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...For investors, the company has become the epicentre of a war between hedge fund pros and so-called “Reddit bros”....
...The R-rated film about a murderous mentally ill man made $1.1bn in box-office sales on a modest $55m production budget, shocking executives across Hollywood....
...Competition from smaller upstarts and the collapse of retailer Toys R Us have added to the pressure....
...“Barbie is one of the most iconic franchises in the world and we are excited to partner with Warner Bros....
...It has also partnered with AT&T’s Warner Bros. Pictures Group to create a live-action Barbie film starring Academy Award-nominated actress Margot Robbie as the title character....
...Earlier this year, Mattel said it had partnered with AT&T’s Warner Bros....
...Mr Lousada said the changes aim to “bring in a fresh, new era” at Warner Bros....
...record labels in a long-running battle with Warner Bros, writes Shannon Bond in New York....
...“They are not going to come in and kill the R&D or capex to take as much cash out as possible. And he will only be one of many people on the board.”...
...Last month, 144 six-bottle cases were pre-ordered at the Tokyo and Singapore Room to Read wine galas, leaving 336 six-bottle cases to be sold at future events and by Berry Bros online....
...“There’s been a huge amount of R&D and expansion. We now have the biggest concentration of VFX in the world with six of the eight top companies in this sector in London.”...
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...The Time Inc publishing unit also posted gains, as magazine subscriptions rebounded....
...Game of Thrones, one of the network’s recent hits, is a fantasy epic based on a series of books by George R.R. Martin....
...New Zealand, also with an eye towards its tourist industry, changed employment laws and tax incentives to persuade Warner Bros to continue with plans to film its Hobbit movies in the country....
...Government ministers have said that the films, based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, were a factor in close to 10 per cent of tourists coming to the country....
...The same is true of plans to produce a live-action version of J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit....
...Warner Bros was also the first studio to try offering films on demand before their DVD release, as a reaction to the slide in DVD sales....
...Hedge funds as liquidity providers: Evidence from the Lehman bankruptcy The BIS’s Michael R....
...Mr Kotick argues that his game’s success could have a wider effect: “Retailers like Toys ‘R’ Us, who never got behind games for 18 to 35-year-olds, got behind this in a big way....
...“It’s easy for old, established companies to say we must never change,” said Simon Berry, chairman of Berry Bros. “That’s the kiss of death....
...The solution is not that suits take over A&R or film production....
...Meanwhile, Baugur is conducting due diligence on Moss Bros, the troubled men’s wear group, prior to an expected £40m offer....
...Sysco and CD&R declined to comment....
...CD&R bought UK-listed Brake Bros with the support of the founding family in 2002 for £434m....
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