LONDON (Reuters) - Pop will take the podium when London bids farewell to the Olympics on Sunday, with a closing ceremony starring the Spice Girls, Annie Lennox, One Direction and a peculiarly British sense of humor.
Undeterred by criticism that the opening ceremony two weeks ago was too British for the rest of the world to fully comprehend, organizers are looking for local inspiration once again as they attempt to deliver a fitting send-off.
The prying eyes of the media and artists unable to contain their excitement have dashed all hopes of keeping the cast a secret, in a show titled 'A Symphony of British Music'.
Virtually confirming their participation after months of speculation, 90s chart-toppers the Spice Girls are reuniting for a nostalgic blast of 'Girl Power', performing at the main Olympic Stadium from on top of London's distinctive black taxis.
They, along with Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Queen guitarist Brian May, Annie Lennox and George Michael, have all been photographed rehearsing at the Ford car plant in East London's Dagenham, while Muse and Ed Sheeran revealed they will sing.
Still not confirmed but widely rumored to be joining them are Madness, The Who and Liam Gallagher's band Beady Eye, while the reclusive 'Running Up That Hill' singer Kate Bush could perform on video.
Monty Python comic Eric Idle was also spotted, and, bearing in mind music director David Arnold's promise to get the audience involved, a mass singalong of 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' could be a decent bet.
Once again the set is expected to comprise a central stage surrounded by a road around which vehicles can travel, and a cast of around 4,000 volunteers will dance and skip to the beat of music through the ages.
Famous London landmarks like Tower Bridge, the London Eye, parliament's 'Big Ben' Clock Tower and St Paul's Cathedral have been reconstructed to complement the action.
'If the opening ceremony was the wedding, then we're the wedding reception,' Arnold said in a newspaper interview, suggesting that the two ceremonies would complement each other.
ECHOES
The Beatles may be honored again on Sunday evening, just as they were a fortnight ago when Paul McCartney led spectators in a sing-a-long of 'Hey Jude'.
Music spanning the centuries, including stirring tunes by Elgar, is set to return, as are words from William Shakespeare.
'Pixel boxes' on every seat of the 80,000-capacity arena will be used again to create vivid, giant backdrops for a show expected to attract hundreds of millions of television viewers after the opening ceremony was watched by close to a billion.
'Cheeky, cheesy and thrilling' was how Arnold has described his vision, all words that could apply equally to an opening ceremony that was unabashedly British in flavor in its humor, cultural and historical references and soundtrack.
Opening ceremony director Danny Boyle earned warm praise from Britain's famously caustic press, but the ceremony was lost in translation for many viewers around the world who were puzzled by what it was trying to say.
They may be scratching their heads again if reports turn out to be true that sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses' actors David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst appear in their trademark three-wheeled Robin Reliant car dressed as Batman and Robin.
While the comedy series has its fans outside Britain, it will not be instantly recognizable to many tuning in on Sunday.
The 150-minute closing ceremony will include video highlight reels of the July 27-August 12 Games, and in between the music will be the men's marathon medal ceremony, athletes' parade, speeches and a presentation by the next hosts Rio de Janeiro.
'It is never easy to do a flag handover ... but we have very exciting flag handover, very exciting, full of joy, full of passion,' said Rio's Olympic producer Marco Balich.
The Olympic Flame, in the form of a giant flower made up of 204 copper 'petals' representing the nations taking part, will be extinguished to symbolize the end of London 2012.
The Paralympic Games, which have broken ticket sales records with 2.1 million sold so far, run from August 29 to September 9.
(Additional reporting by Avril Ormsby; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Jennifer Lopez files $20 million extortion suit
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - What's Jennifer Lopez's reputation worth? About $20 million, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by the singer/actress and former 'American Idol' judge.
Lopez filed suit against her former driver and head of security, Hakob Manoukian, in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, saying that he tried to blackmail her by threatening to reveal damaging information he'd obtained about her during his time of employment with Lopez.
According to the suit, Manoukian worked for Lopez for about a month before quitting due to a dispute with her management team. Shortly thereafter, in October 2011, he engaged in 'blackmail, extortion, and related acts.'
