Twitter exec Bruce Daisley and BuzzFeed UK editor-in-chief Janine Gibson will be among the keynote speakers at this year’s Media Summit.
Organised by Screen publisher Media Business Insight, the two-day conference in June will gather leaders from across film, TV and advertising to debate the future of the creative industries.
Gibson will discuss the changing world of online content on a panel that will also include The Times’ head of digital strategy Alan Hunter and The Lad Bible marketing director Mimi Turner.
Twitter European vice-president Bruce Daisley will explore trends in social media and how they can be harnessed by content makers.
There will also be a separate panel discussion on the explosion in international drama, which will feature former Kudos boss Jane Featherstone and Neal Street Productions co-founder Pippa Harris.
A session on virtual reality will consider whether Vr will live up to the hype, with those discussing the anticipated ‘revolution’ including Alex Mahon, CEO of...
Organised by Screen publisher Media Business Insight, the two-day conference in June will gather leaders from across film, TV and advertising to debate the future of the creative industries.
Gibson will discuss the changing world of online content on a panel that will also include The Times’ head of digital strategy Alan Hunter and The Lad Bible marketing director Mimi Turner.
Twitter European vice-president Bruce Daisley will explore trends in social media and how they can be harnessed by content makers.
There will also be a separate panel discussion on the explosion in international drama, which will feature former Kudos boss Jane Featherstone and Neal Street Productions co-founder Pippa Harris.
A session on virtual reality will consider whether Vr will live up to the hype, with those discussing the anticipated ‘revolution’ including Alex Mahon, CEO of...
- 4/12/2016
- ScreenDaily
Mimi Turner
London - A third of the independent shareholders in BSkyB failed to support James Murdoch's re-election as chairman at the pay TV giant's Agm Tuesday. Almost a quarter (23.9 percent) of non-News Corp.-controlled BSkyB shareholders voted against James Murdoch's re-election as non-executive chairman of BSkyB and a further 9.8 percent actively withheld their support Tuesday. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals The size of the protest vote was more than 10 times the vote against James Murdoch's re-election tally at the same time last year. But the News Corp. deputy COO
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London - A third of the independent shareholders in BSkyB failed to support James Murdoch's re-election as chairman at the pay TV giant's Agm Tuesday. Almost a quarter (23.9 percent) of non-News Corp.-controlled BSkyB shareholders voted against James Murdoch's re-election as non-executive chairman of BSkyB and a further 9.8 percent actively withheld their support Tuesday. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals The size of the protest vote was more than 10 times the vote against James Murdoch's re-election tally at the same time last year. But the News Corp. deputy COO
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- 11/29/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London - Charlotte Church, the singer who was just thirteen when she sang Pie Jesu at Rupert Murdoch's 1999 wedding to Wendi Deng, told the Leveson Inquiry that she had been "pressured" into waiving her $165,000 fee in order to guarantee "good press" from News International in the future. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals Church, who gave evidence on oath at the Inquiry into press standards and behavior Monday, said she had been advised by her management and record company to sing for the media mogul for free because of Murdoch's power and influence. "I remember being
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London - Charlotte Church, the singer who was just thirteen when she sang Pie Jesu at Rupert Murdoch's 1999 wedding to Wendi Deng, told the Leveson Inquiry that she had been "pressured" into waiving her $165,000 fee in order to guarantee "good press" from News International in the future. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals Church, who gave evidence on oath at the Inquiry into press standards and behavior Monday, said she had been advised by her management and record company to sing for the media mogul for free because of Murdoch's power and influence. "I remember being
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- 11/28/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London - Legal & General, one of the City of London’s biggest financial players has refused to support James Murdoch’s re-election as non-executive chairman of BSkyB. Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son – who has been embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal since July – has already received the unanimous backing of the BSkyB board and is expected to win the re-election vote Tuesday at the pay TV giant’s Agm – not least because he has News Corp’s 37 percent vote behind him. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals But Legal & General has added its weight to
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London - Legal & General, one of the City of London’s biggest financial players has refused to support James Murdoch’s re-election as non-executive chairman of BSkyB. Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son – who has been embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal since July – has already received the unanimous backing of the BSkyB board and is expected to win the re-election vote Tuesday at the pay TV giant’s Agm – not least because he has News Corp’s 37 percent vote behind him. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals But Legal & General has added its weight to
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- 11/28/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London – Lord Justice Leveson said Thursday that CNN anchor Piers Morgan will be called to “explain himself” over comments he made relating to phone hacking in 2007. The judge said his inquiry into press culture, standards and ethics would hear from Morgan -- a former editor of The News of The World and The Mirror -- “in due course” -- to explain comments apparently admitting detailed knowledge of phone hacking that he made in a 2007 interview. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals CNN said in a statement Thursday that the talk show host will testify in person, "Piers Morgan has confirmed
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London – Lord Justice Leveson said Thursday that CNN anchor Piers Morgan will be called to “explain himself” over comments he made relating to phone hacking in 2007. The judge said his inquiry into press culture, standards and ethics would hear from Morgan -- a former editor of The News of The World and The Mirror -- “in due course” -- to explain comments apparently admitting detailed knowledge of phone hacking that he made in a 2007 interview. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals CNN said in a statement Thursday that the talk show host will testify in person, "Piers Morgan has confirmed
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- 11/24/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London -- Mark Lewis, the lawyer who has represented phone-hacking victims including the family of murdered teenager Milly Dowler, told the Leveson Inquiry Wednesday that phone-hacking was far more widespread than the News of The World. Lewis told Lord Justice Leveson’s Inquiry into press standards, ethics and practices that it was a matter of misfortune that the News of the World investigator Glenn Mulcaire had kept such rigorous notes connecting him to the newspaper. “The absence of written evidence in other cases does not mean that it did not happen.” “It was a much more widespread practice than
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London -- Mark Lewis, the lawyer who has represented phone-hacking victims including the family of murdered teenager Milly Dowler, told the Leveson Inquiry Wednesday that phone-hacking was far more widespread than the News of The World. Lewis told Lord Justice Leveson’s Inquiry into press standards, ethics and practices that it was a matter of misfortune that the News of the World investigator Glenn Mulcaire had kept such rigorous notes connecting him to the newspaper. “The absence of written evidence in other cases does not mean that it did not happen.” “It was a much more widespread practice than
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- 11/23/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London - James Murdoch stepped down from a series of senior positions overseeing the group’s British newspapers in September without making a public announcement, it emerged Wednesday. Per documents filed at Companies House on Sept. 16, it appears that Murdoch stepped down two months ago from his position as director of News Group Newspapers, which is in charge of The Sun and The News of The World, and as director of Times Newspapers, which oversees The Times and The Sunday Times. He has also stepped down as director of Director of News International Holdings. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals News Group
