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Actors union ratifies deal with Hollywood studios

Associated Press
July 9, 2008 - By RYAN NAKASHIMA -- LOS ANGELES -- The labor drama gripping Hollywood is now entering its final act after one actors group said its members ratified a new deal and the other prepared to turn down the major studios' final offer.
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SAG to Respond to Contract Offer Thursday

United Press International
July 09, 2008 - A group of Hollywood TV and film producers said the Screen Actors Guild has requested more time to consider its proposed contract. ...
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Internet players to come under spotlight at Senate hearing

Associated Press
July 09, 2008 - By JOELLE TESSLER -- WASHINGTON -- Executives from major Internet players -- Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. -- are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd Inc. ...
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Analyst: Digital downloads threaten movie industry

Associated Press
July 08, 2008 - By RYAN NAKASHIMA -- LOS ANGELES -- A Lehman Brothers analyst downgraded the entertainment industry Monday and slashed forecasts for its five major companies, saying digital downloads of movies and TV shows posed a huge threat to profits from DVD sales that the companies rely on....
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Television

Nielsen: TV viewing up overall, but not last week

Associated Press
July 09, 2008 - By DAVID BAUDER -- NEW YORK -- You wouldn't necessarily know it from last week, but Nielsen Media Research says TV viewership is on the rise. ...
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TV One to offer extensive Obama coverage

Associated Press
July 09, 2008 - By DAVID BAUDER -- NEW YORK -- TV One, the cable network aimed at African-American viewers, will cover Barack Obama's nominating convention but is ignoring John McCain's....
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Top 20 prime-time shows in Nielsen ratings

Associated Press
July 09, 2008 - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for June 30-July 6. ...
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Film & Entertainment

`Hellboy' star Perlman buries himself in roles

Associated Press
July 09, 2008 - By DAVID GERMAIN -- LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood's modern man of a thousand faces, Ron Perlman, never minded hiding behind rubber masks and mounds of makeup early in his career. ...
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`The Wackness' is trite coming-of-age pic

Associated Press
July 09, 2008 - By CHRISTY LEMIRE -- Like "Definitely, Maybe" from earlier this year, the coming-of-age dramedy "The Wackness" asks us to dig deep within our nostalgia wells and reminisce about the mid-1990s. ...
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Launches "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" Global First Look on Disney Platforms July 13, 2008

Business Wire
July 09, 2008 - As fans anxiously await the big screen premiere of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures revealed plans today to launch the film's global first look July 13, 2008, on Disney Channels Worldwide. ...
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Display Systems

Sony May Outsource More LCD TV Production

Jiji Press English News Service
July 08, 2008 - Tokyo -- Sony Corp. is considering outsourcing more of its liquid crystal display television production, President Ryoji Chubachi said. ...
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Luminus Devices Collects Ten More Patents

Business Wire
July 08, 2008 - Luminus Devices, Inc., the developer and manufacturer of PhlatLight(R) (Photonic Lattice) LEDs that are used in display and lighting applications, today announced it has received its 21st United States patent for its PhlatLight technology. ...
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Pioneer to Sell Plasma Panel Factory to Sony Spin-Off

Jiji Press English News Service
July 03, 2008 - Tokyo -- Pioneer Corp. has started negotiations to sell its plasma display panel factory to a flat panel developer funded by Sony Corp. , it was learned Wednesday. ...
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Pro Audio

Designing Sounds for Science Fiction

Extrapolation
July 03, 2008 - Sound Design and Science Fiction is a compelling book, both for what it brings into play for cinematic analysis and for what it leaves out of consideration. ...
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Digidesign Releases Transfuser and Announces Remixing Competition With The Crystal Method on Fuzz.Com

MARKET WIRE
July 01, 2008 - Digidesign, a part of Avid Technology, Inc., announced today the immediate availability of its eagerly-anticipated Transfuser virtual instrument for Pro Tools....
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'Voice' of WALL-E: Robot sounds toddler-inspired

Associated Press
June 30, 2008 - By MICHAEL WEINFELD -- Sci-fi animation moviemaking in aisle four! ...
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Broadband/Mobile

New 'Office' Webisodes Set to Air

United Press International
July 09, 2008 - NBC.com announced Tuesday that new webisodes of the U.S. television comedy The Office are set to go live this week. ...
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Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively'