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Jun29
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Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik made his billions in metals and oil, but now may be making it in "Heavy Metal," as he's partnered with Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment to form a new digital music venture in Russia. In an email statement issued by Blavatnik's holding company Access Industries Holdings LLC, he said the new company, called Digital Access, will offer "full-track audio downloads, ring tones, ring-back tones, video clips and full color images." The new venture will operate in Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Warner Music International Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Vien said in the statement "This is a strategic investment that we believe will play a pivotal role in unlocking the potential of the dynamic Russian music market."
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Jun29
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Some thoughts have been flowing around the Internet that "Ratatouille" by Disney (DIS) is a test of the deal that brought Pixar to the Disney fold for $7.4 billion. I can't agree with that. As a matter of fact, at...
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It looks like the outrageous prices that were thrown around to get the Paris Hilton interview would have been a waste of money, as even though she helped Larry King win his timeslot, it wasn't enough to win the night...
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In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday, Blockbuster Inc. (BBI) revealed it plans to close 282 of its domestic stores in order to improve their operating margins and grow their market share.When the company did this in 2006,...
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Jun28
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Ted Turner went on a smaller land-acquisition spree recently, as he bought another ranch, this one only 28,000 acres in the Nebraska Sandhills. Some of his past purchases have been for a lot larger parcels, as he also bought a...
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For those connoisseurs' of everything Oprah, they'll now get a chance to soon visit her newest project: a retail store.The new store will be located across the street from Harpo Studios in Chicago, where she tapes her TV shows. While...
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The Federal Trade Commission has received complaints from The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood group saying ads and toys connected with the movie are being targeted toward children as young as two years old, even though the film is rated...
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The National Basketball Association announced that their current agreements with Disney (DIS) and TNT (TWX) have been extended for another eight years, to go through the 2016 season. The existing contracts were due to expire this year.The agreement adds the...
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With their market getting more competition all the time, Netflix (NFLX) is turning to Hollywood A-listers to try to lift itself over the noise of the industry.They've landed Clint Eastwood, Tim Robbins, Patricia Heaton and Maggie Gyllenhaal to partner with...
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Jun27
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The age of television viewers is increasing as prime-time is becoming the increasing domain of news, dramas and reality TV. For the first time in history, the four major networks all have a median age of 40 or over. This...
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New Jersey Democrat Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg sat watching a presentation of clips of violent TV action on Tuesday, and got so sick of it about halfway through that he asked for it to be turned off. "We've seen enough,"...
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With Hollywood pulling out all stops this year and believing they were going to break the box office domestic record of $3.95 billion in 2004, it is starting to look like they're going to have a hard time doing it.With...
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Jun26
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The Disney Channel (DIS) broke ratings records Friday as their premiere of "Spy Kids 3D: Game Over," along with the mega popular tween show "Hannah Montana," drew their largest numbers ever.Together the shows brought the network to records in the...
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In what promises to be an entertaining and educational experience, Turner Classic Movies is going to premiere a new documentary called Spielberg on Spielberg, on Monday July 9, at 8 p.m. et.A press release announcing the show says that Spielberg...
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Last year Fox (NWS-A) was the leading network for winning viewers in the key 18-49 demo, and their new reality show "Hell's Kitchen" shows that they've tapped into the demo again as they won Monday night's ratings.The "hot" kitchen competition...
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The offering of soap operas online hasn't been something undertaken in a big way by any network. NBC (GE) has had "Passions" online through its NBC.com site, while also offering for sale on itunes. "Days of Our Lives" has also...
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Joey Fatone will be the host of the NBC's (GE) karaoke-based show, The Singing Bee, where contestants will compete to see who best lip-synchs lyrics. Fatone is a former 'N Sync member and recently competed in Dancing with the Stars,...
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The networks had to breathe a sigh of relief last week as the upfront came to an end. It got off to a slower start and there were battles behind-the-scenes with the way the market would be measured. In the...
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Jun25
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The German Defence Ministry announced on Monday that has forbidden Tom Cruise and his team to shoot a movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler because he is a Scientologist.The religion is rejected by Germany, saying it "masquerades as...
