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Archives for: November 20095
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U.S. production shuts out Australia
Friday November 06th 2009Lensing of U.S. productions Down Under has hit a dry spell, with not one big-budget Hollywood feature shot in Oz in the past 12 months – the first yearlong lapse in nearly 20 years. The drought was highlighted in the annual Screen Australia Drama Production Survey, which showed foreign production in Australia had plunged from A$251 million ($227 million) last year to just $20 million in 2008-09.
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Quebecor doubles third quarter earnings
Friday November 06th 2009TORONTO — Cost-cutting and customer growth helped Quebec cable and publishing giant Quebecor Inc. on Thursday double its third quarter earnings on increased revenue. Montreal-based Quebecor posted a CAN$69.4 million ($65 million) profit for the three months to Sept. 30 on lower financial and income tax expenses, compared to earnings[…]
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Canadian b’casters take carriage fight public
Thursday November 05th 2009Rarely has Canadian industry negotiations been fought out with such a public war of words. Canadian broadcasters, looking to get domestic cable and satellite TV operators to compensate them for local TV station signals, in recent weeks turned to full-page newspaper ads, TV commercials and even Facebook and Twitter to get Canadians to back their “Local TV Matters” campaign. Halifax musician Dave Carroll even produced a YouTube video for the broadcasters, with lyrics that include “cable bills are flying higher than a kite, soon they’ll get ’em high enough to charge us for space flight.”
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Chicago studio construction underway
Thursday November 05th 2009Construction began earlier this week to convert the historic Ryerson steel property on Chicago’s Near Southwest side into one of the largest state-of-the-art film and TV production studios outside of Hollywood. A recently approved $5 million state grant sealed the reported $18 million purchase of the 48.5 acre property by Cinespace founder Nick Mirkopoulos, whose 20-year-old family-owned business operates three successful studio facilities in the Toronto area.
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Martin Scorsese talks up Blu-ray
Thursday November 05th 2009Martin Scorsese, star attraction at Hollywood’s latest cheerleading session for high-definition home entertainment, said the words many a studio suit can only hope prove true. “Blu-ray is going to extend the lifetime of a movie,” the filmmaker told the crowd during Blu-Con 2.0 symposium at the Beverly Hilton.
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Archives for: November 20095
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U.S. production shuts out Australia
Friday November 06th 2009Lensing of U.S. productions Down Under has hit a dry spell, with not one big-budget Hollywood feature shot in Oz in the past 12 months – the first yearlong lapse in nearly 20 years. The drought was highlighted in the annual Screen Australia Drama Production Survey, which showed foreign production in Australia had plunged from A$251 million ($227 million) last year to just $20 million in 2008-09.
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Quebecor doubles third quarter earnings
Friday November 06th 2009TORONTO — Cost-cutting and customer growth helped Quebec cable and publishing giant Quebecor Inc. on Thursday double its third quarter earnings on increased revenue. Montreal-based Quebecor posted a CAN$69.4 million ($65 million) profit for the three months to Sept. 30 on lower financial and income tax expenses, compared to earnings[…]
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Canadian b’casters take carriage fight public
Thursday November 05th 2009Rarely has Canadian industry negotiations been fought out with such a public war of words. Canadian broadcasters, looking to get domestic cable and satellite TV operators to compensate them for local TV station signals, in recent weeks turned to full-page newspaper ads, TV commercials and even Facebook and Twitter to get Canadians to back their “Local TV Matters” campaign. Halifax musician Dave Carroll even produced a YouTube video for the broadcasters, with lyrics that include “cable bills are flying higher than a kite, soon they’ll get ’em high enough to charge us for space flight.”
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Chicago studio construction underway
Thursday November 05th 2009Construction began earlier this week to convert the historic Ryerson steel property on Chicago’s Near Southwest side into one of the largest state-of-the-art film and TV production studios outside of Hollywood. A recently approved $5 million state grant sealed the reported $18 million purchase of the 48.5 acre property by Cinespace founder Nick Mirkopoulos, whose 20-year-old family-owned business operates three successful studio facilities in the Toronto area.
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Martin Scorsese talks up Blu-ray
Thursday November 05th 2009Martin Scorsese, star attraction at Hollywood’s latest cheerleading session for high-definition home entertainment, said the words many a studio suit can only hope prove true. “Blu-ray is going to extend the lifetime of a movie,” the filmmaker told the crowd during Blu-Con 2.0 symposium at the Beverly Hilton.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: November 20095
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U.S. production shuts out Australia
Friday November 06th 2009Lensing of U.S. productions Down Under has hit a dry spell, with not one big-budget Hollywood feature shot in Oz in the past 12 months – the first yearlong lapse in nearly 20 years. The drought was highlighted in the annual Screen Australia Drama Production Survey, which showed foreign production in Australia had plunged from A$251 million ($227 million) last year to just $20 million in 2008-09.
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Quebecor doubles third quarter earnings
Friday November 06th 2009TORONTO — Cost-cutting and customer growth helped Quebec cable and publishing giant Quebecor Inc. on Thursday double its third quarter earnings on increased revenue. Montreal-based Quebecor posted a CAN$69.4 million ($65 million) profit for the three months to Sept. 30 on lower financial and income tax expenses, compared to earnings[…]
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Canadian b’casters take carriage fight public
Thursday November 05th 2009Rarely has Canadian industry negotiations been fought out with such a public war of words. Canadian broadcasters, looking to get domestic cable and satellite TV operators to compensate them for local TV station signals, in recent weeks turned to full-page newspaper ads, TV commercials and even Facebook and Twitter to get Canadians to back their “Local TV Matters” campaign. Halifax musician Dave Carroll even produced a YouTube video for the broadcasters, with lyrics that include “cable bills are flying higher than a kite, soon they’ll get ’em high enough to charge us for space flight.”
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Chicago studio construction underway
Thursday November 05th 2009Construction began earlier this week to convert the historic Ryerson steel property on Chicago’s Near Southwest side into one of the largest state-of-the-art film and TV production studios outside of Hollywood. A recently approved $5 million state grant sealed the reported $18 million purchase of the 48.5 acre property by Cinespace founder Nick Mirkopoulos, whose 20-year-old family-owned business operates three successful studio facilities in the Toronto area.
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Martin Scorsese talks up Blu-ray
Thursday November 05th 2009Martin Scorsese, star attraction at Hollywood’s latest cheerleading session for high-definition home entertainment, said the words many a studio suit can only hope prove true. “Blu-ray is going to extend the lifetime of a movie,” the filmmaker told the crowd during Blu-Con 2.0 symposium at the Beverly Hilton.
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