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Jan

12

Iger, Disney, obtaining a

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There golden parachutes (each the big fish.) Gold Package Retirement (reserved for MVPs and Peter Chernin and Jack Welch). (Remember, they targeted Michael Eisner, nearly gave a vote of censure, which convinced him to resign). “No, that’s not a mistake. Now the House of Mouse is on target to give Bob Iger a coffin of gold. Not that King Tut. And we know from experience that can be an ornery lot especially when the population has fallen 47% from a year ago. Now Golden Casket, where CEOs are paid, even after his deathToday is ...More

Jan

11

NASTY! Icahn ends talks with Lionsgate

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BREAKING THE HISTORY (Keep refreshing for updates): It just happened
NEW YORK, March 11 – Carl C. Icahn today issued the following statement: “Recently, we have been engaged in discussions with Lions Gate on the possibility of having a number of our appointed added to the Lions Gate board has. The debates are over because the agreement does not was reached on certain aspects of the standstill agreement that Lions Gate demanded as a condition for the installation of board members.
And here is the response of Lionsgate
Santa Monica, CA, and Vancouver, BC, March 11, 2009 ...More

Jan

11

Video: David Beckham poses as a Shop Assistant

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What is David Beckham leaves his football career to become an assistant to detail? Well, not quite as new job Becks’ was only part of a skit for the show of Ellen DeGeneres. Read more »

Jan

6

O MPTFs USC School of Cinema: Guess what fundraising H’wood on the fast track?

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But we know that the reason for it: an institution is producing the talent of tomorrow that studios and networks could exploit in the coming years. And the ill-used and other workers simply old houses and oldIt is interesting how the same Hollywood moguls who say the millions needed can not be raised for the expansion and modernization of the Motion Picture & Television Fund hospital acute care and nursing home care in the long term rather than raising meetings funds are lofty goals for the expansion and modernization of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Support for institutions of higher ...More

Jan

6

Nasty, Nasty Nasty: Fight Club forms of Lionsgate, Icahn bid prices of LG debt, and say that the son of Charles?

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Moxie Squadron composed of bankers and Stuart Epstein Paul Taubman of Morgan Stanley, the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the public relations firm Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher (which in 2007 helped defend Motorola Big Bad Carl, but are dumb as dirt in Hollywood to judge from my own experience with them), and Dan Burch of the proxy solicitation firm of MacKenzie Partners(I love the smell of napalm in the boardroom …) The latter is the Fight Club that Lionsgate is bringing management to fend off corporate raids and shareholder activism of Carl Icahn, who is now his ...More

Jan

5

Johnny Come Lately? Tim Burton may push back Home “Dark Shadows”

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With Johnny Depp is getting advance buzz and Public Enemies (Mann’s summer movie Michael Universal), his upcoming projects, news. It was June, then August and now maybe even this fallNow tell me that Tim Burton might have to postpone the start date and anticipated in its dark shadow Depp vehemence, its version of the Warner Bros. television series Gothic, with a huge cult following.
First, any rumor that Burton could completely rescue is “definitely” not true, says my insider: “He loves the project.” ...More

Jan

5

WHAAAAAT? Bank of America has saved consumers pay to watch the film Hollywood

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Well, it seems that the reason is because the President led the Hollywood animation studio, Jeffrey Katzenberg just happens to be the former Bank of America Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerBut why in the world are helping U.S. taxpayers foot the bill to promote a big-budget 3-D film of DreamWorks Animation? This is unbelievable. Although I suppose it was only a matter of time before Hollywood moguls discovered a way to get their hands on some of that money to rescue the U.S. government, albeit indirectly.
(The promotion ...More

Jan

3

When layoffs ABC Come Down?

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“Steve McPherson has been having a series of closed door meetings over the past two weeks,” one of my sources said. “But then are like the thugs that one of my sources …,” snarksMost think it’s out of town when the ax comes down to witnesses to prevent the slaughter that he created. Moreover, it would not be the first time that Hollywood has changed plans due to bad publicity. EXCLUSIVE: I’m told that Disney / ABC, drink, may finally be ready to begin studying pinkslipping and entertainment ...More

Dec

31

URGENT! Endeavor-WMA concentrations depends on a message: stop or go decision on Thursday

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On Thursday, he has been on both sides have met for weeks, all members appointed conspiracy on Economics and then try to decide what the next step. “Thursday is a great day,” a source tells meIt was then that the two agencies will agree to continue negotiating the merger or not. EXCLUSIVE: I learned that for the past two weeks, the meetings among the partners agencies William Morris and Endeavor have been charged of tension. The resistance now is not WMA merge side because Wirtschaft Jim Wiatt and Dave are known to be eager ...More

Dec

30

Venue managers Lobby LA City Council

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The agenda for the next meeting of the Council of the City of LA on March 31 “could end television production in Los Angeles,” by creating timelines that would allow even more difficult for episodic television and production trade often work in a time frame much tighter. ” Some problems require rulesSo says Hollywood location managers for television programs and movies that have teamed up with Jodi strong planning director for film production in Los Angeles in protest of an RFP (Request For Proposal) that will make ...More

Dec

28

Changes To Digital News Corp.: Miller, Jon AOL’er former becomes CEO of Digital Media Peter Levinsohn, FIM For Prez

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He was taken to create a new business model so that restructured the main lines of business of AOL, and focused the company’s online advertising (including the acquisition of Advertising.com 2004). This is a really great job, I’m told, because it will collaborate with the heads of the other News Corp. companies. Post-AOL, Miller became one of the founding partners in the speed of the venture capital firm. Previously, Jon was President and Director General of the United States and Information Services, now IACI and Expedia ...More

Dec

27

George Clooney Can Only Be Out-Pranked by Damon says Brad Pitt

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And this is not the only big name in Hollywood, he tries to work with again in the future. Damon, who won an Oscar at the age of 28 years for co-writing Good Will Hunting with his best friend Ben Affleck, said they hope to make another film soon. “We have some projects that we have re Warner developing, so hopefully we can work together again.” Read more »

Dec

26

Larry Levinson Productions IATSE strikes

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Picket lines have formed in the sound stages LLP Simi Valley and in the place of the shooting. Local IATSE Hollywood has declared war on the producer in question in unfair labor practices. I heard that, now that LLP is doing big projects with big budgets, has become a priority for the investigating authority to organizeLevinson makes every low-budget non-union Hallmark movies. Larry Levinson Productions subsequently fired and replaced all its crew were repped by IATSE in the series of Mega LLP big budget mini-storm, that NBC informed ...More

Dec

25

Golden Globes air live for the 1st time

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HOLLYWOOD, CA – (April 2, 2009) – Jorge Camara, President of the Association of the Hollywood Foreign Press announced the timetable for “The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards” to be broadcast in HD Sunday, January 17 2010 5-8 PM PT and 8.11 PM ET live from The Beverly Hilton on NBC. “In this age when the news is spreading ever faster, the Association of the Hollywood Foreign Press is pleased to announce that this year’s Golden Globe Awards telecast will be broadcast live nationally,” said Camacho . “For the first time, viewers on the West Coast to see the ...More