SAG National Executive Director Re-Ups Through 2014

The Screen Actor Guild's board has selected to improve National Executive Director David White's contract, which was due to expire within the finish of February 2012.However, THR finds that go to re-up White-colored showed up April or May, i.e., no less than seven several days ago, as well as the extension is through February 2014not 2015, as remains reported elsewhere.February 2012 might have been an unpleasant time for your guild's executive director to go away, as you would expect: once the SAG/AFTRA merger process proceeds in line with the two unions' plans, people will probably be receiving their merger ballots concurrently White-colored might have been saying his goodbyes.Indeed, the SAG board's April 30 meeting is similar one throughout the board approved formation from the Merger Taskforceand introduced The month of the month of january 2012 since the target date to get a merger plan. That timetable undoubtedly affected careful analysis extend anything.A SAG speaker acknowledged that White's contract happen to be extended, but did not produce other comment. The Hollywood Reporter

'Prometheus' Trailer: In Space, No-it's possible to Hear Your 'Inception' Horn

"I loved a clip for 'Inception,'" David Fincher told Moviefone. "I merely shouldn't increase the risk for trailer for 'Inception.' I appreciate exactly what it was, but I am not going my trailer to go to, "Whomb ... Whomb!" I'm that's their factor. They managed to get happen fantastically, more energy on their behalf. They high quality a appear. They high quality an easy method from the type of throbbing positive approach. Great. 'The Girl while using Dragon Tattoo' is not that. It's a different factor. You understand, it's a completely different experience." Indeed it's causing you to question if Ridley Scott feels much the same way carrying out a discharge of the extremely first trailer for 'Prometheus.' Over disturbing images of space turmoil, the soundtrack features that familiar 'Inception' horn to progressively tense levels until it culminates getting a girl (possibly co-star Noomi Rapace?) screaming, "Please!" Yikes and many types of, but: familiar. "They went trying to find our beginning," reads a title card within the finish. "Whatever they found may be our finish." BRRNNNNNNNNN. Space 'Inception,' y'all! Starring Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Patrick Wilson, Guy Pearce and Rapace, 'Prometheus' hits theaters on June 21, 2012. As is available probably heard at this time, it may be an 'Alien' prequel and/or appear in the 'Alien' world. Mind to Apple to check out in HD or watch below. [Photo: Fox] 'Prometheus' Gallery See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Regional experts flex muscles

Can 'Beginners' stick to the Oscar path of Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' by riding a wave of local critical acclaim?When Kathryn Bigelow's war time drama "The Hurt Locker" won the Oscar for the best picture 2 yrs ago, it had been the ultimate victory lap within an honours-season marathon that incorporated awards from nearly every experts group in the united states.Whether it were not for that critics' honors, states Summit Entertainment publicity Vice president Eric Kops, "The Hurt Locker" might not have won the Academy of movement Picture Arts and Sciences' top trophy. "It had been the cumulative effect of individuals awards," he adds. "Every single day, everyone was reading through the movie had won this group which group. It had been 'winner, champion, champion.' You could not deny that individuals organizations were saying exactly the same factor."As a large number of experts orgs have put their hands up in the last decade from Vancouver to Washington, D.C., galleries have started adapting their honours-campaign methods to incorporate these far-flung groupings.In some instances, campaigners are searching for just a little validation for his or her lengthy-shot candidates. Others, like "The Hurt Locker," crave a collective roar which will catapult their film in to the Oscar area."The La and NY film experts are about creating claims whereas the voice of these regional groups enables individuals to see who the challengers are," states Michael Kupferberg, Vice president at Strategy PR/Talking to, which creates honours campaigns for many galleries.Adds veteran honours consultant Tony Angelotti: "With movies like 'The Hurt Locker' and 'United 93,'? films that did not find their audiences initially, these regional experts groups could possibly get the Academy's attention. But they are only effective when they steamroll across the nation and begin accumulating trends."Many regional experts groups emerged fairly lately as testers found themselves marginalized through lay offs and downsizing. The Washington, D.C., Area Film Experts Assn. just celebrated its tenth anniversary, getting enter into being to provide experts a collective voice. (By comparison, the NY Film Experts Circle was founded in 1935 the La Film Experts Assn., 40 years later.)"A number of our tests are in a theater under a block in the Whitened House," states WAFCA veep Nell Minow, who reviews because the Movie Mother for that website, beliefnet. "We're feeling we bring a distinctive perspective towards the conversation.""Sometimes, you are able to shine an easy on the movie and obtain it observed," adds North Park Union-Tribune film critic Alison Gang, a police officer using the North Park Film Experts Society.That type of critical championing happened immediately this season once the Electricity group, first from the gate, gave its original script award to Will Reiser's cancer comedy, "50/50." The movie's distributor, Summit, hopes that award can create momentum for Reiser and also the film itself."We all know lots of Academy people were afraid to visit, thinking they may cry within the theater," Kops states. "If these experts groups chime in, the resistance will not be as strong."EYE Around The Academy awards: CRIX PICKS Chatter splatter Regional experts flex muscles in Oscar race Reviews migrate from TV to Web Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

