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Global Best Digital Advertising AwardsThe Global Best Digital Advertising Awards (GBA) is the first annual global advertising award to be based in Asia. The Kingdom of Thailand has thrown its support behind hosting the Awards and the Ministry of Commerce and Singha Beer have backed the awards as official sponsors. Thailand wants to roll out the red carpet in April 2011 for the international advertising industry.

OscarThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 scientific and technical achievements represented by 22 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at the Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

Unlike other Academy Awards to be presented this year, achievements receiving Scientific and Technical Awards need not have been developed and introduced during 2010.  Rather, the achievements must demonstrate a proven record of contributing significant value to the process of making motion pictures.

Boinx istopmotionCreate your own movie using traditional stop motion animation.

Boinx Software today announces iStopMotion, the company's popular stop motion animation application on the Mac App Store.

Warner Bros logoThe Studio takes this year’s top spots in Domestic market share with $1.884 billion; International market share with $2.930 billion; and Worldwide market share for the second consecutive year with $4.814 billion.

The Warner Bros. Pictures Group broke the all–time industry worldwide box office record with a 2010 gross of $4.814 billion, which surpasses the prior record of $4.010 billion (set by Warner Bros. in 2009). The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

Dassault LogoDassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the appointment of Jeff Ray as Executive Vice President, Geographic Operations, and member of the Dassault Systèmes executive committee.

In this newly created position, Ray will oversee the company’s geographies in order to empower the Dassault Systèmes local teams to serve customers’ and partners’ growing needs and fully exploit the market growth potential.