an online campaign set up to raise money for a blackpool pensioner who is being sued by the club 's owners has reached its # 20,000 target . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hollywood and india 's bollywood have signed a historic cooperation pact that will have the world 's two leading film industries working together in areas from production to distribution to content protection . leaders from the two industries met in hollywood this week for a two-day session to discuss economic development and collaboration . signing an official pact at paramount pictures studios in hollywood , representatives from the two entertainment powerhouses declared to develop and strengthen motion picture production , distribution , technology , content protection and commercial cooperation , according to a release issued by the motion picture association of america . frank knight , 67 , posted an apology on his facebook account last week to blackpool and the oyston family , who run the fylde coast club , over allegations he made on his social network account last year . in that statement , addressed to the 34 facebook friends he had at that time , knight said he had agreed to pay damages of # 20,000 to the sky bet championship club , which prompted fellow seasiders supporter joe atherton to set up an account on the website gofundme.com where fans could pledge donations . blackpool fans vent their disgust at the oyston family before their championship game against reading . supporters have been protesting against the oystons before matches and then not attending the games . filmmaker philip bloom is taking viewers on a thrilling sunset cruise of chicago -- in less than four minutes . mr bloom has produced a timelapse video that shows the heart of the windy city as a boat sails along its stunning waterfront and its cosy downtown canals . at hyper speed , the vessel passes famous landmarks as it moves from lake michigan to the chicago river and back . skyscrapers : the video gives viewers spectacular views of chicago 's skyline as the sun sets . chicago 's canal system served as a major shipping route for the great lakes in north america . with hours of footage condensed into a three-and-a-half hour timelapse , the video begins with the boat departing a marina near mccormick place , the largest convention centre in north america . from there , it zips along the lake as chicago 's skyline glistens in the setting sun . after passing navy pier , the boat navigates the canals with impressive views of iconic skyscrapers , including the willis tower -- once the tallest building in the world -- and trump international hotel and tower . before heading back onto the lake in complete darkness , the boat stops near navy pier as fireworks erupt over the lake in brilliant flashes . chicago at night : filmmaker philip bloom condensed hours of footage into a three-and-a-half hour timelapse . over 1,000 supporters did just that , ensuring the target was met in only three days , and the account will now be kept open to provide more financial aid to fellow supporters such as steven sharpe , who blackpool announced they had taken legal action against in january following posts he made on a forum regarding oyston and the club . an update on knight 's campaign page read : ` we 've done it ! # 20,000 reached in 3 days . phenomenal stuff . thank you to all blackpool fans for digging deep , and football fans of other clubs throughout the land -lrb- and world ! -rrb- . ` i 've been in contact with the knight family and they want me to express their gratitude to every single one of you that 's donated and promoted this campaign . frank 's total may 've been reached but the fight continues . ' the event was attended by los angeles mayor anotonio villaraigosa as well as many of hollywood 's and bollywood 's industry elite . `` this declaration reinforces our city 's commitment to attracting international production , '' villaraigosa said . `` in the past year , we have already seen hindi movies such as ` my name is khan ' and ` kites ' filmed in los angeles , and we enthusiastically welcome further indian production in los angeles . '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- tobacco companies including philip morris and r.j. reynolds filed suit this week against the food and drug administration alleging that the fda is violating the companies ' free speech rights . in march , the fda issued guidance that if significant changes are made to a product 's label , like color or a logo , the product requires new approval from the administration . this holds true even if the product was previously approved . the suit , filed in u.s. district court in washington , argues that those guidelines go too far and are too vague . they violate the first amendment because they pre-emptively restrict free speech and exceed the scope of the tobacco control act , the companies claim . the fda 's actions , the suit says , do not advance a substantial government interest . blackpool chairman karl oyston speaks on his mobile phone during blackpool 's draw with reading . owner owen oyston watches the match huddled under a blanket in the stands . blackpool fan frank knight posted an apology on a supporters ' messageboard last week . the plaintiffs also include u.s. smokeless tobacco co. , american snuff co. , santa fe natural tobacco co. and lorillard tobacco co. . fda spokesman michael felberbaum said the administration does not comment on litigation . blackpool became the first football league side to be relegated when their demotion into the third tier was confirmed on easter monday , and they still need one point to equal the lowest ever points total in the second tier when there have been 24 teams . the day after that relegation was confirmed , disgruntled supporters threw eggs at the back of directors ' boxes before their game with reading and hurled a firework , flare and smoke cannister into the cordoned-off area in front of the main reception area in angry protests against chairman karl oyston . over the weekend , actor-turned-activist and west ham fan russell brand even asked what he could to do ` help ' the situation on his official twitter account . blackpool 's main reception at bloomfield road was pelted with eggs before their game with reading . