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Archives for: April 20085
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Vacant airwaves spur TV-tech turf battle
Wednesday April 09th 2008Ten months before the nation flips to digital television, technology companies and TV broadcasters are fighting over the virtual remote, with different ideas of what to do with the unused airwaves. Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and others on Tuesday launched an advertising and lobbying blitz to convince Capitol Hill that these unoccupied airwaves, or “white spaces,” could be used for affordable high-speed Internet service, greatly benefiting rural areas and spurring competition and innovation.
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Studios pressure SAG with letter
Tuesday April 08th 2008In a move designed to pressure the Screen Actors Guild into making a deal, the majors have told SAG to forget about asking for sweeter terms than those secured by the WGA and DGA. In an open letter issued Monday by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, the congloms sent a clear signal to SAG leaders that they won’t break the pattern set in the recent deals for writers and directors. SAG’s talks start April 15, and AFTRA — which split off from the Screen Actors Guild late last month — begins April 28.
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Heston left cinematic, political mark
Tuesday April 08th 2008Heston, who died Saturday night at 84, was a towering figure both in his politics and on screen, where his characters had the ear of God (Moses in “The Ten Commandments”), survived apocalyptic plagues (“The Omega Man”) and endured one of Hollywood’s most-grueling action sequences (the chariot race in “Ben-Hur,” which earned him the best-actor Academy Award). Even Michael Moore, who mocked Heston in his gun-control documentary “Bowling for Columbine,” posted the actor’s picture on his Web site to mark his passing.
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Canwest donates $1.5 million to NSI
Tuesday April 08th 2008Canwest will donate $1.5 million to the National Screen Institute to help sustain and develop training programs in the Canadian media and broadcast industry. The funding, rolled out over seven years, will support training programs for writers, directors and producers.
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NBC sues over ‘Project Runway’ move
Tuesday April 08th 2008In a bombshell announcement, “Runway” producer the Weinstein Co. said Monday that Bravo’s signature series will move to women’s cable channel Lifetime in a five-year deal, starting with its sixth season in November. Bravo’s parent company NBC Universal countered by filing a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Weinstein Monday aimed at preventing “Runway’s” jump to Lifetime.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: April 20085
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Vacant airwaves spur TV-tech turf battle
Wednesday April 09th 2008Ten months before the nation flips to digital television, technology companies and TV broadcasters are fighting over the virtual remote, with different ideas of what to do with the unused airwaves. Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and others on Tuesday launched an advertising and lobbying blitz to convince Capitol Hill that these unoccupied airwaves, or “white spaces,” could be used for affordable high-speed Internet service, greatly benefiting rural areas and spurring competition and innovation.
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Studios pressure SAG with letter
Tuesday April 08th 2008In a move designed to pressure the Screen Actors Guild into making a deal, the majors have told SAG to forget about asking for sweeter terms than those secured by the WGA and DGA. In an open letter issued Monday by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, the congloms sent a clear signal to SAG leaders that they won’t break the pattern set in the recent deals for writers and directors. SAG’s talks start April 15, and AFTRA — which split off from the Screen Actors Guild late last month — begins April 28.
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Heston left cinematic, political mark
Tuesday April 08th 2008Heston, who died Saturday night at 84, was a towering figure both in his politics and on screen, where his characters had the ear of God (Moses in “The Ten Commandments”), survived apocalyptic plagues (“The Omega Man”) and endured one of Hollywood’s most-grueling action sequences (the chariot race in “Ben-Hur,” which earned him the best-actor Academy Award). Even Michael Moore, who mocked Heston in his gun-control documentary “Bowling for Columbine,” posted the actor’s picture on his Web site to mark his passing.
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Canwest donates $1.5 million to NSI
Tuesday April 08th 2008Canwest will donate $1.5 million to the National Screen Institute to help sustain and develop training programs in the Canadian media and broadcast industry. The funding, rolled out over seven years, will support training programs for writers, directors and producers.
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NBC sues over ‘Project Runway’ move
Tuesday April 08th 2008In a bombshell announcement, “Runway” producer the Weinstein Co. said Monday that Bravo’s signature series will move to women’s cable channel Lifetime in a five-year deal, starting with its sixth season in November. Bravo’s parent company NBC Universal countered by filing a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Weinstein Monday aimed at preventing “Runway’s” jump to Lifetime.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: April 20085
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Vacant airwaves spur TV-tech turf battle
Wednesday April 09th 2008Ten months before the nation flips to digital television, technology companies and TV broadcasters are fighting over the virtual remote, with different ideas of what to do with the unused airwaves. Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and others on Tuesday launched an advertising and lobbying blitz to convince Capitol Hill that these unoccupied airwaves, or “white spaces,” could be used for affordable high-speed Internet service, greatly benefiting rural areas and spurring competition and innovation.
-
Studios pressure SAG with letter
Tuesday April 08th 2008In a move designed to pressure the Screen Actors Guild into making a deal, the majors have told SAG to forget about asking for sweeter terms than those secured by the WGA and DGA. In an open letter issued Monday by the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, the congloms sent a clear signal to SAG leaders that they won’t break the pattern set in the recent deals for writers and directors. SAG’s talks start April 15, and AFTRA — which split off from the Screen Actors Guild late last month — begins April 28.
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Heston left cinematic, political mark
Tuesday April 08th 2008Heston, who died Saturday night at 84, was a towering figure both in his politics and on screen, where his characters had the ear of God (Moses in “The Ten Commandments”), survived apocalyptic plagues (“The Omega Man”) and endured one of Hollywood’s most-grueling action sequences (the chariot race in “Ben-Hur,” which earned him the best-actor Academy Award). Even Michael Moore, who mocked Heston in his gun-control documentary “Bowling for Columbine,” posted the actor’s picture on his Web site to mark his passing.
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Canwest donates $1.5 million to NSI
Tuesday April 08th 2008Canwest will donate $1.5 million to the National Screen Institute to help sustain and develop training programs in the Canadian media and broadcast industry. The funding, rolled out over seven years, will support training programs for writers, directors and producers.
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NBC sues over ‘Project Runway’ move
Tuesday April 08th 2008In a bombshell announcement, “Runway” producer the Weinstein Co. said Monday that Bravo’s signature series will move to women’s cable channel Lifetime in a five-year deal, starting with its sixth season in November. Bravo’s parent company NBC Universal countered by filing a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Weinstein Monday aimed at preventing “Runway’s” jump to Lifetime.
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