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Barrandov Builds HD TV studios
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (IBC2008, Stand7.G20) - Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications andinformation technology company, has received an order spanning itshigh-definition (HD) product portfolio from the Czech Republic's BarrandovStudios. The Harris equipment will be used in the build-out of a new mastercontrol, ingest and central equipment…
Slovakian and Czech operator of Skylink contracts second transponder
 Betzdorf (Luxembourg), 29 September 2008. - SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that the Slovakian telecommunications and TV operator Towercom has doubled its capacity on ASTRA and contracted one more transponder at the orbital position 23.5 degrees East. Towercom, which owns and…
Cinamon Cinemas Spice Things Up
Cinamon Cinemas, Eastern Europe's rapidly-growing cinema chain, Mobiqa, world leaders in mobile cinema ticketing and Vista Entertainment Solutions, a global leader in entertainment software solutions have launched Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia's first mobile cinema ticketing service for film fans. Customers of Cinamon Cinemas can take advantage of this convenient new…
Filmbox launches in Poland on n channel
BRAND NEW CHANNEL – FILMBOX FAMILY The Polish Filmbox channel has changed its position on the N digital platform, and has moved to the Film Hits package thus increasing its number of subscribers to over 1 million viewers. The Filmbox option will now be enriched with a brand new channel…
FOUR DEBUT FILMS NOMINATED FOR EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2008
As part of the European Film Awards, the European Film Academy annually presents the award EUROPEAN DISCOVERY to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film. This year’s nominations were determined by a committee comprised of film journalists Dana Linssen (the Netherlands), Julia Teichmann (Germany) and Rui…
The selection of projects to the 3rd edition of ScripTeast is closing!
Names of the authors of the 12 selected scripts will be announced in the beginning of next week.The third edition of ScripTeast is starting on the 29th of September. The Independent Film Foundation, organizer of ScripTeast, has received a so far record number of applications from all countries of the…
SPI pick up The Wrestler
GOLDEN LION FOR THE WRESTLER -distributed by SPI International Central Europa:Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic "The Wrestler," directed by Darren Aronofsky with a brilliant performance by Mickey Rourke that critics regard as his best ever, won the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice Film Festival.Due to a…
Projects to the 3rd edition of ScripTeast have been selected!
It was a tough decision since all of the projects applying to the 3rd edition of ScripTeast represent high quality and though-provoking subjects. The organizers of the program received the record number of scripts, coming from all of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and would like to thank…
RORY BUCKLEY JOINS SPI TEAM
It is our pleasure to inform you that Rory Buckley has joined the SPI team in London as SALES DIRECTOR and will be responsible for all TV sales in Central and Eastern Europe. For the last 7 years Buckley has been working for Disney, where he started as Sales Executive…
Tudeo CEO keynote speaker at MIPCOM
TUDOU CHIEF TO REVEAL WEB ENTERTAINMENT FUTURE IN CHINA AT MIPCOM 2008 Gary Wang Paris, 5 September 2008 – Gary Wang, founder and CEO of Tudou, China’s leading video sharing platform, will deliver a keynote at MIPCOM 2008. The address will be given on Thursday 16 October within the framework…
Films screening at the 33rd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
The main competition 33rd PFFF: 1. 1 0_1_0 - reż. 0_1_0 - dir. Piotr Łazarkiewicz Peter Lazarkiewicz 2. 2 33 sceny z życia - reż. 33 scenes from the life - dir. Małgorzata Szumowska Malgorzata Szumowska 3. 3 Boisko bezdomnych - reż. Sports homeless - dir. Kasia Adamik Kasia Adamik…
Gdynia Polish Film Festival
Musicals at the seasideGolden sand, sea waves and stars in the sky will create a wonderful atmosphere foran open air film scene “Film by the Sea”, organised already for the third time by AKuKu Art Association. This year’s theme is “Musicals” and at the opening night theband from Wroclaw Małe…
MIPCOM KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED
CREATIVE KEYNOTES ANNOUNCED AT MIPCOM:INTERNET STAR ZE FRANK AND GARY CARTER, FREMANTLEMEDIA Ze Frank ;;;;;;;;;;;Gary Carter Paris, 29 August 2008 - Ze Frank, Internet legend and pioneer, comedian, presenter and lecturer, and Gary Carter, President, Creative Networks and Chief Creative Officer, FMX of FremantleMedia, will deliver a joint keynote on…
Nickelodeon president to give keynote speech at MIPCOM Junior
Press Release NICKELODEON PRESIDENT CYMA ZARGHAMITO KEYNOTE AT MIPCOM JUNIOR 2008 Paris, 26 August 2008. Cyma Zarghami, President of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group will present the MIPCOM Junior 2008 Keynote on Sunday 12 October. The 16th edition of MIPCOM Junior, the specialist international screening marketplace and conference for children’s…
EFP and San Sebastian International Film Festival join forces for EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS: UP NEXT!
New initiative to foster trans-national distribution of European films: EFP and San Sebastian International Film Festival join forces for EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS: UP NEXT! to be held on September 26 With the aim of increasing the wider distribution of non-domestic European films, European Film Promotion (EFP) and the San Sebastian International…
Cinema City International Goes Digital and 3D
Munich—Aug 6, 2008 Cinema City International Goes Digital and 3D Cinema City International are equipping their theatres with D-Cinema technology suitable for 3D projection. The major multiplex operator has ordered 50 Kinoton DCP 30 Digital Cinema Projectors with integrated Dolby 3D system, several of which have already been installed in…
UPC Holding Second Quarter statement
UPC Holding B.V.UPC Holding B.V. Provides Selected FinancialInformation for the Period Ended June 30, 2008Amsterdam, the Netherlands – August 6, 2008: UPC Holding B.V. (“UPC Holding”) is today providingselected, preliminary unaudited financial and operating information for the three and six months endedJune 30, 2008. UPC Holding is an indirect wholly-owned…
Malta Broadcasting Authority April-June 2008 Audience Assessment
BroadcastingAuthority Press Release7, Mile End Road, HAMRUN HMR 02, Malta. Tel: (+356) 221281, 247908. Fax: (+356) 240855.E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Release 56/08RADIO AND TELEVISION AUDIENCE ASSESSMENTAPRIL-JUNE 2008As from 1st October 2007, the Broadcasting Authority resumed the Continuous Audience Assessment.Again, from this date, the number of interviews to be carried out on a…
Central European Media Enterprises Reports Record Second Quarter And First Half 2008 Results
Central European Media Enterprises Reports Record Second Quarter And First Half 2008 ResultsJuly 30, 2008, HAMILTON, BERMUDA SECOND QUARTER- Net Revenues Increase 41%- Segment EBITDA Increases 53%- Operating Income Grows 47% to $98.0 million SIX MONTHS- Net Revenues Increase 45%- Segment EBITDA Increases 64%- Operating Income Grows 79% to $142.7…
Central European Media Enterprises Enters Bulgaria
Central European Media Enterprises Enters Bulgaria July 28, 2008, Hamilton, Bermuda Continues Its Eastern European Expansion Acquires 80% Interest in TV2 and Ring TV Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. ("CME") (Nasdaq/Prague Stock Exchange: CETV) today announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire from Top Tone Media Holdings Limited…
