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STRUGGLING RELATIVITY FINDS WHITE KNIGHT

January 6, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

Supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle, who has been seeking to establish a beachhead in Hollywood, may finally have done so. He reportedly has acquired a 25-percent stake in Ryan Kavanaugh’s struggling Relativity Media from Elliot Management for an undisclosed price. The Los Angeles Times observed today (Friday) that Elliot’s stake in Relativity is worth about $150 […]

PARAMOUNT, RELATIVITY FIGHT OVER THE FIGHTER

November 11, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Taking a cue perhaps from the characters in their movie, The Fighter, RelativityMedia chief Ryan Kavanaugh and Paramount COO Rob Moore are engaging in a full-fledged internecine brawl following Paramount’s sneak screening of The Fighter at the AFI Festival in Hollywood Tuesday, TheWrap.com reported on Wednesday. Relativity, which is partnered in the movie with Paramount, […]

NETFLIX TO START STREAMING NEW FILMS

July 6, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Until now, virtually all of the films available via Netflix’s streaming service have been older films akin to those that are usually found in the bargain bins at retailers. Now that is about to change. Netflix announced today its first “groundbreaking deal to stream first-run, studio-quality theatrical movies” to its subscribers. Ted Sarandos, chief content […]