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...early last fall the former co-chairman of Warner Bros. made a Hollywood move: he combined a personal plea with a hard sell. When he walked into Burnett's office, Semel didn't waste time with niceties. Burnett recalls, "He said, 'We want to provide valuable content, and we think that your show is the perfect model. We'll invest more money in it, we'll sell advertising, and we'll share in it. We can make it work on the site...
Yahoo!'s Apprentice victory broke new ground in the awkward relationship between Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Internet companies have long wanted to put entertainment content online, but fear of piracy, illegal downloading and disruption of their revenue model have so far made the studios hold on tightly to their product. Semel, who was brought in to run Yahoo! after 30 years in Hollywood, is determined to change that. In November he hired Lloyd Braun, the former chairman of ABC Entertainment who greenlighted shows like Desperate Housewives and Lost and earlier helped develop The Sopranos for HBO, to head...
...Semel, 62, wants to take the next leap, building the mythical bridge between the Internet and the entertainment world by putting Yahoo!'s stamp on everything from music to movies. The ultimate tool: streaming video, which allows websites to deliver content--from movies and TV shows to live news footage, celebrity interview clips and even three-dimensional representations of new cars with simulated test drives. In addition to The Apprentice, Yahoo! already streams regular clips from Entertainment Tonight, and has done a deal to webcast the first episode of Kirstie Alley's Fat Actress later this month. It will also...
Whether it's movies or television or music, relationships with executives and talent are important. As content continues to be an important part of our world, those relationships are going to be pluses to our company...
...Average amount of media content U.S. children age 8 to 18 are exposed to each day, up from...