The suit is actually a counterclaim made against a complaint filed by Manoukian. In that suit he says that he was forced to resign from his position after he was denied 'production pay' that he says he was due. He was then demoted to Lopez's Los Angeles driver when he complained about the lost pay and subjected to humiliating treatment by Lopez's manager, Benny Medina.
Lopez's suit claims that, on October 3, 2011, Manoukian's then-attorney 'made written and oral demands that unless Manoukian was paid $2.8M, he would disclose sensitive and personal information that he had allegedly heard while driving Ms. Lopez.'
The suit goes on to note that the demands were 'in total disregard of Manoukian's signed confidentiality agreement' barring Manoukian from making negative disclosures about his boss.
Alleging extortion, attempted extortion, breach of oral contract and breach of written contract among other infractions, the suit is asking for damages 'in no event less than $20,000,000.'
(Pamela Chelin contributed to this report)
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Lopez filed suit against her former driver and head of security, Hakob Manoukian, in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, saying that he tried to blackmail her by threatening to reveal damaging information he'd obtained about her during his time of employment with Lopez.
According to the suit, Manoukian worked for Lopez for about a month before quitting due to a dispute with her management team. Shortly thereafter, in October 2011, he engaged in 'blackmail, extortion, and related acts.'
The suit is actually a counterclaim made against a complaint filed by Manoukian. In that suit he says that he was forced to resign from his position after he was denied 'production pay' that he says he was due. He was then demoted to Lopez's Los Angeles driver when he complained about the lost pay and subjected to humiliating treatment by Lopez's manager, Benny Medina.
Lopez's suit claims that, on October 3, 2011, Manoukian's then-attorney 'made written and oral demands that unless Manoukian was paid $2.8M, he would disclose sensitive and personal information that he had allegedly heard while driving Ms. Lopez.'
The suit goes on to note that the demands were 'in total disregard of Manoukian's signed confidentiality agreement' barring Manoukian from making negative disclosures about his boss.
Alleging extortion, attempted extortion, breach of oral contract and breach of written contract among other infractions, the suit is asking for damages 'in no event less than $20,000,000.'
(Pamela Chelin contributed to this report)
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Elton John files libel suit against Times of London
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Elton John is suing the Times of London for libel over stories he said falsely linked him to tax evasion.
In two articles about 'the secrets of tax avoiders,' the Times said that Patrick McKenna of Ingenious Media was John's former accountant, allegedly implying John had been advised by McKenna to avoid paying taxes.
McKenna is accused of advising wealthy British film investors to abuse movie tax breaks.
The original stories were published on June 21 and discussed the film finance partnerships arranged by Ingenious Media, where McKenna served as CEO.
'We have been asked to make clear that the film finance partnerships arranged by Ingenious Media, whose CEO is Patrick McKenna, do not offer schemes of this type and they have not been involved in moving money offshore to avoid tax,' the correction said.
The Times already published a correction on June 22 saying McKenna had never been the star's accountant, but John's lawyer's say the clarification was 'wholly inadequate.'
Suing in a London High Court, the attorneys said the four-line apology 'deliberately ignored the defamatory impact' of prominently placed articles, which appeared on pages one and six of the broadsheet, according to the BBC.
'The allegations are particularly damaging to the claimant's reputation in the sphere of charity fundraising,' William McCormick, the pop star's attorney, said in a statement.
The articles allegedly caused Sir Elton 'severe damage to his reputation and personal distress and embarrassment.'
The 'Bennie and the Jets' singer is now seeking damages for 'the sense of insult and injury.'
The United Kingdom, notorious for what some call its 'libel tourism,' frequently rules in favor of plaintiffs and against publishers.
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In two articles about 'the secrets of tax avoiders,' the Times said that Patrick McKenna of Ingenious Media was John's former accountant, allegedly implying John had been advised by McKenna to avoid paying taxes.
McKenna is accused of advising wealthy British film investors to abuse movie tax breaks.
The original stories were published on June 21 and discussed the film finance partnerships arranged by Ingenious Media, where McKenna served as CEO.
