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‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’ Trailer Shares Glimpse of ‘Drinking Age’
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RadicalMedia’s New CEO Wants to Test Business Models That Give Production Powerhouse Stakes in Work It Does for Others
At production powerhouse RadicalMedia, the only thing constant is change. Originally conceived as a way for founders Jon Kamen and Frank Scherma to explore new content formats after many years in the advertising business, the firm now has a reputation as a go-to place for music documentaries, branded entertainment and long-form content. Radical Media has […]
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From Bob Hope to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to ‘Wicked: One Wonderful Night’: How NBC Became America’s Home for TV Specials
It didn’t get great reviews. The host was awkward on camera as he navigated the emerging medium. The musical numbers and sketches didn’t translate well to the home screen. But none of it mattered. Bob Hope’s first-ever television special for NBC — “The Frigidaire Star Spangled Revue” — was a big hit with viewers when […]
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ArenaNet solves an ongoing Guild Wars 2 issue by ditching paid Living World add-ons and bundling them with expansions
ArenaNet has announced a major shift in its live service Guild Wars 2 operation today, ditching separate payments for Living World seasonal add-ons and packaging the narrative storylines alongside the MMO's expansions instead. Read more
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When Rockstar Needed To Delay GTA 6 Again, Take-Two’s CEO Replied: ‘Please Tell Me You’re Kidding’
Rockstar's GTA 6 is finally coming out on November 19, but the game was originally set to release in 2025. When the development team informed head of publishing, Jennifer Kolbe, that a delay to May 2026 was necessary, she made a call to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick to let him know. Months later, she had to make that call again, informing Zelnick that a second delay to November 2026 was required to deliver Rockstar's full ambition for GTA 6. His response? “I think he said, ‘You’re kidding. Please tell me you’re kidding,’” Kolbe told Bloomberg . “But once we talked through why, he got it." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1c75QjeqrI Kolbe said she felt fortunate that Zelnick is "as reasonable as he is," because other executives might not budge and inform the team they need to find a way. "We have been really, really lucky that we have not found ourselves in that place, because that happens
Variety
Jamie Foxx Boards Indie Crime Thriller ‘East of the River’ as Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
Jamie Foxx has joined the indie crime thriller “East of the River” as a producer. He boards through his Foxxhole Productions alongside Alex Marks. The film, directed by Dennis Latos, follows two estranged brothers reuniting to face the underground poker ring that destroyed their family. The film stars Ben Barnes (“The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, […]
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WoW: Forever has a new kind of ban to deal with real money trading
Time isn't money, friend.