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NBC AND YOUTUBE ANNOUNCE WINNERS AND FINALISTS FROM VIEWER PROMOTIONAL VIDEO COMPETITION FOR 'THE OFFICE'
BURBANK - August 2, 2006 - The results are in, and NBC and YouTube, Inc., announced the three grand-prize winners and seven finalists from the companies' innovative strategic partnership that allowed viewers to submit their own creative 20-second promotional video for NBC's "The Office" (Thursdays, 9:30-10 p.m. ET) to NBC's YouTube Group (www.youtube.com/theoffice).
New York, NY (July 25, 2006)- Magnet Media, Inc.'s award-winning Digital Media Training Series (DMTS™) has released Inside iLife '06, a fully interactive, self-paced training DVD for this latest version of Apple's popular suite of consumer applications for photos, music, movies, blogs and podcasts.
From August 29 to September 16, 2006 our official Festival Box Office will be open at College Park (444 Yonge Street, south entrance, market level). Along with Festival HQ Box Office at the Manulife Centre (55 Bloor St. W, north entrance) there will be two convenient locations to serve your Festival needs!
Los Angeles (July 7, 2006) - Successfully negotiating the second collective bargaining agreement of his new administration, Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg today announced the Guild has reached a deal with producers on a new contract covering live action shows produced directly for basic cable television (e.g. The Shield on FX, Monk on USA). Rosenberg, who chaired the negotiations for the Guild, said the new agreement includes a 21 percent increase in residuals retroactive to January 1, 2006.
Fully Interactive DVD Provides Product Tour for Latest Update to Popular Apple Consumer Editing Software
NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES - Members of the Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) ratified constitutional amendments last night, Tuesday, June 20. The new amendments go into effect immediately. Membership ratification is the final step in implementing a settlement agreement reached to resolve the longstanding dispute between the WGAw and WGAE.
YWIFT invites members to submit shorts to the Third Annual NYWIFT/Hamptons International Film Festival short series, To the Point:
Women Telling Stories Through Media.
The 2006 Hamptons International Film Festival will take place, October 19 - 22, 2006.
To the Point provides a unique platform for Women in Film & Television
(WIFT) filmmakers from around the world to showcase their work--narrative, animated, documentary and experimental films--about women's experiences.
The deadline for submission is June 30, 2006. There is no fee for applicants.
Includes Adobe's After Effects® 7, Apple's Tiger and Final Cut Pro 5
New York, NY (APRIL 25, 2006) – Zoom In Online (www.zoom–in.com) was unveiled by Magnet Media at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas this week. Zoom In Online, an internet video channel providing the latest information on media and entertainment, heralds the arrival of the next wave in digital education with a rich media, on-demand, video-based approach to need-to-know information.