NBC gambols on gridiron site
"NBC Sunday Night Football" has spun off a fantasy-football Web site that will allow sports fans to win prizes. People can sign up for free on NBCsports.com or Rotoworld.com to play "Sunday Night…
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Thesp trio fetched to voice ‘Dog’ toon
Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave and Isabella Rossellini will lend their voices to the indie animated feature "My Dog Tulip," based on the 1956 Brit novel by J.R. Ackerley.
VES slates date for f/x kudos
The Visual Effects Society will hold its VES Awards on Feb. 11. Venue shifts to the Kodak Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Society also announced that nine-time Oscar winner Dennis Muren will…
Indonesian raids find pirate stash
Three raids in 10 days (July 23 and 28 and Aug. 26) resulted in the seizure of more than 1.3 million pirated VCDs and DVDs at the Ratu Plaza outlets in Jakarta.
Sony pacts with Japan VOD supplier
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Jupiter VOD, a vid-on-demand supplier to the Japanese cable market, have inked a license agreement for films and other contents.
Review: ‘The Jayne Mansfield Collection’
Jayne Mansfield was a top-notch example of Hollywood construction. Everything in this collection, from the films to the features, suggests the blonde bombshell got her name by knowing exactly how to…
Review: ‘Charlie Chan Volume 1; Mr. Moto Volume 1’
20th Century Fox has excavated a pair of box sets devoted to the adventures of Charlie Chan, the famous if controversial Chinese-Hawaiian detective, and his lesser-known but arguably more interesting…
WMI gets call in Russia
Warner Music Intl. has become the first music major to pact with a mobile operator in Russia for downloads of its catalog.
‘Lost’ on the map with VOD
German viewers will soon be able to see "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" online up to seven days before free TV broadcast, thanks to a video-on-demand rental licensing agreement between the Mouse…
Review: ‘Final Destination 3: Thrill Ride Edition’
A rare example of a package where the making-of documentary is more interesting than the movie itself, this project feels like it was done on autopilot. Even series creators Glen Morgan and James…
Sci Fi thinking inside the ‘Box
While TV networks are busy pushing their content all over the Web in a bid to grab young viewers' attention, Sci-Fi Channel is the first to sign onto the only Net service that puts its content right…
