All articles by Stuart McGurk
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Discoveries finds Duck Season
Discoveries - the annualfilm programme established by BBC Four, Optimum Releasing and the EdinburghInternational Film Festival to showcase up-and-coming international filmmakersand actors for UK audiences - has acquired Mexican coming-of-age comedy Duck Season.Directed by first timewriter-director Fernando Eimbcke, the former Critics' Week title will premiereat the Edinburgh festival this month.Duck ...
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UK supermarket giant re-negotiates entertainment supply deal
Woolworths yesterday signeda new three-year contract to supply UK supermarket giant Tesco with CDs, DVDsand computer games in a deal that could be worth up to £40m in gross profitover the period to Woolworths.Previous concerns thatTesco, whose former deal with Woolworths' wholesale subsidiary Entertainment UKexpired in February, was seeking a ...
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UK government reveals anti-piracy strategy
The rising trade in pirateDVDs and other fake goods is to be tackled by an initiative launched by the UKgovernment today which brings together brand owners, the police, TradingStandards and customs in a new unified approach.Industry Minister Jacqui Smithunveiled the "intellectual property crime strategy" - developed by the PatentOffice - ...