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Oct31
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Bob Barker announced to The Associated Press today that he will be stepping down from his 35-year stint at "The Price Is Right" in June; he has been in Television for 50 years.
Barker said: "I will be 83 years old on December 12, and I've decided to retire while I'm still young.
 "I'm just reaching the age where the constant effort to be there and do the show physically is a lot for me," he said. "I might be able to do the show another year, but better (to leave) a year too soon than a year too late."
Barker started off his Television career in 1956 (unfortunately I'm old enough to have watched in the early 60s) hosting "Truth or Consequences."
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Oct31
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Starting in January, Turner Broadcasting (TWX) will launch a broadband comedy network that will bring together a Comedy Central feel with the social networking aspect of websites like YouTube and MySpace. The new online network will offer comedy material from...
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Oct30
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Garth Brooks' relationship with Wal-Mart (WMT) is a winner as he's sold 20 million CDs in the first year of the deal. He has already sold more CDs than any other artist through Wal-Mart. The announcement comes just before is...
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Ice T, in his usual controversial way, has gotten all sorts of publicity for his new album, "Gangsta Rap." He got things going by posing with his wife, the model Coco, naked with him in bed. So many brick-and-mortar and...
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One of the reasons Tim Allen has endeared himself to so many fans is his infectious humor. In recently talking about his upcoming "Santa Clause 3," he mentions how much he loves his work: "But, you know what? I'm getting...
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Oct29
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Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are showing Hollywood how the business needs to be run. While not household names, especially in the U.S. (they operate out of London), they have had a string of critical and financial successes based upon...
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Time Warner (TWX) shares hit a four-year high on Friday as they broke the $20 mark for a a short time. It finally settled in at $19.99 for the session. It was the first time since 2002 that it broke...
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Based upon a 300-year-old law, millions of Britons are considered lawbreakers. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a British think-tank, recommends that legislation needs to be presented that will allow "private right to copy" music, and not to be...
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With the scary season upon us, scratching that inevitable itch to get a little horror film watching in has proven to be highly successful; Saw III delivered on that demand as it came in No. 1 in the box offic...
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Oct28
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The Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced that it will be installing video players on its online properties through a partnership with Brightcove, an Internet video pioneer. This isn't the first deal with a big company as it recently developed...
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Gearing up its marketing campaign for the Holidays, consumer electronics behemoth Canon, will start promoting its PowerShot camera on movie theaters as of Friday, Oct. 27. It's the first time Canon has chosen this medium to advertise on. They will...
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A Chicago-based auction house, acting on behalf the estate of former Jimmy Hendrix manager Michael Jeffery, sold the rights to some of his most famous songs; which include Purple Haze and Voodoo Chile, according to the BBC. The family of...
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Michael Smith, who founded the nonprofit American Indian Film Festival in Seattle in 1975, said concerning the entertainment industry and its relationship to American Indians: "It used to be if you were dealing with homelessness or alcoholism, you might get...
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Oct27
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Disney (DIS) had become one of the most sensible, knowledgable and disciplined media companies in the world; and their stock price and success are showing it. Having learned from their own past fiasco when they bought Infoseek for over $2...
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After ten years, Diddy, Puff Daddy, Puffy, or whatever you want to call him, has resurfaced with a number one opening album this week, "Press Play." It opened up with around 170,000 CDs sold, the first No. 1 album about...
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Losing total connection with a huge portion of the movie-going audience, Hollywood now faces the moment of decision concerning whether they will ever make a rebound. Edward B. Driscoll Jr. has a great article talking about the history that has...
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Alain Levy EMI (EMI) Music Chairman and Chief Executive told the London Business School on Friday that the CD is dead. He added that CDs can no longer sell without "Value-added" material. "You're not going to offer your mother-in-law iTunes...
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Not to be outdone by Yahoo! (YHOO), MySpace (NWS.A) and TBS announced that they are going to hold a joint contest for stand-up comedy routines. With YouTube offering its own contest for band-submitted videos, this is becoming a hot area...
