Daniel Frankel
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New E! Show Features Brides Competing for Plastic Surgery
Produced by 51 Minds, series will feature a dozen newlyweds competing for the grand prize: a massive plastic-surgery overhaul before their wedding day
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Ratings: ‘Survivor’ Premiere Spikes 8%
On a competitive night for reality, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” enjoys its best numbers ever, while Fox’s “MasterChef” finale craters 20%
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The Move to Digital Production: Faster, Cheaper … Fewer Employed
Shooting a pile of footage, farming it out to service shops and retreating into post-production for months? A thing of the past
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Bing Surpasses Yahoo as No. 2 Search Provider
Microsoft search engine cornered 13.9% of the U.S. market in August compared to 13.1% for Yahoo
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Chase Carey: ‘3D-TV Is Not the Second Coming of HD’
News Corp. deputy also tells a Hollywood Radio Television Society luncheon the iPad is the first mobile device to effectively channel traditional media
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‘Resident Evil’: The Rare Movie Franchise That Keeps on Growing
With part four of the 8-year-old post-apocalyptic series opening to $26.7 million, each film has grossed more than the last
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Sony Announces Key Hires for 3D Cable Channel Joint Venture
Discovery Channel operative Julia Rao named CFO; former AmericanLife exec Mark Ringwarld also named director of scheduling
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SAG Board Votes to Expand AFTRA Joint Bargaining Agreement
Move comes as Membership First ramps up its anti-merger rhetoric amid the run-up to Sept. 23 board elections
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‘Resident Evil’ Thrives at $27.7M Amid Walking-Dead Box Office
Part four of Sony’s post-apocalyptic Milla Jovovich franchise has its best opening, but post-Labor Day weekend is full of stiffs otherwise, with no other film cracking double figures
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Box Office: Strong $11M Start for ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’
Running in 3D, fourth installment of Sony’s post-apocalyptic Milla Jovovich series off to the franchise’s best opening; rest of the market does the typical post-Labor Day flat-lining
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British Director Clive Donner Dies
New Wave-era filmmaker directed “What’s New Pussycat”; helped launch the careers of Ian McKellen and Alan Bates
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‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ Braves Slow Post-Labor Day B.O.
Sony 3D sequel is the only new wide release; Summit set to give “Eclipse” another spin
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Variety Editor’s New Film a ‘Masterpiece’ … Says Variety
The buoyant review of “Road to Nowhere,” a movie written by the trade’s No. 2 editor, is one more example of the pub giving accolades to top-level staff
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Lionsgate Board Rejects Icahn’s Latest Bid
Investors are once again advised to turn their noses at corporate raiders tender offer, this one valued at $7.50 a share
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WGA Ratifies Public Broadcasting Contract
Unanimously agreed-upon four-year deal covers made-for-internet programming for the first time