&quot;South Park&quot; creators sign lucrative contract
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&quot;South Park&quot; creators Matt  Stone and Trey Parker have signed an unprecedented production  deal with Viacom guaranteeing the duo a 50-50 split of ad  revenue and a stand-alone Web presence as part of a three-year  contract extension, according to a report published Monday in  the New York Times.
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Hollywood's two major actors unions announced late Thursday they have agreed to a new contract with film and TV producers worth &#36;200 million over three years.
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Last month, Ben Dey, an  assistant working in the mailroom at Creative Artists Agency,  leaped several rungs on the Hollywood ladder by successfully  pitching an idea for a comedy to producer Brian Grazer. The  sale came about because the Imagine Entertainment executive  visits CAA once a year for a lunchtime meeting in which he  entertains assistants&#39; pitches.
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LOS ANGELES  - An animated series is redrawing the lines of television mega-deals.
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The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday, a source familiar with the negotiations said, confirming a report in Daily Variety.
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The group set up by the Recording Industry Association of America to collect royalties for performers and record companies has reached an agreement with the Digital Media Association whose members include large music webcasters, to cap royalty fees at $50,000 per webcaster per year.
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Three striking writers have  found work with a new-media studio run by a former MTV Networks  executive.
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This contract manufacturer is flexing its muscles.
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LOS ANGELES  - An animated series is redrawing the lines of television mega-deals.  The eye-popping $75 million pact announced Monday by Comedy Central and the creators of "South Park" may be the most prominent example of the Internet as a bona fide backend window alongside syndication and DVD. The duo of Matt Stone and Trey Parker will get a 50-50 ad split on digital platforms but not on television.
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Some performers are finding that early success online can turn into an album contract.
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The agreement will allow the late-night star to resume his show on CBS starting Wednesday with his team of writers on board, even as the writersâ strike continues.
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Professional gaming league Major League Gaming inks agreement with Flame Ventures, Endeavor talent agency.
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RKO Productions is the  latest company to sign an interim comprehensive agreement with  the Writers Guild of America, the guild announced Friday.
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NEW YORK In a deal estimated to be worth $100 million a year for five years, Howard Stern, one of the most popular personalities in American radio, said Wednesday he had signed a contract with Sirius Satellite Radio and would leave his longtime job at
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Hollywood writers have approved a three-year, &#36;58 million contract with studios, producers and TV networks, union officials said.
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Walt Disney Studios, a unit of The  Walt Disney Co., said on Wednesday it signed an exclusive  multi-year deal with Stan Lee, the creator and producer of  Spider-Man and his production company POW! Entertainment Inc..
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A Writers Guild leader expressed wariness over modeling a deal on a new contract recently reached between production companies and the Directors Guild of America.