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Radical Media Develops TV Slate

Branded content production shingle Radical Media (”Iconoclasts”) is ramping up its TV development, starting with a series version of the bestselling book “Freakonomics.” Bob Friedman, Radical’s president of media and entertainment, said the company is working with author/journo Stephen Dubner (who partnered with economist Steven Levitt to produce the book and its sequels) to develop [...]

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Iger Talks ABC & Dumbo at Disney’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

At Disney’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, CEO Bob Iger faced off with disappointed “cast members” over health benefits, didn’t dismiss the idea of selling ABC, announced a new ride and rebuked one of the company’s classic animated films. As for ABC, Iger was responding to a questioner who suggested that the network, or at least [...]

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French Film Industry Feels Recession

The French film industry may be more resilient than its European neighbors, but it isn’t recession proof. While the volume of production has remained stable at 230 films, investment last year fell to Euros 1.1 billion ($1.4 billion), a 26.3% drop on 2008, according to a CNC report. Foreign sales revenues dropped to $201.48 million, [...]

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Jordan Berman Leaves AT&T for MTV

Continuing a steady stream of hires and promotions, MTV has named Jordan Berman senior veep of integrated marketing. Berman will plan, develop and integrate marketing for MTV’s TV, online and mobile outlets. Branded entertainment and longform programming will be among his areas of expertise. He will report to MTV general manager Stephen Friedman and senior [...]

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Coming Soon: 14,000 More Digital Screens

Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP), a consortium of North America’s three largest exhibs, announced today that it has finalized funding, totalling $660 million, used to equip 14,000 screens with digital projection systems, a prerequisite for showing 3D titles. DCIP, repping AMC Entertainment, Cinemark Holdings and Regal Entertainment, raised the money through JP Morgan and Blackstone [...]

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Overture Films still under review by parent, Liberty Media

Liberty Media continues to explore options for its Overture Films unit, Liberty president and CEO Greg Maffei said Wednesday. Overture could end up cutting back on the number of movie projects or team up with partners, he signaled at a Credit Suisse media investor conference in Palm Beach, Fla. Maffei did laud the fact though [...]

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3D Movies Boost Boxoffice

Movies released in 3D accounted for 11% of domestic boxoffice in 2009, up from just 2% in 2008. A total 20 films were released in 3D last year, compared with 8 the previous year. The extra-dimensional heft helped Hollywood post an almost 8% boost in annual boxoffice to a record $29.9 billion worldwide on a [...]

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