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Warner Bros appoints Frank to international marketing role
Warner Bros Pictures has appointed ESPN Europe managing director Lynne Frank as executive vice president of international marketing.
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Netflix (NFLX) to Overweight
Morgan Stanley upgrades Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) from Equal Weight to Overweight. Shares of Netflix are ticking higher to $100.80 in pre-open trading today, versus yesterday's close of $98.02. The 52-week range is $39.27-$127.96. Netflix, Inc. provides
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Disney lands $660m Miramax sale to Ron Tutor's equity group
Disney has finally struck a deal to sell its Miramax film division to the Filmyard group of private equity investors.
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UPDATE 3-Disney to sell Miramax to Tutor group for over $660 mln
* Includes rights to over 700 film titles * Deal caps months of stop-and-go talks (Adds background, stock activity) LOS ANGELES, July 30 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co (DIS.N Construction magnate Ron Tutor, investment firm Colony Capital LLC and other
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IMAX Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
HIGHLIGHTS Second Quarter 2010 Total Revenues Increased 38% to $55.6 Million; Six Month 2010 Revenues Up 75% to $128.4 Million Operating Cash Flow Increases to $29 million in Second Quarter 2010; $40 million for the Six Month Period Company Leverages
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Walt Disney Co. agrees to sell Miramax Films for $660M after 6-months of bidding
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process. Miramax's Oscar-laden film library
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Get Set for the Hair-Raising Antics of Rapunzel and Flynn in 'Disney Tangled: The Video Game' for the Wii' Console, Nintendo DS' and Windows/PC
BURBANK, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Disney Interactive Studios today announced 'Disney Tangled: The Video Game , ' a story-based adventure game inspired by the world and characters featured in the upcoming 3D animated Disney film 'Tangled,' an
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Netflix getting on Hollywood’s good side
By Greg Sandoval - CNET News | Published: 9:38 AM 07/30/2010 LOS ANGELES–Netflix probably won’t get a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame anytime soon, but the Web’s top video-rental service has recently become a blockbuster hit with film-industry
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Conservation film Truth About Tigers to be screene
CONSERVATION FILM TRUTH ABOUT TIGERS TO BE SCREENED TOMORROW Mysore, July 30 (JP)- Shekar Dattatri's 40-minute film 'The Truth About Tigers' will be screened on July 31 by Voice for Wildlife Trust in association with Regional Museum of National History
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Muckraker Miller: Chelsea Clinton Wedding List - Spielberg Not Attending, Obama & Oprah Not Invited
Chelsea Clintons wedding guest list seems to be held as highly classified as the nuclear codes in the presidents football. So far, the only confirmed attendees the bride, groom and their parents- President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary
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Disney strikes deal for Miramax
PR: Disney Announces Sale of Miramax Films to Filmyard Holdings LLC 7/30/2010 Though it may have seemed over the last few months as though it would never happen, Walt Disney Co. said July 30 that it has finally struck a deal to sell Miramax. Filmyard
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Remember what I said last week about July offering quality over box office quantity? Yeah, forget that. With the calendar hitting the last weekend of July, and turning over into the first weekend of August, three mediocre-to-dire films find their way into
Lastly, we have , starring Zac ohmigawd ohmigawd justlookathisdreamyeyes LOOOOK AT THEM! Efron, in a drama that should probably come with insulin shots. He plays the title character, a sailing prodigy (no, really) who abandons his future after hes
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Disney sells Miramax studio for 660 million dollars to US developer
The Hollywood studio Miramax will be sold for more than 660 million dollars to a group of investors led by Californian developer Ron Tutor, owner and US entertainment corporation Walt Disney said Friday, DPA reported. The announcement followed months of
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The FAA learns a lesson from Disney - FastPass for the airlines
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Miramax Films sells for $660 million
Los Angeles - After putting the company up for sale earlier this year The Walt Disney Company will sell Miramax Films to FilmYard Holdings LLC for the sum of $660 million. FilmYard is a privately owned, jointly run company by Tom Barrack and Ronald
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As indy films struggle, Disney sells Miramax to a business consortium
Disney's often fractious 17-year relationship with Miramax Films ended this morning when the entertainment conglomerate announced it agreed to sell the independent studio to a business consortium. Disney says that Filmyard Holdings -- which includes
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Former Disney star shows off acting skill in dramatic endeavor
Based on the novel “The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud” by Ben Sherwood, “Charlie St. Cloud” is a heartfelt but not overly cliche tale about overcoming loss. “Charlie St. Cloud” is also the cinematic reunion of Zac Efron and director
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Friday Box Office Analysis (7/24)
1 Inception 40.1 2 Salt 34.3 3 Despicable Me 23.6 4 9.5 5 8.7 6 8.0 7 Grown Ups 6.9 8 6.6 9 3.8 10 Predators 2.6 Friday, July 30, 2010 2010 Box Office Prophets, a division of One Of Us, Inc.
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Miramax Finally Sold (For Good This Time) [Hollywood]
Disney has finally completed its excruciatingly long quest to sell Miramax . Price: $660 million. Buyers: an investment group headed by Ron Tutor, a California construction mogul. Non-buyers: the Weinsteins , Ron Burkle , Rob Lowe . Watch Pulp Fiction in
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