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Richard Ross

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Disney Studio Chairman
Rich Ross Resigns

Walt Disney Studios chairman Richard Ross was forced to resign after
less than three years on the job. “I no longer believe the …

Archie

Business

The Battle For Archie
by Amid Amidi   Monday April 16, 2012   2:44 am
The New York Times has a piece about the nasty in-fighting
between the two families who own control the Archie Comics …
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Business

John Textor Is (Kind Of) Sorry
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 12, 2012   5:58 pm
This past Monday, John Textor sent a letter to Digital Domain
employees, saying that he chose his words poorly, but didn’t …
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Business

EXCLUSIVE: Interview With The Artists Who Demand Better Working Conditions At Sony Pictures Imageworks
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday April 11, 2012   9:50 am
At first glance, the incendiary comments about free labor by
Digital Domain CEO John Textor may appear to be an isolated …
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Business

Comment of the Day: Everything is Better Free
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 5, 2012   9:46 pm
Today we learned that some animation executives believe, “Free
labor is much better than cheap labor.” Cartoon Brew commenter …
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Pubertina

Business

Welcome to the Gold Rush of Internet Animation Channels
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 5, 2012   8:23 am
In last week’s post about Butch Hartman’s animation channel, I
wrote that, “The word of the year for Internet content is …
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Business

Douchey Digital Domain CEO John Textor: “Free Labor is Much Better Than Cheap Labor”
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 5, 2012   3:25 am
VFX Soldier has dug up its pièce de résistance: a video of
Digital Domain CEO John Textor gloating about how not paying …
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johntextor-madhatter

Business

John Textor Made $16 Million In 2011 While Digital Domain’s Revenue Dropped
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 3, 2012   11:00 pm
Students will soon be racking up huge amounts of student loan
debt while their money lines the coffers of vfx studio Digital …
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John Textor

Business

John Textor’s “Free Student Labor” Comments Have Staying Power
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 3, 2012   12:55 pm
Outrage over comments by Digital Domain CEO John Textor
continues to grow and has now spread across all corners of the …
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Business

Jeffrey Katzenberg Says Honoring Employees is Good Business Strategy
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 30, 2012   11:37 am
As a counterbalance to Digital Domain and its dunderheaded
business strategy of making one-third of its staff pay them to …
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John Textor

Business

Digital Domain’s John Textor Brags to Investors about Exploiting Animation Student Labor
by Amid Amidi   Thursday March 29, 2012   2:12 am
Digital Domain CEO John Textor (pictured above with his wife)
envisions big things for his company’s new feature animation …
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YooToon

Business

Butch Hartman to Launch Online Animation Channel YooToon
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 26, 2012   12:48 pm
The word of the year for Internet content is CHANNELS. Google’s
YouTube announced last fall that they’re partnering with …
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Business

UK Approves a “Wallace and Gromit” Tax Break
by Amid Amidi   Thursday March 22, 2012   12:18 pm
Discussions of government tax subsidies tend to be fairly dry
affairs, unless they involve Wallace and Gromit: Aardman …
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Business

How Much Money Animated Shorts Earn on YouTube
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 19, 2012   2:49 pm
Read UPDATES at bottom of the piece. When I speak to indie
filmmakers, there’s always a lot of confusion about the …
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Business

Good News, Bad News for Interns
by Amid Amidi   Thursday March 1, 2012   7:16 am
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that, according to a
study by the nonprofit National Association of Colleges and …
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