May
18
Books of The Times: ‘Console Wars,’ a Gaming Industry Clash by Blake J. Harris
Posted in: Uncategorized“Console Wars” is the author Blake J. Harris’s take on one aspect of the video game industry.
May
12
Media Decoder: 16-Year-Old Gets His Way on a High School Film Fest
Posted in: UncategorizedAdam Faze, a junior at Loyola High School in Los Angeles, created and organized The Loyola Film Festival, which will feature 72 films in four categories on Saturday.
May
05
Hollywood Charities Boycott Hotel to Protest Brunei’s Adoption of Shariah
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Beverly Hills Hotel is owned by an investment fund controlled by the sultan of Brunei.
May
04
‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Makes $92 Million in North America
Posted in: Uncategorized“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” — starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, and already a hit overseas — had an impressive, if not spectacular, opening weekend in North America.
Apr
23
Critic’s Notebook: Signs of a Turnaround for Impulse Records
Posted in: UncategorizedThe reactivation of Impulse Records, the storied former home of the saxophonist John Coltrane, reflects a larger turnaround for major-label jazz divisions.
Apr
21
The Media Equation: Aereo Case Will Shape TV’s Future
Posted in: UncategorizedA lot of people will be watching to see how the Supreme Court rules over the legality of Aereo because of what it could mean for the broader media ecosystem.
Apr
17
Big Labels Take Aim at Pandora on Royalties
Posted in: UncategorizedThe suit, filed by several big record companies on Thursday, accuses Pandora of violating common-law copyright protections for songs made before 1972.
Apr
16
Dee Dee Myers to Join Warner Bros. as Head of Communications
Posted in: UncategorizedMs. Myers, a former White House press secretary under Bill Clinton, will become an executive vice president reporting directly to Warner’s chief executive.
Apr
07
Campaign Spotlight: ‘Rio 2’ and Vita Coco Kids Embark on a Partnership
Posted in: UncategorizedThe coconut water drink company is among more than a dozen brands that have “Rio 2” promotion deals with 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios.
Apr
04
With Fire TV, Amazon Seeks a Beachhead in the Living Room
Posted in: UncategorizedThe company’s new device, called Amazon Fire TV, will marry its video library with content from other providers.
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Apr
01
Warner’s C.E.O. Is Bullish on the Big Screen
Posted in: UncategorizedIn Hollywood’s sea of bravado, Kevin Tsujihara, the quiet new chief executive of Warner Bros., may seem miscast. But he is already making bold bets to keep the studio on top.
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Apr
01
Universal Music Group Breaks Up Its Island Def Jam Division
Posted in: UncategorizedThe reorganization displaces Barry Weiss, the former Sony executive who was brought in three years ago to run Universal’s East Coast operations.
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Mar
31
Advertising: For Opening Day, a Campaign to Love Baseball
Posted in: UncategorizedA salute to opening day will start the effort, by BBDO New York, which will focus on young stars and how attending games can provide lifetime memories.
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Mar
28
Digital Music Pioneer Is Found Liable in Copyright Suit
Posted in: UncategorizedMichael Robertson may have to pay up to $41 million in a long-running case involving digital music files.
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Mar
26
Movie Box Office Figures Largely Flat for 2013
Posted in: UncategorizedThe domestic box office for 2013 was up a barely perceptible 1 percent, to $10.9 billion from $10.8 billion, while the worldwide take rose 4 percent, to $35.9 billion from $34.7 billion.
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Mar
24
Indie Label Big Machine to Start Dot Records
Posted in: UncategorizedDot, a joint venture between Big Machine and Republic Records, a division of the Universal Music Group, will be led by Chris Stacey, formerly of Warner Music Nashville.
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Feb
24
Campaign Spotlight: With a Classical Violinist’s Composing Debut, Watch Magazine Adds Music to Its Content
Posted in: UncategorizedThe violinist, Charlie Siem, has composed a score to accompany marketing efforts for the magazine, a CBS Television publication.
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Feb
20
Suit Against Sony Music Seeks ‘American Idol’ Royalties
Posted in: UncategorizedThe company behind “Idol” accused Sony on Thursday of underpaying royalties for digital streams of music by stars from the show’s early seasons.
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Feb
03
Halftime Brings a Much-Anticipated ‘Seinfeld’ Reunion
Posted in: UncategorizedA few members of the show’s cast appeared in a truncated version of an episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s web series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”
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Feb
03
Imax Faces a Threat in China
Posted in: UncategorizedNot only could competitors in China cut into its potential market share there, but Imax has charged in several courts that the Chinese system relies on technology that was blatantly stolen from its offices in Canada.
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