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...What happened next was indicative of the spend-to-win mania gripping the entertainment industry....
...The structure of the company emulates the model established by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and other actors when they set up the United Artists studio in 1919....
...“It’s very similar to movie studios. There are movie studios that have been around for 60-plus years that still can’t manufacture blockbusters....
...At Weapons Of Mass Entertainment, a 12-strong business with clients including film studios Paramount and DreamWorks, Mr Stewart is developing a portfolio of creative projects that includes a concept for...
...The five big studios in Hollywood – Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios, and Fox Films Entertainment, are all part of larger media conglomerates....
...The suit also said it was pursuing claims for the “entire cast and crew to get paid for the balance of the season’s 24 episodes”, though Mr Sheen’s lawyers do not represent the cast and crew....
...“We’ve been acting as a conduit for Reliance, using its money and its balance sheet,” says Stuart Ford, chief executive, a former entertainment lawyer who left London 12 years ago to work for Harvey Weinstein...
...“Our competitors get into these brand wars like Coke v Pepsi,” says Zimmer at UTA....
...Comcast’s bid for control of one of Hollywood’s biggest film studio and television networks would give it unrivalled power over the creation and distribution of news and entertainment in the US....
...Advertising maintains a balance between the two sides in a way that (despite tensions) compromises neither creative inspiration nor financial oversight....
...However, Mr Moore said he expected the balance to shift towards HD-DVD because HD-DVD devices cost less than Blu-ray players....
...But studios always have to balance that against the need to be seen as friendly to talent - in order to have a product worth selling....
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