Category: media

A new drama and comedy-writing prize changes the game in the U.K.

“What I’ll really remember, I think, were the trio of out-of-left-field acting winners … demonstrating that there’s always a place at the Emmys for mediocrity that draws surprisingly high ratings among young men.”

“Titled the Internet Radio Fairness Act, the bill would make it so that the royalty board must apply the same calculations to Internet radio as it does for satellite and cable radio.”

“American movie heroes typically choose greatness, but their path to glory is often sidetracked by failings or doubts as the idol struggles with physical and emotional setbacks. Chinese movie paragons, on the other hand, normally have greatness thrust upon them, are physically and emotionally stable and rarely change over the course of a tale.”

“It is no longer enough for our students to read an article on a web or mobile platform, they must ‘add value’ to the experience by ‘connecting’ with fellow learners. Nobody can ever be alone with their educational content. They need presence awareness tools to let them know which of their fellow classmates are also online, looking at the exact same materials.”

“An analysis by Entertainment Partners, the largest payroll provider in Hollywood, shows the entertainment industry shed 90,000 jobs between 2004 and 2011. That translates into some $3 billion in lost wages, according to the findings.”

“The European Commission has approved the takeover of UK music firm EMI by Universal Music, but it must sell some of the firm’s most valuable labels.”

“In a complaint alleging fraud, slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress,” actress Cindy Lee Garcia “said that after scenes from Innocence of Muslims posted on YouTube sparked Middle East protests early last week, she was subjected to ‘credible death threats’ and was no longer permitted to provide child care for her grandchildren.” (A judge denied her emergency request to order YouTube to remove the video.)

“The controversial Polish-born director, who last adapted the stage hit God of Carnage for the screen, will tackle Venus in Fur, David Ives’ Tony Award-winning comedy-drama that opened on Broadway last year.” Starring will be Polanski’s wife, Emmanuelle Seignier, and Louis Garrel.

“After [Argo] was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, friends and supporters of former ambassador Ken Taylor expressed dismay that [the movie] had minimized the Canadian role. In response, director Ben Affleck picked up the phone to speak to Taylor and asked how to make things right. As a result there’s a new postscript to the film, drafted by Taylor himself.”