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Oct26
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Choosing to offer something different for their TV viewers, NBC has decided to put a whole night of comedy on their Thursday prime-time lineup. "We are excited about the prospect of two-hours of top-notch comedy on Thursday nights, which includes...
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Even though the proof has been around for a long time concerning the Internet being the place to reach the younger demographic, Hollywood studios are far behind others in what they are spending to market online. For example, television has...
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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward have announced they're getting the group together again for a tour - but it won't include former lead singer Ozzy Osbourne. The will keep the singer who replaced...
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Andy Taylor, one of the original members of Duran Duran, has called it quits for the second time. He left the group a long time ago in 1986 to form The Power Station. After that he decided to go solo....
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Some networks are starting to understand that not only is it essential to be online, but that when they go online and offer fans opportunities to give their input, they are tapping into potential goldmines. Some sites, such as Grey's...
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Oct25
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The comedy starring, well, Sacha Baron Cohen, otherwise known as "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," has been drastically cut back by Twentieth Century Fox for its opening weekend. In one of the biggest cut...
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The embattled TV research company Nielsen Media Research got some good news today as it came to an agreement with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NWS) to improve its system for measuring viewership. After the decision to no longer use handwritten...
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As if we didn't have enough of reality TV, now News Corp. (NWS) with its MySpace property has gotten together with DirectTV to offer Project MyWorld, an online reality show featuring 3 MySpace users circling the globe looking to meet...
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With the fickle pressure of shareholders breathing down their necks, and a stock that hasn't rebounded from its drop from around $55 per share in 2002, Clear Channel Communications Inc. (CCU) has hired Goldman Sachs & Co. to advise them...
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The Daily Mail reported today that British television and radio channels can now have corporate sponsors of their entire channels. For some this may not seem significant, but Britain has had regulations in place for over 50 years which didn't...
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The United Talent Agency, connected with people such as Vince Vaughn, Jack Black, M. Night Shyamalan and Dick Wolf, has created an online department to search for unknown creatives that can produce quality online video content and look to place...
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Oct24
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Eric Bana, star of "Troy" and "Hustle & Flow" actor Terrence Howard, are getting together to star in the upcoming crime thriller based upon a real serial killer known as BTK. His real name was Dennis Rader, and the initials...
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Old media companies are continually trying to get the FCC to relax their regulations so that they can increase their holdings in response to the changing media climate. Some of those opposing them say that if this is done, it...
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Jibbs, 15-year old singing sensation has scored big on his hit single "Chain Hang Low," selling over a million ringtones before the album was even released. Other than Rick Ross, he is the only other artist to go platinum with...
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With Nielsen Media Research showing that viewers of Cable are almost twice as likely to not watch commercials, the Cable networks are saying that it is flawed calculations that are the cause of the disparity, not the reality of what's...
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With the cancellation of "Smith" from the CBS (CBS) fall menu, it leaves a lot of questions that haven't been answered. For example, it had a great start with 11 million viewers watching the first episode. The next two episodes...
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Oct23
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Joining a plethora of media companies selling full-length movies on AOL, Paramount is looking to increase their piece of the online action. Others that have already partnered with AOL are 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and...
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Gwen Stefani has announced that she will release her second solo album, The Sweet Escape, on December 5, 2006. It's a follow-up to her her Love. Angel. Music. Baby., which went quadruple-platinum. Contributing to the new album will be Akon,...
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An article in Slate concerning the alleged connection between Autism and watching TV has stirred quite a controversy online lately. Gregg Easterbrook writing for Slate said: "Today, Cornell University researchers are reporting what appears to be a statistically significant relationship...
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Saying that the film industry is guilty of “euthanasia,” in reference to dropping films that aren't instantaneous hits, Dustin Hoffman slammed them for their short-term thinking. “If the film doesn’t make money over that first weekend of its release, they...
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Oct22
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The Katie Couric experiment is already turning into a disaster for CBS (CBS). While everyone knew that the "curiosity" numbers would be huge the first week she was on, they also knew that the following period of time would tell...
