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Nicholas Casey reports from Los Angeles. At a Toys “R” Us store in Redwood City, Calif. shoppers arrived as early as 5 a. m. to snag deals on everything from building blocks to videogames. Foot traffic was light that morning, and a half-full parking lot greeted the stores’ customers in the strip mall along with people shopping at a Mervyn’s outlet that was liquidating.
Tonight at the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Bill Gates announced a bunch of Hollywood movie, TV and other content deals with Disney-ABC, NBC Universal, MGM and Showtime. Most of the pacts are meant to strengthen Microsoft's Xbox and MSN online services in the marketplace to keep pace with rivals like Apple's iTunes.
So many rumors of WGA side deals: Lionsgate, The Weinstein Co, and the latest, Lucasfilm. MONDAY UPDATE: Now the WGA and United Artists make it official. Writers Guild of America Announces Independent Agreement With United Artists LOS ANGELES – January 7, 2008 – The Writers Guild of America and legendary United Artists Films have reached a mutually beneficial independent agreement.
For deal makers, 2008 couldn’t have rolled in soon enough. The second half of 2007, stung by faltering credit markets, proved relatively infertile for mergers and acquisitions activity, especially compared to the first half of the year. But according to data from Thomson Financial, deal making hasn’t quite picked up yet.
Filed under: Assassin's Creed, Deals and BargainsPost-holidays can be a real downer for video game deal finders. It's almost as if major retailers don't even try to lure us into their stores with flashy deals or "wow! offers after the holidays pass. So, this week, we've got a few deals to share with you, but nothing that'll make you scream with joy.
So rarely do the executives who strike deals have to execute them. The hard work of fitting acquired companies together is usually left to less-glamorous grunts. How satisfying, then, to see Jon. This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
Jan 25 2008Britney Spears' photo deals questioned More:
The WGA has announced new interim agreements with The Film Department and Intermedia. The deals are similar to agreements the WGA recently reached with RKO Productions Inc, Lionsgate, Marvel Studios, The Weinstein Company, United Artists, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Spyglass Entertainment, MRC, Jackson Bites, Mandate Films, and Worldwide Pants.
Some of New York City's independent film companies reached interim agreements with the WGAE and WGAW. They resume business immediately. Agreements have been signed with GreeneStreet Films, Killer Films, Open City Films, and This Is That corporation. Other side deals have been signed with:
Première vidéo (MV9, 640x360, 1 min 05) pour pour Speed Racer : The Videogame.
Filed under: SalesAmazon must have a warehouse full of Nintendo Wii games it needs to get rid of quick -- the online retailer plans to sell no less than five games tomorrow at bargain prices. The setup for the Gold Box sales is a little complicated, so let's break it down real quick:
Pleine d'humour et de briques colorées, la famille des jeux Lego développée par Traveler's Tales va élargir son horizon cette année en allant puiser l'inspiration chez Indiana Jones ou, dans le cas présent, du côté du manoir Wayne avec pour principaux héros, le couple Batman et Robin, accompagnés par une batterie de Vilains.
Looking back on a frenzied trade season in the NBA I thought I'd take a conference-level approach rather than a team-by-team one, just for kicks and giggles. The dominant perspective among all of us NBA blowhards—bloggers, fans, and press alike—is that the West not only has better teams but also the better top-to-bottom talent.
videogame characters who suck at their jobs Feb
Woot: iRobot Roomba 4296 Remote Scheduler Robotic Vacuum for $99. Dealnews: Various deals for ISPS, like $100 cashback for new Comcast customers and Time Warner Road Runner High-Speed Internet for. This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
The Carlyle Group, the private equity firm, said Monday that it had hired Oliver Sarkozy, one of UBS’s top investment bankers for financial services deals, to work as co-head of a similar practice. Mr. Sarkozy, the joint global head of UBS’s financial institutions group (and half-brother to French president Nicolas Sarkozy), will join Carlyle in April and will remain based in New York.
Après le succès que remportèrent les deux LEGO Star Wars auprès des fans et des critiques, quoi de plus logique de voir de nouveaux jeux estampillés Lego pointer le bout de leur nez ? Alors quun LEGO Batman est prévu pour le courant de cette année, nous avons pu tester la version Xbox 360 de LEGO Indiana Jones :
LEGO Batman : The Videogame se dévoile un peu plus au travers de cette nouvelle vidéo (WMV9, 1280x720, 1 min 10).
The latest rash of blogger book deals includes, from the Skull-A-Day blog, a tome with "images of the skulls [made] from candy, sparklers and other bric-a-brac. Literary agent: If I contact [a blogger] or [a blogger] is put in touch with me, chances are they've already been contacted by another agent.
Wal-Mart: Guitar Hero III with Wired Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 in-stock for $71. Girl Scouts: Deals on official Brownie clothing, starting at $. United Nations: Play a quick game to learn about malaria and send a free mosquito net to AfricaHighlights From Dealhack