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Archives for: January 20095
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Canwest eliminates morning and noon TV newscasts at Global Toronto
Thursday January 22nd 2009Global TV’s Toronto station is eliminating its noon newscast, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs, Canwest Global Communications Corp. said Tuesday. Canwest spokesman John Douglas said fewer than 40 employees will be affected, but declined to give a specific number. They follow cutbacks at many of Canada’s major media operations, including 105 layoffs at broadcaster CTV and 600 at Quebecor-owned Sun Media, Canada’s largest newspaper publisher.
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Sundance sees flurry of pic deals
Wednesday January 21st 2009PARK CITY — The specialty divisions of the Hollywood studios have begun rattling their pocket change at the Sundance Film Festival. Sort of. Fox Searchlight, one of the heavyweights at recent fests, made its first buy late Monday night. But instead of picking up a high-profile movie that everyone was[…]
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Sony opens Blu-ray plant in China
Wednesday January 21st 2009Sony, the studio behind the Blu-ray format, has begun manufacturing the high-definition discs in China. Move follows Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s November decision to start distributing imported Blu-ray discs in China through a joint venture with Excel Media. Production of up to half a million discs per month is to[…]
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CNN rolls with punches for inauguration
Wednesday January 21st 2009To cover a historic event like the inauguration of a president, you need the right people in the right place at the right time, a copy of the Constitution and, in CNN’s case, the help of a “big-ass” camera. Fifty pool cameras were taking in everything at the Capitol, along with 46 high-definition cameras that CNN had set up on their own, as well as feeds from all over the country as the nation tunes in to watch Obama’s inauguration.
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Broadcasters put all hands on deck for inauguration
Tuesday January 20th 2009For television producers and correspondents covering the inauguration, today will be one for the history books. Like everything surrounding the 2008 presidential campaign, the inauguration of Barack Obama dawns with broadcast media swinging for the fences. Not only are the usual suspects bringing their A teams, but cable networks as diverse as BET, TV One, Al Jazeera and ESPN are offering live coverage of Obama’s swearing-in. MTV will focus on inaugural coverage in the evening.
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Archives for: January 20095
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Canwest eliminates morning and noon TV newscasts at Global Toronto
Thursday January 22nd 2009Global TV’s Toronto station is eliminating its noon newscast, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs, Canwest Global Communications Corp. said Tuesday. Canwest spokesman John Douglas said fewer than 40 employees will be affected, but declined to give a specific number. They follow cutbacks at many of Canada’s major media operations, including 105 layoffs at broadcaster CTV and 600 at Quebecor-owned Sun Media, Canada’s largest newspaper publisher.
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Sundance sees flurry of pic deals
Wednesday January 21st 2009PARK CITY — The specialty divisions of the Hollywood studios have begun rattling their pocket change at the Sundance Film Festival. Sort of. Fox Searchlight, one of the heavyweights at recent fests, made its first buy late Monday night. But instead of picking up a high-profile movie that everyone was[…]
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Sony opens Blu-ray plant in China
Wednesday January 21st 2009Sony, the studio behind the Blu-ray format, has begun manufacturing the high-definition discs in China. Move follows Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s November decision to start distributing imported Blu-ray discs in China through a joint venture with Excel Media. Production of up to half a million discs per month is to[…]
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CNN rolls with punches for inauguration
Wednesday January 21st 2009To cover a historic event like the inauguration of a president, you need the right people in the right place at the right time, a copy of the Constitution and, in CNN’s case, the help of a “big-ass” camera. Fifty pool cameras were taking in everything at the Capitol, along with 46 high-definition cameras that CNN had set up on their own, as well as feeds from all over the country as the nation tunes in to watch Obama’s inauguration.
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Broadcasters put all hands on deck for inauguration
Tuesday January 20th 2009For television producers and correspondents covering the inauguration, today will be one for the history books. Like everything surrounding the 2008 presidential campaign, the inauguration of Barack Obama dawns with broadcast media swinging for the fences. Not only are the usual suspects bringing their A teams, but cable networks as diverse as BET, TV One, Al Jazeera and ESPN are offering live coverage of Obama’s swearing-in. MTV will focus on inaugural coverage in the evening.
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Archives for: January 20095
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Canwest eliminates morning and noon TV newscasts at Global Toronto
Thursday January 22nd 2009Global TV’s Toronto station is eliminating its noon newscast, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs, Canwest Global Communications Corp. said Tuesday. Canwest spokesman John Douglas said fewer than 40 employees will be affected, but declined to give a specific number. They follow cutbacks at many of Canada’s major media operations, including 105 layoffs at broadcaster CTV and 600 at Quebecor-owned Sun Media, Canada’s largest newspaper publisher.
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Sundance sees flurry of pic deals
Wednesday January 21st 2009PARK CITY — The specialty divisions of the Hollywood studios have begun rattling their pocket change at the Sundance Film Festival. Sort of. Fox Searchlight, one of the heavyweights at recent fests, made its first buy late Monday night. But instead of picking up a high-profile movie that everyone was[…]
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Sony opens Blu-ray plant in China
Wednesday January 21st 2009Sony, the studio behind the Blu-ray format, has begun manufacturing the high-definition discs in China. Move follows Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s November decision to start distributing imported Blu-ray discs in China through a joint venture with Excel Media. Production of up to half a million discs per month is to[…]
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CNN rolls with punches for inauguration
Wednesday January 21st 2009To cover a historic event like the inauguration of a president, you need the right people in the right place at the right time, a copy of the Constitution and, in CNN’s case, the help of a “big-ass” camera. Fifty pool cameras were taking in everything at the Capitol, along with 46 high-definition cameras that CNN had set up on their own, as well as feeds from all over the country as the nation tunes in to watch Obama’s inauguration.
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Broadcasters put all hands on deck for inauguration
Tuesday January 20th 2009For television producers and correspondents covering the inauguration, today will be one for the history books. Like everything surrounding the 2008 presidential campaign, the inauguration of Barack Obama dawns with broadcast media swinging for the fences. Not only are the usual suspects bringing their A teams, but cable networks as diverse as BET, TV One, Al Jazeera and ESPN are offering live coverage of Obama’s swearing-in. MTV will focus on inaugural coverage in the evening.
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