TBS Takes Minority Stake in Funny or Die

TBS has taken a minority stake in Funny or Die, and the Time Warner unit will manage ad sales for the digital company founded five years ago by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though published reports indicate that TBS has acquired as much as 10 percent of Funny or Die. “We’re thrilled by our acquisition of Turner,” McKay joked. “We’re now taking a long hard look at Viacom.” Funny or Die ...

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Viacom, Time Warner Cable Settle iPad Dispute

Viacom and Time Warner Cable have announced a deal that will allow TWC’s customers to see Viacom programming on the iPad and other supported devices. In making the agreement, the two companies are putting an end to litigation that erupted last year when TWC introduced an app that let its subscribers view Viacom stations including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and CMT on the iPad while at home. TWC’s iPad app was launched on March 16, 2011 and quickly drew objections ...

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No longer be-Holden to the petrol bowser

Greg Tyus, Exec Director Engineering of Holden, at the Holden charging station / Pic: Chris Scott Source: The Daily Telegraph PETROL pump pain could soon be a thing of the past, with motorists simply plugging their automobile into a power socket. Holden yesterday unveiled the petrol pump of the future in the form of its first electric automobile charging station. The charger outside its Port Melbourne head office is the first of many that will grant owners of its Volt ...

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J.P. Morgan Conference: Zynga Wringing Most Growth From Mobile Gaming

TORONTO – Social gaming giant Zynga is seeing most of its growth these days from smartphone games and the buy of mobile apps. Zynga CFO Dave Wehner told the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Wednesday that the majority of bookings and revenue growth is coming from the mobile gaming space, especially the IOS and Android platforms, compared with web gaming. And with smartphones increasingly fitted with digital wallets, the social games publisher behind Facebook games like ...

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Aaron Sorkin to Write ‘Steve Jobs’ Movie for Sony

John Shearer/Getty Images for UCLA It’s official: , the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind The Social Network, A Few Good Men and TV’s The West Wing, has signed on to adapt Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s biography on the late Apple co-founder. Mark Gordon, Scott Rudin and Guymon Casady are producing the project. Sony reportedly paid $1 million for the rights to the biography, picking it up in October. The book was Amazon’s best-selling title of 2011 and, according to Publisher’s Weekly, 2.2 ...

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Justin Bieber Manager Scooter Braun, Universal Music’s Lucian Grainge Team Up for Label, Consultancy Deal

A years ago, still months before Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun made a permanent move to Los Angeles from Atlanta, Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge was already offering the 30-year-old self-made millionaire office space at UMG’s Santa Monica headquarters (in the office adjacent to his, naturally). Now we know why. On Tuesday, UMG announced as investment in Braun’s Schoolboy Records along with an agreement to distribute future releases. Braun, who currently boasts three artists with singles in the top ...

Submited at Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at 11:59 pm by admin

The Hollywood Reporter Launches ‘Cannes Film Festival’ App

The Hollywood Reporter launched its Cannes Film Festival App, a free full-scale app for tablets that offers all of THR’s top coverage — including breaking news, reviews and up-to-the-minute updates on screenings, as well as red carpet photos, behind-the-scenes videos and (of course) an exclusive look inside the parties — from the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival. The THR Cannes Film Festival App, the first tablet app developed specifically for the world’s most prestigious film festival, is available for free ...

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ESPN to Resurrect ’30 for 30′ Doc Series

ESPN will roll out a second helping of its 30 for 30 documentary series, The New York Times reports. The first 30 intallments aired beginning in fall 2009, with the concept of honoring ESPN’s 30-year anniversary over a period of 15 months; but the documentaries kept coming, pegged to the ESPN Films banner even after the series’ cutoff date. Hence, the official return of 30 for 30 this fall for a 2-year run. “When we embarked on 30 for 30, ...

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What’s fresh this season: The Zuck Hoodie

At $148, only Zuckerberg himself could afford the executive pinstripe hoodie. Picture: Betabrand Source: news.com.au Betabrand sells Zuck-inspired pin-stripe hoodie Brand specialises in “viral clothing” But at $148, only Zuckerberg himself can afford it GENTLEMEN: there is a new staple for your wardrobe. You no longer need to dress to impress. Or to invent Facebook. Introducing, the Zuckerberg Hoodie, inspired by the casual dress-down approach of by Mr Facebook himself.

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Revolving door: Yahoo ushers out another CEO

Thompson cast aside … Yahoo Inc. has now gone through four full-time CEOs in a five-year stretch. Picture: AP Source: AP YAHOO still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received. The troubled Internet company’s next challenge will be convincing its restless shareholders and demoralised employees that the turnaround work started during Thompson’s tumultuous four-month stint as CEO will not be wasted.

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