Mumbai: Warner/Chappell Music has announced that Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM) has joined its Pan-European Digital Licensing (PEDL) initiative. The French Collection Rights Society will now be authorised to offer...
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Marcus Theatres acquires 11 acres in La Vista, Nebraska
Mumbai: Marcus Theatres has closed on the acquisition of approximately 11 acres of vacant land in the Southport West development in La Vista, Nebraska. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, and plans for...
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Hong Kong customs smash $1.2 million movie piracy operation
Mumbai: On 23-24 June, following a yearlong investigation known as ‘Operation Codebreaker’, the Hong Kong Customs & Excise Department raided 17 locations in Hong Kong. The locations were connected to a syndicate selling pirated...
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DreamWorks Studios acquires rights for The 39 Clues
Mumbai: DreamWorks Studios has acquired movie rights from Scholastic Media for the multi-platform adventure series The 39 Clues. DreamWorks Studios co-chairman and CEO Stacey Snider and Scholastic Media president Deborah Forte made the announcement....
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CASBAA cheers breakthrough Philippine piracy order
Mumbai: The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of the Philippines has served its first temporary restraining order (TRO) against a pirate cable operator – Turtle Cable for copyright infringement. This latest move by the IPO...
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Zee Muzic to launch two shows Salt and Pepper, Unplugged
Mumbai: Zee Muzic will be launching two new shows in July namely Salt and Pepper and Unplugged. Salt and Pepper will provide all the latest gossip while Unplugged will be an insight into the...
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Star Gold brings 80th Annual Academy Awards in Hindi
Mumbai: Mumbai: Star Gold is set to telecast the Hindi version of the 80th Annual Academy Awards on 29 June. Apart from the awards, the channel will also screen interviews with the stars and...
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Turner’s Jiggy George to head company’s movie venture
Turner has now given additional responsibility to Cartoon Network Enterprises executive director Jiggy George to head the division....
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DQ Entertainment & Moonscoop ink $100 mn co-prod. deal
The deal size is pegged at $100 million and will encompass five television series and two feature films....
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Saregama India chief marketing officer Gavin Dabreo quits
Saregama India chief marketing officer Gavin Dabreo has put in his papers at the company after a stint of two years....
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