Viacom CEO financials released

Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman's fiscal 2011 compensation totaled $43 million including a $3.5 million base salary and hefty $20 million cash bonus - up from $11 million the year before, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. The balance was paid in stock and stock options.His overall pay fell from $84 million in 2010 when Dauman was the highest paid CEO in corporate America.Chief operating officer Thomas Dooley earned $34 million, his base salary of $2.5 million plus a $16 million bonus that was nearly double the year earlier figure.And the company's billionaire controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone received $21 million in compensation with a $1.75 million base salary and a $10 million bonus, also nearly the double 2010 bonus.Viacom said in the filing that "The goal of our compensation programs is to make sure that we have the talented executives and employees we need to achieve our strategic plans and deliver financial returns to stockholders over the short term and long term. To do that, we need to attract and retain great managers and employees, and compensate them in a way that encourages and rewards their performance."Viacom's fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The company said it will hold its annual shareholders' meeting at its NY City headquarters on March 8. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

New image for Prometheus

The steady drip-feed of Prometheus marketing material continues apace, with a brand new still of this mysterious stone mind appearing online.The brand new image informs us nothing more than the initial batch of images did, however it does afford us phone giant statue from the different perspective. What exactly are individuals little coffee pods surrounding it? And exactly what does the statue represent?Ridley Scott is keeping these kinds of particulars carefully under-systems, but that has not stopped our anticipation growing through the week. Whereas the continual stream of Dark Dark night Increases images constantly threatened spoilers, the brand new Prometheus photos are cryptic enough to excite discussion without giving anything away.The film will star Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba and Charlize Theron like a crew of intergalactic people who encounter a lot more than they'd bargained when ever trying to explore a brief history of the world.Prometheus is going to be launched within the United kingdom on 1 June 2012. We have first got it marked around the calendar alongside The Dark Dark night Increases and also the Hobbit among the most exciting films of the season...

FilmSharks ink with SnagFilms on Total photos

Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks Intl. has closed a rights deal with U.S. indie movie VOD site SnagFilms around the 10-pic package from Total Entertainment, producer from the clutch of Brazilian B.O. hits. Coming just several days after Netflix launched across South Usa, deal signals a measure-up in VOD biz at among Latin America's finest sales companies. FilmSharks has furthermore inked round the Total library with Berlin's The Information Certification Agency for German-speaking areas, Filmin for that country and Mubi for a number of areas outdoors the U.S. Split-revenue deals are exclusive for Snag and CLA, non-exclusive elsewhere. Distributed in South usa by Fox, Total movies incorporate a couple of from the finest-grossing game game titles in the last decade, including "Sex, Love and Disloyality," a Brazilian remake of Mexican hit "Sex, Shame and Tears," along with the "Personally" franchise, whose second part acquired $24.2 million in South usa. The Three films will be in FilmSharks Intl.'s package. FilmSharks tied lower worldwide rights on Total's library late a year ago. "The operation is to offer the best back catalog of films in the country and South Usa for worldwide digital rights distribution -- TV, VOD and new media," FilmSharks topper Guido Rud told Variety. The business may also be angling to cope with worldwide packages from outdoors Ibero-America. It's in discussions with "large production companies," he added. Rud mentioned the whole catalog could be also provided to TV nets abroad. While prices paid out around the globe for movies' broadcast rights have frequently dropped, sales volumes remain fairly stable. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Clooney, Freeman to provide at Producers Guild Honours

Clooney, Freeman to provide at Producers Guild Honours By Philiana Ng The month of january 19, 2012 Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images George Clooney George Clooney, Morgan Freeman and Neil Patrick Harris happen to be drawn on to provide in the 23rd annual 2012 Producers Guild Honours.Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Tobey Maguire, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Sofia Vergara, Evan Rachel Wood and Zachary Quinto will even present in the honours ceremony, set to occur Saturday, Jan. 21 in the Beverly Hilton Hotel at 7:30 p.m. PST carrying out a dinner.Alicia Secrets will work in the PGA honours, that will pay tribute to Leslie Moonves, Steven Spielberg, Don Mischer, Stan Lee and also the producers behind "Within the Land of Bloodstream and Honey," including Julia Roberts.The Ten nominated films within the primary film category are "The Artist," "Night time in Paris," "Bridesmaids," "War Equine," "The Descendants," "The Ides of March," "The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo," "The Assistance,Inch "Hugo" and "Moneyball." The nominees in television include "30 Rock," "Modern Family," "Downton Abbey," "Cinema Verite," "Glee," "The Large Bang Theory," "Mad Males," "The Good Wife" and "Boardwalk Empire." The Hollywood Reporter Clooney, Freeman to provide at Producers Guild Honours By Philiana Ng The month of january 19, 2012 George Clooney PHOTO CREDIT Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images George Clooney, Morgan Freeman and Neil Patrick Harris happen to be drawn on to provide in the 23rd annual 2012 Producers Guild Honours.Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Tobey Maguire, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Sofia Vergara, Evan Rachel Wood and Zachary Quinto will even present in the honours ceremony, set to occur Saturday, Jan. 21 in the Beverly Hilton Hotel at 7:30 p.m. PST carrying out a dinner.Alicia Secrets will work in the PGA honours, that will pay tribute to Leslie Moonves, Steven Spielberg, Don Mischer, Stan Lee and also the producers behind "Within the Land of Bloodstream and Honey," including Julia Roberts.The Ten nominated films within the primary film category are "The Artist," "Night time in Paris," "Bridesmaids," "War Equine," "The Descendants," "The Ides of March," "The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo," "The Assistance,Inch "Hugo" and "Moneyball." The nominees in television include "30 Rock," "Modern Family," "Downton Abbey," "Cinema Verite," "Glee," "The Large Bang Theory," "Mad Males," "The Great Wife" and "Boardwalk Empire." The Hollywood Reporter