'X Factor's' Final 4 On Their Semifinal Performances

MTV"The Substitute" MTV is taking its relationship with FriendZone and The Substitute to the next level.our editor recommendsDemi Lovato, Selena Gomez to Ring in the New Year on MTV SpecialMTV's 'Jersey Shore' Boss SallyAnn Salsano Introduces 'FriendZone' (Exclusive Video)MTV Nearing Deal to License Vevo VideosMTV's 'The Substitute': Exclusive Sneak Peek at the New Game Show (Video) The network has picked up both rookie series for second seasons at 20 episodes a piece. Both unscripted programs skew young, with a median age of 20 and 77% in the 12-34 demographic, and are aimed primarily at female teens. VIDEO: MTV's 'Jersey Shore' Boss SallyAnn Salsano Introduces 'FriendZone' FriendZone, executive produced by Jersey Shore boss SallyAnn Salsano and Joel Zimmer, follows real teens as they try to turn the tables on their best friends, jeopardizing friendships in the hopes of pursuing a romantic relationship. In each episode, one participant asks their best friend to be a "wingman" and help plan a perfect blind date. At the conclusion, the dater confesses his or her true feelings and invites that friend on the date. James DeSimas serves as the development executive for MTV and Jennifer Russakoff is the executive in charge of production for the network. The Substitute is a 30-minute game show in which comedian Jon Gabrus surprises unsuspecting high school students by taking over their classrooms and offering them the chance to win $5,000 cash. VIDEO: Sneak Peek at MTV's New Game Show 'The Substitute' Throughout the episode, students are asked questions in four rounds: "Things You Should Know" (academics), "Thinks You Do Know" (pop culture), "What You Do" (interactive challenges) and "What You Think" (polls). The Substitute is produced by Embassy Row and Phear Creative, and executive produced by Michael Davies, Elliot Phear and Bryan Terry. Brent Haynes, Brooke Posch and Catherine K. Whyte are the MTV executives in charge. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery MTV Europe Music Awards 2011: Show Highlights MTV

