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Friday, November 21, 2008
Arts and Entertainment Industry News, Information & Resource Directory |
Caster Concepts Introduces New Engineering Consulting Service
Caster Concepts announces the launch of RapidType Engineering, an engineering consulting service focused on delivering cost effective, cutting edge, high tech solutions to small to medium sized companies who conventionally would not have the resources or capital to staff a full time engineering team.
Spillane in law firm merger
Business News: Boutique partners with Midwest-based law firm -- Midwest-based law firm Lathrop & Gage will merge with Century City-based trial boutique Spillane Shaeffer Aronoff Bandlow, giving the former a coast-to-coast presence in the U.S.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460347859" height="1" width="1"/>
Image to Nyx for $100 million
Business News: Homevid indie gets new owner -- Image Entertainment, a large homevid indie that has been in play for the past three years, has found a new owner.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460347860" height="1" width="1"/>
Smith & Co. promotes Howard
Business News: Exec named VP of production -- Smith & Co. has promoted Sharalynn Howard to VP of production.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460306628" height="1" width="1"/>
PV Media launches news aggregator
Business News: Online marketing co. partners on website -- PV Media Group, an online marketing company headed by former Universal TV exec Steve Rosenberg, has launched the news aggregator website BreakingNews.com in partnership with the wire service Breaking News Network Inc.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460246797" height="1" width="1"/>
Economy should slow urge to merge
Business News: Media consolidations unlikely, analysts report -- Rock-bottom stock prices won't likely yield a near-term urge to merge among entertainment companies, a trio of Wall Street analysts suggested Thursday -- though there could be opportunities for deals once the market begins to recover.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460238503" height="1" width="1"/>
SAG, majors meet for contract talks
Business News: Negotiations began Thursday morning -- SAG's bitter contract stalemate with the majors looks like it will stay that way.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460191855" height="1" width="1"/>
Off Off Broadway scene suffering
Business News: 25% of venues in West Village, Midtown close -- 'Tis the season to announce closings. According to a survey from the New York Innovative Theater Foundation, more than 25% of the Off Off Broadway venues in New York's theater-heavy West Village and Midtown neighborhoods have closed in the last five years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460191856" height="1" width="1"/>
Ben Silverman joins Peacock board
Business News: NBC exec added to joint Equity Fund venture -- NBC Entertainment co-topper Ben Silverman has joined the board of the Peacock Equity Fund, the joint venture between NBC Universal and GE Capital.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460191857" height="1" width="1"/>
Audley to head FilmL.A.
Business News: Company posts decline in local production -- Paul Audley has been named president of FilmL.A.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460097149" height="1" width="1"/>
Dr. Pepper delivers on promise
Business News: Free soda due to 'Chinese Democracy' release -- Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460191861" height="1" width="1"/>
CW ends time-buy deal with MRC
Business News: Sunday night results were 'below expectations' -- The CW has finally pulled the plug on Media Rights Capital's Sunday night time buy, ending an experiment that had quickly soured.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/459989302" height="1" width="1"/>
Hollywood gains ally with Waxman
Business News: Rep. to head Energy & Commerce Committee -- First the Justice Dept. and now one of the key House committees: Hollywood has gained another major ally among top federal authorities.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/459898224" height="1" width="1"/>
Alexandra Stone rolls to CMP Film
Business News: Development head quits Jeremy Thomas' RPC -- Alexandra Stone has been tapped to helm CMP Film, a London-based film shingle set up by legit company Creative Management and Prods., founded by Nick Frankfort and Tobias Round two years ago.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460191863" height="1" width="1"/>
Principal to launch own production co.
Business News: Management firm hires Zepeda as head -- Management company Principal Entertainment is forming a film production division, hiring Susana Zepeda to run it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/459146759" height="1" width="1"/>
Hong Kong Disneyland to expand
Business News: Timetable, financing still unclear -- Talks are underway to significantly expand the struggling Hong Kong Disneyland theme park. But a timetable and financing are unclear.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/459171349" height="1" width="1"/>
Hollywood heavyweights talk 3-D
Business News: 3DX convention takes place Nov. 19-23 -- Hollywood heavy hitters, including DreamWorks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg, Disney’s Mark Zoradi and MPAA topper Dan Glickman, gathered in Singapore on Wednesday to talk up the future of 3-D movies and exhibition.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/460097150" height="1" width="1"/>
NAS unveils entertainment 'Exchange'
Business News: Academy initiative to unite sectors with scientists -- The National Academy of Sciences Wednesday formally unveiled a collaborative initiative to better connect producers of films, TV shows, vidgames and other entertainment properties with top scientists.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/459090308" height="1" width="1"/>
IATSE pacts with congloms
Business News: Nine negotiation sessions bring tentative deal -- IATSE and the majors have reached a tentative three-year contract agreement after nine negotiating sessions -- making for the sixth such accord reached by the congloms this year.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/variety/news/business/~4/459090309" height="1" width="1"/>
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