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . cnn 's debra goldschmidt contributed to this report . going out with a bang : fireworks erupt over lake michigan in brilliant flashes near the end of the video . jonathan kuntz , visiting associate professor at the university of california at los angeles ' school of theater , film and television , told cnn the agreement appeared to be more an effort by each film industry to hunt for financing in the other country . the pact also seemed a promotional effort by los angeles officials to drum up film productions for hollywood , he said . `` i think the connection will be more at the financial level , '' kuntz said . los angeles officials appeared to be seeking film productions to replace those that have moved to other states or countries where costs are cheaper , he said . `` the fact that it 's being presented by the city and the mayor indicates their desire to have more films shot in the los angeles area to compensate for all the runaway productions that have gone to other places , '' kuntz said . announcing the pact , bob pisano , president and interim chief financial officer of the motion picture association of america , called the move an important step in growing both industries . `` the numerous co-productions with indian studios over the past several years are evidence of a growing bond between our two industries . today 's action is an important step toward furthering that growth , '' pisano said . tamil producer and film federation of india president l. suresh compared the collaboration between hollywood and bollywood to the close ties developed between the united states and india during the technology boom . `` in addition to the hindi film industry , the southern and regional indian film industries also welcome the opportunity to work hand and hand with hollywood . already we have seen significant collaboration in technology between hollywood and south india , and we will soon see collaborations in production , '' suresh said . both hollywood and bollywood have worked together in numerous co-production and joint investments in the past . according to the motion picture association of america , in march of this year the two joined forces in mumbai , india , to launch the alliance against copyright theft , a bollywood-hollywood content protection coalition in india , .
leaders from the two huge film industries met in los angeles . they signed a pact to collaborate on various areas of film making . expert : the agreement is partly an effort by los angeles to replace lost film business .
an online campaign set up to raise money for a blackpool pensioner who is being sued by the club 's owners has reached its # 20,000 target . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hollywood and india 's bollywood have signed a historic cooperation pact that will have the world 's two leading film industries working together in areas from production to distribution to content protection . leaders from the two industries met in hollywood this week for a two-day session to discuss economic development and collaboration . signing an official pact at paramount pictures studios in hollywood , representatives from the two entertainment powerhouses declared to develop and strengthen motion picture production , distribution , technology , content protection and commercial cooperation , according to a release issued by the motion picture association of america . frank knight , 67 , posted an apology on his facebook account last week to blackpool and the oyston family , who run the fylde coast club , over allegations he made on his social network account last year . in that statement , addressed to the 34 facebook friends he had at that time , knight said he had agreed to pay damages of # 20,000 to the sky bet championship club , which prompted fellow seasiders supporter joe atherton to set up an account on the website gofundme.com where fans could pledge donations . blackpool fans vent their disgust at the oyston family before their championship game against reading . supporters have been protesting against target was met in only three days , and the account will now be kept open to provide more financial aid to fellow supporters such as steven sharpe , who blackpool announced they had taken legal action against in january following posts he made on a forum regarding oyston and the club . an update on knight 's campaign page read : ` we 've done it ! # 20,000 reached in 3 days . phenomenal stuff . thank you to all blackpool fans for digging deep , and football fans of other clubs throughout the land -lrb- and world ! -rrb- . ` i 've been in contact with the knight family and they want me to express their gratitude to every single one of you that 's donated and promoted this campaign . frank 's total may 've been reached but the fight continues . ' the event was attended by los angeles mayor anotonio villaraigosa as well as many of hollywood 's and bollywood 's industry elite . `` this declaration reinforces our city 's commitment to attracting international production , '' villaraigosa said . `` in the past year , we have already seen hindi movies such as ` my name is khan ' and ` kites ' filmed in los angeles , and we enthusiastically welcome further indian production in los angeles . '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- tobacco companies including philip morris and r.j. reynolds filed suit this week against the food and drug administration alleging that the fda is violating eggs at the back of directors ' boxes before their game with reading and hurled a firework , flare and smoke cannister into the cordoned-off area in front of the main reception area in angry protests against chairman karl oyston . over the weekend , actor-turned-activist and west ham fan russell brand even asked what he could to do ` help ' the situation on his official twitter account . blackpool 's main reception at bloomfield road was pelted with eggs before their game with reading . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . cnn 's debra goldschmidt contributed to this report . going out with a bang : fireworks erupt over lake michigan in brilliant flashes near the end of the video . jonathan kuntz , visiting associate professor at the university of california at los angeles ' school of theater , film and television , told cnn the agreement appeared to be more an effort by each film industry to hunt for financing in the other country . the pact also seemed a promotional effort by los angeles officials to drum up film productions for hollywood , he said . `` i think the connection will be more at the financial level , '' kuntz said . los angeles officials appeared to be seeking film productions to replace those that have moved to other states or countries where costs are cheaper , he said . `` the fact that it 's being presented by the city and the mayor indicates their desire to have more films shot in the los angeles area to compensate for all the runaway productions that have gone to other places , '' kuntz said . announcing the pact , bob pisano , president and interim chief financial officer of the motion picture association of america , called the move an important step in growing both industries . `` the numerous co-productions with indian studios over the past several years are evidence of a growing bond between our two industries . today 's action is an important step toward furthering that growth , '' pisano said . tamil producer and film federation of india president l. suresh compared the collaboration between hollywood and bollywood to the close ties developed between the united states and india during the technology boom . `` in addition to the hindi film industry , the southern and regional indian film industries also welcome the opportunity to work hand and hand with hollywood . already we have seen significant collaboration in technology between hollywood and south india , and we will soon see collaborations in production , '' suresh said . both hollywood and bollywood have worked together in numerous co-production and joint investments in the past . according to the motion picture association of america , in march of this year the two joined forces in mumbai , india , to launch the alliance against copyright theft , a bollywood-hollywood content protection coalition in india , .
