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Mediacom to feature coverage of 2008 Beijing Olympics on multiple platforms

Mediacom, in agreement with NBC Universal, will provide its customers with more viewing choices and enhanced content offerings as part of NBCU’s unprecedented coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games which begin Friday, August 8th. Mediacom customers can access thousands of hours of NBCU’s most robust Olympic coverage delivered across multiple platforms, from traditional cable ….

First live transatlantic high def 3D broadcast coming in September

On Sunday, September 14, 2008, more than 1000 delegates will witness a historic interview conducted in Los Angeles with DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg. Elizabeth Daley, Dean of USC School of Cinematic Arts will interview him. Thanks to 3Ality Digital, the interview will be photographed on multi-camera Stereoscopic equipment and packaged for delivery by satellite ….

DivX and CinemaNow to expand content delivery to consumer electronics devices

DivX, a digital media company, and CinemaNow, which delivers high-quality Hollywood movies and TV shows across multiple platforms, recently announced an agreement that will allow CinemaNow to offer users the ability to download premium content in the high-quality DivX format and play back those titles on a PC, as well as a range of DivX ….

New science fiction and fantasy online community launching at Comic-Con

Macmillan and world-leading science fiction and fantasy publisher Tor Books have launched Tor.com, the first and only online destination for the global science fiction and fantasy community.  Tor.com makes its official debut at the San Diego International ComicCon to be held July 24-28, 2008 where the website will offer exclusive convention coverage. Devoted exclusively to ….

Indie filmmaker hub OpenFilm goes live with user-generated clips

Openfilm announced the public launch of its next-generation video sharing website. The site showcases a fast-growing collection of high quality short films and animations displayed in high resolution. Openfilm provides a venue for users to watch premium video content, as well as for filmmakers to exhibit their works, and to enjoy a full-featured, social networking ….

FireSky teams with MGM to bring Comic-Con fans the Ultimate Stargate Experience

FireSky, the new game designer that is publishing the online game Stargate Worlds, is teaming up with MGM to bring fans at Comic-Con the ultimate Stargate experience. Stargate Worlds is the massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) based on MGM’s award-winning Stargate franchise and will be officially launched in 2009. At this year’s Comic-Con, ….

Warner Premiere’s Motion Comics launches with debut episodes of Watchmen and Batman: Mad Love

Warner Premiere announced yesterday a new way for graphic novel fans to connect with their favorite characters and the stories they know and love through short-form digital content. Warner Premiere’s Motion Comics draw on a massive amount of source material to bring a visually engaging experience to life through the use of subtle movements, voice-overs, ….

Hundreds of documentary films now available for free streaming online

At a time when independent documentary films are experiencing a creative boom, yet theatrical distribution channels have gone bust, the beta launch today of SnagFilms helps both independent filmmakers and iconic production companies – and the audiences that want to see their movies. SnagFilms was created to address the bottleneck in distribution for quality documentaries ….

SnagFilms aquires indie film portal indieWIRE

SnagFilms, which streams nonfiction films on the web, announced yesterday the acquisition of indieWIRE, a leading news, information, and social networking site for the independent film community. SnagFilms went into beta release yesterday. IndieWIRE will provide archival and news content for SnagFilms.com and the company’s virtual movie theater widgets, including breaking news from the indie ….

Logitech introduces keyboard for Wii Internet Channel

To make it easier for you to communicate with your friends and family on your Wii game console, Logitech today introduced the new Logitech Cordless Keyboard for Wii, licensed by Nintendo, a must-have accessory for chat-oriented games and the Wii Internet Channel. With its compact, slim design and 2.4 GHz wireless technology, Logitech’s new keyboard ….

Comcast to bring exclusive Dark Knight footage and content to fans

Comcast announced a partnership with Warner Bros. The Dark Knight. This partnership provides Comcast customers with exclusive behind-the-scenes movie footage, mini-movies and trailers from one of this summer’s most-anticipated films, available on Comcast’s signature On Demand service. Leading up to the film’s release, Comcast will launch six mini-movies, which are exclusive original-content episodes, of a ….

Get Smart Sneak Previews Available Exclusively at iTunes

Warner Bros. Pictures is offering a seven-minute sneak preview from the upcoming action comedy Get Smart, exclusively on the iTunes Store (www.iTunes.com) as a free download. Fans can view this first-look footage with a special introduction by Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, who star in Get Smart as CONTROL secret agents Maxwell Smart and Agent ….