Hollywood partner Facebook ready for IPO

Facebook's IPO is predicted to think about its first formal step Wednesday in what's likely to end up Plastic Alley's finest ever public offering, one and make a completely new deal currency for just about any company's that as an ever bigger partner with Hollywood. The social networking giant will file initial documents while using Opportunities Exchange Commission for just about any $5 billion offering despite the fact that size may be elevated later if there's demand, which there likely will probably be. The eight-year-old customers are children title all over the world with 800 million clients. Founder Mark Zuckerberg was Time's 2010 Person of year at 26. The business has produced entire industries that cling in it like barnacles round the world's most massive tanker. Zynga, an internet-based game company that produces 90% of the revenue from Facebook, went public lately in the $1 billion offering. While Facebook initially tended to keep Hollywood at arms length it's inevitably been forging closer ties as both sides see benefits. Chief operating office Sheryl Sandberg grew to become part of Disney's board of company company directors in December 2009. Netflix founder-Boss Reed Hastings sits on Facebook's board. The sale puts a wrist watch-popping price of about $84 billion on Facebook -- a valuation that has transformed from $75 to $100 billion. In comparison, the finest media company -- Comcast -- features a market capital of $72 billion. Disney follows with $69 billion. (Apple has one of the finest market caps connected having a company in the world at $425 billion.) F-commerce -- the status for that swirl of e-commerce and marketing that has developed around Facebook -- allows clients to comment, chat and share movie viewing understanding about pals. Using the kind of exposure Facebook would bring, art galleries have started to create movies that might be leased and seen on Facebook including Warner Brothers' "Dark Dark evening" and Universal Pictures' "The Big Lebowski." Lately, Lionsgate mentioned it could make its pic "Abduction" on Facebook within 24 hrs it's released on DVD and digital download, the first time a completely new release has first demonstrated round the social media. Driven by fans, the social networks have pressed into music, plus a deal with popular service Spotify last fall. Facebook, situated in Menlo Park, Calif., has about 3,000 employees $4 billion in revenue. It grows, getting ad share from Yahoo while others and composed of 28% of U.S. online display-advertising impressions this season, according to monitoring agency ComScore. Morgan Stanley, which done the IPOs of Zynga and also the other major online player Groupon, is lead underwriter, coping with Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital and JP Morgan. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Reports: Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez Engaged

First Published: January 11, 2012 9:43 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Olivier Martinez and Halle Berry attend the Silver Rose Gala And Auction held at Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on April 17, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Halle Berry reportedly has wedding bells in her future. According to multiple reports, the big screen beauty is engaged to fellow actor Olivier Martinez. Us Weekly reported that the pair, who have been dating since 2010, got engaged over the holidays. Olivier reportedly gave the actress, 45, a Gurhan emerald-and-diamond engagement ring. [She] had given up on being married, but she trusts Olivier. He makes her feel safe. Hes a keeper, a source told the mag. A rep for jewelry designer Gurhan confirmed to People that Olivier gave Halle the engagement ring. Halles rep was not immediately available for comment when contacted by Access Hollywood on Wednesday morning. This will mark Halles third marriage. The actress who has a 3-year-old daughter, Nahla, with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry was married to baseball star David Justice in 1993 and split four years later. She then wed singer Eric Benet in 2001 and they finalized their divorce in 2005. Olivier previously dated singer Kylie Minogue and split with the pop star in 2007. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

10 Tattoos Inspired by Movies

I don't have a tattoo. However, that hasn't stopped me from wondering what Uma Thurman's Hattori Hanzo sword from 'Kill Bill' would look like permanently scrawled across my bicep. (Note: it would look ridiculous.) Earlier this week, Moviefone did an investigation to see how much it would cost to get the tattoo Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) sports in 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.' In the process, it was also discovered that, of the parlors visited, no one had come in asking for a replica of Salander's insignia. Luckily, there are plenty of other films out there that have inspired people to get inked (and in the process, made my Hanzo idea seem less ridiculous). Below, 10 Tattoos Inspired by Movies. 10 Tattoos Inspired By Movies 'Twilight''Star Wars''The Dark Knight Rises''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I and II''The Lord of the Rings''Spider-Man''Frankenstein''The Nightmare Before Christmas''The Little Mermaid'Marilyn Monroe See All Moviefone Galleries » [Photo: mirkmirk] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

