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Archives for: February 20085
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Weinstein Co. forms new distribution banner
Saturday February 09th 2008The Weinstein Co. is launching a new distribution banner named Third Rail Releasing. George A. Romero’s "Diary of the Dead" will be the first movie out of the gate for the label, which opens Feb. 15. Third Rail’s goal is to showcase what the company describes as "inventive and edgy[…]
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Nielsen making brain waves
Friday February 08th 2008Nielsen announced a strategic investment in and alliance with NeuroFocus, which specializes in the practice of measuring brain waves to determine consumers’ responses to marketing messages. Nielsen will now be the exclusive provider of NeuroFocus research to film studios and TV networks to monitor audience responses to content as well as promos, trailers and other marketing materials.
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Cablers duel FCC over regulations
Friday February 08th 2008Six national cable television programming companies have jointly sued the Federal Communications Commission, claiming that the agency’s so-called dual carriage requirement is a dual foul. C-Span, Discovery Communications, the Weather Channel, TV One, A&E Television Networks and Scripps Networks allege that the requirement constitutes both a First Amendment violation and[…]
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Accidental overdose killed Heath Ledger
Thursday February 07th 2008The 28-year-old actor died from an accidental overdose of six different prescription drugs – painkillers and sedatives including OxyContin – the medical examiner revealed Wednesday. The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating how Ledger got the medications.
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WGA deal could hurt SAG
Thursday February 07th 2008With the town now expecting the WGA strike to end as soon as next week, worries have been shifting toward the Screen Actors Guild and whether the WGA deal will be good enough for the actors. SAG members who work in TV have now been on a de facto strike for the past several months, making it potentially more difficult for SAG leaders to mount a convincing strike threat
when their contract expires on June 30 and negotiations start in the spring.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: February 20085
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Weinstein Co. forms new distribution banner
Saturday February 09th 2008The Weinstein Co. is launching a new distribution banner named Third Rail Releasing. George A. Romero’s "Diary of the Dead" will be the first movie out of the gate for the label, which opens Feb. 15. Third Rail’s goal is to showcase what the company describes as "inventive and edgy[…]
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Nielsen making brain waves
Friday February 08th 2008Nielsen announced a strategic investment in and alliance with NeuroFocus, which specializes in the practice of measuring brain waves to determine consumers’ responses to marketing messages. Nielsen will now be the exclusive provider of NeuroFocus research to film studios and TV networks to monitor audience responses to content as well as promos, trailers and other marketing materials.
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Cablers duel FCC over regulations
Friday February 08th 2008Six national cable television programming companies have jointly sued the Federal Communications Commission, claiming that the agency’s so-called dual carriage requirement is a dual foul. C-Span, Discovery Communications, the Weather Channel, TV One, A&E Television Networks and Scripps Networks allege that the requirement constitutes both a First Amendment violation and[…]
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Accidental overdose killed Heath Ledger
Thursday February 07th 2008The 28-year-old actor died from an accidental overdose of six different prescription drugs – painkillers and sedatives including OxyContin – the medical examiner revealed Wednesday. The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating how Ledger got the medications.
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WGA deal could hurt SAG
Thursday February 07th 2008With the town now expecting the WGA strike to end as soon as next week, worries have been shifting toward the Screen Actors Guild and whether the WGA deal will be good enough for the actors. SAG members who work in TV have now been on a de facto strike for the past several months, making it potentially more difficult for SAG leaders to mount a convincing strike threat
when their contract expires on June 30 and negotiations start in the spring.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: February 20085
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Weinstein Co. forms new distribution banner
Saturday February 09th 2008The Weinstein Co. is launching a new distribution banner named Third Rail Releasing. George A. Romero’s "Diary of the Dead" will be the first movie out of the gate for the label, which opens Feb. 15. Third Rail’s goal is to showcase what the company describes as "inventive and edgy[…]
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Nielsen making brain waves
Friday February 08th 2008Nielsen announced a strategic investment in and alliance with NeuroFocus, which specializes in the practice of measuring brain waves to determine consumers’ responses to marketing messages. Nielsen will now be the exclusive provider of NeuroFocus research to film studios and TV networks to monitor audience responses to content as well as promos, trailers and other marketing materials.
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Cablers duel FCC over regulations
Friday February 08th 2008Six national cable television programming companies have jointly sued the Federal Communications Commission, claiming that the agency’s so-called dual carriage requirement is a dual foul. C-Span, Discovery Communications, the Weather Channel, TV One, A&E Television Networks and Scripps Networks allege that the requirement constitutes both a First Amendment violation and[…]
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Accidental overdose killed Heath Ledger
Thursday February 07th 2008The 28-year-old actor died from an accidental overdose of six different prescription drugs – painkillers and sedatives including OxyContin – the medical examiner revealed Wednesday. The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating how Ledger got the medications.
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WGA deal could hurt SAG
Thursday February 07th 2008With the town now expecting the WGA strike to end as soon as next week, worries have been shifting toward the Screen Actors Guild and whether the WGA deal will be good enough for the actors. SAG members who work in TV have now been on a de facto strike for the past several months, making it potentially more difficult for SAG leaders to mount a convincing strike threat
when their contract expires on June 30 and negotiations start in the spring.
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