MUMBAI: The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded $450,000 to 24 U.S. film festivals for the 2010 calendar year, it was announced by Festival Grants Committee chair Buffy...
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Hundred million broadband subscribers through television possible by 2012
MUMBAI: Broadband penetration could be raised from the present seven million to 100 million subscribers by 2012 if Television could be used as an end user device, according to UT Starcom India managing director South...
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Sony Pictures inks marketing & distribution deal with CBS Films
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has signed a three-year marketing and distribution deal with CBS Films, under which Sony Pictures will handle international theatrical distribution of CBS Films productions as well as service...
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2009 Oscar telecast to be directed by Hamish Hamilton
MUMBAI: Hamish Hamilton will direct the 82nd Academy Awards telecast, it was announced by show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman . It will be Hamilton’s first time directing the Oscar show. “Hamish is a...
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DIRECTV names Michael White as new president and CEO
MUMBAI: DIRECTV named Michael White as its new president and CEO. White announced in September that he will retire later this year from his current position as CEO of PepsiCo International and vice chairman...
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Five contenders for Best Animated Feature Film category at Golden Globe Awards
MUMBAI: There will be five contenders for the Best Animated Feature category at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted last week to expand this year’s number...
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Sony Pictures Entertainment selects FilmLight’s Baselight for new post facility
MUMBAI: FilmLight announced delivery of seven Baselight colour grading systems to Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The systems will be installed at its newly-built digital intermediate facilities on the Sony Studios lot in Culver City,...
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AEG Network LIVE teams up with Action 3D
MUMBAI: AEG Network LIVE teamed up with Action 3D, as well as promoters AEG LIVE and C3 to capture over seventy-five hours of 3D footage from leading artists at music festivals, creating the largest...
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Arts Alliance Media to digitise Reel Cinemas in UK
MUMBAI: Europe’s provider of digital cinema technology, content and deployment Arts Alliance Media has signed an agreement with Reel Cinemas to digitise Reel’s entire circuit in the UK. The Virtual Print Fee (VPF) based deal...
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RealNetworks signs a three-year deal with SFR’s music service
MUMBAI: RealNetworks has signed a three-year deal to power the music service for SFR. The service was transitioned to Real’s platform on 17 November 2009. "We view this deal as validation of our ongoing efforts...
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