hollywoodreporter.com - 10/30/2009
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Four weeks after Disney downsized its Miramax specialty division, label president Daniel Battsek is stepping down. Also, Miramax's operations are being moved from New York to Disney's Burbank headquarters. "With the change in direction at Miramax, we have reached a mutual agreement with Daniel ...
thewrap.com - 11/3/2009
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thewrap.com —
By Sharon Waxman Now that Disney has completely
gutted Miramax, the once-dominant name in the independent film...
business – does the studio really still need the name? Everything else is gone: the New York office, the slate of films which has ...
Hey Disney - Ready to Sell the Miramax Name?
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variety.com - 10/30/2009
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variety.com —
Exec had been with Disney for 18 years
Daniel Battsek has ankled his post as prexy of...
Miramax. News comes less than a month after Disney significantly downscaled the division's release sked and folded much of its operations into the Mouse House's ...
Miramax prexy Daniel Battsek exits
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Miramax president, Daniel Battsek, out
gordonandthewhale.com —
... FOR OLD MEN, and THE QUEEN.
Battsek became president of Miramax in 2005, when he was chosen by Disney to take over after Harvey and Bob Weinstein vacated their position as chairmen (after selling the company to Disney in 1993). Currently, it is unknown if Battsek’s position will be replaced, but with the current downsizing, it’s reasonable to believe that the job may be shifted on to the plate of another Disney exec to save money in the face of said downsizing.
Source The Hollywood Reporter
Miramax President Quits as Indie Film Sector Enters Death Throes [Miramax]
Gawker —
[image] In the past few months, Disney boss Robert Iger has been on a tear; first firing his beloved film chief, Dick Cook. Now scaling back the company's specialty division, the once hallowed Miramax, to basically nothing. The state of things was made clear today with the announcement that Miramax President ...
Miramax President Quits as Indie Film Sector Enters Death Throes
Gawker: defamer —
In the past few months, Disney boss Robert Iger has been on a tear; first firing his beloved film chief, Dick Cook. Now scaling back the company's specialty division, the once hallowed Miramax, to basically nothing.
The state of things was made clear today with the announcement that Miramax President Daniel Battsek would be stepping down. His decision came after news in recent weeks that Miramax headquarters would be moved from NYC to LA and that the company would scale back its annual release slate to three pictures, which is to say the functional ...
Miramax president steps down
Other Crap —
Miramax president steps down as Disney becomes the latest studio to back away from the specialty film business. This more or less rings the death knell for once hallowed Miramax. Disney plans to eliminate about 50 jobs at Miramax this year, leaving only about 20 employees. New Line, Paramount Vantage, and Focus have all been shuttered, and The Weinstein company is in serious panic mode, thus leaving Fox Searchlight and Sony Classics as the only vestiges of the studios' indie vogue from the 90s. ...
End of an Era: Miramax President Quits, Disney All But Shutters the Label
/Film —
... While Miramax wasn’t truly indie since Disney bought into it in 1993,the company the Weinsteins built into the most recognizable face of ‘indie’ film remained a player post-Weinstein. Gone Baby Gone, No Country For Old Men, The Queen, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: all Miramax. Now THR reports that Battsek is exiting and that only about 20 jobs will remain. This all comes after a rough year for the company: Adventureland, Extract, Cheri and The Boys Are Back were all underperformers. ...
Miramax Fatally Wounded
Filmonic —
... reducing their release schedule to 3 pictures per year. Miramax has been dying a very slow death since the Weinsteins left to head The Weinstein Company. TWC has barely kept itself afloat with Inglorious Basterds all but saving the studio and keeping it in the black for Oscar season. Miramax hasn’t been doing so well this year with Adventureland, The Boys Are Back and Extract all underperforming. Now, what seems to be the death knell has sounded: Miramax Films president Daniel ...
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news-briefs.ew.com 10/3/2009 — Disney will be reducing the number of films produced by specialty division Miramax, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Although president Daniel Battsek will continue to oversee production out of New York, most of the studio’s marketing and ...
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deadline.com 10/30/2009 — Statement from Rich Ross, chairman, The Walt Disney Studios
With the change in direction at Miramax, we have reached a mutual agreement with Daniel Battsek that he will leave his post as president, effective January 2010. During his 18 years of ...
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The Wrap RSS 10/30/2009
By the Hollywood Reporter Disney Channel has greenlighted "Fish Hooks," its first animated series in three years.
The cable channel has ordered 21 episodes of the high school comedy, which mixes 2D digital animation and photo ...
Miramax prexy Daniel Battsek exits —
Variety.com 10/30/2009
Front Page Breaking Story: Exec had been at studio for 18 years -- Daniel Battsek has ankled his post as prexy of Miramax. News comes less than a month after Disney significantly downscaled the division's release sked and folded much of its operations ...
Economic storm hits French vfx studios —
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