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Archives for: April 20085
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 04/04/08 to 04/06/08
Monday April 07th 2008FilmTotal21, SONY$15,337,418NIM’S ISLAND, FOX$13,210,579LEATHERHEAD’S, UNIVERSAL$12,682,595DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO, FOX$9,115,987THE RUINS, PARAMOUNT/DREAMWORKS$8,003,421SUPERHERO MOVIE, MGM$5,417,920TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS, LIONSGATE$3,418,255DRILLBIT TAYLOR, PARAMOUNT$3,405,937SHUTTER, FOX$2,830,33610,000 B.C., WARNER BROS.$2,797,409
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Majors kick off talks with IATSE
Monday April 07th 2008With SAG waiting in the wings to start its contract talks, the majors will begin three days of negotiations today with the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees. The below-the-line union is expected to emerge Wednesday with a new contract — even though its current deal doesn’t expire for another 16 months. SAG has only two weeks before AFTRA has its turn at the negotiating table — placing major pressure on SAG to make a deal first or face the consequence of AFTRA expanding its TV jurisdiction by signing new TV deals.
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Lumina Films changes name to Salt Co.
Monday April 07th 2008LONDON — Movie sales, production and finance banner Lumina Films is changing its name to the Salt Co. and repositioning itself to concentrate on a more diverse slate of projects. Previously known for its activities with Latin American projects, Lumina’s new look and name aims to “better reflect the full[…]
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Canuck actors slam Alliance-Echo bridge deal
Monday April 07th 2008TORONTO — Canadian actors reacted angrily Friday to news that Goldman Sachs & Co. has sold the international distribution rights to 7,500 Canadian TV titles in the Alliance Atlantis library to U.S. distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment. “This is another step in the commoditization of our culture. With this sale of[…]
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Warner shrinks DVD, VOD window in the U.K. market
Sunday April 06th 2008Warner Bros. in the U.K. has dramatically shifted the window between DVD and video on demand, announcing Thursday that several of its movies will be aired on VOD platforms at more or less the same time as on DVD.
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Archives for: April 20085
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 04/04/08 to 04/06/08
Monday April 07th 2008FilmTotal21, SONY$15,337,418NIM’S ISLAND, FOX$13,210,579LEATHERHEAD’S, UNIVERSAL$12,682,595DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO, FOX$9,115,987THE RUINS, PARAMOUNT/DREAMWORKS$8,003,421SUPERHERO MOVIE, MGM$5,417,920TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS, LIONSGATE$3,418,255DRILLBIT TAYLOR, PARAMOUNT$3,405,937SHUTTER, FOX$2,830,33610,000 B.C., WARNER BROS.$2,797,409
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Majors kick off talks with IATSE
Monday April 07th 2008With SAG waiting in the wings to start its contract talks, the majors will begin three days of negotiations today with the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees. The below-the-line union is expected to emerge Wednesday with a new contract — even though its current deal doesn’t expire for another 16 months. SAG has only two weeks before AFTRA has its turn at the negotiating table — placing major pressure on SAG to make a deal first or face the consequence of AFTRA expanding its TV jurisdiction by signing new TV deals.
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Lumina Films changes name to Salt Co.
Monday April 07th 2008LONDON — Movie sales, production and finance banner Lumina Films is changing its name to the Salt Co. and repositioning itself to concentrate on a more diverse slate of projects. Previously known for its activities with Latin American projects, Lumina’s new look and name aims to “better reflect the full[…]
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Canuck actors slam Alliance-Echo bridge deal
Monday April 07th 2008TORONTO — Canadian actors reacted angrily Friday to news that Goldman Sachs & Co. has sold the international distribution rights to 7,500 Canadian TV titles in the Alliance Atlantis library to U.S. distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment. “This is another step in the commoditization of our culture. With this sale of[…]
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Warner shrinks DVD, VOD window in the U.K. market
Sunday April 06th 2008Warner Bros. in the U.K. has dramatically shifted the window between DVD and video on demand, announcing Thursday that several of its movies will be aired on VOD platforms at more or less the same time as on DVD.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: April 20085
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 04/04/08 to 04/06/08
Monday April 07th 2008FilmTotal21, SONY$15,337,418NIM’S ISLAND, FOX$13,210,579LEATHERHEAD’S, UNIVERSAL$12,682,595DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO, FOX$9,115,987THE RUINS, PARAMOUNT/DREAMWORKS$8,003,421SUPERHERO MOVIE, MGM$5,417,920TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS, LIONSGATE$3,418,255DRILLBIT TAYLOR, PARAMOUNT$3,405,937SHUTTER, FOX$2,830,33610,000 B.C., WARNER BROS.$2,797,409
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Majors kick off talks with IATSE
Monday April 07th 2008With SAG waiting in the wings to start its contract talks, the majors will begin three days of negotiations today with the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees. The below-the-line union is expected to emerge Wednesday with a new contract — even though its current deal doesn’t expire for another 16 months. SAG has only two weeks before AFTRA has its turn at the negotiating table — placing major pressure on SAG to make a deal first or face the consequence of AFTRA expanding its TV jurisdiction by signing new TV deals.
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Lumina Films changes name to Salt Co.
Monday April 07th 2008LONDON — Movie sales, production and finance banner Lumina Films is changing its name to the Salt Co. and repositioning itself to concentrate on a more diverse slate of projects. Previously known for its activities with Latin American projects, Lumina’s new look and name aims to “better reflect the full[…]
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Canuck actors slam Alliance-Echo bridge deal
Monday April 07th 2008TORONTO — Canadian actors reacted angrily Friday to news that Goldman Sachs & Co. has sold the international distribution rights to 7,500 Canadian TV titles in the Alliance Atlantis library to U.S. distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment. “This is another step in the commoditization of our culture. With this sale of[…]
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Warner shrinks DVD, VOD window in the U.K. market
Sunday April 06th 2008Warner Bros. in the U.K. has dramatically shifted the window between DVD and video on demand, announcing Thursday that several of its movies will be aired on VOD platforms at more or less the same time as on DVD.
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