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Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers, revealed in their "Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2007-2011" study that in a short five years, advertising on the Internet will grow at a rate of almost three times what Television advertising will. The Internet advertising rate...
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Hollywood has been racking their brains trying to figure out how they can keep viewers from surfing away during commercial breaks. There's a growing dissatisfaction by advertisers and agencies in how much impact they're having and how many viewers are...
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The CW was pretty happy with its upfront volume as estimates are it increased by about 2 percent, bringing its estimated total to $640 million. As with the rest of the upfront, the majority of deals were based upon "live...
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Jun24
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Disney (DIS) is really bending the rules in its newest offering a a fairy tale that is set in of all places Manhattan instead of an enchanted forest or land.The new animated film "Enchanted," which is set for release on...
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From the time I heard about Evan Almighty, to its marketing trailers, this looked like a potential financial disaster for Universal, and it may be. With production costs between $175 to $200 million, this had to have a good start,...
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The two failures of Mark Burnett's last reality series efforts shows that reality TV may be in need of a makeover. Burnett's "Pirate Master" on CBS (CBS-A) and "On the Lot" for Fox (NWS-A) haven't performed near to expectations for...
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Jun23
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In the ongoing, ever-changing news of the post-jail-interview saga, the lastest is that CNN's "Larry King Live" will now get the much-hyped interview with Paris Hilton, according to a spokeswoman for the show."She will be on for the hour," Bridget...
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Hank Medress who performed with the doo wop group the Tokens to help their best known hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" surge to the top of the charts in its day, died Monday of lung cancer at 68. Hank Medress...
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A report from Magna Global USA says that within four years, DVR penetration in U.S. television households will reach 35 percent or 40.3 million homes. That's about double what is expected by the end of this year.The estimates, according to...
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According to an internal email memo sent by ABC News president David Weston, the unit will be cutting 35 job positions over the next to years to position itself for a stronger digital media focus.While there will be 35 positions...
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Disney (DIS) is currently working on the Little Mermaid III. It's of interest because it will be the last production the company will make as a DVD sequel. From now on the Mouse is going to do only original direct-to-DVD...
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Jun22
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The British media regulator Ofcom, published a report saying that 80 percent of British homes now enjoy digital television on their main home TV set.According to the study, during the first quarter 80.5 percent (20.4 million homes) now have digital,...
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When Disney bought the international hit "Shaun the Sheep" from Aardman Animations, it bought itself a ready market along with it.The animated production markets to children between the ages of 5 to 10 and is already sold across 145 territories....
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In an interview with InStyle magazine in their July issue, Catherine Zeta-Jones says that she no longer considers her acting career her top priority, now it's her husband of seven years Michael Douglas, and her son Dylan, 6, and daughter...
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Jun21
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According to the New York Post, NBC (GE) has offered $1 million to be the first network to interview Paris Hilton after she gets out of jail. The deal will involve her being in a sit-down interview with Meredith Vieira...
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Cablevision Systems (CVC) announced that by the end of the year they will have the capacity to carry over 500 channels of high definition programming. Of course anybody watching the marketing efforts of the Satellite companies which boast that their...
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The judge who was known around the country as the crying judge, in televised, tear-filled moments during the case of Anna Nicole Smith, will now be part of the growing number of judges having their own syndicated TV show.Broward Circuit...
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RedZone Capital, which is the majority owner in Six Flags, has announced it has purchased of Dick Clark Productions for $175 million. Dick Clark Productions was founded by Dick Clark in 1957. “Dick Clark Productions is responsible for some of...
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Jun20
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When we see reality shows like this performance gives us from "Britains Got Talent," it makes you see why they've become so popular.If you haven't seen these videos of a mobile phone salesman named Paul Potts singing on the program,...
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In a move reminiscent of the time Disney (DIS) united ESPN, ABC and the Disney Channel into one unit, the Mouse is now looking to do the same by creating an international distribution unit.The changes will involve a number of...
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An announcement on Lucasfilm Ltd.'s Indiana Jones Web site reveals that Academy Award winning actor Jim Broadbent is the newest member of the cast.On Monday of this week, production for the yet-to-be titled film began, which is set for release...
