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Barry Diller's Aereo gets support of Consumer Electronics Association Monday, Oct 29, 2012 05:36 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Aereo, an online television streaming service backed by billionaire Barry Diller, has won the support of the Consumer Electronics Association - a significant ally in the media mogul's fight against the major TV networks, which are opposing the fledgling service in the courts. The networks - including ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, PBS and Univision - are trying to torpedo the service, arguing that Aereo, which allows consumers to access local broadcast signals over their computers, infringes on broadcast copyright. ... Full Story | Top |
Neil Patrick Harris-directed magic show to open at Geffen Playhouse Monday, Oct 29, 2012 05:35 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Neil Patrick Harris-directed magician show "Nothing to Hide" will debut at the Geffen Playhouse next month, the theater announced Monday. The show follows magicians Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimarães, fresh from sold-out performances at Hollywood's Magic Castle, as they animate a series of vignettes using their sleight-of-hand from a script by DelGaudio. "I daresay, watching Derek and Helder perform together was one of the most amazing, confounding and magical nights of my life," Harris said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Comic-Con extends deal in San Diego, "Avengers" welcome back Monday, Oct 29, 2012 05:35 PM PDT NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Comic-Con International will stay in San Diego for at least four more years, San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders announced on Monday. The year's preeminent fanboy convention has extended its contract with the city's beachfront convention center through 2016, ensuring more revenue for the city and local business owners. The contract had been set to expire in 2015. Comic-Con has been operating out of San Diego since 1970 when it was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention. ... Full Story | Top |
James Bond fans beware: Wikipedia reveals major 'Skyfall' spoiler Monday, Oct 29, 2012 05:34 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - James Bond fans beware - Wikipedia's entry for the latest 007 film "Skyfall" contains spoilers big enough to drive an Aston Martin through. It's a posting that includes a full plot summary, which jeopardizes major twists involving the fate of one character and the future of MI6, the agency Bond calls home. Seriously, reading Wikipedia will have Bond devotees reaching for their vodka martinis. Don't worry, we won't spoil it, but best to steer clear of the web's encyclopedia if you want to stay in the dark. ... Full Story | Top |
Daniel Craig, Bill Murray confirmed for "The Monuments Men" Monday, Oct 29, 2012 05:33 PM PDT | Top |
Don't call 'Cloud Atlas' a box-office flop just yet Monday, Oct 29, 2012 05:30 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Cloud Atlas," with an estimated price tag of $100 million, is among the most expensive independently-financed movies ever made. So its underwhelming opening weekend at the U.S. box office - it made just $9.6 million in 2,008 theaters - is no doubt sending ripples of anxiety through its backers. But "Cloud Atlas" should still reach profitability if it can finish its North American run with about $30 million. How does that math work? Think foreign box office. Producers believe it will do about three times better at foreign cinemas than it will in the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
Letterman and Fallon tape sans audiences as Stewart and Colbert cancel shows due to Sandy Monday, Oct 29, 2012 04:54 PM PDT NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon said they would tape their shows without audiences Monday as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert joined Jimmy Kimmel in cancelling tapings because of Hurricane Sandy. All decided to cancel or not admit audiences because of fears of people being injured going to or from the tapings. Kimmel, who normally tapes in Los Angeles, is in Brooklyn for this week's tapings of "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Letterman's "Late Show" on CBS will also tape without an audience on Tuesday. Fallon's "Late Night" will be audience-free for at least Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
'Up All Night' takes a page from 'Happy Days' Monday, Oct 29, 2012 04:53 PM PDT NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "Up All Night" is switching from a single camera to multicam format, making a transition formerly made by the classic sitcom "Happy Days." The series, which stars Christina Applegate and Will Arnett as harried new parents and Maya Rudolph as Applegate's self-absorbed boss, will shut down for three months after taping its final single-camera episode next week. It will use that time to convert its stage and set for the show to be recorded in front of a live audience with multiple cameras. ... Full Story | Top |
Ti West's "The Sacrament" adds Joe Swanberg, Gene Jones to cast Monday, Oct 29, 2012 04:52 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Kentucker Audley, Amy Seimetz and Gene Jones have joined the cast of Ti West's "The Sacrament," the filmmakers announced on Monday. IM Global is handling international sales and will continue selling to foreign buyers this week at the American Film Market. CAA is repping domestic rights. The film is produced and will be presented by Eli Roth. Worldview CEO Christopher Woodrow and COO Molly Conners, will also produce alongside Jacob Jaffke and Peter Phok. ... Full Story | Top |
CBS Airing Sandy News Special Monday, Oct 29, 2012 04:51 PM PDT NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - CBS will preempt "Hawaii 5-0" tonight for special news coverage of Hurricane Sandy. Instead of new episodes of "How I Met Your Mother," "Partners," "Two Broke Girls" and "Mike and Molly," CBS will air repeats, followed by the hour-long "CBS News Special Report: Hurricane Sandy," anchored by Scott Pelley. David Letterman, meanwhile, is taping "The Late Show" without an audience to eliminate the risk of anyone being injured during the hurricane traveling to a taping of his show. ... Full Story | Top |
