Adele breaks more records

Adele's "21" ongoing to interrupt records a week ago, because the title capped the 7 million sales plateau, set a SoundScan-era record for days at No. 1 and notched the greatest publish-Grammys sales rise in history.The Brit singer's Columbia album celebrated twelve months around the U.S. charts using its greatest sales week ever, moving 730,000 copies (up 207%), based on Nielsen SoundScan data for that week ended February. 19.Using its 21st nonconsecutive week at No. 1, "21" broke the prior mark of 20 days in the pinnacle set by Whitney Houston's soundtrack for "The Bodyguard" in 1992-93. It matches a pre-SoundScan run of 21 chart-topping days by M.C. Hammer's "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Them" in 1990.Gain for Adele's collection surpassed the 621,000-unit bump received by Norah Jones' "Leave Beside MeInch after her five-Grammy win in 2003.In 2 chart days because the February. 12 Grammys ceremony -- where Adele required home six honours, including album, record and song of the season -- "21" has offered 968,000 copies. It's moved 7.35 million copies within the U.S. up to now.Adele's 2008 debut "19" gains five slots about this week's chart, rising to No. 4 with 87,000 offered.Grieving fans pressed Houston's "Finest Hits" (Arista/The new sony Music) up four slots to No. 2. The late vocalist's collection acquired 174% a week ago, selling 175,000.Compilations complete the very best five: the Capitol-distributed "Now 41" collection held steady at No. 3 with 94,000 offered (lower 33%), while Universal's "2012 Grammy Nominees" package acquired three steps, taking No. 5 with 85,000 offered (up 66%),Last week's major entry, Van Halen's "Another Type of Truth" (Interscope), slid four positions to No. 6, losing 69% and selling 58,000.Relaxation from the top ten is completed by entertainers reaping helpful benefits from Grammycast exposure: Paul McCartney's "Kisses at the baseInch (No. 7, 58,000 offered, lower 22%), Bruno Mars' "Doo Wops and Hooligans" (No. 8, 37,000, up 133%), Lady Antebellum's "Own the Evening" (No. 9, 37,000, up 47%) and also the Civil Wars' "Barton Hollow" (No. 10, 36,000, up 178%). Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Listing Of 84th Annual Academy Award Nominations

