Broadcast News

Fox holds ‘Wall Street’ sequel

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:40:22 +0000

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.

Love Never Dies

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:02:10 +0000

Legit Reviews: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to “The Phantom of the Opera” wants to be a tragic romance but it’s simply torpid.

Script Writer

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:38:32 +0000

Duration ongoing We are looking to expand our pool of talented freelancers and are currently looking for an experienced script writer. We are a corporate communications company producing training and awareness programmes and have recently been commissioned to work on a low budget documentary style programme in the Hampshire area.…

JCDecaux net income falls 77% in 2009

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:12:00 +0000

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.

AOL brings in Rubicon Project to cover withdrawal from Europe

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:52:00 +0000

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.

Fox tops Tuesday with ‘American Idol’

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:50 +0000

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.

Tribeca Film Festival unveils lineup

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

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.

French production hit by recession

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:01 +0000

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.

Paper Round (10 March) – a look at the day’s newspapers

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:00 +0000

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.

Charles Allen to head EMI Music

Jay Versluis - www.versluis.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:57:52 +0000

Music News: Former ITV boss replaces Elio Leoni-Sceti — EMI Group’s revolving doors continue to spin with news that Elio Leoni-Sceti — the CEO in charge of its record labels — is exiting the company after just 18 months at the helm.