Charlie Sheen Set to Make a Splash at NATPE

Fox Fox and CBS shared a relatively uneventful December Tuesday last night, each earning a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49. As was the case with most original episodes last night, Glee and New Girl both were both down to their season low. Each dropped three percent among adults 18-49, for respective 2.9 and 3.3 ratings. Raising Hope saw a five percent boost in the demo, finishing Fox's night with a 2.3. PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes of Fox's 'New Girl' On CBS, the shared win among adults 18-49 was eclipsed by a handed victory among total viewers. The network averaged 15.5 million, with 9:00 p.m. offering of NCIS: LA earning its largest audience since the season premiere. NCIS topped all other shows among adults 18-49, earning a 3.5, followed by NCIS: LA (3.0) and Unforgettable (2.1). The latter was down 5 percent for a season low. NBC came in third, with a 2.2 for the night. The curiously-timed William & Kate: Inside the Royal Marriage special netted a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49, before a two-hour block of The Biggest Loser finale averaged a 2.3 in the demo, its best showing of the season. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Which New Shows Will Be Axed? ABC had one lone new offering for the night, the 8:00 p.m. broadcast of Last Man Standing. It earned a 2.2 among adults 18-49, down a whopping 19 percent from last week for a new series low. Repeats of Last Man Standing, The Middle, Suburgatory and Body of Proof gave ABC a 1.5 for the night. 90210 and Ringer were also reruns for the CW, giving the network a 0.3 for the night. Tuesday, Dec. 13, Overnight Ratings: 8 p.m. CBS: NCIS (19.0 million viewers, 3.5 rating in adults 18-49) Fox: Glee (7.1 million, 2.9) ABC: Last Man Standing (7.5 million, 2.2) NBC: William & Kate: Inside the Royal Marriage (5.3 million, 1.2) The CW: 90210 (R) (821,000, 0.3) 8:30 p.m. ABC: Last Man Standing (R) (6.1 million, 2.0) 9 p.m. Fox: New Girl (6.8 million, 3.3) CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles (16.3 million, 3.0) NBC: The Biggest Loser (7.5 million, 2.5) ABC: The Middle (R) (4.6 million, 1.5) The CW: Ringer (R) (604,000, 0.2) 9:30 p.m. Fox: Raising Hope (5.1 million, 2.3) ABC: Suburgatory (R) (3.8 million, 1.3) 10 p.m. NBC: The Biggest Loser (8.05 million, 2.9) CBS: Unforgettable (11.2 million, 2.1) ABC: Body of Proof (R) (4.8 million, 1.1) TV Ratings

National football league Stretches TV Network Broadcast Deals Through 2022

Additionally towards the effective movie franchise, the contemporary version of Alvin and also the Chipmunks has additionally virtually established that experts are not going to show it any love.our editor recommends'Alvin and also the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' Trailer Hits Web (Video)It is a Zoo This Year: 23 Honours Challengers Featuring AnimalsThe Large Screen's Evolution of Speaking Creatures That being the situation, when the true gauge of the worthy follow up is consistency, then it might be fair to express that Alvin and also the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is evenly as frantic, frenetic, groan-inducing and all sorts of around grating since it's two forerunners. PHOTOS: The Giant Screen's Evolution of Speaking Creatures In the p.o.v. of their specific youthful audiences (it's G-ranked, instead of individuals prior PG rankings) it will handily have the desired effect in the holiday box office, even though it still could have been nice when they might have designed a slight effort to instill the Ross Bagdasarian Sr. figures having a modicum of charm and originality. The plot, should you could refer to it as that, has Alvin, Simon and Theodore (again supplied by the sped-up voices of Justin Lengthy, Matthew Grey Gubler and Jesse McCartney) causing havoc aboard an extravagance lining, much towards the eternal chagrin of the "father" Dork (a contractually sincere but nonetheless embarrassed-searching Jason Lee). Once more Alvin's shenanigans result in not good-within this situation landing all of the 'Munks and Chipettes (the coming back Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate, although best of luck telling their figures apart) on the remote island by having an active volcano along with a crazed fortune hunter (former SNL cast-member Jenny Slate). They are soon became a member of by Dork and also the ever-conniving Uncle Ian (David Mix) who stays the whole film stuck inside a pelican suit. PHOTOS: It's a Zoo This Year: 23 Honours Challengers Featuring Creatures While incoming director Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) of course keeps the 'Munks moving in a chipper clip, the script by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger -- additionally they composed the Squeakquel -- forms for well-worn popular culture references (Mission Impossible, Cast Away) and wince-worthy puns, like "You are able to follow me on Animal." A minimum of there is a glimmer of inspiration in certain of individuals song options. Apart from sampling recent hit choices from Rhianna, Katy Perry and LMFAO, the film really mines a little of humor by getting the stranded Chipettes singing defeated, a cappella clips of Destiny's Child's "Survivor" and also the Go-Go's "Vacation." Remarkably The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle did not result in the cut. Opens: Friday, 12 ,. 16 (twentieth century Fox) Production companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Businesses Cast: Jason Lee, David Mix, Jenny Slate, Justin Lengthy, Matthew Grey Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate. Director: Mike Mitchell Screenwriters: Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger Executive producers: Karen Rosenfelt, Arnon Milchan, Neil Machlis, Steve Waterman Producers: Janice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian Director of photography: Thomas Ackerman Production designer: Richard Holland Music: Mark Mothersbaugh Costume designer: Alexandra Welker Editor: Peter Amundson Rating: G, 87 minutes. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The Large Screen's Evolution of Speaking Creatures Amy Poehler Justin Lengthy Alvin and also the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

George Lucas talks Indiana 5

Following Steven Spielberg's comments of a possible fourth Indiana Manley follow-up, George Lucas has furthermore arrived at make certain the fifth film is coming initially from along nicely.With different meeting completed by Vulture, Indiana 5 is greatly on Lucas's horizon, provided they can search for a appropriate MacGuffin to match using what they've develop up to now."I told [Spielberg] in regards to the story, however really haven't found the MacGuffin yet," he mentioned. "I'm speaking about, I experience how it is all about, however i must search for a MacGuffin that suits to the arena we operate in.InchUnless we forget, this is just what Lucas emerged while using before he put his thinking cap on... In truth, we're not really sure you need to go to whichever more Indiana after Very Skull. Taking aside other things, Harrison Ford was searching creaky in 2008, so goodness knows how he'd fare a few more years lower the track.However, it seems as though a fifth film may happen whether we like to it or else. Remember folks, we'll also provide the first trilogy. They can't take that away...

VIDEO: The Ideal for your Throne Intensifies in Wager on Thrones Teaser

Wager on Thrones The completely new teaser for Wager on Thrones sets the theme of brotherly conflict in Season 2. "My cousin left no true born heir," new character Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) narrates. "The iron throne is mine by right." Wager on Thrones Season 2 Look: Tyrion, Arya... and Joffrey getting a crossbow? Although short, a clip signifies Jon Snow (Package Harington), Robb Stark (Richard Madden), Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) that are all featured over the following season based on George R. R. Martin's second book within the A Sound Lesson of Fire and Ice series. Wager on Thrones premieres in April, 2012 on Cinemax. Cold Wind Tease

Who Won The Astounding Race 19?

Phil Keoghan [SPOILER ALERT: The following story unveils the individuals who win in the Amazing Race 19.]After logging nearly 40,000 miles in 10 nations, dating couple Jeremy and Sandy, engaged couple Ernie and Cindy, and couple Marcus and Amani face off throughout the final time for your $millions of round the Amazing Race 19. Amazing Race's Andy and Tommy: We reliable our taxi driver too muchThe final three travel from Panama Viejo to Atlanta - Marcus and Amani's hometown - where they must see Flight Safety Worldwide and land a simulated aircraft from 25,000 foot. Jeremy and Sandy make it first, then Marcus and Amani, and Ernie and Cindy. Jeremy and Sandy land it by themselves try to will need to go close to the former residence known to as Dump, also called the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, where Mitchell were living and written Gone while using Wind. Marcus and Amani have trouble landing, enabling Ernie and Cindy to feed them.Cindy uses their cabbie's phone to uncover The Dump is Mitchell's house, while Jeremy and Sandy get bad directions to go to a furniture store referred to as Dump.At Mitchell's house, Ernie does the Roadblock, through which racers have to type out their next clue by having an old-fashioned typewriter. There is no "1" key as well as the lowercase "l" may be used. Ernie finishes before Jeremy and Sandy finally arrive Sandy does the Roadblock. The clue is numerous three amounts referencing Hank Aaron and also the home runs, meaning the next location is Turner Area. Cindy and Ernie mind with a hotel to decipher it, while Sandy finishes the Roadblock, and Marcus and Amani finally finish the simulation. Marcus does the Roadblock within the Dump.Amazing Race's Bill and Cathi: I had been too careful round the roadAt Turner Area, it is time for your requisite memory challenge: Racers must pre-plan the road while dangling off a massive map utilizing their partners calling the locations on the ground. Cindy the perfectionist nails it, and so they have the clue for the finish line at Swan House. However cabbie's Gps navigation navigation keeps recalculating, and Jeremy and Sandy complete the map task.No matter the Gps navigation navigation troubles, Ernie and Cindy get through to the Swan House first and win the $millions of - in addition to break the Express Pass curse. (Lest we forget, Jill and Thomas, and Gary and Mallory got third place the past two seasons after winning the Express Pass.) Ernie and Cindy, who again references her strict Asian upbringing, will probably take advantage from the money to make a business to help people short of funds.Amazing Race's Laurence and Zac: The U-Turn and achieving lost "pressed us inside the edge"Jeremy and Sandy reach second, and Marcus and Amani, who we don't see finishing the Roadblock or perhaps the map task, can be found in third."Marcus, promise me one factor: Not be an airplane pilot,Inch Phil jokes.Whoever else consider the finale? Are Ernie and Cindy deserving individuals who win? Are you currently presently glad the Express Pass curse is broken? Why can't Marcus land an plane?

