One Offs

Now that Live Nation has divested its U.S. theatrical business, David Ian, formerly global theatrical chairman of the company, has reportedly quit and will work independently …

Between photos, tabloid reporting, Web traffic and other media, Portfolio magazine estimates Britney Spears is worth about $120 million to the U.S. economy even when she isn’t touring, as reported by ABC News …

CKX reports its 2007 revenue at about $265 million and OIBDAN of about $70 million …

The much-ballyhooed heart surgery of Paul McCartney is "entirely untrue," according to the Beatle.