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The article discusses the disagreement between Sumner Redstone, who owns Paramount and DreamWorks SKG, media mogul David Geffen, and director Steven Spielberg. The professional and personal relationship is said to have strained between the three men and may end when Spielberg's contract with the studio runs out in 2008. The role that Paramount executive Brad Grey played in the dispute is explained.

This article discusses the market for original television programming on cable networks. The authors consider an announcement that MGM, Lionsgate Entertainment, and Paramount will launch a cable television station in September, 2009. The costs of generating original programming are increasing with competition among cable channels. The increasing costs of marketing cable shows are also noted.

The article discusses developments in the U.S. movie industry as of March 2014. It cites a survey by the group Faith Driven Consumer, which showed that the film "Noah" from Paramount undermines the themes of its biblical source. It presents the move by Christian Film and Television Commission chairperson Ted Baehr to defend the film. "Noah" is directed by Darren Aronofsky.

The article examines the decision of American mass media firm Viacom Inc. to sell its stake in movie studio Paramount Home Entertainment as of February 2016 due to poor financial results. Viacom has reportedly been plagued with numerous issues including management succession which calls for drastic measures to survive. Comments from several analysts including Todd Juenger on the issue are also presented.

The article reports that Epix, the joint venture movie service of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Paramount Home Entertainment, and Lionsgate Inc. which offers commercial-free films, lands a deal with Verizon Communications' FIOS TV. The deal will put Epix on the television lineup of FIOS TV, both on standard and high definition channel via FIOS Internet, by delivery on wireless devices, and on telco's on-demand platform. It cites the statement of Mark Greenberg of Epix on the issue.

The article offers information on the changes in the schedules of several films by Marvel Studios Inc. due to the release date of the film "Spider-Man 4." The release date for Spider-Man has been set for May 6, 2011 by co-producer Sony Corp. The release of the film "Thor" has been shifted to June 17, 2011 and release of "The First Avenger: Captain America" to July 22, 2011. The productions will be financed by Marvel in full and will be released through Paramount Home Entertainment.

The article reports that Paramount Home Entertainment has announced to offer qualifying exhibitors payments for playing its films on digital screens. It states that the theater operators in the U.S. and Canada will get payments amounting every time they play a Paramount picture, provided they haven't dipped into d-cinema funding through studio-funded consortiums. Separately, Paramount has signed nine d-cinema integration deals.

The article presents information on the box office performance of several film production houses. Warner Bros.'s production " The Dark Knight" registered a revenue of $958 million. Paramount Home Entertainment's "Iron Man" collected a total of $102 million at the start and increased to $317 million. Universal City Studios Inc. made a collection of $691 million and a 17.4% market share.

The article reveals that the Blu-ray Disc format appears poised to win the long-running high-definition (HD) format battle to succeed DVD. The two remaining HD DVD backers, Paramount Home Entertainment and Universal Studios Home Entertainment continue their support of HD DVD. For supermarkets, it is not about the format war as much as it is about consumers understanding why they need the next generation of DVD at all, according to Russ Crupnick of the NPD Group. INSET: Old and New Challenges.

The article reports that the business prospects of the company Paramount Home Entertainment improved after the acquisition of DreamWorks SKG LLC in the U.S. It is mentioned that Paramount has earned a lot of profit largely on the strength of its DreamWorks-produced movies in 2007. It is stated that films like "Transformers," produced by DreamWorks, contributed $319.1 million to its annual profits.

The article reports that Paramount Home Entertainment has appointed Dennis Maguire as president of international at the company. Maguire has been assigned the responsibilities of selling, marketing and distributing the company's home entertainment content worldwide except in the U.S. and Canada. Maguire was previously employed in a similar position at Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc.

This article reports that Paramount Home Entertainment has linked with MTV Networks Music Group and Logo Enterprises to launch a DVD studio that will leverage network talent to create music-based dramas, comedies and documentaries. The studio will be jointly headed by Jeff Yapp, executive VP MTV Networks Music and Logo Enterprises, and Ellen Pittleman, senior VP worldwide acquisitions at Paramount Entertainment, which will distribute the films. Pittleman has been tapped to lead Paramount's new DVD Premiere department, formed to develop, produce and release six to eight direct-to-video film projects a year.

