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'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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Africa Business Communities
Posted by Sebastian Vlugt on October 14, 2009 at 7:02pm
A Racial Profile
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
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
In the market
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
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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.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.ABC remembers 'Forgotten'
TV News: Also, 'Eastwick,' 'Let's Dance' canceled -- Warner Bros. TV got good news and bad news from ABC on Monday .'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.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.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.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."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.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.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.eMarketer
Monetizing Mobile Content
The emergence of hybrid modelsOnline Is First Stop for Thrifty Travelers
Discounts the biggest draw.Marketing Spending Pays Off for Small Biz
Spending money to make moneyHassle-Free Healthcare, Delivered Digitally
Mobile, e-mail bring convenienceThe Changing Mobile Social Ad Space
Justin Siegel Co-Founder and CEO MocoSpaceBloggers and (Personal) Brand-Building
Gaining visibility as thought leaderseMarketer Cuts Through the Mobile Penetration Hype
Users versus subscriptionsOnline Reaches Parity for Used-Car Shopping
Click, click, vroomGen Y Holds Tight to E-Mail and Texting
Critical for communicationPlaying Games with Media Usage
The third screen?Young People Tweeting More and More
Status update services catch on with Gen YLocal to Take Lead on Online Ad Spend
Focusing on lead generationPaid Social Network Opportunities—Alive and Well
“Freemiums” present a big opportunityKeys to E-Commerce Success
Lower satisfaction further down the purchase funnelGoing Social Anywhere and Everywhere
Tweeting while drivingMediaWeek
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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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