Entertainment Industry
Hirst company tops art power list on record sale (Reuters)
Reuters - Science, the company behind contemporary artist Damien Hirst, topped ArtReview's annual power list on Tuesday, in recognition of the Briton's ongoing appeal to collectors despite financial market chaos. More »
"Eagle Eye" flies high at foreign box office (Reuters)
Reuters - "Eagle Eye" bumped longtime champion "Mamma Mia!" from the top spot at the weekend box office overseas, in a transitional period before the major studios unleash their holiday-season wares. More »
Prime-Time Ratings: Weekend Highlights (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - -Friday's Winners: Ghost Whisperer (CBS), Numb3rs (CBS), 20/20 (ABC) More »
Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - Here is a first look at household (AA – average audience) ratings for syndicated court (with change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses). Through the week of Sept. 22, CBS Television Distribution's Judge Judy continues to stand head and shoulders above the rest, with a 79 percent advantage over second-place Judge Joe Brown, also from CBS. Keep in mind that Judge Hatchett from Sony Pictures Television is no longer in original production, hence the more dramatic year-to-year percent loss. More »
TV Tidbits: Notes of Interest (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - Turner Broadcasting and MGM Worldwide Television will be partnering for a new half-hour remake of animated The Pink Panther, which is scheduled to debut on Cartoon Network in fall 2009. Twenty six episodes have been ordered. More »
Macrovision to sell TV Guide Magazine (Reuters)
Reuters - Software maker Macrovision Solutions Corp said it agreed to sell its TV Guide Magazine to private-equity firm OpenGate Capital. More »
Universal Studios to distribute DreamWorks films (Reuters)
Reuters - General Electric Co's Universal Studios has reached an agreement to distribute films by DreamWorks SKG in its new partnership with Reliance ADA Group of India, DreamWorks Chairman Stacey Snider said on Monday. More »
Abu Dhabi launches regional multi-media center (Reuters)
Reuters - The United Arab Emirates has launched a regional multimedia center to train, develop and promote Arab talent in journalism, broadcasting, film-making and publishing. More »
"Chihuahua" mauls DiCaprio and Crowe at box office (Reuters)
Reuters - The new terrorism thriller "Body of Lies" failed to take the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, an apparent victim of moviegoers' preference for escapist fare amid global financial turmoil. More »
"Chihuahua" bites Crowe, DiCaprio at box office (Reuters)
Reuters - The new terrorism thriller "Body of Lies" failed to take the top spot at the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, becoming the latest victim of moviegoer aversion to movies dealing with Middle East intrigue. More »