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London - James Murdoch stepped down from a series of senior positions overseeing the group’s British newspapers in September without making a public announcement, it emerged Wednesday. Per documents filed at Companies House on Sept. 16, it appears that Murdoch stepped down two months ago from his position as director of News Group Newspapers, which is in charge of The Sun and The News of The World, and as director of Times Newspapers, which oversees The Times and The Sunday Times. He has also stepped down as director of Director of News International Holdings. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals News Group
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- 11/23/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London - Steve Coogan told the Leveson Inquiry Tuesday that he was entitled to privacy about his private life because he had "not sought fame" and had never presented himself as "a paragon of virtue." Speaking under oath to the inquiry on press standards, ethics and practices, Coogan said he had been the subject of various types of press harassment including having his rubbish bins gone through, being the subject of surveillance and having his children photographed without his permission. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals Speaking a day after Hugh Grant gave evidence to the Inquiry -- which was set
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London - Steve Coogan told the Leveson Inquiry Tuesday that he was entitled to privacy about his private life because he had "not sought fame" and had never presented himself as "a paragon of virtue." Speaking under oath to the inquiry on press standards, ethics and practices, Coogan said he had been the subject of various types of press harassment including having his rubbish bins gone through, being the subject of surveillance and having his children photographed without his permission. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals Speaking a day after Hugh Grant gave evidence to the Inquiry -- which was set
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- 11/22/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London - The Leveson Inquiry was warned Tuesday that Hugh Grant has been "punished" by newspapers for his decision to speak out on Monday on press intrusion. Barristers representing the Metropolitan Police and hacking victims have said that the actor's treatment after giving evidence under oath would likely prove "intimidating" to other witnesses. The warning came after Associated Newspapers - the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday - responded to Grant's allegation that his phone had been hacked by the Mail on Sunday by accusing him of lying under oath. "Mr Grant’s allegations are mendacious smears driven by his hatred of the
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London - The Leveson Inquiry was warned Tuesday that Hugh Grant has been "punished" by newspapers for his decision to speak out on Monday on press intrusion. Barristers representing the Metropolitan Police and hacking victims have said that the actor's treatment after giving evidence under oath would likely prove "intimidating" to other witnesses. The warning came after Associated Newspapers - the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday - responded to Grant's allegation that his phone had been hacked by the Mail on Sunday by accusing him of lying under oath. "Mr Grant’s allegations are mendacious smears driven by his hatred of the
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- 11/22/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London -- It was the revelation that triggered the downfall of the News of the World as well as calamitous consequences for News Corporation and the Murdoch family. But former News of the World investigator Glenn Mulcaire said for the first time Monday that he did not delete messages left on the voicemail of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, the action that falsely gave her parents hope that the teenager was still alive. In a statement to the BBC, Mulcaire's solicitor said he "did not delete messages and had no reason to do so." Photos: News of the World's Top 10
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London -- It was the revelation that triggered the downfall of the News of the World as well as calamitous consequences for News Corporation and the Murdoch family. But former News of the World investigator Glenn Mulcaire said for the first time Monday that he did not delete messages left on the voicemail of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, the action that falsely gave her parents hope that the teenager was still alive. In a statement to the BBC, Mulcaire's solicitor said he "did not delete messages and had no reason to do so." Photos: News of the World's Top 10
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- 11/21/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London - Hugh Grant blew open the phone-hacking investigation Monday, accusing The Mail on Sunday of listening to his mobile phone messages when he was dating Jemima Khan in 2007. To date the Inquiry has heard allegations of hacking only relating to the News of The World, but the new allegations from Grant are the first on-the-record accusation that the issue of phone-hacking has gone wider than one newspaper group. Grant looked apprehensive and cautious as he took the witness stand Monday afternoon at the Leveson Inquiry. But he became more clear – even strident – as he gave
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London - Hugh Grant blew open the phone-hacking investigation Monday, accusing The Mail on Sunday of listening to his mobile phone messages when he was dating Jemima Khan in 2007. To date the Inquiry has heard allegations of hacking only relating to the News of The World, but the new allegations from Grant are the first on-the-record accusation that the issue of phone-hacking has gone wider than one newspaper group. Grant looked apprehensive and cautious as he took the witness stand Monday afternoon at the Leveson Inquiry. But he became more clear – even strident – as he gave
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- 11/21/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mimi Turner
London - Bob and Sally Dowler, the parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, asked Rupert Murdoch to use phone-hacking as "an opportunity" to clean up the way his newspapers operated, when they met the News Corp. boss in July. Speaking at the Leveson Inquiry on Monday, Milly Dowler's parents said they had met with Rupert Murdoch after the details of the phone-hacking had been made public in, a revelation that eventually lead to the closure of the 168-year-old newspaper. "It was a very tense meeting," said Sally Dowler, going on to add, "he [Rupert Murdoch] was very
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London - Bob and Sally Dowler, the parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, asked Rupert Murdoch to use phone-hacking as "an opportunity" to clean up the way his newspapers operated, when they met the News Corp. boss in July. Speaking at the Leveson Inquiry on Monday, Milly Dowler's parents said they had met with Rupert Murdoch after the details of the phone-hacking had been made public in, a revelation that eventually lead to the closure of the 168-year-old newspaper. "It was a very tense meeting," said Sally Dowler, going on to add, "he [Rupert Murdoch] was very
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- 11/21/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Jk Rowling and Sienna Miller to Testify This Week at Phone Hacking Inquiry
Mimi Turner
London - News Corp. bosses must have been hoping that the worst was over. But as a week of testimony from phone-hacking victims begins Monday, the company may come to feel that the worst has just begun. Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Sienna Miller, Charlotte Church and J.K. Rowling are just a few of the celebrity names due to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics and pracitces this week. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals They will be questioned under oath, and are expected to give details about the misery and intrusion they have suffered at
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London - News Corp. bosses must have been hoping that the worst was over. But as a week of testimony from phone-hacking victims begins Monday, the company may come to feel that the worst has just begun. Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Sienna Miller, Charlotte Church and J.K. Rowling are just a few of the celebrity names due to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics and pracitces this week. Photos: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals They will be questioned under oath, and are expected to give details about the misery and intrusion they have suffered at
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- 11/20/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Predictions are that sales of series two of the lavish Julian Fellowes-scripted drama could go even higher.
