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Watts Gallery in Surrey, Howsham Mill in North Yorkshire, Cromarty East Church in the Scottish Highlands and Dennis Head Old Beacon in Orkney will be able to go ahead with much-needed conservation projects using funds from the £500,000 raised during Restoration Village, the third in the series of Restoration programmes.

Jagermeister, the brand known for decades of involvement with rock and metal bands, continues to own the concert circuit with the 2010 Spring Jagermeister Music Tour featuring Grammy Award winning American rock band KoRn.

CNN this week will unveil the next generation of news studio with the network’s latest high definition set in Atlanta, where rehearsals start today and live broadcasts begin in late spring.

The 2010 Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 was co-hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, a new concept for the heralded position of host on Hollywood night at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.

This is the week that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bestow their Best Picture statuette to the movie they see as most deserving.

This new research suggests that the true figure is almost double the officially recorded number with approximately 100 such crimes committed each year

A BBC Trust review published today concluded that Radio 2 was highly regarded by audiences but should use its scale to be more distinctive, while 6 Music was distinctive and well-liked by its listeners, but needed to reach a bigger audience.

Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent with CNN and anchor of the daily interview program Amanpour, has been selected as the 2010 Senior Class Day speaker at Harvard University. She will address Harvard College graduates and their guests on Wed., May 26, 2010, at 2 p.m. in Tercentenary Theatre at Harvard Yard.

Light and movement, the most basic components of moviemaking, will be integrated into this year’s sets to create an immersive, transformative environment.

Verizon and HBO announced today that Verizon’s FiOS TV customers will be the first to gain access to HBOGO.com, HBO’s online video destination featuring over 600 hours of HBO programming.

The Audi-commissioned documentary "Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to Vancouver" will air this Saturday night on NBC in anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympic games.

On Sunday, March 7, charities in 51 cities will host official Oscar® viewing parties during the 82nd Academy Awards® ceremony as part of Oscar Night America (ONA), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ grassroots outreach program.

The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television.

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that the upcoming feature film Clash of the Titans will be released in 3D worldwide on April 2, 2010. The film will simultaneously be released in 2D.

Over the next three years, to 2012, year-long apprenticeships will provide on the job training across BBC Vision Productions, alongside a study programme.

Budding actors or actresses between the ages of 16 and 21 can apply to join the soap, with two roles – one male and one female – up for grabs.

Sky has announced another innovation milestone with the introduction of a new Sky+HD box that can store up to 240 hours of personal high definition (HD) television, the largest capacity HD personal video recorder in Europe.

Sky has announced that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe’s first dedicated 3D TV channel, this April. As part of the final preparations for this ground-breaking launch, Sky will preview the new service with a world first on Sunday 31 January 2010, becoming the first TV company anywhere to broadcast a live 3D TV sports event to a public audience.

Since bursting onto the international scene at the turn of the new decade, he has been riding a major wave of success ever since.

Leona is one of the leading figures in the modern pop arena, a multi-platinum selling artist and multi-Grammy nominee, scoring number one hits in over 34 countries.