First Released: The month of january 24, 2012 9:44 AM EST Credit: Fox Searchlight Caption George Clooney and Shailene Woodley in Fox Searchlights The Descendants, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Complete listing of 84th Annual Academy Award nominations introduced Tuesday: 1. Best Picture: The Artist, 'The Descendants, 'Extremely Noisy & Incredibly Close, 'The Help, 'Hugo, 'Midnight in Paris, 'Moneyball, 'The Tree of Existence, 'War Equine. 2. Actor: Demian Bichir, A Much Better Existence George Clooney, The Descendants Jean Dujardin, The Artist Gary Oldman, Mess Tailor Soldier Spy Kaira Pitt, Moneyball. 3. Actress: Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs Viola Davis, The Assistance Rooney Mara, The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn. 4. Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn Jonah Hill, Moneyball Nick Nolte, Warrior Christopher Plummer, Beginners Max von Sydow, Very Noisy & Incredibly Close. 5. Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Assistance Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids Jesse McTeer, Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer, The Assistance. 6. Pointing: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants Martin Scorsese, Hugo Woodsy Allen, Night time in Paris Terrence Malick, The Tree of Existence. 7. Language Film: Bullhead, Belgium Footnote, Israel In Darkness, Belgium Monsieur Lazhar, Canada A Separation, Iran. 8. Modified Script: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants John Logan, Hugo George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Love Willimon, The Ides of March Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin, Moneyball Bridget OConnor and Peter Straughan, Mess Tailor Soldier Spy. 9. Original Script: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids J.C. Chandor, Margin Call Woodsy Allen, Night time in Paris Asghar Farhadi, A Separation. 10. Animated Feature Film: The Cat in Paris Chico&Rita Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots Rango. 11. Art Direction: The Artist, 'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2, 'Hugo, 'Midnight in Paris, 'War Equine. 12. Cinematography: The Artist, 'The Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo, 'Hugo, 'The Tree of Existence, 'War Equine. 13. Seem Mixing: The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo, 'Hugo, 'Moneyball, 'Transformers: Dark from the Moon, 'War Equine. 14. Seem Editing: Drive, 'The Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo, 'Hugo, 'Transformers: Dark from the Moon, 'War Equine. 15. Original Score: The Adventures of Tintin, John Williams The Artist, Ludovic Bource Hugo, Howard Shoreline Mess Tailor Soldier Spy, Alberto Iglesias War Equine, John Williams. 16. Original Song: Guy or Muppet in the Muppets, Bret McKenzie Real in Rio from Rio, Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett. 17. Costume: Anonymous, 'The Artist, 'Hugo, 'Jane Eyre, 'W.E. 18. Documentary Feature: Hell and Again, 'If a Tree Falls: A Tale of the world Liberation Front, 'Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, 'Pina, 'Undefeated. 19. Documentary (short subject): The Barber of Birmingham: Feet Soldier from the Civil Privileges Movement, 'God May be the Bigger Elvis, 'Incident in New Baghdad, 'Saving Face, 'The Tsunami and also the Cherry Blossom. 20. Film Editing: The Artist, 'The Descendants, 'The Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo, 'Hugo, 'Moneyball. 21. Makeup: Albert Nobbs, 'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2, 'The Iron Lady. 22. Animated Video Clip: Dimanche/Sunday, 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, 'La Luna, 'A Morning Stroll, 'Wild Existence. 23. Live Action Video Clip: Pentecost, 'Raju, 'The Shoreline, 'Time Freak, 'Tuba Atlantic. 24. Visual Effects: Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2, 'Hugo, 'Real Steel, 'Rise from the Planet from the Apes, 'Transformers: Dark from the Moon. Copyright 2012 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Sucherman Consulting expands in L.A.

Stuart Sucherman's consulting and executive search firm has expanded its Los Angeles office and hired Angela Gardener, a seasoned exec and former senior VP for Talent Acquisitions at Fox Entertainment Group. ''This is an incredibly interesting time and the world is changing at a very rapid pace,'' Sucherman told Variety. ''The question is, do you have the right people in the right job?'' as the media biz grows more complex by the day and companies are constantly seek advice and execs who are creative and digitally savvy. Sucherman Consulting, a small eclectic shop with decades-long relationships with leading media and entertainment companies, also said chief operating officer Erik Sorenson, who joined in 2010, has become an equity partner. Gardener started late last year based in Los Angeles with Matthew Wagner, who heads the West Coast operation as well as SGC Industry Intelligence, a new business offshoot ''to bring thorough industry analyses to its clients using confidential, highly-placed contacts within the media and entertainment landscape,'' the company said. It now has five employees in Los Angeles and 15 in NY. Clients include divisions of NBC Universal, Walt Disney and Viacom, AOL and the NY Mets. It's placed executives at ABC, AandE, CNN, CNBC, Comedy Central, Endemol, Food Network, Fuse, Fox, Game Show Network, MTV, NBC, Nickelodeon, Showtime, Sundance, Telemundo, Tennis Channel, VH1, the NY Mets and the NY Jets. Sucherman was a colleague of broadcast legend Fred Friendly, and has worked for the Columbia School of Journalisml, WNET/ Thirteen NY, CBS News and as a lawyer for the FCC. Sorenson president of MSNBC from 1998 to 2004, was exec producer of ''CBS This Morning'' and ''The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather.'' He has won more than 20 Emmys and a Peabody. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

