Advertising: Dastardly, British and Brand New to the Super Bowl

Jaguar is using three British actors known for their roles as villains to give its F-Type coupe a sophisticated cool factor at the biggest ad event of the American calendar.

    



Bob Grant, a Combative Personality on New York Talk Radio, Dies at 84

Mr. Grant, long a dominant voice on the airwaves, took advantage of the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine and thrived on the radio despite racist remarks.

    



A Tablet for Children That Comes With Its Own Penguins

The DreamTab, produced by Fuhu and DreamWorks Animation, will regularly update with custom content from the animation studio.

    



Disney’s Newest Star, Turkey Leg, Wins Hearts and Stomachs

Unleashing their inner cave dweller, Disney guests will eat as many as two million of the theme parks’ giant smoked turkey legs in 2013.

    



For ESPN, Millions to Remain in Connecticut

Critics of state tax incentives to ESPN, the multibillion-dollar sports media powerhouse, say the money would be better spent on smaller companies that are in greater need.

    



Disney Chief Was Paid Less in 2013, Filing Shows

Robert A. Iger received overall compensation valued at $34.3 million, down from $40.2 million in the 2012 fiscal year.

    



‘Fast & Furious’ Release Delayed Until 2015

Universal Pictures announced that the movie had been pushed back nine months after one of the movie’s stars, Paul Walker, died in a car crash.

    



Strong Profit Margin at Paramount Pictures Underlines a Hollywood Shift

Brad Grey of Paramount Pictures has chosen to produce fewer films, giving up revenue, but increasing profitability as the industry moves into survival mode.

    



Common Sense: Studios Unfazed by Colossal Wrecks

The blockbuster model, despite a surplus of coming titles and a frightful recent track record, remains a profitable model for the biggest filmmakers.

    



Couric Talk Show to End in June After Two Seasons

Katie Couric’s syndicated talk show, which began with enormous fanfare in September 2012, will cease production at the end of the current season.

    



Weinsteins in Deal to Reunite With Miramax

Bob and Harvey Weinstein, who founded Miramax but left in a split with its then-owner, Walt Disney, in 2005, will produce and distribute films and television shows based on the studio’s library.

    



ABC Viewers Tilt Female for a Network Light on Sports

For ABC, every important ratings measure in prime time is qualified by what amounts to a footnote: “not counting sports.”

    



Advertising: Recalling TV’s Golden Age, Stars Pitch Products Tied to Their Shows

Commercials featuring cast members of shows were common when advertisers and agencies owned the programs they sponsored, but the concept is now enjoying something of a comeback.

    



Paramount Signs a Deal to Rehire Bruckheimer

Jerry Bruckheimer, the heavyweight Hollywood producer, signed a three-year, first-look deal with the studio, after being based at Walt Disney Studios.

    



Walt Disney’s Chicago Birthplace to Become a Private Museum

A couple from Los Angeles have bought Disney’s birthplace in Chicago and plan to turn it into a private museum.

    



Paul Walker’s Death Complicates ‘Fast & Furious 7’ Filming

The sudden death of the actor has left Universal Pictures considering how it will proceed with the seventh title in the series, which is halfway through filming.

    



A Scorsese Film Gets In Under the Oscar Wire

Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was completed last week and hurriedly scheduled for movie industry screenings.

    



‘Frozen,’ Disney’s New Fairy Tale, Is No. 2 at Box Office

Disney’s “Frozen” took in $93 million over the holiday weekend, partly because its marketing strategy played down the princesses in the film, in order to attract more boys.

    



The Big Ten’s Bigger Footprint

With an eastward push, Jim Delany found yet another cash engine for the football conference he’s led for the past 25 years.

    

Diane Disney Miller, 79, Keeper of Walt’s Flame, Dies

Mrs. Miller, the last surviving child of Walt Disney, co-founded a museum dedicated to the memory of her father as a human being rather than a brand.