Entertainment

New incentives aim to kick start Georgia's entertainment industry (Atlanta Business Chronicle)

13 May 2008

Looking to spark its entertainment industry and compete with other states, Georgia will offer tax breaks and other incentives to makers of movies, video games, TV shows and commercials.

Major League Gaming Works with HP and Blizzard Entertainment(R) to Launch MLG PC Circuit (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

13 May 2008

NEW YORK----Major League Gaming , the professional videogame league, today announced the launch of the MLG PC Circuit played on HP Blackbird 002. The kick-off event will be held alongside MLG's Pro Circuit event in San Diego June 13-15 and will feature Blizzard Entertainment®'s World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade® and over $20,000 in prizes.

American Cancer Society, Will Rogers Institute and Entertainment Industry Foundation Team Up to Offer Help to Smokers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

13 May 2008

Eugene Levy, comedic actor and star of dozens of blockbuster movies, appears in a new in-theater public service announcement released by the American Cancer Society, Entertainment Industry Foundation , and Will Rogers Institute that offers help to people who want to quit smoking.