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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
