Media

The NewTeeVee Guide to Playing WebM Video

Janko Roettgers — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:01:46 +0000

Google open sourced its WebM video format in May, and more and more applications as well as video vendors are starting to support the new format. However, how do you actually play back WebM videos? This handy little guide tells you all you need to know.

ABC Names Paul Lee President of Entertainment Group

NYT > Media & Advertising — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:30:02 +0000

Mr. Lee had been president of ABC’s Family Channel, a cable network that experienced rapid growth recently.

Investors Buy Disney’s Miramax for $660 Million

By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:30:02 +0000

The deal ends a laborious bidding process that saw the label’s co-founders, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, fall short in their attempt to regain control.

Turning Right

By DAMON LINKER — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:00:35 +0000

A biography of Norman Podhoretz and a history of the magazine he edited tell the story of the neoconservative movement.

Foreign Forces Transform U.S. Films

WSJ.com: Media & Marketing — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:12:27 +0000

The rising clout of international audiences is a sea change for Hollywood. Foreign ticket sales represent 68% of the global market, and studios are using foreign actors and tweaking plots to lure viewers abroad.

Disney to Sell Miramax

WSJ.com: Media & Marketing — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:31:05 +0000

Walt Disney will sell its Miramax Films label for more than $660 million to a group of investors that includes construction magnate Ron Tutor.

The SEC Slaps Citi for Concealing $43 Billion in Toxic Assets

CJR — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:34:22 +0000

By Ryan Chittum So Citigroup misleads investors in 2007 about tens of billions of dollars of subprime assets it would eventually take huge losses on, and the SEC settles with it for $75 million. Citi shareholders (which very much include you a...

Sara Haile-Mariam: ‘Essence’ Controversy Shows Just How Far We Have to Go In a Conversation About Race

Sara Haile-Mariam — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:45:03 +0000

(Flickr / peiranliu)In 2006, I sat front row during a Jonathan Varvatos show at Bryant Park during New York's Fall Fashion Week. At the time...

Hey Ash, Whatcha Playing is Awesome, Even If You Don’t Play Video Games

Liz Shannon Miller — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:37:05 +0000

You don't necessarily need to be familiar with the subject matter of a spoof, if the execution of said spoof is good enough. Which is to say that even if you're not a raging video game nerd,Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin' is a delight.

Foreign Forces Transform Hollywood Films

WSJ.com: Media & Marketing — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:10:42 +0000