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Predictions are that sales of series two of the lavish Julian Fellowes-scripted drama could go even higher.
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- 9/16/2011
- by edit@hollywoodreporter.com ( Mimi Turner)
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to re-examine media share and exclude politicians from media takeovers altogether.
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Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to re-examine media share and exclude politicians from media takeovers altogether.
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- 9/14/2011
- by edit@hollywoodreporter.com ( Mimi Turner)
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
indieWIRE: Brian Brooks passes along the news that Annette Bening will be the recipient of the the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s American Riviera Award on January 28, just three days after this year’s Oscar nominations are announced. Bening, who is a best actress contender for her standout performances in both “The Kids Are All Right” and “Mother and Child,” joins an impressive list of recipients of this particular honor. Since it was created in 2004, all but one of the honorees went on to receive an Oscar nod, and three went on to win — Philip Seymour Hoffman for “Capote” (2005), Forest Whitaker for “The Last King of Scotland” (2006), and Sandra Bullock for “The Blind Side” (2009) just last year.
The Hollywood Reporter: Mimi Turner summarizes the nominations for the British Independent Film Awards, which were announced yesterday. “The King’s Speech” led the field with eight nods — among them were best British independent film,...
The Hollywood Reporter: Mimi Turner summarizes the nominations for the British Independent Film Awards, which were announced yesterday. “The King’s Speech” led the field with eight nods — among them were best British independent film,...
- 11/2/2010
- by Mary Skawinski
- Scott Feinberg
More Mipcom coverage
Cannes -- "Mad Men" stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss blew into town on a blustery rain-strewn day in Cannes to showcase the new season to international buyers. The duo fronted a screening of the show at the inaugural Mipcom Red Carpet screenings at the Palais du Festivals Monday night, and will meet global buyers through the week as well as supporting Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, who receives the Mipcom 2010 personality of the year award at a black-tie dinner here Wednesday night. Hollywood Reporter European Television Editor Mimi Turner caught up with the pair -- on their first visit to Cannes -- at a suite at the world-famous Martinez.
THR's Mimi Turner: "Mad Men" is in over 120 countries now. How does the experience of meeting buyers and international broadcasters inform your experience of working on the show?
Jon Hamm: Honestly, it's tremendously surprising and very humbling.
Cannes -- "Mad Men" stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss blew into town on a blustery rain-strewn day in Cannes to showcase the new season to international buyers. The duo fronted a screening of the show at the inaugural Mipcom Red Carpet screenings at the Palais du Festivals Monday night, and will meet global buyers through the week as well as supporting Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, who receives the Mipcom 2010 personality of the year award at a black-tie dinner here Wednesday night. Hollywood Reporter European Television Editor Mimi Turner caught up with the pair -- on their first visit to Cannes -- at a suite at the world-famous Martinez.
THR's Mimi Turner: "Mad Men" is in over 120 countries now. How does the experience of meeting buyers and international broadcasters inform your experience of working on the show?
Jon Hamm: Honestly, it's tremendously surprising and very humbling.
- 10/5/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More Mipcom news
Cannes -- The weather on the Riviera at night is balmy and the stars are out. But it's not the Cannes Film Festival: It's that heretofore buttoned-down TV trade show known as Mipcom, which is emulating its movie-mad cousin by upping the glitz quotient on the Croisette.
The parade of personalities this week is led by a twosome from "Mad Men" -- Elisabeth Moss and Jon Hamm -- who, among other things, will grace a first-ever red carpet event Monday night.
The Emmy-winning AMC drama is just starting to catch on internationally, and distributor Lionsgate decided this is the moment to pique buyer interest by bringing along the talent.
Mipcom organizer Reed Midem several years ago said that there eventually would be cross-pollination between the film festival and the TV trade shows -- all French-based, French-fortified events. The Cannes fest would pay more attention to TV talent...
Cannes -- The weather on the Riviera at night is balmy and the stars are out. But it's not the Cannes Film Festival: It's that heretofore buttoned-down TV trade show known as Mipcom, which is emulating its movie-mad cousin by upping the glitz quotient on the Croisette.
The parade of personalities this week is led by a twosome from "Mad Men" -- Elisabeth Moss and Jon Hamm -- who, among other things, will grace a first-ever red carpet event Monday night.
The Emmy-winning AMC drama is just starting to catch on internationally, and distributor Lionsgate decided this is the moment to pique buyer interest by bringing along the talent.
Mipcom organizer Reed Midem several years ago said that there eventually would be cross-pollination between the film festival and the TV trade shows -- all French-based, French-fortified events. The Cannes fest would pay more attention to TV talent...
- 10/5/2010
- by By Elizabeth Guider and Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Australia
The number of free-to-air channels in Australia has tripled in just over a year, with 15 digital terrestrial channels now on air here. As each new channel targets a specific demographic, audiences are fragmenting quickly and broadcasters are looking for big event franchises to follow the success of "MasterChef Australia" in drawing mass audiences to their main channels. Pay TV executives say its incumbent on them to sell the superior technology benefits and find more exclusive programming to their customers, as pay TV subscriptions plateau at 33% penetration in the face of the new competition. -- Pip Bulbeck
Canada
The new battleground in Canadian primetime is comedy, but it's no laughing matter. Top-rated network CTV has piggy-backed on CBS' new Thursday comedy block with the geek-friendly "The Big Bang Theory" at 8 p.m., followed in October by the William Shatner comedy "$#*! My Dad Says," going up against rival Citytv's NBC comedy lineup of "Community" and "30 Rock.
The number of free-to-air channels in Australia has tripled in just over a year, with 15 digital terrestrial channels now on air here. As each new channel targets a specific demographic, audiences are fragmenting quickly and broadcasters are looking for big event franchises to follow the success of "MasterChef Australia" in drawing mass audiences to their main channels. Pay TV executives say its incumbent on them to sell the superior technology benefits and find more exclusive programming to their customers, as pay TV subscriptions plateau at 33% penetration in the face of the new competition. -- Pip Bulbeck
Canada
The new battleground in Canadian primetime is comedy, but it's no laughing matter. Top-rated network CTV has piggy-backed on CBS' new Thursday comedy block with the geek-friendly "The Big Bang Theory" at 8 p.m., followed in October by the William Shatner comedy "$#*! My Dad Says," going up against rival Citytv's NBC comedy lineup of "Community" and "30 Rock.
- 9/28/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spanish broadcasters said Ole! to record ratings as nearly 17 million fans watched the country's one-nil victory over the Netherlands in the finals of the 2010 World Cup, part of about 700 million viewers estimated to have caught the match on small screens worldwide.
