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  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
FX network orders comedy starring Billy Crystal
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Billy Crystal has agreed to star in a new television series in which he's paired with Josh Gad in a story about two comics in a generational clash.

The series is called "The Comedians." It's set to air on the FX network next year.

FX said Wednesday it has ordered 13 episodes.

"The Comedians" is based on a format popular in Sweden and will look at a late-night television show on which egos and generations collide. The pilot episode was directed by Larry Charles, who worked on "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Crystal has been well known for movie roles, a "Saturday Night Live" stint and repeated turns as Academy Awards host. But his last role in a regular TV series was on the 1970s ABC sitcom "Soap."

  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
No pope meeting for Russell Crowe, 'Noah' makers
By Nicole Winfield
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- 

Actor Russell Crowe and the makers of the big-budget film "Noah" attended Pope Francis' general audience Wednesday but didn't get what they most wanted: a papal meeting and photo-op.

Crowe had lobbied hard for a papal thumbs up for his film and the ensuing publicity a Francis blessing would bring. The film has been banned in much of the Muslim world because of its depiction of the prophet, while U.S. conservatives have complained it took liberties with the Biblical account of the flood.

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the request from Noah's producers for a private audience was immediately turned down.

In an email Wednesday to The Associated Press, Lombardi said there was similarly no scheduled "meet and greet" after Wednesday's general audience, when VIPs can often get a quick word with the pope.

"They could have been at the audience like anyone else," Lombardi More

  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
2014 DGA Honors set for Oct. 16
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Directors Guild of America announced that the 2014 DGA Honors will take place on Thursday, October 16,  at the DGA Theater in New York City.

DGA Honors celebrates individuals and institutions that have made distinguished contributions to American culture through the world of film and television and recognizes the diversity of achievement – in business, government, labor, and higher education – required to produce the best entertainment in the world.

The honorees, host, and presenters for the 2014 DGA Honors will be announced later this year.  Past DGA Honors recipients have included influential filmmakers Nora Ephron, Robert Altman, Jonathan Demme, Milos Forman, Curtis Hanson, Spike Lee, Mike Nichols, Arthur Penn, Sydney Pollack, and Martin Scorsese; as well as leaders in entertainment, labor, and politics such as Law & Order creator/producer Dick Wolf, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne More

  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
DDB DM9 JamesSyFu wins AME Grand Award
NEW YORK -- 

The International AME Awards for the World’s Best Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness announced the 2014 competition award winners. The GrandJury members presented the top-honor AME Grand Award to JaymeSyfu, Philippines.

Each earning an AME Regional Platinum Award were Saatchi & Saatchi LA/North America; Heimat Werbeagentur GmbH Germany/Europe; and Leo Burnett Tailor Made, Brazil/Latin America..

The 2014 AME GrandJury panel comprised of interactive and multidisciplinary marketers, planners, and creatives from all over the world, awarded 21 Gold AME Awards, 24 Silver, 25 Bronze and 28 Finalist Certificates to entries submitted from 22 countries around the globe for generating stellar creative and tangible results for their brand. Trends this year included campaigns for social benefit, social video and celebrities.

DDB DM9 JaymeSyfu, Philippines was in the spotlight this year, earning both the prestigious   AME Grand Award More

  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
Fonda and Tomlin to reteam for a Netflix sitcom
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Netflix says it's reuniting Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin for a new comedy series.

The online TV network will launch "Grace and Frankie" starring Fonda and Tomlin as long-time foes who come together when their husbands desert them after falling in love.

The single-camera comedy will film a first season of 13 half-hour episodes to premiere on Netflix next year.

The two actresses co-starred a quarter-century ago in the comedy hit "Nine to Five."

Fonda recently appeared on HBO's "The Newsroom" and was seen in the film "Lee Daniels' The Butler." Tomlin appeared in last year's Tina Fey comedy, "Admission."

Marta Kauffman is a writer and creator of "Grace and Frankie." She is a creator of the sitcom classic "Friends."

