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Cash and Cooperation
By Anthony Kaufman, Sun., Oct. 30, 2005, 10:00pm PT
One sure sign that the indie pic market is in full swing again is when it's tough to get any completion bonders, much less bankers, on the phone.
These financial players report they've got plenty of business to tend to this fall, with numerous independent productions trying to close financing to prepare for shoots in the first quarter of 2006. |
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Film finance Hollywood reporter 4/11/06
By Stephen Galloway
Not long ago, Hollywood was trumpeting the new breed of money men as saviors of the film business, with high-net-worth individuals such as Mark Cuban and Bob Yari infusing much-needed funds into productions around town. Now, Wall Street is following in their footsteps. These days, it seems that investment firms and hedge funds have decided that movies might be worthy gambles after all. |
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Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: Filmed entertainment
By Kevin Zimmerman
Modernized theaters, additional movie screens, rising DVD and high-definition DVD and DVD recorders, and the continued emergence of online DVD rental subscription services will all help the worldwide filmed entertainment market achieve sales of $118.9 billion in 2009 at a 7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), according to PricewaterhouseCoopers"' "Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2005-2009." |
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