The Emmy awards won by the tense, terrorism-centric Showtime series “Homeland†could not have come at a better time for the network, or the series, Brian Stelter writes. The awards - including best drama, best actress (Claire Danes), best actor (Damian Lewis) - represent a coming of age for the network, which had never received a series prize for comedy or drama and has long been in the shadow of the Emmy-award-laden HBO. With the second season of “Homeland†beginning on Sunday, the subscription network was immediately setting out to capitalize on the wins. “I think there might be some extra activity at the call centers this week,†said David Nevins, president for entertainment at Showtime.
New s of worker unrest at a large factory of Foxconn, which supplies electronics giants including Apple, was able to spread quickly from Taiyuan, China, across the globe with the aid of social-media tools. The incident was said to have involved 2,000 workers and was quelled with 5,000 police officers, offering a glimpse at the tensions in China, where workers are more aware of their rights yet have few outlets to challenge their working conditions and wages, David Barboza and Keith Bradsher reported. They quote a man who posted images of the protests online and said he was a Foxconn employee: “At first it was a conflict between the security guards and some workers. But I think the real reason is they were frustrated with life.â€
The home-team Seattle Seahawks defeated the Green Bay Packers on a controversial final play of “Monday Night Football,†in what commentators say could be the final straw for the league's lockout of its referees. The replacement referees by a ll accounts had a bad weekend, but the final play on Monday was particularly mocked â€" not only did it hand victory to the Seahawks, but there arguably were multiple missed calls and bad judgments. (The Fifth Down blog has the details.) Social media was abuzz with anger, including a star from a different sport, LeBron James, who chimed in on Twitter:
These replacement refs gotta go man!! Packers just got game took from them. I LOVE NFL football to much to see this type of work.
- LeBron James (@KingJames) September 25, 2012
The leading bidder for Variety is Penske Media Group, the owner of Deadline, the online rival for Hollywood news led by Nikki Finke, The Los Angeles Times reported. The deal, which would include Penske Media and the private equity fund Shamrock Capital Advisors, could close in the next three weeks at around $30 million, the newspaper reported, with the plan to keep the Variety and Deadline brands separate.
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