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CTV buys U.S. series Mad Men: Private broadcaster CTV has added to its slate of U.S.-produced shows with the purchase of the Golden Globe-nominated series Mad Men. more »

Law & Order to get British accent: A British production company is considering creating a London version of the long-running TV crime series Law & Order. more »
Expect pickets at Golden Globes, striking writers say: The Writers Guild of America is saying no deal to Golden Globe Awards organizers, who had hoped to negotiate a ceremony without a picket line. more »
Late-night hosts return to TV: Late-night TV hosts returned to the air Wednesday after a two-month hiatus. more »
Serbian Big Brother cancelled following deaths of evicted contestants: Producers of a Serbian version of Big Brother have cancelled the latest series after three of the reality show's participants were killed in a weekend car accident. more »
Patriots game to make U.S. broadcasting history: The New England Patriots' shot at a historic 16-0 mark will be broadcast Saturday night on American networks CBS, NBC and the NFL Network, the league announced on Wednesday. more »
Letterman, Ferguson talk shows back on air Wednesday: Television viewers eager for fresh material can soon tune in to the Late Show with David Letterman and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, as the programs' production company reached a special agreement with the Writers Guild of America. more »
Dr. McDreamy Dempsey named Star of the Year by People magazine: It's a McDreamy year for actor Patrick Dempsey, anointed People magazine's "Star of the Year." more »
Sacha Baron Cohen bids Borat, Ali G goodbye: British comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen is bidding farewell to the two alter egos that brought him international success: the dim-witted hip hop interviewer Ali G and uncouth reporter Borat. more »
Stewart, Colbert join returning late-night hosts despite strike: The popular political satire of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert is heading back to the tube in January, joining other late-night programming returning to the air despite the film and TV writers' strike. more »

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Dutch conductor de Waart to take baton of Milwaukee Symphony: Edo de Waart, chief conductor and artistic director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, will also become music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Live Earth wins new award for 'green' music events: Midem, an international trade show for the music industry, has created a new award designed to honour figures who advance ecologically-friendly live music events.
MC Hammer back with dance website: Former rapper MC Hammer is taking on YouTube with plans for a new website dedicated to dance videos.

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Sean Penn to head Cannes festival jury: American actor and director Sean Penn will head the awards jury at the Cannes Film Festival this year, organizers announced Thursday.
Potter star to tackle slain photojournalist biopic: With the end of the Harry Potter film series in sight, young British actor Daniel Radcliffe is continuing to strike out with more adult performances, including winning a coveted upcoming role as a slain photojournalist.
Eddie Murphy weds in Pacific paradise: Comedian Eddie Murphy married film producer Tracey Edmonds in a small ceremony on New Year's Day, according to a report from People magazine.

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Stinky Cheese man named U.S. kids' books ambassador: Jon Scieszka, author of such bestselling picture books as The Stinky Cheese Man and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, has been named the ambassador for children's books in the U.S.
Much-rejected first novel wins Costa award: Catherine O'Flynn's debut novel What was Lost and A.L. Kennedy's Day have been shortlisted for the Costa Book of the Year Award, a British literary award formerly known as the Whitbread.
Tom Wolfe changes publishers for new novel: Tom Wolfe will change publishers with the release of his new novel, Back to Blood, a story of "class, family, wealth, race, crime, sex, corruption and ambition" set in Miami.

Media »

China puts limits on internet video: China has decided to restrict the broadcasting of internet videos — including those posted on video-sharing websites — to sites run by state-controlled companies and will require providers to report questionable content to the government.
Number of slain journalists up 244% over 5 years: watchdog: The number of journalists killed in the field has skyrocketed by 244 per cent in the past five years, and more than half of the 86 reporters slain in 2007 fell in Iraq, according to an annual tally compiled by Reporters Without Borders.
MC Hammer back with dance website: Former rapper MC Hammer is taking on YouTube with plans for a new website dedicated to dance videos.

Art & Design »

France racing to save Lascaux cave paintings from fungus: The French government is taking emergency action to rescue the celebrated cave paintings of the Lascaux caverns from a fungus that threatens to destroy the ancient works of art.
Israel, France create exhibit of unclaimed Nazi-looted art: The Israel Museum in Jerusalem plans an exhibit in February of more than 50 drawings and paintings stolen from France by the Germans during the Second World War and never reclaimed.
Russian-British art exhibition feud settled with new UK law: Britain and Russia settled a politically tinged dispute about art Monday, with Moscow saying it will grant permission to send Russian masterpieces for a major exhibition in London now that Britain has protected the works from seizure.

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Quebec City begins 400th birthday celebration: Quebec City's 400th birthday party begins Monday night with a major concert and a fireworks display in the city's historic Old Town.
Writer Richard Wright, musician Paul Shaffer earn honours: Novelist Richard Wright, author of Clara Callan, and Paul Shaffer, music director for David Letterman's late night talk show, are to be awarded the Order of Canada.
Broadway, Hollywood choreographer Michael Kidd dies: American choreographer Michael Kidd, who created dance for the stage musical Finian's Rainbow and the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, has died.

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