an online campaign set up to raise money for a blackpool pensioner who is being sued by the club 's owners has reached its # 20,000 target . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hollywood and india 's bollywood have signed a historic cooperation pact that will have the world 's two leading film industries working together in areas from production to distribution to content protection . leaders from the two industries met in hollywood this week for a two-day session to discuss economic development and collaboration . signing an official pact at paramount pictures studios in hollywood , representatives from the two entertainment powerhouses declared to develop and strengthen motion picture production , distribution , technology , content protection and commercial cooperation , according to a release issued by the motion picture association of america . frank knight , 67 , posted an apology on his facebook account last week to blackpool and the oyston family , who run the fylde coast club , over allegations he made on his social network account last year . in that statement , addressed to the 34 facebook friends he had at that time , knight said he had agreed to pay damages of # 20,000 to the sky bet championship club , which prompted fellow seasiders supporter joe atherton to set up an account on the website gofundme.com where fans could pledge donations . blackpool fans vent their disgust at the oyston family before their championship game against reading . supporters have been protesting against the video begins with the boat departing a marina near mccormick place , the largest convention centre in north america . from there , it zips along the lake as chicago 's skyline glistens in the setting sun . after passing navy pier , the boat navigates the canals with impressive views of iconic skyscrapers , including the willis tower -- once the tallest building in the world -- and trump international hotel and tower . before heading back onto the lake in complete darkness , the boat stops near navy pier as fireworks erupt over the lake in brilliant flashes . chicago at night : filmmaker philip bloom condensed hours of footage into a three-and-a-half hour timelapse . over 1,000 supporters did just that , ensuring the 's donated and promoted this campaign . frank 's total may 've been reached but the fight continues . ' the event was attended by los angeles mayor anotonio villaraigosa as well as many of hollywood 's and bollywood 's industry elite . `` this declaration reinforces our city 's commitment to attracting international production , '' villaraigosa said . `` in the past year , we have already seen hindi movies such as ` my name is khan ' and ` kites ' filmed in los angeles , and we enthusiastically welcome further indian production in los angeles . '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- tobacco companies including philip morris and r.j. reynolds filed suit this week against the food and drug administration alleging that the fda is violating eggs at the back of directors ' boxes before their game with reading and hurled a firework , flare and smoke cannister into the cordoned-off area in front of the main reception area in angry protests against chairman karl oyston . over the weekend , actor-turned-activist and west ham fan russell brand even asked what he could to do ` help ' the situation on his official twitter account . blackpool 's main reception at bloomfield road was pelted with eggs before their game with reading . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . cnn 's debra goldschmidt contributed to this report . going out with a bang : fireworks erupt over lake michigan in brilliant flashes near the end of the video . jonathan kuntz , visiting associate professor at the university of california at los angeles ' school of theater , film and television , told cnn the agreement appeared to be more an effort by each film industry to hunt for financing in the other country . the pact also seemed a promotional effort by los angeles officials to drum up film productions for hollywood , he said . `` i think the connection will be more at the financial level , '' kuntz said . los angeles officials appeared to be seeking film productions to replace those that have moved to other states or countries where costs are cheaper , he said . `` the fact that it 's being presented by the city and the mayor indicates their desire to have more films shot in the los angeles area to compensate for all the runaway productions that have gone to other places , '' kuntz said . announcing the pact , bob pisano , president and interim chief financial officer of the motion picture association of america , called the move an important step in growing both industries . `` the numerous co-productions with indian studios over the past several years are evidence of a growing bond between our two industries . today 's action is an important step toward furthering that growth , '' pisano said . tamil producer and film federation of india president l. suresh compared the collaboration between hollywood and bollywood to the close ties developed between the united states and india during the technology boom . `` in addition to the hindi film industry , the southern and regional indian film industries also welcome the opportunity to work hand and hand with hollywood . already we have seen significant collaboration in technology between hollywood and south india , and we will soon see collaborations in production , '' suresh said . both hollywood and bollywood have worked together in numerous co-production and joint investments in the past . according to the motion picture association of america , in march of this year the two joined forces in mumbai , india , to launch the alliance against copyright theft , a bollywood-hollywood content protection coalition in india , .
