Web Exclusive: M6, Antena 3 TV weathering financial storm — Diversification and digital terrestrial television are proving results savers at French broadcaster M6 and Spanish network Antena 3 TV.
Web Exclusive: Distrib acquires U.S. rights to Karin Albou film — Strand Releasing has picked up U.S. rights to “The Wedding Song,” the second film by French-Algerian helmer Karin Albou.
Sports News: Jupiter acquiring majority stake in broadcaster — Jupiter Telecommunications, Japan’s largest cabler, is acquiring a majority stake in sports channel operator J Sports Broadcasting.
Funnyman Jonah Hill fears he has ruined his chances of ever getting close to his sporting hero after upsetting Los Angeles Lakers basketball coach
Web Exclusive: ProSiebenSat.1 announces upcoming lineup — German TV group ProSiebenSat.1 on Thursday unveiled its fall and 2010 lineup — a mix of new local programming and U.S. series such as L.A. cop skein “Southland” — as it revamps its channels to boost ratings in the face of falling advertising revenue.
Web Exclusive: Komi connects content holders to service providers — Korean Film Council (Kofic) has unveiled a new model for online film distribution to help the local market, which has been hard hit by piracy.
Business News: Will serve four-year term at below-the-line union — Matthew Loeb has been re-elected to a four-year term as president of the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the union that reps more than 110,000 below-the-line showbiz employees.
I think they’ve finally jumped the shark this time. I was okay with Lionsgate continuing the Saw franchise for upwards of 10 movies. I was okay with them constantly bringing back Jigsaw from the dead and/or rehashing him with flashbacks. But now they’re going 3D? That’s not okay! ShockTillYouDrop reports from the premiere of The [...]
Film News: Ang Lee jokes he brought the rain, but not the mud — After surviving a torrential downpour outside Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema, guests at the July 29 “Taking Woodstock” preem, including Meryl Streep, Claire Danes and Julian Schnabel headed over to the Bowery Hotel to congratulate the cast over ice cream, beer and mini [...]
To go along wit the new TV Spot and image comes four brand new behind-the-scenes shots from Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2, which takes on The Final Destination on August 28th. In the images you’ll find Jesse Dayton rockin’ out at the big party, RZ, Danielle Harris and Scout Taylor-Compton hanging at the Brackett house, Danny [...]