Daniel Frankel
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Jon Cryer Takes (Subtle) Aim at Charlie Sheen at Comedy Awards
Sheen’s former “Two and a Half Men” co-star notes the importance for an actor to “stay out of the public eye; also, Tina Fey and Zach Galifianakis win the new award show’s biggest prizes
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DJ Megatron, a Regular on BET’s ‘106th & Park,’ Is Shot and Killed
TMZ reports that the well-known East Coast hip-hop-radio personality was murdered early Sunday morning in Staten Island
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‘Wimpy Kid’s’ Strong $24.4M Leads (Slightly) Resurgent Box Office
Sure, the domestic market was still down, but only 6% this time; Warner’s “Sucker Punch” debuted second with so-so $19M; holdovers “Limitless” ($15.2M) and “The Lincoln Lawyer” ($11M) were solid
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Friday Box Office: ‘Sucker Punch’ ($8.1M) & ‘Wimpy Kid’ ($7.3M) Both Solid
Both new wide releases are on pace to gross more than $20M this weekend; holdovers “Limitless” and “Lincoln Lawyer” decline well under 30%; box office still down 8%
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Chris Brown: Sorry I Got Pissed, But I Got Ambushed by ‘GMA’
Temperamental R&B singer tells BET’s “106 & Park” that his blow-up occurred because the ABC morning show’s producers didn’t pre-screen their interview questions with him
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Warner/New Line Set June 1, 2012 Date for ‘Rock of Ages’
Amid a small flurry of release-date moves, Warner/New Line schedules “Jack the Giant Killer” June 15, 2012; also, Lionsgate moves “One For the Money” from summer to Jan. 27
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Big 4 Network Ratings Down 10% This Season
Sure, the source is a cable network research department (Turner), but the 18-49 numbers are way bad
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Cinram Taps John Crosier to Head Digital Operations
Looking to grow into a media sector that isn’t dying, Toronto-based DVD replication giant hires former Warner digital executive
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Blake Lively Gets CinemaCon’s ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ Honors
Star of “The Town” and “The Green Lantern” will receive a trophy at the exhibitor trade show in Vegas next week
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Fox Moves Up ‘Rise of the Apes’ to August 5
A summer packed with sequels just became a little more jammed with studio’s decision to move its latest “Planet of the Apes” film up from Thanksgiving
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NCAA Tourney Scores Best 1st-Week Ratings in 17 Years
Viewership is up 14% year to year, with games spread across CBS and Turner channels as part of a new $10.8 billion rights package with the NCAA
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James Cameron to Deliver NAB Keynote
The filmmaker’s speech will kick off the National Association of Broadcasters convention on April 11 in Las Vegas
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Chris Dodd to Deliver CinemaCon Keynote
New MPAA chief will join NATO president and CEO John Fithian to deliver “state of the industry” address on March 29
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No Strike This Time: WGA and Producers Make Deal
Deal’s terms fall in line with the soft 2% wage-increase pattern set late last year when SAG and AFTRA carved out their agreement with the AMPTP