MUMBAI: Screen Actors Guild’s members have approved a two-year successor contract to its Basic Cable Live Action agreement by a vote of 93.71 per cent per cent to 6.29 per cent per cent. The...
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NovaVision to showcase 200 new shows at MIPCOM
MUMBAI: NovaVision’s new programme PopCorn TV ‘World’s Best Comedy Show’ will be ready for release for the MIPCOM 2009. No less than 200 half hour shows have been produced by Novavision in the last...
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Glickman welcomes justice dept’s funding to combat IP crime
MUMBAI: Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman welcomed the Department of Justice’s announcement that more than $1.9 million in grants for criminal intellectual property (IP) enforcement will be...
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Largest Michael Jackson tribute to connect millions of fans worldwide
MUMBAI: In what is being dubbed the world’s largest tribute to The King of Pop, celebrity artist David Ilan, with support from Michael Jackson fans worldwide, as well as some of Jackson’s closest friends...
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Global Management Forum brings Disney Institute professional development in India
Mumbai: Global Management Forum, an enterprise of Saviance Technologies, will be hosting renowned Disney Institute professional development programs in five cities in India. Program attendees will learn about Disney’s best business practices and how...
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Due date for documentary film entries for Oscars set for 1 Sept
MUMBAI: The deadline for documentary filmmakers to submit their short subject and feature documentaries to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 82nd Academy Awards has been set as...
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Veteran Labor lawyers upped to senior vice presidents at Sony Pictures
MUMBAI: Attorneys Helayne Antler and Mary Burke have been promoted to senior vice presidents in the Labor Relations Department. The duo will report to Sony Pictures Entertainment executive vice president of labor relations Jean...
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Flixster upgrades Movies 3.0 application for iPhone
MUMBAI: Flixster has launched the version 3.0 of Movies, its free iPhone app. The newest version of Movies offers functionality with new features like easy movie ticketing via Movietickets.com; digital-download integration with iTunes; movie...
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Disney, Hearst, NBC Universal to merge A&E, Lifetime Networks
MUMBAI: The Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal have formed an agreement for A&E Television Networks to acquire Lifetime Entertainment Services. The parent company will retain the name A&E Television Networks, LLC...
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DreamWorks acquires Crichton’s book; Spielberg may direct
DreamWorks Studios has acquired the movie rights to Michael Crichton's novel Pirate Latitudes, which may be directed by Steven Spielberg....
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