Mumbai: Following a successful demonstration by Lucky and Flo – the world’s first ever DVD-sniffing dogs – in Portugal in January, Portugese law enforcement authorities were so impressed that they have trained Ruca, a...
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MPA debates content protection mechanisms for digital TV
Mumbai: Motion Picture Association antipiracy director Márcio Gonçalves will advocate for the implantation of mechanisms to protect against the unauthorized redistribution of digital TV content in Brasília on 8 July. "Free, open broadcasting won’t...
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Imax inks joint venture deal With Australia’s Hoyts Cinemas
MUMBAI: Imax Corporation and Australia’s Hoyts Cinemas Ltd. have inked a joint venture to install four Imax theatres in the cities of Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. The deal marks Imax’s s first international joint...
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Turner and Yahoo! ink content & advertising agreement
MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. have entered a multi-year alliance that will allow the two companies to collaborate on advertising and sports-related content. Turner will exclusively represent online advertising sales for...
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Star Chinese Movies 2 launches on Hong Kong’s now TV
MUMBAI: Star has launched Star Chinese Movies 2 on 21 July, 2008 on now TV channel 140 in Hong Kong. Broadcast in both Cantonese and Mandarin, the new channel will showcase the most popular...
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Walt Disney launches High School Musical 3: Senior Year global first look
Mumbai: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures revealed plans to launch the High School Musical 3: Senior Year’s global first look 13 July on Disney Channels Worldwide. The worldwide online launch kicks off on Disney.com...
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Consumers listening to music more and more on TVs: Survey
Mumbai: In a new survey by Parks Associates, roughly two-thirds of U.S. and Canadian broadband households reported regular use of a PC to play music while at home, and one-third said they use a...
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Warner Music names Mitchell Wolk as ADA president
Mumbai: Warner Music Group has named Mitchell Wolk as president of its independent distribution company ADA. In his new role, Wolk will report directly to Andy Allen, chairman of independent music for WMG. "Wolk...
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Vivendi Entertainment promotes Sriraman to SVP theatrical
Mumbai: Vivendi Entertainment has promoted Soumya Sriraman to Senior Vice President of Theatrical Marketing, it was announced by Vivendi Entertainment president Tom O’Malley. Formerly, she was vice president of marketing and operations. In this...
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Precept completes Streets of Karachi, plans USA film premiere
Mumbai: Precept Productions announced that managing director Shoieb Yunus has completed the film Streets of Karachi, a contemporary drama illustrating the culture and contrasts on the streets of this 16 million people mega-city. A...
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