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Netflix And MGM Strike Exclusive Streaming Deal For UK And Ireland Pay TV Window
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 7, 2011Â – Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. today announced a new multi-year licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive subscription streaming service in the UK and Ireland for most first-run feature films from MGM.
MGM titles will be available…
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'The Hobbit' Finally Filming In February, But Peter Jackson & Actor Unions Still At Odds
UPDATE: Things must be getting close on The Hobbit, because casting buzz is getting strong in Hollywood. Word is Martin Freeman will soon be set to play Bilbo Baggins, that Jimmy Nesbitt has been offered a role and that Michael Fassbender is being pursued for another as is David Tennant. Ian McKellan and Andy Serkis…
Peter Jackson Directing 'The Hobbit'? TOLDJA!
I saw yesterday’s breathless reports that Peter Jackson is close to a deal to direct The Hobbit —Â and I am bewildered how anyone slaps an “exclusive” tag on a story Deadline broke back on June 25th. That’s when Jackson moved from co-writer/producer into the director’s chair. Recent reports by the LA Times and NY Times…
Spyglass Partners Inch Closer To MGM Reins; Battle Royals Looms For James Bond Distribution Rights
As expected, the MGM ownership situation is getting closer to being sorted, and it won’t be long before the Lion has a chance to roar again. Or at least emerge from its cage. Spyglass chiefs Roger Birnbaum and Gary Barber have signed non-binding letters of intent that will make them MGM co-chairmen/CEOs. That leads to…
Can 'The Hobbit' Wait For MGM Decisions?
EXCLUSIVE: My recent scoop that Peter Jackson is negotiating to direct the two installments of The Hobbit is probably the best news for debt-laden MGM in years. But the development has put extra pressures on the beleaguered studio backers. Because making a 2-picture directing deal with the Lord Of The Rings director…
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