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Entertainment Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

University of York music graduate wins the National Centre for Early Music Young Composer of the Year Award 2015

A University of York music graduate has won the National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) Young Composer of the Year Award 2015, presented in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and the Dunedin Consort. YORK, 18-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — John Goldie-Scot, … Read the full press release

ΟΤΕ TV expands the exclusive rights to broadcast the German Federal League until 2017, including all of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches

ATHENS, 18-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bundesliga, one of the top European football tournaments, will continue to broadcast on OTE SPORT channels for the next two years, offering OTE TV subscribers great football games from some of the best clubs in … Read the full press release

Barco Audio Technologies’ IOSONO sound system delivers the immersive sound system at the World Expo 2015 in Milan

Kortrijk, Belgium, 15-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Visitors to the Kazakhstan pavilion at the World Expo 2015, which opened its doors in Milan (Italy) on 1 May, will be taken on a virtual journey through Kazakhstan’s rich and varied landscape. Barco … Read the full press release

Vivendi closes the sale of its 20% interest in Numericable-SFR

PARIS, 8-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today the closing of the sale of its 20% interest in Numericable-SFR. In line with the agreements outlined in its February 27, 2015 press release, the Group received today from Numericable-SFR a first … Read the full press release

Loughborough Students’ Union’s annual music festival Freefest to welcome staff, students and local residents on Bank Holiday Monday

Leicestershire, 28-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough Students’ Union’s annual music festival Freefest returns on Bank Holiday Monday! (4 May 2015) This year, the Student’s Union has teamed up with LU Arts to bring you an extended week long of creative … Read the full press release

NAGRA MediaLive multiscreen solution helped Yomvi Canal+ Spain’s OTT platform achieve record adoption during the El Clasico match on March 22, 2015

Canal+ Spain reports record live OTT viewership of last Real Madrid-Barcelona “El Clasico” soccer match estimated at more than half a million Number of unique devices reached on the Yomvi Canal+ OTT platform increased by 29 percent over the same … Read the full press release

US-based digital cinema server manufacturer Qube Cinema to integrate the ‘Auro 11.1 by Barco’ decoder in Qube’s integrated media blocks (IMB)

Chennai, India, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital cinema leader Barco and US-based digital cinema server manufacturer Qube Cinema have reached an agreement on the integration of the ‘Auro 11.1 by Barco’ decoder in Qube’s integrated media blocks (IMB). This decision … Read the full press release

Barco introduces full fleet of laser-illuminated projectors dedicated to the cinema industry

Kortrijk, Belgium, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  Barco, global market share leader in digital cinema xenon projection, proudly introduces a full fleet of laser-illuminated projectors dedicated to the cinema industry. Consisting of four models – DP4K-60L, DP4K-45L, DP4K-30L, and DP4K-22L – that … Read the full press release

Jerry Bruckheimer Films to collaborate with Barco to utilize their immersive, panoramic movie format, Barco Escape

Rancho Cordova, Ca., USA, 21-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital cinema market share leader Barco and Jerry Bruckheimer Films announce today a partnership for Bruckheimer to collaborate with Barco to utilize their immersive, panoramic movie format, Barco Escape. Jerry Bruckheimer Films has also … Read the full press release

160 international top voestalpine managers met for this year’s group meeting in the futuristic building complex voestalpine wing in Spielberg

LINZ, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — It is the architectural highlight of the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg: the 92 m long, 20 m wide voestalpine wing in the shape of a racing car spoiler that serves as a multifunctional wel-come … Read the full press release

Leading Mac App Developer Macphun Releases Revolutionary New App: Noiseless

Powerful software enables users to remove grain (noise) with one-click technology SAN DIEGO, CA, United States, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Macphun, a leading photography software developer with over 25 million users, today launched their latest app, Noiseless. Using newly developed … Read the full press release

Swisscom TV 2.0 now allows viewers at home to enhance programmes according to their needs with HbbTV

TV that is geared to the individual viewer: With HbbTV, Swisscom TV 2.0 now features a service that allows viewers at home to enhance programmes according to their needs. Swisscom will today activate the multimedia successor to teletext, which includes … Read the full press release

The Qatar Football Association selects AspireInfront as its exclusive media and marketing partner for the men’s national team matches

The Doha-based joint venture will market the sponsorship and international media rights for qualifiers and friendlies of the men’s national team Doha, Qatar, 15-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Qatar Football Association has chosen AspireInfront as its exclusive media and marketing partner for … Read the full press release

University of Aberdeen’s May Festival will return from May 29 to 31, 2015

Tickets have been released today (Monday April 13) for a popular festival which will enable audiences of all ages to experience the joy and inspiration of books, music, film, science, food, history, nature, sport and more in the glorious setting … Read the full press release

Kimiko Ishizaka to perform Chopin for the European Parliament

Pianist Kimiko Ishizaka to perform for MEPs and the general public in the European Parliament as part of “Meet the new Authors”, an initiative sponsored by MEP Julia Reda in the context of the EU copyright evaluation report. BRUSSELS, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Firestone to turn up the heat even higher at some of Europe’s hottest festivals this summer with the Firestone Music Tour

BRUSSELS, 8-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Firestone, the tyre brand with over 100 years of heritage, is set to turn up the heat even higher at some of Europe’s hottest festivals this summer with the Firestone Music Tour. As a key … Read the full press release

Rovio Entertainment announces global launch of Angry Birds Stella POP!

ESPOO, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Stella and her friends are back like you’ve never seen them before in Angry Birds Stella POP! – Rovio Entertainment’s latest addition to the wildly popular Birds & Piggies family of games and the flock’s … Read the full press release

Swatch Group: Mit “Faces & Traces” neu auf Star TV

Biel (Schweiz), 6-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ab dem 4. Mai 2015 strahlt Swatch Group auf Star TV unter dem Titel «Faces & Traces» wöchentlich eine eigene Fernsehsendung aus. Swatch Group und ihre Unternehmen sind eine entsprechende Partnerschaft mit dem Schweizer Privatfernsehsender … Read the full press release

Technicolor and its largest shareholder Vector Capital end their legal dispute and terminate their Governance Agreement signed in July 2012

Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Vector Capital and its affiliates for the purpose of terminating the Governance Agreement signed in July 2012. PARIS, 5-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Technicolor (Euronext Paris: … Read the full press release

Sky Sports will show 11 hours of live football programming this Sunday to celebrate the Capital One Cup Final

LONDON, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky Sports will show 11 hours of live football programming this Sunday including live coverage of the Capital One Cup Final from Wembley. Sunday’s schedule begins with Sunday Supplement at 8.00am and continues with Goals on … Read the full press release