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Entertainment News: Spooks star Rupert Penry-Jones to star in new TV version of The 39 Steps (The Daily Record)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:44:00 GMT

THE BBC is set to bring Scots writer John Buchan's adventure tale The 39 Steps to TV this Christmas - with an updated feel for the post-James Bond generation.

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Floating Football Pitch - Singapore points to the future of sports entertainment (SoccerLens)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:09:14 GMT

... the official website here . " Floating Football Pitch - Singapore points to the future of sports entertainment " was originally published at Soccerlens.com - Football News .

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Entertainment News: Oasis sell out Scots gigs in just seven minutes (The Daily Record)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

TICKETS for Oasis' Scottish concerts sold out in record time yesterday.

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Entertainment News: Scots X Factor winner Leon Jackson backs new judge Cheryl Cole (The Daily Record)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

X FACTOR winner Leon Jackson has been watching this year's show and loves new judge Cheryl Cole.

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Maya Entertainment acquires rights to new film starring Daddy Yankee (Hip Hop Ruckus)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:04:16 GMT

PR - Maya Entertainment has acquired the U.S. theatrical and DVD rights to TALENTO DE BARRIO , starring the charismatic reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee . The film will open on September 19 in New York , Miami , Chicago , Philadelphia and Los Angeles . In its first week of release in Puerto Rico l00,000 people came to see the film, making it the top attendance of any film made on the island....

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Bengali entertainment channel launched (Hindu)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:43:07 GMT

KOLKATA: Star India Private Limited launched its first regional entertainment channel in Bengali, Star Jolsha, here on Thursday. It will provide an array of programmes – fiction, non-fiction, mythology, movies, reality shows. ...

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Peace Arch Entertainment Acquires North American Rights to "JCVD" Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme (http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:01:56 GMT

MSNBC TORONTO–(Marketwire - August 21, 2008) - Peace Arch® Home Entertainment, LLC, the new U.S. home entertainment company jointly owned by Peace Arch® Entertainment Group Inc. ( Read the full article here

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced the 160GB PLAYSTATION®3 (Yet Another Review Site - News RSS)

reviews@yetanotherreviewsite.co.uk — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:44:57 GMT

Download more games; store more music; share more pictures; and record more of your favourite TV and movies with PS3 Leipzig Games Convention, 20th August 2008: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced the 160GB PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) which will launch in the PAL markets on 31st October for a RRP of €449 in a bundle including additional PLAYSTATION®Network content. This new model has...

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PSP-3000 Entertainment Pack to be bundled with Everyday Shooter (QJ.NET)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:26:57 GMT

Not long after the spectacular news of the PSP-3000 from Leipzig , Sony has released a press release giving out details of a port for Everyday Shooter to be bundled along with the handheld's Entertainment Pack. According to Sony, the PSP 4GB Entertainment Pack will contain a Piano Black PSP-3000, and a 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo. Along with this is a download code for the Everyday Shooter...

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Xytech Systems Celebrates 20th Anniversary (1988-2008) as Leading Software Company to the Media and Entertainment Industry (Business Wire)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Xytech Systems Celebrates 20th Anniversary (1988-2008) as Leading Software Company to the Media and Entertainment IndustryIBC 2008BURBANK, Calif. & London--()--Xytech Systems Corporation, a leading provider of software solutions that improve, automate, and streamline the mission critical business aspects of media operations including business workflow, resource scheduling, media library management,...

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Entertainment News: James McAvoy to play garden gnome in new Elton John cartoon (The Daily Record)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:17:00 GMT

SCOTS star James McAvoy is to provide the voice of a lovestruck garden gnome in an new CGI cartoon.

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Henry Piney Joins MarketCast to Expand International and Interactive Entertainment Practices (Business Wire)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MarketCast, a leading marketing research and strategy firm serving the entertainment industry (

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HENN: Entertainment map anomaly makes country disappear (myAsylum)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Technorati tags: Humor, Satire, HENN, PAS Youth, sPAStic Myopia Country's disappearance from entertainment map baffles experts myAsylum has uncovered a strange phenomenon where an entire country has disappeared - at least from the entertainment map - reporting straight from Hell, and soon-to-be Hell-on-Earth, Malaysia. Another episode in the continuing series from the Hell-on-Earth News...

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Entertainment and Apparel Companies Pour Into There.com With New 'Virtual Merchandise' Marketing Programs (Hispanic Business Magazine)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:00:04 GMT

SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Makena Technologies, creator of the popular 3D social virtual world There.com, today announced five new partners participating in its Virtual Merchandise marketing program....

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Big Screen Entertainment Group to Post Financial Data on Pink OTC Markets Quotation and Trading Systems (Business Wire)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:05:00 GMT

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Big Screen Entertainment Group (OTC:BSEG) will post the company’s 2007-2008 financials on the Pink OTC Markets website through

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The Trouble with Entertainment Weekly's List of "Best SF Since 1983" [Top Sf Of The Last 25 Years] (io9)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:30:00 GMT

How much truly great science fiction has been created in the last 25 years? Entertainment Weekly think that they know, and have compiled a list of "The Genre's Best Since 1983" to prove it, ranking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Image Entertainment Programming Now Available on iTunes (Business Wire)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Image Entertainment (NASDAQ: DISK) has expanded its digital distribution business by making films and television programming available on the iTunes

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From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: 'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie' (PR News Wire )

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

ON DVD OCTOBER 14, 2008 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- OVERVIEW: Set sail for adventure with your favorite VeggieTales pals as the theatrical release of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie" lands on DVD! This movie has everything kids love including pirates, heroes, a princess, plus an all-new extended ending! Filled...

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Entertainment drives mobile internet growth in BRIC countries (tech.clickjobs.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:37:39 GMT

Entertainment-themed websites are the most popular with mobile internet users in the growing Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) mobile markets. This stands in stark contrast with the more mature American and European markets, where information and news draw the most mobile internet browsers, says the latest Nielsen Mobile Media Marketplace report. The report says that [...]

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WGL Entertainment Holdings, Inc.: WGL Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Update (Market Wire - Media and Entertainment)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT

LAKE MARY, FL (MARKET WIRE) WGL Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WEHI) announced today that it is reviewing the merger agreement with Stemtronics and plans to close the deal no later than 9/5/08. Upon closing of the merger, the rule (3a10) $6 million raise will commence along with the retiring of 4.9 billion WEHI shares, leaving the reorganized company with approximately 100 million...

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