Hot Sci-Fi Movie Project 'Rosa' Lands at Fox (Exclusive)

Chuck star Zachary Levi might be the most recent celebrity to host Spike TV's Gaming Honours show, that is broadcast survive December 10 at 8pm ET from La. Levi, who's finishing the best season of Chuck, follows inside the actions of famous gamers like Jack Black and Samuel L. Jackson as host in the event.our editor recommends'Chuck' Star Zachary Levi to Host Spike TV's Gaming Honours (Exclusive)'Chuck's' Vik Sahay Systems on Lester: 'Don't Determine Whether I'll Ever Have a similar Singing Again' Mark Burnett (Survivor), executive producer of the season's ceremony, showed up at to Levi to produce a gamers' sensibility for the show. The actor talks about the emergence of game game titles becoming an talent and not able to interactive entertainment in this particular exclusive interview. PHOTOS: 10 Broadcast and Cable Tv Show Most Seen By Males The Hollywood Reporter: Why did you decide to host this year's VGAs? Zachary Levi: If only to pay for homage and tribute to all or any the designers and gaming businesses that have ongoing to mold my own, personal existence and my entertainment. THR: What role will stars take part in the VGAs this year? Levi: Personally, i do not wish it to be an honours show where it's almost putting stars inside for celebrities' sake. I'm wanting the stars that we get are individuals who've some form of legitimate love or participation in the world of gaming, after i do. That's no less than where I recieve on it. "It might ultimately have a very resonance together with fat loss that the couple of of the several other, I suppose, exclusive honours shows have recently.In . THR: Can you believe the VGAs may ultimately become for games just what the Academy awards or Emmys are for film and television? Levi: For me once the VGAs keep doing through the gaming community, be consistent with it, concentrate on gamers, and possess that awesome, fun, atmosphere, but respect for your genre itself, they'll just still gain respect becoming an honours show. It might ultimately have a very resonance together with fat loss that the couple of of the several other, I suppose, exclusive honours shows have recently. THR: How will you start to see the VGAs evaluating along with other honours shows you've been connected with? Levi: A number of it's just patting each other round the back, no matter the marketplace is, whether it is the Emmys, the Oscars, or perhaps the Gaming Honours. In my opinion most likely probably the most important things is always that it's entertaining, fun, and pays tribute to people that have been ongoing to steer the charge in whatever that medium is. THR: How possibly you've seen the value of story evolve in gaming today? Levi: Getting a great narrative is important because games have grown to be many a great deal a lot more like these interactive movies that you just spend plenty of your time and energy with. In my opinion the Uncharted games did an incredible job only at that. The males at Naughty Dog have just ongoing to produce a fantastic title. Clearly, Infinity Ward and Treyarch are constantly coming back and forth and becoming us a pleasurable experience inside their first-person world with Cod games. And Bethesda (Softworks) is constantly within the ante while using Elder Scrolls games like Oblivion as well as the new Skyrim. THR: As you are overall Chuck, what's next to suit your needs? Levi: As somebody who works in entertainment which is an passionate gamer, I have got a lot of ideas. I really wish to start to make and bridging the area between gaming entertainment and live action entertainment. If only to start to make interactive shows where you stand watching stars like myself portray figures that, as we enter into fight, you might be motivated with the idea to opt-out or opt-straight into adjusting the outcomes of this fight...much like a choose your adventure. This is when I start to see the future going. The higher interactive you possibly can make entertainment, in addition to supplying individuals with options of passive or active entertainment, the higher. I like what Kinect does. You don't need a handheld handheld remote control any more. You can voice command or wave both hands around and be capable of take advantage of whenever and wherever you need. It's fascinating. THR: Gamers are actually streaming content in record amounts online. How will you realize that affecting not able to television? Levi: For any very long time now, my philosophy remains the television are a factor for that monitor. It won't be considered something, always, any more. Everything will you have to be blocked in, as you'll probably be streaming everything. It will open and very broaden the area of entertainment for independent entertainment producers to be capable of essentially make whatever they wish to make and then sell it right to their number of fans, that will most likely be incredible. If they're making something that's good, individuals will think it is watching it. THR: Simply what does this imply for your current prime time television model? Levi: Television will persist inside the model that individuals notice, but progressively more it is a lot more about sporting occasions and reality competitions items that people have to check out live. Becoming an internet marketer, growing amounts of individuals are DVRing their programming or watching it on the web, you aren't receiving your hard gained money in the advertisement investment, so it will affect the model drastically. Related Subjects Jack Black Mark Burnett Samuel L. 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Yoko Ono Speaks Out on Anniversary of John Lennon's Death

