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Entertainment Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Panasonic released footage of Neymar Jr’s challenge with its A500 wearable 4K camera

Bracknell, UK, 9-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Panasonic asked Neymar Jr to wear a prototype of its A500 wearable 4K camera and challenged him to score the hardest ‘goal’ of his career! Panasonic today released 4K/30P footage taken by the A500 from … Read the full press release

Sky Atlantic announced second season of its critically acclaimed drama series Penny Dreadful

LONDON, 9-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky Atlantic today announces a second season with two additional episodes of its critically acclaimed drama series Penny Dreadful.  Created, written and executive produced by three-time Oscar® nominee John Logan, Penny Dreadful has been embraced by the Sky customers, … Read the full press release

ITV channels joins mobile TV service Sky Go

LONDON, 9-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — From today (Wednesday 4 June) Sky Go, the award-winning mobile TV service, gets bigger and better as ITV channels – including ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV – join the line-up for the first time. Arriving … Read the full press release

BT customers now with option to have two YouView+ boxes in different rooms in their homes

Customers will be able to enjoy BT TV in a second room  London, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT is now offering customers the option of having two YouView+ boxes in different rooms in their homes. The Extra Box will automatically include the … Read the full press release

Orange to provide 4G for Roland Garros for 3 more years

PARIS, 27-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange is an official supplier to Roland Garros for the 10th year in a row, and will be making the very best of 4G technology available for tennis fans during the event, which is scheduled to run … Read the full press release

Volkswagen launches exclusive World Cup edition football app “Onefootball”

Exclusive app for 2014 football mega-event now available to download Wolfsburg, Germany, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen is presenting the World Cup edition of the world’s most successful football app “Onefootball”. The Onefootball Brasil app is now available for free download. The … Read the full press release

RTL Hrvatska names Henning Tewes CEO

Ivan Lovrecek promoted to Deputy CEO Ten years after the launch of RTL Televizija, RTL Group now operates a family of three free-TV channels in Croatia Luxembourg/Zagreb,  20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RTL Group, the leading European entertainment network, today announced the appointment … Read the full press release

TDC and YouSee customers first in Denmark to read books on their mobile phones and tablets

Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TDC’s and YouSee’s customers are the first in Denmark who can read books on their mobile phones and tablets and pay the bill via their subscriptions. This will be accomplished in collaboration with Mofibo, the e-book service, … Read the full press release

LondonTown.com: The newly debuted Shangri-La Shard hotel takes afternoon tea in London to the clouds

LONDON, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — London’s newest luxury hotel has opened its doors and is set to take traditional afternoon tea to a new level. Located within the 72-floor Shard tower at London Bridge, the newly debuted Shangri-La boasts London’s … Read the full press release

Rovio Entertainment appoints Pekka Rantala CCO and Blanca Juti CMO

Espoo, Finland, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rovio Entertainment is pleased to announce that Pekka Rantala will join its executive team as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) starting June 2nd. Pekka Rantala has a solid track record with over twenty years of experience in … Read the full press release

Ericsson acquires media services company Red Bee Media

Ericsson welcomes 1,500 new employees to its growing broadcast services business Expands list of high-profile broadcast services customers The UK becomes a major global media hub for Ericsson Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has completed its acquisition of … Read the full press release

LondonTown.com highlighted over 80 must-see events in London in May 2014

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre opens and Miss Saigon smashes box office record LONDON, 6-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Two bank holidays in May make this month a great time of year to be in London and LondonTown has highlighted over … Read the full press release

Sky Go and NOW TV to be available on PlayStation®4 later this year

LONDON, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky and Sony Computer Entertainment UK have struck an agreement to make Sky Go and NOW TV available on PlayStation®4 (PS4™). Customers will be able to watch NOW TV on the PS4 from this summer with Sky Go becoming available later … Read the full press release

Sky strengthened its movies service with new multi-year licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures

LONDON, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky has further strengthened its movies service with a new multi-year licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures. This will bring Sky Movies customers exclusive access, during the first pay television window, to current hit titles such as Noah, Anchorman 2: The … Read the full press release

Improvisation genius Ross Noble to return to UKTV’s Dave channel for second series of Ross Noble Freewheeling

LONDON, 18-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Improvisation genius Ross Noble will return to UKTV’s Dave channel for a second series of Ross Noble Freewheeling (6×60’), a show driven by Ross’ loyal Twitter following and where literally anything can happen. The second series … Read the full press release

Sky launched new tool on Twitter to let its customers watch or record TV shows, sporting events and movies by clicking icons within Tweets

LONDON, 18-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky has started to trial #WatchOnSky, a brand new tool on Twitter that lets Sky customers watch or record TV shows, sporting events and movies by simply clicking icons contained within a Tweet. Twitter users who … Read the full press release

Film London and British Film Commission CEO Adrian Wootton received Honorary Doctorate from University of East Anglia

Norfolk, UK, 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Adrian Wootton, chief executive of Film London and the British Film Commission, has received an Honorary Doctorate from UEA at a ceremony for UEA London graduates at London’s Barbican. Wootton joined UEA’s School of English & American … Read the full press release

MegaFon and MegaLabs launch customized TV in frames of “media portal MegaFon.TV” with Imhonet recommendation service

Moscow, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MegaFon and MegaLabs together with “Imhonet” recommendation service start working on a new project of customized TV in frames of “media portal MegaFon.TV”. With help of Imhonet’s technologies MegaFon will be able to automatically recommend most relevant video content to the users based on analysis of their preferences and … Read the full press release

Karlsruhe stärkt den öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk

ZDF-Intendant Bellut: Entscheidung stärkt die Unabhängigkeit Karlsruhe, 27-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts stärkt den öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk, seine Gremien und die Rundfunkfreiheit in Deutschland. Die Karlsruher Richter haben klar gestellt, dass das ZDF frei von Einflüssen des Staates sein muss und … Read the full press release

LondonTown.com: Fatal Attraction and Blithe Spirit are highlights of theatre in London this spring

LONDON, 20-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Theatre legend, Oscar-winner and five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansbury returns to the West End this spring for the first time in nearly forty years, in a new production of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit and is … Read the full press release