SAG board says yes to tentative deal
The proposed feature-primetime contract between the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) has been accepted by the SAG board in a majority vote.
Google’s revenues down but profits up
Thanks to the improvement of its UK business, search engine Google has managed to increase profits despite the fact that its quarter on quarter revenues are down.
Meter-based Internet billing
Time Warner has indefinitely postponed further tests of meter-based Internet billing due to the public’s "misunderstanding' of the media giant’s plan to roll out additional tests on consumption based billing of bandwidth usage.
PM focuses on broadband and media industry
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will talk about how broadband and the media industry can help lift the UK out of recession, at the Digital Britain summit in London over the weekend.
Free studio films on YouTube
According to The Wrap, the Google-owned social networking site YouTube has reportedly made deals with a number of Hollywood studios to make available hundreds of films and TV shows on its site for free.
Malawi gains new mobile operator
Zain Malawi, which is Kuwait-owned, will face stiff competition after the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) awarded Globally Advanced Integrated Networks (GAIN), trading as G-mobile. a license to operate the country’s third mobile network.
SAG/AMPTP stalemate a year old
It’s now a year since the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) began unsuccessfully negotiating their feature prime time contract which expired on 30 June last year.
Broadcast Suppliers maintain growth through 2008
Growth in sales by companies supplying technology to broadcast and media companies grew by 11.7% year on year to the end of March 2009, according to the latest Industry Index from the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM).
SA at AFCI Locations Expo
The South African film industry will once again have a presence at the annual AFCI Locations Expo in Los Angeles, which runs from 16 to 18 April.
Loeries tickets available
Following last month’s launch of its "Feed your ego' campaign and the simultaneous call for entries, tickets for this year’s Loerie Awards, which take place in Cape Town from 24 to 27 September, are now available.
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