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Hollywood beauty Jessica Alba has been methodically working her way toward the top of the Hollywood business, and with six movies out this year she just may push the competition aside.Her first project is out of course with last weekend's...
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Jun19
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Other than professional football, the other major sports championships have all dropped to their lowest level of ratings in their history on television.For the recently completed NBA Finals, they ended up with a 5.6 rating, down 34 percent from last...
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Led by their Dateline special where Matt Lauer interviewed Princes Harry and William, NBC (GE) handily won the primetime ratings on Monday night. Also helping the NBC cause was the season finale of "Deal or No Deal." On the cable...
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Spike TV is paying tribute to Bruce Lee on Sunday, June 24 with an almost 10-hour long marathon they're calling Bruce Lee Day. The time slot will be from 2:00 - 11:30 PM.In memory of Lee, the channel will show...
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With the "Star Trek" prequel set to begin shooting in October, rumors are that there may be plans in place to spin-off a new Star Trek TV series from it.Quoting Robert Orci, part of the two-man scripting team for the...
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Jun18
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Kyra Sedgwick had come to the point of feeling a little sorry for herself with her acting career seeming to take forever to take off. She lamented to her husband Kevin Bacon on that topic, but those days are now...
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The reason for the move by Disney to reduce its movie load may be coming more clear as they reported their consumer products unit is poised to grow by 13 percent to a record $26 billion in fiscal 2007, said...
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In what can't be a too difficult role to embrace, Nick D'Agosto has landed a spot in the NBC (GE) hit "Heroes" next season. He will have the acting duties of being the boyfriend to Claire (Hayden Panettiere). Producers say that...
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Marvel Makes Deal with Fruit of the Loom, CrocsI'm not sure if this was what Stan Lee had in mind when Marvel (MVL) got into the movie business, but now you'll be able to have you favorite comic book superheroes...
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Microsoft (MSFT) has agreed to acquire a 1 percent in Chinese company Sichuan Changhong Electric, which makes Televisions, electronic appliances and computers, said a zdnet report. The almost 1 percent stake will cost Microsoft $12.3 million.In their partnership, the two...
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Jun17
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A bill was introduced by U.S. lawmakers Thursday that would provide protection for children from indecent television programming. What the bill proposes to do is make satellite providers or cable operators offer some form of a la carte programming or...
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The ABC Family sci-fi show Kyle XY delivered some decent numbers for the Alphabet in its season premiere. In its Monday night debut, it averaged 400,000 in the 18-34 demo, a surge of 22 percent over last year's first season.Other good...
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Sony Pictures TV has landed producer and filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld in a first-look deal. Some of the movies Sonnenfeld has directed are the Addams Family, Men in Black and Get Shorty. Sonnenfeld will work cross platforms for Sony Pictures developing...
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer rose to the Weekend box office No. 1 position in its opener. While that's not surprising, their performance surely was, as it generated $7 million more in revenue than expected by the studio,...
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Last year, somebody at Nissan or their media agency OMD, evidently saw what they like in "Heroes," and took a chance on it before it became a hit. That prescience is now paying off as they made another deal with...
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Jun16
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Fox (NWS-A) has become the second network this week to announce they've made a big dent in their upfront deals. NBC (GE) also announced that they had made deals that ended up in the $1 billion range.Both of the deals...
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Blast From the Past Once in awhile on the Bizofshowbiz, I like to go back to the past and show some entertainers performing their great hits with the Blast from the Past section.In celebration of Father's Day, I thought I'd put...
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Jun15
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A report by Reuters talks about what a number of celebrities in the entertainment and sports worlds say about the influence their fathers had on their lives. Here's a few of the comments about the advice their dads gave them:Enrique...
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The Chinese say they don't like the way that Chow Yun-Fat portrays them in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", and so have cut about half of his time in the movie out of the film, said the state...
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The 83-year-old Bob Barker got his last hurrah at the Daytime Emmy Awards, picking up his 18th for the top game-show host, winning it back from last year's winner, Alex Trebek. Barker threw in a little humor about his victory,...
