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Warner Bros. Donates Hollywood Artifacts

2013-03-06 12:24:44

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Smithsonian's National Museum of American History: WHAT: Barry Meyer, chairman of Warner Bros., will donate Hollywood movie artifacts to the Smithsonian's entertainment collections. WHEN: Friday, March 81 p.m.: Donation ceremony in Warner Bros. Theater1:45 p.m.: One-on-one interviews (by request) WHERE: Smithsonian's National Museum of American History14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W....

Netflix and Warner Bros. Television Group Sign a 2012-13 Network Slate Deal for Hit Serialized Dramas From Warner Bros. Television

2013-01-07 08:23:57

BURBANK and BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Warner Bros. Television Group today announced a licensing agreement allowing U.S. Netflix members to enjoy complete previous seasons of addictive serialized dramas produced by Warner Bros. for top broadcast and cable networks. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101014/SF81638LOGO) Among the shows coming to Netflix next year will be "Revolution," a drama for NBC from J.J....

WMG Acquisition Corp. and WMG Holdings Corp. Announce Cash Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations for Certain Series of Debt Securities

2011-06-27 17:45:00

NEW YORK, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WMG Acquisition Corp. ( "WMG Acquisition") and WMG Holdings Corp. ("WMG Holdings"), each a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) ("Warner Music Group" or "WMG"), today announced that they have commenced tender offers to purchase for cash any and all of their respective outstanding debt securities listed in the table below (collectively, the "Notes"). In conjunction with each tender offer, WMG Acquisition and WMG Holdings are...

Jim Warner Joins INVISION, Inc. Board of Directors

2011-06-06 07:10:00

NEW YORK, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- INVISION, Inc., the leading provider of advertising systems to the media industry, today announced that Jim Warner will join its Board of Directors. Warner will offer deep experience and expertise to the Company as it accelerates its efforts to deliver cross-platform solutions for traditional and advanced television, mobile, and digital media. "Jim has an extensive background in the media business, as he has built and led organizations across digital...

Rentrak Announces Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending December 13, 2009

2009-12-17 06:00:00

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), today announced the top ten DVD sales and rentals for the prior week based on estimated consumer spending. According to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services, the top ten selling DVDs and the top ten most-rented motion pictures, per data collected for the week ending December 13, 2009 include: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs* RANK TITLE...

Warner Delays, Shrinks HD-DVD Releases

2006-03-17 08:20:00

LOS ANGELES -- It's official: When the first HD-DVD players, from Toshiba, begin arriving in stores this month, there won't be any software for at least another three weeks. Warner Home Video said Thursday that it has pushed back the release dates of its initial slate of high-definition DVD titles to April 18 from March 28. The studio also has scaled back its launch to just three titles: "Million Dollar Baby," "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Last...

DNA Samples Exonerate Convicted Rapists

2005-12-15 16:32:28

RICHMOND, Va. -- Independent DNA testing has found two men to have been wrongly convicted of sexual assault, raising to five the number of people exonerated because of forensic evidence saved by a meticulous scientist, Gov. Mark R. Warner said Wednesday.The two men, who have requested that their names not be released, had already completed their prison sentences, Warner said in a news release. He did not say what errors were made in their convictions.Prosecutors in Norfolk and Alexandria,...