Broadcast television as it was previously known is dead, said Lionsgate Co-Chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer during his keynote address this morning at the 2009 NATPE convention in Las Vegas. Mr. Feltheimer said the old model of television is deceased, and a new model that rewards new thinking, fresh ideas...
The first official day of NATPE on Monday was light on sessions for attendees, while a slow trickle of pickups and news dribbled out of the convention, building toward Tuesday’s opening of the show floor. Among the announcements: —CBS Television Distribution announced it is bringing “Star Trek...
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MGM and Weigel Broadcasting’s digital service THIS TV is cleared in 60% of the country with the addition of certain Tribune, Sunbeam, Raycom and Quincy Newspaper stations, the companies announced today. Stations added to the list of clearances include Tribune’s KTLA in Los Angeles, WPHL in Philadelphia...
MGM and ICM staffers have returned to their Century City offices following a bomb threat to the MGM Tower. "Building management instructed us to go back to work," an MGM Studios representative said via e-mail. ICM staffers also were back on the job. On Tuesday, Defamer and CurbedLA posted a...
MGM Studios staffers have evacuated their Century City offices following a bomb threat. The MGM Tower in Century City is home to MGM Studios and talent agency ICM. An MGM Studios representative said, via e-mail, "Per the building management we've evacuated the building." Defamer and CurbedLA...