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U.K.'s ITV Acquires Majority Stake in 'Hatfields & McCoys' Producer
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U.K. TV giant ITV continues to grow its U.S. TV production business. The company said Wednesday it has agreed to buy a controlling stake in La-based Thinkfactory Media, a producer of reality, entertainment and drama series, including History Channel hit series Hatfields & McCoys, starring Kevin Costner. Story: UK's ITV Acquires 'Cake Boss' Producer ITV will pay $30 million for a 65 percent stake, with a put and call option to buy the remaining 35 percent of the company. The put and call option could be exercised as early as three years after the initial deal
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- Georg Szalai
Netflix to Launch in Netherlands Later This Year
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Netflix said late Tuesday that it would launch its streaming service in the Netherlands later this year as the company continues to expand into international territories. CEO Reed Hastings and his team previously signaled that it would add one foreign country this year. Netflix didn't immediately provide launch timing details for the Netherlands. "Upon launch, broadband Internet users in the Netherlands can subscribe to Netflix and instantly watch Hollywood, local and global TV series and films, including critically-acclaimed Netflix Original Series such as House of Cards and Arrested Development whenever and wherever they like on tablets, phones, TVs, game consoles
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- Georg Szalai
'Anchorman 2' Trailer: Ron Burgundy Is Back (Video)
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Stay classy! Paramount has released the first full-length trailer for the highly anticipated Anchorman sequel that reunites Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner and Christina Applegate after nine long years. Set to the backdrop of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues — now set in 1980s New York City instead of sunny 1970s San Diego — follows Ron Burgundy and his motley crew of news broadcasters as they attempt to revitalize their careers with a new 24-hour news channel. Photo: 'Anchorman 2' Poster Makes 'Big Deal' Out of Burgundy's Mustache When Ron
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- Philiana Ng
Time Warner Cable Sued Over Lakers and Dodgers Channels
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Time Warner Cable is being accused of requiring subscribers to pay higher cable bills to watch Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers games without offering them the opportunity to opt out of those channels. A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court -- which names TWC as well as the Lakers and Dodgers as defendants -- charged TWC with "abuse of its position as the primary provider of cable television" in Southern California. Read the full complaint. The complaint cites TWC's $3 billion acquisition of Lakers telecast rights in February 2011 and its $8 billion acquisition of Dodgers game telecasts
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- Kimberly Nordyke
The Comedy of Errors: Theater Review
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New York – Even flagrant liars who claim never to be bored by Shakespeare generally concede that The Comedy of Errors can be a chore. An early entry in which thematic mainstays of the playwright’s work are given unnuanced treatment, its broad knockabout humor frequently wears thin. But in the hands of Daniel Sullivan, the most consistent of New York’s regular Shakespeare in the Park directors, and a resourceful cast captained by the brilliantly matched clowns Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Hamish Linklater – each doing double-duty as the play’s two sets of twins – this accelerated update is an
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- David Rooney
Johnny Depp Breaks Silence on Split From Vanessa Paradis: It Was 'a Bit Bumpy'
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Johnny Depp is finally opening up about his split from longtime partner Vanessa Paradis, a year after their breakup. "The last couple years have been a bit bumpy," he says in a Rolling Stone cover story. "At times, certainly unpleasant, but that's the nature of breakups, I guess, especially when there are kiddies involved." Depp and Paradis, who announced their breakup in June 2012, have two kids together: daughter Lily-Rose, 14, and Jack, 11. Photos: Johnny Depp at 50: The Superstar's Life and Career "Relationships are very difficult," adds Depp, who next appears on the big
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- Kimberly Nordyke
'The Lego Movie' Teaser Trailer: Batman and the Ninja Turtles Join Forces (Video)
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Everyone’s favorite miniature building blocks are coming to the big screen. The first teaser trailer for The Lego Movie has just been released, and it's giving fans a first look at the vast assemblage of pop-culture references that will be featured in the upcoming comedy -- including Batman, Wonder Woman and Michelangelo (both the painter and the Ninja Turtle) Story: 'Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Superheroes Unite' First Official Clip Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the directing team behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street, wrote and directed the pint-sized action adventure. The CGI
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- Mia Galuppo
'Dumb and Dumber' Sequel: Universal, Red Granite Rescue Pic
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Universal and Red Granite have come in to save the sequel to Dumb and Dumber. The handle for Bobby and Peter Farrelly, the duo who directed the original and are helming the sequel, tweeted “It’s official: Dumber and Dumber To is going to production with @RedGranitePics and @UniversalPics!!!” The move, confirmed by Universal, puts the project on track after New Line and Warner Bros. declined to move forward and allowed the project be shopped to other studios. Under the deal, Warner transfers the production rights to Red Granite. Sources say the film could would shoot this summer for a release
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- Borys Kit
It's Official: Selma Blair Not Returning to 'Anger Management'
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It's official: Selma Blair's days on FX's Anger Management have come to an end. Studio Lionsgate Television confirmed the news Tuesday afternoon in a statement: “We are confirming that Selma Blair will not be returning to Anger Management and we wish her the very best.” The news comes 24 hours after TMZ reported that the actress had a falling out with series star Charlie Sheen, with the actor allegedly threatening to depart the comedy if Blair returned to the set. Sources tell THR that Blair questioned Sheen's work ethic on the series, which films two episodes per week and often finds Sheen with more than 40 pages of
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- Lesley Goldberg
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