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No banking on ads in this economy Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:20:00 EST |
The financial crisis is taking its toll on the advertising industry. |
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Splendid Medien paints it black Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:30:00 EST |
COLOGNE, Germany - German rights group Splendid Medien on Monday posted a slight profit and strong revenue growth for the nine months ending Sept. 30, in the midst of a global economic downturn. |
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Fate of Mary Pickford's Oscar in court's hands Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:50:00 EST |
The fate of Mary Pickford's 1930 Oscar for best actress soon will be in the hands of a Los Angeles jury as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences heads to court Monday to stop the sale of the statuette. |
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Vodafone eyeing Kabel Deutschland Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:46:00 EST |
British mobile phone giant Vodafone is reportedly considering a takeover bid for Kabel Deutschland (KDG) Germany’s largest cable TV group. |
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RDF Media agrees $80 mil buyout deal Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:48:00 EST |
| LONDON -- Television production company RDF Media, the creator of "Wife Swap" and "Faking It," said Thursday it had agreed terms for a 52 million pounds ($80 million) management buyout financed by reality king John de Mol's Cyrte Investments. |
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More gloom on economic horizon Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:35:00 EST |
| Going into the Thanksgiving weekend, latest economic data pointed to a deepening recessionary trend in the U.S. that is squeezing consumers' wallets, and entertainment analysts raised more concerns about further declining DVD sales momentum amid the downturn. |
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SAG talks strike authorization Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:59:00 EST |
SAG's "educational campaign" toward strike authorization began Wednesday with a pre-Thanksgiving Q&A e-mail to its members. |
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U.K. music PR whiz Rob Partridge dies Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:38:00 EST |
U.K. music industry veteran Rob Partridge has died following a lengthy battle with cancer. |
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Atlantic Records claims digital milestone Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:24:00 EST |
More than half of Atlantic Records' revenue in the U.S. is from digital products, making it the first major label to reach that proportion for digital, according to the New York Times. |
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'Payne,' 'Browns' writers reach WGA deal Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:35:00 EST |
Writers on Tyler Perry's "House of Payne" and "Meet the Browns" received an early Thanksgiving treat. |
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De Agostini launches content outfit Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:56:00 EST |
Bucking the trend for doom and gloom, De Agostini Group unveiled ambitious plans for its new international TV division Wednesday, saying it planned to grow Zodiak Television into a 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) a year operation. |
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Swiss Media Group Highlight profits surge Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:24:00 EST |
Helped by the strong performance of its German subsidiary Constantin Film, Swiss media group Highlight Communications boosted net profits by 35% in the first nine months of 2008 to 24.7 million Swiss francs ($21 million). |
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TiVo reports record quarterly profit Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:27:00 EST |
After TiVo reported record quarterly profit Tuesday, CEO Tom Rogers focused on a looming "crisis" in the television-advertising industry. |
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Politicians push for return of equal time Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:20:00 EST |
The Fairness Doctrine, which forced broadcasters to offer equal time to both sides of controversial issues, was abolished in 1987, paving the way for talk radio in the opinionated -- and popular -- form we know it today. |
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Warner Music avoids Q4 blues Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:26:00 EST |
Warner Music Group reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results Tuesday, and management believes that the company can outperform peers amid worsening sales trends. |
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Reverse gear for ad spending Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:22:00 EST |
The slump in auto advertising may take a while to turn around, and that's bad news for media companies, most notably those owning TV stations. |
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WGA fi-core case heads back to L.A. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:59:00 EST |
The case over whether the WGA violated labor laws by listing names of members who elected to become financial core members during the 100-day strike is heading back to Los Angeles. |
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Can TV take strike two? Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:40:00 EST |
Already engaged in deep soul searching following a dismal fall TV season and flatlining ad market, broadcast networks are facing another blow: a potential SAG strike early next year. |
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Sat TV bid spurs Telefonica, Vivendi shares Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:02:00 EST |
| Shares in Spanish media giant Telefonica and France's Vivendi rose 5% apiece Monday on reports the companies are in talks about pairing to bid for Digital Plus, the satellite TV business being offloaded by debt-laden Spanish media group Prisa. |
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Actors will vote on strike Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:49:00 EST |
The cloud of labor unrest hanging over Hollywood and the upcoming awards season has grown considerably darker. |
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Former 182 member sues over plane crash Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:19:00 EST |
Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker has filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court over the deadly Learjet crash in September that seriously burned him and fellow musician DJ AM and killed his personal assistant and bodyguard. |
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Experts optimistic on industry Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:32:00 EST |
As markets plunged again Thursday, some Wall Street experts were telling about 400 television executives that they are bullish on the entertainment industry. |
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Marathon talks, no deal yet Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:40:00 EST |
A marathon meeting between SAG and the AMPTP on Thursday -- the first session in five months -- gave Hollywood some hope but no relief from its labor pains. |
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Image Entertainment to be sold to Nyx Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:02:00 EST |
Image Entertainment is getting a makeover. The home video and music outfit is being sold to media investment group subsidiary Nyx Acquisitions in a $100 million deal, and will operate as a privately held entity. |
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THR opens portal to reviews Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:49:00 EST |
The Hollywood Reporter will next week unveil THReviews, an online entertainment review portal that brings together the latest in-depth reviews, information and news on movies, concerts and television. |
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