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The Creators Project Heads to San Francisco; Lineup Features Yeah Yeah Yeahs, James Murphy

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From March 17-18, San Francisco is playing host to VICE and Intel's The Creators Project, the arts and tech festival now in its third year. The initiative, which is dedicated to supporting creativity, lands in creativity-hub San Francisco for the first time.

By Sophia Savage
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March 6, 2012 1:59 PM
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Netflix and Weinsteins Strike First Streaming Deal, Including Likely Oscar-Winner 'The Artist'

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It won’t be long before likely Oscar-winner “The Artist” will silently grace your instant queue. Yes, Netflix and The Weinstein Company have established a streaming deal.

By Maggie Lange
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February 21, 2012 1:52 PM
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Amazon Studios Announces Best Movie and Best Script Awards for 2011 Contest

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Amazon Studios, the open source-inspired studio run by Roy Price with a mission to find new films and screenwriters and offer them first-look deals with Warner Studios, has revealed the winner of its "Best Test" movie and best-script awards.

By Jacob Combs
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February 10, 2012 8:00 AM
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Cinedigm Partners with New Video to Buy and Release Indie Films

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As the many filmmakers at Sundance seek the best distribution they can get, the new partnership between digital exhibitor Cinedigm Entertainment Group and veteran indie distributor New Video to buy and release indie films offers independent directors cross-platform theatrical release as well as digital and physical distribution.

By Anne Thompson
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January 22, 2012 9:00 AM
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Media Watch: Online Advertising to Surpass Print for the First Time

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The advertising forecast for 2012 is in: online ad spending will surpass print spending for the first time.

By Maggie Lange
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January 20, 2012 1:46 PM
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Media Watch: Google Opens Digital Music Shop

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In order to compete with iTunes and Amazon, Google has boldly launched a series of music features, including a digital music downloads store, reports NYT's Media Decoder. This marks Google's intention to expand as a social network and entertainment source.

By Maggie Lange
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November 18, 2011 2:56 AM
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Media Watch: Facebook Adds Apps, Sony vs. Cable TV, ImageCollect Biggest Celebrity Pics Library

Facebook, two months after premiering new social apps through partnerships with Netflix, Spotify, Yahoo News, and The Washington Post, plans to go ahead and increase its app partnerships in 2012, reports AdAge. More applications will allow Facebook users to share what they read, watch and hear in real-time. Facebook will heavily feature the apps in their soon-to-be-launched Timeline.

-Sony is considering creating a web-based rival to its cable-TV service, the latest threat to the cable and satellite services that currently dominate pay TV, reports The WSJ.