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Jane Wyatt, the beloved TV mom in the popular TV series "Father Knows Best," has died at the age of 96. She died Friday in her home in Bel-Air California, according to her publicist Meg McDonald. She won 3 Emmy's...
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With Hollywood far behind the curve in the increasingly important digital age, they are encountering more potential obstacles as writers and actors are demanding bigger pay for online downloads. Alan Rosenberg, president of the Screen Actors Guild said: "We've learned...
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The new movie The Prestige took top box office honors for the weekend, taking in an estimated $14.8 million. The movie, starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, tells the story of two competitive magicians who try to win the heart...
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After a long period of internal strife, firings and battles, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. has decided to put its holdings in Motion Picture Distribution LP up for sale. The company concluded that “it is not necessary for [Alliance Atlantis] to own...
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Oct21
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As part of a settlement with NY Attorney General Elliot Spitzer concerning illegal pay-for-play practices, CBS Radio will make a payment of $2 million to New York charities. CBS (CBS) has admitted that some of its employees had "engaged in...
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After years of contentious legal battle, Clipse, the rap duo, will finally deliver their second album, "Hell Hath No Fury," scheduled to be released on November 28. To get the project back on track, Jive settled with a "label distribution...
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Oct20
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After years of attacking, rather than embracing the wishes of their fans, the music industry is now finally understanding what the file-sharing sites mean, and how they can tap them for marketing opportunities. The biggest realization that the industry is...
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News Corp. (NWS) held the company's annual general meeting and Rupert Murdoch, Chairman-CEO of the company, encountered a spirited group of shareholders. They asked him questions concerning the $99 million that had been spent on lawyers, his political involvement and...
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With both sides giving different stories, the "Halo" movie project no longer has a studio backing as of today. Universal and Fox are rumored to say that the budget was going beyond the original projected $135 million budget; possibly closing...
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With the publics' seemingly insatiable hunger for any type of gossip about celebrities, it has been the one bright spot for magazine publishers. Some of the notable successes have been InTouch Weekly, Us Weekly and Star Magazine. Media Daily News...
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Oct19
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NBC Universal, in a major overhaul, plans on cutting back on scripted dramas and comedies and focus on reality and game shows which are much less costly to produce, the Wall Street Journal reported. In another move they are shifting...
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Louisiana had cause for celebration today as Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco along with New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, and other government officials got together with members of the Louisiana film community, and executives with LIFT Productions to partake in...
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There is one thing, if you're part of the General Electric (GE) family of companies, that is demanded by the parent: You're expected to be No. 1 or No. 2 in your competitive category. With NBC currently in 4th place...
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Oct18
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With less than a year at the helm of Viacom Inc. (VIA), CEO Tom Freston is going to receive a pay package worth 84.8 million. Bloomberg reports: "Freston, who spent more than 20 years at Viacom, will receive $58.9 million...
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The Time Warner (TWX) announcement that they are creating a separate stock for their Cable TV business, has had a positive feedback from most people. They will offer a 16% stake to the public. The IPO is being valued at...
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Viacom (VIA) and Japan's Sanrio Co., are getting their two immensely popular cartoon characters together to sell in Japan. Viacom, which controls the Blue's Clues property through Nickelodeon, will combine their Blue puppy with another international favorite from Japan: Hello...
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Oct17
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Pow! Entertainment said today that they've gotten together with NBC Universal SCI FI to put together its second season of Who Wants to Be a Superhero? It will be an expanded season 10 episodes this year. The original series offered six...
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According to a report by Nielsen Media Research, Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS) ABC has the best start in network ratings in over 10 years. Their stable of hits like "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost," has propelled them to their...
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Actor Wesley Snipes was formally indicted Tuesday concerning tax fraud charges that allege he attempted to defraud the federal government of almost $12 million in false claims and not filing returns over a six year period. The charges say that...
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Using the "telenovela" soap-opera that is so popular with Spanish-language TV audiences, News Corp.'s (NWS) My Network TV has had a much slower start than they anticipated. What's puzzling is that Bob Cook, president of Twentieth Television and one of...