16.8 million Spaniards -- 91% of the TV audience -- caught the highlight of the match, when Andres Iniesta rocketed in the winning goal in extra time giving Spain its first-ever World Cup win. On average 15.6 million people in Spain, 86% of the audience, watched on the three channels broadcasting the match, an all-time average record, according to ratings agency Barlovento Comunicacion.
91% of Dutch viewers tuned into public broadcaster Nos to watch as their Orange-mantled team failed in their third World Cup final. An average of 8.5 million Dutch caught the match, with millions more watching in pubs and public squares across the country.
Though final figures aren't available, soccer's governing body FIFA...
16.8 million Spaniards -- 91% of the TV audience -- caught the highlight of the match, when Andres Iniesta rocketed in the winning goal in extra time giving Spain its first-ever World Cup win. On average 15.6 million people in Spain, 86% of the audience, watched on the three channels broadcasting the match, an all-time average record, according to ratings agency Barlovento Comunicacion.
91% of Dutch viewers tuned into public broadcaster Nos to watch as their Orange-mantled team failed in their third World Cup final. An average of 8.5 million Dutch caught the match, with millions more watching in pubs and public squares across the country.
Though final figures aren't available, soccer's governing body FIFA...
- 7/12/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough and Benjamin Jones
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin -- Spain's one-nil win over Germany in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final drew record ratings in both territories and the broadcast was a solid performer across Europe.
An average 14.4 million Spaniards -- a jaw-dropping 81% of the viewing public -- tuned in to watch their squad advance to Sunday's final match against Holland, according to figures from TV ratings firm Barlovento Communicacion.
Audience numbers peaked in the closing minutes of the game, with 17.2 million viewers -- an 88.1% market share -- glued to their sets. Spain booked its spot in the final with a goal in the 73rd minute headed in by Carles Puyol.
Of the three Spanish channels broadcasting the contest, free-to-air Telecinco attracted 13.2 million people for a share of 77.3%, while pay channels Canal + and Canal + Liga, racked up audiences of 295,000 (1.7%) and 423,000 (2.5%), respectively.
German fans had little reason to cheer but public broadcaster Ard had to be smiling about the 31.1 million viewers who tuned in,...
An average 14.4 million Spaniards -- a jaw-dropping 81% of the viewing public -- tuned in to watch their squad advance to Sunday's final match against Holland, according to figures from TV ratings firm Barlovento Communicacion.
Audience numbers peaked in the closing minutes of the game, with 17.2 million viewers -- an 88.1% market share -- glued to their sets. Spain booked its spot in the final with a goal in the 73rd minute headed in by Carles Puyol.
Of the three Spanish channels broadcasting the contest, free-to-air Telecinco attracted 13.2 million people for a share of 77.3%, while pay channels Canal + and Canal + Liga, racked up audiences of 295,000 (1.7%) and 423,000 (2.5%), respectively.
German fans had little reason to cheer but public broadcaster Ard had to be smiling about the 31.1 million viewers who tuned in,...
- 7/8/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The FIFA World Cup has proved a ratings juggernaut for broadcasters around the globe, and the first matches in the tournament's second round didn't disappoint.
But with many big teams now out of the running, viewership figures and advertising revenue could fall faster than the dashed hopes of fans in the U.S., England, France or Italy.
Such channels as France's TF1, Sky Italia and Britain's ITV saw their ratings bonanza come to an end as their respective home sides failed to progress. Since advertising rates usually are substantially higher if the home team is playing, those broadcasters could also be facing millions in lost earnings. TF1, for example, charges €160,000 ($197,000) for a 30-second spot on the network if France is playing but only €90,000 ($111,000) if they're not.
Advertisers who would have paid €175,000 ($215,000) for a commercial in a quarterfinal game featuring Les Bleus now get the discount rate of €85,000 ($105,000).
Nearly 20 million fans...
But with many big teams now out of the running, viewership figures and advertising revenue could fall faster than the dashed hopes of fans in the U.S., England, France or Italy.
Such channels as France's TF1, Sky Italia and Britain's ITV saw their ratings bonanza come to an end as their respective home sides failed to progress. Since advertising rates usually are substantially higher if the home team is playing, those broadcasters could also be facing millions in lost earnings. TF1, for example, charges €160,000 ($197,000) for a 30-second spot on the network if France is playing but only €90,000 ($111,000) if they're not.
Advertisers who would have paid €175,000 ($215,000) for a commercial in a quarterfinal game featuring Les Bleus now get the discount rate of €85,000 ($105,000).
Nearly 20 million fans...
- 6/28/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough and Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Around the world, broadcasts of the soccer World Cup have been accompanied by the same, annoying drone ... of commentators complaining about the vuvuzelas.
The plastic horns are a traditional noisemaker in South African sports stadiums. But the sound of thousands of vuvuzelas honking has commentators, networks and audiences at home raising their voices in protest.
The BBC received 554 viewer complaints about the sound of vuvuzelas in its live World Cup coverage from South Africa, with many fans claiming they couldn't hear the commentary. It's a similar story worldwide, with on-air pundits, newspaper editorials and Internet bloggers pitching in to bitch about the horn.
Even the players hate it. Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has complained that the noise affects player concentration, and the French team blamed its 0-0 draw with Uruguay last Friday on the distracting drone.
After World Cup organizers refused to ban vuvuzelas from South Africa stadiums,...
The plastic horns are a traditional noisemaker in South African sports stadiums. But the sound of thousands of vuvuzelas honking has commentators, networks and audiences at home raising their voices in protest.
The BBC received 554 viewer complaints about the sound of vuvuzelas in its live World Cup coverage from South Africa, with many fans claiming they couldn't hear the commentary. It's a similar story worldwide, with on-air pundits, newspaper editorials and Internet bloggers pitching in to bitch about the horn.
Even the players hate it. Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has complained that the noise affects player concentration, and the French team blamed its 0-0 draw with Uruguay last Friday on the distracting drone.
After World Cup organizers refused to ban vuvuzelas from South Africa stadiums,...
- 6/17/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Lackluster play in the opening games has done nothing to cool World Cup fever, which shot up to new heights on the first weekend of the globe's biggest sporting event.
Record or near-record viewing figures were recorded in several territories for Friday's World Cup opening match, between South Africa and Mexico. More than 11 million South Africans watched their Bafana Bafana squad draw 1-1 with Mexico on local networks SABC1 and SuperSport3. SABC1 netted a 76% market share with SuperSport3 taking a 11% share.
