Entertainment News for July 1982
Paramount has a tough decision to make with the release dates for The Thief and the Cobbler and Airplane II: The Sequel. They can either keep both titles scheduled for December 10th, or move one or the other to a Spring or Summer 1983 release.
- The Hollywood Reporter
Family Home Entertainment releases its first Gumby videocassette to rave reviews.
- TV Guide
Home Box Office, Superstation WTBS and USA Network enter a bidding war for the license to air 20th Century-Fox's English dub of Urusei Yatsura.
- The New York Times
North American rights to Speed Racer still in legal limbo as multiple companies squabble in a bloody bidding war.
- Variety
- The Hollywood Reporter
Family Home Entertainment releases its first Gumby videocassette to rave reviews.
- TV Guide
Home Box Office, Superstation WTBS and USA Network enter a bidding war for the license to air 20th Century-Fox's English dub of Urusei Yatsura.
- The New York Times
North American rights to Speed Racer still in legal limbo as multiple companies squabble in a bloody bidding war.
- Variety