Mumbai: NBC Universal has launched its new mobile portal in Japan. The portal will go live to coincide with the theatrical run, in Japan, of the movie Wanted starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and...
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa grosses $2.81 million in Russia
Mumbai: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc’s Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opened in Russia on 841 screens and grossed $2.81 million. This record establishes Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as the second biggest opening of all time...
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EMI Music signs up for the launch of the Datz Music Lounge
Mumbai: Datz, the online music download store and community website, has announced the launch of the Datz Music Lounge. The Datz Music Lounge lets you download as many tracks as you want over the...
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David Rockwell to design sets for 81st Academy Awards
Mumbai: David Rockwell will design the sets for the 81st Academy Awards telecast, producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon announced. This will be Rockwell’s first involvement with the Oscar show. "Rockwell is...
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Hong Kong internet cafe shut down for providing pirated movies
Mumbai: On October 28, the Anti-Internet Piracy Team (AIPT) of Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department’s Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau (IPIB), raided and shut down an Internet café providing access to pirated movies and...
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EA Mobile lines up new Nokia N-Gage games
Mumbai: EA Mobile, a division of Electronic Arts Inc, furthered its support for Nokia N-Gage with the announcement of an extensive global release schedule for the platform. Key titles available in time for the...
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Harry Potter – Half Blood Prince most anticipated film over next 12 months
Mumbai: Nine months in advance of its box office debut, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is already casting a spell over moviegoers, according to a MovieTickets.com poll. In a survey conducted between...
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CASBAA notes Transmission Troubles from WiMax deployments
Mumbai: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) released a new report highlighting the threat to television services posed by the deployment of Broadband Wireless Access services (such as WiMax) in the...
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China movie pirates passing off HD DVDs as Blu-Ray discs
Mumbai: On 27 October, acting on information provided by a Motion Picture Association (MPA) representative, the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC), officers from the Shenzhen Municipal General Culture Market Administrative...
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Johnson promoted to VP television & film library development for Sony Pictures Television
Mumbai: Scott Johnson has been promoted to vice president, television and film library development at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced by John Weiser president, distribution, to whom Johnson will report. Johnson manages...
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