Executives at OWN think they may have found a way to salvage Oprah Winfrey's struggling network: By catering more to an African-American audience. That may help ratings, but it would mean a dramatic shift, and one that could put the channel at odds with Winfrey's own brand.our editor recommendsSuze Orman's OWN Series Gets a Premiere DateDiscovery Communications CEO David Zaslav Urges Patience For OWN LaunchAnne Sweeney Tops THR's 2011 Women in Entertainment Power 100 ListGayle King Addresses Oprah Winfrey's Letter to Wendy Williams: Not Real PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners According to OWN president Erik Logan and Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav, the silver lining in an otherwise bleak performance record for the network since its launch last January is that it's performing particularly well among its African-Americans audience members-especially with a reality show called Sweetie Pies that premiered in October. "Anytime you have a program that pops like Sweetie Pies did, you start looking at what drove it," Logan tells Adweek. "And we saw that the African-American audience really had a connection with that show. . . . We're going to look at ways to nurture and grow that." OWN has an average prime-time viewership of around 216,000 people, but Sweetie Pies enjoys an average audience of around 418,000, making it the highest rated show on the network by far. VIDEO: The 5 Best Clips From 'The Oprah Winfrey Show 'According to Logan, OWN executives will be taking the success of Sweetie Pies in that market into consideration when making future programming decisions, as well as trying to pitch OWN's success with African Americans to new advertisers. "We now have a new opportunity to tell the story to different advertisers that didn't think about buying OWN if you're trying to market your clients in an African-American marketplace," Logan said. "Our ad sales team now has the ability to open up those conversations." Discovery Communications launched OWN last January to much fanfare, but the network has been flagging since. In the face of dismal ratings, OWN ousted CEO Christina Norman, a veteran of MTV, in May, and installed Winfrey in her place in July. Discovery has also pumped millions into the network-around $254 million as of September-using that money to fund big-budget shows like Dr. Oz, with Oprah Winfrey Show alumnus Mehmet Oz, and Rosie O'Donnell's The Rosie Show. PHOTOS: Oprah Through the Years If indeed OWN does begin programming around the relative success of Sweetie Pies and catering to the African-American audience more specifically, it would be a dramatic departure from the formula for Winfrey's success, which she built with a wide, diverse fan base. "Oprah is a brand that goes far beyond the African-American market" said Tuna Amobi, senior media and entertainment analyst in Standard & Poor's U.S. Equity Research Services. "I don't know that it would be a good thing for OWN to so narrowly define its target." As he pointed out, the biggest potential pitfall for OWN would be that its advertising base could shrink. "The advertisers they would attract are different," he said. "It will be a narrower base." OWN's Logan insists the network is not embarking on a large-scale refocusing. "We're not going to sell out and just chase one demographic or segment," he said. "We're going to nurture the success we had with Sweetie Pies. . . . [But] it is our job to strike a balance. The Oprah brand is not niche. The Oprah brand is very broad. How we translate that to the screen is the challenge we have." PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Oscar Show Moments Related Topics Oprah Winfrey Discovery Communications

