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• Empire Home Entertainment Pegs Top Video Sales Executive for Director Post

  - 2008-01-22

  Empire Home Entertainment, thedistribution division of Empire Film Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EFGU)("Empire Film") ( http://www.empirefilmgroup.com ), has tapped video industrysales veteran Marty Dattilo as Director of Sales for all DVD and home videoproducts. Dattilo has been active in home video marketing and sales formore than 21 years, holding senior...

• First Look gets 2 CEOs.(First Look Media)

  - 2007-04-10

  First Look Studios has a new look. The indie banner, acquired last month by Avi Lerner's Nu Image/Millennium Films, has reorganized with Lerner and former First Look topper Henry Winterstern as coCEOs of the new First Look Holdings. ...

• Par betting on Montiel.(Dito Montiel)(Runnin')(Brief article)

  - 2006-07-27

  Dito Montiel has been tapped to rewrite and direct Paramount Pictures' "Runnin' " for studio-based Kevin Misher. Set in New York, the story centers on the underground world of sports betting. Misher is producing with his company's Patrick Baker overseeing. Robert...

• Vitale hooked by First Look.(Ruth Vitale appointed at First Look Pictures)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-12-16

  Former Paramount Classics co-head Ruth Vitale has joined First Look Studios as president. Vitale will oversee First Look's theatrical division, working closely with the banner's international sales arm, and its domestic homevid unit, First Look Home Entertainment. ...

• Jenny McCarthy, Carmen Electra Comedy 'Dirty Love' Released on DVD Nationwide Today

  - 2005-12-06

  HOLLYWOOD -- Big Screen Entertainment Group (OTC: BSEG) is proud to announce that the Jenny McCarthy comedy "Dirty Love" hits DVD and video shelves today at Blockbuster, Netflix, Best Buy, Amazon.com and other major retail outlets across the country. The outrageous romantic comedy, co-produced by BSEG and DoubleDown...

• First look buys DEJ for $25m in cash: Blockbuster-created company comes with 225-title library.(SUPPLIERS)

  - 2005-11-14

  First Look Studios has agreed to purchase DEJ Prods.--Blockbuster Entertainment's production, acquisition and distribution company--for $25 million in cash. Formed earlier this year with the merger of First Look Media and Capital Entertainment, First Look Studios will get the 225 films in...

• Big Screen Entertainment Group Announces the Hiring of Linda Monterrubio-Whaley to Head Up Its Worldwide Distribution and Sales Team

  - 2005-10-27

  HOLLYWOOD -- Big Screen Entertainment Group (OTC:BSEG) is proud to announce the hiring of Linda Monterrubio-Whaley to head up the distribution and sales for the company's full slate of projects. Whaley has been working in the distribution arena for 13 years, most recently as a consultant for First...

• Capital Entertainment and First Look Media have merged to form a new company called First Look Studios in a deal that closed July 29

  - 2005-08-22

  Capital Entertainment and First Look Media have merged to form a new company called First Look Studios in a deal that closed July 29. The companies will team up to promote Capital's DVD properties, which include "American Idol." ddesjard@dsnretailingtoday.com...

• First Look sees Capital.(First Look Media calls off merger with ContentFilm: announce merger with Capital Entertainment)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-08-08

  After calling off its planned merger with ContentFilm a year ago this week, First Look Media has pacted to merge with Henry Winterstern's burgeoning indie banner Capital Entertainment" The two entities will be combined to create First Look Studios, with Winterstern as CEO and co-chairman. The...

• Capital idea for First Look.(Capital Entertainment Group merges with First Look Media)

  - 2005-08-02

  After calling off its planned merger with ContentFilm a year ago this week, First Look Media has pacted to merge with Henry Winterstern's burgeoning indie banner Capital Entertainment. The two entities will be combined to create First Look Studios, with Winterstern as...