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NEW WEBSITE SMOOTHS

ACCESS TO MOvIES AND Tv

ONLINE

In May 2013, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)

announced the launch of a new we bsite, www.WheretoWatch.

org, which allows audiences to get movies a nd TV shows eas-

ily, quickly and legally online. T he website lists and categorizes

the various services available, summarizing what each platform

provides, the content available, how it is sup ported and the

devices with which it is c ompatible.

Senator Chris Dodd, Chairma n and CEO of the MPAA, under-

lined the importan ce of delivering content in new and creative

ways in a media landscape that of fers audiences unprecede nted

opportunities for viewing content. “Audiences want seamless

access to lm and TV shows. O ur industry has listened, and we

are now delivering more cho ices than ever before,” said Senator

Dodd. “There have never been mo re ways to access movies

and television legitimately online, and those platforms continue

to grow and develop thanks in large par t to a copyright system

that encourages innovation, ris k and growth. The companies I

represent are commit ted to continuing to create and develop the

best ways for audiences to enjoy the enter tainment they love.”

The MPAA is a trade association that s erves as the voice and

advocate of the American motion pic ture, home video and

television industries. Its members include Walt Disney Studios

Motion Pictures, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures

Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporati on,

Universal City Stud ios LLC and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

SOUTH AMERICA

LAUNCHES

REGION’S FIRST

CLIMATE CHANGE

THINK-TANK

The rst climate change thin k-tank in

South America launc hed in Montevi-

deo, Uruguay, in March 2013, reports

Daniela Hirschfeld in Sc iDev.Net. The

Regional Center for Climate Chang e

and Decision-Mak ing, a joint initiative

by the Panama-based Avina Foundation

(which promotes sustainable develop-

ment in the region) and the United Na-

tions Educational, Scientic and Cultural

Organization (UNESCO), aims to help

policymakers design tools tailored to

local needs.

The Center’s programs will be imple-

mented through a partner ship program

involving 10 universities and academ ic

foundations from Argentina, Br azil, Chile,

Paraguay and Uruguay. The rst train-

ing event will take place in Uruguay in

October 2013 and will provide an oppor-

tunity for decision-makers from various

sectors and countries to discu ss the

latest trends in and knowledg e about

decision-making and climate change. A

number of national and regional training

courses tailored to spec ic local needs

and designed to help put the l atest de-

velopment concepts and scie nce into

practice will then be rolled o ut in early

2014, according to Denise G ornkiel, Of-

cer for Climate Change at the UNESCO

Regional Ofc e for Latin America and

the Caribbean.

The initiative promises to gene rate “a

critical mass of decision-makers who

incorporate the complexity of climate

change in their everyd ay decisions and

develop new management tools,” notes

Ramiro Fernández, Energy an d Climate

Change Director for Latin Ame rica at the

Avina Foundation.

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