Among the specific concerns is that Trend is asking studios or
distributors "to provide evidence to support its public boxoffice
number when it falls outside the standard deviation level."
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Sequels and 3-D Movies Help Hollywood Post a Strong Year - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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BO revs heavily rely on franchise films and 3-D. DVD rev plunges $1b. Tix sales for 3-D top $1.3b before Avatar.
Zucker: NBC underinvested in development - 0 views
HBO Holding Up the Movie-Download Future - 0 views
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Exclusive output deals between HBO and three major Hollywood studios stand as major obstacles to a robust movie-dowload business, holding back a potentially lucrative distribution channel and creating conflict between the powerhouse divisions of TimeWarner -- HBO and Warner Bros. -- who for once find their interests at odds.
Disney Looking to Sell What's Left of Miramax - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Disney is looking to sell off what remain of Miramax and its film library, with a price in the range of over $700 million. There is somewhere around seven to ten interested buyers, including Summit Entertainment
Hollywood writers' age-discrimination case settled - latimes.com - 0 views
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A decade-old legal battle comes to an end as 17 major networks and production studios, along with seven talent agencies, agree to pay $70 million to thousands of writers.
TNT might hold key to 'Law & Order' renewal - 0 views
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Law and Order's renewal dependent on a syndication deal.
Coalition seeking ban on boxoffice betting - 0 views
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More vague concerns also are raised in the letter, including that it places movie industry jobs at risk. The letter even alludes to "abusive practices that triggered our nation's economic crisis," though without specifying how that crisis relates to boxoffice futures.
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Film industry is concerned that a gambling site will cause anxiety within the industry and demonstrate the guessing game that is box office statistics.
Thompson On Hollywood on Variety.com - 1 views
Hollywood's Fake Math - The Daily Beast - 1 views
Thompson On Hollywood on Variety.com - 1 views
The TV Is Dead. Long Live the TV - 1 views
Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily » SAG: Big Media's 2008 New Media Deals - 0 views
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