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warner bros. is a great example of this. it is the leading television studio in hollywood because the most talented producers, directors and writers come to us to make their shows. the reason they do that is that they know that it will find the best home for their shows on any network or over the top service. warner supplies shows to every broadcast network and while producing for cable networks and premium cable services including both hbo and competitor show time and services like netflix and hulu. warner is also been a leader in innovation, including making it possible for viewers to watch the full season of shows on demand on broadcast networks. those principles of broad distribution and innovation hold whose success depends on reaching and passionately engaging viewers, whether they subscribe to a pay-tv service or only have broadband. that is why we have launched hbo now, which has the programming without the need for a pay-tv subscription. turner must distribute its networks which depend on advertising revenue broadly

warner bros. is is the best example of this. it's the leading studio in hollywood because the most talented producers and writers come to us to make the shows. the reason that they do that is because they know that warners will find the best for any network or over the top. warner supplies shows to every broadcast network and while producing for cable networks and services and both hbo and competitor show time and services like netflix and hulu. warner is also been a leader in innovation and making its possible for viewers to watch the full season of shows on-demand on broadcast networks. those principles of the distribution and innovation hold true at hbo whose success depends on reaching the engaging viewers and whether they subscribe to a ktv service or only have broad band. that's why we launched hbo now and that's the programming without the need for a paid tv sub skriepscriptio subscription. turner must distribute the networks and that's the description and revenue across all platforms and devices. that's octavwhy they hav

morale, to leave the development of theme parks, it is partnering with warner bros.e: to create -- to places like orlando, florida. it is a cluster of developments in one place. ultimately the idea will be to provide one ticket. you will go to all of these different parks. build thising to special transport system where you can zip around to different parks. it is going to be integrated operation. trying to put them on the map. tracy: a draw for a lot of visitors no doubt. we are going to leave it there. thank you for that. that is it for us on this edition of bloomberg market middle east. >> we have all of the top stories from around the world. coming up next, plenty more on the federal reserve meeting today. bloomberg tech is next. ♪ >> it is 1:00 p.m. in hong kong. casinos are expected to move closer in japan today after a final debate. legislation is expected in the next year hours, opening the doors to potential billions of investments. legislation will still be needed and no casinos are likely before the 2020 tokyo election. including morgan stanley reported $9

early access to movies, bolstering the company's itunes business. 20th century fox, universal, and warner brosng to offer high priced home video rentals as soon as two weeks after they open in cinemas. we have bloomberg markets iditinuing, angie and ha updating people. a jampacked show. haidi: we take you from hong kong, annoy, beijing, and back again, but we focus to start on ecb, what investors are waiting for, and how will mariota drug a address d at time and referendum that went south. zone, weuture of your will ask how asia might experience any fallout. ton of course, we talk nissan. asia's fast-growing emerging markets have proved elusive for japan. that and a whole lot more, coming up in the next hour on "bloomberg markets: asia". rishaad: right, well, let's have a look at macau's casinos. they seem to be on the road to recovery after a 26-month-long losing streak. hub is starting to see healthy and sustainable growth. a turnaround in the making. fortunes change in giving a shift in market and stricter rules by regulators seem to be paying off. this cap for straight months of gains. whe

fox, warner bros.versal have said they are looking for high priced home movie rentals shortly after studios. some are dealing with an option with apple itunes as an option. could a new era for nintendo be upon us? a bold enough move for nintendo to stay competitive? ♪ .mily: this week, -- pebble is it mainly about hiring the engineers.artup fitbit didn't disclose terms. but this debt exceeds this amount. turning now to the video game world. this has been a year of transformation for nintendo. intoompany made its jump nintendo. and then, the phenomenon that was pokemon go. nintendo stole the spotlight with the surprise announcement from tim cook. ofplease welcome the father mario. afirst solo game. exclusively on apple's ios with some industry members saying it will be an even bigger hit than pokemon go. the nintendo president joins us from new york to talk about the upcoming launch. we are working very hard with our folks at apple. to make sure that had a server capacity standpoint, we are prepared. th

