It’s Fake News Awards day! And as President Donald Trump has said, “The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!”Excitement has been building on social media. And the White House Press Corps has seemingly embraced the big day, going so far as to ask Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders about it during the daily briefing.That’s not to say there aren’t some party-poopers out there trying to ruin the festivities.“[W]e are told via twitter that today the president intends to announce his choice for the ‘most corrupt and dishonest” media awards,” Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) said in a fiery Senate floor speech Wednesday morning. “It beggars belief that an American president would engage in such a spectacle. But here we are.”Here we are, indeed. And we at Mediaite don’t plan to let Sen. Flake rain on our parade. No sir. We want to know who’s going to take home the … [Read more...] about Handicapping the Fake News Awards: Who Will Take Home The Fake News Trophy?
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Hollywood Tour Bus Crackdown Aims to Put End to Celebrity Home Visits
Fleets of tourist-packed buses will roam the Hollywood Hills less freely thanks to regulations approved by the L.A. City Council in November that took effect Jan. 1. The new rules ban loudspeakers on the buses and restrict access to narrow, twisty streets, where they clog traffic.“Our hope is that the city will agree to disallow the buses from entering any small streets in the neighborhood,” says Anastasia Mann, president of the Hollywood Hills Neighborhood Council, which was instrumental in passing the new regulations. Hollywood & Highland, where most Hollywood tours originate, has 25 million visitors annually, more than 1 million of whom board a tour bus.The City Council regulations followed on state bill AB-25, written by California Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown in September, that allows authorities to restrict the routes buses drive on "if the local authority determines that it is unsafe to operate those vehicles on … [Read more...] about Hollywood Tour Bus Crackdown Aims to Put End to Celebrity Home Visits
Warner Bros to restructure global theatrical and home entertainment operations
Warner Bros has announced it is reorganising its global theatrical and home entertainment operations.Toby Emmerich is being named chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group with oversight of worldwide theatrical production, marketing and distribution.Sue Kroll, who has been president of worldwide marketing since 2008, is transitioning to a studio-based producer role at Warners, with credits on the upcoming A Star Is Born and Motherless Brooklyn, and additional titles that will be announced in the coming days.Kroll will move into her producer role on April 1, which is the start of a three-year exclusive deal with the studio. Her production company will be on the Burbank lot in a bungalow formerly occupied by Jack Warner. Blair Rich has been appointed as president of worldwide marketing of Warner Bros. Pictures Group and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.Additionally, Ron Sanders will serve as president of worldwide distribution of Warner Bros. Pictures Group.“All of our … [Read more...] about Warner Bros to restructure global theatrical and home entertainment operations
Warner Bros to restructure of global theatrical and home entertainment operations
Warner Bros has announced it is reorganising its global theatrical and home entertainment operations.Toby Emmerich is being named chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group with oversight of worldwide theatrical production, marketing and distribution.Sue Kroll, who has been president of worldwide marketing since 2008, is transitioning to a studio-based producer role at Warners, with credits on the upcoming A Star Is Born and Motherless Brooklyn, and additional titles that will be announced in the coming days.Kroll will move into her producer role on April 1, which is the start of a three-year exclusive deal with the studio. Her production company will be on the Burbank lot in a bungalow formerly occupied by Jack Warner. Blair Rich has been appointed as president of worldwide marketing of Warner Bros. Pictures Group and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.Additionally, Ron Sanders will serve as president of worldwide distribution of Warner Bros. Pictures Group.“All of our … [Read more...] about Warner Bros to restructure of global theatrical and home entertainment operations
Warner Bros. announces restructure of global theatrical and home entertainment ops
Warner Bros. has announced it is reorganising its global theatrical and home entertainment operations.Toby Emmerich is being named chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group with oversight of worldwide theatrical production, marketing and distribution.Sue Kroll, who has been president of worldwide marketing since 2008 is transitioning to a studio-based producer role at Warners, with credits on the upcoming A Star Is Born and Motherless Brooklyn, and additional titles that will be announced in the coming days.Kroll will move into her producer role on April 1, which is the start of a three-year exclusive deal with the studio. Her production company will be on the Burbank lot in a bungalow formerly occupied by Jack Warner. Blair Rich has been appointed as president of worldwide marketing of Warner Bros. Pictures Group and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.Additionally, Ron Sanders will serve as president of worldwide distribution of Warner Bros. Pictures Group.“All of our … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. announces restructure of global theatrical and home entertainment ops