Entertainment - Page 29

AP - NBC is replacing the executive producer of its "Nightly News" just as chief rival Charles Gibson and ABC celebrate a milestone victory.

Reuters - The proposed merger between Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. depends "a lot" on how the market is defined, U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell said on Thursday.

Playbill - Rehearsals for the Shaw Festival's new production of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart's Mack and Mabel began Feb. 22 toward the first performance in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, April 3. More Info...  

Playbill - Two troupes are sharing resources for the world premiere of Massacre (Sing to Your Children), a darkly comic thriller by Academy Award nominee José Rivera, in Chicago. More Info...  

AP - "The Secret" keeps on spreading. Two million additional copies have been ordered for Rhonda Byrne's self-help phenomenon, yet another beneficiary of Oprah Winfrey, who devoted two shows to the book in early February. More Info...  

AP - Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith will be buried beside her son Friday in a custom-made gown after an extravagant, private and "very pink" memorial service bringing together the three people battling for custody of her baby daughter.

Fashion Wire Daily - Leave it to Stella McCartney to send out on her catwalk models wearing clothes that make you want to date them, rather than admire from afar, or shun or simply think, don't they look weird.

AP - Foxy Brown, warned by a judge that her next probation offense would be her last, was allowed to remain free Thursday after she pleaded guilty to violating probation by leaving New York without permission.

Reuters - The U.S. recording industry on Wednesday stepped up efforts to stop college students from downloading pirated music online and offered students a way to settle the disputes out of court.

AP - Mary Gordon, author of several works of fiction and nonfiction, has won the third annual Story Prize for short fiction. Gordon will receive $20,000 for "The Stories of Mary Gordon," prize organizers announced Wednesday. More Info...  

Reuters - A retired rebel soldier from the jungles of eastern Myanmar has been plucked from obscurity to play a brutal Burmese officer opposite Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone in his latest "Rambo" movie. More Info...  

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AP - Vincent Pastore, who played a tough-guy mobster in the early years of "The Sopranos,' has dropped out of "Dancing With the Stars" after a week of training. At least this time he wasn't sent off to sleep with the fishes, the fate that befell his "Sopranos" character.

AP - A Florida appeals court helped clear the way Wednesday for Anna Nicole Smith to be buried in the Bahamas, saying evidence supports that it's what the former Playboy Playmate wanted.

AP - Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood led the nominees for Country Music Television's 2007 CMT Music Awards with three apiece Wednesday.

AP - When Victoria Beckham moves to town, the momentous event will be recorded for television by the creator of "American Idol." NBC has signed a deal for six episodes of a half-hour unscripted series chronicling the former Posh Spice's relocation from Europe with her soccer-star husband, David, who has signed to play with the Galaxy team here, Daily Variety said Wednesday.

AP - Paris Hilton could have her probation revoked — possibly resulting in jail time — if she is found to have been driving with a suspended license because it would violate conditions of her previous sentence for reckless driving, authorities said Wednesday.

Fashion Wire Daily - Like the Rolling Stones album, the primary colors and thrust in the latest Karl Lagerfeld collection was Black and Blue, meaning clothes with rock 'n roll attitude and sharp edged tailoring.

AP - A red carpet fit for a queen was laid out Tuesday for Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor, who was to celebrate her 75th birthday at a party at a Lake Las Vegas resort.

AP - Naomi Watts and her boyfriend, Liev Schreiber, are expecting. More Info...  

AP - Gerard Mortier will take over as general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera, putting him in prime position to mount an avant-garde challenge to the Metropolitan Opera across Lincoln Center Plaza. More Info...