Five leading British theatrical companies have signed on to a new online service called Digital Theatre that will make stage productions available for high-definition download.
Stage director Robert Delamere and producer Tom Shaw, partners in Altered States Media, founded the company, which launched Oct. 26 with the English Touring Theatre production of "Far From [...]
Archive for October, 2009
British Companies Adopt Digital Theatre
Posted in News on October 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Winds Darken Ferguson Set
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Host forced to finish taping by flashlight
"Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson had to finish taping his program by flashlight on Tuesday after high winds knocked out power at CBS Television City in central Los Angeles.
Show publicist Katie Barker says lights started dimming and then suddenly went black about 5:45 p.m. as Ferguson [...]
Composers Consider Unionization
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SCL mulling affiliation with Teamsters Local 399
For the first time in more than a decade, composers and lyricists working in film, TV and videogames are considering unionization.
The Society of Composers & Lyricists was scheduled to announce at its annual membership meeting Tuesday night that an "informational meeting" about the possibility of affiliating [...]
NBC Universal’s Q3 Profits Up 13 perent
Posted in News on October 17, 2009 | Comments Off
NBC Universal recorded a 13% increase in profit in the third quarter to $732 million.
Thanks to a gain related to the company’s investment in A&E Television Networks which has merged Lifetime into the fold. Revenue fell by 20% in the same period.
The company did, however, have some write-downs. Indian broadcaster NDTV is buying [...]
Broadcast Shows Reach Auds Online
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Tweets and Web feeds keep TV fans engaged
The major TV networks still rely on broadcast as their primary venue, even as the Internet lures away a growing portion of the audience that want social interaction, not just passive viewing.
Even the remaining viewers are likely to be multitasking on the couch. Fox network [...]
Five New Rules Of Production
Posted in News on October 17, 2009 | Comments Off
Industry panel offers guidelines for navigating TV’s troubled waters
The harsh reality of television production today—no matter the genre, daypart or mode of delivery—is that it’s scattered with land mines for producers and production companies.
The 2007-08 WGA strike left lasting bruises on relationships throughout the TV community, and the cratered economy has [...]
Comcast – GE Discussing Joint NBC Universal Venture
Posted in News on October 1, 2009 | Comments Off
The new company would be majority controlled by Comcast which would own a 51% stake in NBC Universal versus General Electric’s 49%
Comcast is discussing the formation of a new joint venture company in partnership with General Electric, according to executives familiar with talks.
The new company would be majority controlled by Comcast which [...]
NYC-Entertainment Engineering: Structural and Financial Strategies For Production Companies
Posted in News on October 1, 2009 | Comments Off
On Monday, October 26, the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT), and HSBC will hold a panel focusing on small businesses in the entertainment industry and how to navigate the current economic situation.
The panel will take place at the HSBC Building, 452 Fifth Avenue; [...]
