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Consumers Driven to Interactive Experience with NFC via Airport Smart Posters NEW YORK, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Blue Bite, the Mobile Standard in Out-of-Home(TM), today announced the launch of a mobile campaign in partnership with tenthavenue mobile marketing agency Joule, and Paramount Pictures, for the recently released Star Trek Into Darkness motion picture. The multi-media campaign, which launched earlier this month across large format Clear Channel Outdoor and...

Audiences Embrace Early IMAX® Opening and J.J. Abrams' Use of IMAX® Cameras LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX), Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB), and Skydance Productions announced that Paramount and J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness has grossed an estimated $13.6 million domestically for the weekend in 336 North American IMAX® 3D theatres. Of the film's 20 highest-grossing domestic engagements...

LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, reported today that J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated "Star Trek Into Darkness" garnered a 96 out of 100 score on the company's Fanticipation movie buzz indicator that measures fan sentiment around the weekend box office line-up. The sci-fi thriller outshone "Iron Man 3" and "The Great Gatsby," which are still top-of-mind with moviegoers, scoring 85 and 83, respectively. Fanticipation...

Supporting the new collections, Warner Bros. teams up with Hot Topic to offer the big bang theory ultimate fan giveaway in their second annual Comic-con Sweepstakes. Fans will have a chance to win a “BIG BANGtastic” trip to Comic-Con International: San Diego and other great prizes, including $500 gift cards from Hot Topic. Burbank, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 In a bold twist to bring The Big Bang Theory to a new frontier, Warner Bros. and CBS Consumer Products are launching an exclusive,...

Forward-thinking financial service with phasers set to stun SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CARD.com is beaming Star Trek prepaid debit cards into the U.S. market. The Star Trek prepaid card, under license by CBS Consumer Products, is available at CARD.com/Star-Trek. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130513/LA12108) "We live in a mobile world, and the next generation of banking isn't tied to a brick-and-mortar institution - it's in the palm of...

Zend Developer Pulse 2013 Finds that Developers Prefer Star Wars to Star Trek CUPERTINO, Calif., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the premier of "Star Trek into Darkness" ready for release, and recent news of Disney acquiring the Star Wars franchise, the two sci-fi classics are at the forefront of popular culture. But the age-old question remains: Is Star Trek better than Star Wars? Zend, the PHP Company, may have that answer, at least for the PHP development community. This year's...

OPENING MOVES UP A DAY TO THURSDAY, MAY 16TH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX® theatres are reporting sell-outs of its special "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS" sneak peek shows on Wednesday, May 15(th), with showings in Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Austin, San Francisco, Houston, San Diego and Minneapolis now at capacity. Interest continues to be strong at other IMAX locations across the country, which are offering fans...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: PARAMOUNT PICTURES, BAD ROBOT AND CHARITYBUZZ PARTNER TO OFFER STAR TREK FANS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO MEET DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS AND THE CAST OF "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS" AT THE FILM'S LOS ANGELES PREMIERE. PROCEEDS WILL...

NEW YORK, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The One Club (www.oneclub.org) announced today that George Takei, famed actor of the original Star Trek, will be the host of The One Show, the most prestigious worldwide competition celebrating the year's best in advertising. With a career spanning five decades, George Takei is known around the world for his founding role in the acclaimed television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the Starship...

Fans to Receive Unprecedented Access to Never Before Seen Materials From Roddenberry Archives SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wikia.com, the world's leading collaborative media company and home to many of the Web's largest social communities, in partnership with Roddenberry Entertainment, today announced the launch of the ultimate, online "Star Trek" community portal. Trek Initiative (www.trekinitiative.wikia.com) will offer a gateway for the millions of "Star Trek"...