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Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay Champion, Agrees to Biopic by Rachel Feldman

Movies
 February 7, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 14 weeks ago

Lilly Ledbetter inspired President Obama's first landmark legislation, a fair-pay act for women

  

MGM Picks Up Rights to Jojo Moyes' Romance Novel 'Me Before You'

Movies
 January 29, 2013 By Greg Gilman 16 weeks ago

MGM president Jonathan Glickman announced the acquisition on Tuesday

  

Netflix Nabs Cartoon Network, Adult Swim Programs in Deal With Warner Bros.TV

Television
 January 14, 2013 By Greg Gilman 18 weeks ago

"Robot Chicken," "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "The Boondocks" and "Children's Hospital" will become available to subscribers on March 30

  

Robin Williams Starring in Dito Montiel’s 'Boulevard'

Movies
 January 9, 2013 By Greg Gilman 18 weeks ago

The actor will play a devoted husband forced to come to terms with his own secrets in the marriage drama

  

IMAX, Warner Bros. Sign 20-Film Release Deal

Movies
 November 15, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 26 weeks ago

Warner Bros. will release a number of upcoming 2013 titles in IMAX

  

'Frances Ha,' Starring Greta Gerwig, Sells to IFC

Movies
 September 20, 2012 By Liza Foreman 34 weeks ago

"Frances Ha," which screened at Telluride and Toronto film festivals, is picked up by IFC

  

Toronto Deals: HBO Acquires 'Casting By,' Documentary of Marion Dougherty, Lynn Stalmaster

Television
 September 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 35 weeks ago

'Casting By' tells the story of modern Hollywood through the prism of the casting director, interviewing major actors and directors along the way

  

Toronto Deals: ATO Pictures Takes 'The Oranges'

Movies
 September 16, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The movie stars Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Alison Janney, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester

  

Rough House, 20th TV Ink One-Year Pact

Deal Central
 August 1, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Founded by Danny McBride and his frequent collaborators, the nascent company grabbed its first network deal

  

Ex-MGM CEO Harry Sloan, Jeff Sagansky Launch Media Acquisition Company

Deal Central | Movies
 May 18, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Sloan and Sagansky, former CBS Entertainment head, form Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. with $190 million IPO

  

Netflix, Miramax Ink Digital Deal

Movies
 May 16, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Iconic films from studio's library -- like "Pulp Fiction" -- will be available to watch instantly for the first time

  

Cannes Deal Central: Marketplace Announcements

Movies
 May 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

A list of project announcements in Cannes' Marche du Film marketplace, continuously updated

  

Cannes Deal Central: Marketplace Acquisitions

Movies
 May 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

A continually-updated roundup of deals made at Cannes' Marche du Film marketplace

  

Cannes Deal Central: Official Film Festival Selections

Movies
 May 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

A continually updated list of deals involving the films screening in the Cannes official selection lineup

  

'Glee' Comes to XFinity: Comcast Signs VOD Deal With ABC and Fox

Media | Movies
 April 27, 2011 By Dylan Stableford & Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Cable giant now has all of the Big Four networks under VOD contract; and it's still in talks with the movie studios to do premium VOD; meanwhile, satellite rival DirecTV looks at expanding its VOD offerings

  

Travel Channel Invests $7.5M in Hotel Booking Website

Media
 April 25, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Network buys "meaningful" minority stake in Oyster.com, hoping to tap into online travel revenues

  

IMAX to Install Even More Theaters in Russia

Movies
 March 29, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

New 8-theater pact means company will have 46 operating in region by 2014

  

Netflix Close to $100M Streaming Deal With Miramax, Reuters Reports

Movies
 March 27, 2011 By Reuters 2 years ago

Citing unnamed source, wire service says companies are nearing agreement worth "north of $100 million over five years"

  

Murdoch Sued; Shareholders Accuse Him of 'Paying for Nepotism'

Media
 March 17, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

News Corp. board accused of unfairly agreeing to acquisition of company run by his daughter Elisabeth

  

Jimmy Finkelstein Buys IWantMedia.com -- A Site He Once Left at the Altar

Media
 March 16, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

THR investor acquires media aggregation site from NYU professor Patrick Phillips

  

Investors Offer to Sell Stake in Universal Theme Parks Back to NBCU

Movies
 March 16, 2011 By Bloomberg/Ronald Grover 2 years ago

Blackstone Group seeking to unload 50 percent stake in Florida properties

  

Sony Picks Up Rapaport's Tribe Called Quest Doc 'Beats, Rhymes & Life'

Media | Movies
 March 10, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Actor's directorial debut about legendary rap group screened at Sundance

  

CBS Acquires Clicker.com; Founder Named CBS Interactive Chief

Media
 March 4, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Jim Lanzone, ex-CEO of Ask.com, to oversee "oversee all of CBS Interactive's operations worldwide"

  

WGA and AMPTP Set to Start Talks on Thursday

Deal Central
 March 1, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

With current agreement winding down, Writers Guild and producers alliance finally set a date to sit down at the bargaining table

  

Tribeca Film Acquires Nine Titles, Doubling 2011 Slate

Movies
 February 28, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Year-old indie will distribute 26 movies this year

  

Mitchell Hurwitz Sets Up 'Boss of It All' at Universal

Deal Central
 February 22, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: "Arrested Development" creator looking to direct a remake of a Norwegian Lars von Trier comedy; Brian Grazer and Ron Howard attached to produce

  
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