PBS begins winter TCA tour

PBS leader-Boss Paula Kerger, above, talks Wednesday in the Television Experts Assn. tour in Pasadena.Despite GOP leader Mitt Romney's demand ending federal funding for public broadcasting, PBS executives say that it'll function as the viewing public that determines if the network will thrive or shrink within the a long time. "What we should aspire to say within the next couple of several weeks is make obvious to the chosen authorities that people possess the broad support from the American public," Paula Kerger, leader-Boss of PBS, stated Wednesday at the very first day from the Television Experts Assn. tour in Pasadena. "Public broadcasting offers an important supply of information for a lot of towns." Romney, who lately introduced he wouldn't subsidize PBS under his presidency, has stated it's the perfect time for that network to earn its very own gold coin via traditional commercial-produced revenue instead of receiving funds in the government. "Is really a program so critical it's worth borrowing money from China to pay for for this?," he stated. "I love PBS. We subsidize PBS. Look, I am likely to stop that. I am likely to say, 'PBS will have to possess ads.' We are not likely to kill Large Bird, but Large Bird's likely to have ads, okay?Inch Kerger, who rebutted the premise about possibly advertising on "Sesame Street," knows the pubcaster will dsicover itself in the center of a political fray between now and Election Day, and stated she's willing "to create tough choices" so far as how PBS prioritizes its budget. She added that although the government subsidies for PBS stations in main metropolitan areas comes down to no more than 10%, in additional rural areas that contribution can jump to 40% and it is "money that can not be composed.Inch Ultimately, Kerger stated, if funding is drawn individuals audiences in additional remote areas would suffer probably the most. Many in government, Kerger added, have recommended PBS to appear a lot more like History, which offered a slew of docus before topper Nancy Dubuc gave it much more of a real possibility spin. Kerger contended, however, the example between your two nets is not particularly accurate. "Congress has stated maybe you can study out of this, but 'Pawn Stars' and 'American Pickers' is different then 'American Experience' and Ken Burns," she stated. Talking about Burns, the documentarian that has were built with a longtime relationship with PBS is focusing on two new projects: the Vietnam War and phone Roosevelts -- Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor -- as well as their devote American history. Burns' four-hour "The Dust Bowl," is placed to premiere within the fall. Talkshow host Charlie Rose, another of PBS' signature personas, is going to be in the pubcaster for that expected future, stated Kerger, despite his recent gig like a host on CBS' ayem news "CBS Today." The PBS topper stated the only real reason Rose required the broadcast assignment ended up being to give him more TV exposure and also to use that to assist the rankings for PBS' "Charlie Rose." "My only problem is he will get enough sleep," Kerger stated from the 70-year-old TV vet. Annually after PBS moved its La affiliate from KCET to KOCE -- nicknamed PBS SoCal -- Kerger stated the transition continues to be smooth. The only real glitch was notifying Hispanic audiences that PBS' kids programming was on the new funnel. New programming introduced at TCA incorporate a summer time arts festival set to premiere June 29. Fest, to become located by Anna Deavere Cruz, includes special offers around the Might Philharmonic, the Cuban music scene along with a profile of actor-playwright John Leguizamo. PBS also offers high wants the 2nd season of "Downton Abbey," that will debut Sunday. "Downton Abbey" would be a large champion at most recent Emmys, winning to find the best miniseries and drawing audiences towards the pubcaster who might not have updated there before. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Big NFL finale for NBC

The de facto playoff game between the NY Giants and Dallas Cowboys on Sunday scored big for NBC. Football and New Year's Eve festivities highlighted the ratings race for the final week of the year, which saw only two original series telecasts on the Big Four. NBC moved to the lead in key demos on the strength of the finale of "Sunday Night Football," which drew the largest audience for any primetime regular-season NFL game in 15 years. ESPN moved up to second among young adults with its final "Monday Night Football" game of the season and a string of college football bowl games throughout the week. Excluding sports, the biggest thing happening last week was ABC's New Year's Eve coverage, which bagged big numbers with its annual "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" (4.1/15 in adults 18-49, 12.92 million viewers overall) and an earlier, two-hour special commemorating the event's 40-year history on the net (2.5/9, 8.36m). ABC dominated coverage that night (Daily Variety, Jan. 2), with the segment that included the midnight dropping of the ball in Times Square attracting nearly 23 million viewers. Overall for the lightly watched Dec. 25-31 frame, NBC prevailed in adults 18-49 with a 2.0 rating/6 share, followed by ESPN and CBS (both at 1.7/5), Univision (1.4/4), ABC (1.3/4) and Fox (1.0/3). The Peacock also won in adults 25-54 (2.5/6 to 2.3/6 for CBS), while the Eye drew the most overall viewers (8.2 million to 6.3 million for runner-up NBC). At NBC, the de facto playoff game between the NY Giants and Dallas Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football" averaged a boffo 9.8 rating/24 share in adults 18-49 and 27.62 million viewers overall. It edges out the NFL Thursday opener of last season (27.5 million for Vikings-Saints) to become the biggest regular-season primetime telecast since a matchup between the Cowboys and Green Bay Packers drew 35.1 million on ABC in November 1996. Oddly, it was merely the fourth best 18-49 score for an NFL game on NBC this season -- behind its first three games of the season in September. When the Giants and Cowboys met three weeks earlier on NBC, the game did a similar 9.4 demo rating and 24.52 million viewers overall. This time around -- with no work or school the next day for most -- about 1 million more kids 2-11 and 2 million more adults 50-plus tuned in. ESPN's big week started with the "Monday Night Football" matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints (5.6/16 in 18-49, 15.64m) and also included college football bowl games on the next five nights. Best numbers came for Thursday's Alamo Bowl (2.1/7, 6.92m for Baylor-Washington) and Saturday's Chick-Fil-A Bowl (1.7/5, 6.16m for Virginia-Auburn). There weren't many series highlights for the week, with NBC's Monday gameshow "Who's Still Standing?" (1.5/4, 6.16m) and Friday drama "Chuck" (0.8/3, 3.07m) the only originals airing. CBS skedded its annual "Kennedy Center Honors" telecast for Tuesday behind a repeat "NCIS" (2.1/6, 12.58m), but it settled for a 1.1/3 in 18-49 and 8.4 million total viewers -- down sharply in the demo from last year's 1.5/4. Cable saw some original programming early in the week, including episodes of TNT's Monday dramas "The Closer" (1.1/3, 6.16m) and "Rizzoli and Isles" (1.1/3, 5.79m) and hot reality shows "Pawn Stars" on History (1.9/5, 5.23m) and "Teen Mom II" on MTV (1.9/5, 3.42m). Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com