Despite the early kickoff, at 9 a.m. local time, 19% of the Mexican population with access to television watched the opening match, a 15% increase on the local ratings average for World Cup group stage games soccer governing body FIFA said Monday.
In Europe, where the opening match aired late in the afternoon, the numbers were even stronger: 8.7 million, or 55% of the audience, watched on German public broadcaster...
Record or near-record viewing figures were recorded in several territories for Friday's World Cup opening match, between South Africa and Mexico. More than 11 million South Africans watched their Bafana Bafana squad draw 1-1 with Mexico on local networks SABC1 and SuperSport3. SABC1 netted a 76% market share with SuperSport3 taking a 11% share.
Despite the early kickoff, at 9 a.m. local time, 19% of the Mexican population with access to television watched the opening match, a 15% increase on the local ratings average for World Cup group stage games soccer governing body FIFA said Monday.
In Europe, where the opening match aired late in the afternoon, the numbers were even stronger: 8.7 million, or 55% of the audience, watched on German public broadcaster...
- 6/14/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- The greatest show on turf, the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, kicks off Friday in South Africa for a month of sporting highs and lows.
And for most European consumers, the tournament is a welcome boost providing free entertainment as austerity measures by governments sweep across Europe and household budgets tighten.
Broadcast around the globe, the organizers earn in excess of $3.4 billion from rights fees and sponsorships and by the end of the event, billions of people will have tuned in. Those audiences, in turn, will boost advertising revenue for hosting channels. That's particularly true in Europe, the richest market for World Cup broadcasts, which will benefit from having many of the matches air in primetime.
Wpp, one of the world's leading ad buyers, is forecasting a major World Cup-related bump, providing much-needed relief for Europe's recession-battered networks. Commercial channel ITV, which is sharing World Cup rights in Britain with the BBC,...
And for most European consumers, the tournament is a welcome boost providing free entertainment as austerity measures by governments sweep across Europe and household budgets tighten.
Broadcast around the globe, the organizers earn in excess of $3.4 billion from rights fees and sponsorships and by the end of the event, billions of people will have tuned in. Those audiences, in turn, will boost advertising revenue for hosting channels. That's particularly true in Europe, the richest market for World Cup broadcasts, which will benefit from having many of the matches air in primetime.
Wpp, one of the world's leading ad buyers, is forecasting a major World Cup-related bump, providing much-needed relief for Europe's recession-battered networks. Commercial channel ITV, which is sharing World Cup rights in Britain with the BBC,...
- 6/10/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp and Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While two of the major acting awards went to Brits, it was an American film that took home the most awards at the 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) as The Hurt Locker took home both Best Director, Original Screenplay and Film on its way to six total awards. Kathryn Bigelow's directorial win makes her the first female to win the best director prize at the BAFTAs just as she'll be the first female to win Best Director at the Oscars on March 7.
The Hurt Locker also won in Editing, Sound and Cinematography. Of the six it won for, it's nominated for an Oscar in all of them and can be argued the front-runner in all six as well.
Quoted by Mimi Turner at The Hollywood Reporter, Bigelow said, "My heart's beating so fast I can barely talk," while accepting her best director award. "I think the secret to directing is collaboration,...
The Hurt Locker also won in Editing, Sound and Cinematography. Of the six it won for, it's nominated for an Oscar in all of them and can be argued the front-runner in all six as well.
Quoted by Mimi Turner at The Hollywood Reporter, Bigelow said, "My heart's beating so fast I can barely talk," while accepting her best director award. "I think the secret to directing is collaboration,...
- 2/21/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Related: Local film ties tenuous in Europe
Against the odds, the European TV biz that started the year on life support is closing out 2009 with definite signs of recuperation.
A year of recession across Europe's major markets seems to have driven audiences indoors, onto the couch and in search of feel-good entertainment.
Across the continent, juggernaut entertainment formats have dominated primetime ratings, giving audiences the high-gloss entertainment and talent thrills that they still seem to love.
Terrestrial broadcasters like Britain's ITV and Germany's Rtl are basking in the ratings glow of tried and tested shows such as the "Got Talent" format and "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
The record rating U.K. finale of season six of "X Factor" -- which delivered 19.1 million viewers for commercial net ITV1 -- attests to the fact that when it comes to fluffy entertainment, the free-to-air terrestrial networks are still the only game in town.
Against the odds, the European TV biz that started the year on life support is closing out 2009 with definite signs of recuperation.
A year of recession across Europe's major markets seems to have driven audiences indoors, onto the couch and in search of feel-good entertainment.
Across the continent, juggernaut entertainment formats have dominated primetime ratings, giving audiences the high-gloss entertainment and talent thrills that they still seem to love.
Terrestrial broadcasters like Britain's ITV and Germany's Rtl are basking in the ratings glow of tried and tested shows such as the "Got Talent" format and "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
The record rating U.K. finale of season six of "X Factor" -- which delivered 19.1 million viewers for commercial net ITV1 -- attests to the fact that when it comes to fluffy entertainment, the free-to-air terrestrial networks are still the only game in town.
- 12/21/2009
- by By Mimi Turner and Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the U.S. TV market, the tail wags the dog. Reruns of hit shows, both domestically and internationally, provide the payoff for producers, distributors and talent. But in Europe the aftermarket for even the most popular local shows is still quite limited.
With a hodgepodge of local languages making cross-border appeal more difficult, and with no extensive local station grid in each country to rely on for syndicated repeats (and only spotty attempts by webs to nurture long-running series), continental producers and broadcasters -- who are often one and the same entity -- have had to be creative when it comes to wagging the tail -- or even finding it.
While no European series has ever raked in the stunning returns of American mega-franchises like "CSI" or "Law & Order," there are notable success stories in the region when it comes to parlaying a local smash across multiple platforms and through various ancillaries.
With a hodgepodge of local languages making cross-border appeal more difficult, and with no extensive local station grid in each country to rely on for syndicated repeats (and only spotty attempts by webs to nurture long-running series), continental producers and broadcasters -- who are often one and the same entity -- have had to be creative when it comes to wagging the tail -- or even finding it.
While no European series has ever raked in the stunning returns of American mega-franchises like "CSI" or "Law & Order," there are notable success stories in the region when it comes to parlaying a local smash across multiple platforms and through various ancillaries.
Special report: Miptv
Cologne, Germany -- This year's Miptv confab is shaping up to be less "Show me the money" and more "Where is the money?"
