Friday, February 25, 2011

Pic piracy: True grift, Oscar takes a few steps forward, more

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Pic piracy: True grift
Oscar kudos trigger spike in illegal downloading
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Oscar takes a few steps forward
Digital innovations, younger hosts augur well for kudocast
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'Men' man's meltdown ices laffer
Sheen slams Lorre in rambling Internet radio interview
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Sex, action drive B.O.
'Hall Pass' takes on 'Drive Angry' at box office
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TODAY'S FILM NEWS
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DreamWorks Animation profits rise in Q4
DreamWorks Animation reported higher profits of $85.2 million during
the fourth quarter, compared to $43.6 million during the same
three-month period a year ago, from revenue of $275.7 milllion, up
from $194.2 million.
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Hunt for 'Bourne Legacy' leads heats up
The hunt for the new face of Universal's Bourne franchise is heating
up.
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Oscar nominees contend with father
Among the producers' innovations for Sunday's Oscarcast is
"mom-inees," in which contenders' mothers will be interviewed and
tweet their reactions.
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Variety groups charities
Variety has established the Variety Foundation to further its
philanthropic endeavors and encourage charitable giving throughout the
entertainment industry.
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TODAY'S TELEVISION NEWS
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Showtime readies Emmy campaign
The Oscarcast is still two days away, but Showtime is already prepping
for TV's big night.
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'Thrones' tomes selling big
HBO's upcoming "Game of Thrones" skein has boosted sales of the
fantasy book series it is based on, even though the show doesn't
premiere until April 17.
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Emmys merge miniseries, movie categories
The Emmys are streamlining its miniseries and movie categories.
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Dish Network loses subscribers
A carriage fight with Fox claimed another victim on Thursday. Sat
service Dish Network said it lost 156,000 subscribers in the fourth
quarter, in large part of because of customers dropping the service
following the blackout of Fox in October.
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TODAY'S MUSIC NEWS
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'The X Factor' sings Indian tunes
Popular U.K. reality format "The X Factor" is set to launch in India
on Sony Entertainment Television with singer Aditya Narain as the
host.
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TODAY'S LEGIT NEWS
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Jones elected to 'Best Man'
James Earl Jones has nailed down his next Broadway gig, with the thesp
set to play a fictional former president of the United States in "Gore
Vidal's The Best Man."
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Melbourne Theater taps new topper, artistic director
The Melbourne Theater Company has tapped Brett Sheehy as topper and
artistic director.
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TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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Sky News gets Royal treatment
Sky News was again voted news channel of the year at the prestigious
Royal Television Society television journalism awards.
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Bellucci set for 'Season'
Monica Bellucci is set to topline "Rhinos Season," Iranian helmer
Bahman Ghobadi's follow-up to arthouse hit "No One Knows About Persian
Cats."
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'Eclipse' tops worldwide indie film B.O.
Pics financed and sold outside the studio system such as "Twilight
Saga: Eclipse" and "The Expendables" are potent drivers of the global
box office, as detailed by the Independent Film & Television
Alliance's list of the top 50 independent films of 2010.
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Hong Kong fest kicks off
The 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival has named local
favorite thesp and warbler Miriam Yeung as ambassador for the fest,
which runs from Mar. 20 through Apr.5.
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TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY NEWS
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AOL parts ways with content chief
Less than a month after AOL bought the Huffington Post and put founder
Arianna Huffington in charge of AOL's content, the executive in charge
of AOL's media properties is on his way out after less than a year in
the post.
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Kadokawa, Gree ink deal
Media conglom Kadokawa Group Holdings and major social network site
operator Gree have inked a deal to cooperate in promoting Kadokawa
content on Gree's platform.
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U.S. studios, AFACT lose iiNet case
The major US studios, in partnership with the Australian Federation
Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), have lost their appeal against a case
last year that found internet service provider (ISP) iiNet was not
legally responsible for its member internet piracy.
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