Directors deal "template" for others: MPAA chief
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PARK CITY, Utah  - The head of the Motion Picture Association of America said on Saturday a recent labor contract between major studios and film and TV directors offers a template for deals with striking writers and other guilds.
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Hollywood's major film and  television studios said on Friday they would begin formal  contract talks with directors as soon as this weekend, marking  a key development in the ongoing screenwriters strike.
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. (antiTainment) The film industry seems to be following the example of the music business in battling online piracy. On Thursday, Dan Glickman, president and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America
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In a surprise move this week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has launched a multi-pronged legal attack on movie downloaders.
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It may be the first of a series of content agreements between a prospective technology provider for video rental outlets and a major studio. But what's even more interesting is what the agreeing parties refuse to say about it.
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WASHINGTON The newly installed president of the Motion Picture Association of America is renewing Hollywood&#39;s promise to go after movie pirates, no matter where they are in the world.
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Hollywood directors reached a tentative contract deal Thursday with studios, a development that could turn up the pressure on striking writers to settle their 2-month-old walkout that has idled production on dozens of TV shows. "Two words describe this agreement Â groundbreaking and substantial," said Gil Cates, chairman of the Directors Guild of America's negotiations committee. "There are no rollbacks of any kind."
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One of Hollywoodâs biggest independent film companies is expected to announce an agreement with striking writers.
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Right to privacy? No doubt emboldened by Carl Icahn&#39;s interest in the matter, Blockbuster (nyse: BBI - news - people ) said it may approach Hollywood Entertainment (nasdaq: HLYW - news - people ) investors directly with an offer.
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Directors feel Shilpa is likely to win more ad contracts than big films.
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The Hollywood directors' union  reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on  Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a  10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and  clouded the year-end Oscar season.
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Tom Cruise's business partner says a new deal has been struck to secure the actor's place in the film business.
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With less than a week to go before  a presumed strike deadline, Hollywood studio executives sought  to break a deadlock in contract talks with screenwriters by  offering a newly condensed package of proposals.
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Cablevision admits that it granted stock options to a director -- after he died.
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If Blockbuster is a company in desperate need of a script doctor, the man it has chosen for the task, James W. Keyes, could perhaps be described as a master of rewrite.
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The group that presents the  Academy Awards unveiled on Wednesday a small revision in the  rules for voting on best picture that could bring big changes  in giving credit to producers involved in a movie.
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Management might favor lower-budget films. Shareholders should hope so.