MUMBAI: After signing deals with Hollywood studios Lionsgate and Paramount Pictures, DivX, Inc has now inked agreements with three European download-to-own (DTO) stores allowing them to sell premium Hollywood content in the DivX format...
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple
MUMBAI: Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple’s Board of Directors, a position he has held since August 2006. "Eric has been an excellent board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent,...
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Steven Spielberg to receive 2009 Liberty Medal
MUMBAI: The National Constitution Center’s 2009 Liberty Medal will be awarded to filmmaker and humanitarian Steven Spielberg for his artistic and personal commitment to the preservation of human rights. Through his award-winning films, Spielberg...
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Fox casts Zachary Gordon in Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
MUMBAI: Twentieth Century Fox announced the casting of the principal roles of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. Based on Jeff Kinney’s best-selling illustrated novel, the first in a series that has thus far sold...
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Apple launches iTunes store in Mexico
Apple has launched the iTunes Store in Mexico (http://www.itunes.com/mexico) with a selection of Mexican and international music from all the major labels and hundreds of independent labels. Launching with a catalog of millions of...
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DivX inks film distribution deal with Lionsgate & Paramount
DivX has inked distribution deals with Lionsgate & Paramount that will enable online retailers to offer the Hollywood studios' films for secure download....
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ups retail promotions team
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has announced the promotions of Brian Gartland to executive director of retail promotions and Maria Nunez to director, retail merchandizing. The duo will report to Sony Pictures Home...
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Tiger Gate launches 2 channels in Asia; signs financial partners
MUMBAI: Tiger Gate, the Asian media venture started by William Pfeiffer and Paul Presburger and backed by Lionsgate, has launched the action channel KIX and the thriller/horror/suspense channel Thrill to serve the pan-Asian marketplace...
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Warner/Chappell Music signs deal with Matt Bellamy & Muse
MUMBAI: Warner/Chappell Music has signed a new agreement with Warner Bros. Records recording band Muse and songwriter / front-man Matt Bellamy, which will result in all of the group’s songs being administered through one...
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Celebs tap into mobile entertainment craze on Predicto Mobile
MUMBAI: Predicto Mobile, home to nearly two million participants who cast votes via their mobile phones on news, entertainment and pop culture, is now garnering a celebrity fan base: actress Shannen Doherty was recently...
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