Cinema Now Streaming into India

Sonic Solutions and Verismo Networks have joined hands to enable consumers in India to stream video entertainment. Verismo will begin offering video content from Roxio CinemaNow as part of its VuNow Internet TV platform, which is available for original equipment manufacturers, as well as service providers. The platform is being deployed by ACT Television as [...]

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Walmart.com Hosts Jonas Brothers Concert

Walmart today (June 9) unveiled a new, exclusive Jonas Brothers concert and behind-the-scenes interviews with the band that can be seen online at Walmart.com (www.walmart.com/jonasbrothers). The private concert, according to Walmart.com, was filmed in Hollywood last month and features footage of the band’s first live performance of songs from their upcoming album, Lines, Vines and [...]

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More Digital Access to Hollywood Hits

On the heels of the announcement that its Roxio CinemaNow service is live on Blu-ray Disc players from LG Electronics – providing consumers instant access to digital entertainment in the living room – Sonic Solutions today (June 5) revealed that Roxio CinemaNow will be available on select devices at Best Buy and instantly accessible through [...]

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Are You a Celebrity Look-alike?

Then here’s a chance for you to shine like a real star. TV Guide Network, home of the celebrity makeover series “Look-A-Like,” is looking for one lucky viewer to experience the transformation of a lifetime. Viewers resembling Hollywood’s hottest celebrities are encouraged to enter TV Guide Network’s “I’m A Celebrity Look-A-Like” contest between now and [...]

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Twitter TV On, Twitter TV Off

The microblogging site Twitter has put an end to all the gossips about it making a TV show. It says it’s not making any such show. As the celebrity world around Hollywood was also abuzz with this hearsay, the No.1 Twitterer, actor Ashton Kutcher, threatened to shun the site while wife Demi Moore expressed her [...]

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Sidekick Gets Red Carpet Welcome

T-Mobile USA celebrated the next generation of its Sidekick messaging device with the national launch of the new Sidekick LX. It features 3G for fast Web browsing and enhanced mobile access to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The company transformed the Paramount Studios lot in Hollywood into a virtual T-Mobile metropolis. The [...]

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Say it in Russian, Again

The romantic thriller, Say it in Russian, began its limited U.S. release May 4 at Carmike Cinemas in 65 cities. The film premiered in Pittsburgh, where it was awarded a special proclamation by the City Council of Pittsburgh, which declared May 3, 2009 “Say it in Russian Day” in the City of Pittsburgh. The announcement [...]

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Marilyn Monroe’s Photos Going on Sale

International recording artist Buddy Greco is making his memorabilia collection available for sale on eBay. Included in the auction are 6 of the last photos of Marilyn Monroe alive, taken during the weekend at the Cal Neva Lodge, just 5 days before her death. Monroe was among the Hollywood’s most popular stars. She had worked [...]

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Mosquitoes vs. Actors

This is also a Hollywood-style thriller. Here, the stars are actor Ashton Kutcher, CNN, and Twitter. They’re up against the army of mosquitoes that are fast spreading killer malaria. As a result of the real-life action, UNICEF will be the recipient of a $100,000 gift from CNN Worldwide. The money is going to be utilized for [...]

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IMAX, China Film Group to Open Theater in China

The agreement between IMAX Corporation and China Film Group Corporation is to open an IMAX theater in a new multiplex development in the city of Tianjin, China. The installation is scheduled to be completed in October, 2009. The deal will help IMAX expand its network in China, IMAX’s largest international growth market, with 41 IMAX [...]

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