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Saying that it was "just too much too soon," Kelly Clarkson let her fans know that she had to cancel her summer tour because of low ticket sales. Just a couple days before she fired her manager, Jeff Kwatinetz of The...
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With the "Paula Zahn Now" show pretty much running on empty, CNN is thinking about shaking things up by replacing her with "Lou Dobbs Tonight" in the 8 p.m. ET slot. Rumors are that they are also thinking of using...
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The Fox Reality division of News Corp. (NWS-A) has given the go ahead for "The Search for the Next Elvira," as actress Cassaandra Peterson is searching to extend her "Elvira" franchise.Those vying to become another "Mistress of the Dark," will...
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Jun14
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Rule changes for next year's 80th Academy Awards have been approved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.The major change comes in reference to having more than three producers receive awards. In 2000, the Academy instituted a rule...
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Saying that he's no longer interested in making movies personally, Kevin Spacey said that he has no interest in taking it up again.Spacey said, "I don't care about my personal acting career anymore. I'm done with it. After 10 years...
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The comic book super hero continues to be a big part of the success of Hollywood film these days. Now that "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," is about to debut in theaters, Marvel has turned its attention to...
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You have to give them one thing, Virgin Media isn't giving up in its battle with BSkyB and Sky One.With their newly started Virgin 1 media Website, they are looking to make an immediate impact, as they went to Hollywood...
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Creative genius Stan Lee has been enlisted to create an animated series for MTV starring: Paris Hilton. No, that's not a misprint, according to the New York Daily News.This won't be the first time Lee has been challenged in bringing...
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The reality series depicting the move of Victoria Beckham and husband David Beckham from London to Los Angeles has been pared down from a six-week series, to a one-hour special. Talk about hurting the ego. Evidently NBC must have received...
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Jun13
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Time Warner (TWX) is the largest media company in America, ranking no. 48 on the Fortune 500 for 2007. The Fortune 500 ranking of companies is based upon revenue.That's actually a drop from last year's No. 40 ranking. This is...
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In what sounds like a really cool feature, Echostar Communications Corp. (DISH) is partnering with ESPN (DIS) to "create the U.S. Open Interactive TV (ITV) mosaic, a multiple picture-in-picture showcase of six distinct U.S. Open programming options, available to all...
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In one of the first major deals in the upfront this year, WPP Group GroupM media-buying agencies have agreed to about a $1 billion advertising deal with NBC Universal (GE). It includes their digital and television properties, said a spokesman...
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A spokesman for the Billy Graham family said the evangelists wife Ruth, lapsed into a coma on Wednesday morning and is near death. Speaking for the family, Larry Ross said, "She appears to be entering the final stages of life."Billy...
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Spike TV, in a celebration of father's in the life of children, are launching their "True Dads" promotion on Father's Day. In their press release, Spike TV said the promotion is a "national outreach campaign designed to celebrate the unique...
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Jun12
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Frankie Abernathy who's "Real World: San Diego" experience wasn't much of a success, but whose putting a face on cystic fibrosis was, died Saturday at the age of 25. While it's assumed she died from the disease, the official cause...
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Joel Gretsch, who plays the role of Tom Baldwin on "The 4400," says in an interview that he almost didn't take the role when it was offered him. Gretsch said when he got the call from his agent, he was...
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In a live interview hosted by Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, CBS CEO, Les Moonves talked about a number of important subjects - a major one being that the networks are no longer brands.When you consider that there...
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After its third time around, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" has now reached the $493.6 million mark in international sales, to bring it to the No. 15 position in overseas sales in history.But one can't help but think...
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Jun11
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Virgin and BSkyB have been having a good row, and it's being brought to another level as Virgin announced that it's going to compete with BSkyB's Sky One Web site. The name of the new Virgin competitor? What else? Virgin...
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Opie & Anthony will start their broadcasts on XM Satellite Radio again starting on Friday. They're completing a 30 day suspension for having a guest on their show talk about his rape fantasies concerning U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
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Tim Story, the director for "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," has signed a deal to film another movie based upon a comic-book called "The Losers."The DC Comics story deals with a Special Ops unit that is betrayed by...
