Mumbai: EMI has appointed San-e Ichii as president and CEO of EMI Music Japan as of 1 October. He will report to EMI Music president Asia Pacific/Latin America Adrian Cheesley. Ichii, who has held...
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David Anderman named general counsel at Lucasfilm
Mumbai: David J. Anderman has been named General Counsel for Lucasfilm Ltd., becoming the company’s senior legal officer. The announcement was made by Lucasfilm vice president Howard Roffman. Anderman has been a key member...
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Universal appoints Harleston as SVP business, legal affairs
Mumbai: Universal Music Group (UMG) has appointed Jeffrey Harleston to Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs. The announcement was made by UMG general counsel and executive vice president of business & legal...
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EMI Music appoints Handler as EVP mktg for North America
Mumbai: EMI Music has appointed Howard Handler to the new role of Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing, in North America. Handler will be based in New York and will oversee all marketing functions...
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Hollywood studios, RealNetworks sue over DVD ripper
Hollywood studios sue RealNetworks asking court to stop new software that allows consumers to copy movies illegally; RealNetworks also sues....
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Hollywood Studios’ who’s who to attend Singapore 3DX film festival
Mumbai: Singapore will be hosting the 3DX Film and Entertainment Technology Festival from 19 -23 November. Those planning to attend the festival are Brendan Fraser, Christopher Lloyd, Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, James Cameron,...
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Sony Electronics kicks-off promotion for Quantum of Solace
Mumbai: Sony Electronics has launched a promotion called Mission for a Million, developed in support of the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace. Reinforcing Sony’s HDNA — the notion that high-definition is a...
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Eagle Eye grosses $1.6 million at Imax theatres
Mumbai: Eagle Eye: The Imax Experience has grossed approximately $1.6 million of the film’s $29.1 million total – nearly six percent of the overall domestic box office – on just 84 Imax screens, marking...
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Pioneer introduces first DivX certified Blu-ray players
Mumbai: DivX, Inc. has announced the DivX Certification of three new Blu-ray player models from Pioneer. DivX technology enables a high-quality experience for digital video and DivX Certification of these new Blu-ray players allows...
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Carmike Cinemas reports debt reduction progress
Mumbai: Carmike Cinemas, Inc. has made a voluntary $10 million pre-payment to reduce its bank debt. During the trailing 12 months, the company has made approximately $33 million of payments against its outstanding debt....
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