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Bob Auger: Make way for the digital Olympics

rbennett — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:38:06 +0000

The Olympian efforts of national broadcasters later this year might change TV viewing habits permanently.

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GAME gets new financial backing

rbennett — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:04:01 +0000

By Sam Andrews

After intense speculation in the press about its future, specialist retailer GAME has announced that it has secured a new agreement with its backers in return for the sale of its overseas stores.

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Viacom profit down despite Paramount hits

rbennett — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:55:58 +0000

Paramount Pictures had major hits in 2011 including Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (pictured) but parent company Viacom recorded a 65% drop in net profit in the fourth quarter.

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Shopper numbers down in January

rbennett — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:26:38 +0000

By Sam Andrews

Shopper footfall levels in non-food stores in January fell 5.5% from the same month one year ago and 29.2% from December, according the Retail Traffic Index (RTI) provided by Ipsos Retail Performance.

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UPIE names Ojeda as Benelux MD

rbennett — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:30:41 +0000

By Sam Andrews

Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) has appointed Fernando Ojeda as Managing Director of its Universal Pictures Benelux division.

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Sony Pictures Q3 profit down

rbennett — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:28:59 +0000

Sony Pictures sales were up year-on-year by 7.7% to $2.06 billion in the third quarter but profit was down by 85% to $9 million as parent company Sony Corp. reported a net loss of $2.04 billion for the term.

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Streaming threat to family fare on disc

rbennett — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:34:24 +0000

Hollywood’s most consistent physical media revenue earner — the family movie — is under greater threat from subscription streaming services than is widely thought, according to BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield.

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Facebook launches $10bn IPO

rbennett — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:22:48 +0000

Facebook Inc. filed for an initial public offering with the US stock exchange Wednesday and said it hopes to raise $10 billion when it starts to sell shares in the spring.

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Hit names Catchpole as Hit Brands SVP

rbennett — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:56:14 +0000

By Sam Andrews

Following the departure Tuesday of HIT Entertainment President & CEO Jeffrey Dunn, new owner Mattel announced today the appointment of former Disney Consumer Products executive Edward Catchpole as Hit Brands Senior Vice President.

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Matt Brown to run SPHE commercial worldwide

rbennett — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:43:12 +0000

By Sam Andrews – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment said that Matt Brown has been promoted to Worldwide Commercial Executive VP and will add Europe to his current duties in North America and other international markets.

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