TV News: CBS also gives ‘Good Wife’ to Channel 4 — CBS Studios Intl. has been busy in Blighty. Go to Source
Business News: Conglom cuts 39 positions — A new round of layoffs has hit Comcast Entertainment Group, which confirmed late Wednesday that it had cut 39 positions. The company said the pink slips repped 3% of its workforce (which totals around 1,350 employees). Layoffs were spread between Comcast Ent. Group’s networks, online businesses and international [...]
Legit News: Broadway show in the black — The Broadway revival of “West Side Story” has recouped its capitalization costs of $14 million, according to producers. Go to Source
Legit News: Offerings include Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ — The 2010 slate for the U.K.’s Royal Shakespeare Company includes such notable offerings as a Matthew Warchus-helmed tuner adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda.” Go to Source
Reality TV: ‘Housewives,’ ‘Runway,’ ‘Chef’ alumni to be featured — Bravo is developing three new projects starring some of the cabler’s recent breakout reality stars: Bethenny Frankel, Christian Siriano and Fabio Viviani. Go to Source
Front Page: Theme parks go for bigger, badder scares — Universal launched its enduring monsters Dracula and Frankenstein during the Great Depression. Now it’s watching Halloween Horror Nights grow into a major franchise for its theme parks during the recession. Go to Source
Exclusives: Actual Reality pacts with Evolution Media — R.J. Cutler’s Actual Reality Pictures is evolving. Go to Source
Exclusives: Directors pursued by agents at Toronto — ICM has signed director Samuel Maoz, whose drama “Lebanon” won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Go to Source
Obituary: Engineer-producer sustained head trauma on stage — Grammy-winning engineer-producer and Maple Jam Music Group prexy Greg Ladanyi died in the Greek Republic of Cyprus Sept 29. He was 57. Go to Source
Music News: ‘Christmas Gift’ due out Nov. 10 — Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Music Publishing have inked a licensing pact to release the catalog of Phil Spector’s ’60s imprint Philles Records. Go to Source
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