FCC: Comcast should comply with Tennis ruling

The FCC's enforcement bureau says Comcast should be ordered to comply "immediately" with a ruling that the cable operator place Tennis Channel on equal footing in its lineup with channels in which it has a stake, including the Golf Channel and Versus. Last month, an administrative law judge ruled that Comcast had violated program carriage regulations when it refused to place Tennis Channel in a position similar to those of sports channels it owns. Tennis Channel argued that its placement cost it advertising revenue, and that it was placed in upper tiers even though its ratings consistently beat those of the Comcast-affiliated networks. After the ruling, Comcast argued that it did not have to comply until its appeals to the full FCC and to the Court of Appeals were exhausted. But in comments released Thursday, the FCC's enforcement bureau said that carriage laws "unambiguously" show that orders from administrative law judges are effective "upon release" of the ruling. Their comments are recommendations to the full commission. At the time of Administrative Law Judge Richard Sippel's ruling last month, Comcast said that it "has the contractual right to distribute Tennis Channel as it does currently, and Comcast firmly believes that the exercise of that right to minimize costs to consumers is not discrimination." After Comcast's merger with NBC Universal, it rebranded Versus as NBC Sports Network. Tennis Channel said in a statement that "the rules are clear that Comcast now has to give us the same carriage that it gives to its own Golf Channel and the NBC Sports Network." Contact Ted Johnson at ted.johnson@variety.com

Paul Giamatti joins Carlei's 'Romeo'

ROME -- Paul Giamatti has grew to become part of the cast of Carlo Carlei's adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet," set to start shooting in Italia this month.Giamatti may have Friar Lawrence, consultant to both Romeo and Juliet, together with a vital character inside the Shakespeare play.As formerly introduced, Hailee Steinfeld plays Juliet, while British thesp Douglas Booth is her Romeo. Erection dysfunction Westwick and Kodi Smit-McPhee play in the two lovers' cousins, Tybalt and Benvolio.Amber Ing. and Italy's Indiana Production are co-creating what's being suggested since the "Romeo and Juliet" for your "Twilight" generation. RAI Cinema will distribute in Italia.Pic marks the initial British-language feature film shepherded by Indiana, through which helmer Gabriele Muccino can be a partner.Shooting will exist in Mantua, the Northern Italian city that Romeo was banned inside the play, at Rome's Cinecitta Art galleries, where a lavish set continues to be built repairing the Mantua family crypt where the protags both die inside the famous finale.The script consists by Julian Fellowes ("Gosford Park," "Downton Abbey") who's also creating with Ileen Maisel and Lawrence Elman of Amber.David Tattersall, who shot the three "AlienInch prequels plus much more recently "Gulliver's Travels," is aboard as lenser.Costume designer is Carlo Poggioli ("The Raven").Pic will probably be qualified for Italy's generous tax credits for foreign productions, that provide around 25% from the pic's budget, designated at $6.5 million.Previous operates by Carlei, who's Italian but situated in Hollywood, include "Fluke," "The Ultimate Legion," and-profile Italo telepic "Il generale della Rovere." Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

Cox comes out mid-cost cable tier

Cox Communications, the country's third biggest cable company, stated it's starting a brand new Cox TV Economy package for the money-conscious customers that's among the pared-lower fundamental and broadened funnel choices, but like fundamental does not include ESPN plus some other systems. The $35 choice is a midpoint between your $20 starter package and circa $60 broadened fundamental cable. A spokesperson stated the brand new package examined well with customers and it is being folded in different marketplaces. While still far in the "a la carte" programming that content companies fear, the move is yet another sign that customers are looking forward to options in uncertain economic occasions with viewing options spreading. This news first arrived on the scene inside a regualtory filing. Cox, that has six million customers, will probably still promote its greater-tier, greater-cost items more heavily. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Zero Gravity, Oak Street team on 'Outsider'

FairbrassZero Gravity Management and Oak Street Films will produce "The Outsider," starring Craig Fairbrass. John A. Burns is placed to helm. Pic involves an english military contractor who's told his daughter has died. As he finds out your body isn't hers, he starts an analysis. Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Danny Roth and Damiano Tucci are creating through Zero Gravity, with Oak Street aboard to invest in. Patrick Ewald is professional creating. Fairbrass and Burns are repped by Zero Gravity. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com