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- Jon Stewart: CNN Goes Overboard With Branded News Segments
“What the hell happened to CNN?” the comic asked on last night’s The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. He skewered the network for its branded news segments such as Political Pop, No Talking Points, Political Gut Check, End Point, R&R,…
- Study Says U.K. Film & TV Biz Discriminates Against Working Class, Women, Minorities
A plummy accent and good connections are among essential attributes for moving ahead in Britain’s film and TV industry, according to a new report by two British academics. The production sector is “dominated by the middle classes who hoard… - Shanghai Disney Resort Operator Said To Secure $2B Loan To Build Park
The Mouse is roaring in China. On Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company announced it had entered a partnership with the culture ministry and Chinese internet giant Tencent to develop the country’s animation business. Today, it has emerged that Shanghai Shendi… - Gary Ross Decides NOT To Direct ‘Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire’: Lionsgate Shocked
BREAKING… Lionsgate executives and reps around Gary Ross for weeks have expressed confidence that The Hunger Games director would helm the second installment of the book trilogy, Catching Fire. They expected the deal to go down right after Easter… - Lucasfilm Won’t Build Marin Digital Studio
“We have several opportunities to build the production stages in communities that see us as a creative asset, not as an evil empire, and if we are to stay on schedule we must act on those opportunities,” Lucasfilm said in a statement. Today’s… - Latarsha Rose, Omari Hardwick Join ‘Mary Jane’; Freya Tingley To ‘Hemlock Grove’
EXCLUSIVE: The Hunger Games‘ Latarsha Rose and Omari Hardwick (Middle Of Nowhere) have been added the cast of BET’s hourlong pilot Being Mary Jane (form. Single Black Female) starring Gabrielle Union. Written by Mara Brock Akil and to be directed… - Paramount Dates ‘Katy Perry: Part Of Me 3-D’ For July 5
Paramount Insurge has set a Thursday, July 5, 2012 release date for Katy Perry: Part Of Me, the 3-D concert movie and more for the recording artist whose most recent collection, “Teenage Dream,” produced 5 No. 1 hits. Katy Perry: Part Of Me… - Britney Spears Nears Deal For ‘The X Factor’
I hear that Britney Spears is close to a deal to join Simon Cowell on the judging panel of The X Factor in Season 2. Spears had been in talks for the gig for over a month, but I hear that the two sides are now headed for the final stretch after a big…
- Mad Man Matt Weiner In Perilous Indie Film Territory – Interview
When we began our interview, I asked Matt Weiner, “So all those Emmys aren’t good enough? You’re going for the Oscar now?” He laughed and said, “I don’t expect to enter at that level but I’m getting to make…
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