Canadian Film To Open Cannes
Blindness, directed by City of God’s Fernando Meirelles is the opening night film for the Cannes Film Festival which gets underway on 14 May.
Strike aftermath
The Los Angeles Times reports that as a direct result of last November’s writers’ strike and fears of a possible actors’ strike, location permits in the Los Angeles Country have dropped significantly.
Global broadcast sales increase
All’s right in the world of broadcast technology sales according to the IABM. The broadcast organisation has published its latest Industry Index. Global sales in the broadcast technology market have increased by 11.4% year on year, which is similar to the growth figures previously reported.
iPlayer inhibits competition
James Murdoch, chairman and CEO for Europe and Asia at News Corporation, said that the BBC is inhibiting competition in the British broadband market with its iPlayer service.
Intellectual property global issue
On World Intellectual Property Day in Washington on 26 April, Dan Glickman, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)...
Africa Soccer website launched
In the run-up to South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Africa Soccer website (www.africasoccer.co.za) has been launched to offer "everything a broadcaster needs in the build up to 2010’.
SABC under pressure
Business Day reports that Dali Mpofu, CEO of public broadcaster SABC, has conceded that the SABC is under political pressure from South Africa’s ruling ANC party.
Is SAG heading for a strike?
After eight days of contract negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP)...
Andile Ncube Moves On
For three years Andile Ncube has presented SABC1’s prime music show, Live., which started life under the name, One. Ncube will now move on to become an executive producer of Live.
Afrikaans Film At No 5
The Afrikaans teen comedy Bakgat! made the number five spot on the South African box office in its first week of release (11 to 17 April), taking in an impressive R789,118.
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