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Saatchi LA is pleased to announce that the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck will return to the Super Bowl with a new actual demonstration ad in Super Bowl XLIII. The edge-of-your-seat :30 spot, "Killer Heat," will debut during the Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show.
Continuing on the same...
David Droga, Founder and Creative Chairman of Droga5, will chair this year's Cannes Lions Titanium and Integrated jury.
David is the man behind the celebrated UNICEF Tap project, the New York Department of Education's Million project, the multi-award-winning Air Force One spoof for Marc...
JVC announces its latest Compact Shoulder professional camcorder developed for mainstream production, electronic newsgathering and cinematography, the GY-HM700. The new camera uniquely records directly to inexpensive SDHC memory cards in the QuickTime (.MOV) format for Final Cut Pro, and...
Creature & prosthetics makeup FX artist Dan Rebert and the team at Todd Masters' MastersFX -- considered by many film and TV producers to be Hollywood's leading "Creature and Monster Makers" -- have been signed to continue their work on HBO's "True Blood" for that hit TV series' second...
Ronald O. Perelman, Chairman of Panavision Inc., was joined yesterday by Katherine Oliver, Commissioner Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting to celebrate the official opening of Panavision New York's newest home in SoHo. Panavision, the preeminent camera manufacturer and rental...
Singer/songwriter Astara Mink and director/cinematographer Scott McCullough collaborate on the creation and release of "Mr. Trooper," a music video designed to raise money for programs supporting U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and...
Eden FX, a Hollywood-based creator of visual effects for feature films, television programs and commercials, has created a number of CG visual effects for a special network television presentation in 3D for an upcoming episode of NBC's "Chuck." Eden FX co-founders John Gross and Mark Miller made...
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman made the following statement regarding the development of a $54 million motion picture production facility in Pontiac, Michigan.
Michigan is proving that the film and television industry is truly a boon to the U.S....
INTERDUBS, the customizable client-approval and reel-building solution for production and post-production companies, was used by its client companies to gain client-approvals on 30 of the approximately 50 commercial spots which aired during NBC's broadcast of...
A spoof rap song, created by members and writers of the American sketch show Saturday Night Live, was voted by London Bloggers as the overall favourite viral video at the first-ever Voscars ceremony (Virgin Mobile Oscars).
The winning video, featuring Justin Timberlake, Molly Simms and...
The 2009 New York Festivals Television Programming and Promotions Awards announced this year's award winning entries. Jurors honored 4 Grand Trophy winners, awarding Australia and the United States with two Grand Trophies each. In addition, 93 Gold Medals, 112 Silver and 104 Bronze Medals were...
As is Super Bowl Sunday tradition, Go Daddy plans to post the Internet-Only version of its commercial online as the big game begins on television. Go Daddy's "Internet-Only" material is the extended version with more risqué content and continues the storyline of the Web host provider's...
Super Bowl XLIII is officially sports history, with the Pittsburgh Steelers taking home the coveted Lombardi trophy in one of the most exciting games yet. For advertisers, however, the excitement isn't over, as some of the world's biggest brands vie to turn their Super Bowl buzz into business...
Entertainment industry veterans John Burns and Stephen McCord today announce the opening of The Service Station – a full service entertainment artist development company, specializing in marketing, distribution and artist management consultant...
Leading advertisers and movie studios relied on technology from Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) to tackle the cutting-edge visual effects and animation integral to delivering their Super Bowl XLIII message.
"Super Bowl commercials and trailers are some of the most demanding entertainment...
Airing for the first time on Jan. 18, the new Acura RDX spot, "Wall Art," reveals the turbocharged crossover SUV's city prowess—darting through alleys, ducking around corners, navigating the urban landscape.
In fact, it's the...
Blue Sky Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fox Filmed Entertainment, has entered into a lease to occupy approximately 105,000 square feet of studio space in Greenwich, Connecticut, bringing more than 300 jobs to the region. The company continues to expand and is currently adding staff. The...
Within the context of the cautious view Fitch Ratings has maintained on the longer-term prospects for the movie exhibition industry over the past several years, Fitch believes the operating outlook for U.S. movie exhibitors remains relatively stable. The solid film slate (including several...
Commercials aired during Super Bowl XLIII have been watched online more than 28 million times since Sunday and one ad banned from broadcast made the top 20 most popular list, according to a viral video tracking report issued today by BayTSP.
As of 10 a.m. Pacific time Wednesday, the...