Category: media

“In director D.J. Caruso’s new film Inside, a woman has been kidnapped, thrown into a prison-like cellar with nothing but a laptop, and the online audience is being challenged to help her escape. It’s a groundbreaking project being touted as the ‘first interactive social horror film experience’.”

“Mildred Pierce,” the period melodrama starring Kate Winslet in the role that Joan Crawford made famous in 1945, earned the most nominations, with a staggering 21 nods including best miniseries, best actress for Winslet, and best director for Todd Haynes. There wasn’t a close second in the nominations.”

“The federal broadcast regulator said there were 513 FM stations in Canada, up 17 from the previous year, that brought in a total of $1.24 billion in revenue, up from $1.2 billion in 2009. The number of AM stations fell by nine to 141 for the year, while total revenue were relatively unchanged at $307.3 million, up 0.4 per cent from the previous year.”

“The report shows that BBC overheads rose by about £15m in its last financial year because of spending on the controversial relocation of several thousand staff from London to Salford and the redevelopment of Broadcasting House.”

“The idea of ISPs taking on obligations to stop copyright theft on their networks is moving into the mainstream.”

“SAG and AFTRA’s pre-television predecessor AFRA were founded in the 1930’s – against a backdrop that already included the stage performers’ union Actors Equity – and even then, merger was in the air: why should there be three performers’ unions, people asked. There have been on and off merger discussions, studies and attempts ever since. The most recent effort was in 2003.”

“To some surprise, a stalwart bunch of stores are paying their bills, paying small staffs and in some cases turning a profit–buoyed by New Yorkers with rarefied tastes, or just a soft spot for the corner shop.”

“Judging from this summer’s output of star-free studio movies, the major difference between the sports world and Hollywood is that showbiz moguls have actually found a way to promote their product without having to rely on the costliest element in the talent equation — the star.”

“It turns out that consumers have balked at spending the $30, figuring that most of the available movies were hardly worth it and being savvy enough to know that if they waited another 50 or 60 days that they could easily rent the same movies for a couple of bucks.”

“Game makers are crafting more sophisticated story lines and creating characters that evolve based on their experiences within a game. It’s an attempt to interest new customers and reverse a decline in video game sales as the maturing business fights for people’s attention in the face of new devices such as the iPad.”