“AMC says DISH dropped its programming because it wants to gain leverage in an unrelated lawsuit. DISH, on the other hand, says the faceoff is over a practice called “bundling.” Cable providers hate bundling — in which big networks like AMC try to sell several of their channels, both high- and low-rated, to providers in a bundle to get a better price.”
Tag: 09.13.12
The (Forgotten) Picasso In The Basement Raises Questions For A Small Museum
“This rare work was there in Indiana after all, mislabeled and stashed in an old shipping crate for more than 40 years.”
Venice’s Architecture Biennale – It’s About A Struggle For Relevance
“If this year’s biennale is the measure of anything it is that the time for showboat buildings is well past and that architects themselves are the most eager to move on and build for the everyday world where people really live. It’s about time.”
In Berlin, A Battle Between Old Masters And A Home For Modern Masterpieces
“In the German press, the plan has been represented as a clash between the old and the new, pitting Rembrandt and Leonardo against Jackson Pollock and Joseph Beuys.”
Canadian Mint Demands Royalty From Musician For Using Image Of Pennies
“Dave Gunning says he’s been informed by the agency that his soon-to-be released album infringes copyright because its artwork includes images of the ubiquitous one-cent piece.”
Producer Of Anti-Muhammad Video That Sparked US Embassy Attacks Gave False Identity
The man who claims to have made Innocence of Muslims identified himself to the AP as “Sam Bacile,” an Israeli Jew and California real estate developer – yet agencies in Israel and California have no record of his existence. AP’s subsequent investigation seems to point to Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a Coptic Christian immigrant and convicted felon.
First Hansel And Gretel Ballet Treatment To Premiere In Scotland
Christopher Hampson, the new artistic director of Scottish Ballet, “announced plans for a new work based on the story of Hansel and Gretel – his first full-length choreography for the company and the first large-scale ballet to be based on the fairytale.”