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Former "Sex And The City" babe Kim Cattrall has been chosen to play the wife of author Rudyard Kipling, in an upcoming TV movie. Joining her in the cast will be Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame.Cattrall's role will be...
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Jun10
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Don't Read Further if you Taped Sopranos to Watch Later.The finale to Sopranos finished like it ran throughout its eight years, giving fans the opportunity to almost create their own ending as everything was pretty much left up to the...
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A report in the Financial Times says that the big Hollywood movie studios are in negotiations with Apple (AAPL) to offer an online film rental service to compete with cable and satellite providers. This would be a great win for...
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For the fifth weekend in a row, the third in a sequel of film franchises finished in the No. 1 spot. While Ocean's Thirteen never had a chance of reaching the heights of its predecessors, it was able to gross...
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Jun 9
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Britain is entertaining the biggest stars in Bollywood this weekend as it hosts the International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) - Bollywoods equivalent to the Oscars.Before the big event, there will be a celebrity cricket match which should go off well,...
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At a news conference in Berlin on Friday, Jeffrey Katzenberg said there will definitely be more "Shreks" to come. With the success of "Shrek the Third," it looks like the franchise has some more legs to it as viewers continue...
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Olympia Dukakis is as busy as she's ever been at 75, as she just finished working on two films, "In the Land of Women," working with Meg Ryan, and "Away with Her," which according to Dukakis has been getting great...
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Jun 8
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In a stinging rebuke to Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin, National Association of Broadcasters CEO David Rehr encouraged the radio barron wannabee to stop trying to push the deal through. He further accused Karmazin of making it look like...
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With 17 percent of American homes now using Tivo (TIVO) or a similar device, NBC (GE) is trying an old strategy for advertising - live commercials.Their first effort will begin with Garmin International, a company that sells car satellite-navigation devices....
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With the words from Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer: "The defendant is remanded to county jail to serve the remainder of her 45-day sentence. This order is forthwith." Paris Hilton screamed!On hearing the decision, Hilton also cried out, "It's...
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Jun 7
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When fans of Jericho heard their show was being cancelled after one season, they decided to fight to get their show back, and it looks like they will get it back soon.The fact that CBS cancelled Jericho, makes it face...
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While the cast the upcoming sequel to the "Indiana Jones" is starting to fill in, one former member won't be returning, as Sean Connery says that "...retirement is just too damned much fun.""I get asked the question so often, I...
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Jennifer Morrison has been picked to star in the Lifetime movie "The Murder of Princess Diana," based upon the book by Noel Botham. Morrison co-stars in the Fox (NWS-A) hit "House."According to Lifetime Networks president Susanne Daniels, many people, especially...
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Jun 6
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Disney (DIS), via its Walt Disney Studios, has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with the legendary Stan Lee and his POW! Entertaiment Inc. production company.It seems that Lee and his company are given almost carte blanche to create and produce...
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On Wednesday, the final taping of "The Price is Right" with Bob Barker has been completed. Because of the practice of CBS (CBS-A) sending out more tickets than the 325-seat studio can handle, some people have been camping out since...
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Warner Bros. has bought the rights to the popular fantasy writer Terry Brooks' "Shannara" book series. This is pretty exciting to me, as after the "Lord of the Rings" series, it has been my favorite fantasy series.Anybody that follows this...
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In an interview with the Italian daily "La Repubblica," Spike Lee said that he will pay tribute to African-American soldiers serving during World War II, which will be based upon the novel by James McBride, "Miracle at St. Anna." Lee...
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For the first time in syndication history, CBS Television Distribution accounted for 9 out of the top 10 shows. It all happened during the sweep period of April 26 - May 23. The top rated syndicated shows were "Wheel of...
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Jun 5
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A number of networks and stations have been vying for the space offered by New York Taxi Cabs to put their TV content on. The first one approved for the project is WABC New York. Making the decision was the...
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A lot of Beatles fans thought that the end of the dispute between Apple (AAPL) and the Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd., had eliminated the barriers to getting their music on the Internet quickly. Unfortunately it's not as easy as...
