MUMBAI: With private equity on the sideline, 2008 M&A activity in the Entertainment and Media (E&M) industry will likely be dominated by strategic buyers, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ E&M Transaction Services practice. Private equity firms...
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Novartis, Sony Pictures campaign for breast cancer
MUMBAI: Novartis and Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) Latin American advertising sales group launched SER, a breast cancer prevention and early detection campaign in support of Latin American women. The groundbreaking campaign combines Novartis’...
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Disney-ABC Television launches media content studio
MUMBAI: The Disney-ABC Television Group launched Stage 9 Digital Media. Focused on creating original short-form programming by merging innovative creativity with superior production quality, the studio’s experimental new media content premiered with the comedy...
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105 Burners seized in Taiwan
MUMBAI: On 4 February, acting on information provided by a citizen, TFACT (Taiwan Foundation Against Copyright Theft, representing MPA at Taiwan), and the IPR Police jointly raided a DVD-R burner lab in Taoyuan County,...
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MPA, Microsoft launch online video contest in China
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association (MPA), partnering with Microsoft (China) and in collaboration with Tudou.com, announced the launch of the ‘Love Genuine, Protect IPR’ online video contest promoting respect for IPR. Online users in...
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World Music recording market to reach $40.8 billion by 2010
MUMBAI: World Music Recording market is forecast to post a modest CAGR of 0.94% over the 2000-2010 analysis period and reach in excess of $40.8 billion by 2010. The US, with a share estimated...
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Universal Music Group to acquire Univision Music Group
MUMBAI; Universal Music Group (UMG) is planning to acquire Spanish-language media company in the US – Univision Communications Inc. UMG will acquire Univision Music Group including its music recording and publishing division. Univision Music...
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Dragonfly gets funds to build out GenX HD Video Network
MUMBAI: Dragonfly, an Internet video distribution provider, announced it has closed over $3 million in funding to date from a group of strategic individual investors. Dragonfly is using this investment to enhance its world-class...
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Time Warner consolidates Warner Bros., New Line Cinema
MUMBAI: Time Warner Inc. has consolidated its filmed entertainment businesses, Warner Bros. Entertainment and New Line Cinema. The combination brings together New Line’s 40-year legacy as the world’s most successful and innovative independent film...
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TMZ to provide video content to MySpaceTV
MUMBAI: Social network MySpace and TMZ announced a content partnership to bring new video content to the MySpace video platform, MySpaceTV (http://www.myspacetv.com). TMZ will populate a branded channel on MySpaceTV, providing MySpace with a...
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