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  • Friday, Feb. 14, 2014
Facebook faces opposition to privacy settlement
By Barbara Ortutay, Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Facebook may have considered the matter settled, but a group of consumer and children's advocates are renewing their legal battle over teenagers' privacy on the world's largest online social network.

Privacy issues have dogged Facebook, mostly in its earlier years. At issue is how the company uses the vast trove of information that its 1.23 billion users share on the site. In this case, the focus of a 2011 class action lawsuit, Facebook's use of people's images in advertisements known as "sponsored stories" caused the concern. This allowed companies to pay to retransmit users' activities to their friends' pages. If someone clicked the "like" button for a brand, the click could show up as a "sponsored story" on friends' pages.

Facebook agreed to pay $20 million to users and in charitable contributions and make changes to its privacy policies to settle the lawsuit. The settlement was approved by a More

  • Friday, Feb. 14, 2014
Light Iron Hires EP Jean Lane To Head NY Facility
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- 

Light Iron, a postproduction house known for its work in content originated on file-based motion cameras, has hired executive producer Jean Lane for a newly created role to lead its growing New York facility.  Lane’s move from Goldcrest Post comes as Light Iron expands its SoHo operations.

CEO Michael Cioni said that Lane’s experience was the right fit for the growing company.  “I directly oversaw our Manhattan launch a year ago, but then looked for a New Yorker to take over the reins as we moved into year two. Jean brings strong managerial, technical, and client relations experience to the team.”

Lane has led teams at Goldcrest Post and Lost Planet Editorial, overseeing postproduction services for documentaries and commercials. Her long career also includes creative editorial, production management, and casting.

Doubling square footage at the 580 Broadway location, Light Iron has also undergone an expansion which creates additional More

  • Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
Entertainment agencies In Sync, Bemis Balkind merge
(L-r) Smitty, Aubrey Balkind and Peter Bemis.
LOS ANGELES -- 

In Sync Advertising and Bemis Balkind announced their merger today, forming a full-service integrated entertainment agency effective immediately. Under the name, In Sync Bemis Balkind, the agency offers a wide range of audio/visual, print, digital, and branding services for theatrical, home entertainment, TV and life-style industries. Smitty, founder of In Sync, is CEO, with Peter Bemis and Aubrey Balkind serving as co-presidents. In Sync Bemis Balkind maintains offices in LA and NY.

“I’ve been an admirer of Peter, Aubrey and their team at Bemis Balkind since day one,” said CEO Smitty. “This merger will now create a company that clients can use to increase their power of 360 degree marketing. Today’s audiences watch their entertainment everywhere, from theaters to phones, from tablets to treadmills. They see ads in print, outdoor, TV and online. And most importantly, audiences are now advertisers, they share this content, their buzz is contagious More

  • Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
Final Oscars Voting Begins Friday
Beverly Hills, CA -- 

 Final voting for the Oscars will open on Friday, February 14, at 8 a.m. PT and close on Tuesday, February 25, at 5 p.m. PT, the Academy said today.

Academy members may vote online or cast paper ballots. The accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers will tabulate and verify the results.

Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

  • Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
Online content influences China's traditional TV
By Louise Watt
BEIJING (AP) -- 

A popular online show about a young Chinese couple's trips to the far corners of the world is set to be broadcast on the country's main television network, highlighting how popular online content is influencing China's highly regulated mainstream media.

"On the Road," by the Youku site's entertainment unit, is to air during a prime-time evening slot next month on state broadcaster China Central Television's flagship channel, CCTV-1.

The surging popularity of online content, particularly among 20-somethings who consume entertainment on their mobiles and tablets, is luring viewers away from state TV, which the Chinese government sees as a tool to mold public opinion. Privately owned video sites are seeing advertising revenue grow as well as the number of people who are paying to watch premium content, even if this number is still relatively small.

The first season of "On the Road," which saw the More

  • Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum Elected GALA Global President
NEW YORK -- 

Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, managing director of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, has been elected the next global president of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA).

