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intro/ GEM Group is an innovative media solution provider and broadcaster focused on delivering high quality media content to hundreds of thousands of viewers all around the world.
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Founded by a group of media entrepreneurs and supported by strategic partners and investors, GEM Group is a leading provider of cutting-edge applications delivering high quality multimedia content, music and video on multiple platforms including Satellite TV, Digital TV, IPTV. Our team of professional content producers, media experts, casting crew, sound engineers, designers, ICT experts and executives are internationally established with offices throughout North America, Europe, South East Asia, Middle East and Australia. GEM TV Group: Satellite TV Channels covering various zones around the world GEM Cast: Satellite Broadcasting, IPTV and Media Infrastructure Solutions GEM Production: Media content production GEM Distribution: Media content distribution GEM Ads: Premium advertising network with a wide range of solutions.
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Our aim is to actively build GEM Group into a leading multimedia entertainment platform by delivering high quality content and developing next-generation infrastructure capable of providing truly tailored solutions for consumers and operators worldwide.
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GEM constantly strives to expand its services to cater for interested audience all around the world regardless of their ethnicity, background or geographical location. To serve better our massive number of Kurdish and Dari speaking audience, we are proud to announce the initiative to launch two new channels by second half of 2012, GEM Kurd and GEM Dari.
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Gem’s dedicated movie channel combines a repository of latest hit box office movies including behind the scene featured content as well as a precious archive of classic movies. A combination of three channels mentioned above; GEM TV, GEM ME and GEM Movie with a focus on US and Canada audience.
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GEM Group/ As a broadcast media provider Gem delivers high quality media content to hundreds of thousands of viewers all around the world. Since it’s incorporation in 2006, Gem Group launched four satellite TV channels each with its own target audience and followers. These four channels are: Gem TV, GEM ME, Gem Movie and Gem USA. Relying on our state of art content delivery platform, Gem Group is well on the way for launching 8 new HD Satellite Channels in 2012, making it a leading company in HD content delivery industry. One of the most popular channels, Gem TV, airs the latest international TV series along with the most popular reality shows and documentaries.
Gem ME features original content including exclusive music premieres, music videos, celebrity news, entertainment programs, talk shows as well as a traditional section on old songs and music. This is a rapidly expanding project gaining more popularity by day turning into a new age lifestyle channel.
Gem’s dedicated movie channel combines a repository of latest hit box office movies including behind the scene featured content as well as a precious archive of classic movies.
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A combination of three channels mentioned above; GEM TV, GEM ME and GEM Movie with a focus on US and Canada audience. GEM constantly strives to expand its services to cater for interested audience all around the world regardless of their ethnicity, background or geographical location. To serve better our massive number of Kurdish and Dari speaking audience, we are proud to announce the initiative to launch two new channels by second half of 2012, GEM Kurd and GEM Dari. Our aim is to actively build GEM Group into a leading multimedia entertainment platform by delivering high quality content and developing next-generation infrastructure capable of providing truly tailored solutions for consumers and operators worldwide.
An innovative media solution provider and broadcaster focused on delivering high quality media content to hundreds of thousands of vieers worldwide! ONYX Magazine 2014 | www.onyx.tv
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A new alternate ending is revealed for the series will be included on the Complete Series Blu-ray and DVD set on November 26th.
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad - An all-new, exclusive two hour documentary that chronicles the filming of the final eight episodes.
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Breaking Bad was created by writer/director/producer Vince Gilligan (TV’s The X-Files), who also served as executive producer with Academy Award winner Mark Johnson (Rain Man, 1988’s Best Picture) and Michelle MacLaren (TV’s The X-Files). Co-executive producers of the series include Melissa Bernstein (TV’s Rectify), Sam Catlin (TV’s Canterbury’s Law), George Mastras (TV’s The Dresden Files), Peter Gould (TV’s Too Big to Fail), Thomas Schnauz (TV’s The X-Files) and Moira WalleyBeckett (TV’s Pan Am). Stewart Lyons served as Line Producer/UPM. Cranston and Diane Mercer (TV’s Arrested Development) are producers of the series. The series is produced by High Bridge and Gran Via Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television for AMC. 8
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Breaking Bad follows protagonist Walter White (Cranston), a chemistry teacher who lives in New Mexico with his wife (Gunn) and teenage son (Mitte) who has cerebral palsy. White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a slim chance to survive. With a new sense of fearlessness based on his medical prognosis, and a desire to secure his family’s financial security, White chooses to enter a dangerous world of drugs and crime and ascends to power in this world. The series explores how this fatal diagnosis transforms Walt from mild family man to a kingpin of the drug trade.
