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New multimedia platforms in the U.S. will capture $12.6 billion in advertising revenue by 2012, according to Parks Associates' report New Advertising Platforms and Technologies. Broadband multimedia advertising, the focus of the expected Writers Guild of America resolution, will account for more...
RipTide Music, a leading source of licensed music for the motion picture, television, TV promo, videogame and advertising industries, has announced its exclusive, worldwide representation of the soundtrack from the videogame "Lair." The announcement was made jointly today by Rich Goldman,...
Omnicom Group Inc. ("Omnicom") (NYSE: OMC), the leading global advertising and marketing services group, has appointed Jason Kuperman as Vice President, Asia Pacific Digital Development. Kuperman was formerly Managing Director of the Shanghai office of Agency.com, part of the TBWA\network. In...
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced that Microsoft has licensed Adobe® Flash® Lite™ software, Adobe's award-winning Flash Player runtime specifically designed for mobile devices, to enable web browsing of Flash Player compatible content within the Internet Explorer Mobile browser...
Filmmakers and producers of all media can now go to the MOVIE FORMS PRO website www.movieforms.com for free downloads of the 2008 W-4, W-9 & I-9 Govenment Forms as well as free MOVIE FORMS PRO - INTERACTIVE Sample Forms for 2008.
Due to the popular...
Twenty-three percent (58 million) of all U.S. mobile subscribers say they've been exposed to advertising on their phones in the past 30 days, according to a new report out from The Nielsen Company. Half (51% or 28 million) of all data users who recall seeing mobile advertising in the previous 30...
The world's most awarded music, sound and audio identity company, Elias Arts (http://www.eliasarts.com.>(http://www.eliasarts.com.), announced today that indie composer/guitarist Mike Semple, former bandmate in Giant...
AdMonsters, an association dedicated exclusively to online advertising operations and technology, today announces that David Clark, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Joost™, the world's first broadcast-quality Internet television service, will deliver the keynote at their fifth US...
Before Noon Post Production Sound Services, Inc. (Before Noon,) has been launched as an independent, "forward thinking," full service audio post production company for the entertainment and corporate industries. Before Noon is helmed by multi-Emmy Award winning audio specialist Peter Cole, a...
The Australian Government is currently reviewing the operation of two copyright exceptions which permit photographs and cinematograph films to be copied in a different format for private use, subject to certain conditions. The act of making these copies would otherwise constitute copyright...
Thomson today announced the availability of the NexCode™ HD AVC Encoder, a next-generation encoding solution that provides compression tools to create content in Blu-ray Disc™ and other high-definition formats. The cutting-edge solution for post production is the most powerful and flexible HD...
India's leading media and entertainment executives will discuss their country's rapid growth in the entertainment industry on Wednesday, April 16, during the NAB Show in Las Vegas. The super session, titled "Tune-in to India's Entertainment Economy - From Emerging to Surging," will be led by...
The membership of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) today voted overwhelmingly in favor of lifting the restraining order and ending their 100-day strike that began on Nov. 5. 3,775 writers turned out in Los Angeles and New York to cast...
CEO America, Inc. (OTC: CEOA.PK), exclusive U.S. licensee of CREDITZ® Digital Currency, announced the signing of a licensing and marketing agreement with iNowTV.com, a new 24/7 Media Outlet where television and the internet converge. iNowTV is a new breakthrough news...
Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) announced that developers of its Autodesk Maya Fluid Effects System have been awarded Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Maya Fluid Effects System allows digital artists to create realistic animation of liquids and...
BrightRoll, Inc., the world's largest video advertising network, today announced a proprietary HD advertising unit, a first-of-its-kind ad network offering that allows branded advertisers to deliver campaigns in high-definition across BrightRoll's extensive network of premium publishers.
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Pando Networks, the leading provider of peer-assisted content delivery services and NBC Universal announced today that Pando has been selected to provide video delivery services for the new NBC Direct service.
NBC Direct will offer free hi-resolution downloads of programs across the NBC...
Advertising.com, part of AOL's Platform-A advertising business, announced today the launch of its new Performance Video Product which, through the integration of its proprietary AdLearn technology, will provide advertisers with in-video ad formats and pre-roll inventory placement on a cost-per-...
More than 30 Super Bowl XLII TV commercials for Bridgestone, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, FedEx and other advertisers were created using Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) technology. Autodesk's visual effects, editing/ finishing and 3D modeling, animation and rendering software were used to deliver...
The much maligned holiday fruitcake, frequently served but rarely enjoyed, has finally served a useful purpose—raising funds to feed hungry people.
A group of creative minds at MedThink Communications designed a spoof on pharmaceutical drug ads, substituting "holiday fruitcake" in place...