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When Jeffrey Katzenberg touched down in Sun Valley, Idaho, last week, it extended a streak of appearances at the annual conference going back more than 30 years, nearly to the time Allen & Co. first launched its event in 1983. But for Katzenberg this year wasn’t just another elite gathering for captains of industry; it... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/digital/features/jeffrey-katzenberg-video-series-sun-valley-1202498768/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

Confirming its growing bet on Spanish TV fiction, DirecTV has acquired Latin American pay TV rights to Mediaset España’s drama “Perdóname Señor” (“Forgive Me God”), starring Paz Vega (“Spanglish,” “All Roads Led to Rome”). The AT&T-owned paybox, with more than eight million subscribers, will launch “Forgive Me” via OnDirecTV channel in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/film/global/directv-latin-america-mediaset-espana-paz-vega-1202499707/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

China’s Dalian Wanda  on Wednesday altered the terms of its proposed plan to sell its theme parks and a collection of 77 hotels. It said that that the hotel properties would now be sold to R&F Properties, instead of Sunac China. And, while it is stil going ahead with the sale of its them parks... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/biz/asia/wanda-ups-price-of-theme-park-disposal-switches-hotel-partner-1202499749/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

Norwegian director Joachim Trier – whose latest feature, the English-language “Louder than Bombs,” was Norway’s first contender for the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 36 years and won, among other plaudits, the Nordic Council’s Film Prize – will launch the 45th Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. Unspooling on Norway’s west coast, it runs Aug.... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/joachim-triers-thelma-opens-nordic-encounter-haugesund-1202499711/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

When Donald Trump closed down one of his late-night tweet sessions in May by introducing the “covfefe” into the pop-culture lexicon, the internet tripped over itself in a mad scramble to have the first or best reaction of confusion, humor and even justification of what that bizarre mix of characters could mean. Comedian Chris Hardwick... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/biz/features/chris-hardwick-25-years-in-comedy-1202499384/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

“Bad Black” is a deliriously entertaining multi-genre mashup by the self-taught and staggeringly prolific Ugandan filmmaker Nabwana I.G.G. This supercharged mix of pretty good kung-fu, gloriously bad special effects and wickedly funny voiceover narration is also sprinkled with affecting drama and sharp social commentary that elevate it far above mere novelty status. Guaranteed to thrill... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/bad-black-review-1202499606/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

ROME — Italy’s L’Immagine Ritrovata film restoration lab, known globally as a prime film preservation entity, is expanding its activity in Asia having recently forged a pact with India’s Prasad Film Laboratories to revive a large chunk of India’s cinematic heritage just as its Hong Kong outpost is making inroads in the region with restorations of works by such... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/film/global/italys-limmagine-ritrovata-film-restoration-lab-doing-brisk-asia-biz-1202493257/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

In the run-up to Switzerland’s Locarno Festival, Paris-based sales company Luxbox has acquired world sales rights to “Cocote,” one of this year’s standout titles from the Dominican Republic. The fiction feature debut of Nelson Carlo de los Santos, whose feature length essay, “Santa Teresa y otras historias,” won Best Latin-American Film at 2015’s Mar del... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/film/news/locarno-france-luxbox-cocote-sales-rights-1202499629/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

The undeniable “Despacito,” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee and featuring Justin Bieber, has become the most streamed track ever, Universal Music Latin Entertainment has announced on July 19, with combined global streams of more than 4.6 billion plays across leading streaming platforms in the six months since its release. The record had previously been... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/music/news/despacito-most-streamed-song-all-time-ever-1202499612/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras

Time is ticking away for “@midnight,” the innovative late-night program hosted by Chris Hardwick that has aired on Comedy Central since 2013. The Viacom-owned cable network is ending the show, marking the latest shift to its late-night lineup. “Comedy Central and Chris Hardwick have mutually agreed the August 4th episode of ‘@midnight’ will be the series finale,” the network... Read more » from Variety http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/midnight-comedy-central-chris-hardwick-1202499611/ via CCTV Smart System CCTV Cameras