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Secretary Clinton Announces Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Cultural Ambassador
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:37 -0500 EST
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WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — On Wednesday, January 18, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer and a New York Times’ best-selling author, to discuss his new role as a global Cultural Ambassador. During the meeting, Secretary Clinton reiterated the United States’ strong commitment to engaging young people worldwide and to using people-to-people diplomacy as a means to create opportunities for greater understanding.

Action movie ‘RULES’ released on DVD by LightRow Pictures
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:14:46 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Actor, stuntman and filmmaker Zak Lee Guarnaccia with LightRow Pictures has launched – before hitting the market in March 2010 – the pre-order Special Limited Edition Collector’s DVD of his controversial feature film in the action/thriller/horror genre titled “RULES,” available online [...]

Scenario Paintball Documentary ‘Basic Painting’ Brings History to Life at West Point
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:24:34 -0500 EST
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Never before has a group of “real filmmakers” come together to produce a worthwhile, full length, documentary-style film that shows the real deal when it comes to scenario paintball. Scenario Paintball Films (SPF) announces the release of its first project – Basic [...]

Whistleblower Mark Whitacre says ‘The Informant’ Movie is Only Part of the Story
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:30:58 -0500 EST
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — As Mark Whitacre, COO of Cypress Systems, Inc., walked the red carpet on September 15 during the premiere of “The Informant,” he had something to say: he is NOT the same man who blew the whistle on his employer in [...]

First 3D film for IMAX® theaters to capture intensity of Tahiti’s famed Teahupoo
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:07:41 -0500 EST
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Nine-time world champion surfer, Kelly Slater, and his big wave companion, Raimana Van Bastolaer, have completed principal photography for Ultimate Wave Tahiti, the first 3D IMAX(R) and giant screen theater film to use extreme surfing to focus on the science of [...]

Charlie Sheen Live on Alex Jones Show Today: Requests Meeting With Obama Over 9/11 Cover-Up
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:43:54 -0500 EST
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AUSTIN, Texas — According to syndicated talk show host Alex Jones, actor and television star Charlie Sheen has publicly requested a meeting with President Barack Obama to urge him to reopen the official investigation into 9/11; in light of the fact that the majority of [...]

Voiceover industry leader Voices.com has been recognized as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies by PROFIT Magazine
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:53:22 -0500 EST
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TORONTO, Canada — Voices.com, one of North America’s fastest growing Internet brands and digital media companies, is pleased to announce that in PROFIT Magazine’s “10th Annual PROFIT HOT 50,” Voices.com has been recognized as Canada’s #20 Emerging Growth Company. The PROFIT HOT 50 is the [...]

KMWorld Recognizes North Plains Systems TeleScope DAM as ‘Trend Setting Product’
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:44:30 -0500 EST
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TORONTO, Canada — North Plains Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and rich media asset management (MAM) software solutions, today announced that KMWorld has named North Plains’ TeleScope(TM) as one of the magazine’s “Trend-Setting Products” of 2009. TeleScope was selected [...]

Balancing Act on Lifetime Television Launches Dynamic Fall Season with New Hosts
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:23:37 -0500 EST
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — This fall American coffee cup tippers will be breaking new “grounds” by changing their normal morning show routine – and tuning into the newly revamped “The Balancing Act” – from Brandstar Entertainment. Women who want a fast-paced half-hour of news you [...]

New Men’s Magazine Challenges the Definition of Sex Appeal
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:30:26 -0500 EST
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DETROIT, Mich. — Sex Appeal Magazine announces its official launch on August 1st, 2009, at a promotional event with The Official Ed Hardy Runway Show. The event will kick off at Clutch Cargos in Pontiac, Michigan, and will feature the fashion show and live entertainment. [...]

Brain Grenade announces ‘D a’ Thompson CD ‘Disclaimer’ and Seattle Release Party on 8.18.09
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:27:16 -0500 EST
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SEATTLE, Wash. — Brain Grenade Entertainment (BGE) proudly announces the release date and CD Release Party for D.a. Thompson’s new extended play album titled “Disclaimer” on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 at Galerias in Seattle, Washington. The first single off of D.a. Thompson’s EP is entitled, [...]

African American Entertainment Companies in Historic Merger
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:17:08 -0500 EST
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Central South Distribution, Inc., which has been the number one independent faith based record distributor in the world for the past decade, has formed a partnership with Lataillade Entertainment, headed by contemporary gospel label/publishing/marketing guru Vicki Mack-Lataillade and her husband, Claude [...]

