Pink Floyd takes EMI to court in dispute over royalties, online sales
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9 Mar, 2010 0 0
LONDON - Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era.
The group's lawyer, Robert Howe, told the High Court that the band was disputing the way royalties for online sales are worked out. He said the group als
UFC and Cineplex to show GSP title fight at three dozen Canadian cinemas
THE CANADIAN PRESS
9 Mar, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - Georges St-Pierre's welterweight title defence at UFC 111 will be aired in three dozen Canadian cinemas, Cineplex and the UFC announced Tuesday.
The March 27 show in Newark, N.J., will be shown in high-definition on the big screen in select locations in Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Ontario
Andy Richter says a tour with Conan O'Brien and Max Weinberg is possible
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 Mar, 2010 0 0
NEW YORK - is "a possibility."
The Hollywood Reporter says the tour would start the middle of next month and could also involve O'Brien's bandleader, Max Weinberg.
Unlike O'Brien, who can't be on TV until September, Richter co-hosted "Live With Regis and Kelly."
Richter says he's still und
Annie Leibovitz reaches deal to keep her portfolio and manage millions in debt
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 Mar, 2010 0 0
NEW YORK - Annie Leibovitz has entered into an agreement with a private investment firm to help manage her debt and market her portfolio of celebrity images.
Colony Capital LLC spokeswoman Caroline Luz said Tuesday that the photographer and the firm signed the deal Monday.
Colony will become
German court sends man to prison for trying to blackmail Cindy Crawford
Verena Schmitt-Roschmann, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 Mar, 2010 0 0
BERLIN - A German man who tried to blackmail supermodel Cindy Crawford with a photo of her bound and gagged seven-year-old daughter was sentenced to two years in jail Tuesday.
Edis Kayalar, 26, was found guilty after confessing that he tried to extort C100,000 from Crawford and her husband Rande
Co-anchor Harry Smith's colonoscopy to air live on Wednesday's 'The Early Show'
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9 Mar, 2010 0 0
NEW YORK - "The Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith is scheduled to have a colonoscopy Wednesday, with live reports planned as he undergoes the procedure at a New York hospital.
CBS says it will be the first time an anchor has had a colonoscopy live on network television.
"CBS Evening News" anc
B.C. totem artist, Toronto muralist among artists given Gov.-Gen. awards
Nelson Wyatt, THE CANADIAN PRESS
9 Mar, 2010 0 0
MONTREAL - A B.C. carver known for his totems and masks, a Nova Scotia video artist and a Toronto painter renowned for her murals are among the winners of this year's Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
The prizes were announced by the Canada Council this morning at a news confer
Rogers Video: '2012' top rental for week ending March 7
THE CANADIAN PRESS
9 Mar, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - The most popular DVDs according to Rogers Video for the period ending March 7.
DVD RENTALS
1 2012
2 Law Abiding Citizen
3 The Informant
4 Couples Retreat
5 The Box
6 The Hurt Locker
7 Where the Wild Things Are
8 The Time Traveler's Wife
9 Cirque Du Freak:
'Phantom of the Opera' sequel 'Love Never Dies' opens in London
Jill Lawless, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9 Mar, 2010 0 0
LONDON - Will the magic of the Phantom strike twice for Andrew Lloyd Webber?
The theatre world was eagerly awaiting Tuesday's premiere in London of "Love Never Dies," the sequel to Lloyd Webber's global hit "Phantom of the Opera."
"Phantom" is a tale of gothic romance set in the Paris Opera t
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