Daniel Frankel
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‘Social Network’ Hopes to Friend Up $25M+ at Weekend Box Office
David Fincher’s Facebook film should have strong start; Par Vantage’s “Case 39” and Overture’s “Let Me In” add to pre-Halloween horror glut
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Paramount Reorgs Licensing, Direct-to-DVD; Lays Off 53
Consumer products folded into LeeAnne Stable’s film promotion unit, while direct-to-home entertainment placed into Tom Lesinski’s digital division; Hal Richardson to oversee digital distribution of theatrical titles
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Longtime SAG 1st VP Johnson Says She Won’t Seek Re-Election
In what she terms as her last letter to the guild’s Hollywood division, she says “the era of the union is fading”
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Bergstein Misses Filing, Capitol Films Shuffles Toward Bankruptcy
Financier opts not to submit a motion and now a Los Angeles federal judge can force his film company into Chapter 11
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Nielsen Unveils New Net Ratings Service
Research company promises greater accuracy, faster reporting and wider coverage than existing online measurement
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Studios Assail ‘Hobbit’ Boycott
Warner/New Line, MGM statement voices “concern” over unfair-treatment allegations of New Zealand actors
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5 Things We Learned from Premiere Week
From winners (CBS, “$#*!”) to losers (Fox, “My Generation”) to getting-oldsters (“Grey’s Anatomy”)
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All Together Now: Hollywood Labor Talks Begin Anew — in Harmony
SAG and AFTRA begin first round of major contract negotiations with AMPTP on Monday, with the rhetoric and acrimony dialed way down
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Ratings: Night Move Can’t Stop ‘Big Bang’s’ Roll
Hit CBS comedy doesn’t lose a viewer in its Thursday-night debut; NBC’s “Community” comes out OK, too, despite the ramped-up competition
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Steve Wadsworth Steps Down as Disney Interactive Chief
He becomes the latest executive to depart the Mouse House with a late-night memo this month, following ABC News chief David Westin
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Time Warner to Test Premium VOD Window in 2011
New scheme will make movies available for home viewing just a month or two after theatrical release for $20-$30 a pop, conglomerate CFO John Martin tells Goldman Sachs conference
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SAG National Board Election Results: Unite for Strength Gets Even Stronger
Ron Perlman and Jeff Garlin among those winning seats; merger-minded Unite For Strength further solidifies majorities; former national president Alan Rosenberg loses seat
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Former Variety Party Animal Higgins Heads to the Reporter
Longtime party and philanthropy reporter switches sides to Janice Min’s Hollywood trade pub
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Beckinsale Returns to ‘Underworld’
Actress to reprise her vampire-warrior role in fourth installment of Sony franchise
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Indie Film & TV Alliance Announces Board Election Results
Org representing indie producers and distributors touts new executive committee and board of directors