'We have been asked to make clear that the film finance partnerships arranged by Ingenious Media, whose CEO is Patrick McKenna, do not offer schemes of this type and they have not been involved in moving money offshore to avoid tax,' the correction said.
The Times already published a correction on June 22 saying McKenna had never been the star's accountant, but John's lawyer's say the clarification was 'wholly inadequate.'
Suing in a London High Court, the attorneys said the four-line apology 'deliberately ignored the defamatory impact' of prominently placed articles, which appeared on pages one and six of the broadsheet, according to the BBC.
'The allegations are particularly damaging to the claimant's reputation in the sphere of charity fundraising,' William McCormick, the pop star's attorney, said in a statement.
The articles allegedly caused Sir Elton 'severe damage to his reputation and personal distress and embarrassment.'
The 'Bennie and the Jets' singer is now seeking damages for 'the sense of insult and injury.'
The United Kingdom, notorious for what some call its 'libel tourism,' frequently rules in favor of plaintiffs and against publishers.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Gibson Guitar settles probe into illegal wood imports
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Gibson Guitar Corp, which makes some of the world's most prized guitars, will pay a $300,000 penalty under a criminal enforcement agreement with federal prosecutors, after it admitted to possible illegal purchases of ebony from Madagascar, authorities said on Monday.
The agreement, announced by Justice Department officials in Washington, caps a probe into the Nashville-based guitar maker that began in 2009 when it came under suspicion of importing banned or protected wood from both Madagascar and India.
'As a result of this investigation and criminal enforcement agreement, Gibson has acknowledged that it failed to act on information that the Madagascar ebony it was purchasing may have violated laws intended to limit over-harvesting and conserve valuable wood species from Madagascar, a country which has been severely impacted by deforestation,' said U.S. Assistant Attorney General Ignacia Moreno of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division.
'Gibson has ceased acquisitions of wood species from Madagascar and recognizes its duty under the U.S. Lacey Act to guard against the acquisition of wood of illegal origin by verifying the circumstances of its harvest and export, which is good for American business and American consumers,' Moreno said.
The century-old Lacey Act, originally passed to crack down on a booming trade in bird feathers used to adorn hats, was amended in 2008 to require that U.S. companies make detailed disclosures about wood imports.
Apart from the $300,000 penalty slapped on Gibson as part of the agreement, the legendary guitar maker will forfeit wood valued at $261,844 that was seized in the course of the investigation.
The Justice Department said Gibson would also pay $50,000 to the U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 'to promote the conservation, identification and propagation of protected tree species.'
Gibson Chief Executive Officer Henry Juszkiewicz was not immediately available for comment, the company said.
(Editing by Tom Brown and Stacey Joyce)
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The agreement, announced by Justice Department officials in Washington, caps a probe into the Nashville-based guitar maker that began in 2009 when it came under suspicion of importing banned or protected wood from both Madagascar and India.
'As a result of this investigation and criminal enforcement agreement, Gibson has acknowledged that it failed to act on information that the Madagascar ebony it was purchasing may have violated laws intended to limit over-harvesting and conserve valuable wood species from Madagascar, a country which has been severely impacted by deforestation,' said U.S. Assistant Attorney General Ignacia Moreno of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division.
'Gibson has ceased acquisitions of wood species from Madagascar and recognizes its duty under the U.S. Lacey Act to guard against the acquisition of wood of illegal origin by verifying the circumstances of its harvest and export, which is good for American business and American consumers,' Moreno said.
The century-old Lacey Act, originally passed to crack down on a booming trade in bird feathers used to adorn hats, was amended in 2008 to require that U.S. companies make detailed disclosures about wood imports.
Apart from the $300,000 penalty slapped on Gibson as part of the agreement, the legendary guitar maker will forfeit wood valued at $261,844 that was seized in the course of the investigation.
The Justice Department said Gibson would also pay $50,000 to the U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 'to promote the conservation, identification and propagation of protected tree species.'
Gibson Chief Executive Officer Henry Juszkiewicz was not immediately available for comment, the company said.