Ticketmaster E-Mailing Clients About Credits They'll Receive incorporated at school-Action Settlement

Ticketmaster influences process of delivering e-mails to clients in regards to the credits they will be receiving incorporated inside a recommended class action lawsuit suit settlement.our editor recommendsTicketmaster to Problem Refunds to Clients Who Bought Tickets Over Last 12 YearsAEG Assumes Ticketmaster With New ServiceTicketmaster to Implement Dynamic Prices System Clients who bought tickets through Ticketmaster between March. 21, 1999, and March. 19, 2011, are entitled for the credits incorporated inside a suit filed in 2003 that alleged the business overcharged them. STORY:Ticketmaster to Problem Refunds to Clients Who Bought Tickets Over Last 12 Years Two males had punished in La over costs they were charged for purchasing tickets to Wilco and Bruce Springsteen concerts, alleging the business are earning money off dubious "processing costs" which UPS' cost for expedited delivery of tickets is not truthful. The settlement, which received preliminary approval in the judge in October, can provide clients a $1.50 credit on around 17 tickets they bought that they may experience future purchases. It will credit clients who received tickets via UPS up $5 for roughly 17 transactions. The cash is scheduled being carried out May. The credits include several restrictions: Clients is only able to use two credits at any time and should not use them commercially occasions scheduled at venues possessed by concert giant AEG Live. Clients who've been charged the expense will even receive messages following a cash is finished with particulars concerning how to redeem the credits. Related Subjects Ticketmaster

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Haiku Contest Winners Announced!

This won’t come nearly close to matching the poetry witnessed throughout last week’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy premiere giveaway contest (or the tense, masterful symphony of the film itself, chock-full of your favorite British thesps and “Pillow lipped chameleons”), but: “Thanks to all who played/With odes to Tinker, Tailor…/Winners after the jump!” Congrats to our three winners, whose lyrical haikus instantly evoked the careers and talents of Tinker, Tailor stars Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, and Colin Firth: “Gorgeous Tom Hardy Pillow Lipped Chameleon Makes All Films Better” — Meg “Old man Dracula risen from a vicious Sid -one Sirius knight” — David Raines “English Thespian: Mr. Darcy, Bridget’s man- Please, don’t sing again.” — Michael Ventimiglia Winners have been contacted via email on how to pick up their prize tickets. Extra points for reciting your haikus to their subjects at the premiere, held Tuesday December 7 in Hollywood.

Demi Lovato Returns To Treatment Center To Inspire

First Published: December 4, 2011 9:21 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Demi Lovato performs at the Rosemont Theatre in Chicago, Ill., on December 3, 2011 Demi Lovato headed back to familiar ground on Sunday the Illinois rehab center she spent time in last year. However this time, the teen singers stay was only temporary, as she visited to speak and share her story with women facing many of the same demons she has worked hard to overcome. Wow what an inspiring day Many tears were shed and many memories were brought back at Timberline Knolls today, Demi, 19, Tweeted on Sunday. Today I went back to the treatment center I went to last year, to speak to the beautiful women fighting their inner demons.. was so honored, she continued in another Tweet. To be able to share my story and let them know that it gets easier. Life is beautiful. You are worthy of it. The Skyscraper singer, who completed treatment at the center in January, also asked her Twitter followers to lend their support to those suffering from addiction and emotional issues. Please say a prayer for all of those struggling with eating disorders, self harm, mood disorders, and substance abuse, she wrote. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.