My Life In Ruins Contest a Success for WhiteFlash Diamonds
Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:55:22 -0500 EST
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HOUSTON, Texas — The results are in! In a contest based on the hit Fox Searchlight Pictures film “My Life In Ruins,” WhiteFlash.com, the Internet’s premier online jewelry retailer, found their site flooded with close to 12,000 hopeful winners of a diamond right hand ring. [...]

Second Season of Potty-Mouthed Comedy ‘Poor Paul’ Starts Today
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:50:51 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Tweens, teens and adults alike have been anxiously awaiting the sophomore season of the wacky politically-incorrect comedy with a heart, also known as Poor Paul, produced by Eye Scream Films. These same fans are also excited for the premiere of the [...]

Electronica Music CD Helps the Environment – Trance Fury releases Mother Earth and Father Time
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:03:10 -0500 EST
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RALEIGH, N.C. — In an effort to raise environmental awareness, Trance Fury, a TFR Records artist, recently released, “Mother Earth and Father Time.” The CD has gained national attention and the Weather Channel is currently featuring the track, “Carolina Shore,” on its “Local on the [...]

Streaming Movies, IP TV, and Music Biz Will Generate $78 Billion Over Six Years
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:39:36 -0500 EST
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BOONTON, N.J. — Streaming video and music distributed across the Internet, an IP TV network, or a mobile handset will generate more than $78 billion in network-derived and content-derived revenue into the U.S. markets over the next six years, according to a new market research [...]

Filmmaker A.D. Calvo set to take Snow White to the Dark Side
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:25:20 -0500 EST
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A dark and brooding adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Snow White, will go into production this October. Several horror/fantasy film blogs broke the news about the new independent film production from Goodnight Film earlier this month. Connecticut filmmaker A.D. Calvo [...]

Publishers Newswire Releases Latest List of Books to Bookmark, for the First Half of 2009
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:14:58 -0500 EST
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — Publishers Newswire, an online resource for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors, has announced its latest semi-annual “Books to Bookmark” list, for the first half of 2009. This list is a round-up of new and interesting [...]

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Selects North Plains Systems’ Media Asset Management Solution
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:27:57 -0500 EST
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TORONTO, Ont. — North Plains Systems, Inc. (www.northplains.com), the leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and media asset management (MAM) software solutions, today announced that Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) has selected TeleScope(TM) for its centralized digital asset repository. The new system will [...]

Next Generation North Plains TeleScope Video Manager Unleashes the Power of Video
Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:33:24 -0500 EST
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TORONTO, Ontario — North Plains Systems, Inc., the leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and media asset management (MAM) software solutions, today unveiled the latest version of its award-winning TeleScope Video Manager. The solution addresses the unrelenting demand for new content for both corporate [...]

U2, Eminem, ABC, Selena Gomez, and Drew Seeley Round Out Mutiny Pictures’ 2009:Q2
Fri, 29 May 2009 20:04:25 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Mutiny Pictures (www.MutinyPictures.net), a Los Angeles-based film company specializing in online branded entertainment and webisode production, made several company announcements through founder Michael Pierce on recent high-profile projects that showcase their branding capabilities and post-production expertise. Mutiny Pictures director Kenny Stoff [...]

DashBook 3.0 Empowers Publishers and Revolutionizes Recording Industry
Mon, 18 May 2009 19:57:50 -0500 EST
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HOUSTON, Texas — After a successful year on the market, adding user-friendly product components that dramatically improve front and back office operations for publishers of books and ebooks, today Financial Softworks, LLC, announced the release of DashBook 3.0 – with new features and functions designed [...]

ALS awareness month: Musician ‘Ace Noface’ composes music CD with one finger
Thu, 14 May 2009 17:13:27 -0500 EST
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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ace Noface, a 38 year old man with Lou Gehrig’s disease, today announces the release of a piano rock CD, “Toxic Charm.” His goal is to leave a musical legacy behind, and raise awareness of ALS. May is ALS awareness month. [...]

Classical Guitarist Stuart Weber in Concert May 2 in Bozeman, Montana
Fri, 01 May 2009 14:52:54 -0500 EST
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BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Instrumental virtuoso and social networking champion returns to One Prime Recording Location of his breathtaking new album – an acoustic marvel! On Saturday May 2nd, 2009, at 8 p.m., classical guitarist Stuart Weber will be bringing his fret board magic to [...]

