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Radio revenues declined 5% in 2009

Radio revenues declined 5% in 2009

Posted on September 09, 2010

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For the first time since 1993, operating revenues at private Canadian radio stations declined in 2009, to $1.5 billion. The figure was a five per cent decline from 2008's level, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. the industry derives 97.5 per cent of its revenues from advertising, so overall revenues were dragged down by a drop in [...]

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Fall Preview: Looking Forward With Eager Eyes

Fall Preview: Looking Forward With Eager Eyes

Posted on September 09, 2010

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I’ll skip the diatribe about how the year in movies has been so far. it sucks. Let’s look forward. The second half of the year brings everything fromfilm-festival favorites and art-house Oscar bait to documentaries andbig-budget blockbusters. Perhaps what’s most intriguing about the fall is thelineup of directors. A quick scan through the slate reveals [...]

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Laurie ‘highest paid actor in US TV drama’

Laurie ‘highest paid actor in US TV drama’

Posted on September 09, 2010

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Laurie ‘highest paid actor in US TV drama’ Saturday, August 14, 2010 HUGH LAURIE is the highest paid actor in a US television drama, according to a new survey. a d v e r t i s e m e n t The British star, who made his name in the United States as the [...]

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Is it time for Leonardo DiCaprio to ditch that frown and embrace his inner clown?

Posted on September 09, 2010

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I guess it's true that Leonardo DiCaprio hasn't cracked a smile on screen in about a hundred years. or so it seems, especially if you've been loyally heading out to the multiplexes for all his recent films, including, of course, "Inception," which has exactly one good joke in the entire movie, coming when one of its [...]

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People / 'No hoax' in Phoenix hip-hop doc

Posted on September 09, 2010

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A buzz preceded actor Casey Affleck's directorial debut, "I'm Still Here": was the movie about brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix's seemingly downward spiral from actor to hip-hop musician really a no- holds-barred documentary – or was it just a setup? On Monday in Venice, where his film was screened out of competition at the Film Festival, Affleck [...]

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At ground-breaking, community joins to pay back Staten Island wounded warrior Brendan Marrocco

At ground-breaking, community joins to pay back Staten Island wounded warrior Brendan Marrocco

Posted on September 09, 2010

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Published: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 5:09 PM     Updated: Friday, August 20, 2010, 7:25 AM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — it will be a house fit for a hero. But Army Specialist Brendan Marrocco says he's no hero. "I'm just trying to live my life," said Marrocco today after a ceremonial ground-breaking in Prince's Bay for [...]

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‘A Doll’s House’ — A little space, a lot of drama

‘A Doll’s House’ — A little space, a lot of drama

Posted on September 09, 2010

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Local actor Aasne Vigesaa is making a specialty of playing oppressed women of the late 1800s. This weekend, she'll star in a new production of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. the play, presented in association with over the Moon Productions, opens at 8 p.m. Friday. Since New Year's [...]

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Official Photos: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren in Arthur

Official Photos: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren in Arthur

Posted on September 09, 2010

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Over the past couple months Russell Brand has been busy shooting the remake of 1981's Arthur. the film originally starred the late Dudley Moore and now features Brand in the title role. We've previously posted some on-set photos that showed the actor and some of his co-stars in strange outfits doing strange things all for [...]

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Woody Allen praises Carla Bruni's acting

Woody Allen praises Carla Bruni's acting

Posted on September 08, 2010

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ROME (AFP) – US film director Woody Allen praised French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's acting after working with her on a movie he is shooting in Paris. "she was very professional, she interpreted the role… so well that each and every frame shot will appear in the movie, nothing will be cut," Allen told Italian [...]

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More than just a pretty face – The Express Tribune

Posted on September 08, 2010

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Kareena Kapoor says her debut film, Refugee, helped set the tone for her career. PHOTO: AFP MUMBAI: Actor Kareena Kapoor feels she has managed to strike the right balance between commercial and meaningful cinema. Hailing from an illustrious film family, she says she can’t do films where all she has to do is look good. [...]

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Lisa Kron Will Host IT Awards; Lanford Wilson to Be Honored – Playbill.com

Lisa Kron Will Host IT Awards; Lanford Wilson to Be Honored – Playbill.com

Posted on September 08, 2010

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Lisa Kron Will Host IT Awards; Lanford Wilson to Be Honored by Adam Hetrick 03 Sep 2010 Tony Award-nominated playwright and actress Lisa Kron will host the 2010 IT Awards, recognizing achievements in the Off-Off Broadway community, Sept. 20 at Cooper Union. The sixth annual Innovative Theatre Awards ceremony has also announced special honors for [...]

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