In today's fast-paced, global production environment, casting directors and executives are mobile and need instant access to information. This was at the core of the Casting Society of America's Casting Technology Expo, held May 15 at Siren Studios in Los Angeles. There, an estimated 150 casting directors, assistants, and associates examined entertainment technology trends, as well as myriad online casting and audition tools, databases, and communication and management software that were exhibited throughout the event.Keynote speaker Lori Schwartz, senior vice president and director of the Interpublic Emerging Media Lab, opened the expo by suggesting that this is a pivotal year for consumer electronics. "4G [the next-generation wireless standard] is rolling out in the U.S.," Schwartz said. "We'll be able to get more content faster than ever before. It is going to change the way we experience content.""Connected TV [TV with broadband connectivity] brings Web applications to the TV," she added, noting, for instance, that Skype can be used on select connected sets.
- 5/19/2010
- backstage.com
David Beckham has apparently agreed to spend four days with the Us Army over Thanksgiving. The football star, who plays for La Galaxy, has arranged to visit the American troops at their barracks in Germany with his teammates next week. Responding to reports that Beckham has been criticised for visiting Us troops instead of the British Army, Chairman of Action for Armed Forces Colonel Bob Stewart is quoted (more)...
- 11/19/2009
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
The soccer star – who has three sons with wife Victoria Beckham - and his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates are to undertake a morale-boosting visit to Kaiserslautern, South West Germany, to stay in Us barracks from next Monday (23.11.09) to show support for soldiers in Afghanistan.
During the visit, the sportsmen will visit troops and their families in their homes at the base, as well as meeting injured soldiers at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre. On November 26 – Thanksgiving Day – David and his teammates will play a friendly soccer match against Kaiserslautern Fc, with around 25,000 tickets being made available to Us servicemen, Defence Department staff and their families. David – who met 30 British servicemen in March at the England national side’s training ground – has been criticised for opting to visit Us troops rather than their British counterparts. However, Colonel Bob Stewart, Chairman of Action for Armed Forces, said the soldiers would be happy...
During the visit, the sportsmen will visit troops and their families in their homes at the base, as well as meeting injured soldiers at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre. On November 26 – Thanksgiving Day – David and his teammates will play a friendly soccer match against Kaiserslautern Fc, with around 25,000 tickets being made available to Us servicemen, Defence Department staff and their families. David – who met 30 British servicemen in March at the England national side’s training ground – has been criticised for opting to visit Us troops rather than their British counterparts. However, Colonel Bob Stewart, Chairman of Action for Armed Forces, said the soldiers would be happy...
- 11/18/2009
- by cyan
- Gossipvita
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