http://en.redtram.com/ hollywoodreporter.com Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:41:43 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 264687 | German soccer league defends Kirch deal http://en.redtram.com/go/138334732/top100/ 138334732 COLOGNE, Germany - The German soccer league, the DFL, has moved to defend its 3 billion euros ($4.7 billion) marketing deal with mogul Leo Kirch, attacking a decision by media watchdogs that the agreement violates German competition law. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:00:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138334732/top100/ 264687 | European shows dominate Euro screens http://en.redtram.com/go/138334730/top100/ 138334730 BRUSSELS - More than 63% of European television broadcasting time is devoted to European works and over 37% to works by independent European producers, according to a European Commission report published Friday. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:00:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138334730/top100/ 264687 | Cookie Jar move offers inspiration http://en.redtram.com/go/138334729/top100/ 138334729 Canadian cartoon producers who watched this week as Cookie Jar Entertainment picked up DIC and American Greetings' "Strawberry Shortcake" and "Care Bears" properties are seeing their own opportunities to challenge Pixar, Warner Bros., DreamWorks and other Hollywood giants. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:00:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138334729/top100/ 264687 | Rome Film Festival to discuss piracy issues http://en.redtram.com/go/138334726/top100/ 138334726 The newly rechristened Rome Film Festival will dedicate three days to the discussion of piracy issues and authors' rights, festival organizers said Friday. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:00:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138334726/top100/ 245283 | France's M6 posts profits slump http://en.redtram.com/go/138304028/top100/ 138304028 PARIS - French private broadcaster M6 saw a small screen slump during the first half of this year with a 26.7% drop in net profit to 79.2 million euros ($124.7 million), the M6 group said Friday. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:52:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138304028/top100/ 245283 | VIDEO: THR honors top 100 attorneys http://en.redtram.com/go/138303997/top100/ 138303997 Talent might drive Hollywood, but it's the lawyers that keep the industry on its toes. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:52:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138303997/top100/ 245283 | Netflix strategy focuses on subscriptions http://en.redtram.com/go/138304008/top100/ 138304008 Netflix's strategy will remain focused on subscriptions even in the digital space, CEO Reed Hastings emphasized Friday. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:52:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138304008/top100/ 245283 | End of the line for U.K. Golds http://en.redtram.com/go/138304022/top100/ 138304022 S Golds & Sons, the U.K.'s largest and longest-serving independent home entertainment wholesaler, will go into administration Monday. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:52:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138304022/top100/ 245283 | MembershipFirst unveils candidates http://en.redtram.com/go/138303954/top100/ 138303954 The controversial MembershipFirst faction of SAG announced Friday a slate of 33 potential candidates who will vie for openings on the national and local boards and go head-to-head with the newly formed opposition group, Unite for Strength. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:52:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138303954/top100/ 245283 | Verizon FiOS enters the fray in New York http://en.redtram.com/go/138303741/top100/ 138303741 It's game on in the Big Apple. A war of words will end, and a much-anticipated showdown of TV distributors will kick off Monday. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:52:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138303741/top100/ 264687 | Report: Euro triple-play not meeting potential http://en.redtram.com/go/138043628/top100/ 138043628 Europe's triple-play market of telephone, Internet and pay TV is stumbling thanks to a lack of compelling content from telecom firms, research group Analysys Mason said Thursday. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138043628/top100/ 264687 | 'Prime Minister' format headed to UAE http://en.redtram.com/go/138043615/top100/ 138043615 A Middle Eastern reality TV show to identify the Next Great Sheik? Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138043615/top100/ 264687 | Discovery chief set for MIPCOM keynote http://en.redtram.com/go/138043600/top100/ 138043600 Discovery Communications president and CEO David Zaslay will bring this year's MIPCOM attendees to "Planet Green" as he discusses his cross-company environmental initiative in an Oct. 13 keynote speech. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138043600/top100/ 264687 | Kogel's new venture to advise ProSieben http://en.redtram.com/go/138043585/top100/ 138043585 Fred Kogel, the exiting CEO of German film group Constantin, is sidling up to old paymasters ProSiebenSat.1. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138043585/top100/ 264687 | Obama's Berlin visit perks up German TV http://en.redtram.com/go/138043575/top100/ 138043575 Four broadcasters carried Barack Obama's speech in front of Berlin's Victory Column on Thursday. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138043575/top100/ 264687 | Del Noce tapped as RAI Fiction chief http://en.redtram.com/go/138043556/top100/ 138043556 The director of Italian state broadcaster RAI on Thursday nominated Fabrizio del Noce to take over as the new head of the RAI Fiction unit. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138043556/top100/ 264687 | Tech manufacturer Barco to slash costs http://en.redtram.com/go/138043538/top100/ 138043538 Belgian imaging technology group Barco -- which makes equipment from digital cinema projectors to broadcast studio screens -- has launched a $50 million cost-cutting plan as it attempts to battle the global economic slowdown and weak U.S. dollar. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138043538/top100/ 264687 | Kirch's soccer ambitions might be offside http://en.redtram.com/go/138043478/top100/ 138043478 Leo Kirch's 3 billion euro ($4.7 billion) deal to market TV rights to Germany's Bundesliga soccer could be in danger following comments by Germany's cartel office that Kirch's planned sales model is illegal. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138043478/top100/