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Vuze and PBS launch content alliance

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vuze1.pngVuze, the online entertainment platform with an established audience of 11 million viewers, inked a content deal with PBS to provide selected PBS programming on a download-to-own basis. Vuze will offer PBS programs including History Detectives, NOVA, and Scientific American Frontiers; and PBS KIDS programs such as Caillou and Teletubbies, as well as programming from selected local PBS stations. This content can be found at www.vuze.com.

To date, Vuze has signed over 100 content partners, including A&E, BBC, CBC, G4 TV, Geneon, The History Channel, Ministry of Sound TV, National Geographic, Showtime, Starz Media, The Poker Channel, TV Guide Channel, and many more.

Originally posted on November 8, 2007 @ 2:58 pm

Blockbuster launches Movie Clique on Facebook

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new media newsMovie rental giant Blockbuster.com has launched Movie Clique, an easy-to-use application built on Facebook Platform that enables Facebook users to search thousands of movie titles and create lists of movies they want to see, movies they’ve already seen and all-time favorites to share with their friends.

Additionally, Facebook users who are subscribers to Blockbuster’s online rental service get the benefit of being able to rent movies directly from Blockbuster without leaving the Facebook website.

The introduction of Movie Clique is part of a broader effort by Blockbuster to engage and cultivate relationships with Facebook’s vast and active user base by providing them with community-driven movie-focused experiences.

“This is a great perk for Blockbuster subscribers, who now have the flexibility to interact with their ratings, reviews and rental queue from whichever site is most convenient. There’s no having to rebuild lists or re-rate movies to use the Facebook website as their point of access to Blockbuster,” said Keith Morrow, Blockbuster chief information officer.

Originally posted on November 8, 2007 @ 4:26 am

PeopleEnEspanol.com unveils new look for website

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people.pngPeopleEnEspanol.com, the official website of People en Español magazine, unveiled its fresh new look featuring original content in Spanish and English. The site, first launched in 2003, has become the premier destination for Hispanics seeking the hottest celebrity news and photos. The site will now have new features including: channels for news, movies, music, TV, video, photos and style; entertainment and fashion blogs and more.

With the latest enhancements on PeopleEnEspanol.com, the website broadens its audience reach to include movie, TV and music channels where users can check out reviews of the latest films, DVDs, albums and telenovelas, along with exclusive celebrity interviews. The site will also partner with movie studios and television networks to feature exclusive trailers and behind-the-scenes interviews from upcoming films and TV programs. And all news stories on the website will now appear in Spanish and English. With just a click of a button, users can determine their language of choice to read about the hottest celebrity scoops.

Building on one of PeopleEnEspanol.com’s most popular sections, the photo channel will now feature more celebrity photo galleries and will also include video clips. To get caught up on the most popular scoops of the day, users can click through a live-time ranking of the top five most-read stories of each day.

Originally posted on November 6, 2007 @ 9:36 pm

Target to hold the world’s first virtual fashion show

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new media newsRetail store Target adds a new dimension to fashion with the Target Model-less Fashion Show, transforming Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall into the site of the world’s first virtual fashion show.

State-of-the-art technology will produce High Definition holograms allowing Target clothes to strut down a virtual runway – models not included. Audiences can expect a theatrical show in which Target clothes and accessories are the stars and the laws of physics no longer apply.

Powered by hologram innovator Musion Systems Limited, the presentation will employ an illusionary technique that uses Eyeliner foil to give two dimensional images the illusion of depth. The installations are recorded, played back and projected in true High Definition giving the holograms unprecedented quality and clarity.

The show will take place on Tuesday, November 6, and Wednesday, November 7, in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal.

Originally posted on November 2, 2007 @ 2:55 am

Jaman seals partnership with Terra

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jaman.pngJaman.com announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Terra.com, the Latino Internet portal. The partnership connects two popular Internet communities to provide Terra’s users with the ability to discover, enjoy and interact with Spanish language films and film fans from around the world.

Jaman will become a featured provider of Spanish language and Latino themed movies for Terra.com’s 6.6 million users. In addition, Jaman.com will showcase to its users Terra shorts, a collection of four short films especially commissioned for the Internet by Terra featuring prominent writers, directors and actors from the Latino film community. The shorts include the works of award-winning Writer/Director Guillermo Arriaga (Babel) and leading talent Alicia Braga (City of God ).

Originally posted on November 1, 2007 @ 10:51 am