Comcast Corp. March 31 announced it has entered an agreement with CFO Michael Angelakis to head a new company focusing on investing in and operating separate companies, both domestically and internationally. Comcast is seeding the unnamed venture with $4 billion in funding.
Lionsgate March 31 announced it is partnering with Dubai Parks and Resorts in the United Arab Emirates for attractions based on branded movie franchises such as 'The Hunger Games' and 'Step Up,' among others.
Just as Trevor Noah is being presented as the successor to arguably the most high-profile comedy gig around — host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central following the exit of Jon Stewart — Inception happens to have VOD and disc rights to his stand-up comedy title, 'Trevor Noah: African American.'
With the conclusion of the fifth season of “The Walking Dead” airing on AMC, Anchor Bay Entertainment has slated DVD, Blu-ray and Digital HD releases for the season to be released Aug. 25.
