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IATSE To Producers: It’s Time For New Media To Pay Up
Saying that "New Media is not so new anymore" and that "not-so-New Media doesn't need a worker subsidy," IATSE says it's time for longstanding discounts afforded to New Media productions to end.
"New Media is just media," the union said in advance of next week's resumption of negotiations with management's Alliance of…
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By David Robb
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Writers Guild's New Media Writing Competition Accepting Submissions
New York and Los Angeles – The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) today announced a joint call for submissions for the second annual WGA New Media Writing Awards. Submissions will be accepted beginning September 19, 2011, through November 18, 2011. WGA New Media Writing…
MMC ADVISORY: TV Reporter Matt Mitovich Joins Michael Ausiello For New TV Website
Entertainment news reporter Matt Mitovich, a TV Guide veteran who is currently Executive Editor of TV News at Fancast.com, is the first major hire to join Michael Ausiello in launching a new consumer TV-focused property with media and publishing company MMC. The new consumer TV website will debut in January 2011…
Steve Coogan Could Return To British TV
EXCLUSIVE: Baby Cow, Coogan's TV production company, tells me it's re-cutting the series of internet shorts that it made for Australian beer company Fosters as a new TV series. Until now Coogan's cringingly-embarrassing TV chat show host and disc jockey Alan Partridge character has always aired on the BBC. The new…
Tweet This: Twitter CEO Replaced By Insider
Twitter may be amazingly popular, but it’s had major trouble turning a profit. So that’s why it has a new CEO. Co-founder Evan Williams has stepped down after 2 years running the company and will be replaced by the company’s chief operating officer, Dick Costolo. Costolo, 47, may be a better fit within the tech…
WGA To Award New Media Writing Category
The WGA is now accepting submissions for the first annual Writers Guild of America New Media Writing Awards. The deadline for submissions is 5 PM PT on Tuesday, November 23rd for the 2011 award. To be eligible for entry, an original stand-alone new media program or an original episode written for a new media series…
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By Nikki Finke
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Jeff Bewkes: ‘Network TV Has Whip-Hand Over YouTube And iTunes’
Time Warner's chairman and CEO says he asks what TV aggregators can do for his channels rather than the other way round. "New entrants such as Google , Amazon and Apple must support or improve programming going into the marketplace," said Bewkes, speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in London this…
Disney Buys Big Social Game Developer
Burbank, California – July 27, 2010—The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Playdom Inc., one of the leading companies in the fast-growing business of online social gaming. Playdom shareholders will receive total consideration of $563.2 million, subject to certain conditions, and a performance-linked earn-out of…
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By Nikki Finke
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Fox's 'SYTYCD' To Stream Full Episodes
Watching TV shows online has become the norm for young viewers, and most networks have embraced that. (The CW even started selling spots in full episodes of its shows streamed online this past upfront as part of “convergence packages”). But there have been two notable holdouts, Fox’s American Idol and So You Think You…
Hulu Launches “Plus” Subscription Service
Hulu's long-rumored paid service is now a reality as the online content hub has just launched Hulu Plus. A monthly fee of $9.99 allows subscribers to get season passes to more than 40 current series, including Glee, Modern Family, House, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock and The Office, as well as access to over 120…
YouTube Wins Viacom Copyright Lawsuit
UPDATE: In connection with the summary judgment ruling today in its litigation against Google and YouTube, Viacom Inc made the following statement:
“We believe that this ruling by the lower court is fundamentally flawed and contrary to the language of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the intent of Congress, and…
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By Nikki Finke
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DC Comics Launches Digital Publishing (Free 10-Page Preview Of 700th Superman)
NEW YORK / BURBANK, Calif., June 23, 2010 – DC Comics, publisher of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and Fables, is partnering with comiXology and PlayStation®Network for two separate digital comics distribution deals launching today, Wednesday, June 23. In addition, a DC Comics App for the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod®…
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By Nikki Finke
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