Weinstein Co. in Talks for John Curran’s ‘Tracks’
The Weinstein Co. Is in talks to acquire John Curran 's Aussie drama " Tracks " in what's shaping up to be one of the first big festival deals of...
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Sony Pictures Taps Crisis PR Vet to Head Corporate Communications (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony Pictures Entertainment has tapped crisis PR pro Charles Sipkins as its new senior communications executive. Sipkins, who most recently served as a managing director for Sard Verbinnen , will...
FilmTrack Raises Capital, Brings on Former Miramax CEO
Former Miramax CEO Mike Lang has joined the board of FilmTrack, a digital content management firm that's attracted a $20 million investment from global private equity company Insight Venture Partners....
GLAAD Finds ‘Inadequate’ LGBT Representation in Hollywood
In its first-ever study of Hollywood, non-profit org GLAAD says only 14 films from last year contained LGBT characters, calling its findings "inadequate." Most of the characters in the 101...
Even Hollywood Studios That Churn Out Hits Use Pre-Sales to Minimize Downside
When DreamWorks Studios decided to start pre-selling international territories one year ago, some observers took it as a sign that its main financier, India's Reliance Entertainment, was scaling back. DreamWorks...
Terry Curtin Ankles Relativity in Marketing Shakeup
In a dramatic and sudden overhaul of its marketing department, Relativity Media is replacing division head Terry Curtin with New Line vet Russell Schwartz and former Marvel exec Dana Precious....
21st Century Fox Buys 5% of Vice Media
Vice Media has sold a $70 million stake to 21st Century Fox , marking the latter's first major deal announcement since splitting off from News Corp . in June. The...
Fox Steps Up its Pursuit of Station Acquisitions in NFL Markets
The two stations in Charlotte, N.C. that Fox Television Stations Group gobbled up in January may have only been the appetizer. The station arm of 21st Century Fox is sniffing...
‘Seventh Son’ Moves to Universal
Legendary Entertainment isn't the only thing Universal plans to take from Warner Bros. The studio now plans to release Legendary's "Seventh Son," which WB was still set to release despite...
Cimarron Group Shutters After 32 Years
After struggling to make payroll and bring in new investors, 32-year-old marketing agency Cimarron Group announced it would close its doors on Tuesday. Cimarron, which recently worked on campaigns for...