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Variety - Film Trailers

Interview - Grant Heslov

'The Men Who Stare at Goats' director talks psychic warfare, Smokehouse, and Sony.

The Blind Side - Trailer

The Blind Side - Trailer

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Trailer

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Disney's action-adventure, 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'

Salt - Trailer

Angelina Jolie stars in Columbia Pictures' spy thriller, "Salt."

Precious - Variety Screening Series

The cast and filmmakers of "Precious: Based on The Novel Push by Sapphire" discuss the pic at a special Q&A in Los Angeles.

Amelia - Variety Screening Series

Hilary Swank discusses the Amelia Earhart biopic at a special Q&A in Los Angeles.

The Stoning of Soraya M. - Variety Screening Series

The cast and director of 'The Stoning of Soraya M.' attend a special Q&A in Los Angeles.

Avatar - New Trailer

Watch the second trailer for director James Cameron's 3D extravaganza, "Avatar."

Green Zone - Trailer

Matt Damon reunites with 'Bourne Ultimatum' director Paul Greengrass in Universal's war thriller, 'Green Zone.'

New Moon - New Trailer

Summit Entertainment releases the second teaser for 'The Twilight Saga's New Moon'

The Wolfman - New Trailer

Universal unveils more footage from horror-thriller 'The Wolfman,' starring Benicio del Toro.

Paranormal Activity - Trailer

Watch the trailer for Paramount's low-budget horror flick, 'Paranormal Activity.'

The Book of Eli - Trailer

Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman star in the Warner Bros. pic, 'The Book of Eli.'

Saw VI - New Trailer

Watch the new trailer for the sixth installment in the horror franchise.

Nine - Trailer

Nine - Trailer

Toy Story 3 - Trailer

Watch the first full-length trailer for Disney/Pixar's 3D sequel, 'Toy Story 3.'

Where the Wild Things Are - New Trailer

Watch the second teaser for director Spike Jonze's adaptation of the classic kids' book, 'Where the Wild Things Are.'

Avatar - Trailer

Watch the first teaser for director James Cameron's 3-D extravaganza, "Avatar."

Up in the Air - Trailer

George Clooney stars in the Jason Reitman ('Juno') drama, 'Up in the Air.'

Alice in Wonderland - Trailer

Watch the first teaser for director Tim Burton's remake of the children's classic, "Alice in Wonderland."
 

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Sebastian Vlugt

Wanted: Journalists and reporters in Angola

For the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations 2010, we like to get in contact with journalists, reporters and video & film makers in Angola.

Are you a media professional in Angola or do you know media professionals in Angola, please contact us at sebastian@basvlugt.nl

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Africa Business Communities

Posted by Sebastian Vlugt on October 14, 2009 at 7:02pm

Michelle Roberts

A Racial Profile

Da plane boss, da plane. Do you remember that line from the opening of the old Fantasy Island TV show? Do you find yourself searching the sky? I do every time somebody claims we are living in post-racial America.

Let's take a reality break folks, Barrack in the White House not withstanding; this is still America the fractured, the unjust, the racist. But we've come so far; things are so much better. Better than what? It's kinda like saying we can't cure the cancer, but we can give you enough mi… Continue

Posted by Michelle Roberts on July 31, 2009 at 10:11pm

Sebastian Vlugt

Solarix launches Sustainer


The Sustainer is a unique solution to produce fuel and electricity in remote rural areas, for example in the African countryside where only 5 to 20 percent of the population have electricity. In many of these situations, access to energy would facilitate development, higher… Continue

Posted by Sebastian Vlugt on May 31, 2009 at 2:23pm

Peter Piegl

In the market

I am seeking full-time or freelance work, in either the media or communication fields.

Please contact me for a copy of my CV and/or examples of my published work.

Posted by Peter Piegl on May 5, 2009 at 8:51pm

Isabel Serval

Thingummies - blogpost isabelserval.web-log.nl

I simply adore the word 'thingummy'. It could be absolutely anything. It's the most undefined word in the English language. Even more obsolete than 'thing', because that at least determines that it is an object we're talking about. No, thingummy could be anything at all. It is the word we use for something we don't know how to otherwise name it, but it needn't be a thing. You see how undefined it is? And I like that it sounds sort of sweet. Unlike 'whatjemercallit' or the Dutch 'dinges'. That's… Continue

