MUMBAI: Ending a 17 year legacy, Friday night veteran talk-show host and comedian Jay Leno will host his last The Tonight Show. Stepping into his shoes will be Brookline’s Conan O’Brien as the host...
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Disney ups presence in Europe, to launch 5 channels
Walt Disney Company will re-brand its Jetix channels in five Central and Eastern European countries to become Disney Channel....
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THQ launches Disney-Pixar’s Up videogame across platforms
MUMBAI: THQ Inc. has launched the videogame of Disney-Pixar film Up in retail outlets throughout North America for Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system,...
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Twitter plans television foray with new series
MUMBAI: Twitter, the social-networking and micro-blogging website, is planning a television series. The website has teamed up with Reveille Productions and Brillstein Entertainment Partners to develop an unscripted series based on the site, which...
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Google hires Vacationeers to start Googling short videos
The Vacationeers, a four person comedic film group based in Los Angeles, have struck viral and comedy gold with Google....
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Doug Levy named VP operations for Oprah Winfrey Network
MUMBAI: Doug Levy has been named vice president of operations for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, effective immediately. In this role, Levy is responsible for the coordination, support and execution of all in-house operational...
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Empire Leicester Square installs Dolby 3D for large screens
MUMBAI: Empire Leicester Square has become Europe’s first auditorium to utilize the new Dolby 3D Digital Cinema large screen solution. The Empire installed the Dolby 3D system in time for the United Kingdom premiere...
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Barker & Bernard extend contract with Sony Pictures
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard have signed on for four more years with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The deal will extend the 18 year relationship with Sony Pictures...
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Dubai Film Market reveals deals made at inaugural session
MUMBAI: The Dubai Film Market, an initiative launched under the umbrella of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), released the status of the numerous agreements that arose from its inaugural season at DIFF 2008....
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Will Smith is most bankable actor worldwide: Ulmer Scale
MUMBAI: The entertainment database company The Ulmer Scale released its first major overview of star bankability in two years with its new edition of its Actors Hot List. The 2009/10 edition reveals "a big...
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