Starlight Children’s Foundation adds Corbin Bleu as National Spokesperson
Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:35:10 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Starlight Children’s Foundation is pleased to announce that Corbin Bleu is the new national spokesperson for the nonprofit organization, which is dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and [...]

Music Industry Newswire adds Record Label Veteran David Kronemyer as Contributing Editor
Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:22:39 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music promoter and former record label VP, David Kronemyer to its editorial staff. Kronemyer will contribute expertise on issues related to the business of artist management, music and independent film, as well as a regular [...]

Critical Sun Recordings and Darrius Willrich Host Seattle Launch Party for New Album ‘Can’t Get Enough’
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:38:33 -0500 EST
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SEATTLE, Wash. — Darrius Willrich and Critical Sun Recordings bring you the CD Release – and the release party – for Darrius’ new album “Can’t Get Enough,” on the Main Stage at the Triple Door in Seattle Washington on April 29th, 2009. Twenty five percent [...]

Audiolife Sponsors the PureVolume House During Indie Music’s Biggest Event
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:39:16 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Audiolife, an Artist Services platform designed for indie artists to sell music online and on-demand to fans, has announced that it will officially sponsor The PureVolume.com House in Austin, Texas. The sponsorship will provide Audiolife with the opportunity to offer its [...]

Lightning Pictures Shares its ‘American Identity’ with Event Supporting Families of Fallen Soldiers
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:22:48 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Lightning Pictures LLC and Presidio Pictures announce today that, on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009, Hollywood joins Washington in honoring our nation’s military and the families who support them. The event pays particular tribute to those exemplary Americans who have given their [...]

Audiolife Offers The Most Profitable Way to Sell CDs Online
Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:34:02 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Audiolife, a division of Inhance Media, the Los Angeles-based Artist Services Company responsible for the development of a new media web-platform specifically designed for indie artists to sell music online and on-demand to fans, has released an in-depth report of findings [...]

North Plains Systems Named by KMWorld as One of the 100 Companies that Matter
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:22:08 -0500 EST
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TORONTO, Canada — North Plains Systems, Inc., the world’s leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and rich media asset management (MAM) software solutions, today announced that KMWorld has named North Plains Systems among the “100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management” for 2009. Joining [...]

National Association of Record Industry Pros: Best in Biz 2009 Awards
Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:51:17 -0500 EST
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The winners are in! Chop Shop’s Alexandra Patsavas, Live Nation’s Creighton Burke and Universal Music & Video Distribution’s Jim Urie won by a landslide in the 2009 Best of the Biz List from NARIP (National Association of Record Industry Professionals), which recognizes [...]

Karriem Riggins Plays with Herbie Hancock on Sundance Channel’s Spectacle
Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:00:19 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Luminary drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins will be in good company, performing with Herbie Hancock, Elton John, and Diana Krall on Sundance’s new series “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With….” Riggins was called upon to play drums on two of the season’s [...]

Classical Guitar Wonder Stuart Weber Tours 11 Great American Concert Houses
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:30:35 -0500 EST
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BOZEMAN, Mont. — Over the last two decades, classical guitarist Stuart Weber has emerged as one of today’s most forward thinking virtuosos in both his interpretations of the classics and his richly melodic original compositions. With his latest offering, “The Fifth Row” (Bridger Artists Inc.), [...]

Digital Asset Management Platform Widely Adopted in 2008
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:23:32 -0500 EST
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TORONTO, Canada — North Plains Systems, Inc., the world’s leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and rich media asset management (MAM) software solutions, today announced record revenue growth and customer acquisition during the 2008 calendar year. North Plains won a record number of new [...]

Wham Bang Comics Debuts ‘The Legend of Night Owl’ by 14-year old Comic Creator
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:15:42 -0500 EST
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Give Jake Tinsley five minutes and he’ll sell you his latest comic book. It doesn’t matter where you meet Jake: on an airplane; in a restaurant; in the halls of his middle school. At 14, Jake is one of the youngest [...]

Music Magazine adds Producer Loren Weisman as Contributing Editor
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:39:55 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music producer Loren Weisman to its editorial staff. Weisman will contribute expertise on issues related to the pro side of the industry, as well as a regular column on how to succeed in the music [...]

