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Today's Entertainment - Reuters Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines - Yahoo News: British media tycoon considers Channel 5 float: Sky New Zealand court fines US actor Chris Pine for drink driving Dvbbs, Borgeous and Tinie Tempah collaboration tops UK music charts 'Mr. Peabody' top dog at U.S. box office, revs past 'Speed,' '300'

British media tycoon considers Channel 5 float: Sky  Sunday, Mar 16, 2014 06:00 PM PDT (Reuters) - British media baron Richard Desmond is considering a stock market listing of free-to-air TV broadcaster Channel 5, Sky News reported, citing sources. Desmond is working with investment bankers from Goldman Sachs on the possible floatation, Sky News said on its website, adding that the bank had taken the idea of listing Channel 5 to Desmond in recent weeks. (http://link.reuters.com/ban67v) Media reports in January said Desmond had hired Barclays to look for buyers for the television network and was expecting to raise about 700 million pounds ($1.16 billion) through the sale. ... Full Story	Top
New Zealand court fines US actor Chris Pine for drink driving  Sunday, Mar 16, 2014 05:05 PM PDT U.S. film actor and "Star Trek" star Chris Pine pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court to drink-driving and was fined and disqualified from driving for six months, media reported on Monday. The legal limit in New Zealand is 80 micrograms. She accepted that Pine, who stood silently throughout the hearing, was remorseful, and had made a large donation to a New Zealand charity. Full Story	Top
Dvbbs, Borgeous and Tinie Tempah collaboration tops UK music charts  Sunday, Mar 16, 2014 12:40 PM PDT Canadian duo Dvbbs and Miami DJ Borgeous topped the British singles chart for the first time on Sunday, after their track "Tsunami (Jump)" featuring London MC Tinie Tempah went straight in at number one, the Official Charts Company said. The single is a vocal mix version of Dvbbs and Borgeous instrumental track "Tsunami", which topped charts in Belgium and the Netherlands last summer but failed to make an impact on the British charts at the time. Last week's chart topper, Route 94's "My Love" featuring Jess Glynne, dropped a spot to number two, while Pharrell Williams' "Happy" was in third place, the Official Charts Company said. Pharrell Williams' "G I R L" was knocked off the top spot after just one week, slipping to number three. Full Story	Top
'Mr. Peabody' top dog at U.S. box office, revs past 'Speed,' '300'  Sunday, Mar 16, 2014 11:28 AM PDT By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" won the weekend box office derby with $21.2 million in ticket sales, outpacing both last week's winner "300: Rise of An Empire" and video game turned car racing movie "Need for Speed." The animated "Mr. Peabody & Sherman," which opened a week earlier in the No. 2 spot, overtook last week's winner, the Greek-era action film "300: Rise of an Empire" which collected $19.1 million from Friday to Sunday, according to studio estimates. "Need for Speed" settled for third place on its opening weekend with ticket sales of $17.8 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. "Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club," the weekend's other new movie, was fifth behind "Non-Stop," selling $8.3 million worth of tickets. Full Story	Top

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