MUMBAI: ION Television has acquired over 40 new A-list feature film titles through multiple theatrical film deals with NBC Universal Domestic Distribution (NBCU) and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD). The newly acquired titles...
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Microsoft to increase price of Xbox 360 Arcade
MUMBAI: Xbox 360 Arcade will soon see an increase in price. Microsoft has issued official notice to UK retail to increase the recommended retail price of the Xbox 360 Arcade in the UK. The...
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Altair’s software shapes Malaysia’s first mainstream 3D animated film
MUMBAI: Altair, a global provider of technology and services empowering client innovation and decision-making, said Les’ Copaque Production Sdn. Bhd, a leading animation studio based in Malaysia, has used e-Render in the production of...
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Warner Bros. Animation announces winners of Batman contest
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Animation and Mochi Media, in association with DC Comics, announced the winners of a developer casting call seeking submissions for a new Flash game to be created as a promotional brand...
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MPAA’s Dan Glickman hails WTO decision to open Chinese movie market
MUMBAI: In April 2007, the U.S. case challenged the legality of several of the maze of Chinese laws and regulations that strictly control and restrict the ability of the U.S. film industry to bring...
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Another illegal DVD factory uncovered in Malaysia
MUMBAI: A team of 15 enforcement officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operative and Consumerism (MDTCC) assisted by two investigators from the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT) representing the Motion Picture Association...
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Redbox & Lionsgate sign multi-year distribution agreement
MUMBAI: Redbox Automated Retail has inked a multi-year distribution agreement with Lionsgate, thus making available Lionsgate titles at more than 15,000 redbox DVD rental locations nationwide. The announcement was made by Steve Beeks, President...
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Judge rules against RealNetworks DVD copy software
MUMBAI: A federal judge barred RealNetworks Inc. from selling a device that allows consumers to copy DVDs to their computer hard drives, pending a full trial. Major Hollywood studios like Walt Disney, Sony Corp....
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Image Entertainment expands VOD business via increased distribution
MUMBAI: Image Entertainment, Inc. has signed an agreement with Avail-TVN to provide video-on-demand entertainment programming to cable, satellite and telecommunications companies across the United States and into hotels across Canada. "Avail-TVN has the largest...
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Jerry Seinfeld to take The Marriage Ref to MIPCOM
MUMBAI: Reed MIDEM, in partnership with Endemol, announced that legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld, and his production partner Ellen Rakieten (The Oprah Winfrey Show), will be attending MIPCOM this October with their newly created comedy-reality...
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