Joe Sample and Randy Crawford Celebrate 33 Years of Music Making with New Jazz CD
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:33:53 -0500 EST
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — New contemporary jazz CD, “NO REGRETS,” hits stores March 24. Certain exceptional musical matches are unquestionably made in Heaven. The day that ubiquitous keyboard journeyman, and PRA Records recording artist, Joe Sample arrived at the studio to lend his distinctive piano [...]

Publishers Newswire Announces Latest List of Books to Bookmark, for Q4 2008
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:46:27 -0500 EST
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — Publishers Newswire, an online resource for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors, has announced its latest quarterly “Books to Bookmark” list, for Q4/2008. This list, started in 2005, is a round-up of new and interesting books [...]

Eye Haiku Highlights FookMovie Music Videos Helmed by John Scott G
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:51:51 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — With images inside of images and a nod to such masters of visual communication as surrealist Salvador Dali, the music videos of FookMovie bring together poetry, painting, and performance art. A Los Angeles-based collective of artists, musicians and videographers, FookMovie has [...]

Michael Phelps Heads 2008 Ten Best-Mannered List from National League of Junior Cotillions
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:19:22 -0500 EST
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, who has been commended for being a role model to young people, heads the list of the “Ten Best-Mannered People of 2008,” as named by the National League of Junior Cotillions, an etiquette and social training program that [...]

Mindstock Re-releases ‘MPC3K’ Sound Sets for Akai MPC-3000 Free for Holidays
Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:58:30 -0500 EST
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TORRANCE, Calif. — Mindstock(R), a California based multimedia publisher of “elements for sound, music and vision,” announced today the re-issue of its decade old custom sample set for the classic Akai(R) MPC-3000. Three MPC3K(TM) sound sets will be offered absolutely free for download through the [...]

Pop Duo, Make This City, Release New Album
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:04:10 -0500 EST
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Iowa based powerpop band, Make This City, is set to release their debut album on December 23, 2008. Over the past months, Make This City has been recording in Cedar Falls based studio, Catamount Recording. The result is their debut album, [...]

Voiceover Experts Enhance Usability to Serve Entertainment Industry
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:37:29 -0500 EST
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TORONTO, Canada — A revolution has been brewing, 12 months in the making, at the offices of Voices.com as they release their all-new, redesigned site and broaden their influence not just in the realm of voice over, but to the advertising industry and beyond. Businesses [...]

Author Dee Dee Phelps Finalist in National Best Book 2008 Awards
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:02 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Altergate Publishing announced this week that author Dee Dee Phelps’s “Vinyl Highway” (ISBN: 978-1934321751) is a finalist in the National USA Book News Best Book Awards Autobiography category. Vinyl Highway goes on tour across the 1960′s in this humorous chronicle of [...]

New HDTV Show Features Culinary Adventures in St. Louis
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:21:45 -0500 EST
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SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — The first locally produced television program to air on a commercial channel with 100% of its content in high definition will be broadcast Saturday October 25, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. CDT on KMOV-TV, Channel 4. The thirty-minute television program, produced by [...]

Beowulf – The First, The Original Scary Story Now an Audio CD
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:40:09 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Halloween is just around the corner, and parents are looking for ways to make the season festive, without all the usual horrific images. “Beowulf” (recently released on audio CD) composer Sam Sorensen suggests another fun way to help get the family [...]

Joss and Colosio Create Country Music Song of Love and Remembrance
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:18:20 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The new song from country duo Scott Joss and Doug Colosio is “Darlin’,” a deeply-felt ballad that celebrates many aspects of love. Released by Golosio Publishing (golosio.com), “Darlin’” is quietly exciting in a very peaceful and intimate style. “If ever a [...]

New Entity to be Platform for Expanded Digital Content Quality Assurance Services
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:13:17 -0500 EST
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Quality Assurance industry leaders Intellikey Labs and Direct QC have merged their operations to create the testing group, inc., a leading-edge testing facility serving the digital content and commerce marketplace. This merger is the first of several strategic initiatives that the [...]

New DVD Trades Blood and Guts for Psychological Thrills and Chills
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:11:15 -0500 EST
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Lock the doors, turn off the lights and settle in for High Integrity Productions’ recently released DVD – Resurrection Mary – a legendary ghost story that dates back to the 1930s. Distributed by Entertainment Studios, while the legend is not new, [...]

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