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Carl Diorio
Film, TV Employment to Climb

A regional economic group's midyear forecast predicts an uptick in Hollywood employment this year followed by similar job gains in 2011 -- provided the town doesn't go on strike."Next year,…

July 21 2010

Netflix to Stream Relativity Movies

Netflix said Tuesday it's secured rights to stream an unspecified number of Relativity-produced movies on its website.Known mostly for online rentals of DVDs mailed to subscribers, Netflix has been growing…

July 06 2010

Disney Taps Former Fox Exec

Disney's new marketing maven has recruited an industry-savvy lieutenant.Kevin Campbell, a former marketing exec at Fox and Universal, was named evp, marketing at Disney. He will report to marketing president…

June 10 2010

Hollywood Slow to Embrace New Media

Hollywood seems stuck in first gear when it comes to the race to embrace the Digital Revolution.After more than a decade of dithering over how to release film and TV…

November 06 2009

Disc Sales Slip, but Don't Blame Digital

NEW YORK It's mostly bad news, but there's a silver lining for DVD retailers: The recession, not the spread of digital video distribution, is driving notable declines in disc purchases.Those…

May 27 2009

SAG Ready to Resume AMPTP Talks

Representatives of SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers are expected Tuesday to announce the resumption of their film and TV contract talks, most likely on Feb.…

February 10 2009

SAG, AFTRA Team Up for Ad Talks

LOS ANGELES The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists have agreed to negotiate jointly on their new broadcast commercials pacts.The decision essentially resurrects --…

January 26 2009

SAG, AFTRA Team for Ad Talks

The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists have agreed to negotiate jointly on their new broadcast commercials pacts.The decision essentially resurrects -- strictly for…

January 26 2009

SAG, AFTRA Unite for Ad Talks

LOS ANGELES Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists are finally on the same page.The newfound harmony comes not on the subject…

August 19 2008

Hollywood Writers End Strike

LOS ANGELES The Hollywood writers' strike is over.In balloting conducted Tuesday at single sites in Beverly Hills, Calif., and New York, Writers Guild of America members voted overwhelmingly to end…

February 13 2008

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