Chloe Sevigny Ready to 'Kill' it for A&E Monday, Oct 29, 2012 04:51 PM PDT | Top |
Israeli-Palestinian drama 'The Other Son' wins Tokyo Film Fest Monday, Oct 29, 2012 04:48 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Lorraine Levy's Palestinian/Israeli drama, "The Other Son," won the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix, the top award at the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival, on Sunday night. Levy also took home the best director honors at the festival, which marks the final go-round for festival chairman, Tom Yoda. The special jury prize went to Kang Yi-kwan's "Juvenile Offender." Seo Young-joo, who stars in the film, was awarded the best actor prize. The best actress award went to Neslihan Atagul for "Araf - Somewhere in Between. ... Full Story | Top |
"The Office" character won't get Farm spin-off on NBC Monday, Oct 29, 2012 04:47 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dunder Mifflin's egomaniac salesman Dwight Schrute will not be leaving "The Office" for "The Farm" - at least on NBC, actor Rainn Wilson tweeted on Monday. "NBC has passed on moving forward with The Farm TV show. Had a blast making the pilot - onwards & upwards!" Wilson, who plays eccentric beetroot farmer/paper salesman Dwight, tweeted to his 3 million followers, before urging them to continue watching "The Office. ... Full Story | Top |
"South Park" takes aim at...Lance Armstrong? Monday, Oct 29, 2012 03:21 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Animated TV comedy satire "South Park" is taking aim at a disgraced icon who seems a lot like seven-time Tour de France winning cyclist Lance Armstrong. In a teaser clip released on Monday by Comedy Central, an episode titled "A Scause for Applause" shows residents of the fictional American town standing in line to get their yellow wristbands removed. ... Full Story | Top |
"Jeopardy," "Wheel of Fortune" renewed through 2016 on ABC-owned stations Monday, Oct 29, 2012 02:48 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fear not, "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" fans; there are at least four more years of answers in the form of questions and letter-turning thrills to come. Both "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" have been renewed through 2016 on the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, CBS Television Distribution said Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
Jimmy Kimmel cancels Brooklyn taping due to Sandy Monday, Oct 29, 2012 02:47 PM PDT | Top |
Louis CK Pens funny letter to fans about Sandy Monday, Oct 29, 2012 02:45 PM PDT | Top |
Presidential Election: From net neutrality to piracy, the issues keeping Hollywood up at night Monday, Oct 29, 2012 02:42 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - From the economic recovery to the war in Iraq, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have espoused starkly different world views during their battle for the presidency, but what's keeping Hollywood up at night are a series of legislative and legal battles that could determine the future of the entertainment business. Less often articulated than their policy differences on geo-politics have been the candidates' views on net neutrality, media ownership rules and piracy. But these issues are enormously important to studios and broadcasters. ... Full Story | Top |
Court rules against Polish rocker who tore up Bible Monday, Oct 29, 2012 02:41 PM PDT | Top |
Random House and Penguin merge to take on Amazon, Apple Monday, Oct 29, 2012 02:33 PM PDT | Top |
Anderson Cooper's daytime show to end after two seasons Monday, Oct 29, 2012 02:13 PM PDT | Top |
Ghosts scare off gore for Halloween movies Monday, Oct 29, 2012 01:22 PM PDT | Top |
Taylor Swift to co-host Grammy nominations in Nashville Monday, Oct 29, 2012 11:34 AM PDT | Top |
Armstrong rehab stint forces Green Day cancellations Monday, Oct 29, 2012 11:15 AM PDT | Top |
UK queen's art brings Protestant reformation to life Monday, Oct 29, 2012 11:11 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Religious rivals of the Protestant reformation, murderous royal patrons and other 15th-16th century power brokers are brought to life in a new London art show telling the tale of northern Europe's renaissance. Some of the characters on show in drawings and paintings put together for "The Northern Renaissance: Duerer to Holbein" at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace come straight from the pages of Booker prize-winning novelist Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall", with Martin Luther, Thomas More and Henry VIII playing key roles. ... Full Story | Top |
Telling the story toughest part of "Life of Pi", says Lee Monday, Oct 29, 2012 10:39 AM PDT | Top |
"Skyfall" breaks Bond's UK box office record Monday, Oct 29, 2012 08:14 AM PDT | Top |
Ex-Mirror chief leads Daily Mail's regional shake-up Monday, Oct 29, 2012 06:22 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Tabloid veteran David Montgomery is leading talks to consolidate Britain's local newspaper sector using the Daily Mail's regional unit at the heart of a group partly owned by Trinity Mirror. Daily Mirror owner Trinity Mirror said on Monday it could take a minority stake in a new group formed by combining the assets of privately owned Yattendon's Iliffe News & Media with Northcliffe's 84 newspapers. Northcliffe is owned by Daily Mail. ... Full Story | Top |
CJ Hellovision raises $267 million in South Korea's top IPO in over a year Monday, Oct 29, 2012 03:29 AM PDT SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cable television operator CJ Hellovision Co Ltd raised about $267 million in South Korea's largest IPO in almost 18 months on Monday as the country gears up for a series of large offerings next year. South Korea's largest cable television company priced the IPO at 16,000 won per share, after marketing the offer in a 14,000-19,000 won range, according to a regulatory filing. It sold 18.3 million shares, slightly below the 18.9 million originally planned. ... Full Story | Top |
Telenet shares remain suspended on Monday: regulator Monday, Oct 29, 2012 12:51 AM PDT | Top |
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