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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

BT Sport extended its deal with MP&Silva for exclusively live Italian top flight football until 2018

LONDON, 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BT Sport today announces that it has extended its deal with MP&Silva for exclusively live Italian top flight football until 2017/18. The channels are the current home of exclusively live Serie A in the UK … Read the full press release

The Republic of Korea awarded its Order of Cultural Merit, the Eungwan Medal, to Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick in Berlin

BERLIN, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The government of the Republic of Korea is awarding its Order of Cultural Merit, the Eungwan Medal, to Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Berlin today, on February 23, … Read the full press release

Banijay International signs exclusive formats representation deal in the Middle East with Periscoop

PARIS, 23-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading global distributor Banijay International has signed an exclusive formats representation deal in the Middle East, it announced today, teaming with local production partner Periscoop. The deal will see Periscoop, which is led by Péri … Read the full press release

University of Twente announces big names for its summer school festival CuriousU 2015

Still a few months to go, but preparations for CuriousU 2015 are in full swing. This will be the first festival edition Summer School in the Netherlands. On Monday, the organizers of the eight-day festival (11 to 18 August in … Read the full press release

Rovio Entertainment and Dreamkids Kindergarten teamed up to launch the first Angry Birds Playground in Singapore

Rovio Entertainment and Dreamkids Kindergarten team up to open the first Angry Birds Playground in Southeast Asia. Espoo, Finland, 11-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rovio Entertainment and Dreamkids Kindergarten have teamed up to launch the first Angry Birds Playground in Singapore. Based on … Read the full press release

Barco makes event automation truly simple with the launch of its new HD media servers

Kortrijk, Belgium, 10-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Global visualization technology leader Barco is making event automation and preview truly simple with the launch of its new HD media servers. These end-to-end visualization solutions – available in four models – cover the entire … Read the full press release

Ericsson brings fans closer to the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with the launch of two mobile applications

Ericsson is hosting the world’s first digital arena of data and content, allowing fans to access real-time information about the performance of their favorite skiers The solution, known as Ericsson Networked Event, enables mobile applications that are available for download … Read the full press release

Ericsson and U.S. Ski Team to broadcast live coverage of the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships on mobile devices in US for the first time

For the first time, live broadcast coverage of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships will be available on mobile devices in the USA Live streaming coverage will be accessible via the Live Arena Falun2015 app, which is enabled by APIs … Read the full press release