MUMBAI: Four individuals were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for allegedly obtaining and illegally releasing copyrighted music, announced Assistant Attorney...
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Toronto International Film Festival selects Dolby as D-Cinema & 3D provider
MUMBAI: Dolby Laboratories, Inc. is the exclusive digital cinema server and 3D provider of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The festival will be conducted 10 – 19 September at venues throughout Toronto,...
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Warner Bros, Tolkien Trust settles Lord of the Rings lawsuit
MUMBAI: The Tolkien Trust (a UK registered charity), Warner Bros’ subsidiary New Line Cinema, and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. have resolved the lawsuit relating to the Lord of the Rings films. The trustees of the...
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Janet Jackson to pay tribute to MJ at MTV Video Music Awards
MUMBAI: Janet Jackson will be paying a music tribute to her late brother – The King of Pop Michael Jackson, at the MTV Video Music Awards on 13 September. Janet will help open the...
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EMI Music’s Priority Records taps Snoop Dogg as creative chairman
MUMBAI: EMI Music has appointed iconic, multi-media superstar Snoop Dogg to the new position of creative chairman of its Priority Records Label. Snoop Dogg will also release a new studio album for Priority that...
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People’s Choice Awards, American Film Market partner for Favorite Film Pitch contest
MUMBAI: The People’s Choice Awards (PCA) and American Film Market (AFM) have teamed to create the Favorite Film Pitch contest. The competition will provide industry professionals attending the AFM from 4 – 11 November,...
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Word Entertainment forms partnership with Universal Studios’ Rock The Universe
MUMBAI: Word Entertainment has formed a partnership with movie and television-based theme park Universal Studios, via its Rock the Universe Sunday Bonus Concerts event. The event will be held on 13 September at Universal...
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Hong Kong authorities arrest man for illegal camcording Orphan
MUMBAI: On 3 September, a man was arrested by officers from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (HKC&ED) for using a mobile phone to illegally camcord the movie Orphan inside AMC Cinema in...
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Disney Interactive Studios to acquire Wideload Games
Disney Interactive Studios has agreed to acquire Wideload Games Inc., a Chicago-based producer and developer of original interactive entertainment....
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Warner Bros. creates DC Entertainment; Nelson to head
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand....
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