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 NOVEMBER 29, 2007 Sports Leagues vs. Cable Cos. The NFL and the Big Ten are fighting hard to get cable giants such as Comcast to make sports programming part of their basic service  NOVEMBER 21, 2007 Disney's Enchanted Holiday Formula This year, Disney has improved on the holiday hit formula by turning out its patented family-friendly fare at a budget that promises big returns NOVEMBER 7, 2007 Writers' Strike: The Show May Go On The Guild wants a bigger piece of the revenue stream for digital downloads of writers' work. The future of new media is at stake OCTOBER 17, 2007 Fox Business Channel: A Great Start The channel has a few rough spots. But it's fun to watch, which may well draw the nonbusiness and younger viewers Fox seeks SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 Al Gore's TV Power Play The former Vice-President is matching the popularity of his movie with the success of an interactive TV news channel and Web site SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 A New Sheriff's in Tinseltown Former venture capitalist Ryan Kavanaugh has ridden into town with bags of hedge-fund cash. He may ride out with an Oscar to his credit AUGUST 21, 2007 This Summer's Hollywood Loss Leaders Think the success of blockbuster sequels to Spider-Man, Pirates, and Harry Potter means that all's well in Tinseltown? Think again JUNE 29, 2007 The Transformer: From Fan Boy to Producer Tom DeSanto turned his passion for comics into a producing career. His summer film, Transformers, is generating the kind of buzz Hollywood dreams about JUNE 13, 2007 Pixar Purchase Pays Off for Disney A lot is riding on the first movie to come out of the pairing, but in the end the deal is ripe even if Ratatouille simmers MAY 24, 2007 The CW: Upfront About Its Ambition By squarely targeting a youthful audience and embracing New Media, the network aims to be a lifestyle outlet, not merely an entertainment one APRIL 24, 2007 Paramount Gets Its Happy Plot Twist After Paramount's lackluster first year under his reign, Chairman Brad Grey looks to be turning the studio around APRIL 9, 2007 300's Lessons for Hollywood This modest action epic doesn't have any big names and came out in the dead season—but it's a bona fide blockbuster MARCH 23, 2007 Big Media's Swipe at YouTube NBC and Fox have a new video service, but they have offered few details on just how they'll compete with the Google-owned powerhouse MARCH 8, 2007 Kiss and Tell at Disney's Annual Meeting CEO Bob Iger got a wet one and CFO Tom Staggs got to deliver some good news to shareholders at the New Orleans lovefest FEBRUARY 26, 2007 And the Loser Is... The moviegoing audience, which is ignored by the Academy, and the telecast audience, which is subjected to an overlong, overwrought Oscars show FEBRUARY 21, 2007 Beware the Curse of the Oscar Ever notice how often snagging that gold statue sends actors into career freefall? Could it have anything to do with their believing the hype? FEBRUARY 15, 2007 The Academy Should Reward Whitaker A prime example of one who's paid his dues, Forest Whitaker deserves the Best Actor Oscar for his extraordinary turn in The Last King of Scotland FEBRUARY 5, 2007 For TV, Sharing Is Good Business It may seem counterintuitive for outfits like Viacom to allow content on sites such as YouTube. But the practice creates new viewers for TV JANUARY 26, 2007 Cat Fights on the Back Lot Donald and Rosie, Simon's Idol ranting, Oscar mania—wherever you turn in Tinseltown, there's a battle brewing JANUARY 12, 2007 Why Hollywood Snubbed Jobs at Macworld Most of Tinseltown won't buy into the Apple chief's digital vision until he ponies up more money and gets more serious about protecting content DECEMBER 29, 2006 Champagne and Sushi With the Moguls The media elite—old and new—gather for some yearend deal-making, kvetching, and one-upsmanship NOVEMBER 27, 2006 Hollywood's Holiday Headache The movie industry can't afford another poor season, but without an obvious blockbuster, it may be in for a rough spell NOVEMBER 21, 2006 Tony Bennett: In Tune with the Times The singer has a new hit record thanks, in part, to both a traditional media blitz and Internet offers. Therein, a lesson for movie studios NOVEMBER 7, 2006 Is United Artists on Cruise Control? The new production deal makes it sound as if Tom Cruise is in charge, but CEO Harry Sloan is the real star OCTOBER 25, 2006 Fox's Serious Case of Elf-Envy Studios have been looking to fantasy books for the next big hit since The Lord of the Rings. Will Fox's bet on Eragon pay off? OCTOBER 10, 2006 The Many Gifts of George Lucas The man who gave us