Mumbai: Meebo announced a $25 million investment from a group of investors led by JAFCO Ventures, with participation from Time Warner Investments, KTB Ventures, and existing investors Sequoia Capital and Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)....
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MPAA chief hails NY Attorney General’s move
Mumbai: MPAA’s Dan Glickman joined New York’s Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and others to announce an aggressive new approach to fighting piracy in the Empire State. Cuomo announced that he is appointing a special...
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Sony Pictures Television launches Day and Date VoD
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has inked a "day-and-date" video-on-demand licensing deal with KT Corporation (KT), South Korea’s integrated telecommunications service provider, to offer current and upcoming theatrical movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment...
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Sony, DALSA screens first all 4K Production
Mumbai: Reach for Me, the first feature-length motion picture to be shot and produced entirely in 4K, will be screened on Sony’s 4K Digital Cinema Projection System. Directed by LeVar Burton and produced by...
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Universal Music closes acquisition of Univision group
Mumbai: Universal Music Group (UMG) has completed its acquisition of Univision Music Group following the recent clearance of the deal in the US by the Federal Trade Commission. The acquisition results in UMG becoming...
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Glickman outlines relevance of films in global marketplace
Mumbai: Motion pictures are among America’s most important diplomats deserving of protection and advancement in our changing global environment, according to MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman. Glickman, in remarks before the National Press...
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MPA launches anti-piracy trailer in China for World IP Day
Mumbai: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) announced in a press release that it has launched an anti-piracy trailer to coincide with World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April. The trailer will be shown before...
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Director of The Secret files copyright lawsuit on profit sharing
Mumbai: The Secret, a motivational movie and book based on the Law of Attraction, has spawned a worldwide phenomenon of DVD and book sales. Now, The Secret has prompted a lawsuit from the film’s...
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12 film premieres for Melbourne Film Festival
Mumbai: The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund has confirmed a slate of 12 films, with a six-film line-up for 2008 and a further six for 2009. Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings said the...
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Egami Media announces digital video distribution via iTunes
Mumbai: Egami Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of Image Entertainment, focused on the aggregation and wholesale distribution of digital rights, will be distributing content via the iTunes Store. Egami Media will initially offer over...
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