Actors’ Unions Go It Alone
As Hollywood braces itself for the possibility of an actors’ strike, relations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA) have worsened ...
DTV Boxes In US Raise Analogue Controversy
The Community Broadcasters Association (CBA) asked the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit last Wednesday to order the FCC to halt the distribution and marketing of digital television (DTV) converter boxes without analogue TV.
Attempts to allay actors’ strike
Daily Variety reports that the two men credited with resolving the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike...
Rapid Increases in adspend on digital media
Advertising spending on alternative media, including online, mobile and digital out-of-home platforms...
Netflix hit by outage
Just in case you thought that only South African businesses were affected by power outages, Netflix, the largest online DVD rental service in the US, was hit by a 10 hour outage on 24 March.
Heartlines wins again
The Heartlines film, produced by South African company Curious Pictures, has won the award for best dramatic feature film at the Byron Bay Film Festival in Australia. The festival featured over 100 films from 24 different countries.
Africa Movie Academy Awards’ nominees take a bow in Josies
The nominees of the 2008 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) were announced to a large gathering of African film industry representatives at a glitzy evening function at Moyo in Johannesburg on Wednesday 19 March.
Endemol UK acquires Pure Grass
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Endemols’ UK division has acquired a 40% stake in digital production company Pure Grass Films..
DISCOP Africa to launch in Senegal
The creators of the successful East European market DISCOP East market will launch a niche content market, DISCOP Africa, in Senegal in February 2009..
TPSA Award winners
The Technical Production Services Association of South Africa (TPSA) Awards took place at The Theatre on the Track, Kyalami, Johannesburg on 10 March 2008. TSPA is an association of members who operate within the Live Entertainment / Events Industry.
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