Pinnacle Entertainment to Participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch …

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE: PNK) management will participate in the Regional Roundtable: Issues in Regional Gaming panel, a part of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Gaming Conference, on Thursday, January 19, at 9:20 am PT (12:20 pm ET), in Las Vegas, NV.#xA0; The webcast will be accessible [...]

Lions Gate acquires Summit Entertainment

Subscriber Content Preview | Request a free trialSearch Consumer Retail Sign up for Consumer Retail Newsletter Print|Share|Discuss|Reprint Lions Gate acquires Summit Entertainment by Demitri Diakantonis|Published January 17, 2012 at 4:26 PM Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. has acquired privately held Summit Entertainment LLC for up to $420 million in cash and stock, in a deal that [...]

Mathew Knowles’ Music World Entertainment Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

HOUSTON, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Mathew Knowles’ Music World Entertainment celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year. In 1992, after nearly 20 highly successful years at Xerox and other leading companies, Knowles left Corporate America to pursue his passion for the music and entertainment industries. He turned one of his bedrooms into his [...]

Millennium Entertainment Acquires Kate Hudson’s ‘A Little Bit of Heaven’

Millennium Entertainment, not to be confused with Millennium/Nu Image, has picked up the North American rights to the romantic dramedy A Little Bit of Heaven.

Celine Dion, Caesars Entertainment and AEG Live Team Up for Special Evening …

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston are just another step closer to securing a cure for sickle cell disease thanks to a little help from some superstar friends. More than $1 million was raised in support of their research efforts Sunday, January 15 during the “Play Without [...]

Andrew Hurwitz Joins Entertainment Law Firm Frankfurt Kurnit

By Joshua L. Weinstein at TheWrap Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:56pm EST

Sports and Entertainment Come to Scarinci Hollenbeck

LYNDHURST, NJ, Jan 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Donald Scarinci of Scarinci Hollenbeck announced today the official release of Scarinci Hollenbeck’s “Sports and Entertainment Law Blog,” edited by Anthony R. Caruso, the Chair of its Sports and Entertainment Law Practice Group. Caruso is nationally recognized as a lawyer appearing with clients and as a [...]

Trans World Entertainment Announces Holiday Sales Results

ALBANY, NY, Jan. 5, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Trans World Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: TWMC) today reported a comparable store sales decrease of 2% for the five-week and nine-week periods ended December 31, 2011.#xA0; Total sales for the nine-week period were $155 million compared to $187 million for the same period last year, a decrease of [...]

Why the ESA is Wrong to Support SOPA

The Entertainment Software Association has reasserted their support of the anti-piracy legislation currently being debated in congress. The ESAs members include giants in the video game and software industry such as Nintendo, Sony, EA and many more. Earlier reports suggesting some of these companies had withdrawn support from SOPA have turned out to be false. [...]

Lionsgate Grabs ‘Lalaloopsy’ Home Entertainment Rights

The Canadian company will distribute the popular toy doll line in the US, Canada, Britain and elsewhere internationally, via a deal with MGA Entertainment.