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"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's 8-year-old daughter Bindi, will be starring in a series she was working on with her dad at the time of his death by a stingray. Some people believe that she is being exploited over Steve's death....
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Oct16
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Here is an amazing look at a new TV gadget that allows the wearer to enjoy a full 360-degree viewing experience. I wonder if this will be the future of gaming and watching television shows? This virtual, whatever it is,...
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At the recent Digital Home Developers Conference, Brad Hunt, executive vice president and chief technology officer for the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), spent the majority of his time talking on standardizing content protection controls in the age of...
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Teaming up for the movie World Trade Center has obviously worked well for filmmaker Oliver Stone and Paramount Pictures as they are getting together for another 9/11-based film called Jawbreaker. The movie will be based upon the book by Gary...
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Martin Scorsese evidently doesn't like the increasing restrictions that Hollywood and its investors are imposing upon the industry. The director is saying it's getting harder to work on the larger productions because the movie studios are restricting his creativity. Scorsese...
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The increasing use and demand for digital video recorders (DVR) in showing that it is not having an effect upon "live" ratings of the major broadcast networks' prime-time shows. In the case of the more popular shows, it's showing that...
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Oct15
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With the season of scare upon us, it was appropriate for the second installment of The Grudge 2 to take in the No. 1 spot for the weekend. Its take for the first weekend was $22 million. While this isn't...
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Christina Aguilera has announced that her "Back to Basics" 2007 North American Tour is scheduled to begin on February 20th in Houston, Texas. It will be the first stop on her 41-city tour. Adding to the impact of...
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With the disastrous litigating of Napster almost out of existence, big music companies learnt that in spite of their actions, it had no effect upon the online web piracy. As one music executive said, “If we had licensed Napster we...
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Oct14
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Time Warner (TWX) is the new media company to start throwing its weight around in response to Google's buyout of YouTube earlier this week. CEO Dick Parsons is publicly telling everyone about the Time Warner clips being currently displayed by...
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The publisher of Trump Magazine, Premiere Publishing Group Inc. (PPG), has announced that an animated series starring real estate mogul and TV star Donald Trump is in the works. PPG CEO and Trump Magazine editor Michael Jacobson stated, "Our first...
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Oct13
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We always talk here about the changing media scene as the online world continually disrupts the existing media structure. The trend of the day in media is mostly self-expression, especially in the online world. Along with that, people want to...
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Air America, the liberal talk radio show headlined by Al Franken has crashed as it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization Friday. Evidently RealNetworks Inc. CEO Robert Glaser is a glutton for punishment, as being the biggest shareholder in company, is...
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"Deliver Us From Evil," is a must see documentary concerning the outrage of the Catholic Church's alleged complicity in hiding the reality of a pedophile priest, Oliver O'Grady, and his sexual abuse of children. The priest, being extremely, outwardly charming,...
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Oct12
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Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and the largest shareholder in DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., has exercised his right to demand a secondary stock offering from the company, according to the Wall Street Journal. "The company and the board...
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Enrique Iglesias has announced that he will offer limited performances with his "For The Fans - Exclusive Club Tour" which he will perform at 5 locations across the country beginning Nov. 30th in New York City and finishing in Los Angeles on...
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Veteran actor Morgan Freeman is teaming up with Intel Corp. (INTC) to release same day independent films in theaters through a new Web site called Clickstar. It is scheduled to launch on December 1, to coincide with Freeman's new low-budget...
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With large companies like Intel Corp. (INTC) pushing for permission to use vacant airwaves for high-speed wireless access, they've got their wish now as the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to permit usage without a license as long...
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Oct11
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If you're a fan of "The Nightmare Before Christmas," you will now have a chance to see it again, as it makes its Disney Digital 3-D(TM) debut on October 20th. It will show in 200 theaters around the world. Included...
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Virgin America is ramping up its business as it awaits government approval to start its domestic service early next year. They announced that they have individual agreements in place with Disney (DIS), Fox (NWS), Paramount Pictures, and Warner Brothers (TWX) to...