French TV reporter wiped out in Syria

LONDON -- French television journalist Gilles Jacquier was wiped out Wednesday within the town of Homs, Syria. He's the very first Western journalist to become wiped out in the united states since protests started 10 several weeks ago. Jacquier, who labored for funnel France 2, was among several 15 journalists talking with government supporters once they received attack from rocket grenades. An un named Nederlander journalist was hurt, and eight Syrian ordinary people were also wiped out. Jacquier was a part of a government-approved visit to the nation, France 2 stated. Jacquier would be a seasoned foreign correspondent, who had covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Algeria. He won among France's top journalism awards, the Prix Albert Londres, in 2003, and acquired another award, the Jean-Louis Calderon prize, last year. Bertrand Coq, who won the Prix Albert Londres with him, told AFP: "He was a great war reporter. He was courageous. He was the type of individual who stuck his neck out, but he never required unnecessary risks." Jacquier was "among the best reporters in France 2 a fantastic guy," Thierry Thuillier, news director at pubcaster France Televisions, which runs France 2, stated. "Many of us are in shock. We will miss him a great deal.Inch In France They government known as to have an analysis in to the attack, and stated its ambassador would visit Homs. "We intensely condemn this odious act," French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe stated inside a statement. "It's as much as Syrian government bodies to guarantee the security of worldwide journalists within their territory, and also to safeguard this fundamental liberty the freedom of knowledge.Inch Syria is infamously hard for Western journalists to gain access to, and individuals which are permitted in are carefully supervised through the regime. Homs has seen a few of the country's greatest anti-government protests, and also the military has held lower difficult on the town, leading to many civilian deaths. The U.N. estimations that 5,000 individuals have been wiped out in Syria because the protests began. Contact Leo Barraclough at leo.barraclough@variety.com

MTV Movie Brawl 2012: 'Snow White' Vs. 'Woman In Black'

The MTV Movie Brawl 2012 is officially on! After the initial play-in and wild card rounds, 16 films have been selected to compete in a series of head-to-head single elimination matches in our March Madness-style bracket. In the end, only one of these flicks can be crowned the can't-miss movie of the year, and the choice is entirely up to YOU. Which movie will win the brawl for it all? Vote at MTV Movies Blog and make your choice known! There is life after "Harry Potter." There is life after "Twilight." Even if it doesn't always feel that way for fans, just look at lead actors Daniel Radcliffe and Kristen Stewart as examples. Both stars are leaving the wizards and vampires behind for new pastures with their next sure-to-be hits, "The Woman in Black" and "Snow White and the Huntsman." But only one of them can continue on in our brawl... (7) "The Woman in Black" Vs. (2) "Snow White and the Huntsman" Radcliffe's come a long way since playing the Boy Who Lived. His dancing days on Broadway are behind him, and now he's about to face some true terrors in "Woman in Black," his horror film debuting in February. But is it enough of an about-face to off-set his Movie Brawl opponent, Kristen Stewart's "Snow White and the Huntsman"? It's not just Stewart fans lining up for this badass take on the classic fairy tale, after all. Genre geeks and fantasy fans are coming on board as well, especially after the epic trailer that dropped late last year. Already proving to be one of the most contentious brawls of the Sweet 16, the outcome of this battle is truly anyone's guess. Watch our MTV Movie Brawl 2012 analysis!

Darnell Williams to Reunite With Debbi Morgan on The Young and the Restless

Debbi Morgan, Darnell Williams Darnell Williams will reunite with his longtime All My Children co-star Debbi Morgan in his new role on The Young and the Restless, Soap Opera Digest reports.Check out the rest of today's newsAside from All My Children, the two have co-starred in Loving and its spin-off, The City. Details about Williams' role on the CBS soap are scarce, but with All My Children's future in limbo, its good news for the 56-year-old actor.Do you think Williams will play Morgan's love interest in his new role?