MUMBAI: Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has launched Virgin Produced, a film and television development, packaging and production company, which has also entered into a joint venture with Relativity Media’s Rogue Pictures to develop,...
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Superbreak to bring Shrek the Musical to theater in May 2011
Mumbai: Despite the sad loss of a crowd favorite, last week it was announced that Shrek is now coming to the West End. Superbreak will have show and hotel packages on sale from October...
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Warner Bros. Entertainment promotes Mike Marino to SVP
Mumbai: Warner Bros. Entertainment has promoted Mike Marino to senior vice president and chief employment counsel. In this post, Marino will serve as lead employment counsel for all of Warner Bros.’ businesses worldwide. He...
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Warner Home Video partners LG & Sony to offer Blu-Ray 3D titles
Mumbai: Warner Home Video has partnered with two major CE manufacturers, LG Electronics, Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., to offer new Blu-ray 3D versions of IMAX Under the Sea 3D, IMAX Space Station 3D...
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Redbox launches Blu-ray rentals for $1.50
Mumbai: Redbox has started rolling out Blu-ray titles with availability at approximately 13,300 kiosks. Redbox will rent Blu-ray Discs at $1.50 per night plus tax and the company expects to have availability across its...
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Madonna, Iconix Brand Group and Macy’s launch Material Girl
Mumbai: MG Icon, the joint venture between Madonna and Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced its Fall 2010 marketing campaign for its brand Material Girl, available exclusively at Macy’s. The collection will launch exclusively in...
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Sony Pictures Imageworks launches OpenColorIO
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Imageworks has released OpenColorIO (OCIO), its sixth production-proven open source software to be introduced since launching its open source initiative in July 2009. The new release can be found online at...
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Universal Music Publishing Group signs deal with Darius Rucker
Mumbai: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed a publishing agreement with Darius Rucker of Hootie & the Blowfish fame. His UMPG publishing agreement encompasses all his writing for Learn to Live and his...
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Len Wiseman in negotiations to direct Total Recall for Columbia Pictures
MUMBAI: Len Wiseman is in final negotiations to direct Columbia Pictures’ Total Recall. The film will be a new, contemporized adaptation of Total Recall, which was based on the story, “We Can Remember It...
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Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Town to premiere at Toronto Film Festival
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ crime drama The Town will premiere at this year’s 35th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The Gala Presentation, which marks the North American debut of the film,...
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