Dinos phone in video promotion
"Welcome to Jurassic Park, the disposable phone." In one of the most unusual cross-promotions for a video, beginning Dec. 11, Universal Studios Home Video is partnering with a cell-phone company in…
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Bertelsmann online group topper exits
In a surprise move, Bertelsmann eCommerce Group topper Andreas Schmidt is ankling his post, as the German media giant revealed a shakeup in its digital distribution and e-commerce business Wednesday.
Copycat on prowl
Despite a lawsuit by the film and television divisions of AOL Time Warner, Viacom, Disney and NBC alleging the device violates copyright laws, Sonicblue said Wednesday it will ship its new digital…
Visual f/x house CFX ups Tankenson
Mandy Tankenson has been upped to producer at visual f/x house CFX, formerly known as Centropolis ("Independence Day," "The Patriot," "Godzilla").
Intertainer ups Friedlander to sr. VP
Broadband-based video-on-demand service Intertainer has upped Amy Friedlander to senior veep, business development.
Sony opens mixing theater
Sony has opened the doors to Stage 4, a 2,400-square-foot mixing theater to be crewed by re-recording mixers Gary Bourgeois and Greg Orloff, who move over from the studio's Burt Lancaster Theater.
OpenTV flies to Jupiter for entry into Japan
OpenTV has inked a lucrative deal with Japan's major cable TV operator that will enable it to develop interactive TV services for the region before rivals, including Liberate Technologies, Microsoft…
U.K. site format-friendly
Popular British Web site Friends Reunited, which puts old schoolmates back in touch, is moving into the TV format biz.
IBM inks Rights deal
IBM and RightsLine are announcing a deal today that knits the smaller company's licensing-management software into the computer giant's suite of Web-based business programs targeting Hollywood.
More Seuss juice for U
For the second year in a row, Universal's "The Grinch" plucked more cash from the pockets of consumers during the Thanksgiving weekend than any other movie.
