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‘Simpsons’ voice actors reach deal
Wednesday June 04th 2008The standoff between “The Simpsons” voice cast and series producer 20th Century Fox TV is over. After months of negotiations, the cast of Fox’s long-running animated series reached a new four-year deal with the studio during the weekend. Under the pact, the top actors will be paid nearly $400,000 per episode. While this is lower than the reported $500,000 the cast originally sought, it remains a significant increase from their current paychecks of about $300,000 an episode.
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SAG, AMPTP return to table
Wednesday June 04th 2008SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers returned to the table Tuesday after a three-day weekend break. SAG’s primetime and theatrical contract expires June 30 and, given the bargaining dynamics, few observers see an imminent deal. Tuesday marked the 22nd day of the negotiations, which began in[…]
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Upfront approach
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Upfront advertising sales activity began to percolate over the weekend, and the major networks are preparing for the onslaught of dealmaking on advance blurb commitments for the 2008-09 season that will hit in earnest this week. There was talk Friday that ABC was being aggressive and had cut its first[…]
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ThinkFilm’s bills pile up
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Adding to ThinkFilm’s legal woes, Mammoth Advertising, a Brooklyn-based company handling promotion and ads, has filed a lawsuit against the beleaguered distrib and its parent, David Bergstein’s Capitol Films, for failing to pay $428,295 in fees. Filed in New York’s Supreme Court, Mammoth’s suit alleges that the company was negligent[…]
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Officials: Roofers started Universal Studios fire
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Workers using a blowtorch on the roof of a movie set at Universal Studios accidentally set the huge fire that swept through the back lot, fire officials said Monday. The fire erupted on a streetscape featuring New York brownstone facades at the 400-acre property. It then destroyed a King Kong attraction, the courthouse square from “Back to the Future” and a streetscape featured in “Spider-Man 2” and “Transformers.” The blaze also gutted a building housing 40,000 to 50,000 videos.
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Archives for: June 20085
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‘Simpsons’ voice actors reach deal
Wednesday June 04th 2008The standoff between “The Simpsons” voice cast and series producer 20th Century Fox TV is over. After months of negotiations, the cast of Fox’s long-running animated series reached a new four-year deal with the studio during the weekend. Under the pact, the top actors will be paid nearly $400,000 per episode. While this is lower than the reported $500,000 the cast originally sought, it remains a significant increase from their current paychecks of about $300,000 an episode.
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SAG, AMPTP return to table
Wednesday June 04th 2008SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers returned to the table Tuesday after a three-day weekend break. SAG’s primetime and theatrical contract expires June 30 and, given the bargaining dynamics, few observers see an imminent deal. Tuesday marked the 22nd day of the negotiations, which began in[…]
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Upfront approach
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Upfront advertising sales activity began to percolate over the weekend, and the major networks are preparing for the onslaught of dealmaking on advance blurb commitments for the 2008-09 season that will hit in earnest this week. There was talk Friday that ABC was being aggressive and had cut its first[…]
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ThinkFilm’s bills pile up
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Adding to ThinkFilm’s legal woes, Mammoth Advertising, a Brooklyn-based company handling promotion and ads, has filed a lawsuit against the beleaguered distrib and its parent, David Bergstein’s Capitol Films, for failing to pay $428,295 in fees. Filed in New York’s Supreme Court, Mammoth’s suit alleges that the company was negligent[…]
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Officials: Roofers started Universal Studios fire
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Workers using a blowtorch on the roof of a movie set at Universal Studios accidentally set the huge fire that swept through the back lot, fire officials said Monday. The fire erupted on a streetscape featuring New York brownstone facades at the 400-acre property. It then destroyed a King Kong attraction, the courthouse square from “Back to the Future” and a streetscape featured in “Spider-Man 2” and “Transformers.” The blaze also gutted a building housing 40,000 to 50,000 videos.
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Archives for: June 20085
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‘Simpsons’ voice actors reach deal
Wednesday June 04th 2008The standoff between “The Simpsons” voice cast and series producer 20th Century Fox TV is over. After months of negotiations, the cast of Fox’s long-running animated series reached a new four-year deal with the studio during the weekend. Under the pact, the top actors will be paid nearly $400,000 per episode. While this is lower than the reported $500,000 the cast originally sought, it remains a significant increase from their current paychecks of about $300,000 an episode.
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SAG, AMPTP return to table
Wednesday June 04th 2008SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers returned to the table Tuesday after a three-day weekend break. SAG’s primetime and theatrical contract expires June 30 and, given the bargaining dynamics, few observers see an imminent deal. Tuesday marked the 22nd day of the negotiations, which began in[…]
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Upfront approach
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Upfront advertising sales activity began to percolate over the weekend, and the major networks are preparing for the onslaught of dealmaking on advance blurb commitments for the 2008-09 season that will hit in earnest this week. There was talk Friday that ABC was being aggressive and had cut its first[…]
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ThinkFilm’s bills pile up
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Adding to ThinkFilm’s legal woes, Mammoth Advertising, a Brooklyn-based company handling promotion and ads, has filed a lawsuit against the beleaguered distrib and its parent, David Bergstein’s Capitol Films, for failing to pay $428,295 in fees. Filed in New York’s Supreme Court, Mammoth’s suit alleges that the company was negligent[…]
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Officials: Roofers started Universal Studios fire
Tuesday June 03rd 2008Workers using a blowtorch on the roof of a movie set at Universal Studios accidentally set the huge fire that swept through the back lot, fire officials said Monday. The fire erupted on a streetscape featuring New York brownstone facades at the 400-acre property. It then destroyed a King Kong attraction, the courthouse square from “Back to the Future” and a streetscape featured in “Spider-Man 2” and “Transformers.” The blaze also gutted a building housing 40,000 to 50,000 videos.
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