• Film
• 06.19.13 | 03:00PM PT

Venice Film Festival Gears Up for a Starry 70th Anniversary

By Justin Chang

Although Alberto Barbera opted to slim down the Venice Film Festival lineup when he was appointed artistic director last year, the world's oldest international sprocket opera appears to be setting a…

• Biz
• 06.19.13 | 03:00PM PT

Hulu's Executive Exodus Accelerates

By Todd Spangler

As the Hulu sales process drags on, the Internet TV venture increasingly is struggling, with its best and brightest employees jumping ship amid uncertainty about who their new bosses will be.

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• Digital
• 06.19.13 | 01:21PM PT

Report: Google, Facebook, Microsoft Secretly Pay Millions to Broadband Providers

By Andrew Wallenstein

Internet giants Google, Facebook and Microsoft each secretly pay tens of millions of dollars to top broadband providers to ensure consumers avoid any Internet traffic congestion when accessing their…

• TV
• 06.19.13 | 12:49PM PT

Trio of ABC Shows, Selena Gomez Nominated for Imagen Awards

By Jon Weisman

"Castle," "Chicago Fire," "Dallas," "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice" and "Switched at Birth" earned Imagen nominations for top primetime program.

• Music
• 06.19.13 | 10:33AM PT

Country Singer Slim Whitman Dies At 90

By Associated Press

Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy "Mars…

• Film
• 06.19.13 | 10:13AM PT

'Iron Man 3′ Crosses $400 Million Domestically

By Stuart Oldham

Superman may be the talk of the town, but Marvel's “Iron Man 3″ is still flexing its muscle in theaters, crossing the $400 million mark Tuesday at the U.S. box office. Disney's superhero threequel…

• TV
• 06.19.13 | 07:00AM PT

Pilot Directors Soar But “Regular” Episodes Do Heavy Lifting

By David S. Cohen

A television pilot is like a first date. It's a sales pitch where a great first impression hopefully sets up weeks -- if not years -- of loyal companionship. A pilot is shiny, exciting and dressed to…

• TV
• 06.19.13 | 07:00AM PT

'Catfish' TV Show: The New Face of MTV (Really)

By Brian Lowry

One byproduct of MTV's youthful audience profile is the dizzying speed with which the channel chews through its zeitgeist moments. So after being defined for a time by "Jersey Shore" -- which has…

• Digital
• 06.18.13 | 06:06PM PT

ICM Partners Puts Official Mobile Applications in its Portfolio

By Marc Graser

ICM Partners has formed a strategic partnership, which includes an undisclosed equity investment, in Official Mobile Applications, a software and mobile app creator covering the fashion, hospitality…

• Film
• 06.18.13 | 06:05PM PT

James Franco Reviews 'Man of Steel,' Proceeds to Slam 'Spider-Man'

By Stuart Oldham

James Franco doesn't have a lot of down time these days. From museum art installations to directing and starring in various Hollywood features, the 35 year-old actor remains one of the most vocal…