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Archives for: September 20095
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Canadian investors go currency hedging route
Monday September 21st 2009TORONTO — One year after the global market meltdown, equity players are moving back into the Canadian media sector. Toronto-based investment vehicle Rotherham Trust said Friday that it will introduce currency hedging for Canadian producers doing treaty co-productions with foreign partners, or co-ventures with American producers. Rotherham managing director John[…]
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 09/18/09 09/20/09
Monday September 21st 2009FilmTotalCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Sony$30,304,648The Informant!, WB$10,464,314Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, LGF$9,877,436Love Happens, Uni.$8,057,010Jennifer’s Body, Fox$6,868,3979, Focus$5,563,134Inglourious Basterds, Wein.$3,818,142All About Steve, Fox$3,373,212Sorority Row, Sum.$2,499,758The Final Destination, WB (NL)$2,388,473
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Studios team up on pay TV channel
Monday September 21st 2009If it works, they’ll look like geniuses. If it doesn’t, it will amount to a big ding, at least in the short term, to the bottom lines of Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM. The three studio partners are forging ahead with their startup pay TV channel, Epix, which is set for[…]
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NAB to name Gordon Smith new president
Monday September 21st 2009The National Assn. of Broadcasters has tapped former Oregon senator Gordon Smith to lead the lobbying org as its president. Smith replaces David Rehr, who resigned in May. NAB chief operating officer Janet McGregor has been serving as acting president in the interim. Smith, who most recently worked for the[…]
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“Precious” wins top Toronto film festival prize
Monday September 21st 2009“Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire” won the top award at the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday, giving the Oprah Winfrey-produced film some early momentum heading into Oscar awards season. The film, a gritty tale of the abuse and redemption of a teenage girl in Harlem, captured the festival’s People’s Choice award, which is voted on by filmgoers. Last year it went to best picture Oscar winner “Slumdog Millionaire.”
ARCHIVES
Archives for: September 20095
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Canadian investors go currency hedging route
Monday September 21st 2009TORONTO — One year after the global market meltdown, equity players are moving back into the Canadian media sector. Toronto-based investment vehicle Rotherham Trust said Friday that it will introduce currency hedging for Canadian producers doing treaty co-productions with foreign partners, or co-ventures with American producers. Rotherham managing director John[…]
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 09/18/09 09/20/09
Monday September 21st 2009FilmTotalCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Sony$30,304,648The Informant!, WB$10,464,314Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, LGF$9,877,436Love Happens, Uni.$8,057,010Jennifer’s Body, Fox$6,868,3979, Focus$5,563,134Inglourious Basterds, Wein.$3,818,142All About Steve, Fox$3,373,212Sorority Row, Sum.$2,499,758The Final Destination, WB (NL)$2,388,473
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Studios team up on pay TV channel
Monday September 21st 2009If it works, they’ll look like geniuses. If it doesn’t, it will amount to a big ding, at least in the short term, to the bottom lines of Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM. The three studio partners are forging ahead with their startup pay TV channel, Epix, which is set for[…]
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NAB to name Gordon Smith new president
Monday September 21st 2009The National Assn. of Broadcasters has tapped former Oregon senator Gordon Smith to lead the lobbying org as its president. Smith replaces David Rehr, who resigned in May. NAB chief operating officer Janet McGregor has been serving as acting president in the interim. Smith, who most recently worked for the[…]
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“Precious” wins top Toronto film festival prize
Monday September 21st 2009“Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire” won the top award at the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday, giving the Oprah Winfrey-produced film some early momentum heading into Oscar awards season. The film, a gritty tale of the abuse and redemption of a teenage girl in Harlem, captured the festival’s People’s Choice award, which is voted on by filmgoers. Last year it went to best picture Oscar winner “Slumdog Millionaire.”
ARCHIVES
Archives for: September 20095
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Canadian investors go currency hedging route
Monday September 21st 2009TORONTO — One year after the global market meltdown, equity players are moving back into the Canadian media sector. Toronto-based investment vehicle Rotherham Trust said Friday that it will introduce currency hedging for Canadian producers doing treaty co-productions with foreign partners, or co-ventures with American producers. Rotherham managing director John[…]
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 09/18/09 09/20/09
Monday September 21st 2009FilmTotalCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Sony$30,304,648The Informant!, WB$10,464,314Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, LGF$9,877,436Love Happens, Uni.$8,057,010Jennifer’s Body, Fox$6,868,3979, Focus$5,563,134Inglourious Basterds, Wein.$3,818,142All About Steve, Fox$3,373,212Sorority Row, Sum.$2,499,758The Final Destination, WB (NL)$2,388,473
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Studios team up on pay TV channel
Monday September 21st 2009If it works, they’ll look like geniuses. If it doesn’t, it will amount to a big ding, at least in the short term, to the bottom lines of Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM. The three studio partners are forging ahead with their startup pay TV channel, Epix, which is set for[…]
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NAB to name Gordon Smith new president
Monday September 21st 2009The National Assn. of Broadcasters has tapped former Oregon senator Gordon Smith to lead the lobbying org as its president. Smith replaces David Rehr, who resigned in May. NAB chief operating officer Janet McGregor has been serving as acting president in the interim. Smith, who most recently worked for the[…]
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“Precious” wins top Toronto film festival prize
Monday September 21st 2009“Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire” won the top award at the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday, giving the Oprah Winfrey-produced film some early momentum heading into Oscar awards season. The film, a gritty tale of the abuse and redemption of a teenage girl in Harlem, captured the festival’s People’s Choice award, which is voted on by filmgoers. Last year it went to best picture Oscar winner “Slumdog Millionaire.”
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