This article presents information on the DVD sales of the motion picture "Sahara," released by Paramount Home Entertainment, a home entertainment company. It also presents the rankings of DVD on the basis of consumer sales, as of august 28, 2005. "Sahara" narrowly outsold another new release, New Line Cinema Corp.'s film "Monster-in-Law," by a margin of about 2%. In rental stores, "Sahara" generated an estimated $11.7 million, or 17% of its theatrical gross. Again, "Monster-in-Law" came in second, with estimated rental earnings of $10.8 million.

The article reports that musician Bob Dylan's back pages will open wide in the next month as a torrent of retrospective product precedes the PBS premiere of film director Martin Scorsese's documentary about the celebrated and heretofore inscrutable singer-songwriter. Co-producer Nigel Sinclair of Spitfire Pictures said that Scorsese--who was at the top of a shortlist of prospective directors, thanks in large part to his work on the 1978 Band documentary "The Last Waltz," which featured Dylan--was given free rein to shape his tale.

Features several products for school children in Great Britain. DVD release of the season three of the original series of "Star Trek," from Paramount Home Entertainment; Price information; Distinct qualities of the Dubble chocolate bars from Fair Deal Trading.

Announces the nationwide "Battle of the Bands" for teens by VH1 along with partners Paramount Home Entertainment and the nonprofit American Music Conference. Encouragement for students to create and record their own original song; Mechanics of the contest; Applications; Eligibility; Contact information.

Reviews the motion picture 'The Duellist,' directed by Ridley Scott, starring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel, released by Paramount Home Video.

Announces the appointment of Buena Vista Home Entertainment video executive Phil Jackson as president of Paramount Home Entertainment International. Events leading up to Jackson's appointment; Jackson's background.

The article presents two reviews of DVD releases from Paramount Home Entertainment which are "So You Think You Can Dance Get Fit: Cardio Funk" and "So You Think You Can Dance Get Fit: Tone and Groove."

Several blogs on various topics including NBC's television program "The Jay Leno Show," TIFFCOM, Tokyo, Japan's Film Festival market, and Paramount Home Entertainment's deal with Technicolor Inc. are presented.

The article reports on the box office revenue of Paramount Home Entertainment's "Iron Man" in 2008. It states that the motion picture posted the strongest first-week sales with 7.2 million DVDs. Furthermore, the film posted sales of more than 500,000 Blu-ray Discs compared to any new release in 2008.

The article reports that since April 2008, three Hollywood studios Paramount Home Entertainment, MGM, and Lionsgate have been working to create a premium movie channel that would take on HBO, Showtime, and Starz. It is stated that the studios, which had left Showtime when their contract renegotiation broke down, were earlier counting on cable company Comcast Corp., which is reported to be America's largest cable company.

The article presents information on several developments related to travel and tourism. In the book "Lost on Planet China" by J. Maarten Troost, the author describes his tour to China. A former flight attendant has designed handbags made of old airline seat covers. Paramount Home Entertainment has released a three-disc set of the first season of television series "The Love Boat" from 1977.

A review of the DVD release of the motion picture "Into the Wild," starring Emile Hirsch, directed by Sean Penn, and produced by Paramount, is presented.

This article focuses on a plan by Paramount and DreamWorks to release movies exclusively on high definition digital video discs (HD DVD). According to both studios, the lower hardware prices of HD DVD would enable them to make a profit on disc releases. Comments from President Kelley Avery of Paramount are included. However, Andy Parsons of the Blu-ray Disc Association noted that Blu-ray hardware are outselling HD DVD hardware by two to one. The speculations surrounding the HD DVD plan by Paramount and Dreamworks are cited.

The article discusses competition between high-definition formats for DVDs. High-definition DVDs contain more information and clearer picture quality. Two formats, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, are competing for consumers. The motion picture company Paramount Home Entertainment has vowed to release high-definition DVDs in HD-DVD format only. Analysts suggest the formats have dissuaded consumers from upgrading their DVDs.

The article presents news briefs related to the motion picture industry. It announces the resignation of Peter Tsi as executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The Hungarian film "Taxidermia" has been chosen as the country's entry for the foreign-language Academy award film. The deal between the companies Universal Pictures International Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment for DVD distribution partnership in Russia is discussed.

