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Garden cultivates Front Line deal

Aiming to bulk up its music-related properties, Madison Square Garden has acquired a minority equity interest in Irving Azoff and Howard Kaufman's Front Line Management, the world's largest personal music management firm.

Susan Lyne leaves MSLO

Exec leaves CEO post at Omnimedia

'Wall-E' rolls out wares at expo

Pixar pic makes merchandise debut

EMI delves into BBC archive

Pair agrees to five-year deal

U.K. shuts out product placement

Minister says it 'contaminates programs'

Animal Logic to tame L.A.

Animation unit to open gaming studio

Bollywood indie pacts with Dubai

Yash Raj Films deals with Infinity Holdings

Canal VOD to Sony's PSP

Duo ink deal to allow service for gaming units

SAG deal unlikely before June 30

Guild hopes to keep AFTRA from ratifying

Berlusconi steps up piracy fight

Gabriella Carlucci heads up campaign

WGAE unveils contenders for seats

Guild announces possible council members

Comcast promotes John Najarian

Exec will oversee mobile, broadband

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

A look back at the 'Artful Dodger,' honoree of AFI's 36th Lifetime Achievement Award.

AFI Honors Warren Beatty

Ten Top dramatic moments from the 2007-2008 television season.

The Bourne Conspiracy

A look at the merchandising lines that will accompany some upcoming tentpole releses.

Shopping the Feature Future

<i>Variety</i> lays out the candid list of this year's leading (and supporting) actors.

Emmys: The Actor

<i>Variety</i> examines this year's impressive list of leading (and supporting) ladies on TV.

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'Hulk' premiere goes green

Liv Tyler and Edward Norton arrive on the green carpet at the 'Hulk' premiere.

Bollywood bonanza

Ranbir Kapoor attends the IFAA's in Bangkok.

A 'Happening' preem

'The Happening' star Mark Wahlberg attends the pic's N.Y. premiere.

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Entertainment Licensing: Future Campaigns Tip Sheet

From "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" to "Transformers 2," bigscreen releases through 2009 include a lineup of dynamic properties.
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World Report: Australia

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Media Buyer's Guide

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Beijing 2008 Olympics News

To get an idea of what the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games mean to China and Chinese broadcasting, it's useful to recall that the world's most populous nation has only been competing in the global event since Los Angeles 1984, when China resumed its seat on the Intl. Olympic Committee.

Digital Cinema

At a recent digital cinema event in Hollywood, a speaker joked that it was no accident exhibs had dubbed nonfeature content "Other Digital Stuff." That's O-D-S for short. Pronounced odious. The line was meant as a joke, but many exhibs act like that's what they think.

Mip 2008

While the TV business community gathered at NATPE in Las Vegas in January to pontificate about "what if," attendees at the upcoming Mip confab will be discussing "now what."

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