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Cablevision vs Scripps Fight Over Food Network/HGTV Could Last Weeks Longer
UPDATE: Cablevision just gave me this hardball statement:
“We are sorry that Scripps’ current financial difficulties are making it impossible for them to continue our relationship on
UPDATE: Here’s the Walt Disney Co statement:
BURBANK, Calif., December 31, 2009—Advancing its strategy of delivering great branded content to people around the world, Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) announced
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SUNDAY AM WRITETHRU: It’s official: 20th Century Fox’s week-old Avatar fell behind Friday, but was back on top Saturday, and easily beat Warner Bros’ newcomer Sherlock Holmes for No. 1 this 3-day Christmas weekend in North American theaters. As usual, … Read More »
Warner Bros domestic grosses will cross $2 billion today, breaking the movie industry record of $1.789B set by the studio last year. And there’s still 9 more days of holiday play time left to fatten the record.
MovieTickets.com asked over 32,000 filmgoers which movie without an existing film franchise they’d like to see turned into a sequel. Here’s a look at the Top 5:
1. The Hangover (37%)
2. District 9 (27%)
3. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (21%)
4. Watchmen (8%)
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (7%)
It’s 20th Century Fox vs 20th Century Fox. So reports big online ticketseller Fandango as of 11 AM PT. James Cameron’s Avatar continues to be a strong seller on Fandango (and 32% of Avatar filmgoers surveyed on the site say they’ll … Read More »
UPDATES EXCLUSIVE: Ex-HBO Chief Chris Albrecht To Be Named New CEO Of Starz
This announcement will be going out Tuesday:
Englewood, Colo, Dec. 22 – Liberty Media Corporation announced today that Chris Albrecht, former Chairman and CEO
UPDATE: TOLDJA! It’s Official: Chris Albrecht To Head Starz
MONDAY PM EXCLUSIVE: I’ve learned that Liberty Media chairman John Malone and CEO Greg Maffei are installing former HBO chairman/CEO Chris Albrecht as head of Starz. Sources … Read More »
UPDATES EXCLUSIVE: Rave To Acquire 35 National Amusements Complexes
I had this scoop back on December 7th. (Shame on the Los Angeles Times for trying to grab credit.) Today there’s an official announcement:
News Corp insiders tell me: “Our negotiations screeched to a standstill Friday night. We’re at an impasse over a highly restrictive (and unusual) provision in their ‘must sign NDA [Non-Disclosure Agreement]‘. So who knows what will happen next? But for now … Read More »
BREAKING NEWS! (check for constantly updated and inserted info)
MONDAY AM 4TH UPDATE: 20th Century Fox keeps refining its figures to show James Cameron’s Avatar actuals were better than expected — Friday: $26,752,099, Saturday: $25,529,036, Sunday: $24,744,346. … Read More »
What a tragic waste of young talent. News reports say actress Brittany Murphy went into cardiac arrest this morning at age 32. I always found her performances fresh in both comedies like Clueless, Just Married and Little Black Book, and dramas like 8 Mile, Don’t Say A Word, Girl Interrupted, and Sin City, and … Read More »
Paramount and MTV Films announced today that they’ve greenlit the 3rd installment of JACKASS in “eye-popping 3D” for release on October 15, 2010. It begins shooting in late January with Dickhouse Production’s Jeff Tremaine directing yet again and producing alongside Spike Jonze and … Read More »
You’ve GOT to watch this holiday card from 20th Century Television. Brutally honest and humorous about the biz. (My jaw is still on the floor.) UPDATE: Ah, it was written by Modern Family‘s Steve Levitan which is it’s funny. And it was made in a 1/2 hour during the crew’s … Read More »
UPDATES TOLDJA! PMK·BNC Finally Confirm Merger
Still more PMK/HBH flacks are abandoning ship in advance of the January 1st merger of the newly named PMK·BNC joint company. Others have struck out on their own or joined the newly formed Slate PR. Which begs the … Read More »
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