The box set also contains all bonus features from previously released seasons (including retail exclusives formerly only available in select stores), a Los Pollos Hermanos apron and a collectible booklet with a letter from Vince Gilligan, as well as a commemorative Breaking Bad challenge coin designed and created by Gilligan exclusively for this set as a token of appreciation to fans for making the Breaking Bad journey. The all-new documentary chronicles the making of the final season, from filming the first table read to the very last day on set and everything in between, including Bryan Cranston inviting the camera in to his Albuquerque living room for the first reading of the final script with Aaron Paul.
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The Dark World Wins
with $38.4 Million
Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos...but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all. (c) Disney
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Eons ago, Bor, the father of Odin, clashes with the Dark Elf Malekith, who seeks to destroy the universe using a weapon known as the Aether. After conquering Malekith’s forces, including enhanced warriors called the Kursed, on their home world of Svartalfheim, Bor safeguards the Aether within a stone column. Unbeknownst to him, Malekith, his lieutenant Algrim, and a handful of Dark Elves escape into suspended animation. In present-day Asgard, Loki stands imprisoned for his war crimes on Earth. Meanwhile, Thor, alongside warriors Fandral, Volstagg and Sif repel marauders on Vanaheim, home of their comrade Hogun; it is the final battle in a war to pacify the Nine Realms following the reconstruction of Bifröst, the “Rainbow Bridge” between realms, which had been destroyed two years earlier. In London, astrophysicist Dr. Jane Foster’s intern, Darcy Lewis, now with her own intern, Ian, takes Jane to an abandoned factory where objects have begun to disobey the laws of physics and disappear into thin air. Separating from the group, Jane is teleported to another world, where she is infected by the Aether.
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Thor: The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the second Thor film following 2011’s Thor and the eighth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Alan Taylor, with a screenplay by Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely,[3] and features Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander, Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins reprising their roles from the first, with newcomers Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Zachary Levi and Clive Russell joining the cast.
Development of Thor: The Dark World began in April 2011, when producer Kevin Feige announced plans for a sequel to follow the crossover film Marvel’s The Avengers. In July 2011, Kenneth Branagh, the director of Thor, withdrew from the project. Brian Kirk and Patty Jenkins were considered to direct the film before Taylor was hired in January 2012. The supporting cast filled out in August 2012, with the hiring of Eccleston, Dennings and Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Principal photography began in September 2012 in Surrey, England with filming continuing in Iceland and London, before wrapping up in December 2012. Thor: The Dark World was converted to 3D in postproduction. Thor: The Dark World premiered at the ONYX Magazine 2014 | www.onyx.tv 11
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12Years a Slave
Director: Steve McQueen Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael K. Williams, Garret Dillahunt, Ruth Negga, Scoot McNairy, Taran Killam, Alfre Woodard
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Dina Eastwood has decided officially to end her 17-year marriage to Clint Eastwood. 16 ONYX Magazine 2014 | www.onyx.tv 16
Clint Eastwood’s wife wants out of her 17year marriage to the actor, and she wants their daughter to stay with her. Dina Eastwood, a 48-year-old former TV news anchor, cited “irreconcilable differences” with Eastwood, 83, in a divorce petition filed in a Monterey County, California, court Tuesday. She filed separation papers last month but withdrew them days later. Us Weekly quoted Dina Eastwood saying that while she’s still close with Eastwood, they broke up more than a year ago and have been living apart “for some time.” 2012: Eastwood explains RNC speech They married on March 31, 1996, and their daughter, Morgan, now 16, was born on December of that year. Both Dina and Morgan were featured along with Eastwood’s other daughter, Francesca, on the E! reality show “Mrs. Eastwood and Company,” which premiered last year. He has been married once before, to Maggie Johnson. He’s had eight children total by six women. The divorce petition asks the court to award her spousal support and physical custody of Morgan, although she is offering to share legal custody.
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> Top 5 Female in 2013 Top 5 Most Popular Hollywood Actresses in 2013
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Among the notable films she has made throughout her career include Valentines Day, Mirror Mirror, Ocean’s Twelve, My Best Friend’s Wedding and The Pelican Brief.
Marion Cotillard
1 Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie is one of the names usually found on most reputable sites that talk about the best Hollywood actresses not only in terms of beauty and fame, but when it comes to talent, as well. This award-winning actress has become very popular among many people because of her portrayal in the Lara Croft film series.
