TV News: Bravo expands to five nights of primetime — Bravo is expanding to a fifth night of primetime programming and taking its “Real Housewives” franchise to Beverly Hills.
TV News: Bravo expands to five nights of primetime — Bravo is expanding to a fifth night of primetime programming and taking its “Real Housewives” franchise to Beverly Hills.
Music News: Veteran singer to receive kudo at Pop Awards — Following in the footsteps of such previous honorees as Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Brian Wilson, James Brown and Kris Kristofferson, John Fogerty will be feted as a BMI Icon at the performance rights organization’s Pop Awards banquet on May 18.
Film News: Studio to release ‘Money Never Sleeps’ on Sept. 24 — Hoping for a trip to the Cannes Film Festival in May, 20th Century Fox is pushing back the release of Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” from April 23 to Sept. 24.
Legit Reviews: This “Phantom of the Opera” sequel wants to be a tragic romance but it’s simply torpid.
PARIS – Outdoor media owner JCDecaux saw its net profit fall 77.3% year on year to €24.5m during 2009, as the ad industry faced the worst downturn on record, according to the company’s full results out today.
Read Full Article...LONDON – The Rubicon Project is benefiting from AOL’s retrenchment in continental Europe, having been brought in to manage unsold inventory in six markets including Spain.
Read Full Article...TV News: NBC’s ‘Parenthood’ stumbles in second week — Fox won Tuesday night on the strength of “American Idol” while NBC saw the second airing of “Parenthood” fall 17% from its highly touted premiere a week ago.
Film News: Selection includes 85 feature-length films — Running April 21-May 2, this year’s edition of Tribeca will showcase 85 feature-length films.
International News: Investment falls 26% to $1.4 billion — The French film industry may be more resilient than its European neighbors, but it isn’t recession proof.
LONDON – Inadequate training for soldiers killed in Afghanistan is the story on the cover of The Daily Telegraph, The Times and the Daily Mirror while the possibility of peace talks is reported by The Guardian.
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