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• Perlman's OnLive Raises Double-Digit Funding From AT&T, Warner Bros., Others

  PaidContent - 2009-09-30

  OnLive, the connected gaming technology company founded by Apple alum Steve Perlman, just received a major dose of credibility in the form of a double-digit round of funding from big, new investors like AT&T. Perlman didn’t disclose the amount, but said it was “much larger” than the company’s first...

  Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., AT&T Corp., Perlman, OnLive, Games, DSL, Corporate Communications, Investment, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Marketing, Finance, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, AT&T, Tameka Kee

• Time Warner buys into Central European TV

  Strategy Eye - 2009-03-24

  Time Warner is purchasing a 31% stake in TV group Central European Media Enterprises CME for USD241.5m. The companies are forming a partnership to broadcast Warner Brothers channels in countries such as Croatia and Bulgaria, where CME has a presence. ...

  Tags: Time Warner Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Business Structures, Corporate Governance, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jasper Jackson

• Doug Regan Named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Planning and International Finance, Warner Home Video

  - 2008-02-04

  BURBANK, Calif. -- Doug Regan has been named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Planning and International Finance, Warner Home Video WHV; it was announced today by David Hettler, WHV Executive Vice President, Worldwide Finance and Information Technology, to whom Regan will directly report.

  Tags: finance, Strategic Planning, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• Harry Potter author gives blessing to US theme park

  - 2007-05-31

  LONDON AFP — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has given her blessing to a US theme park based on the hugely popular schoolboy wizard, to be built in Florida, officials said Thursday. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is expected to open in Orlando in late 2009, as a...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, London, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• Films Insured by Fireman's Fund® Receive 58 Oscar® Nominations

  - 2006-02-21

  NOVATO, Calif. -- If Heath Ledger had broken his leg herding sheep during the filming of Brokeback Mountain, or if overseas shooting in Malta posed international challenges for Munich, would the films have gone on to receive Oscar nominations? Fortunately, because these and other Oscar-nominated films -- including Good Night...

  Tags: 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks SKG, FINANCE, Insurance, memoir, Munich, Pride, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• The Weinstein Company and Genius Products Sign Definitive Agreements to Form New Venture to Exploit Exclusive U.S. Home Video Distribution Rights; The Weinstein Company to Take Controlling Interest in Venture

  - 2005-12-05

  NEW YORK & SAN DIEGO -- The Weinstein Company LLC TWC and Genius Products, Inc. (OTCBB:GNPI): --Agreements include all of The Weinstein Company's domestic theatrical releases, TV and direct-to-video titles --Warren N. Lieberfarb & Associates, LLC, led by former head of Warner Home Video, becomes special consultant ...

  Tags: agreement, entertainment, FINANCE, LLC, MARKETING, SEC, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• Brad Pitt seals deal to shift production firm to Paramount Pictures

  - 2005-06-22

  LOS ANGELES AFP — Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt has signed a deal to shift his booming movie production company to Paramount Pictures from rival Warner Bros., he announced. Paramount has signed a three-year deal, effective immediately, with Pitt's Plan B productions giving the major Tinseltown studio first option to...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Hollywood, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• Guard allegations spur whistle-blower bill, probe

  - 2005-05-09

  State National Guard officers allege that top generals and colonels illegally steered state money into a charity they controlled, shook down a Hollywood filmmaker and retaliated against those who shed light on the plot. The accusations sparked investigations by the Army's Inspector General and the Bureau of...

  Tags: California, conference, E-mail, FINANCE, Governor, NETWORKING, officer, Pentagon, Telephony, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• State to audit National Guard charity group

  - 2005-05-08

  State National Guard officers allege that top generals and colonels illegally steered state money into a charity they controlled, shook down a Hollywood filmmaker and retaliated against those who shed light on the plot. The accusations sparked investigations by the Army's Inspector General and the Bureau of...

  Tags: audit, conference, E-mail, FINANCE, Governor, NETWORKING, officer, Pentagon, Telephony, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• In the air.(Suburban Living)

  - 2004-08-05

  Remotely interesting: WMAQ Channel 5 has hired Milana Walter as director of station relations. She comes to the NBC affiliate after serving as a consultant with the Chicago Minority Business Development Council. She also teaches a "Media & Values" course at Columbia College. She joins the...

  Tags: accounting, consultant, FCC, FINANCE, Government, NBC Universal Inc., Warner Bros Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.