Tag: Entertainment industry
House nixes COVID-19-related voting bill; theater reopening
CONCORD, N.H. — A look at coronavirus-related developments around New England:
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Universal Music attracts the attention of US billionaire
Universal Music Group is in talks to sell a 10% stake in a deal that would value the record label at about $40 billion....
AMC stock roils again on potential 11.6M share sale
AMC may sell up to 11.6 million of its shares with a trading phenomenon pushing stock in the movie theater chain up almost 3,000%...
COVID-19 spurs shutdown of ‘Mission Impossible’ set
LONDON — Paramount Pictures on Thursday temporarily shut down production on the British set of Tom Cruise's seventh “Mission: Impossible” film after someone tested...
Meme stock cash out: AMC selling 8.5M shares, raises $230.5M
The movie theater chain AMC is raising $230.5 million through an 8.5 million share sale, cashing in on the meme stock frenzy that has...
Fueling box-office rebound, ‘Quiet Place’ opens with $58.5M
NEW YORK — Moviegoing increasingly looks like it didn't die during the pandemic. It just went into hibernation.
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Fueling box-office rebound, ‘Quiet Place’ opens with $58.5M
NEW YORK — Moviegoing increasingly looks like it didn't die during the pandemic. It just went into hibernation.
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Amazon to buy MGM, studio behind James Bond and ‘Shark Tank’
NEW YORK — Amazon is going Hollywood.
The online shopping giant...
Schwarzenegger, Abrams make pitch for movie theater return
LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger chanted with enthusiasm, “We are back! We are back!” before he spoke Wednesday about the importance of resurrecting the...
As prisons close, communities look to repurpose buildings
One shuttered prison in Connecticut has been repurposed for document storage. Another is used to process and train newly hired correction officers. A third...