Canal plus dials VOD
French paybox Canal Plus unveiled its new video-on-demand service for mobile phones, launched in conjunction with telco Orange as part of a concerted push into new media, at the Mipcom TV mart…
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National Geo takes short cut
National Geographic's Digital Media Group has launched a short-form production unit to create video content specifically for the burgeoning broadband marketplace.
‘Flatland’ duo phone in skein
Oscar-winning producers Andre Morgan and Al Ruddy are dialing into the mobile content revolution. The pair bowed high-concept action skein "Flatland" at Cannes Tuesday where it's being sold in groups…
‘Sith’ voted movie of year
"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" has won the Hollywood Film Festival's movie of the year award, based on public online voting. George Lucas will be presented with the award at the…
High-speed Internet
Yahoo! continued its high-speed growth track last quarter as revenues rose nearly 50%, but rising costs kept profits flat. As big media congloms continue to invest in the Net, the online media giant…
‘Star Wars’ brand stays hot
"Star Wars: Episode III -- Return of the Sith" closed the pic franchise earlier this year, but at Mipcom on Tuesday, Lucas Licensing prexy Howard Roffman expanded on plans to keep consumers shelling…
Sony mans ‘Neanderthals’
Jon Favreau has set up his original story "Neanderthals" at Sony Pictures Animation. Details of the pic are being kept under wraps, but the "Elf" director will write and produce the feature-length CG…
Orgs sue over vidgame laws
Two trade groups representing video game makers filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn the recently passed California law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.
Fox leaps into digital dimension
Fox is making its first big leap into digital cinema. Studio has signed to provide its films for Christie/AIX, a joint venture between Christie and AccessIT, as it embarks on an ambitious plan to…
Poker in the cards at AOL
AOL has anted up for poker in a big way, signing an exclusive deal with the World Series of Poker to create an online service for card players. The free-play poker games will offer 12 winners in the…
Swinging back to TV
"George of the Jungle," a clueless anti-Tarzan whose slapstick cartoon adventures harvested solid Saturday-morning Nielsens on ABC (1967-70), is coming back in new animated form on Cartoon Network.
