Dole Foods sues ‘Bananas!’ director
Dole Foods sued a Swedish filmmaker and his film company for defamation on Wednesday, alleging he insisted on showing his documentary, "Bananas!" at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it…
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BBC One unveils fall schedule
The BBC flagship web, BBC One, has unveiled a fall schedule that shows little evidence of the belt-tightening that is affecting rival U.K. webs.
Europe increases anti-piracy fight
Seizures of pirated goods at the European Union's borders more than doubled last year as customs officials confiscated some 178 million items compared to 79 million in 2007.
‘Hindenburg’ nabs Bavarian funding
The true story of a missionary family living with cannibals in New Guinea, a TV mini chronicling the fateful flight of the Hindenburg, and a vampire movie are among 41 film and TV productions that…
Alfredson to direct ‘Tinker’ for WT
Working Title has tapped Swedish helmer Tomas Alfredson to direct its adaptation of John Le Carre's classic spy tale "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."
UKTV gains access to Channel 4 shows
Pay TV content provider UKTV has signed a landmark deal giving it access for the first time to Channel 4 shows.
Banijay options reality format ’21 Days’
Stephan Courbit's Banijay Entertainment has optioned French TV adaptation rights for docu-reality format "21 dias" (21 Days), one of the biggest surprises in Spain's 2008/09 TV season.
A Flap in Marriage Fight
Updated Towleroad reported this morning on a rift between the American Foundation for Equal Rights — the group headed by Chad Griffin that filed the federal suit challenging Prop 8 — and a coalition…
Warner Bros. wins ‘Superman’ case
Warner Bros. and DC Comics have won a favorable ruling in the suit filed by the heirs of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel.
Tribeca reschedules Doha fest
The Tribeca Film Festival has rescheduled the launch date of its first film festival in Doha, Qatar, to Oct. 29.