(Editing by Tom Brown and Stacey Joyce)
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Friday, August 3, 2012
Dr Dre beats any Olympic rap with headphone tactics
LONDON (Reuters) - American rapper Dr. Dre has hip-hopped over strict Olympic marketing rules by giving his high-end headphones to athletes, with officials on Friday ruling this did not breach guidelines.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) forbids athletes from taking part in advertising for anyone except the 11 international companies that pay around $100 million each for four years of global rights to sponsor the Olympics.
The rules are designed to prevent 'ambush marketing', or non-sponsors getting free publicity on the back of the Games.
Officials became suspicious as an increasing number of athletes from Britain, China and other nations, appeared at events sporting Beats by Dr. Dre in their national colors.
A spokeswoman from the trendy private members' club, Shoreditch House, near the Olympic Park in east London, confirmed the Beats brand had set up a collection point there for invited athletes.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams said officials were aware of Dr. Dre's offer to athletes from about 20 nations but stressed it was up to each national Olympic team to ensure athletes protected the sponsors.
'We have to take a commonsense approach,' Adams said. 'There is a difference between someone using equipment with a logo and someone promoting the brand.'
Marketing experts said the tactics used by Dr. Dre raised questions about the rigidity of the IOC rules which have come under attack from athletes at London angered they cannot show support for the companies that back them out of Olympics.
'The IOC cannot control everything,' said Rupert Pratt, managing director at sponsorship agency Generate.
'You are going to have athletes wearing the brands of companies that sponsor their national teams or themselves for the 3.5 years out of the Olympics. The IOC has got to relax.'
CELEBRITY MODELS
Targeting Olympic athletes is in line with the marketing strategies used since the Beats headphones were pioneered in 2006 by Dr. Dre in partnership with music producer and entrepreneur, Jimmy Iovine, of Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records.
Their joint company, Beats Electronics, ensured celebrities such as Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber and sports names such as LeBron James were spotted wearing the large headphones with the trademark 'b' and the headphones often appear in music videos.
Dr. Dre, born Andre Young, knows the celebrity game well. He found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. in the 1980s and went on to produce albums and oversee the careers of many rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Game.
These celebrity endorsements helped spark a craze for the high performance and high price headphones, even in a sluggish economy.
Beats captured 53 percent of the $1 billion headphone market in 2011, according to market researcher NPD Group.
Beats sell for 135-340 pounds ($210-530) in the Westfield shopping centre next to the Olympic Park.
Athletes have used headphones and earphones ever since the advent of the Sony Walkman back in the late 1970s.
Sports psychologists say blocking out distractions can help athletes focus and get into 'the zone' while listening to the right kind of music before a big race can also help psyche athletes up to go for gold.
A host of athletes have arrived at their events in London sporting Beats, including British diver Tom Daley and Chinese gold medalist swimmer Sun Yang.
British footballer Jack Butland tweeted: 'Loving my new GB Beats by Dre #TeamGB #Beats.'
This prompted a warning to British athletes.
'We have reminded them of the importance of protecting our sponsors,' a spokesman for the British Olympic Committee said.
The one official sponsor that makes headphones, Panasonic, had no comment to make on the Beats marketing campaign.
No one was available at Beats Electronics to comment on the marketing strategy at the Olympics.
The Dr Dre campaign emerged as dozens of athletes launched a Twitter protest against the IOC's Rule 40, which forbids competitors from mentioning their own sponsors during an Olympics and can lead to disqualification if breached.
U.S. sprinter Manteo Mitchell summed up the view of many Olympians when he tweeted: 'I am PROUD to represent my country ... But at the end of the day ... THIS IS MY JOB!!!!'
(Additional reporting by Kate Kelland; Editing by Alison Williams)
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) forbids athletes from taking part in advertising for anyone except the 11 international companies that pay around $100 million each for four years of global rights to sponsor the Olympics.
The rules are designed to prevent 'ambush marketing', or non-sponsors getting free publicity on the back of the Games.
Officials became suspicious as an increasing number of athletes from Britain, China and other nations, appeared at events sporting Beats by Dr. Dre in their national colors.
