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CBS orders second season of "Boss"(Reuters) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 21:04:33)
Reuters - CBS is ordering a second season of its surprise success "Undercover Boss," a reality show in which CEOs toil anonymously among their companies' blue-collar workers.
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Murdoch urges more transparency in Arab media(Reuters) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 21:04:04)
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch urged Arab governments on Tuesday to reject media censorship and open their markets to foreign competition as he opened a high-profile conference aimed at furthering oil-rich Abu Dhabi's ambitions as a cultural hub.
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Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty(Reuters) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 20:49:47)
Reuters - A television producer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.
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Euphoria over specials masks deeper TV concerns(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 20:26:59)
AP - While special events are doing very well for broadcasters — capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years — their day-to-day schedules are hurting.
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Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 20:19:42)
AP - A television producer admitted Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers, avoiding a long prison sentence by pleading guilty in exchange for six months in jail and community service.
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Lindsay Lohan takes swipe at E-Trade babies(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 19:58:47)
AP - Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies.
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AP source: Guilty plea expected in Letterman case(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 19:05:01)
AP - A TV producer is expected to admit Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers, a person familiar with the case said.
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Hilary Duff to write young adult book series(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 18:40:46)
AP - Welcome the latest celebrity children's author, Hilary Duff.
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Andy Richter calls 'Tonight' exit frustrating(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 18:19:04)
AP - Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's sidekick at "The Tonight Show," is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network's late-night upheaval.
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The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 18:09:48)
AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 8, 2010:
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Irish arrest 7 over threat to kill Swedish artist(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 17:02:59)
AP - Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish artist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog.
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Leibovitz can keep portfolio under new debt deal(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 17:02:46)
AP - Annie Leibovitz has entered into an agreement with a private investment firm to help manage her debt and market her portfolio of celebrity images.
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Review: Gary Allan reveals pain on new CD(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 16:33:12)
AP - Gary Allan, "Get Off on the Pain" (MCA Nashville)
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Pink Floyd goes to court in royalty row with EMI(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 16:33:03)
AP - Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era.
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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 16:30:24)
AP - Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.
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Germany: Man jailed for Cindy Crawford extortion(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 16:28:29)
AP - A German man who tried to blackmail supermodel Cindy Crawford with a photo of her bound and gagged 7-year-old daughter was sentenced to two years in jail Tuesday.
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Harry Smith colonoscopy to air on `Early Show'(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 15:05:35)
AP - "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.
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Review: `Our Family Wedding' surpasses stereotype(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 14:43:49)
AP - One enters a movie like "Our Family Wedding" bracing for cheesiness.
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UK singer Cliff Richard turns to jazz to mark 70th(Reuters) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 14:27:06)
Reuters - Veteran British singer Cliff Richard will mark his 70th birthday with the release of an album of jazz and swing music, he announced Tuesday.
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Court sentences German royal to pay high fine(AP) (Yahoo Entertainment 2010-03-09 14:14:05)
AP - Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband was convicted in Germany on Tuesday of a decade-old altercation in Kenya and fined euro200,000 ($270,000).