Shorts pair inks pic, series deals
Proving that making short films can open large doors, filmmakers Gareth Smith and Michael Horowitz ("This Guy Is Falling") have closed a feature deal with USA Films as well as a television series…
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Thomson, BCE form major media meld
Business information empire Thomson Corp. and multimedia behemoth BCE announced Friday that they have inked a deal to pool their resources to create a television, newspaper and Internet powerhouse…
Buena Vista TV arms name exec veepees
As part of the restructuring of operations at Disney's Buena Vista Television and newly formed Buena Vista Prods., the company has named two new veeps.
Canada OKs Franco web
Canada's broadcast regulator has licensed a new French-language arts and culture specialty channel, La Tele des Arts, a partnership between private and public sectors. Web is jointly owned by…
Extreme inks to distribute ‘Bluetorch’
Broadband Interactive Group has inked a television distribution deal with media group Extreme Intl., formerly operating as X Dream Intl. Under the terms of the agreement, Extreme will distribute 200…
Netizens Crock The Vote
Although broadcast networks may have limited their coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions, their Internet arms helped pick up the slack with a too-much-is-not-enough exuberance. But…
Sportscope scores IPO
Specialty TV channel Sportscope Television Network has taken itself public by inking a reverse takeover deal with Old Canada Investment Corp. valued at more than C$150 million ($100 million).
HBO pays off mob boss
Proving that TV crime pays, Emmy-winning "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini has just signed a renegotiated contract that will pay him about $10 million for the next two seasons of the HBO drama. That…
Orange Project Implores: Don’t Call Them DEN
Although the Orange Project bills itself as a "digital studio and entertainment network" that creates television-style shows to air initially on the Internet, they are careful to distance themselves…
Corrections
Whoopi Goldberg will serve as emcee for the 10th Annual Britannia Awards gala on Nov. 4. A headline was incorrect in Friday’s paper. * * * Epsilon, the joint venture between Mediaset and Kirch, will…
UPN revs up ‘Road Rage’
HOLLYWOOD -- As if throwing a smackdown weren't enough, UPN now plans to commit "Road Rage." The jockstrap weblet has picked up six hours of the reality skein "Road Rage," a…