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I'm not sure about this as a career move, but David Bowie has joined "the cast of the popular underwater cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants for a guest appearance," according to Reuters. "It's happened. At last. I've hit the Holy Grail of...
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Oct10
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Marketed as the "first broadband television network to combine programmed content with user-generated videos and sharing tools," Voy TV, a digital media company offically launched Wednesday. The online network was created to cater to the English-speaking Latino community. "VOY was...
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Nickelodeon's newest hit is the 'Mr. Meaty' show, geared toward kids in the 2-11 range. Media Life said: For its first and second episodes, airing Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. in week one and 10:30 in week two, "Mr. Meaty" averaged...
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With the curiosity factor and huge marketing push, Katie Couric couldn't go anywhere but down from her initial start at the CBS news desk when she pulled in 13.6 million viewers. As of last week, her ratings have dived to...
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The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) co-chair Anne Sweeney seems to be getting what's going on in the entertainment world a lot quicker than her colleagues. She recently mentioned after viewing some bootleg copies of some of their properties that piracy...
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VNU, the parent of Nielsen Media Research has announced plans to purchase the 39.5 percent stake in NetRatings that they don't already own. They plan on blending the TV ratings system with NetRatings online measuring service. It will empower marketers...
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Oct 9
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While the deal concerning the aquisition of YouTube by Google (GOOG) will get all the press for awhile, the real story is what else happened connected directly to the deal. The first major thing was the agreement between Universal Music...
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The first three 50 GB Blu-ray disc titles are about to be released by Sony. The movies will include Click, Black Hawk Down, and Talladega Nights. The result will be not only high-definition video, but a number of special features...
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Hollywood is increasingly using one old technique that industries that can no longer compete do: they get laws passed to stifle the competition. In this case I'm talking about TiVo's (TIVO) new Series3 HD model. It does have one strength...
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The Dolan family, which controls 74 percent of Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) voting through a unique class of shares, while owning 22.5 percent of stock in the company outright, have made another offer to own them outright. Last year's bid...
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Oct 8
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With a huge marketing push, Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" came in first place for the weekend box office; his first film to open at No. 1 in 15 years. It opened in 3017 theaters and took in an estimated $27...
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Over a dozen pet owners have file a lawsuit against Hollywood Paws "alleging Hollywood Paws collected tens of thousands of dollars but failed to deliver auditions, Hollywood connections and prints of doggie head shots." Even though it's primarily a dog...
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We are only in the early stages of what online video and eventually TV channels are going to become. Those who have been looking to find an audience for whatever it is that they want to offer, are going to...
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Oct 7
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If there's one thing that authors are frustrated with, it's optioning their book for a movie, and having it sit around for years doing nothing. At the Frankfurt Book Fair recently, producers, along with agents, warned authors that most bestselling...
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The 40 year Star Trek auction celebration has ended and exceeded its expectations by more than double. For the three day auction Christies's New York took in $7.1 million. The Star Trek model ship the Starship Enterprise-D sold for a...
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Some station groups are looking for CBS Corp.(CBS) to carry the ball in leaning on cable companies to pay for carrying local channels. Bob Prather, president-COO of Gray Television, said "It's going to take CBS and some of the big...
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Oct 6
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Nickelodeon has launched a remix product for the most recent version of its broadband center, TurboNick 2.0, allowing access to a number of Nickelodeon video clips, audio and photos; and will include tools that help them to create different scenes...
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The fall season has already decided two shows that won't be continuing on in the schedule as "Smith" and "Kidnapped" have already been dropped from the rotation. CBS said that "Smith" will be gone "until further notice." The network's law-and-order...
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Tower records, struggling for around 8 years, and declaring bankruptcy for the second time in two years, has been purchased by Great American Group for $134 million. It ends the 46 year history of the company. A judge has already...
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Thomas Hesse, president of Global Digital Business at Sony BMG Music Entertainment has revealed that digital sales and service now account for almost 20 percent of the company's digital music division, according to itNews. Hesse projects that sales will rise...
