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How Likely Is A Fox Blackout On Time Warner Cable? Or Check Back After Midnight
1 hour ago
So last year I spilled a lot of Internet ink detailing the nasty end-of-2008 retransmission fees battle between Viacom and Time Warner Cable only to see them settle at the 11th hour. Where's the fun in that? So I'll only write about the current nasty retransmission fees war between News Corp/Fox and Time Warner Cable if it goes past midnight. Cynics like me see FCC chair Julian Genachowski's proposal earlier today -- it urges Fox and Time Warner Cable to agree to a temporary extension of carriage if they do not come to terms on a new agreement tonight in order to prevent disruption to their viewers -- to [...] »
- Nikki Finke
'Avatar' Crossed $800M Worldwide Today; Pic Leads Total $500M Final Week Of 2009...
8 hours ago
Who woulda thunk it? Adding Wednesday's estimated North American gross of $18.4M, Avatar's new domestic cume is now a staggering $268.8M after only 13 days in release. It's been averaging $18M a day. Overall, today's box office should be very good and tomorrow should be huge. Saturday and Sunday will then look normal. With 20th Century Fox conservatively anticipating this weekend's number in the $50M neighborhood, James Cameron's big budget technopic will be the #2 grossing film for 2009. "And there's a whole lot of gross still to come in 2010. This rocket ship still has loads of fuel in its [...] »
- Nikki Finke
Marvel Stockholders Ok Merger With Disney - Update: See Both Company Statements
11 hours ago
Update: Here's the Walt Disney Co statement: Burbank, Calif., December 31, 2009—Advancing its strategy of delivering great branded content to people around the world, Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company (Nyse:dis) announced today that Disney has completed its acquisition of renowned character franchise company, Marvel Entertainment Inc (Nyse:mvl). “We’re thrilled to welcome to the Disney family the talented team at Marvel,” said Iger. “We believe the creative and business potential of this combination is substantial and can help us grow both our top and bottom line, leading to a significant increase in long-term shareholder value.” Under [...] »
- Nikki Finke
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