A spokeswoman from the trendy private members' club, Shoreditch House, near the Olympic Park in east London, confirmed the Beats brand had set up a collection point there for invited athletes.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams said officials were aware of Dr. Dre's offer to athletes from about 20 nations but stressed it was up to each national Olympic team to ensure athletes protected the sponsors.
'We have to take a commonsense approach,' Adams said. 'There is a difference between someone using equipment with a logo and someone promoting the brand.'
Marketing experts said the tactics used by Dr. Dre raised questions about the rigidity of the IOC rules which have come under attack from athletes at London angered they cannot show support for the companies that back them out of Olympics.
'The IOC cannot control everything,' said Rupert Pratt, managing director at sponsorship agency Generate.
'You are going to have athletes wearing the brands of companies that sponsor their national teams or themselves for the 3.5 years out of the Olympics. The IOC has got to relax.'
CELEBRITY MODELS
Targeting Olympic athletes is in line with the marketing strategies used since the Beats headphones were pioneered in 2006 by Dr. Dre in partnership with music producer and entrepreneur, Jimmy Iovine, of Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records.
Their joint company, Beats Electronics, ensured celebrities such as Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber and sports names such as LeBron James were spotted wearing the large headphones with the trademark 'b' and the headphones often appear in music videos.
Dr. Dre, born Andre Young, knows the celebrity game well. He found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. in the 1980s and went on to produce albums and oversee the careers of many rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Game.
These celebrity endorsements helped spark a craze for the high performance and high price headphones, even in a sluggish economy.
Beats captured 53 percent of the $1 billion headphone market in 2011, according to market researcher NPD Group.
Beats sell for 135-340 pounds ($210-530) in the Westfield shopping centre next to the Olympic Park.
Athletes have used headphones and earphones ever since the advent of the Sony Walkman back in the late 1970s.
Sports psychologists say blocking out distractions can help athletes focus and get into 'the zone' while listening to the right kind of music before a big race can also help psyche athletes up to go for gold.
A host of athletes have arrived at their events in London sporting Beats, including British diver Tom Daley and Chinese gold medalist swimmer Sun Yang.
British footballer Jack Butland tweeted: 'Loving my new GB Beats by Dre #TeamGB #Beats.'
This prompted a warning to British athletes.
'We have reminded them of the importance of protecting our sponsors,' a spokesman for the British Olympic Committee said.
The one official sponsor that makes headphones, Panasonic, had no comment to make on the Beats marketing campaign.
No one was available at Beats Electronics to comment on the marketing strategy at the Olympics.
The Dr Dre campaign emerged as dozens of athletes launched a Twitter protest against the IOC's Rule 40, which forbids competitors from mentioning their own sponsors during an Olympics and can lead to disqualification if breached.
U.S. sprinter Manteo Mitchell summed up the view of many Olympians when he tweeted: 'I am PROUD to represent my country ... But at the end of the day ... THIS IS MY JOB!!!!'
(Additional reporting by Kate Kelland; Editing by Alison Williams)
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Bieber spotlights his grown-up side in flashy new video
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has pulled out the Hollywood stops in his latest video for the single 'As Long As You Love Me,' making a sort of mini-film showing his grown-up side.
Bieber, 18, recruited gritty actor Michael Madsen, best known for his roles in 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Reservoir Dogs,' to play the disapproving father of Bieber's love interest in the slick music video, which runs nearly six minutes.
In the video, which debuted online on Wednesday, Bieber plays a star-crossed lover. It features car chases, fights, raunchy dancers and steamy romance set against the Los Angeles skyline, all part of a plan to transition the singer from teeny bopper to adult artist.
Bieber fans, known as 'Beliebers,' praised him on social media websites for showing his darker side and fighting for love. Kaylie @StrongForJustin tweeted, 'The whole ALAYLM video was amazing. It shows how if you really love someone, you would fight for them. There's a lot of meaning.'
Bieber rose to fame as a baby-faced pop star on YouTube, singing innocent love songs such as 'Baby' and 'One Less Lonely Girl.' In the past year, he has grown under the watchful eye of the public and is dating Disney actress and singer Selena Gomez.