Posted by Isabel Serval on April 25, 2009 at 1:22pm

Variety Headlines

CAS fetes Henry Selick

Film News: 'Coraline' director receives lifetime achievement award -- The Cinema Audio Society has tapped "Coraline" helmer Henry Selick to receive its lifetime achievement award.
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Overseas buyers busy at film bazaar

Film News: Mood optimistic as AFM winds down -- As the American Film Market started to wind down Monday, the mood was optimistic.
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ABC remembers 'Forgotten'

TV News: Also, 'Eastwick,' 'Let's Dance' canceled -- Warner Bros. TV got good news and bad news from ABC on Monday .
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'Alvin' sequel to open on Dec. 23

Film News: Fox aims for out-of-school kids with date change -- 20th Century Fox to open "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel" on Dec. 23, instead of Christmas.
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Winsberg set up at CBS, WB TV

Exclusives: Scribe locks two projects at separate studios -- TV scribe Austin Winsberg ("Jake in Progress") has lined up new projects at CBS and Warner Bros. TV.
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NATPE honors TV biggies

NATPE News: Gaspin, Kelley, Gotlieb among honorees -- NBC Universal TV chairman Jeff Gaspin, syndie stalwart Judge Judith Sheindlin, multihyphenate David E. Kelley and advertising maven Irwin Gotlieb will be the recipients of NATPE's seventh annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards.
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Anwar, Sheffer to be 'Among Friends'

Exclusives: Klenhard to helm Hallmark original telepic -- Hallmark Channel has cast Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer in the telepic "Murder Among Friends."
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Laika takes liking to Raksis as CFO

Exclusives: Executive named chief financial officer -- Gary Raksis has been named chief financial officer of Laika, filling a position that has been vacant since Alan Keith departed the Portland, Ore.,-based animation studio last December.
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Planet Green to preem Beaufoy's 'Burn'

Exclusives: Telepic will be cabler's first scripted program -- Simon Beaufoy will be the springboard for Planet Green's first foray into scripted programming, with the Discovery-owned cabler planning the U.S. premiere of the scribe's two-part telepic "Burn Up" Dec. 6-7.
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Trump, Omarosa reunite for 'Merger'

Los Angeles: Mogul, 'Apprentice' villain team for new reality show -- Donald Trump is reuniting with his most infamous "The Apprentice" villain to produce a new reality show for TV One.
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eMarketer

Monetizing Mobile Content

The emergence of hybrid models

Online Is First Stop for Thrifty Travelers

Discounts the biggest draw.

Marketing Spending Pays Off for Small Biz

Spending money to make money

Hassle-Free Healthcare, Delivered Digitally

Mobile, e-mail bring convenience

The Changing Mobile Social Ad Space

Justin Siegel Co-Founder and CEO MocoSpace

Bloggers and (Personal) Brand-Building

Gaining visibility as thought leaders

Gen Y Holds Tight to E-Mail and Texting

Critical for communication

Playing Games with Media Usage

The third screen?

Young People Tweeting More and More

Status update services catch on with Gen Y

Local to Take Lead on Online Ad Spend

Focusing on lead generation

Paid Social Network Opportunities—Alive and Well

“Freemiums” present a big opportunity

Keys to E-Commerce Success

Lower satisfaction further down the purchase funnel

Going Social Anywhere and Everywhere

Tweeting while driving

MediaWeek

CBS Names Peter Dunn TV Stations President

Peter Dunn, president and general manager of CBS Television’s New York flagship, has been promoted to president of CBS Television Stations. In his new position, Dunn will oversee the operations of CBS’ 29-station portfolio in addition to maintaining his role at WCBS-TV.


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Clear Channel Outdoor Taps Reichig for Exec Post

Debbie Reichig joined Clear Channel Outdoor Monday (Nov. 9) as senior vp of business development and marketing, a newly created position. In her new role, Reichig will be responsible for client development and helping clients market their brands.


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Mad Men Season Finale Captures Large Audience

Sunday night’s third-season finale of Mad Men drew 2.32 million viewers, making it the most watched closing episode in the series’ history.


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Cable Networks Acquire Rights to Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV Land and TV Guide Network banded together to jointly acquire the basic cable rights to HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.


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CNN.com Pulls Out All Stops for Oprah's Book Club Event

CNN.com has landed Chase as its exclusive sponsor of Monday’s live online event featuring Oprah Winfrey.


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AdWeek

Best Buy Spins 'Club Beats'

Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre and other artists are set to promote chain's DJ-focused offerings.


