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Family, close friends at private wake for Natasha Richardson: The family of actress Natasha Richardson, who died after a skiing accident in Quebec, held a private viewing for relatives and close friends in New York City, attended by the likes of Mike Nichols, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman.
Heritage minister at odds with CBC over funding: Heritage Minister James Moore says he has never been approached by the CBC for an emergency advance on future federal funding — a statement disputed by the public broadcaster.
Neeson, Redgrave attend Richardson tribute on Broadway: Actors Liam Neeson and Vanessa Redgrave ventured out to Broadway Thursday night, attending the New York theatre community's evening tribute to the late Natasha Richardson.
Globe and Mail leads finalists for National Newspaper Awards: The Globe and Mail leads the pack of finalists with 13 nominations in the running for the 2008 National Newspaper Awards, to be announced May 22 in Montreal.
Richardson death ruled accident following 'blunt impact to head': British actress Natasha Richardson's death this week was caused by a blunt impact to the head, according to the New York City medical examiner's office.
Salaries of CBC executives to be frozen: The cash-strapped CBC will freeze executives' salaries and slash their bonuses in half, corporation president Hubert Lacroix announced Wednesday.
Natasha Richardson dies after Quebec skiing accident: British stage and screen star Natasha Richardson has died in New York after suffering a head injury while skiing at Quebec's Mont Tremblant resort on Monday.
Time Inc.'s new made-to-order magazine lets readers tailor: Time Inc. is experimenting with a customized magazine that combines reader-selected sections from eight publications as it tries to mimic in printed form the personalized news feeds that have become popular on the internet.
Winehouse pleads not guilty to assaulting fan: Amy Winehouse on Tuesday issued a not-guilty plea in a London courtroom, in connection with the assault of a fan at a charity event last fall.
Confusion swirls around condition of U.K. actress Natasha Richardson: The medical condition of actress Natasha Richardson — who fell Monday during a ski lesson at a Quebec resort — was being described as anywhere from minor to life-threatening.
Canwest looking for buyers for Ten network stake: report: Canwest Global Communications Corp. is reporting to be eyeing the sales of its majority stake in an Australia television broadcaster.
Stop the presses: Seattle Post-Intelligencer to publish on web only: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a newspaper that dates back to the city's frontier days, will issue its final print edition Tuesday and move entirely to publishing online, owner Hearst Corp. announced Monday.
Voice of World Report, Judy Maddren, leaving CBC: Judy Maddren, best known as the host of World Report on CBC Radio, is leaving the public broadcaster after more than three decades at the microphone.
Managing editor of Time leaves post after 30 years at magazine: Jim Kelly, a 30-year veteran of Time Inc., will be stepping down from his post as managing editor April 1. He joined Time in 1978 and will remain a consultant, the company announced Friday.
Canadians glued to YouTube, study finds: Canadian Internet users are world leaders when it comes to watching video online, according to a study from digital tracking firm comScore Media Metrix Canada.
Sirius XM Radio planning to stream to iPhone, iPod: Financially struggling Sirius XM Radio Inc. is planning to stream its subscription radio service to Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod Touch devices, beginning this spring.
Small Jasper newspaper folds: The last edition of the Jasper Booster was published on Wednesday, leaving the Alberta mountain town with only one weekly paper.
CNN's John Roberts 'humbled' by Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame nod: Journalist John Roberts, who started his career in Owen Sound, Ont., and is now one of CNN's star reporters, says he's "flattered and so humbled" by his induction into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.
Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and doctors charged: Anna Nicole Smith's former boyfriend and two doctors have been charged with conspiracy to furnish drugs to the former Playboy playmate before she died of an overdose in 2007.
Free Press ownership group announces Q4 loss, job cuts: FP Newspapers Income Fund, owner of the Winnipeg Free Press and Brandon Sun, reported Wednesday a drastically lower fourth-quarter profit of $300,000 at its operating unit ands announced staff cuts.
Rogers, Shaw argue against ISP levy: Cable and internet service providers Rogers and Shaw told a CRTC hearing Tuesday they were strongly against proposals to impose levies on ISPs to support Canadian content online.
Afghan fixer for Canadian media outlets killed in Kandahar: Javed Yazamy, an Afghan freelance cameraman, reporter and 'fixer' for media outlets covering Canada's military mission in Afghanistan, has been killed in a shooting in Kandahar city.
Sun Media dropping out of Canadian Press: Quebecor-owned Sun Media is pulling out of the Canadian Press, Canada's national news agency, to form its own news-gathering service.
No bridge financing, additional funds for CBC, says heritage minister: The CBC will not receive any bridge financing nor additional funding from the federal government for the upcoming year, Heritage Minister James Moore said in Toronto Monday morning.
Broadcasters want level playing field on mobile devices, CRTC hears: The CRTC should ensure wireless carriers do not "wall-off" their mobile devices to provide preferential treatment for some content providers, broadcasters of mobile content told the commission Monday.