making TV shows based on characters developed by the studio that created the "Star Wars" franchise, according to the president of Disney's ABC Entertainment Group. "We've started conversations with them," Paul Lee told a gathering of TV critics meeting Sunday in Beverly Hills. "I have an inkling in my mind, but they have a lot on their plate." Disney bought Lucasfilm in October for $4. ... Full Story	Top
Sweden's Avicii tops UK singles charts for third week  Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 11:14 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Swedish DJ and producer Avicii has spent a third week at the top of the British singles charts with his dance hit "Wake Me Up", sales figures showed on Sunday. The Official Charts Company, which compiles the weekly list, said the 23-year-old held off a challenge from British soul singer John Newman, who climbed two places to number two with "Love Me Again". Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, sold 267,000 copies of the song in its first week of release last month to become the fastest selling track of the year in Britain. The total reached 545,000 copies this week. ... Full Story	Top
'2 Guns' shoots past 'Smurfs,' 'Wolverine' to claim box office  Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 10:32 AM PDT By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "2 Guns," starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as rival federal agents, shot through its weekend competition at movie theaters, collecting $27.4 million to lead the North American box office, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. "The Wolverine," last weekend's box office leader, finished second with $21.7 million in ticket sales and has totaled $95 million during its two weeks in theaters. ... Full Story	Top
'Shrek' studio Dreamworks remakes itself with a flurry of deals  Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 06:03 AM PDT By Ronald Grover and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc, the studio that built one of Hollywood's largest film franchises on the back of a green ogre named Shrek, has suddenly become one of the entertainment industry's busiest dealmakers. In the last year, Dreamworks has bought a YouTube network aimed at teenagers and picked up a company that controls such iconic characters as Lassie and Casper the Friendly Ghost. It acquired the rights to the Troll toy franchise and in June, signed a deal to produce a TV series for streaming video service Netflix Inc. ... Full Story	Top

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