Summary: Though the summer movie season isn’t quite over, its never too early to start debating which of this year’s crop of releases will have studio heads clamoring for a sequel. It’s safe to say neither “John Carter” or “Battleship” will get the sequel treatment. But what about hits such as “Men In Black”, “Ice Age”, “Madacascar” and “Ted”? The Hollywood Reporter has the lowdown on what studio heads are thinking, and it’s always fun trying to second guess them. Speaking of summer blockbusters, the Olympics continues to pull in huge viewership for broadcasters around the world. In the United Kingdom, the host nation for this year’s games, the BBC has gone interactive with its broadcasts by allowing viewers to program special channels with coverage of any event they want to see. Meanwhile, a number of large North American cable providers held their second quarter earnings calls last week. Despite a declining subscription base and increased content costs, profits at the companies are up and their executives couldn’t be happier. We’ll tell you why. We also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including Snoop Dogg’s reggae transformation, rumors that Nick Jonas will join “American Idol” and a new poll dethrones “Citizen Kane” and crowns a new winner as the greatest film of all time. You Really Should Read...Fifty Personal Favorites http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2012/07/you-really-should-readfifty-personal.html (http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2012/07/you-really-should-readfifty-personal.html) 'Dark Knight Rises' Seizes No. 1 Spot Overseas for Third Straight Round http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/foreign-box-office-dark-knight-total-recall-ice-age-continental-drift-358465 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/foreign-box-office-dark-knight-total-recall-ice-age-continental-drift-358465) Movie Ticket Prices Reach All-Time High in Q2 of 2012 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/movie-ticket-prices-high-all-358247 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/movie-ticket-prices-high-all-358247) Summer's Studio Smackdown: From 'Men in Black 3' to 'Prometheus,' Which Franchises Will Get Another Chapter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/summer-movie-franchise-avengers-snow-white-magic-mike-356583 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/summer-movie-franchise-avengers-snow-white-magic-mike-356583) US Sports Fans Using Proxy Servers to Watch Olympics on BBC http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/368766/20120731/viewers-using-proxy-watch-olympics-bbc.htm (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/368766/20120731/viewers-using-proxy-watch-olympics-bbc.htm) BBC’s Super-Served Olympics Shows How Narrowcast Can Go Large http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/06/bbcs-multi-stream-tv-olympics-shows-how-narrowcast-can-go-large/ (http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/06/bbcs-multi-stream-tv-olympics-shows-how-narrowcast-can-go-large/) Amazon brings Instant Video app to iPad. Android next? http://gigaom.com/mobile/amazon-brings-instant-video-app-to-ipad-android-next/ (http://gigaom.com/mobile/amazon-brings-instant-video-app-to-ipad-android-next/) Hulu Plus Lands Its Own Channel On Apple TV http://gigaom.com/apple/hulu-plus-lands-its-own-channel-on-apple-tv/ (http://gigaom.com/apple/hulu-plus-lands-its-own-channel-on-apple-tv/) Netflix Could Have Stormed Europe Years Ago http://gigaom.com/europe/former-lovefilm-boss-netflix-could-have-stormed-europe-years-ago/ (http://gigaom.com/europe/former-lovefilm-boss-netflix-could-have-stormed-europe-years-ago/) Lollapalooza Headed To Israel In 2013 http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/08/lollapalooza-going-to-israel-in-2013.html (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/08/lollapalooza-going-to-israel-in-2013.html) 1979 Who Tickets Still Good In Providence http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/1979-who-tickets-still-good-in-providence/ (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/1979-who-tickets-still-good-in-providence/)
