The US IPTV market will grow from over five million subscribers in 2009 to 15.5 million by 2013, according to a report published by analyst firm Strategy Analytics....
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iTunes to offer new Madonna video as free download for 48 hours
MUMBAI: Madonna’s new video for her ‘Celebration; single will have its exclusive world premiere on the iTunes store as a free download for two days beginning 1 September, 2009. Madonna is a multi-award winning...
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SAG asks actors not to participate in Michael Jackson documentary
MUMBAI: The Screen Actors Guild has warned union members not to participate in the upcoming documentary about Michael Jackson’s This Is It tour. The producer of the theatrical motion picture This Is It is...
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Walt Disney to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc in a stock and cash transaction, which is valued at $4 billion....
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RightsFlow gets funds to expand US music copyright compliance service
MUMBAI: RightsFlow, a provider of mechanical licensing, accounting and royalty payment services for companies that sell or distribute music worldwide, announced the completion of a $1.5 million Series A financing round with Originate Ventures...
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Apparition to release Sony Pictures’ Black Dynamite in the US
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group’s Black Dynamite will be released by Apparition in the US on 16 October. The announcement was made jointly today by SPWAG President Steve Bersch and Apparition’s Bob Berney....
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Christie & Time Antaeus launch China’s largest D-Cinema deployment
MUMBAI: Time Antaeus Media Group, a Chinese digital cinema industry leader, has selected Christie as its partner for its digital cinema deployment in China. This marks the country’s most extensive commercial effort to install...
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Sony Music & Experience Hendrix sign licensing deal
MUMBAI: Sony Music Entertainment and Experience Hendrix L.L.C. have signed a catalog licensing deal to set the stage for a worldwide campaign to make all of Jimi’s extraordinary music, including classics, never before heard...
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MTV expands programming with new original movies
MTV to redefine the creative canvas with a diversity of content in a variety of formats. Feature films for TV is the next natural step of progression for the channel....
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Daniel Craig to star in Morgan Creek Productions’ Dream House
MUMBAI: Daniel Craig has signed on to star in the Morgan Creek psychological thriller Dream House, it was announced by Morgan Creek Productions co-chairmen James G. Robinson and Rick Nicita. Craig will play a...
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