A federal judge rejected claims that Sony’s “God of War” videogame infringes on a series of works from two Northern California screenwriters. U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, in a ruling issued on Tuesday, wrote that the similarities between screenplays written by Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer B. Dath were merely “cliched and unprotected elements.” [...]
The Oprah Winfrey Network is undergoing yet another executive shuffle. In the latest round of musical chairs at the not-yet-launched cabler, Jamila Hunter is stepping down as head of programming and moving into a separate development job. Programming at the cabler is now expected to be overseen by former MTV execs Rod Aissa, Michele Dix [...]
Showtime has lined up another feature film supplier. The pay cable network has inked an output deal for up to 35 films from DreamWorks Studios that will be released between 2010 and 2015. Showtime made the pact with Disney-ABC Domestic TV which handles TV distribution for the now-indie DreamWorks under DreamWorks’ distribution agreement with the [...]
Starz is extending its licensing agreement with Walt Disney Studios through 2015, giving the network access to titles from Marvel, Touchstone, Disney-Pixar and other divisions of the company. The previous output agreement was set to run through 2012.
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As further proof that nothing’s ever dead in Hollywood, Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media has signed on to co-finance an untitled sketch comedy film so old that it was once killed by Tipper Gore. Kavanaugh stepped in after Overture recently lost the project, and will be producing with comic buddy Charles Wessler, Pete Farrelly and GreeneStreet [...]
John Ferriter, a former top TV tenpercenter at WMA, has been tapped for an exec role at sports and entertainment marketing shingle Octagon. Ferriter will serve as managing director of Octagon’s Athletes and Personalities wing with the goal of expanding the company’s actitivities in the entertainment biz. Ferriter will focus on packaging TV programs for [...]
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