Wired |
August 5th, 2008 |
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Think "midnight movie," and John Waters' Pink Flamingos or David Lynch's Eraserhead likely springs to mind. These '70s experimental flicks [...]
UTA talent agents Ruthanne Secunda and Nancy Gates have been promoted to co-heads of the TV Talent Department. They are both longtime United Talent agents who joined the tenpercentery over 10 years ago. They will oversee talent representation and the packaging of network and cable series around talent.[...]
The compulsion to get GE execs on the record about NBC Universal's (NYSE: GE) future—maybe we can make it a drinking game during the Olympics—continues despite the recent reorganization keeping the media and entertainment company as a core division and repeated assertions that it will remain part of GE. Caveat: [...]
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi listens to speeches during the opening of the African Union Summit in Khartoum Sudan, Jan. 23, 2006. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) The big international news of the afternoon: The Bush administration and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government are close to reaching a comprehensive agreement to settle all [...]
Barrons |
August 3rd, 2008 |
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Wedbush Morgan downgraded the film maker to Hold from Buy.[...]
SUNDAY AM: Today's numbers show that Warner Bros' The Dark Knight is the No. 1 movie in North America for the 3rd weekend in a row. All the Hollywood studios agree that the Batman mega-blockbuster's Friday, Saturday and estimated Sunday total take of $43.8M bested the $42.4M opening weekend of [...]
A former bookkeeper at NBC Universal pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to steal more than $1 million that he and his boss had been accused of using for personal expenses.[...]
Elie Singer has prevailed in creating a cable outlet that’s been labeled the “Jewish HBO.”[...]
CNN |
July 29th, 2008 |
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The Hollywood Reporter's annual "Leadership" issue features Ron Meyer tomorrow -- and the usual sycophantic gushing about his 13 years as prez/COO of Universal Studios all the while equating the release of Bruce Almighty with curing cancer. Geez, I always thought the 63-year-old ex-marine was one of those rare moguls [...]
MediaPost |
July 29th, 2008 |
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The NBC Experience Store is odd. It is, there's no denying it, even if you work at NBC Universal. There are bobble head dolls, sparkly tanktops, life-size cardboard cutouts of Dwight Shrute, green "Psych" mugs, and "Monk" wet wipes. Hey, that's why it's called the NBC Experience! The real treat [...]
DreamWorks Animation's quarterly net fell 55%, but topped Wall Street expectations as "Kung Fu Panda" recorded strong box-office receipts.[...]
LA Times |
July 29th, 2008 |
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The longtime Hollywood agent will attempt to bring the production company back to its glory days of the early 1990s. Rick Nicita, a veteran Hollywood agent whose longtime clients include Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, is leaving the agency business after 42 years to become a movie executive.[...]
General Electric is cutting its six businesses to four in a move designed to simplify operations and give investors a better picture of the company. The reorganization will not affect NBC Universal,[...]
-- Scripps Networks: Sarah Cottay is joining as VP of development, reporting to Deanna Brown, president of Scripps (NYSE: SSP) Networks Digital. In this new position, Cottay will focus on developing growth strategies and helping to implement expansion programs. Most recently, she was part of the information management services group [...]
CA-Los Angeles, Posting Title - Associate Technical Project Manager (Wireless) Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. seeks an Associate Tech Project Manager for the Wireless Product Development department. Position w[...]
implementation and support for VoIP telephony infrastructure. Responsibilities will include tier 2 support for operational issues for VoIP, traditional voice... (From Verizon Wireless)[...]
CA-Los Angeles, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a leading creator and distributor of entertainment products, services and technology. Our global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, televis[...]
CA-Los Angeles, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (Warner Bros. Studios/Warner Bros.) a fully integrated, broad-based entertainment company, is the global leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and[...]
