The Hollywood Reporter - Technology

NBC, Boys & Girls launch 'Parenthood' project

By James Hibberd — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:18:00 EST

In an effort to promote its new dramedy series "Parenthood," NBC is teaming with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's to launch "The Parenthood Project."

Google asks China site to stop using logo

By Melanie Lee, Reuters — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:34:00 EST

Sends cease and desist letter to search site Goojje

Online shopping drops in 2009

By Paul Bond — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:58:00 EST

Online shopping in the U.S. fell for the first time on record in 2009, dropping 2% year-over-year to $210 billion.

IAC swings to Q4 loss

By Georg Szalai — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:16:00 EST

Barry Diller's IAC on Tuesday said it swung to a fourth-quarter loss due to an impairment charge.

EA stocks down 9%

By Paul Bond — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:27:00 EST

Even while cutting 1,500 from its work force, Electronic Arts didn't rein in costs enough to turn a profit during the Christmas gift-giving quarter.

A Squared, Build-A-Bear partner up

By Nellie Andreeva — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:08:00 EST

Andy Heyward's recently launched A Squared Entertainment has partnered with Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Best (and worst) tech ads of Super Bowl 44

By Andrew Wallenstein — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:05:00 EST

The tech sector blitzed the Super Bowl with ads like Intel's "Generations" (left), but some pulled off this tricky marketing maneuver better than others.

Industry exploring 3D game shows

By Carolyn Giardina — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:59:00 EST

The producers of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy" are looking to keep their show fresh by incorporating 3D technology.

B.C. proposes credit for video game makers

By Etan Vlessing — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:04:00 EST

The British Columbia government has proposed a tax credit for video game developers, and hiked the rebate on labor costs for Los Angeles producers shooting locally.

David Eun is leaving Google to join AOL

By Georg Szalai — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:57:00 EST

As president of AOL Media and Studios, Eun will be responsible for the company's more than 80 content sites.

Studio fuming over Mussolini iPhone app

By Eric J. Lyman — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:18:00 EST

The archive wing of Cinecitta Studios vowed to sue any party that illegally uses its footage, a day after an iMussolini app for the iPhone was discontinued.

ISP wins first round against Hollywood studios

By Pip Bulbeck — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:24:00 EST

Appeal likely in precedent-setting download case

DreamWorks eyes Musunahi film

By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST

Musunahi -- familiar to Web denizens enamored with the spooky, suspicious and bizarre -- is the Web site otherwise known as the Museum of SuperNatural History, and DreamWorks Studios sees feature potential there.

'This Is It' dominates sales, Blu-ray charts

By Thomas K. Arnold — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:22:00 EST

"This Is It" shot to No. 1 on the national home video sales charts its first week in stores, selling through to consumers an estimated 1.2 million copies.

Tetris is coming to television

By Georg Szalai — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:31:00 EST

Satellite TV giant Dish Network, casual games company Oberon Media and the Tetris Company on Wednesday announced the launch of Tetris TV, an interactive TV game service.

Movie Gallery to shutter 760 stores

By Paul Bond — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:40:00 EST

Movie Gallery is filing for bankruptcy again, a move that will close hundreds of stores, end thousands of jobs and cause some angst at the studios that are owed money.

AOL swings to Q4 profit

By Georg Szalai — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:17:00 EST

AOL on Wednesday posted its first quarterly financials since its separation from Time Warner last month, reporting a swing to a profit.

AOL CEO turns down $1.5 million bonus

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:39:00 EST

AOL Inc. CEO Tim Armstrong has turned down a bonus of at least $1.5 million in 2009, the company reported in a filing Tuesday.

Shari Anne Brill out at Carat

By Katy Bachman, Mediaweek — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:45:00 EST

Shari Anne Brill, senior vp and director of programming for Carat and one of the most quoted and highly respected research execs, is the latest in a long line of veteran research execs to be shown the door.

Mark Cuban takes aim at online aggregators

By Georg Szalai — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:01:00 EST

Meet Mark Cuban the vampire slayer! The HDNet chairman and Dallas Mavericks owner on Tuesday urged newspaper publishers to try cutting off online aggregators like Google, a move that News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch has been flirting with, calling them vampires that suck dry content creators.

Sony laying off 7% of work force

By Carl DiOrio — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:50:00 EST

Sony has quantified its latest round of pink slips at 450 layoffs, or 7% of the Culver City studio's worldwide work force.

Carl Icahn quits Blockbuster board

By Paul Bond — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:53:00 EST

Five years ago when Blockbuster stock was near $10 a share, Carl Icahn successfully fought his way on to the video chain’s board of directors. According to a filing Monday, Icahn has quit, with the stock trading at just 48 cents.

Mediaset, YouTube close to settlement

By Eric J. Lyman — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:47:00 EST

Italian broadcaster Mediaset said on Monday that it is on the verge of reaching a deal with YouTube over an 18-month-old dispute in which the Italian company sought €500 million ($700 million) in damages for what it said was the illegal use of its content on YouTube.

Netflix extends indie film offerings

By Georg Szalai — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:59:00 EST

Netflix on Monday unveiled deals with a slew of independent film distributors that will allow Netflix members to watch via online stream indie titles from the partners.

Canadians told to face down digital threat

By Etan Vlessing — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:05:00 EST

To stay relevant with Canadian audiences shifting online, local TV producers, broadcasters and funders need to work closer and faster to compete against American broadband content flooding into the Canadian market.