Entertainment News
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| TiVo to develop ad search service |
Nov 28 |
HollywoodReporter.com |
TiVo will soon offer subscribers a way to customize some of the ads they receive -- and offering advertisers a way to make sure they're targeting consumers who want what they're pitching. The new service won't conflict with ads seen
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| NEW STORAGE SYSTEM MAY MAKE ALL DVD'S OBSOLETE |
Nov 28 |
Studio Briefing |
Threatening to make both competing high-definition DVD systems, Blu-Ray and HD DVD, quickly obsolete, a holographic storage system that can store up to 300GB on a single disc is expected to hit the market by this time next year
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| DISNEY IN NEW DEAL WITH APPLE -- THIS TIME OVER A MOVIE |
Nov 28 |
Studio Briefing |
Broadening its deal with Steve Jobs' Apple Computer company, Disney announced today (Monday) that it will post trailers for its The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe on Apple's iTunes online store
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| 'Harry' keeps b.o. enchanted with $54.9 million |
Nov 27 |
HollywoodReporter.com |
Magic and music were in the air this Thanksgiving holiday as "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "Walk the Line" held off six new wide releases to retain the top two spots at the boxoffice for the second consecutive weekend. "Fire" lit up an estimated $54.9 million during the weekend.
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| COMING SOON (PERHAPS): SEARCH FOR OLD SHOWS ON GOOGLE |
Nov 23 |
Studio Briefing |
Want to watch the original Playhouse 90 version of a Paddy Chayefsky drama from the early 50s? The episode of I Love Lucy when Lucy is rushed to the hospital to deliver Little Ricky? Edward R. Murrow's interview with Groucho Marx? The early soap-opera performances of your favorite actors?
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| FIVE NEW FILMS SERVED UP FOR HOLIDAY |
Nov 23 |
Studio Briefing |
Five movies debuting over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend aren't expected to earn together what Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will earn on its own. Harry, which brought in $102.7 million in its first three days of release -- then added another $7.9 million on Monday
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| Cars and Narnia Previews on Starz! |
Nov 23 |
ComingSoon.net |
45-second teaser and a nine-minute scene
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| CBS, Google in talks for video search |
Nov 22 |
HollywoodReporter.com |
CBS is in discussions with Internet media company Google Inc. for video search and on-demand video, CBS chairman Leslie Moonves said Tuesday. Viacom-owned CBS, which is in the process of splitting itself apart from the faster growing MTV cable networks
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| IS LATEST POTTER FILM POSTED ONLINE? |
Nov 22 |
Studio Briefing |
It remained unclear Monday whether Internet pirates had succeeded in breaching Warner Bros.' elaborate security defenses and posted copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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| DANIELLE STEEL NOVELS TO GO DIRECT-TO-VIDEO ROUTE |
Nov 15 |
Studio Briefing |
For years, a decision by studio executives to release a film only to video has been viewed as something akin to sending it to the trash bin. Now, New Line Home Entertainment has signed a deal with Danielle Steel, writer of trashy romance novels, to produce films that will go directly to video.
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