the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies gives $175 million to his alma mater, and drops hints about the next Indy film SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 Scarlett Johansson: A Hollywood Curse Strikes Again? She's smart, talented, and has an uncanny knack for ending up in stinkers. What's getting lost in translation at the box office? SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 Katie Couric: From Morning to Twilight The former Today co-anchor has star power and expertise. But they won't be enough to boost evening news—at CBS or anywhere else JULY 6, 2006 Hollywood's Hottest Investments Check out the winners of BusinessWeek.com's new ROI Award, which goes to the actor with the highest return on investment for movie studios JUNE 27, 2006 Has Superman Finally Met His Match? It's Warner Bros. vs. Disney in this summer's battle of the majors for blockbuster dominance. And the pirate may best the Man of Steel JUNE 6, 2006 MGM and Lionsgate: A Love Story? Merging the two would create a huge, profitable archive, but it could still prove another cautionary Hollywood tale for outside investors MAY 11, 2006 Are DVRs Killing Network TV? As more households get digital video recorders and commercials can be easily zapped, it's harder for networks to get top dollar for ads APRIL 26, 2006 Starbucks Perks Up Socially Conscious Films The coffee chain wants to be the center of a multimedia empire and is betting its brand demographic will put butts in seats APRIL 4, 2006 Tinseltown's Tin Ear for Quality Hollywood doesn't get that good films -- not just trotting out top directors and stars -- boost the box office. Too bad the summer's lineup looks like more of the same MARCH 7, 2006 Lionsgate's King of the Oscars Tom Ortenberg, the indie studio's president, took a risk on Crash and then deftly promoted it, achieving an Academy Award coup for Best Picture FEBRUARY 21, 2006 Disney Builds a Better Mousetrap Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger eschews traditional business practices to embrace a digital strategy. Will it be enough to bring back the magic? FEBRUARY 7, 2006 The Right Stuff from a Lefty Trio The Young Turks and their talk show could be blazing a new career path: Start on the Internet, build a following, then move into mainstream radio and TV JANUARY 24, 2006 Will Bubble Burst a Hollywood Dogma? The coming film will be released at once in theaters, on DVD, and on cable. This approach may be just what the industry needs to get back on track JANUARY 10, 2006 Will Brokeback Mountain Finish First? The cowboy romance may be the obvious choice for the Best Picture Oscar, but hold your horses. Other films are more deserving DECEMBER 22, 2005 Help for Moguls Who Lost Their Gifts After Hollywood's lousy year, Power Lunch throws a party for studio chiefs who have forgotten how to make hits NOVEMBER 8, 2005 Is MGM Cutting Sony from the Script? The storied movie studio looks ready to launch its next act as a major film producer again -- with or without its 20%-owner's blessing OCTOBER 18, 2005 Movie Moguls Need to Face the Music As the record labels learned too late, digital downloads are here to stay. Now it's the studios' turn to smarten up -- or be left behind AUGUST 23, 2005 Malone and Icahn: All Talk? Why do these big shareholders of Time Warner and News Corp., respectively, keep beating up on these companies -- to such little effect? AUGUST 9, 2005 Adult Comedy Excites Ticket Sales The success of raunchy movie Wedding Crashers shows its edge over the bit-of-everything blandness that Hollywood often churns out JULY 13, 2005 DVD Sales: Why Buyers Hit Pause BW Online readers offer movie studios key clues to why disk sales are sliding. Their top reason for buying less -- price JUNE 22, 2005 Hollywood Needs to Yell, "Cut!" Get out of denial, and lose the lame sequels and remakes. Instead, invigorate box-office receipts with originality and maturity JUNE 1, 2005 Higher Ratings, Uncertain Future The Big Four networks have been pulling in more viewers -- but not enough to support the notion that their long, slow slide is over MAY 18, 2005 A Real Tonic for Fox Thanks to surprise medical hit House, the prognosis for Rupert Murdoch's network is very bright indeed MAY 4, 2005 The Force Behind Star Wars The franchise may be getting a little long in the tooth, but creator George Lucas will still make a mint on it. Let's count the ways APRIL 13, 2005 In Media, Size Does Matter Because with it comes synergy, it drives industry moguls to keep acquiring. So why does Sumner Redstone want to split up Viacom? View Next Page | Power Lunch Archive | |
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