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TV Decoder: Disney Channel Enters Russia

Posted: December 16th, 2008, 7:03pm GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

The Walt Disney Company will launch a free-to-air Disney Channel in Russia, a mega-market that Western media companies have been trying for decades to crack with little success.

Actors Petition Their Guild to Cancel Vote Over Strike

Posted: December 16th, 2008, 4:49am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild came under pressure from a roster of A-list stars to call off plans for a vote to approve a possible strike against studios.

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Angelina Jolie’s Carefully Orchestrated Image

Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:04am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

In exchange for pictures of Angelina Jolie’s new twins, People magazine had to agree to positive coverage of her.

In Hollywood, the Wall St. Plots Will Thicken

Posted: October 21st, 2008, 11:26am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

The entertainment industry is grappling with how movies and television should address the economic crisis.

Media Talk: Can Hollywood Help LinkedIn?

Posted: August 25th, 2008, 3:23am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

As LinkedIn struggles to remain relevant in an ever more socially networked world, the Internet company has found a constituency that might need its help.

Media Talk: Serving 3 Brands: Burger King, Google and Seth MacFarlane

Posted: August 18th, 2008, 2:19am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

Seth MacFarlane, creator of the “Family Guy,” is teaming up with Google and Burger King to animate both an online series and ads to go with it.

Show Skewers Martha Stewart, With Her Blessing

Posted: August 11th, 2008, 3:16am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

Can Martha Stewart take a pie in the face — even one she baked? Fine Living Network, about to unveil a new comedy series — “Whatever, Martha!” — is about to find out.

Screen Actors Guild Is Divided Against Itself

Posted: August 4th, 2008, 5:50am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

Infuriated by hard-line tactics used by SAG leaders in contract talks with studios, a less militant collection of actors has started a campaign to take over the guild.

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‘Dark Knight’ Wins Again at Box Office

Posted: July 28th, 2008, 5:10am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

Ticket sales for “The Dark Knight” far outpaced the competition in the film’s second weekend in release, with around $75 million in tickets sold.

3-D Movie in the Top 5 at Weekend Box Office

Posted: July 14th, 2008, 2:48am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

“Journey to the Center of the Earth” sold a modest $20.6 million in tickets at North American theaters over the weekend, placing third among the five highest-grossing films for the period.

Rare Hollywood Type: Camera-Ready Executive

Posted: July 7th, 2008, 2:49am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES

Tom Rothman, the co-chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, has developed a cult following for his historical monologues and self-deprecating style on the show “Fox Legacy.”