How much better depends upon the film, of course. Some low-budget films with no recognizable cast are now bringing in $10,000-$20,000 per year.

Rodrigo Garcia, the director of MGM’s “Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her,” lashed out at the studio Friday for its decision to release the film on cable television rather than in ...

Another year, another promotion for Time Warner's Jeffrey Bewkes. At the start of 2008, he took the CEO reins from Richard Parsons, and Thursday, he'll add the chairman title.

The Starz! cable service came to the rescue when a crime-drama written and directed by Robby Henson, and starring Oscar-winner Billy Bob Thornton, was about to be orphaned. Thornton plays a small ...

Universal Cable Productions will team with producer Scott Glassgold’s Ground Control, a management and production company specializing in film shorts, to create the Universal Cable Productions ...

News Corp., the global media empire controlled by Chairman Rupert Murdoch, reported an 11 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profits. Strong results in its film and cable network businesses o… ...

21st Century Fox’s cable networks and film division drove earnings growth in the latest quarter, offsetting weakness at its television segment. Net income fell to $1.04 billion, or 47 cents a ...