an online campaign set a blackpool pensioner the club 's owners has reached its # 20,000 target. los angeles, california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hollywood and india 's bollywood have signed a historic cooperation pact have the world 's two leading film industries areas from production content protection. leaders from the two industries met hollywood this economic development collaboration. signing an official pact at paramount pictures studios hollywood, representatives the two entertainment powerhouses declared to develop and strengthen motion picture production, distribution technology content protection commercial cooperation, a release the motion picture association america frank knight, 67 posted an apology last to blackpool and the oyston family run the fylde coast club over allegations made on his social network account last in that statement, addressed the 34 facebook friends he at knight said agreed pay damages # 20,000 the sky bet championship club, prompted fellow seasiders supporter joe atherton set where fans pledge donations. blackpool fans vent the oyston family before their championship game reading. supporters have protesting the oystons before matches then not attending. filmmaker philip bloom is taking viewers a thrilling sunset cruise of chicago -- in. mr bloom has produced the heart the windy city as a boat sails its stunning waterfront and its cosy downtown canals. at hyper speed, the vessel passes famous landmarks as lake michigan the chicago river. skyscrapers : the video gives viewers spectacular views chicago 's skyline as the sun. chicago 's canal system served the great lakes north america. with hours footage condensed, the video begins the boat departing a marina mccormick place, largest convention north america from there, it zips along the lake as chicago 's skyline glistens. after passing navy pier, the boat navigates the canals with impressive views iconic skyscrapers including the willis tower -- once trump international hotel tower. before heading onto the lake in complete darkness, the boat stops near navy pier as fireworks erupt over in brilliant flashes chicago at night : filmmaker philip bloom condensed hours footage. over 1,000 supporters did, ensuring the target in only three days, the account will kept provide more financial aid fellow supporters such steven sharpe blackpool announced taken in january following posts he a forum regarding oyston and the club. an update knight 's campaign page read : ` we ' done! # 20,000 reached in. phenomenal stuff. thank to blackpool digging deep, football of other clubs throughout the land -lrb- and world! -rrb-. ` i 've in contact the knight family want express every that 's donated and promoted this campaign. frank 's total may 've reached but the fight continues. ' the event attended los angeles mayor anotonio villaraigosa as many of hollywood 's and bollywood 's industry elite. `` this declaration reinforces our city 's commitment attracting international production, '' villaraigosa. `` in, already hindi movies such my name khan ' ` kites ' filmed los angeles enthusiastically welcome further indian production '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- tobacco companies including philip morris r.j. reynolds filed this the food and drug administration alleging the fda the companies ' free speech rights. in march, the fda issued guidance if significant changes a product 's label like color a logo requires new approval the administration this holds even the product previously approved. the suit, filed washington argues those guidelines go too they violate because pre exceed the tobacco control act, the companies claim the fda 's actions, the suit says do advance a substantial government interest blackpool chairman karl oyston speaks blackpool 's draw reading. owner owen oyston watches the match huddled. blackpool fan frank knight posted an apology a supporters ' messageboard last. the plaintiffs also include u.s. smokeless tobacco co. , american snuff co. , santa fe natural tobacco co. and lorillard tobacco co. . fda spokesman michael felberbaum the administration does litigation. blackpool became the first football league side relegated when their demotion into easter monday, still need one point equal the lowest ever points when there have 24 teams. the day that relegation confirmed, disgruntled supporters threw eggs directors ' boxes before their game with reading and hurled a firework, flare smoke cannister in the main reception area angry protests chairman karl oyston over, actor-turned-activist west ham fan russell brand even asked what could to ` help the situation on blackpool 's main reception at bloomfield road was pelted eggs before their game reading. sorry we currently comments on. cnn 's debra goldschmidt contributed. going out : fireworks erupt over lake michigan in brilliant flashes near the end. jonathan kuntz, visiting associate professor at los angeles ' school theater film told cnn the agreement appeared more an effort each film industry hunt financing in the other country. the pact also seemed a promotional effort los angeles officials drum film productions hollywood, he. `` i the connection will more at the financial