Television production and new technology the topic of courses in ...

Television production and new technology the topic of courses in ...

Journalists and television producers of Brazilian programs are eligible to apply for one of two training courses to take place in October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The television institute NGO, IETV, is organizing the courses. IETV works to improve production and cultural television in Brazil. The course will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from October 2 to 27. Beginning on October 17, a course on new platforms of television will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays until November 14. Among the topics the courses will cover rare television transmition on Internet and cellular phones. Both classes will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. The registration for the production course costs BRL450 (about US$208), and the technology course costs BRL700. For applications or more information, contact cursos@ietv.org.br or visit (in Portuguese) http://ietv.org.br/site_novo/cursos/index.html.

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K Sera Sera to target wider audiences for sales boost

K Sera Sera to target wider audiences for sales boost

MUMBAI (Reuters) - K Sera Sera Productions Ltd. plans to make more movies targeted at larger audiences this financial year, and expects to double its sales and profit, a senior official said on Wednesday.

The company released one movie in the second quarter and expects total releases this year to rise to six movies compared with three last year, Amar Panghal, Vice President - Finance, told Reuters.

"We're looking at another five more this year," he said.

"The way we are looking at it, we would grow 100 percent from last year," he said responding to a question about profit and sales growth.

The company, which makes 75-80 percent of its revenues from movie production and the rest from television content and movie distribution, made a net profit of 89.8 million rupees on net sales of 537.9 million rupees in 2005/06.

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BodogFight a Knockout with Reality TV Fans

BodogFight a Knockout with Reality TV Fans

Online gambling leader Bodog.com has a knockout success with Bodogfight mixed martial arts reality show. Watch all the highlights today on bodogfight.com.

(PRWEB) September 27, 2006 -- Continuing its groundbreaking push into mixed martial arts (MMA), Bodog Fight, the brainchild of billionaire entertainment mogul Calvin Ayre, takes its second epic battle to the air tonight. On the Men's Outdoor and Recreation channel and online at http://www.bodogfight.com/, MMA fans will get to see the thrilling battle between Bronx role-model Kaream Ellington and MBA intellectual Mike Patt.

"This fight pits two phenomenal athletes and human beings together in a head-to-head war," says Calvin Ayre, Founder of Bodog.com Entertainment Group and creator of a number of reality television series, including Bodog Salutes the Troops, which has aired on Spike TV.

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Hawkeye, Hot Lips, Radar and the Gang from the M*A*S*H 4077th Roll ...

Hawkeye, Hot Lips, Radar and the Gang from the M*A*S*H 4077th Roll ... NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Land has secured the exclusive primetime and overnight rights to all 255 episodes of Twentieth Television's M*A*S*H - one of the most successful shows ever seen on television - beginning in January 2007, it was announced today. The series, which aired for eleven years on broadcast television and garnered fourteen Emmy Awards, remains one of the most celebrated shows ever and is widely lauded for its realistic storylines and ability to embrace both comedy and drama into one show. "M*A*S*H is truly one of the most beloved series in TV history and the perfect fit for TV Land as we continue to superserve our baby boomer audience," states Jaclyn Cohen, Senior Vice President, Programming and Acquisitions, TV Land & Nick at Nite. "M*A*S*H is a natural extension of our programming strategy of presenting hit acquired programming alongside TV Land originals to celebrate programming that is iconic to baby boomers, the first generation to grow up with television." Steve MacDonald, Twentieth Television's executive vice president, general sales manager, basic cable, added, "We are delighted to enter this agreement with TV Land on M*A*S*H.

Showcasing Crawfords: The National Film and Sound Archive ...

Showcasing Crawfords: The National Film and Sound Archive ... At the recent 14th International Oral History Conference, 'Dancing With Memory', an Australian television dynasty was firmly in the spotlight. We bring you a paper from the National Film and Sound Archive's Ken Berryman, that introduces the massive project currently underway to record and preserve Crawfords production history on-camera and off. The Sydney conference - a joint initiative of the International Oral History Association and the Oral History Association of Australia - was the first ever to be be held in the Asia Pacific region. This paper is republished with kind permission from Ken Berryman. The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) is one of Australias major national collecting institutions, charged with the responsibility for collecting across four media film, television, radio, and recorded sound with emphasis on Australian content.

Sony Launches New Version of Vegas+DVD Production Suite at IBC ...

Sony Launches New Version of Vegas+DVD Production Suite at IBC ... Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, announced today the immediate availability of the Vegas(tm)+DVD Production Suite, a significant upgrade to its award-winning professional video, audio, and DVD production software solution. The suite includes Vegas 7 and DVD Architect(tm) 4 software, as well as a Dolby Digital(r) AC-3 multi-channel encoder for 5.1 surround output. The all-new Vegas 7 nonlinear editing software combines superior HDV and XDCAM support with innovative workflow enhancement tools that make the application more powerful and intuitive than ever before. Responding to industry-wide demand for new HDV-enabled technology, Vegas 7 software offers full frame rate playback of native HDV on the Vegas timeline and includes improved memory for handling HDV 1080i longform projects.

Ugly Betty a proven charmer

Ugly Betty a proven charmer

PASADENA, Calif.Its fashion-mag setting will bring inevitable comparisons to the book and movie The Devil Wears Prada and the sitcom Less Than Perfect though in fact the inspiration for the new ABC series Ugly Betty predates them both by several years.

Originating in 1999 as a Colombian telenovela a popular form of Spanish-language soap opera Yo Soy Betty La Fea has been endlessly adapted elsewhere, with versions already airing in India, Israel, Germany, Russia, Mexico, the Netherlands and Spain.

Proven international appeal notwithstanding, there might never have been an American Ugly Betty were it not for drop-dead gorgeous Salma Hayek.

It takes one to know one and the petitely stunning movie actress knows all about telenovela heroines, having begun as one in her native Mexico where her title role in Teresa propelled her to national prominence at the age of 23.

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