All articles by Laura Bushell
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UK cinemas kick off World Cup screenings
The UK's UCI cinemas will be screening all England and Ireland football matches along with the final in 20 of its 39 cinemas throughout the UK during this year's World Cup. And following a deal with Hutchinson 3G, Odeon Cinemas will be digitally broadcasting England's qualifying matches in five major ...
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News Corp talks with GM get serious
News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch's talks to gain control of US satellite broadcast giant DirecTV moved up a gear this week when the board of General Motors gave its approval for merger talks between its Hughes Electronics division and News' nascent Sky Global Networks operation.Although talks have been ongoing for ...
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Yes TV signs content deals for Hong Hong VoD pilot
The UK's video-on-demand (VoD) operator, Yes Television has struck deals with Buena Vista International, BBC Worldwide and MTV Networks Asia to supply programming for its new Hong Kong service. Local content is set to come from AOL Time Warner's CETV, Mei Ah Film Production, Universe Films, Sun TV, Regentact and ...
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Sony unveils plan for Korean animation channel
Sony Pictures Television Japan (SPTVJ) has announced plans to launch an animation channel in South Korea, its first move to operate an overseas TV station.SPTVJ, which is a satellite broadcasting arm of US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, has begun talks with local Korean partners and expects to see the channel distributed ...
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Assante, Forster, Caruso head Promark action trio
Arman Assante, David Caruso and Robert Forster head the casts of a slate of new action-thrillers unveiled by film and TV group Promark Entertainment. All three pictures will be co-produced with German post-production powerhouse Das Werk, marking the first time that the two companies have co-operated on a creative level ...
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Seattle beefs up local industry support
West Coast indie outfit, Seattle Pictures has beefed up its executive team with the formation of a Producer Advisory Board, headed by Larry Estes, Scott Rosenfelt and Thomas Lee Wright.Estes and Rosenfelt have already spearheaded the promotion, marketing and distribution of independent films through their company SearchParty Films. They ...
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Lot 47 appoints Scotland PA
New York based Lot 47 Films has picked up all North American rights to Scotland PA, a new comedy from writer-director Billy Morrissette. The company describes Scotland PA as: 'a modern-day update of Macbeth crossed with an episode of Columbo'. It stars James LeGros and Maura Tierney and Christopher Walken. ...