tothe company was created lead the development of theme parts is doing is partnering like warner brosh ferrari, with f1, to create -- almost like, for has been to singapore or a place like orlando, well, in the u.s., it's a big cluster of place.ments all in one it's just gonna -- i think ultimately the idea will be, buy onee able to ticket, you'll be able to go to all of these different parks. also planning to build this special transport system where you can zip around between all these different overheads like railways. it's going to try and put abu map. on the tourism >> and that is it for this "the best of bloomberg markets: middle east." the region.ahead in we'll be keeping an eye on the continued fallout from central bank decisions around the world, the federal reserve. we'll be right here for the start of the trading week, in the gulf. is on sunday morning at 8:00 a.m., in the u.a.e., on television. do join me then. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> coming up on "bloomberg best ," the stories that shaped the week in business around the world. >> i think the fed took a small step beyond j

try first century fox, warner bros., and universal confirmed they are looking to offer rentalsced homef movies after they open at the theaters, possibly as soon as two weeks. shares in movie chain theaters fell in new york. yvonne: the third annual bloomberg asean summit begins. they had winds are blowing through southeast asia, can vietnam beat them? >> that is a key question. we are seeing fund outflows in the region, weakening currencies, a lot of risk coming from slowing demand from china. how can vietnam do? vietnam has been doing well. they are expected to grow more than 6% this year. let's discuss all this with the assets.cio ofpx there are double-digit games -- gains and it is the best performing in asia. can investors still find value? guest: certainly. the market has given back a lot of its gains, it was up 7% or 8% more than it is, it should be coming down soon. more interesting level as the market starts to open up. it becomes more interesting to a greater number of foreign investors. >> what sectors are the interested in? guest: it is coming through the privatization proce

[captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. 9. tonight on fox 6 news at 9 - a very busy news night - we're covering three big stories.. theo keith - live with a big ballot discrepancy in greenfield.. bret lemoine - live with an exclusive interview on a little boy's death.. and brittany shannon - live with a foiled plot to kill - brittany let's start with you. a troubling story here in burlington. a teenage boyfriend and girlfriend now of making a kill list. it coming to light when the girl's mother discovered the conversation on facebook monday night. she then told school officials here about her daughter's plan... disturbing details coming from the halls of karcher middle school. a criminal complaint stating 15-year-old jasminne piechocki and her boyfriend 14-year-old darryl roeschen made where the complaint states the girl's mother saw a facebook conversation between her daughter and roeschen. in it, dar

company, which is created to lead the development of theme park, is partnering with brands like warner brosrrari, a place like orlando, florida, in the u.s. -- it is a big cluster of leisure developments all in one place. ultimately, i think the idea will be you will be able to buy one ticket and go to all of these different parks. abu dhabi is also planning to build a special transport system where you kansas zip around between all these different and overheads like railway pots. it will be a complete leisure offering to try to put abu dhabi on the tourism map. >> that is it for this best of bloomberg markets middle east. a busy week ahead in the region. we will keep an eye on the continued fallout from central bank decisions around the world including the federal reserve. we will be right here for the start of the trading week in the gulf. do join me then. this is bloomberg. and here innesday hong kong we have an update of the top stories. estimates for china are right -- are rising. optimism is increasing with stimulus and better prospects for global demand. point --ng up to six 6.4%. --

this is according to people familiar with the matter. 21st century fox, warner bros.edsal have all they are looking for high priced home movie rentals shortly after they open in theaters. some studios are dealing with apple itunes as an option. could a new era for nintendo be upon us? mario is jumping to your iphone. will this be a bold enough move for nintendo to stay competitive? this is bloomberg. ♪ fitbitthis week, acquired software rights from the struggling company pebble. it is mainly about hiring the software startup engineers and getting intellectual property. fitbit didn't disclose terms. but this debt exceeds this amount. turning now to the video game world, 2016 has been a year of transformation for nintendo. the company made its jump into gaming with the launch of its cap. and then, the cultural phenomenon that was pokemon go. then, nintendo stole the spotlight at an apple product event with the surprise announcement from tim cook. nintendo,welcome from the father of mario. itsy: nintendo announced first solo game. it will be available exclusively on appl

mgm had a contract list of many young act overs, as did columbia and warner bros. had a big contract list. if you were under contract to a studio, that was a good start. it was a great start for me because i didn't know anything. you know, they took me in and -- >> but you were so good-looking. you were just such a handsome leading man. what else could you do besides be a movie star? when you were an extra, did they say get that guy out of there? >> i wirk any had. i was trying to get up in front all of the time. when you get established as an extra, you're out. you want to stay in the background. then you get called back all the time. if they once establish you and they know who you are, you can't be in the movie anymore. you understand? >> i do. look, joan crawford, let's bring that picture up there. now, she -- look at that face. >> yeah. >> how was she to work with? we hear a lot about joan crawford. >> i never worked with joan crawford. i knew her and had met her, and when i met her, my jaw did drop because she was one of the biggest stars of all times. i neve