A collection of leading advertising lawyers and firms from around the world, GALA provides resources to individuals and corporations interested in finding solutions to problems involving complex legal issues affecting advertisers and marketers. Greenbaum will replace outgoing GALA head Douglas Wood, who led the organization since its inception 12 years ago.

“I am very honored to be assuming the role of GALA global president,” Greenbaum said. “I want to thank Doug Wood for his leadership over the past dozen years and the members who have put their confidence in me as GALA’s new leader. GALA is a tremendous organization. It has been a terrific resource for advertisers and marketers worldwide and I look forward to helping carry on its tradition of excellence over the next More

  • Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
Netflix comes to the rescue of 'Clone Wars'
By Michael Liedtke, Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

Netflix's Internet video service is coming to the rescue of "Star Wars" fans left in limbo by the abrupt cancellation of "The Clone Wars," an animated television series that embellishes the lore of the Jedi Order and Sith Lords.

The sixth and final season of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" will be shown exclusively to Netflix subscribers in the U.S. and Canada beginning March 7 as part of a licensing deal announced Thursday. Financial terms weren't disclosed.

The Los Gatos, Calif., company has already pledged to spend about $3 billion this year on licensing video as it tries to expand its audience of 48 million worldwide subscribers.

A significant chunk of that money is being earmarked for video that can only be seen on Netflix. One of the company's most popular exclusives, the Emmy-award winning political drama "House of Cards," returns for its second season on Friday.

The resurrection of " More

  • Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014
Lady Gaga shoots video at Hearst Castle
SAN SIMEON, Calif. (AP) -- 

Tourists are giving way to dancers as a production crew takes over Hearst Castle on the California coast, where Lady Gaga is shooting a big-budget music video.

The San Luis Obispo Tribune says filming is taking place this week at the indoor blue-and-gold tiled Roman Pool and the outdoor Neptune Pool.

The pop diva had yet to be seen as crewmembers carried in bags full of fake flowers and a giant plaster seashell Tuesday.

Shoots at the state historical site are extremely rare. Gaga is donating $250,000 to the Hearst Castle foundation in addition to underwriting a $25,000 water supply study and paying special fees.

She will also make a water conservation public service announcement and a short feature on the castle built by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst.

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  • Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014
Danes hoping for 4th Oscar with "The Hunt"
A May 16, 2013 file photo of Danish director Thomas Vinterberg poses for photographers during a photo call for the jury of Un Certain Regard at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File )
By Jan M. Olsen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- 

When Danish director Thomas Vinterberg wrote the script for "The Hunt" — one of this year's contenders for Best Foreign Language Film — he pictured a young Robert de Niro as the lonely teacher whose life crumbles because of an innocent lie.

But when fellow Dane Mads Mikkelsen, known for his roles as the icy villain in the James Bond movie "Casino Royale" and the brilliantly evil Hannibal Lecter on TV's "Hannibal," signed on, his vision changed.

"It was really awesome when I got Mads," he said. "But, I had to rewrite the script."

Vinterberg says his original idea was that the lead character, Lucas, would be a young, tough blacksmith. However, he toned it down and turned him into a humble, quiet kindergarten teacher, popular with the children. The small-town teacher becomes the victim of a modern witch hunt over a 5-year-old's false accusation of pedophilia.

"I changed it because I thought More

  • Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014
Claudia Llosa shows 1st English film in Berlin
From left, actors Cillian Murphy, Jennifer Connelly, director Claudia Llosa and actress Melanie Laurent pose for photographers at the photo call for the film Aloft during the International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt)
BERLIN (AP) -- 

Peruvian filmmaker Claudia Llosa, a winner of the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival five years ago, is back at the event with multinational new movie "Aloft" — her first work in English.

Llosa brings together Cillian Murphy, Jennifer Connelly and French actress Melanie Laurent in "Aloft," which uses flashbacks to explore the relationship between a mother and son. The director says forgiveness is a central theme.

Llosa said as she presented the film Wednesday: "Of course it's a challenge, directing in a language that is not your mother tongue — (but) I feel comfortable in English." She said her cast helped her find the right words.

"Aloft" is one of 20 films competing for Berlin's Golden Bear award, which Llosa's "The Milk of Sorrow" won in 2009.

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