Feeling the pain of double-digit drops in advertising revenue, broadcasters throughout Europe are squeezing their budgets until they scream. The U.K.'s BBC wants to lop $580 million off its expense column, Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 is targeting $125 million in cuts, and France's TF1 is chopping $75 million.
Bidding adieu to those fat checkbooks, buyers will have to be a lot more creative heading into those Cannes meetings, which begin Monday.
"I think we are going to have to steal the programs," said Jeff Ford, head of acquisitions at U.K. commercial network Five. "We're going to go into the studio meetings and then walk out with the DVDs, and I think that's how we are going to get shows on air."
Ford is joking, but the...
Cologne, Germany -- This year's Miptv confab is shaping up to be less "Show me the money" and more "Where is the money?"
Feeling the pain of double-digit drops in advertising revenue, broadcasters throughout Europe are squeezing their budgets until they scream. The U.K.'s BBC wants to lop $580 million off its expense column, Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 is targeting $125 million in cuts, and France's TF1 is chopping $75 million.
Bidding adieu to those fat checkbooks, buyers will have to be a lot more creative heading into those Cannes meetings, which begin Monday.
"I think we are going to have to steal the programs," said Jeff Ford, head of acquisitions at U.K. commercial network Five. "We're going to go into the studio meetings and then walk out with the DVDs, and I think that's how we are going to get shows on air."
Ford is joking, but the...
- 3/26/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Barack Obama's inauguration was one for the TV ratings history books.
Nielsen Media Research said 37.8 million viewers watched Tuesday's coverage of Obama's inauguration -- the most in recent decades.
Obama's audience is bigger than any presidential inauguration in 28 years. It's 27% higher than Bill Clinton's audience in 1993 and 30% larger than George Bush's in 2001. Ronald Reagan's first inauguration in 1981 drew a larger tally, however, with 41.8 million.
Obama's total includes telecasts on 17 broadcast and cable networks and measures the number of viewers who watched from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The swearing-in ceremony itself spiked viewership considerably just after noon. The ratings do not factor in online viewing, which was significant (viewers watching the inauguration broke streaming video traffic records for CNN.com, FoxNews.com and MSNBC.com).
Among broadcasters, NBC News topped competitors. From 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the height of the ceremony and Obama's inaugural address,...
Nielsen Media Research said 37.8 million viewers watched Tuesday's coverage of Obama's inauguration -- the most in recent decades.
Obama's audience is bigger than any presidential inauguration in 28 years. It's 27% higher than Bill Clinton's audience in 1993 and 30% larger than George Bush's in 2001. Ronald Reagan's first inauguration in 1981 drew a larger tally, however, with 41.8 million.
Obama's total includes telecasts on 17 broadcast and cable networks and measures the number of viewers who watched from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The swearing-in ceremony itself spiked viewership considerably just after noon. The ratings do not factor in online viewing, which was significant (viewers watching the inauguration broke streaming video traffic records for CNN.com, FoxNews.com and MSNBC.com).
Among broadcasters, NBC News topped competitors. From 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the height of the ceremony and Obama's inaugural address,...
- 1/21/2009
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Barack Obama's inauguration was must-see TV for European viewers, with tens of millions tuning in to watch the 44th U.S. president take his oath of office.
Some 11 million Germans watched coverage on one of the half-dozen channels carrying the inauguration live. Things were similar in France, where half the evening's TV audience -- more than 7 million people -- was glued to the screen.
In Britain, the BBC said that 5.1 million viewers tuned in for the inauguration while 6.5 million watched the highlights on the BBC's 6 p.m. evening news.
Additionally, 7.3 million unique users accessed the story on the BBC News Web site, with a fifth of those watching video content online.
"The United States was celebrating, and we were celebrating with them," said Frank Beckmann, program director at German regional broadcaster Ndr, whose inauguration program for pubcaster Ard drew a 24% share, with more than 5 million viewers.
Some 11 million Germans watched coverage on one of the half-dozen channels carrying the inauguration live. Things were similar in France, where half the evening's TV audience -- more than 7 million people -- was glued to the screen.
In Britain, the BBC said that 5.1 million viewers tuned in for the inauguration while 6.5 million watched the highlights on the BBC's 6 p.m. evening news.
Additionally, 7.3 million unique users accessed the story on the BBC News Web site, with a fifth of those watching video content online.
"The United States was celebrating, and we were celebrating with them," said Frank Beckmann, program director at German regional broadcaster Ndr, whose inauguration program for pubcaster Ard drew a 24% share, with more than 5 million viewers.
- 1/21/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fairfax Media on Tuesday confirmed its Aus$75 million ($49.7 million) sale of the Southern Star Group, of one of Australia's leading television production and distribution outfits, to U.K.-based Endemol.
The deal sees Endemol CEO Ynon Kreiz make good on his pledge to grow his company's scripted drama businesses, giving the producer-distributor of "Wipeout" and "Deal or No Deal" full control of Southern Star's 14,000-hour portfolio of drama, kids' entertainment, factual and reality TV formats, including rights to such key international shows as "Home and Away" and "McLeod's Daughters."
Kreiz said the deal, first announced Monday in London, will help private-equity-backed Endemol achieve "key strategic objectives," including establishing itself as a major production force in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region, building its global distribution platform and accelerating it scripted programming activities.
In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, Fairfax, the country's largest newspaper publisher, said that...
The deal sees Endemol CEO Ynon Kreiz make good on his pledge to grow his company's scripted drama businesses, giving the producer-distributor of "Wipeout" and "Deal or No Deal" full control of Southern Star's 14,000-hour portfolio of drama, kids' entertainment, factual and reality TV formats, including rights to such key international shows as "Home and Away" and "McLeod's Daughters."
Kreiz said the deal, first announced Monday in London, will help private-equity-backed Endemol achieve "key strategic objectives," including establishing itself as a major production force in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region, building its global distribution platform and accelerating it scripted programming activities.
In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, Fairfax, the country's largest newspaper publisher, said that...
- 1/19/2009
- by By Pip Bulbeck and Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From the tiny township of Dixville Notch, N.H., to the sidewalks of Santa Monica, voters flocked to the polls in record numbers Tuesday in what is arguably the most important as well as the most exhilarating election in decades. And for these last crucial 24 hours, the media -- starting abroad with foreign broadcasters, the worldwide blogosphere, cable news networks, radio pundits and the Big Four -- rose to the occasion with blanket coverage of the historic returns. The Hollywood Reporter also fielded a global team to provide readers with a blow-by-blow rundown of the round-the-clock highlights. All times Est.