2000 distinguish book award on the society of -- and the rights to the book have been acquired by warner bros. for film adam adaptation. he has written for vanity fair the new york times book review, the wall street journal, the l.a. times, and the boston globe. he has appeared on the today show, on dateline, on pbs american experience come on c-span and npr which we are delighted to have c-span here to film the lecture. like another great historian, nathaniel phil bourque from pittsburgh credits his ap u.s. history teacher for recognizing his talents and encouraging him to rights. so this is part of the reason we welcome this evening to discuss the latest book which was just released today and copies are available after the election. please try me in welcoming our guests. [applause] >> thank you. it is great to be here at mount vernon. this is a special place if you have been researching and writing in a little sidebar that the parroting was spelled with two a's and no see. so that explained why it's a parody. to be at mount vernon after writing this book it begins with washington in new yor

and pay television subscribers with time warner's media lineup which includes cnn, tnt, hbo and warner bros. film and television studio. the companies claim this acquisition will result in significant benefits for consumers. the combined company will provide quote stronger competitive alternatives to cable and other video providers, and quote better value, more choices and enhance customer services for over the top and mobile viewing. additionally by controlling the customer experience from content creation through distribution, the combined company says he'llt will be able to innovate its advertising practices and introduce customized or targeted advertising providing both an approved customer experience and a significant competitor to digital advertising giants like google and facebook. this transaction involves no horizontal overlaps. however if this fact into the antitrust analysis, then this would be a very seinfeld inherent hearing about nothing. although vertical vertical deals typically raise fewer concerns than do the horizontal counterparts, such deals nevertheless may still tend

. : when i had a real contract in 1992 with warner bros.ictures, i had a $550,000 contract with them at this time. what happened that day, we got johnson to be the director. -- john singleton to be the director. writed him he could not the script because we had to write and develop the script. he agreed to that. my point was that i was on my way and there was this craft that happened. aol took over. they decided not to do it after they put out all of the option money. i picked up $100,000 in option money. plus, other party members, etc. i'm just saying that trying to get the story out and get the real story out, i am still working. the best thing i have now in terms of still working, i don't want people coming to me and telling me that we can do this and this, i have been through that already. then they turn around and let some black behind people write some script leaning on -- i can go on and on but you can get the idea of what it was like for me because i stuck to my principles. >> we appreciate you still working. [applause] >> we apprec

it is different from at&t's business, but some thing like hbo, warner bros. julie: thank you so much. for more fast commentary, go to gadfly on the bloomberg. ramy: still ahead, going condo. why the luxury sector may be in trouble. this is bloomberg. ♪ ramy: this is "bloomberg markets ." i am ramy inocencio. julie: i'm julie hyman. ramy: condo construction is proliferating in manhattan and that is creating stiffer competition for buyers. it is all about fewer restrictions and more amenities. with more, talk us through the sales numbers first. the rise of the condo and the fall of the co-op. >> everything is falling on the luxury side. but when you drill down to the numbers, co-ops have been falling more. costs.% from luxury let's specify about $4 million. people with $4 million for more to spend our gravitating to condos. happening? s that oshrat: choice. so many larger condos happening and not enough buyers. condos are essentially offering the luxury product that is newer with more amenities and fewer restrictions. you don't have to go and submit your entire

. >> the benefits of combining at&t's distribution with a world-class content of warner bros., hbo and turner. we believe the benefits are straightforward and substantial. they will get more choices and lower-priced options but that means more nationwide competition. david: that was the global m&a manager. this is the first time the merger aired publicly in washington but what powers does the system have going forward? >> they could raise concerns that the regulators might get into a show. it is a little theater. i don't take anyone in the market believes this is going to get blocked despite what trump said in october that he was going to block it. i talked to the bankers and the lawyers around this deal. i talked to the investors and none of them really feel like this is going to get blocked. i think there is a 90% likelihood that it is going to go through. nothing that randall said today would have convince anyone otherwise. -- convinced anyone otherwise. david: we spoke with senator mike leigh from utah, the chair of the subcommittee today. he made the point that a decision is going