Cher to headline Caesars Palace & other

Wednesday, 4 June 2008

Leona Lewis receives 55 million hits on YouTube

London (ANI): British singer Leona Lewis has made an amazing comeback by making her mark on YouTube - with more than 55 million hits. Lewis was one of the X Factor winners and she has conquered the music scene on the video site with millions of hits. Her promo for her hit single Bleeding Love entered the site"s top ten most viewed videos of all time. The singer is said to be the only British artist to make it anywhere near the top ten, and at the last count, the No1 single has been watched by more than 55 million people, reports The Sun. She is at the moment in the sixth place, but she is fast catching up to Timbaland, who is featuring One Republic's Apologise video, which has been eyeballed by 56 million.

Thursday, 29 May 2008

Studio revenue set for a surge

Expected to hit $42 billion by 2011, report says

Major studios' revenue will climb 19% to almost $42 billion by 2011, according to a new research report.

Studio profits have been pinched by higher costs and recent consumer constraint, but a big revenue surge should help Hollywood manage nicely, the Adams Media Research report found. The forecasted revenue rise is tied in part to the spread of the Blu-ray Disc high-def format, DVD rental kiosks and various electronic distribution schemes.

"When DVD hit the scene in 1997, it changed the way studios made their money," said Tom Adams, president of Carmel, Calif.-based AMR. "Blu-ray won't have the same impact. But this time around, studios and those invested in them have a greatly expanded universe from which to draw revenue."

Revenue expansion in the home-entertainment market won't be as robust as in the glory days of the DVD rollout, he cautioned. "So it's crucial that studios pare down expanding costs and wisely manage upcoming film slates to maximize their profitability," Adams said.

Total worldwide feature film revenue for major U.S. studios is expected to soar from $34.9 billion in 2007 to $41.6 billion by the end of 2011, with the U.S. contributing $20 billion of the global total, or 48%.

The AMR report found that sales of physical media will account for half of all film revenue of the span.

Motion Picture Assn. data show worldwide revenue from major studio films dipped almost 5% between 2004 and 2007 to $34.9 billion. So the forecasted revenue rise would represented a welcome turnaround to the recent trend.

AMR projects that electronic sales and rental will grow at almost 15% annually through 2001, while Hollywood's total worldwide revenue will increase 6% per year.

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Saturday, 10 May 2008

Heigl named 'Most Desirable Woman'

'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Knocked Up' whizz Katherine Heigl has been named the 'Most Desirable Woman of 2008' in an online pate.
The 29-year-old actress topped a lean of 99 women elect by members of the world on the site AskMen.com.
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Example Alessandra Ambrosio was placed second on the number, with actresses Kate Beckinsale and Eva Mendes coming third base and quartern respectively.
Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Rihanna, Marisa Miller and Adriana Lima completely made the Top 10 of the Most Desirable Women lean.

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Saturday, 26 April 2008

Toni Braxton Hospitalized

Toni Braxton is on the darn and in "commodity condition" following a wellness panic.The 40-year-old "Un-Break My Heart" vocalist was admitted to Las Vegas' St. Rosebush Dominican Infirmary for chest pains Mon nox.The six-time Grammy victor, in Vegas headlining a five-nights-a-week present at the Flamingo Hotel and Gambling casino, is currently listed in goodness condition and is expected to be released later Tuesday.Simply according to a Flamingo rep, Braxton won't be able to go on with her Revealed show justly aside."We wish Toni a quick convalescence and would like her to select the time she necessarily to find optimal health," said Preceptor Marrandino, the resort's president . "We are looking forward to her return at the ending of the week."The singer's agent at ICM, Mark Seigel, would not remark on Braxton's hospitalization insurance.Though several reports suffer erroneously claimed that Braxton was taken to the infirmary immediately after a execution, in that location was no Revealed scheduled for Mon. (The show is darkness on Sundays and Mondays.) Hotel officials too clarified that Braxton was non at the casino at the clock time.Patch in that location hasn't been any further details released on her present ailment, Braxton has previously admitted suffering from a consideration called pericarditis, an excitement of the liner of the spirit, which she was diagnosed with four geezerhood ago.In a January interview with Newsweek, Braxton said she periodically suffers from warmness flutters and high gear blood pressure.Since her revelation, Braxton has since been named a spokeswoman for the American Heart Connection.

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