Marion Cotillard is considered as one of the hottest and most talented Hollywood actresses in 2013. This French actress made it big and earned recognition in Hollywood over the past few years, and she has now become a worldwide success.
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2 Charlize Theron Aside from having a pretty face and gorgeous body, Charlize Theron is renowned for her superior acting skills. This South African model and actress is indeed a beauty, 20 ONYX Magazine 2014 | www.onyx.tv
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Julia Roberts gained immense fame and success as an actress from the 1990 film “Pretty Woman”, which she played with Richard Gere. Known for her charismatic personality and enigmatic smile, Julia Roberts has been voted as among the top 50 most beautiful personalities in the world, according to People Magazine. She is a brilliant actress who knows how to choose her roles very well.
This Hollywood actress is more than just a bombshell because of her immense acting skills and admirable character. In addition, she has received numerous Golden Globe nominations for her remarkable films, which include The Iron Man, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Avengers and The Prestige. Moreover, this talented and beautiful actress places high regard to her private life, and she manages to speak less about her personal life.
‘Catching Fire’ LA Premiere / A week after ‘Catching Fire’ fever officially exploded at the London premiere on Nov. 11, the movie and its many stars are back in America, celebrating ‘The Hunger Games’ sequel’s release in Los Angeles. But for all you fans not on the West Coast, don’t fret — you can catch all the red carpet action by watching below! We’re getting closer and closer to the official release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (out on Nov. 22), and on Nov. 18 the huge movie and its stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson will hit the red carpet in Los Angeles, Calif. to celebrate. And you can join in and see all of your favorite tributes from the comforts of your home by streaming the big event online!
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The Catching Fire premiere — which will feature appearances and interviews from Katniss, Peeta, and Gale themselves, as well as Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, and more — will be streaming live from LA starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Nov. 18. By tuning in you’ll be able to catch all the starstudded arrivals from JLaw, Liam, and the rest of the Catching Fire cast, listen in on all the interviews, and see any other red carpet fun that goes down. It’s going to be a can’t-miss for any Hunger Games fan.
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The Croods is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It features the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman. The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as The Croodaceous, a period which contains fantastical creatures, when a man’s position as a “Leader of the Hunt” is threatened by the arrival of a prehistoric genius who comes up with revolutionary new inventions, like fire, as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home. The Croods was written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders, and produced by Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell. The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2013,and was released in the United States on March 22, 2013. As part of the distribution deal, this film is the first from DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, since the end of their distribution deal with Paramount Pictures. The Croods received generally positive reviews, and proved to be a box office success, earning more than $585 million on a budget of $135 million,and launching a new franchise, with a sequel and TV series already put in development
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The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world’s first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures -- and their outlook is changed forever. The film was announced in 2005 under the working title Crood Awakening, originally a stop motion film being made by Aardman Animations as a part of a five-film deal with DreamWorks Animation. John Cleese and Kirk DeMicco had been working together on a feature based on Roald Dahl’s story The Twits, a project that never went into production. DreamWorks got a copy of their script and liked it, and invited Cleese and DeMicco over to take a look at the company’s ideas to see if they found something they would like to work with.They chose a basic story idea about two cavemen on the run, an inventor and a luddite,and wrote the first few drafts of the script.With the departure of Aardman in beginning of 2007, the rights for the film reverted to DreamWorks.
Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage, and Ryan Reynolds will reprise their roles in the sequel
In March 2007, Chris Sanders, the writer of Mulan and writer/director of Lilo & Stitch, joined DreamWorks to direct the film, with intentions to significantly rewrite the script. In September 2008, it was reported that Sanders took over How to Train Your Dragon putting The Croods on hold, and thus postponing its original schedule for a year to a then planned March 2012. The film’s final title, The Croods, was revealed in May 2009, along with new co-director, Kirk DeMicco. In March 2011, the film got another delay, being pushed back a year to March 1, 2013, and finally settled at March 22. The Croods had its world premiere in the out of competition section at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2013. It premiered in the United States on March 22, 2013. The film was the first feature film to be shown in the 4DX format, featuring strobe lights, tilting seats, blowing wind and fog and odor effects in Hungary, which is shown at the Cinema City theater in Budapest, Hungary.+ It was also the first film in China to be distributed by Oriental DreamWorks, a film production and distribution company founded in 2012 by DreamWorks Animation and Chinese investment companies.