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Netflix to Stream "Mad Men"

in News on April 6, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., which produces the hit television series “Mad Men,” struck a deal with Netflix Inc. to stream all seven seasons of the critically acclaimed show about a 1960s advertising agency.

New Miramax CEO Lang Talks Digital Options for Movie Company

in News on December 9, 2010 at 5:02 am PT

While the news has been be out there for a month, Miramax officially confirmed this morning that former News Corp. exec Mike Lang was named CEO of the Hollywood movie company. What will be interesting about that for digital content players will be to see exactly what the man who was deeply involved in deals to buy the Myspace social networking site and also create the Hulu premium video service will do with Miramax’s rich trove of more than 700 award-winning films in its movie library.

Hollywood's Big Hope: Google Shows Up With Suitcase Full of Money. It Could Happen!

in Media on November 23, 2010 at 7:46 am PT

Here’s a script Hollywood has been pitching for some time: Google comes to town with a checkbook in hand. And maybe Google is listening! A reported deal for Miramax’s digital rights could be coming.

Google Deep-Sixes Wave

in News on August 4, 2010 at 2:10 pm PT

So much for that “20 percent time” idea. Google has decided to discontinue development of Google Wave, its new online collaboration tool. Why? Says Google, “It has not seen the user adoption we would have liked.”

A Tall Tale: Did Twitter Really Save Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds”?

in Media on August 24, 2009 at 10:37 am PT

Earlier this summer, Twitter was blamed for torpedoing movies like “Bruno” and “Funny Business.” Now the micromessaging service is being heralded for giving Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” a big boost. Actual evidence that Twitter has any effect at all on box office revenue is scant at best. But this is a story Hollywood is going to love anyway.
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