Groening, Jean to speak at Mipcom
Matt Groening and Al Jean, creator and exec producer of "The Simpsons," will deliver a keynote speech at Rethinking the Production Business, a program strand bowing at fall's Mipcom TV trade fair in…
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Foreign Journos on Iran and “The Obama Effect”
As the raw Twitter feeds and YouTube footage filtering out from Iran generated scores of stories about the rise of citizen journalism, mainstream news outlets argued that it's their role to provide…
Another Week, Another Affair
Updated That, and other news, in today's Roundup and Recap. For compelling television, not even the "Jon & Kate" saga can compete with this one: A missing governor, intrigue about his whereabouts…
ProSiebenSat.1 partners with Gurin
German broadcasters are increasing their cooperation with international partners.
BBC chief goes on the offensive
BBC director-general Mark Thompson has denounced U.K. government plans to divert part of the pubcaster's funding to commercial news services.
Moscow studios given the go-ahead
Russian authorities have approved plans to build a $40 million film studio complex south of Moscow.
Cuatro takes ‘Flash Forward’ to Spain
Spanish broadcaster Cuatro has pounced on free-to-air rights on ABC's upcoming sci-fi drama "Flash Forward."
Norway agrees digital pact with majors
Norway is on course to become the first country to convert all its movie theaters to digital projection after a nationwide pact was inked with several Hollywood studios, marking the first time a…
Digital Domain lawsuit to begin
Digital Domain, the Venice, Calif.-based visual effects shop that won the Oscar earlier this year for its work on Paramount's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," is scheduled to be in court…
Maya acquires ‘Casi divas’
Maya Entertainment has acquired U.S. theatrical and home entertainment rights to Mexican comedy "Casi divas."
