Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Big blur of legal vs. pirated content, Ad buyers take shine to Oscar, more

==================================
Variety.com Daily Headlines
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGjx0EZ
==================================

You can unsubscribe or update your subscription options here:
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGjy0Ea

TODAY'S TOP STORIES
---------------------------------
Big blur of legal vs. pirated content
Study: Sites like Hulu make more pirates
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGjz0Eb

Ad buyers take shine to Oscar
Revs expected to top last year's tally
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGj10EO

Biz jobs rebound: 16,100 in 2010
Showbiz saw solid gains last year
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGj20EP

Sloan, Sagansky bank on media with $175 mil IPO
Golden Eagle Acquisitions registered with SEC to 17.5 million shares
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGj30EQ


TODAY'S FILM NEWS
---------------------------------
'Photographer' snaps Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe is attached to star in the indie comedy "The Amateur
Photographer."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGj40ER

Actor pair run 'Wild'
Dakota Fanning and Ryan Donowho will star in the indie thriller
"Mississippi Wild."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGj50ES

Michelle Pfeiffer eyes 'Dark Shadows'
Warner Bros. is in talks with Michelle Pfeiffer to join the cast of
"Dark Shadows" opposite Johnny Depp with Tim Burton directing.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGj60ET

Ice Cube in talks for '21 Jump Street'
Ice Cube is in negotiations to join Columbia Pictures' contempo
treatment of "21 Jump Street" for Sony.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGj70EU


FILM REVIEWS
---------------------------------
I Am Number Four
"I Am Number Four" is a flashy, lunkheaded sci-fi extravaganza sure to
appeal to teenagers who like their interplanetary warfare bloodless
and their high-school soaps squeaky-clean.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGj80EV

Unknown
Action fans expecting another righteous display of ass-kicking from
Liam Neeson may feel slightly let down by "Unknown."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkA0Ef


TODAY'S TELEVISION NEWS
---------------------------------
Content, distribution spark debate at TV Summit
Studio presidents, network marketing chiefs and webheads on the
cutting edge of technology shared their thoughts on what consumers
watch, and the ever-changing ways those shows are delivered, at
Variety's inaugural TV Summit, held Tuesday at the Renaissance Hotel
in Hollywood.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkB0Eg

Showrunners take stand on branding
Showrunners have another duty to add to their job description: brand
manager.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkC0Eh

CBS News reporter sexually assaulted in Egypt
CBS News says correspondent Lara Logan is recovering in a U.S.
hospital from an attack while reporting on the tumultuous events in
Cairo last Friday.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkD0Ei

Grammys lift CBS to top for week
Fox won the most nights, but a strong finishing kick courtesy of the
Grammys enabled CBS to finish on top among young adults last week.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkE0Ej


TV REVIEWS
---------------------------------
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
A by-the-numbers extension of another Eye network franchise.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkF0Ek


TODAY'S MUSIC NEWS
---------------------------------
Arcade Fire, Eminem, Strokes head Bonnaroo
Headliners for the 10th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will
include Eminem, Arcade Fire, Lil Wayne, the Strokes and, in their only
festival appearance, the reunited Buffalo Springfield.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkG0El


TODAY'S LEGIT NEWS
---------------------------------
Tomei and Whaley topline 'Marie and Bruce'
Marisa Tomei and Frank Whaley will topline the New Group's Off
Broadway revival of Wallace Shawn's "Marie and Bruce."
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkH0Em

'Smash' lands at Menier
Jack Rosenthal's 1981 comedy "Smash," his 1981 backstager about
mounting a tuner, will receive its belated London preem in March in a
production helmed by Tamara Harvey at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkI0En

'Dirty Dancing' to shutter in London
The London production of "Dirty Dancing -- The Classic Story on Stage"
is to shutter on July 9 after more than four and half years at the
Aldwych theater ahead of a two-year U.K. tour.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkJ0Eo

'Best Man' to return to Broadway
Producer Jeffrey Richards is giving "Gore Vidal's The Best Man"
another go, aiming to return the politically-themed play to Broadway
in spring 2012.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkK0Ep


TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL NEWS
---------------------------------
Berlusconi to stand trial in Ruby case
Italian prime minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi will stand
trial April 6 on charges he paid for sex with an underage nightclub
dancer and abused his power to cover it up.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkL0Eq

Edinburgh fest goes free-form
The organizers of the Edinburgh Film Festival stopped by Berlin to
reveal their radical plans for the 65th anniversary edition in June.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkM0Er

Atlantyca merges with Dreamfarm
Italy's Atlantyca Ent., licenser of multi-million dollar kiddie TV
series "Geronimo Stilton," is merging with prominent Milan-based
children's publishing outfit Dreamfarm in a move aimed at exploiting
children properties across new media platforms.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkN0Es

China cuts down on smoking
China is introducing new guidelines to limit the amount of smoking
depicted on-screen, the latest effort to curb the demon weed in a
country that makes and consumes more tobacco than anywhere else.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkO0Et


TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY NEWS
---------------------------------
Big blur of legal vs. pirated content
The proliferation of legal ad-supported websites like Hulu is
contributing to increased piracy, says a study from consulting firm
PricewaterhouseCooper that was released on Tuesday.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkP0Eu

Steaming over streaming
According to the leaders of two fledgling Web ventures, they are doing
for the broadcast networks what the broadcast nets can't seem to do
for themselves.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkQ0Ev

Vidgame likenesses case divides H'wood
Hollywood's studios and guilds are weighing in on opposite sides of a
case that could further define the rights of personalities to prevent
the unauthorized use of their likenesses in movies, TV shows and other
media.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkR0Ew

Visual fx giant heads South
The latest sign of volatility in the visual effects business is the
news that effects legend Richard Edlund is launching duMonde Visual
Effects in New Orleans.
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkS0Ex


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
ACCOUNT INFORMATION / HELP

You are currently registered to receive this email newsletter at:
junaldpogi.mothers@blogger.com

UNSUBSCRIBE from this newsletter:
Variety_World_Unsubscribe@email.variety.com

CHANGE your profile, email address:
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGjy0Ea

QUESTIONS regarding your email newsletter:
mailto:MediaSupport@reedbusiness.com?Subject=Variety_DailyHeadlines--junaldpogi.mothers@blogger.com
Reed Business Information, 360 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10010

CUSTOMER SERVICE for your Variety.com or print account:
mailto:VTCCustserv@cdsfulfillment.com

NEW VARIETY.COM SUBSCRIPTIONS:
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkT0Ey

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES in newsletters and on Variety.com
mailto:advertising@reedbusiness.com

You are receiving this email because you have either requested a
newsletter or a magazine from Reed Business Information.

PRIVACY POLICY
http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/t/eBTvX0p6Ac80XIv0BGkU0Ez

Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. All rights reserved.