MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) and XM Satellite Radio, a satellite radio company have resolved the lawsuit brought by UMG against XM over its Pioneer Inno, a portable satellite receiver with advanced recording functionality. ...
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Disney inks deal with Russia’s Channel One
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company’s international TV licensing arm, Disney-ABC International Television, has concluded a major, multi-year partnership with Russian state broadcaster Channel One. This agreement covers the licensing of features, live action series,...
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The Golden Compass crosses $100 mn mark
MUMBAI: New Line Cinema’s The Golden Compass has passed the $100 million mark in international box office gross Wednesday as the film continues its successful worldwide run since its Dec. 7 opening. After...
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Tarantino to get Ray-Ban Visionary Award
MUMBAI: Quentin Tarantino will be honored with the 2008 Ray-Ban Visionary Award, presented by Ray-Ban and The Creative Coalition on 20 January, 2008 in Park City, Utah, at 8pm in Harry O’s. The evening...
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Writers’ strike not turning off Americans
MUMBAI: TNS, one of the leading market insight and information companies, has announced results from a survey of TV viewers gauging their support and reaction to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, which...
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Blockbuster premieres Jackass 2.5
MUMBAI: Blockbuster Inc., a global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, has exclusively selected Limelight Networks (the content delivery network (CDN) for digital media) and Microsoft Silverlight to provide the technical streaming capabilities...
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MDTCA bust three pirated labs in Johor
MUMBAI: On 13 December, a team of 18 officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), with support from the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT), representing the Motion Picture Association...
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Lakes Entertainment appoints two new VPs
MUMBAI: Lakes Entertainment, Inc. has appointed Scott Just to fill the open position of Vice President of the gaming department and Diane Stone to fill the open position of Vice President of human resources....
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Bourne DVD sells 5.4 million units in 6 days
MUMBAI: Continuing the explosive growth of the blockbuster Bourne action thriller franchise, The Bourne Ultimatum DVD once again outperformed its predecessors, selling more than 5.4 million units since its 11 December, 2007 release date....
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Dubai Intl Film Fest announces 08 expansion
MUMBAI: At the close of the successful fourth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), the organizers announced that the Muhr Awards for Excellence in Arab Cinema will be expanded for 2008 to...
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