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Asian Television Network International Limited , Canada's largest South Asian broadcaster, has announced the launch of three new Chinese channels and six new South Asian channels on Rogers Cable in fall 2009.

Hampered by distributors' demands and the move towards digital, indie cinemas have found an affordable solutionThe picture on the ageing silver screen in front of us is unquestionably of theatrical quality. The independent film-makers Michael Bergmann and Doug Underdahl move around, checking from all angles. It is, as Bergmann has warned, different: not film's luminous grain nor video's harsh flatness. This digital image is thrown by a high-end Leica business projector powered by . a Macbook Pro running QuickTime Pro. Two emissaries from Leica's nearby US headquarters seem stunned. They had no idea their projector could throw a 1920x1080 image 100 feet at 24 frames per second in this quality. For comparison, Bergmann slips in an ordinary DVD. We all agree - ugh.Bergmann's latest film, Tied to a Chair, for which Underdahl was director of photography, and which recently won the best in festival prize at the Heart of England International Film festival, is caught in two traps, like many i

Nick Davies on how the News of the World was involved in illegal activity, from intercepting phone messages to buying confidential personal dataWhen the high court last summer ordered the News of the World to pay damages to Max Mosley for secretly filming him with prostitutes, the paper was furious. In an angry leader column, it insisted that public figures must maintain standards. 'It is not for the powerful and the influential to run to the courts to gag newspapers from publishing stories that are TRUE,' it said. 'This is all about the public's right to know.'Even as those words were being published, lawyers and senior executives from News International's subsidiary News Group were preparing to run to court to gag Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, who was suing the News of the World for its undisclosed involvement in the illegal interception of messages left on his mobile phone.By persuading the high court to seal the file and by paying

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's richest and main developing nations meet on Thursday to try to find common ground on global warming and international trade, with the poorer countries seeking concessions.

International News: Rain can't keep crowds from hailing 'Prince' -- Even a torrential downpour and the threat of swine flu couldn't keep the crowds from turning out for the Leicester Square preem of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.'

Michael Jackson was a gift to the world - greatly and sadly misunderstood. MJ transcended age, color with his music, forced to live childhood as a man, chose to live adulthood as a child who gave more than he took... he was never left alone by those who feared he would become Muslim and turn millions toward Islam. Going from black to white, inwardly his journey was from white to black. more...

An L.A. hotspot is celebrating Michael Jackson's life and music with a one-night-only extravaganza. Universal CityWalk will become "Universal MoonWalk" on Thursday night. The multi-media tribute to the King of Pop starts at 7 p.m. and will include outdoor screenings of 'The Wiz' and "Michael Jackson's Thriller" on two giant screens located at either end of CityWalk, plus a "live" dance retrospective of Michael's entire musical history. It's all part of CityWalk's ongoing Summer Block Party, a free summer marathon of movies and music that parties on through August 30. Click here for more information.

The legendary 'Empress of Soul,' Gladys Knight has had a deep influence on the music world throughout her five-decade career. From August 7-9, Knight will be bringing her one-of-a-kind performance to The Orleans Showroom.

'Real' artists attacking the fake but come false when it comes time to put their money where their mouth is, come hard or stay home ...Source: ChristopherPublished: Jul 08, 2009

Music News: King of Pop sells 800,000 albums -- The King of Pop reigns supreme in death when it comes to record sales.