Time Warner’s Profit Rises On Strength in Film Unit

The growth from movie and cable businesses helped fuel a 9 percent increase in revenue to $7.5 billion, from $6.9 billion during the same period a year ago.



Dee Dee Myers to Join Warner Bros. as Head of Communications

Ms. Myers, a former White House press secretary under Bill Clinton, will become an executive vice president reporting directly to Warner’s chief executive.



Warner’s C.E.O. Is Bullish on the Big Screen

In 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.

    



Early Start to Upfronts, as ‘The Real’ Cast Meets Advertisers

A multicultural talk show from Warner Bros, “The Real” was introduced to advertisers on Wednesday, the beginning of a season that hits its stride in May.

    



At DC, Comic Book Covers Get Cross-Marketing Role

DC Comics is using its covers to promote Scribblenauts Unmasked, a video game released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment last year, as well as a line of toys that will come out this month.

    



‘Bachelor’ Star’s Comments on Gays Spark Uproar

Juan Pablo Galavis, the current star of ABC’s long-running reality show, told a journalist he opposed putting a gay man at the center of the program.

    



Weinsteins Sue Warner Over Proceeds on ‘Hobbit’ Films

Bob and Harvey Weinstein claim they are due a share in the proceeds from “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” which opens Friday.

    



Suit Filed Against Warner Bros. in Screenplay Theft

A lawsuit accuses Warner Brothers of stealing the screenplay of its 2012 movie “Trouble With the Curve” and of manufacturing evidence in their defense.

    



Warner Bros. Agrees to Deal for Financial Backing

The agreement with RatPac-Dune Entertainment could help finance as many as 75 films.

    



ArtsBeat: Study of 2012 Movies Finds Few Gay Characters on Big Screen

Of 101 films released by the six major studios in 2012, Glaad said only 14 of them contained characters that were identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual, and none that were were transgender.

    

Profit at Time Warner Surges 87%

Investments in mythical kingdoms and alien invasions are paying off for Time Warner, which posted an 87 percent jump in income after it increased spending on original programming.

    

Warner Brothers Studio Chief Said to Be Weighing Exit

The president, Jeff Robinov, has faced questions about the direction of the Warner Brothers Pictures Group.

    

New Chief Revamps Warner Brothers, Clearing Way for Rival to Leave

Kevin Tsujihara announced a series of promotions, as Bruce Rosenblum, the studio’s TV chief, prepares to leave.

    

‘Great Gatsby’ Is Poised for a Strong Opening, No Thanks to Critics

The box numbers from Thursday’s late night screenings indicate a first weekend that could be the most successful in Baz Luhrmann’s directing career.

    

Time Warner Revenue Is Flat, Despite Cable Gains

Quarterly revenue fell at Time Warner’s magazine and movie divisions, partly offsetting gains at Turner Broadcasting and HBO.

    

Warner Bros. Enlists Walmart Stores to Promote ‘Man of Steel’

In an unusual partnership, about a million tickets to early screenings will be put aside for customers at Walmart stores.

    

Media Decoder Blog: Movie Aggregation Site to Close

The Web site moviereviewintelligence.com, which compiles reviews from newspapers, magazines and Web publications, will stop operations at the end of April, its founder said.

Disney Gambles on Box-Office Wizardry of ‘Oz’

Disney’s movie studio, which has stumbled recently, takes a bold risk with a prequel to the beloved 1939 musical, “The Wizard of Oz.”

‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Topples at Domestic Box Office

Warner Brothers and a financing partner spent about $190 million, and $80 million in marketing costs, for a film that made $28 million.

Judge Says Fox Owns Rights to a Warner Movie

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