Tuesday, April 30, 2013

DreamWorks Animation Beats Q1 Estimates, TV Pilots Report For 4/30/13, SSN Reviews Amazon Studios Comedy Pilots


DreamWorks Animation Beats Q1 Estimates, TV Pilots Report For 4/30/13, SSN Reviews Amazon Studios Comedy Pilots


DreamWorks Animation Posts Surprise Q1

DreamWorks Animation beats analyst estimates on earnings per share with Q1 revenue of $134.6 million. (SI)

TV Pilots for 4/30/13: New Regency Shops LA Confidential Pilot

A look at recent television pilots. (SSN)

SSN Reviews Amazon’s Game-Changing Comedies

SSN reviews the eight Amazon Studios comedy pilots up for viewer votes, including their current Amazon scores and ours. (SSN)

Viacom in Fighting Shape for Second Quarter Earnings

A look at Viacom, by the numbers. (VAR)

Will Jason Collins Revelation Drive Home Jamie Lee Curtis-Produced Glenn Burke Project?

Outfielder Glenn Burke, the first baseball player to come out on national television, post-retirement in 1982, has been a passion project of Curtis’s for years. (DH)

Nielsen Launches Product to Measure Online Audiences

Digital Program Ratings pilot program will run from May through July and measure overnight data including unique viewers, stream counts and reach by age and gender. (AW)

NewFronts: AOL Unveils 15 Fall Shows In An Aggressive Push For TV Dollars

AOL unveiled marquee names like Sarah Jessica Parker, Hank Azaria, and Gwyneth Paltrow in a bold move to counter broadcast programming while touting connected TV apps, its own HD studio and branded entertainment initiatives. (AW)

'Dallas' Renewed For Third Season

The venerable Ewings will return for a third season order of 15 episodes, quelling qustions of whether the nighttime soap would continue despite ratings down from season one and without Larry Hagman. (EW)

Universal Music Says Artist Privacy at Stake in Digital Royalties Dispute

Lawyers for plaintiffs under the UMG aegis involved in the class action lawsuit are requesting data for certain artists to calculate commonality; UMG objects on the basis of "third-party privacy interests." (THRE)

All Hail The GIF: The 2013 Webby Awards Winners Announced

The International Academy Of Digital Arts And Sciences has named winners of its 17th annual edition. Winners include Frank Ocean, Jerry Seinfeld, The New Yorker, TED, and Kevin Spacey. List of winners included. (AVC)

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