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| US-INDUSTRY Summary Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:34 PM PDT CBC's English-language chief leaving for Twitter job TORONTO (Reuters) - The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp's English-language service is leaving the public broadcaster to join micro-blogging company Twitter, the CBC said on Monday. Kirstine Stewart, the CBC's executive vice-president of English services, will leave immediately and a recruitment process for her replacement has been launched. ... Full Story | Top |
| CBC's English-language chief leaving for Twitter job Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:33 PM PDT  TORONTO (Reuters) - The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp's English-language service is leaving the public broadcaster to join micro-blogging company Twitter, the CBC said on Monday. Kirstine Stewart, the CBC's executive vice-president of English services, will leave immediately and a recruitment process for her replacement has been launched. Stewart, an avid Twitter user herself, said she was named managing director of Twitter Canada and will remain in Toronto to open Twitter's first offices in the country. ... Full Story | Top |
| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:31 PM PDT James Bond's UK film studio launches mission to the U.S. LONDON/ATLANTA (Reuters) - British film studio Pinewood Shepperton, home of the James Bond movies, plans to build its first movie, television and music studio in the United States, part of an international expansion strategy launched in 2009. The owner of Europe's largest film studio, Pinewood said on Monday it would develop 288 acres of land south of Atlanta, Georgia, for a studio facility in a joint venture with River's Rock LLC, an independently managed trust of the Cathy family. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-TELEVISION Summary Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:31 PM PDT Linney, "Mad Men," Sofia Coppola to receive Women in Film awards LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Laura Linney, the female cast members of TV drama "Mad Men" and directors Sofia Coppola and George Lucas were named on Monday as winners of Hollywood's annual Crystal and Lucy Awards, which honor women's achievement in film. The Women in Film organization, which promotes gender parity in the historically male-dominated film business, will honor winners in six award categories at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills in June. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:31 PM PDT James Bond's UK film studio launches mission to the U.S. LONDON/ATLANTA (Reuters) - British film studio Pinewood Shepperton, home of the James Bond movies, plans to build its first movie, television and music studio in the United States, part of an international expansion strategy launched in 2009. The owner of Europe's largest film studio, Pinewood said on Monday it would develop 288 acres of land south of Atlanta, Georgia, for a studio facility in a joint venture with River's Rock LLC, an independently managed trust of the Cathy family. ... Full Story | Top |
| Linney, "Mad Men," Sofia Coppola to receive Women in Film awards Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:30 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Laura Linney, the female cast members of TV drama "Mad Men" and directors Sofia Coppola and George Lucas were named on Monday as winners of Hollywood's annual Crystal and Lucy Awards, which honor women's achievement in film. The Women in Film organization, which promotes gender parity in the historically male-dominated film business, will honor winners in six award categories at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills in June. Linney, 49, best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in the 2007 film "The Savages," will receive the award for Excellence in Film. ... Full Story | Top |
| James Bond's UK film studio launches mission to the U.S. Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:04 PM PDT  LONDON/ATLANTA (Reuters) - British film studio Pinewood Shepperton, home of the James Bond movies, plans to build its first movie, television and music studio in the United States, part of an international expansion strategy launched in 2009. The owner of Europe's largest film studio, Pinewood said on Monday it would develop 288 acres of land south of Atlanta, Georgia, for a studio facility in a joint venture with River's Rock LLC, an independently managed trust of the Cathy family. The Cathy family owns the Atlanta-based fried chicken chain Chick-fil-A. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-MUSIC Summary Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:26 AM PDT Country singer Jason Aldean files for divorce (Reuters) - Country music singer Jason Aldean has filed for divorce from his wife and high-school sweetheart Jessica Ussery, seven months after photographers caught the singer kissing a former "American Idol" contestant at a Los Angeles bar. Aldean, who became one of country music's biggest stars with his 2011 album "My Kinda Party," cited irreconcilable differences for the divorce in court documents filed late on Friday in Williamson County, Tennessee. Singer Emeli Sande eyes U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Country singer Jason Aldean files for divorce Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:25 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Country music singer Jason Aldean has filed for divorce from his wife and high-school sweetheart Jessica Ussery, seven months after photographers caught the singer kissing a former "American Idol" contestant at a Los Angeles bar. Aldean, who became one of country music's biggest stars with his 2011 album "My Kinda Party," cited irreconcilable differences for the divorce in court documents filed late on Friday in Williamson County, Tennessee. "This is a really tough time for my entire family," Aldean said in a statement on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Factbox: Helen Mirren wins best actress at top UK theatre awards Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 01:38 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Helen Mirren won the best actress award for her stage portrayal of the queen in "The Audience" at Britain's top theatre honours on Sunday that were handed out at London's Royal Opera House. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", an adaption of Mark Haddon's best-selling novel, was the evening's biggest winner taking home seven awards, equalling the record set by "Matilda the Musical" in 2012. Following is a list of winners in the main categories of the 37th Olivier Awards. ... Full Story | Top |
| Victoria Beckham plans UK store as juggles family and fashion Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 01:24 PM PDT  By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) - British fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham said life as a working mother is a struggle but she relishes the challenge and plans to expand her empire with a retail store in London. As mother to three boys - Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10, and Cruz, 8 - and to 21-month-old daughter Harper, Beckham said balancing her family life and career was a constant juggle. "The children are my priority and always have been and always will be so it's a little bit of a juggling act," she told the Vogue Festival at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday. ... Full Story | Top |
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