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  • Universal Channel to Launch in Germany

    COLOGNE, Germany – If doubters required any further evidence that Germany's pay-TV market is on the up, they got it with this week's announcement that NBCUniversal International Television will launch its flagship pay-TV brand, Universal Channel, on German pay networks Sky Deutschland and Deutsche ...

  • SNL Bill Hader on Why Justin Timberlake Trumps Justin Bieber as Host

    On Timberlake, Hader said "he’s great" and "a real class act." "Also, the guy doesn’t show up with anybody. It’s just him," Hader said. In contrast, Hader said Bieber came to ...

  • Jenna Elfman Returning as Host of Crystal Lucy Awards

    PHOTOS: Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 2012 The theme of this year's event, "Close Up," celebrates the 40th anniversary of Women in Film, Los Angeles, and will "take a close look at the organization's history and accomplishments, focusing on where women are in the media industries today and examining exactly what WIF needs to do, directionally and programmatically, ...

  • Power Lawyers How Aereos Attorneys Beat Hollywood

    that had stopped Cablevision’s remote-storage DVR. Diller and Aereo’s leaders knew that the Cablevision ruling raised issues similar to those represented by Aereo and thus would be their best hope of beating the broadcasters. But Aereo’s success was less than assured. Even though the company prevailed at an initial stage by getting a judge to deny the broadcasters’ ...

  • Mark Hamill to Be Honored at PromaxBDA Conference

    president and CEO of PromaxBDA International. "Breaking on to the film scene as Luke Skywalker and going on to produce, direct and write, he has successfully established himself as one of the leading voice actors through numerous and memorable roles, most notably as the Joker in the many incarnations of the Batman franchise." The Don LaFontaine Legacy Award, which was introduced for ...

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The Score

The Score is a solid piece of old-fashioned genre work starring a brilliantly assembled cast of heavyweight American actors, one from each of the last three generations. The film relies heavily on the well-worn conventions of the heist picture, and parts of it are so familiar that they feel like comfortable old clothes. Yet, there are just enough twists and surprises to keep even seasoned ... ...

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  • Homeland Adds Boardwalk Empire Actor to Growing List of Guest Stars

    A behind the scenes look at our cover shoot of Showtime's crime drama 'Homeland' with Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, Claire Danes and Damian ...

  • ‘S.W.A.T.’ Star Steve Forrest Dies at 87

    Obituaries In a career spanning more the 60 years, Forrest frequently was cast as a leading man or "heavy." An aficionado of the American Western, he delighted in roles that glorified the genre, including guest-starring appearances in such television classics ...

  • Former FremantleMedia Exec Renae Garcia Joins Canadas Marblemedia

    Marblemedia bringing 'Splatalot' to kids TV Garcia, most recently director of acquisitions and development at FremantleMedia, becomes director of U.S. development and acquisitions. She also completed executive stints at Alchemy Television, and the ICM and CAA talent agencies. "As our development slate broadens into the prime-time scripted space, expanding our presence in L.A. is ...

  • David Janollari Inks Three-Year Development Deal With NBC

    MTV's David Janollari Opens Up About 'Jersey Shore's' Uncertain Future, 'Teen Mom' Controversy and What's Next Less than a year after the executive departed MTV as head of programming, Janollari has inked a three-year deal to develop scripted fare for NBC. The pact reunites Janollari with NBC entertainment ...

  • Logan Marshall-Green to Star in Cinemax Pilot Quarry

    The title character is further described as hollowed out on the inside and hard as a rock after his third tour has taken a toll on him. Quarry, it turns out, was part of a controversial attack on a village in Vietnam that is the subject of a public ...

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