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When it comes to talking smack about the movie business, just leave Warner Bros. out of it. That's the word from Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes. On a conference call with analysts, Bewkes said Warner Bros. is marching toward...
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In Hollywood's worst-kept secret, Warner Bros. and TNT are putting the finishing touches on a deal to bring the dark cop drama "Southland" to the cable channel. But whether this means "Southland," which NBC abruptly canceled earlier this month, is...
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Warner Bros. Production President and 10-year veteran Kevin McCormick is transitioning to an exclusive three-year production deal at the Burbank studio. McCormick will stay in his executive role, which he has held since January 2008, until the end of December....
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Warner Bros. may not have a new Batman movie this year, but the Caped Crusader is turning out to be the biggest thing in Hollywood-licensed video games. Batman: Arkham Asylum sold 593,000 units in August according to NPD Group, which...
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Warner Bros. is hoping to bring some Harry Potter magic to its DC Comics brand. Sick of being second banana to comic book competitor Marvel Entertainment in the movie world, the studio has brought DC in-house and appointed Diane Nelson,...
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Apparently there's more to fear in Redbox's $1 DVD rentals than meets the eye. The leading DVD kiosk vendor has done deals with half of the Hollywood studios (Lions Gate Entertainment, Sony Corp. and Paramount Pictures), while the other half...
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Redbox filed suit Tuesday against Warner Home Video, its third such lawsuit against a Hollywood studio over attempts to delay distribution of newly released DVDs to the operator of $1 movie rental kiosks. The suit takes issue with new distribution...
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The news that Warner Bros. will attempt to limit new release rentals at fast-growing DVD rental kiosk company Redbox doesn't exactly merit a big headline. What does, however, is that the studio also wants to put the squeeze on Netflix....
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Can Warner Bros. find gold in Sumner Redstone's mud? As The Times' tech blog reports, the studio has emerged as the sole bidder for Midway Games, all but guaranteeing its $33 million offer for the bankrupt publisher of titles including...
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Time Warner reported lower first-quarter earnings because of big losses at AOL, but said profits were up at what it called its “Content Group.” Net income was $661 million or 55 cents a share, down from $771 million or 64 cents a share a year ago. Revenues fell to $6.9 billion from $7.5 billion. Time...
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The CW is sticking with the script. That’s the word from CBS Corp.’s Nancy Tellem and Warner Bros.’ Bruce Rosenblum, the executives responsible for overseeing their companies’ interests in the 3-year-old network. While broadcasters such as NBC and MyNetworkTV have begun trimming the amount of time they...
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Online television studio For Your Imagination snagged a six-figure ad deal for the upcoming Warner Bros. film “Watchmen” to sponsor FYI’s “Axis of Comedy” ( axisofcomedy.tv ) online network. The sponsorship launches today and will run through March 6, when the film opens. FYI said the ad deal came through...
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CBS confirmed it has picked up a pilot for “Miami Trauma,” a Warner Bros. medical drama that will be executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and writer Jeffrey Lieber. The show focuses on a team of surgeons in Miami who work on critically injured patients, CBS said in a statement.
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I should know better. A year ago at this time, while working for Daily Variety, I joined my colleague Michael Schneider in coming up with a list of eight predictions for 2008. Among our in-print forecasts: The Olympics would be a pop-culture bust, fans of “Lost” would revolt over an absence of answers...
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Time Warner reported basically flat financial results for the third quarter, and said it was adjusting its full-year business outlook downward in the face of a "challenging economic environment." Revenue rose at the company’s cable networks. Net income totaled $1.07 billion, or 30 cents a share...