2 a.m. MSNBC reports amazing numbers from the Minnesota Senate race. With 89% of precincts reporting, Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by 172 votes -- 1,048,956 to 1,048,784. (Read more about Franken's too-close-to-call race)
1:03 a.m. Ktla cuts from its election coverage to show breaking news of a high-speed pursuit.
12:50 a.m.
2 a.m. MSNBC reports amazing numbers from the Minnesota Senate race. With 89% of precincts reporting, Norm Coleman leads Al Franken by 172 votes -- 1,048,956 to 1,048,784. (Read more about Franken's too-close-to-call race)
1:03 a.m. Ktla cuts from its election coverage to show breaking news of a high-speed pursuit.
12:50 a.m.
- 11/4/2008
- by By Erik Pedersen
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannes -- Two rival German broadcasters on Wednesday were weighing whether to up their bids for Lionsgate's "Mad Men." A parade of program buyers made pit-stops at the Warner Bros. stand, looking to secure a promising newcomer such as "The Mentalist" or "Fringe."
Elsewhere, from Fremantle's on the beach, to Sony's and Universal's at opposite ends of the sprawling Palais, to those of the more oddball, out-of-the-way content suppliers, exhibition stands were chockablock with prospective clients well into the afternoon.
In short, not many of the 13,000-odd attendees at Mipcom found time to bask in the sunshine.
"Unlike the old days in television, everyone is in everyone else's business nowadays," said Saul Berman, a global strategist for Ibm and guest speaker here, who aptly put his finger on one of the reasons why market events like this have become so frenetic and hard to deconstruct.
There are, as former Disney...
Elsewhere, from Fremantle's on the beach, to Sony's and Universal's at opposite ends of the sprawling Palais, to those of the more oddball, out-of-the-way content suppliers, exhibition stands were chockablock with prospective clients well into the afternoon.
In short, not many of the 13,000-odd attendees at Mipcom found time to bask in the sunshine.
"Unlike the old days in television, everyone is in everyone else's business nowadays," said Saul Berman, a global strategist for Ibm and guest speaker here, who aptly put his finger on one of the reasons why market events like this have become so frenetic and hard to deconstruct.
There are, as former Disney...
- 10/15/2008
- by By Elizabeth Guider
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannes -- How quickly and how widespread the effects of the global financial meltdown would ricochet onto the French Riviera was the question this weekend as a record number of TV execs and producers poured into this French city for the five-day worldwide sales bazaar known as MIPCOM.
Even before the actual program market gets underway Monday and as its kids offshoot MIPCOM Jr. wrapped Sunday afternoon, folks were metaphorically scanning the horizon of the yacht-filled Mediterranean port to see which way the wind was blowing.
Weather-wise, things were gloriously sunny and warm but there were unsubstantiated rumors that a number of execs had canceled their trips or that their contingents of sales people had been trimmed or that -- heaven forbid for Hollywood sellers -- prices for programming would fall.
The Hollywood heavyweights, meaning the top six studio program suppliers Warners, Disney, Fox, Universal, CBS Paramount and Sony, jointly...
Even before the actual program market gets underway Monday and as its kids offshoot MIPCOM Jr. wrapped Sunday afternoon, folks were metaphorically scanning the horizon of the yacht-filled Mediterranean port to see which way the wind was blowing.
Weather-wise, things were gloriously sunny and warm but there were unsubstantiated rumors that a number of execs had canceled their trips or that their contingents of sales people had been trimmed or that -- heaven forbid for Hollywood sellers -- prices for programming would fall.
The Hollywood heavyweights, meaning the top six studio program suppliers Warners, Disney, Fox, Universal, CBS Paramount and Sony, jointly...
- 10/12/2008
- by By Elizabeth Guider
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Markets tumbled worldwide Monday, with media and entertainment stocks around the globe taking a bath and hitting new lows, amid spreading fear that the U.S. banking bailout won't be enough to avoid an extended global financial crisis and recession.
In the end, the U.S. escaped relatively unscathed after a late rebound. At one point Monday, the Dow was off more than 800 points, diving under 10,000 to its lowest level in five years. The S&P 500, the Nasdaq and The Hollywood Reporter Showbiz 50 looked even worse off, but all indices staged a late comeback.
The Showbiz 50, down 11% in early trading with all 50 stocks in retreat, staged a dramatic rally into the closing bell.
The fear gripping markets Monday was reflected in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, which surveyed more than 1,000 Americans during the weekend. It found that 21% see an economic depression as "very likely" and another 38% see it is somewhat likely.
In the end, the U.S. escaped relatively unscathed after a late rebound. At one point Monday, the Dow was off more than 800 points, diving under 10,000 to its lowest level in five years. The S&P 500, the Nasdaq and The Hollywood Reporter Showbiz 50 looked even worse off, but all indices staged a late comeback.
The Showbiz 50, down 11% in early trading with all 50 stocks in retreat, staged a dramatic rally into the closing bell.
The fear gripping markets Monday was reflected in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, which surveyed more than 1,000 Americans during the weekend. It found that 21% see an economic depression as "very likely" and another 38% see it is somewhat likely.
- 10/6/2008
- by By Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- Regardless of whether the U.S. passes the $700 billion bailout the second time around, the impact of chronically tightening financial markets and nearly 12 months of economic jitters are already blowing cold winds over Europe's biggest broadcasters.
"I'm operating on the assumption that the world as we know it isn't going to end and that the bailout program will be passed," said one European media analyst based in London.
"But the impact will be widely felt and comes on top of a tough year. Commercial broadcasters and especially those who are mostly reliant on advertising are in for a very rough ride," he added.
Even before the impact of the multiple bank failures of the past month cycles through the economy, free-to-air channels are showing the strain of nearly a year of financial unease -- slashing program budgets, issuing profit warnings and issuing a confetti of pink slips.
This week,...
"I'm operating on the assumption that the world as we know it isn't going to end and that the bailout program will be passed," said one European media analyst based in London.
"But the impact will be widely felt and comes on top of a tough year. Commercial broadcasters and especially those who are mostly reliant on advertising are in for a very rough ride," he added.
Even before the impact of the multiple bank failures of the past month cycles through the economy, free-to-air channels are showing the strain of nearly a year of financial unease -- slashing program budgets, issuing profit warnings and issuing a confetti of pink slips.
This week,...
- 10/2/2008
- by By Mimi Turner and Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The Philanthropist" is headed to London.
