Special Edition
Lit Manager Tobin Babst Forms Northstar Entertainment; Amicable Kaplan/Perrone Exit
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Tobin Babst, a veteran film and television literary manager, is leaving Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment (KPE) after 12 years to launch a new venture. He’ll launch Northstar Entertainment with several...
NBCU’s Cesar Conde Says “Mobile First” Premium News Platform Being Developed For Launch In Fourth Quarter
[ad_1] NBCU is developing what is being described as a subscription “mobile first” news platform in the fourth quarter of this year. Cesar Conde, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group,...
Peter Bart: As Amazon Decides How To Reinvent James Bond, Past 007s May Have Some Ideas
[ad_1] Will Amazon’s 007 franchise ever take center stage again? Thinking about this, I flashed back to a conversation with an actor friend telling me, “I’ve just been offered a...
Marcus CEO On Balancing Movie Attendance, The Industry’s “North Star,” With Discounts That Ding Average Ticket Prices
[ad_1] “We in the theater business are really focused on attendance, because that drives so much other stuff,” said Greg Marcus, describing how initiatives like Discount Tuesday lure people off...
42West Promotes Five To Vice President
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Public relations firm 42West has elevated five longtime publicity professionals in its Entertainment Marketing Division to VP including Taylor James, Kate Lowell, Kabeer Malhotra, Stacey Tesser and Nesma...
BBC Says ‘Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone’ Producers Hid Narrator’s Hamas Connections, As Corporation Launches In-Depth Review
[ad_1] The BBC has revealed that the producers behind the controversial Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone doc were aware of the narrator’s links to Hamas. In an unprecedented in-depth...
Formula One CEO Talks Broadcast Rights Deal As Exclusive Negotiating Window With ESPN Expires
[ad_1] Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali said a number of players are at the table talking about a rights deal to start after ESPN‘s contract expires at the end of...
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Pic Making World Debut At CinemaCon
[ad_1] Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s live-action take of How to Train Your Dragon will be getting a global debut at exhibitor-studio confab CinemaCon on Wednesday, April 2, at the Colosseum at...
Paramount Re-Ups First Look Deal With ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Producer State Street Pictures
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has renewed its first-look feature film deal with George L. Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel’s State Street Pictures for an additional term. The Bob Marley: One Love production company first inked a...
Warner Bros DC & Mattel Ink Multi-Year Consumer Products Deal
[ad_1] Mattel, Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products announced a global, multi-year licensing agreement utilizing DC’s entire library. Through the partnership, Mattel is awarded the global licensing rights...
