High-powered PR firm PMK-BNC is looking to break new ground by branching out into film and bringing in Marian Koltai-Levine, president of Zipline Entertainment to start a film, marketing and distribution department within the agency. Koltai-Levine, prior to founding Zipline, headed up the marketing at two specialty film...
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to sell the once owned Weinstein Bros. film house, Miramax to an investor group led by construction magnate Ron Tutor and Colony Capital for $660 million. Variety reported late last night that it was a done deal as long as the Tutor-Colony group comes...
Brad Pitt Just signed on to star in Paramount’s big screen adaptation of “World War Z,” a book written by Max Brooks, the son of Mel Brooks and the late Anne Bancroft. Pitt will play a researcher fighting against the zombies taking over the world. An excited Max Brooks...
The once hour drama ‘Chaos’ which had been laid to rest has come alive again with CBS and 20th Century Fox finally seeing eye to eye, according to Variety . Ratner’s agency CAA, refused to let the deal die and was able to hammer out an agreement with 20th...
Former President Bill Clinton guest speaks at the annual Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), which provides a forum for partners to connect with each other and with Microsoft staff, and to learn about the latest Microsoft programs, strategies and cutting-edge technologies for the coming year. President Clinton, 42nd president...
OWN, Oprah’s foray into the television network ownership arena, which plans to launch in early January, has already been plagued with some chaos. There have been big changes in the marketing and programing departments but apparently this may not be such a big deal because there were problems...
“BP: In Deep Water” premieres on CNBC Wednesday, July 21st at 9pm. The 30 minute program will tell the story of Americas ‘greatest environmental disaster.’ Dubbed an environmental ‘9/11’ by President Obama, the leak caused by the explosion of British Petroleum’s Deep Water Horizon oil rig is still releasing...
Ever since Hollywood brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein sold Miramax to Disney years ago, they never seemed content that they let their baby go. It always seemed as if they wished they had held on to their pride and joy (named after their parents, Miriam and Max) and continued...
Oscar nominated actor and Yale graduate Edward Norton was named U.N. goodwill ambassador for biodiversity Thursday at UN Headquarters in NY by Secretary – General, Ban ki-Moon. According to the U.N., biodiversity is “essential in sustaining the living networks and systems that provide the world population with health,...
If you’re looking for your nearest magnate this week in NY or LA, don’t bother because the annual Sun Valley mogul conference, hosted by Allen & Company, began Tuesday and continues throughout the week. Media bigwigs cascade upon Idaho and begin to discuss brokering various deals. According to Michael J....