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Live Nation, iTunes pact for concerts

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:52 +0000

Music News: Initial offerings include Hilary Duff, Crue Fest -- Opening a new revenue stream for concert recordings, promoter Live Nation has pacted with the iTunes Music Store to sell exclusive live audio and video content.

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CBS Films, TMG sign output deal

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:32:18 +0000

International News: Pact covers German-speaking territories -- CBS Films and Tele Muenchen Group have inked an output deal for German-speaking territories that includes up to seven pics a year, including the upcoming Harrison Ford starrer "Extraordinary Measures."

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TiVo, Google pact in data deal

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Technology News: Ad community to get more info on viewers -- TiVo has pacted with Google to provide analytical information to advertisers about viewers who watch TV via the DVR service.

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TiVo, Google pact in data deal

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:30:55 +0000

TV News: Ad community to get more info on viewers -- TiVo has pacted with Google to provide analytical information to advertisers about viewers who watch TV via the DVR service.

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Microsoft, News. Corp. pact against Google

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:10:00 +0000

Technology News: Duo team to keep articles off search engine -- Microsoft is in discussions with News Corp. to remove its news articles from Google in a move to marginalize the search engine that could have ramifications for the newspaper biz, according to the Financial Times.

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Kavanaugh's hope: A pact overhaul

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:32 +0000

Film News: Relativity shifts DVD share in its prolific slate -- When Ryan Kavanaugh accepted Producer of the Year honors at the Hollywood Film Festival on Oct. 26, attendees at the Beverly Hilton watching the baby-faced 34-year-old could be forgiven for wondering, "Who is this guy and how is he able to make so many films when others are in retreat mode?"

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Melissa de la Cruz Signs Disney Book Deal

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:54:50 +0000

By Wrap Staff Melissa de la Cruz, author of the best-selling "Blue Bloods" young-adult novels, has signed multibook deals with both Hyperion and Disney Book Group. The deals were announced Monday by Ellen Archer, Hyperion's president and publisher, and Jeanne Mosure, senior VP/group publisher, Disney Book Group. The Hyperion deal covers two books in an adult fantasy series, marking de la Cruz’s first foray into adult paranormal fiction. The novels will follow the Beauchamp girls' struggle to stop an arch-nemesis and restore the delicate balance between good and evil. ...

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ESPN takes LatAm Olympics rights

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:35:20 +0000

Americas: Pact covers Vancouver, London Games -- Disney's ESPN has been awarded the South American broadcast rights, excluding Brazil, for the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2012 summer Olympics in London, the Intl. Olympic Committee said Friday.

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AFTRA Agrees to Pact with Videogame Makers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:02:47 +0000

By Brent Lang The powerful union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), announced Thursday that its members have ratified a new agreement with videogame makers over voicework. AFTRA consists of more than 70,000 performers, recording artists and broadcast journalists. The announcement came two weeks after the Screen Actors Guild rejected a similar deal. The guild has asked game manufacturers to resume negotiations. The agreement approved by AFTRA inc...

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When Courageous Artists Ripped Holes in the Iron Curtain

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:59:03 +0000

A festival of theater, dance, music and film examines how the performing arts contributed to the fall of Communism in Warsaw Pact countries.

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