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NewsNational Amusements proposes CBS-Viacom merger
Sumner Redstone’s majority owner of CBS and Viacom, the parent company of Paramount Pictures, on Thursday said it has asked the boards of both companies to consider a merger.
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NewsLejo Pet to lead Open Road acquisitions
The executive has joined as senior vice-president of acquisitions and will oversee all aspects of the division.
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NewsJay Z, Weinstein Company ink first-look deal
Partnership already has “exceptional projects in the works”, teases Harvey Weinstein.
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NewsDisney plots live action 'Lion King'
The Jungle Book director Jon Favreau is attached to the project.
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NewsAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Legendary team on VR short
Oscar winners Iñárritu and his frequent cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki are diving into the virtual reality medium with a piece about a group of immigrants and refugees crossing the Mexico-US border.
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News'Arrival' South American premiere to open Rio
As revealed earlier this week, the 18th edition of the festival will feature more than 20 world premieres. Screen runs through some local highlights and previews the RioMarket.
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NewsMGM International Television Distribution sets Mipcom slate
The company will be in Cannes touting a roster that includes new drama series The Handmaid’s Tale and Get Shorty, as well as the new season of Fargo and features such as The Magnificent Seven and Me Before You.
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NewsMetrodome, Little Film Company execs launch Truffle Pictures
Sales and production outfit’s inaugural sales slate to include John Jencks’ The Hippopotamus.
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NewsUS Briefs: Beth Goss named chief brand officer at Fox
The Stacey Snider executive shuffle continues apace as the chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox Film hires Beth Goss to the newly created position of chief brand officer.
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NewsNBCU boss cool on ITV acquisition
NBC Universal chief executive Steve Burke has poured cold water on rumours that the US giant was planning to acquire ITV.
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NewsAnnapurna Pictures launches TV division
Former President of HBO Entertainment Sue Naegle will head the new Annapurna Television production arm.
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NewsWoody Harrelson plots directorial debut 'Lost In London'
EXCLUSIVE: LBJ star will write and direct London-set feature.
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News'Silence' gets December US release
Paramount has as expected set an awards qualifying run for Martin Scorsese’s passion project and anticipated Oscar season heavy-hitter starring Andrew Garfield.
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NewsWanda in talks to buy Dick Clark Productions
The parties have entered exclusive negotiations for an acquisition reportedly in the $1bn range at a time when US lawmakers are beginning to express concerns over what they see as China’s growing influence on Hollywood.
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NewsMenemsha boards 'The Women’s Balcony'; Kino Lorber buys 'Son Of Joseph'
Menemsha Films has acquired North American rights to Israeli film The Women’s Balcony, while Kino Lorber has picked up North American rights to Son Of Joseph.
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NewsUS Briefs: Britannia Award for Jodie Foster
The director and Oscar-winning actress will receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film at this year’s AMD British Academy Britannia Awards presented by Jaguar Land Rover and American Airlines.
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NewsGreg Shapiro to head production at IM Global
The Oscar-winning producer of The Hurt Locker has joined the LA-based company as president of feature film production.
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News'Mr. Robot' ratings study highlights viewing shift
EXCLUSIVE: Research group Parrot Analytics has challenged the orthodoxy of the traditional ratings system in light of declining viewer numbers for the second season of the Golden Globe-winning show.
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NewsPrecision takes 'Lawless Range' for UK
EXCLUSIVE: Home entertainment distributor will release the modern western, which features Kris Kristofferson and Beau Bridges.
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NewsRio Film Festival unveils 2016 line-up
The Untamed and Toni Erdmann will screen at the 18th edition of the Brazilian event next month alongside tributes to the late David Bowie and Prince.