MUMBAI: Lionsgate has acquired the North American home entertainment distribution rights to No Greater Love, a touching story about faith and love. Under the terms of the arrangement, Lionsgate obtains the rights to distribute...
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YouTube & Sundance Institute join hands for Screening Room
MUMBAI: YouTube has collaborated with Sundance Institute and American Honda to showcase in-depth, behind-the-scenes footage of the Sundance Institute Directors Lab in the YouTube Screening Room (www.youtube.com/ytscreeningroom). For a six week time period beginning...
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HD channel on short movies launches on AT&T U-verse
MUMBAI: Shorts International, the short movie entertainment company, has launched ShortsHD on AT&T U-verse TV on channel 1789. ShortsHD is a unique entertainment channel dedicated to short movies. ShortsHD broadcasts 24-hours a day in...
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Hangover breaks 25-year-old box office record for an R-rated comedy
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ summer smash hit The Hangover has added another milestone to its record-breaking run. On 19 July, the Todd Phillips-directed comedy became the top-grossing R-rated comedy of all...
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Laureen Ong to step down as Star COO
MUMBAI: Star COO Laureen Ong will be stepping down from her post in mid August. Upon Ong’s departure, the operational units under Ong will report directly to Star CEO Paul Aiello. Aiello said, "Laureen...
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Synergex acquires Brainworks Entertainment
MUMBAI: Synergex Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire the licensing, production, and distribution business as well as the video and music product pipeline of BrainWorks Entertainment. BrainWorks’ manufacturing, content licensing, and distribution...
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UK Film Council’s Film Nation gets £3 million lottery funding
MUMBAI: The UK Film Council is offering young British filmmakers an opportunity to take part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games under the banner of Film Nation, announced as one of the...
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J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek to release on DVD & Blu-ray
MUMBAI: On 17 November, 2009, director J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek will debut as a three-disc Blu-ray with digital copy, two-disc DVD with digital copy and a single-disc DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment. Star Trek...
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Peluso joins Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as VP of Affirm Films
MUMBAI: Rich Peluso has joined Sony Pictures Home Entertainment as vice president of Affirm Films, SPHE’s faith label, which played a key role in helping to bring films like Fireproof and Facing the Giants...
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SM Cinema and DCI jump-starts Philippine D-cinema rollout
MUMBAI: SM Cinema and DCI have decided to initiate the roll-out of DCinema installations in the Philippines. Through this move, SM revolutionizes the movie industry with the SM Digital Theater. Aside from having the...
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