DOOH Forecast Dims

Even digital out-of-home, one of the fastest-growing media, was not immune to the effects of the economy in 2009. Digital OOH will inch up 2 percent to $2.5 billion, according to an updated forecast from PQ Media, which chopped more than 4 percentage points off its August forecast. The research firm also lowered its 2010 forecast, calling for digital out-of-home to grow 6.2 percent to $2.62 billion.


Fox News Makes 'Room' for Web Video Strategy

Born as a wall-to-wall political channel about a year ago during the peak of the heated 2008 presidential race, Strategy Room was a short-term experiment -- that clicked. Now, it's at the forefront of an expanding amount of live news programming on the Internet. And it is also helping to elevate the digital reputation of Fox News -- a group that just a few years ago was an also-ran on the Web, despite utterly dominating news ratings on cable TV.


Shops Restructure Ways to Go Local

Media agency networks are taking steps to reinvent the $5.5 billion local buying process as they seek leverage and efficiencies.


There's Creative Work to Be Done

Not ready to bulk up staffs to pre-recession levels, agencies turn, again, to freelancers. Shown: Gotham's Peter McGuinness.


 
 

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Campain - News

ASA funding agreement extends remit to web

LONDON - The Advertising Standards Authority will extend its remit to cover web advertising from late next year, following a funding agreement announced today.

ASA funding agreement extends remit to web

LONDON - The Advertising Standards Authority will extend its remit to cover web advertising from late next year, following a funding agreement announced today.

3 complains about Orange poster network claim

LONDON - Mobile provider 3 has lodged a complaint with an ad watchdog about Orange's latest campaign, which claims it operates the largest network in the UK.

Dentsu posts 17 per cent revenue drop

LONDON - Dentsu, the Japanese communication giant, today acknowledged it was suffering the lingering effect of the country's economic downturn by reporting a 17.2 per cent fall in its revenue.

Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear VW ad guilty of breaking Ofcom rules

LONDON - Ofcom has upheld complaints against the BBC show Top Gear for featuring a spoof Volkswagen ad that depicted a suicide.

European ad watchdogs create joint copy advice service

LONDON - Advertising watchdogs across Europe are uniting to help companies running campaigns in more than one of the continent's markets not to fall foul of varying rules.

Google buys mobile ad company AdMob

LONDON - Google has announced a deal to buy the mobile advertising company AdMob for £449 million.

IBM dumps Digitas for Euro RSCG on global digital account

LONDON - IBM has hired Euro RSCG to its global digital account, moving the business out of Digitas, which had held the business for more than a decade.

DDB beats BBH to Flora advertising brief

LONDON - Unilever has appointed DDB London to handle a global advertising brief for its Flora and Becel margarine brands.

And in the real world... Kraft, Allianz, Aer Lingus and more

LONDON - Today's round-up of the biggest business stories.

Campaign - Creative Work

M&S 'wouldn't be christmas without' by RKCR/Y&R

A host of British celebrities including Stephen Fry and Twiggy offer their thoughts on what makes Christmas in this new work for Marks & Spencer by RKCR/Y&R.

Ambi Pur 'natural fragrances' by G2 Amsterdam

Ambi Pur has teamed up with National Geographic to launch a new campaign by G2 Amsterdam.

Vodafone 'viva o momento' by JWT Lisbon

To announce the Vodafone sponsorship of motorsports on Portuguese sports channel SportTV, JWT Lisbon has produced four short films, starring the drivers and their phones.

International Olympic Committee 'olympic spirit' by Cole & Weber United

A series of Olympic-themed images in stop-motion animation forms the basis for this latest work for the International Olympic Committee by Cole & Weber United.

Xbox 'the open door' by T.A.G.

Calling all car fanatics! This work for the new Xbox game Forza, by T.A.G. channels the desires of car lovers with a variety of lust-have models.

Tusker Lager 'refresh your roots' by AMV BBDO

A bar undergoes several generational transformations in this first ever work for Tusker Lager by AMV BBDO, having won the account in July this year.

Newton Vineyards 'nature by design' by Mother New York

Mother New York unveils the elements that combine to produce Newton's Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.

Bavaria 'the drop' by Selmore

A drop of water endures a harrowing journey to make it into a pint of Bavaria beer in this new work from Selmore.

Boots 'the lunch' by Mother

The stereotypical work Christmas lunch is parodied in Boot's Christmas ad campaign created by Mother.

After Eight 'Jim's place' by JWT London

A Parisian eccentric entertainer called Jim Haynes is the star of a new TV ad for After Eight - it's first for eight years.

 

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