MUMBAI: Sony Pictures has named David Kaminow as president, worldwide strategic marketing. Kaminow will report to Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing president Marc Weinstock and continue to oversee all worldwide theatrical market research efforts for the studio. In this newly created...
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Paramount Pictures’ Paranormal Activity grosses $100 million at box office
MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures' Paranormal Activity has crossed $100 million at the box office after five weekends of release as of Friday. In so doing, the movie has become the top grossing R-Rated thriller of...
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EMI Music strengthens executive team with key appointments
MUMBAI: EMI Music has made some key additions to its executive team. Shane Naughton has been appointed as the chief financial officer and Kyla Mullins as general counsel. Both will become members of EMI...
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MPAA names Howard Gantman as vice president
MUMBAI: Motion Picture Association of America, (MPAA) Inc has appointed Howard Gantman as vice president, corporate communications. A veteran public affairs and communications executive with extensive experience in crisis management, coalition building, strategic positioning and political affairs,...
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Netflix offers instant movies and TV shows via PS3
MUMBAI: Netflix members can now instantly watch thousands of movies and TV episodes streamed to TVs from Netflix via the PlayStation3 (PS3) computer entertainment system. Instantly watching movies streamed from Netflix via the PS3...
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DreamWorks Animation promotes Chang as general counsel
MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. has appointed DreamWorks Animation’s head of litigation and Technology Law Andrew Chang as general counsel. Chang has been with DreamWorks for seven years and has held his current position since...
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Rolling Stones re-mastered concert DVD & Blu-ray released
MUMBAI: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Rolling Stones Steel Wheels tour, Universal Music Group and S2BN Entertainment announced the digitally re-mastered release of Rolling Stones Live at the Max on DVD and Blu-ray...
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Asia subscription TV figures higher than ROW combined
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) today announced new data for subscription TV penetration across the Asia Pacific, noting that the region now has 326 million pay-TV, up 26 million...
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Kinepolis deploys SmartJog solution for storage & D-cinema delivery
MUMBAI: European exhibitor, Kinepolis Group, has selected SmartJog’s Digital Cinema Central Library Servers to use in all of its 23 theaters. Kinepolis will purchase and install the Digital Cinema Central Library Servers, which are...
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Michael Jackson’s This Is It touches $200 million worldwide
Michael Jackson's This It It has reached a box office gross of $200 million worldwide. The film has taken in $61 million in the US & more than $140 million internationally....
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