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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Disney riding franchise plan
Bob Iger addresses investors at Anaheim confab
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MGM looks ahead with 'Mr. Mom,' 'Idolmaker'
Studio moving on 5 pics; announces co-financing on 'Hansel and Gretel'
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Trio to battle at Presidents Day box office
'Number Four,' 'Unknown,' 'Big Mommas' enter holiday frame
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Production chill in Mideast
Major studios shying away in recent years
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TODAY'S FILM NEWS
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Shane Black closing on 'Iron Man 3'
Shane Black is closing in on a deal to direct "Iron Man 3," reuniting
the "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" director with Robert Downey Jr. and
potentially giving control of the lucrative Marvel franchise to a
helmer with no tentpole experience -- a la Jon Favreau.
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Phillip Noyce to helm 'Hunter Killer'
"Salt" director Phillip Noyce has signed on to helm "Hunter Killer"
for Relativity Media.
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Summit firms date, title for Seth Rogen dramedy
Summit Entertainment has firmed a date for its Seth Rogen dramedy
"50/50" with plans to release the film wide on Sept. 30.
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Prism nominees revealed
"Black Swan," "The Fighter," "Winter's Bone," "The Good Wife" and "Mad
Men" are among the nominees for this year's Prism Awards.
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TODAY'S TELEVISION NEWS
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Murphy returns to FX
FX has ordered the hourlong drama pilot "American Horror Story" from
"Glee" creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
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Journos in danger zone
As underscored by the news this week of the attack CBS News' Lara
Logan suffered while covering the revolution in Egypt, foreign
correspondents are being beaten and harassed in the volatile areas
where their coverage is most vital.
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Disney sets 'High School Musical' spinoff series
Disney Channel aims to turn its "High School Musical" franchise into a
regular series with the project tentatively titled "Madison High."
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Comcast sets 3D net
Comcast is set to launch a 24-hour 3D network, Xfinity 3D.
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TODAY'S MUSIC NEWS
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Columbia honors Robert Johnson with lavish set
In honor of the 100th anniversary of blues legend Robert Johnson's
birth on May 8, Columbia Legacy will issue a lavish CD/vinyl/DVD
package of the musician's work.
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TODAY'S LEGIT NEWS
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'Magic/Bird' targeting Broadway flight
"Lombardi" producers Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo are in pre-game for
another sports-themed theater outing, announcing a 2012 target for new
basketball play "Magic/Bird."
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Gallagher Jr. heads for 'Jerusalem'
"Jerusalem" is the next stop for John Gallagher Jr., with the thesp
exiting "American Idiot" to join the Broadway cast of the London
import.
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'Bring It On' takes to legit stage
Competitive cheerleading makes its way to the legit stage this fall in
the Center Theater Group's musical comedy "Bring It On: The Musical."
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Masterson moves to South Coast Rep
Marc Masterson is exiting his post as a.d. at the Actors Theater of
Louisville, Ky., to take up the reins at Costa Mesa's South Coast
Repertory.
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TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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'William, Kate' goes on world tour
Documentary "William, Kate and 8 Royal Weddings" is set to travel the
world.
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New director puts focus on Colombian, tyro films
Change is afoot at Colombia's 51st Cartagena Film Festival as its new
director, Monica Wagenberg, takes over the reins.
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Vivo to produce Alex Zanardi docu
Italy's Vivo Film will produce a documentary about former Formula 1
driver Alex Zanardi, who became an icon when he returned to
competitive racing after losing his legs in a crash.
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FremantleMedia ups Flint
FremantleMedia has upped Stephen Flint to director of operations,
worldwide entertainment.
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TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY NEWS
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D.C. fight from the right on piracy bill
At last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, one group
passed out a flyer with a Tea Party tone: "Seized: Don't let Obama &
Holder shut down your website."
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Iger: Disney needs digital smarts
Disney execs are still short on details when it comes to the Mouse's
digital distribution strategies.
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Intl. Digital Emmys choose Chu
Jon M. Chu, the creator and director of the Internet series "The LXD:
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers," will receive the Pioneer Prize
at the Intl. Digital Emmy Awards on April 4 at the Mip TV mart in
Cannes.
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History Channel links with Foursquare
The History Channel is pacting in the U.K. with mobile platform
operator Foursquare.
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