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A lot of the entertainment industry exploiters were quickly on hand when the photo scandal surrounding American Idol contestant Antonella Barba broke wide open. It wasn't long before "Girls Gone Wild" and SugarDVD offered Barba a chance to launch her...
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Jun 4
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Working with Firoz Nadiadwala in a music video where he danced to some Bollywood music to promote the film "Fool n Final," Mike Tyson liked what he experienced and now wants more, says the Washington Post, citing The Times of...
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To me the whole way that CBS (CBS-A) went about attaining and promoting Katie Couric pretty much set her and the network up for failure. Don't get me wrong, Couric is an adult and entered into the hype machine completely...
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Performing at her Vegas debut as a Magicians assistant, Pamela Anderson showed offer her assets, along with a few tricks of her own, before a crowd which included former Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff, Amy Whinehouse and Sylvester Stallone."It was fun....
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The current Canadian law against movie piracy makes if virtually impossible to enforce, as it has to be proven that the reason someone was recording it was to make money off of the recording - that's all about to change.In response...
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Viacom (VIA-B) CEO Philippe Dauman said that the company won't make upfront deals this summer based upon commercial ratings.Speaking to a group of investors, Dauman said, "We think it needs another year of fine-tuning for cable networks." He acknowledged that...
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Jun 3
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The deal by Nickelodeon (VIA-B) to partner with Marriott will be a family-focused venture targeted to a more upscale audience, says the L.A. Times. They are working with a large contractor, Miller Global Properties, that will provide $300 million in...
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Fox (NWS-A) seems to have the reality TV genre down as their fare continues to dominate the competition. The summer offering of "So You Think You Can Dance," has helped them to another victory on Wednesday as they were able...
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A couple of emails have created quite a stir in Britain as Ricochet, a production company (Supernanny), has approached a couple of charities for the purpose of filming facial reconstructive surgery.One email was sent to the charity of Peter Butler,...
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The summer has taken on a predictable sequence of events as the blockbuster movies have started off big, but then the following weekend drop off the cliff. It happened again with this weekends second-time-around for "Pirates of the Caribbean: At...
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Jun 2
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The History Channel was able to break its own records as it finished in the No. 1 position in cable for May 28, with the premiere of "Star Wars: Legacy Revealed and "The Universe." "Star Wars" finished as the top...
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Jane Blaney, USA's senior vice president, programming, announced that the USA Network has landed the rights to the third film in the "Pirates" trilogy "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.Terms of the agreement are USA will have the network...
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Jeremy Sisto who played the part of troubled Billy Chenowith in the HBO original series Six Feet Under, will now move to a totally new role as he plays a detective in the crime drama Law & Order. Sisto appeared...
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Actor Stephen Baldwin got a little more reality than he bargained for while he was working on the upcoming reality TV series for CMT, "Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge." Baldwin broke his shoulder and rib while training for the...
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The music album considered the important and influential ever: "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," by the Beatles, is celebrating its 40th anniversary as of June 1. I was alive when the album came out and remember the controversy it...
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Jun 1
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After a number of denials, it has finally been admitted that the Sci FI Channel's series "Battlestar Galactica" will definitely terminate at the end of the coming season. Rumors have been swirling since it was announced months ago that the...
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Hoping to revive its declining theme park business, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Universal Orlando Resort gave its first look at "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter."The new addition to Universal will be the largest on their Islands of Adventure 110...
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Jennifer Aniston's new gig is the bottled-water brand smartwater. She has invested and will will appear in marketing ads for the products, said Glaceau, parent company to smartwater.Appearances by Aniston for smartwater will include billboards, posters and print ads."We were...
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While Sam Leccima has been seen on A&E's popular reality series "Flip This House," saying that real estate was the passion of his life, it seems it wasn't as much as he led us to believe. He has been arrested...
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Robert Sillerman has had his hands into a lot of entertainment properties and is the largest shareholder CKX (CKXE). He has now made an offer of $13.75 a share for the company which equals about $1.3 billion, so he can...
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