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WMC, LLC’s Wisecast Television and Black Pearl Media Group ink $50 million dollar deal for 33 cable stations.

With the sale of automotive service contracts generating millions of dollars of annual revenue, many consumers are left motionless and powerless when discovering that their mechanical breakdown repair is not covered. Using his industry-insider knowledge and flair for deconstructing mind-boggling service contract and warranty language, Terry Thacker is putting consumers back behind the wheel and back in control of their denied mechanical breakdown repair claims.

Competitions have been a regular feature on British television for many years. Game shows, magazine programmes and variety shows often feature a segment where a fabulous prize is offered up to viewers at home who can phone in with the answer to one simple question. This increases viewer engagement in the show, gives viewers a bonus for watching, and allows programme makers to increase profits by using premium rate phone lines and online advertising. Many of these TV competitions allow, and encourage, the user to enter multiple times using the same telephone number.

The Twilight Saga has been one of the most popular film franchises of recent years, drawing an audience of millions. This vampire fantasy, aimed at teenage girls, has become a global phenomenon. The concluding installment, Breaking Dawn Part 2, is one of the most hotly anticipated movies to be released this year.

With an all-star Scottish cast led by Martin Compston (THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED, SWEET SIXTEEN, TV’s LINE OF DUTY), John Hannah (THE MUMMY trilogy, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, TV’s SPARTACUS), Denis Lawson (PERFECT SENSE, STAR WARS trilogy, TV’s NEW TRICKS), Lorna McMonagle (TV’s LIP SERVICE), Clare Grogan (GREGORY'S GIRL) and Stephen McCole (NEDS, TV’s SINGLE FATHER); the film also stars Hollywood veteran Patrick Bergin (PATRIOT GAMES, SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY) with Rita Tushingham (BEING JULIA, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO).

Producers for the upcoming PBS television series One Square Mile: Texas are seeking suggestions from Texans in every corner of the state for the quintessential square mile of Texas. Deadline for submissions is 11:59pm November 30th at www.OSMTX.com

Parkmytv.com is today announcing to the public the existence of their mega user-friendly resource guide for DISH TV vs DIRECT TV, by offering several side-by-side chart comparisons of the various packages and prices each company offers.

Watching a movie in a theatre can be an enjoyable experience. However, in this economy, many people are trying to save money by watching movies at home. Today, moviegoers are faced with a range of options when it comes to watching movies at home. Movies can be rented over tablets, smartphones, or DVRs, for example.

The Children Next Door, a documentary short about domestic violence as seen through the eyes of a child, will hold its New York City premiere on November 12th at DOC NYC, the world renowned documentary film festival. This documentary is the first of its kind, as it recounts the fear and pain of domestic violence from the child’s perspective. The film was sponsored by Children of Domestic Violence, a nonprofit organization focused on building awareness and helping those who experience domestic violence as children reach their full potential and break the cycle of violence.

“We like it; it's a well written song. It's got an old school soft rock sound, and is pretty catchy, I hope it does well” - Emma Scott (Emma Scott Presents)

Branding firm Manselle Media is considering an offer from a major TV network to film a new reality series. The show would follow the company’s founder Jai Manselle as he works with clients in the worlds of entertainment, fashion and professional sports.

Ember's Flame will release a new video from the Rock This album: Cold Case Unit, opening track and first single release from the album.

At this year's Las Vegas Film Festival, Jeff Porter of Porter Pictures weighed in on one of the hot topics of conversation, distribution. The panel discussion involved other industry executives, along with Mr. Porter-present in the capacity of producer's representative.

Satellite TV service provider, Dishmaster has revamped their website. The company has introduced variety of monthly packages and offers for Dish TV, to mark the occasion. The company wants intends to refresh their image and attract more TV viewers with their competitively priced packages and free monthly subscriptions for new DISH customers.

Zombies, maniacs, slashers, stalkers, hot girls and Comedian Tom Green headline the first online “Halloween Horror Movie Film Festival.” The festival features films by some of the best young up-and-coming directors and producers in Hollywood, whose work can be seen on “The Walking Dead,” “Funny or Die” and “Machinima.”

Award-winning film and television producers Darryl and Renee' Pugh recently announced the highly successful launch of the online television network Black Diamond Cinema. The black-owned online film production and distribution company brings independently produced films, TV shows, documentaries, music videos and more for the Black family to the Internet, smart phones and other digital devices. The company was created to eradicate poverty through use of an affiliate marketing business model that shares revenues with website owners and bloggers that post available original content.

In early August 2011, looting, arson, and gunfire erupted and spread across London and its environs. The widespread violence was triggered by the 4 August fatal police shooting of 29-year-old Mark Duggan in Tottenham, North East London during a planned arrest. Metropolitan Police initially contended that Duggan was shot in self-defense, stating that the officer responsible for Duggan’s death held “an honest-held belief that he was in imminent danger of …being shot.”

Xpress Films along side with First Line Entertainment and Billionaires Row Films is producing a new film: Finding Picasso.

At the upcoming 2012 American Film Market, Pathfinder Film Group, an exciting new production / distribution company, will open its doors, releasing 4 quality and marketable independent films ready to sell. With completed original features, a distribution platform already attracting other production companies and a slate of new projects, Pathfinder Film Group will become a prominent and lasting player in the industry.

The producers of the popular critically-acclaimed off Broadway comedy dance play “Stripped” have announced a planned series of upcoming social campaigns across the various social networks designed to provide their online following with opportunities to interact, network and simply have fun while participating in online activities and winning great prizes. Details of the upcoming events will be made public in due course.

Best Buy Uniforms is announcing a free newsletter sign-up after inspiration in the form of Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” program on Fox. The program features Gordon Ramsay in his signature short-sleeved white chef coat as he critiques and improves restaurants across the United States.

The talented young actress from Los Angeles is set for her big breakthrough, following her casting alongside Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox in ‘Alex Cross’ – due for global release on October 19th.

The producers of the off Broadway comedy dance play “Stripped” have announced that they will be making a number of upgrades to the “Stripped” website to enhance user experience and provide a better plaform for the promotion and delivery of the show to the growing community of “Stripped” fans. Services will not be disrupted in any way during the upgrades.

Nicholas George, the author of Film Crew: Fundamentals of Professional Film and Video Production, has launched a new blog. Nicholas is also offering an educational support disk to aid teachers using the Film Crew book to teach video and film making classes to junior high through high school and college age students.

There are thousands of unique and popular TV shows in the Spanish language. Unfortunately, Latinos who have moved to the United States might not have access to their favorite channels on conventional cable plans.