The article reports that the company Paramount Home Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation Inc. said they would release movies in HD DVD formats. The companies said the decision to no longer release titles in the Blu-ray Disc format came after an extensive evaluation of current market offerings, which confirmed the clear benefits of HD DVD.

The article talks about the impact of the decision of Paramount Home Entertainment to release video discs only in the HD-DVD format on the Blu-ray technology of Sony. Rob Moore, Paramount's president for worldwide marketing, distribution and home entertainment, says the company favors HD-DVD because its supporting players are cheaper, on average, than Blu-ray players, making them more consumer-friendly. Blu-ray discs were outselling HD-DVD discs by a factor of nearly 2 to 1, fueled in part by the popularity of Sony's PlayStation 3.

The article reports on the decision of the Tokyo District Court on a request by Paramount Home Entertainment (Japan) Ltd. for an injunction against one of several Japanese companies to prevent the sales at bargain-basement prices of DVD versions of classic movies such as "Roman Holiday" in Japan The legal issue centered on whether the movies had entered the public domain in 2003 after a 50-year period of protection.

Highlights several events related to the GLBT community in the U.S. Partnership between Legendary Bingo and Paramount Home Entertainment for Mommie Dearest Bingo Night on June 7, 2006; Launch of the film "Airplane!" on June 7, 2006; Book signing for Anderson Cooper's "Dispatches From the Edge" on June 12, 2006.

The article focuses on recent developments related to mass media. Phil Jackson, president of Paramount Home Entertainment International, left the company on Friday, sources close to the firm said on Monday. The departure follows a series of high-profile executive moves at Paramount Pictures and several other high-profile moves at the top of the home entertainment tree. Seven Network Ltd. has axed its longest-running prime-time drama, "Blue Heelers," as it aims to shore up ratings ahead of the return of Australian Rules football to its schedule next year.

The article reports that Warner Home Video (WHV) is close to finalizing a deal to support Blu-ray Disc, sources close to the negotiations said last week, which would mean the No. 1 DVD supplier would be the second major studio in a week to say it will publish content on the Sony-developed nest-generation optical disc format. But like Paramount Home Entertainment, which made a similar promise on October 2, WHV won't abandon its commitment to release titles on the rival HD-DVD format as well. If the WHV deal goes through, the scorecard would stand at five of the six majors committing to release product on Blu-ray and three saying they will release product on HD DVD.

Presents updates on the entertainment industry as of October 2005. Decision of 20th Century Fox on launching the Blu-ray Disc optical disc format; Number of titles to be launched by Paramount on the high definition DVD front.

Reports on the release of the television program "The Daily Show" on DVD format, by Paramount Home Video in the U.S. Coverage of the recent election featured in the DVD set; Highlights of the campaigns, conventions, and the election covered by the show.

The Sundance Film Festival selection "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" has been acquired by IFC Films for U.S. theatrical distribution as part of a unique pact with the band. The film's release is planned to coincide with Metallica's upcoming North American tour. The film, owned by Metallica Resources Inc., was directed and produced by documentarians Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. The distribution deal is a strategic venture between Metallica, IFC, Paramount Home Video and Berlinger and Sinofsky in which the filmmakers' Third Fye Motion Picture Co. will take a role in the worldwide distribution effort in consultation with the band and their management company Q Prime.

Reviews the motion picture 'Houseboat,' starring Cary Grant, released by Paramount Home Video.

Reviews the motion picture 'To Catch a Thief,' starring Cary Grant, released by Paramount.

Reports on Paramount Home Video's launching of an online marketing initiative to support the release of a `Titanic' Collector's Edition gift set. Hiring of Brand Dialogue to advertise for the company; Success of the motion picture among teen audiences.

The article reports on the issuance of the U.S. Patent Number 1888914 to Dave Fleischer, who is producing "Gulliver's Travels," for Paramount Home Entertainment which is a full length feature cartoon in Technicolor. Using the invention, Fleischer claims that the best sound drawings can be created by opaque water color. The invention of Fleischer awaits commercial development and awakens conjectures as to its possibilities.