MUMBAI: Leading US performing right organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its 16th annual Latin Music Awards in Palm Beach, Florida. Gloria Estefan was named a BMI Icon; singer/songwriter Espinoza Paz earned his second...
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Frontline Cinema staff undergo anti-camcording training
MUMBAI: On 10 March, the International Federation against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC) and the Hong Kong Theatres Association (HKTA) jointly conducted an anti-camcording training seminar for 88 frontline cinema staff. The training...
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Nickelodeon inks deal with Nick Cannon
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon has roped in actor, comedian, artist, producer Nick Cannon, former Nickelodeon and MTV Networks star, as honorary chairman and development consultant for TEENick. The network’s two-year deal with Cannon, which begins immediately,...
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Walt Disney shareholders re-elect all directors
MUMBAI: Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company at the 2009 Annual Meeting today elected all 12 members of the Board of Directors and supported Board recommendations on the company’s auditor and stock and executive...
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Vodafone to offer DRM-free music service
MUMBAI: Vodafone has signed deals with record companies like Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Music to offer their tracks and albums DRM free (without digital rights management) across Vodafone markets for...
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News Corp combines Fox film & TV businesses in one unit
News Corporation has restructured the Los Angeles-based Fox businesses to capitalize on management strength & position the businesses for future growth....
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Paramount Pictures ties-up with Thomson for post production facility
MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures and Thomson through its Technicolor activities will create a post production sound facility on the Paramount Hollywood lot. The new sound facility will become the centerpiece of Paramount’s Post Production Village,...
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Disney Interactive Studios launches racing game
MUMBAI: Disney Interactive Studios today announced Split/Second, an action racing game set within the world of a hyper-competitive reality television show. Competitors vie to be the first across the finish line, with the ultimate...
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Marcus Theatres to install 13 RealD Digital 3D screens
MUMBAI: Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corporation plans to install 13 new RealD digital 3D systems at Marcus Theatres locations throughout the Midwest. The company plans to install the 13 additional digital...
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Wild Bunch acquires international rights to 3D Entertainment’s Oceans 3D
MUMBAI: 3D Entertainment’s filmmakers Jean-Jacques’ and Francois Mantello’s (the Mantello Brothers) first feature-length film, Oceans 3D – Into the Deep (working title) presented by Jean-Michel Cousteau, have been acquired by Wild Bunch, a Paris-and...
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