  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
Flavor promotes Brian McCauley to creative director
CHICAGO -- 

Creative production studio Flavor has promoted Brian McCauley to creative director.

A well-known designer, animator and creative director, McCauley is a graduate of the Art Institute of Houston and the Illinois Institute of Art.  In 2005 he landed as motion graphics artist for the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks.  That led him to the role of director and creative lead for Bridges Media, where he spent nearly seven years creating original content for film, television and the web for many top global brands.  McCauley then began freelancing as a creative director and 2D/3D specialist for several major studios, including Sol Design FX (which relaunched as Flavor in late 2013), which he joined full-time in 2013 as senior motion designer.

Flavor is part of the Cutters Stduios family of companines which includes Another Country, Cutters, Dictionary Films and Picnic Media.

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  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
EMarketer sees 2014 mobile ad spending at $31.5B
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Research firm eMarketer says it expects worldwide spending on mobile advertising to reach $31.5 billion this year, a 75 percent increase from 2013.

By the end of this year, eMarketer says mobile will account for nearly a quarter of total digital ad spending.

Mobile ad spending has been growing fast, mainly due to ad revenue growth at Facebook Inc. and Google Inc.

In 2013, mobile ad spending more than doubled, to nearly $18 billion from $8.8 billion in 2012. Facebook and Google together saw an increase of $6.9 billion in mobile ad revenue.

EMarketer expects Facebook's share of the mobile ad market to grow to 21.7 percent this year from 17.5 percent in 2013, taking a bite out of Google's share, though Google remains No. 1.

  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
New 'Star Wars' set 30 years after 'Jedi'
By Ryan Pearson, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

The new "Star Wars" has an official timeline and one confirmed returning character: robot R2-D2.

Director J.J. Abrams will begin shooting in May on "Star Wars: Episode VII," which is set three decades after 1983's "Return of the Jedi," Disney CEO Bob Iger said Tuesday.

Speaking at the company's annual shareholder's meeting in Portland, Ore., Iger said the movie would feature "some very familiar faces along with a trio of new, young leads." Abrams has a penchant for secrecy, and Iger said R2-D2 was the only "official cast member" he would announce.

"Episode VII" is set for release in December 2015.

Iger also said Pixar plans a third "Cars" movie and a sequel to 2004's "The Incredibles."

  • Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014
2014 O’Toole Media and Creative Winners honored at 4A’s Confab
LOS ANGELES -- 

The 4A’s, the trade association representing the advertising agency business, announced the winners of its 2014 4A’s O’Toole Awards for Creative and Media Excellence during its Transformation: The Idea Effect conference in Los Angeles.

The O’Toole Creative Awards, were presented by Susan Credle, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett USA, and Victor Ortez, former WBC welterweight champion.

O’TooleBox: BBDO New York
Large Agency: BBDO New York
Mid-Size Agency: Barton F. Graf 9000 LLC
Small Agency: Baldwin&

The O’Toole Media Awards are given to member agencies that consistently drive media excellence through innovation, transformation and creativity in media planning and/or buying functions.

Joe Apprendi, CEO of Collective, presented the O’Toole Media Awards. Collective is the founding sponsor of the Media Awards and will donate $30,000 to the 4A’s Foundation, which uses More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2014
Yahoo stock surges in anticipation of Alibaba IPO
By Michael Liedtke, Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

Yahoo is getting another lift from its stake China's Alibaba Group, a thriving Internet company that has helped mask Yahoo's own financial funk.

Investors latched on to Yahoo Monday in anticipation of a huge windfall from Alibaba's initial public offering of stock later this year. Alibaba triggered the latest wave of excitement about its forthcoming IPO with a Sunday announcement of its intention to list its stock on a U.S. exchange instead of in Hong Kong. The precise timing of the IPO is still unclear, although the documents for the filing are expected to be filed within the next six months.

Alibaba's IPO is anticipated to produce Yahoo's second multibillion dollar windfall in two years. The money could be used to pay stockholders a one-time dividend, buy back more stock or finance an acquisition of another Internet service that could help Yahoo bring in more revenue after years of contraction. More

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