October 28 - November 3, 2007
Saturday, Nov. 3
Don't get your hopes up, but there is some 11th hour chatter going on by writers and producers - plus... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Friday, Nov. 2
Bloomberg's Seth Lubove examines the lawsuit-happy Ron Burkle in a profile of the L.A. billionaire (his annual legal bill could... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
At least there weren’t any signs of it in Friday's session, where most of the big media issues saw little... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The WGA walkout goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, the WSJ is now posting. Picketing at the major... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
All set to strike: Hollywood writers will be walking off their jobs, most likely next week. It'll be the first... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Thursday, Nov. 1
Can't Ron Burkle cut a deal that's easy? The latest adventure involving our peripatetic L.A. billionaire involves Interstate Bakeries, the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
A three-year contract was finalized today, believed to be worth around $14.5 million. "Having grown up in Brooklyn, I have... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Now that his return to NY airwaves has finally been announced - he starts Dec. 3 on WABC - the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Ari Emanuel the voice of sanity? Who would have thunk it? But the chieftain of talent agency Endeavor makes a... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Everybody remembers the scene where the Julia Roberts character, dressed in faux-hooker attire, is given the brush by a couple... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Strike talk: Well, it doesn't look great. Talks between the Writers Guild and the studios and networks broke down last... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Wednesday, Oct. 31
What will come first: a writers strike or a deal with Joe Torre? Perhaps neither. What seemed like a nearly... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
So what exactly did the folks from Sacha Barron Cohen's production company tell those people who appeared in the movie... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's Martin Smith, who leaves his senior editor post at the LAT magazine for the top job at Orange Coast... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
As if the two-joint Nancy Silverton/Mario Batali/Joe Bastianich creation needed additional acclaim. Now you won't be able to get in... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
What recession?: We're looking at 3.9 percent annual growth rate for the third quarter, which is way more than most... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Tuesday, Oct. 30
The LAT reports that a Torre deal could be announced tomorrow. The former Yankee manager has apparently agreed to contract... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
It's still more than a week before the official launch of the much-awaited British grocery chain, but MetroBlogging posts that... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Daily News essentially gutted its biz section today. Instead of having its own section front, as has been the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
That's Virgin America, the start-up airline launched by British billionaire Richard Branson and offering service from L.A. to NY and... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
To cut or not to cut: For several days it's been assumed that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Monday, Oct. 29
The leader of Teamsters Local 399 is advising members that they should honor WGA picket lines, even if the local... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
All right, it's a shameless plug - my piece in the November issue of Fast Company on police surveillance cameras... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The Union Square store is apparently among the highest grossing locations in the chain, with 5,000 daily customers and sales... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The weak dollar, Middle East tensions, weather-related production cuts in Mexico - all the usual culprits were behind today's jump... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
The NBC/Universal CEO said it's looking "more and more likely." Speaking at a meeting sponsored by Syracuse University’s Newhouse School,... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Writers prep for deadline: They'll meet tomorrow with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers - this time joined... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
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