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Gaspin, Kelley, Gotlieb and Sheindlin to be honored
Paramount offers content to ZillionTV
Studio also is taking equity stake in VOD company
Kenny Chesney concert to hit theaters
Sony will release 'Summer in 3D' in a limited run in April
Two cable networks snap up 'Curb'
TV Land, TV Guide jointly acquire rights to HBO series
Disney Channel wants more 'Jonas'
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WEEKEND BOXOFFICE ESTIMATES

Gross Cume
1.
 A Christmas Carol
 31.0
 31.0
2.
 This Is It
 14.0 57.9
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats
 13.3 13.3
4. The Fourth Kind
 12.5 12.5
5. Paranormal Activity
 8.6 97.4
Weekend of Nov. 6-8. Figures in $ mil.

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"A Christmas Carol"
'Christmas Carol' wins boxoffice
It's beginning to look a little bit like Christmas as Disney's "A Christmas Carol" bowed this weekend to an estimated $31 million at the boxoffice.
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Katherine Kendrick will devote time to philanthropic efforts
Three films heating up at AFM
'Paranormal Activity' helmer's follow-up among hot titles
AMPTP chief Nick Counter remembered
Entertainment journalist David Robb recalls 'fair, decent guy'
Jake Gyllenhaal cracking the 'Code'
Philippe Rousselet, Mark Gordon producing sci-fi thriller
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Disney's A Christmas Carol -- Film Review

"Disney's A Christmas Carol" is, in its essence, a product reel, a showy, exuberant demonstration of the glories of motion capture, computer animation and 3D technology. On that level, it's a wow. On any emotional level, it's as cold as Marley's Ghost. » More

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"This Is It"

Release Wknd. B.O. Cume B.O.
1. This Is It
 29
 128.6
2. A Christmas Carol 12 12
3. Up
 8.4 367
4. Couples Retreat
 5.7 28.8
5.
Saw VI
 4.7 16.8
Figures in millions. Weekend of Nov. 6-8, 2009

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Disney Channel wants more 'Jonas'
Disney Channel has ordered a second season of the Jonas Brothers' comedy series "Jonas."
Peter Dunn named president CBS TV Stations
Will oversee all 29 stations owned by the company
Dish Network's Q3 profit falls 13%
Posts second consecutive subscriber gain
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'Battlestar' duo join USA pilot
Michael Trucco, Virginia Williams to co-star with Sarah Shahi
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Family Guy: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show -- TV Review

Suppose they lifted the curtain on "Family Guy" and showed Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein pulling the levers behind the scenes. The results might look a lot like "Family Guy: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show." » More

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Sunday, Nov. 8
Top networks
Viewers NBC 16.5 million
18-49 demo NBC 6.2/16
Top shows
Viewers "60 Minutes" 19.1 million
18-49 demo
"NBC Sunday Night Football"		 6.2/16
Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Fox making DVDs more interactive
Fox is hoping to boost the value of some upcoming DVD releases, including "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," by putting a new spin on interactivity.
Strong boxoffice lifts Cinemark Q3
Movie theater operator sees profit up 2.8%
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TV writing hasn't adapted for the Web
Veterans aren't changing scripts for online clip content
Judge stops Web sites selling Beatles songs
EMI claimed sites were engaging in music piracy
Internet censorship liable to WTO challenge
Study claims WTO ruling could set limits on blanket censorship
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Short film to go day-and-date on mobile phones, theaters
ABC introducing 'Social' Web tool
'V's' debut episode is first to incorporate the functionality
EMI suing U.S. site over Beatles songs
BlueBeat.com offered unauthorized downloads
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"Watchmen's" costumed superheroes, operating in an alternative 1985, are seriously screwed up -- and so is their movie. » More

By The Numbers

1. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
 Twentieth
2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
 Dreamworks
3. Tinker Bell and The Lost Treasure
 Disney
4. Orphan
 Warner
5. Proposal
 Disney
6. Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
 Universal
7. Monsters vs. Aliens
 Dreamworks
8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
 Disney
9. Hocus Pocus
 Disney
10. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
 Twentieth
Week ending Nov. 1 Source: Nielsen VideoScan

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'This Is It' tops overseas boxoffice
Sony's Michael Jackson doc "This Is It" maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot overseas, generating $29 million from 8,800 screens in 110 markets.
AFA expands submission process
13 categories now allow open entries
Goa festival features 200 films
Event stretches November 23 - December 3
U.K. product placement reconsidered
Culture secretary announces consultation period
'Lost Girl' finds Canadian TV home
13-part sci-fi drama from Prodigy Pictures
October boxoffice up 22.2% year on year
Rise in ticket prices, local product still producing strong sales
'Weapon' rings Grand Bell prize
Film won two other awards at 46th annual event
Sakai gets 18 months for drugs
Japanese star example of increased celebrity enforcement
CineAsia to honor Zhou Xun
'Message' star toplines in three of China's top movies
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A moody, supremely stylistic exercise in sweaty underworld revenge that could have easily teetered over into Orientalism. » More

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"This Is It"

Release Wknd. B.O. Cume B.O.
1. This Is It
 29
 128.6
2. A Christmas Carol 12 12
3. Up
 8.4 367
4. Couples Retreat
 5.7 28.8
5.
Saw VI
 4.7 16.8
Figures in millions. Weekend of Nov. 6-8, 2009

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