Thomas Gewecke has been named as President of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD), it was announced today by Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, to whom he will directly report.
MTV Networks (MTVN), a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), and AOL today announced that show clips from MTVN’s music, kids and family, comedy and pop-culture brands will be available to consumers for free through AOL Video (http://video.aol.com). Beginning later this week, audiences will be able to view short-form video from COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, CMT, Logo, The N, Spike TV, MTV2, AtomFilms and GameTrailers, including show clips from COMEDY CENTRAL’s Emmy and Peabody-Award winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, MTV’s The Hills, Nickelodeon’s iCarly, VH1’s I Love New York, and much more.
Highly respected creative executive and Senior Vice President, Production, Warner Bros. Pictures Dan Lin has founded Lin Pictures and will segue from his position at the Studio into an exclusive, long-term production deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, effective January 1. This announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, who currently serves as President, Production, Warner Bros. Pictures and will move into the newly created post of President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group on January 1, 2008.
On its first day of release in the United Kingdom, New Line Cinema’s The Golden Compass starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig scored a major box office success, garnering $1.9 million around the country on Wednesday. The film marks Entertainment Film Distributors’ highest opening outside of New Line’s The Lord of the Rings franchise.
ComScore released its comScore Video Metrix report for September 2007, revealing that nearly 75 percent of U.S. Internet users watched a video online (including both streaming video and progressive downloads), averaging three hours of video per person during the month. Google Sites, which includes YouTube.com, topped the September rankings with both the most unique video viewers and most videos viewed.
Australian actor Robert Mammone’s credits include “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions” in which he starred as A.K.; “The Vertical Limit” directed by Martin Campbell for Columbia TriStar; “Streetfighter”; “The Great Raid”; “Man Thing” and “The Crossing” in which he starred opposite Russell Crowe.
Rick Hoffman has appeared in a variety of prestigious film and television projects including Lionsgate’s “Hostel”, the Clint Eastwood thriller “Bloodwork” and the Steven Bochco series “Philly.” He also co-starred opposite Kim Basinger in the New Line feature “Cellular,” and in Roland Emmerich’s “The Day After Tomorrow.”
The combination of Vinnie Jones’ talent, strength and attitude has made him an unstoppable force, much like his character in “X-Men 3: The Last Stand”. He starred in the massive blockbuster as Cain Marko, better known as the Juggernaut.
Steve Austin’s magnetic presence and bold, yet charming nature have captivated audiences around the world. He is set to make his starring debut in the first of a three-picture deal under the WWE Film banner as the lead role in The Condemned, which will hit theaters nationwide on April 27, 2007. He plays Jack Conrad, a prisoner awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison, who is forced to fight to the death in order to gain his freedom.
