MUMBAI: Thai authorities are tightening the noose on piracy by handing out jail sentences to pirates arrested during joint raids conducted by the Thai authorities and the Motion Picture Association (MPA). In 2007...
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Piracy machines worth $12 mn destroyed
MUMBAI: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer (MDTCA) Affairs smashed 14 replicating lines, 13,400 optical discs, printers and other machinery seized from six factory raids in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. The destruction ceremony...
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Content protection is key: MPAA’s Glickman
MUMBAI: Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman delivered the keynote address to delegates attending the 2007 CASBAA convention. Speaking to an audience of industry representatives, Glickman said,...
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Toshiba, DreamWorks promote HD DVD
MUMBAI: GSD&M’s Idea City has been tapped by Toshiba North America Consumer Products, LLC and DreamWorks Animation SKG to produce advertising in support of HD DVD, the high-definition DVD format that’s riding a wave...
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Spielberg to receive Visual Effects award
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been chosen to receive the VES Lifetime Achievement Award at the 6th Annual VES Awards on 10 February, 2008 at the Kodak Theatre Grand Ballroom in Hollywood. The...
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Paramount, MTV Films launch talent search
MUMBAI: Paramount Vantage and MTV Films are searching for the most talented unsigned dancer and hip hop music artist in association with their upcoming film, How She Move. Entrants can log onto the...
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MySpace, Google to launch OpenSocial
MUMBAI: MySpace and Googleare joining forces to launch OpenSocial- a set of common APIs for building social applications across the web. The partnership spearheads an initiative to standardize and simplify the development of social...
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Indiagames launches the E-Sports Council
MUMBAI: Mobile and online games company Indiagames has formed a governing body “E-Sports Council of India” (ESC-I) to centralize administration for the competitive e-sports industry. The primary objective of ESC-I will be to...
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Adlabs unveils Mobile Box Office with Tagit
MUMBAI: After launching the Easy Ticket card recently, Reliance ADAG’s Adlabs Cinemas has now partnered with Singapore based mobile commerce company – Tagit, to launch an new service called Mobile Box Office. Through...
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Essel Group launches lifestyle retail venture
MUMBAI: Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group has launched its premium lifestyle – retail venture called Epincion. Brainchild of Essel Group retail venture Fab 5 Merchandise Co managing director Kaveeta Goel, this endeavor will house designer wear,...
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