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  • July 2008
    • Paramount Loses $450M Funding Deal

      Paramount Loses $450M Funding Deal

      (Newser) - A $450-million deal with Deutsche Bank that would have financed up to 30 films for Paramount is off the table, the Financial Times   reports. Perhaps an unlikely casualty of the credit crunch, Paramount walked after a lack of enthusiasm in the market led to terms that were unattractive, persons familiar with the deal said. More »

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      movie industry   liquidity   weakening economy   Deutsche Bank   Paramount Pictures   investment banks   Star Trek   Transformers   movie financing

  • January 2008
    • Striking Writers Want to Launch Online Video Company

      Striking Writers Want to Launch Online Video Company

      (Newser) - A group of striking WGA writers are planning to launch their own online content distribution service named Virtual Artists, NewTeeVee reports. The company will offer less money to film creators upfront, but will provide them with more substantial ownership rights to their own work. Members of the WGA will be the main prospect, but promising amateurs will also be courted. More »

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      Writers Guild of America   strike   movie financing

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