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Archives for: February 20095
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Universal taps Cates for top tech gig
Friday February 13th 2009HOLLYWOOD — Universal Pictures has tapped Joseph Cates to be its top tech expert, upping the exec to senior VP of technology. Cates will oversee the studio’s worldwide technology group and lead its efforts to develop technologies that facilitate the digital distribution of pics to consumers. He will continue to[…]
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N.Y. tax credits run dry
Friday February 13th 2009The New York tax-credit program that lured film and TV shoots has run out of funds, as announced on Thursday (04Feb 09) by the Empire State development Corp. the agency which administers the funds. The $515 million which had been set aside for the program through 2013 has been exhausted.[…]
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Digital switch to be delayed
Thursday February 12th 2009The delay is official: President Obama on Wednesday signed the legislation delaying the nation’s switch to all-digital broadcasting until June 12. The switch had long been set for Feb. 17, but last month the Obama administration began pushing for a three-month delay, saying that federal programs to assist consumers with the transition had been underfunded and insufficient. About 7 million television households are believed to be unprepared for the end of analog broadcasting by local TV stations.
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Canadian broadcasters’ profits take a dive
Thursday February 12th 2009Canadian broadcasters suffered a profit meltdown in 2008, and are still cleaning up a recessionary mess. Canada’s TV watchdog on Wednesday reported that private Canadian broadcasters saw profits slide 93% last year from soft ad sales and the fallout of the Hollywood writers strike, which severely disrupted primetime schedules here. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said private free, over-the-air stations recorded pretax profits of CAN$8 million ($6.5 million) in 2008, down from a year-earlier CAN$112.9 million.
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Quebec film about Inuit tragedy leads Genie awards’ pack
Wednesday February 11th 2009OTTAWA — A Quebec movie about a 1950s tragedy — when Inuit who were ill with tuberculosis were transported to the lonely world of southern Canada for treatment — leads the nominations for the 29th annual Genie Awards. The Necessities of Life (Ce qu’il faut pour vivre) garnered eight nominations,[…]
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Archives for: February 20095
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Universal taps Cates for top tech gig
Friday February 13th 2009HOLLYWOOD — Universal Pictures has tapped Joseph Cates to be its top tech expert, upping the exec to senior VP of technology. Cates will oversee the studio’s worldwide technology group and lead its efforts to develop technologies that facilitate the digital distribution of pics to consumers. He will continue to[…]
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N.Y. tax credits run dry
Friday February 13th 2009The New York tax-credit program that lured film and TV shoots has run out of funds, as announced on Thursday (04Feb 09) by the Empire State development Corp. the agency which administers the funds. The $515 million which had been set aside for the program through 2013 has been exhausted.[…]
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Digital switch to be delayed
Thursday February 12th 2009The delay is official: President Obama on Wednesday signed the legislation delaying the nation’s switch to all-digital broadcasting until June 12. The switch had long been set for Feb. 17, but last month the Obama administration began pushing for a three-month delay, saying that federal programs to assist consumers with the transition had been underfunded and insufficient. About 7 million television households are believed to be unprepared for the end of analog broadcasting by local TV stations.
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Canadian broadcasters’ profits take a dive
Thursday February 12th 2009Canadian broadcasters suffered a profit meltdown in 2008, and are still cleaning up a recessionary mess. Canada’s TV watchdog on Wednesday reported that private Canadian broadcasters saw profits slide 93% last year from soft ad sales and the fallout of the Hollywood writers strike, which severely disrupted primetime schedules here. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said private free, over-the-air stations recorded pretax profits of CAN$8 million ($6.5 million) in 2008, down from a year-earlier CAN$112.9 million.
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Quebec film about Inuit tragedy leads Genie awards’ pack
Wednesday February 11th 2009OTTAWA — A Quebec movie about a 1950s tragedy — when Inuit who were ill with tuberculosis were transported to the lonely world of southern Canada for treatment — leads the nominations for the 29th annual Genie Awards. The Necessities of Life (Ce qu’il faut pour vivre) garnered eight nominations,[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: February 20095
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Universal taps Cates for top tech gig
Friday February 13th 2009HOLLYWOOD — Universal Pictures has tapped Joseph Cates to be its top tech expert, upping the exec to senior VP of technology. Cates will oversee the studio’s worldwide technology group and lead its efforts to develop technologies that facilitate the digital distribution of pics to consumers. He will continue to[…]
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N.Y. tax credits run dry
Friday February 13th 2009The New York tax-credit program that lured film and TV shoots has run out of funds, as announced on Thursday (04Feb 09) by the Empire State development Corp. the agency which administers the funds. The $515 million which had been set aside for the program through 2013 has been exhausted.[…]
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Digital switch to be delayed
Thursday February 12th 2009The delay is official: President Obama on Wednesday signed the legislation delaying the nation’s switch to all-digital broadcasting until June 12. The switch had long been set for Feb. 17, but last month the Obama administration began pushing for a three-month delay, saying that federal programs to assist consumers with the transition had been underfunded and insufficient. About 7 million television households are believed to be unprepared for the end of analog broadcasting by local TV stations.
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Canadian broadcasters’ profits take a dive
Thursday February 12th 2009Canadian broadcasters suffered a profit meltdown in 2008, and are still cleaning up a recessionary mess. Canada’s TV watchdog on Wednesday reported that private Canadian broadcasters saw profits slide 93% last year from soft ad sales and the fallout of the Hollywood writers strike, which severely disrupted primetime schedules here. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said private free, over-the-air stations recorded pretax profits of CAN$8 million ($6.5 million) in 2008, down from a year-earlier CAN$112.9 million.
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Quebec film about Inuit tragedy leads Genie awards’ pack
Wednesday February 11th 2009OTTAWA — A Quebec movie about a 1950s tragedy — when Inuit who were ill with tuberculosis were transported to the lonely world of southern Canada for treatment — leads the nominations for the 29th annual Genie Awards. The Necessities of Life (Ce qu’il faut pour vivre) garnered eight nominations,[…]
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