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Steve Zeitchik
Analysis: Disney-Marvel Deal Brings Changes

NEW YORK The news that Disney was buying Marvel for $4 billion in cash and stock elicited the reaction that acquisitions of this kind and size usually elicit: shock, followed…

September 01 2009

'Basterds' Is Twitter Age's 1st Success Story

NEW YORK Finally, a Twitter effect that benefits a movie instead of hurts it.After lukewarm tweets from Friday screenings caused weekend drops for movies like Bruno and Funny People earlier…

August 24 2009

'Basterds' Lifted by Twitter

Finally, a Twitter effect that benefits a movie instead of hurts it.After lukewarm tweets from Friday screenings caused weekend drops for movies like Bruno and Funny People earlier this summer,…

August 24 2009

Reed Elsevier to Sell Multichannel News, B&C

Reed Elsevier, the Dutch-English publishing company that owns a larger number of media and entertainment titles, plans to sell a number of its publications, including Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable…

July 30 2009

Sony, Lionsgate Included in YouTube Deal

NEW YORK In a move intended to strike back at the encroaching Hulu, YouTube has initiated a series of partnerships that will enable it to stream a range of full-length…

April 17 2009

Sony, Lionsgate Included in YouTube Deal

In a move intended to strike back at the encroaching Hulu, YouTube on Thursday announced a series of partnerships that will enable it to stream a range of full-length movies…

April 17 2009

Nick Ramps Up Virtual Worlds

NEW YORK Nickelodeon is building up its virtual worlds in a bid to increase revenue in the real world.The company is expected to announce Thursday that it is developing an…

April 03 2008

Biz Revs Amid Peace Talk

LOS ANGELES With optimism spreading about an imminent resolution of the writers' strike, film agents, producers and development execs are bracing for a barrage of deal making."It's started already," said…

February 07 2008

Reruns Hurt Movie Promo Efforts

NEW YORK For film publicists who rely on the oxygen of late-night television to breathe life into their campaigns, the strike has been a punch to the gut.Television networks this…

November 07 2007

Break.com Eyes Striking Writers

LOS ANGELES Online video site Break.com is the first new-media outlet to court striking writers, even as agents continue to ready their digital strike plans.The Los Angeles-based Break is set…

November 05 2007

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