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Saturday, October 11, 2008

HOLLYWOOD Movie ads to air during Oscars (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:19:47 GMT
Looking to save its primary source of revenue, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has lifted its longtime ban on running commercials for movies during the Oscars. more...

Coming Soon to Oscars: Movie Advertisements (New York Times)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:54:11 GMT
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences agreed to allow television commercials for forthcoming movies to be shown during the broadcast of the Oscars ceremony. more...

Oscars OK movie ads on telecast (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:09:04 GMT
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood’s biggest annual advertisement for itself – the Oscars – now can carry commercials for movies. more...

Academy to allow film ads on Oscars (Reuters via Yahoo! News)	Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:26:26 GMT
For the first time since the Oscars moved to TV in the early 1950s, studios will be able to advertise movies during the telecast of the Academy Awards next year. more...

Oscars Bosses Overturn Movie Ad Ban (ContactMusic)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:12:24 GMT
Movie ads will be shown during the 2009 Oscars telecast for the first time after Academy Awards bosses voted to overturn a 50-year-old ban. Officials at the Academy of ... more...

Oscars will take movie ads, ending 50-year ban (Los Angeles Times)	Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:19:19 GMT
The decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences comes as TV advertising budgets tighten and viewership falls. Looking to save its primary source of revenue, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has lifted its longtime ban on running commercials for movies during the Oscars. more...

Oscars predix: 'Frost/Nixon,' 'Milk' and 'Button' (Los Angeles Times)	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:59:04 GMT
In the best-picture race, "Frost/Nixon" garners the most early support. more...

Will Movie Ads Save The Oscars? [Trade Roundup] (Defamer)	Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:52:50 GMT
· We have more info on the lift of the Oscars movie-ad-ban in place since 1953: The Academy will allow one spot per distributor, it must feature only one film, and it must premiere during the... more...

Frank Langella - Rourke Langella Are Early Oscars Favourites (ContactMusic)	Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:12:02 GMT
FRANK LANGELLA and MICKEY ROURKE will wrestle it out for next year's (09) Best Actor Oscar, while FROST/NIXON, MILK and THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON are musts for Best ... more...

Oscars to lift ban on movie commercials (Channel NewsAsia)	Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:48:11 GMT
LOS ANGELES: It seems there will be one major change with the Oscars next year, but it is not going to be a change of programming. According to the Associated Press, the Oscars will start allowing television commercials for movies to air on the Oscar telecast starting with the February 22 ceremony. more...