As part of NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker's plan for expanding international operations and curbing costs of scripted series, production of the midseason NBC drama has been moved to NBC Uni's London-based international TV production unit run by Angela Bromstad. Filming of the long-in-the-works series starring James Purefoy is slated to begin shortly in South Africa and the Czech Republic under the supervision of Bromstad, who called the timing "perfect" as her unit recently acquired U.K. production company Carnival Film & Television.
With the move, "we can reap benefits both on the creative and the financial side," NBC exec vp Teri Weinberg said.
"Philanthropist," a pet project of NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman, stars Purefoy as a renegade billionaire who uses his wealth, connections and power to help people in need around the world.
Bringing a global flair to a U.S.-based production had proved economically challenging.
As part of NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker's plan for expanding international operations and curbing costs of scripted series, production of the midseason NBC drama has been moved to NBC Uni's London-based international TV production unit run by Angela Bromstad. Filming of the long-in-the-works series starring James Purefoy is slated to begin shortly in South Africa and the Czech Republic under the supervision of Bromstad, who called the timing "perfect" as her unit recently acquired U.K. production company Carnival Film & Television.
With the move, "we can reap benefits both on the creative and the financial side," NBC exec vp Teri Weinberg said.
"Philanthropist," a pet project of NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman, stars Purefoy as a renegade billionaire who uses his wealth, connections and power to help people in need around the world.
Bringing a global flair to a U.S.-based production had proved economically challenging.
- 9/29/2008
- by By Nellie Andreeva and Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A selloff in the market took down media stocks along with the broader indices Monday during the worst day on Wall Street since the 9/11 attacks. Skittish investors mostly were reacting to a shakeout in the financial sector, which saw two banking behemoths, Lehman Bros. and Merrill Lynch, essentially bite the dust. The fate of a third storied institution, insurance giant Aig, hangs in the balance and kept the trading session on tenterhooks throughout the day.
The Hollywood Reporter Showbiz 50 index hit a new 52-week low and one of its lowest points since its launch in early 2006 as only one of its 50 components advanced amid a sharp global selloff.
Among others, shares of Cablevision dropped nearly 12%, Sirius Xm hit a new multiyear low and shares of Viacom briefly touched a 52-week low.
The free fall of stock markets worldwide came after a bankruptcy filing from Lehman and a rushed sale of...
The Hollywood Reporter Showbiz 50 index hit a new 52-week low and one of its lowest points since its launch in early 2006 as only one of its 50 components advanced amid a sharp global selloff.
Among others, shares of Cablevision dropped nearly 12%, Sirius Xm hit a new multiyear low and shares of Viacom briefly touched a 52-week low.
The free fall of stock markets worldwide came after a bankruptcy filing from Lehman and a rushed sale of...
- 9/15/2008
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By Mimi Turner
London -- International format protection body Frapa has called on ABC Studios to repudiate the contents of an alleged memo from exec vp Howard Davine that has been interpreted as advising producers to look at ways of copying international formats rather than licensing and paying for them.
In an unusually forceful warning, Frapa committee member and Fox Reality Channel president David Lyle said that ABC Studios owner Disney risked having its own formats stolen if it didn't act on the matter.
"If ABC and Disney refuse to repudiate the contents of the Davine memo, then producers in both the U.S. and around the world might note their silence and help themselves to the 'underlying premise' of 'Hannah Montana,' " he said.
In the copy of the memo originally published by the blog Deadline Hollywood Daily, Devine asks producers to "carefully scrutinize" whether licensing successful foreign formats "is necessary or appropriate."
"Between format rights fees and executive producer fees there are significant costs added to your production budget that will impact what you can put on the screen ... a large chunk of the back end will go to the rights holder," the memo states.
London -- International format protection body Frapa has called on ABC Studios to repudiate the contents of an alleged memo from exec vp Howard Davine that has been interpreted as advising producers to look at ways of copying international formats rather than licensing and paying for them.
In an unusually forceful warning, Frapa committee member and Fox Reality Channel president David Lyle said that ABC Studios owner Disney risked having its own formats stolen if it didn't act on the matter.
"If ABC and Disney refuse to repudiate the contents of the Davine memo, then producers in both the U.S. and around the world might note their silence and help themselves to the 'underlying premise' of 'Hannah Montana,' " he said.
In the copy of the memo originally published by the blog Deadline Hollywood Daily, Devine asks producers to "carefully scrutinize" whether licensing successful foreign formats "is necessary or appropriate."
"Between format rights fees and executive producer fees there are significant costs added to your production budget that will impact what you can put on the screen ... a large chunk of the back end will go to the rights holder," the memo states.
- 8/14/2008
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BARCELONA, Spain -- Sling Media and MTV Networks went head-to-head Tuesday at the 3GSM World Congress in a debate about how mobile is changing television.
Trumpeting the ability to watch "what you want, where you want," Stuart Collingwood, Sling Media vp, Europe, said the Slingbox has beat the rest of the wireless community to the task of bringing interesting television content to mobile phones.
For many at the GSM's Mobile Entertainment Summit session, moderated by The Hollywood Reporter's European television editor, Mimi Turner, the Slingbox's ability to stream a television set onto a computer, mobile phone or palm pilot seemed to leapfrog the laborious efforts of the telecom industry to secure mobile TV in an effective, cost-efficient and quality manner for the end user.
Sling seemed to turn the efforts of the industry for the past five years on its head when Collingwood challenged the need to buy rights.
"You don't need content deals between telecom and suppliers.
Trumpeting the ability to watch "what you want, where you want," Stuart Collingwood, Sling Media vp, Europe, said the Slingbox has beat the rest of the wireless community to the task of bringing interesting television content to mobile phones.
For many at the GSM's Mobile Entertainment Summit session, moderated by The Hollywood Reporter's European television editor, Mimi Turner, the Slingbox's ability to stream a television set onto a computer, mobile phone or palm pilot seemed to leapfrog the laborious efforts of the telecom industry to secure mobile TV in an effective, cost-efficient and quality manner for the end user.
Sling seemed to turn the efforts of the industry for the past five years on its head when Collingwood challenged the need to buy rights.
"You don't need content deals between telecom and suppliers.
- 2/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In her new guise as BSkyB head of programming, Sky Networks general manager and former Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey and her handpicked programming team are in Los Angeles for the L.A. Screenings. Having wooed former BBC acquisitions supremo Sophie Turner Lang to Sky's buying team earlier this year, the pair are casting off the shackles of terrestrial buying and taking their place as the "600-pound gorilla of multichannel television," looking for series acquisitions for Sky's general entertainment channel Sky One. Airey, who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter European television editor Mimi Turner, says Sky has the cash and is in Los Angeles to buy.
- 5/23/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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