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Oct 5
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In a recent survey of young people between the age 8 and 17, 33% of the respondents between the ages of 12 and 17 said that they watched TV on the internet. In the 8-12 age group, 25% said they...
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Honoring singing legend Tony Bennett on his 80th birthday, legendary music producer Lou Adler has put together an A-list of performers to celebrate the event, which will benefit "The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps," founded by Paul Newman....
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It has only taken a couple of days from Henry Schleiff's being named president and CEO of Crown Media Holdings (parent of Hallmark), to reveal what his strategy for Hallmark will be. With the current Hallmark Channel audience median age...
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With the toy industry recovering, and a couple of movie hits this year with "Cars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," the Walt Disney Co. (DIS) should surge in product sales during the holiday shopping season. The fiscal year that ended...
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Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Star Trek, Christie's is auctioning off memorabilia from the original television series and movies. Originally the auction house thought the items would bring in around $2 million; the bidding has been so high on some...
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In a press release, Billboard, a major source of "music, video and digital entertainment news, charts, reviews and analysis," announced it was partnering with Vocus, Inc.(VOCS), to launch an online PR service for the entertainment industry. Vocus is a PRWeb...
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Oct 4
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Confirming the recent rumors, Henry Schleiff, has been named president-CEO of Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of the Hallmark Channel. Schleiff had a good run on Court TV as he helped to change the channel from a strict news...
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In a surprise to some, but not bizofshowbiz, George Lucas says that Lucasfilm is getting out of the movie business. Lucas says: "We don't want to make movies. We're about to get into television. As far as Lucasfilm is concerned,...
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Fox is not letting their fans down as the Major League Baseball playoffs begin, they are now offering shows that are preempted because of the playoffs on MySpace; and also on 24 affiliates of Fox. Some of the shows being...
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With a lot of buzz around the coming reunion of Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz in the forthcoming comedy-drama "A Little Game Without Consequence, it is somewhat a surprise to hear that they have dropped out of the project reportedly...
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Oct 3
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Time Warner (TWX) remained the No. 1 media company in America with gross revenues of $33.73 billion for 2005, up by almost 1 percent from 2004. Most of its growth was fueled by its internet and cable divisions, according to...
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Rumor is that Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake may be getting together for the first time since the "malfunction." The take is that they are being sought to appear together in "some sort of big, live show like the Grammys...
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George Martin, legendary Beatles' producer, along with his son, Giles, have delved into past demos, outtakes and about anything laying around they could find, and have put together a new Beetles album called "Love." Martin said in a statement: "This...
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The Paramount Motion Picture Group announced on Monday that it has created a $300 million production fund with the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort to make 30 movies, according to the New York Times. This is the second time that Paramount...
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Oct 2
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Disney (DIS) is offering new animation opportunities for artists as they have put together its "first-ever online artistic submission portal." They have created a new online site called www.DisneyMouseLink.com, a secure upload system, according to Disney, that artists can upload...
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Called "X-Men: The Last Stand" Stan Lee Collector's Edition, the DVD to the movie, has now been released. With the movie lacking character depth, it was a disapointment for fans of the trilogy. Yet, Bryan Singer did deliver on action...
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Two private equity firms, Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group, offered $81 per share to purchase Harrah's Entertainment (HET), which was about a 22% premium over the stock price at the time of the offer. With around $10 billion in...
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The Foo Fighters are continuing their acoustic strategy going as they will be releasing a 15-track live album called 'Skin and Bones' on November 7. It will be based upon their three Los Angeles performance on recent stripped down tour....
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Oct 1
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Representatives from the TV industry and Web video got together recently at Wired Magazine's Nextfest and almost fell over one another saying how the Web video trend will have no negative impact on traditional television. The basic argument is that...
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Fox News Channel, the premiere success of the cable industry, is about to celebrate its 10th year in the business on Oct. 7. Reminiscing on how he remembers a reporter laughing at the news conference where he introduced the network,...
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Sony came in first for the eleventh time this season with its animated film "Open Season." This was Sony's first venture from their new in-house animation unit; it brought in an estimated $23 million. Evidently they will be a player...
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