The new electro-pop 'As Long As You Love Me', not to be confused with the Backstreet Boys song with the same title, features rapper Big Sean and is the second single from his latest album 'Believe.'
Bieber unveiled his new image in the video for the first single from the album, 'Boyfriend,' which saw him cavorting with dancers and driving fast cars. The video earned a nomination for best male video, and the winner will be announced at the MTV Video Music awards in September.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
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Bieber, 18, recruited gritty actor Michael Madsen, best known for his roles in 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Reservoir Dogs,' to play the disapproving father of Bieber's love interest in the slick music video, which runs nearly six minutes.
In the video, which debuted online on Wednesday, Bieber plays a star-crossed lover. It features car chases, fights, raunchy dancers and steamy romance set against the Los Angeles skyline, all part of a plan to transition the singer from teeny bopper to adult artist.
Bieber fans, known as 'Beliebers,' praised him on social media websites for showing his darker side and fighting for love. Kaylie @StrongForJustin tweeted, 'The whole ALAYLM video was amazing. It shows how if you really love someone, you would fight for them. There's a lot of meaning.'
Bieber rose to fame as a baby-faced pop star on YouTube, singing innocent love songs such as 'Baby' and 'One Less Lonely Girl.' In the past year, he has grown under the watchful eye of the public and is dating Disney actress and singer Selena Gomez.
The new electro-pop 'As Long As You Love Me', not to be confused with the Backstreet Boys song with the same title, features rapper Big Sean and is the second single from his latest album 'Believe.'
Bieber unveiled his new image in the video for the first single from the album, 'Boyfriend,' which saw him cavorting with dancers and driving fast cars. The video earned a nomination for best male video, and the winner will be announced at the MTV Video Music awards in September.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
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Miramax reaches music publishing deal with Warner Music
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Warner Music Group has acquired the rights to all film music owned by Miramax, the companies announced Tuesday. The agreement expands an existing deal in which Warner administers the studio's film music publishing across most of Europe and South America. Warner will license performance rights from Miramax's catalog in screenings and broadcasts of the films and will develop new usages of the music on television, film, advertising, games and online. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
'This deal is a good example of Warner/Chappell's focus on developing extraordinary repertoire, through both organic growth and acquisition,' Cameron Strang, the chairman and CEO of Warner's global publishing arm Warner/Chappell Music, said in a statement. 'The Miramax library of music is filled with gems from decades of renowned films, and our expertise in creating new opportunities for great music makes Warner/Chappell the perfect home for this incredible collection.' The Miramax music library includes music from films like 'Chicago,' 'Gangs of New York' and 'Good Will Hunting.' The catalog of music includes scores written by Academy Award-winning composers, such as Howard Leslie, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek and Rachel Portman. 'We are very pleased with this agreement, which ensures the music from the iconic Miramax film library is further nurtured by the outstanding and innovative music industry experts at Warner/Chappell, and enables us to continue to focus on our studio and our films, our core creative product,' Mitzi Reaugh, Miramax's senior vice president of business development and strategy, said in a statement.
(Reporting By Andrea Burzynski)
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'This deal is a good example of Warner/Chappell's focus on developing extraordinary repertoire, through both organic growth and acquisition,' Cameron Strang, the chairman and CEO of Warner's global publishing arm Warner/Chappell Music, said in a statement. 'The Miramax library of music is filled with gems from decades of renowned films, and our expertise in creating new opportunities for great music makes Warner/Chappell the perfect home for this incredible collection.' The Miramax music library includes music from films like 'Chicago,' 'Gangs of New York' and 'Good Will Hunting.' The catalog of music includes scores written by Academy Award-winning composers, such as Howard Leslie, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek and Rachel Portman. 'We are very pleased with this agreement, which ensures the music from the iconic Miramax film library is further nurtured by the outstanding and innovative music industry experts at Warner/Chappell, and enables us to continue to focus on our studio and our films, our core creative product,' Mitzi Reaugh, Miramax's senior vice president of business development and strategy, said in a statement.
(Reporting By Andrea Burzynski)
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