level, '' kuntz. los angeles officials appeared seeking film productions replace those moved or where costs, he `` the fact 's being presented the city indicates their desire have more films shot the los angeles area to compensate all the runaway productions to, '' kuntz. announcing the pact, bob pisano president interim chief financial officer the motion picture association called growing both industries. `` the numerous coproductions with indian studios over evidence a growing bond our two industries. today 's action furthering that growth, '' pisano. tamil producer and film federation of india president l. suresh compared the collaboration hollywood the close ties developed the united states india the technology boom. `` in addition the hindi film industry, the southern and regional indian film industries welcome hand and hollywood. already we seen significant collaboration technology between hollywood south india, will collaborations production, '' suresh said. both hollywood have worked numerous coproduction and joint investments. according the motion picture association america, in march two joined mumbai, india to launch the alliance against copyright theft a bollywood-hollywood content protection coalition in.
an online campaign set up to raise money for a blackpool pensioner who is being sued by the club 's owners has reached its # 20,000 target . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hollywood and india 's bollywood have signed a historic cooperation pact that will have the world 's two leading film industries working together in areas from production to distribution to content protection . leaders from the two industries met in hollywood this week for a two-day session to discuss economic development and collaboration . signing an official pact at paramount pictures studios in hollywood , representatives from the two entertainment powerhouses declared to develop and strengthen motion picture production , distribution , technology , content protection and commercial cooperation , according to a release issued by the motion picture association of america . frank knight , 67 , posted an apology on his facebook account last week to blackpool and the oyston family , who run the fylde coast club , over allegations he made on his social network account last year . in that statement , addressed to the 34 facebook friends he had at that time , knight said he had agreed to pay damages of # 20,000 to the sky bet championship club , which prompted fellow seasiders supporter joe atherton to set up an account on the website gofundme.com where fans could pledge donations . blackpool fans vent their disgust at the oyston family before their championship game against reading . supporters have been protesting against eggs at the back of directors ' boxes before their game with reading and hurled a firework , flare and smoke cannister into the cordoned-off area in front of the main reception area in angry protests against chairman karl oyston . over the weekend , actor-turned-activist and west ham fan russell brand even asked what he could to do ` help ' the situation on his official twitter account . blackpool 's main reception at bloomfield road was pelted with eggs before their game with reading . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . cnn 's debra goldschmidt contributed to this report . going out with a bang : fireworks erupt over lake michigan in brilliant flashes near the end of the video . jonathan kuntz , visiting associate professor at the university of california at los angeles ' school of theater , film and television , told cnn the agreement appeared to be more an effort by each film industry to hunt for financing in the other country . the pact also seemed a promotional effort by los angeles officials to drum up film productions for hollywood , he said . `` i think the connection will be more at the financial level , '' kuntz said . los angeles officials appeared to be seeking film productions to replace those that have moved to other states or countries where costs are cheaper , he said . `` the fact that it 's being presented by the city and the mayor indicates their desire to have more films shot in the los angeles area to compensate for all the runaway productions that have gone to other places , '' kuntz said . announcing the pact , bob pisano , president and interim chief financial officer of the motion picture association of america , called the move an important step in growing both industries . `` the numerous co-productions with indian studios over the past several years are evidence of a growing bond between our two industries . today 's action is an important step toward furthering that growth , '' pisano said . tamil producer and film federation of india president l. suresh compared the collaboration between hollywood and bollywood to the close ties developed between the united states and india during the technology boom . `` in addition to the hindi film industry , the southern and regional indian film industries also welcome the opportunity to work hand and hand with hollywood . already we have seen significant collaboration in technology between hollywood and south india , and we will soon see collaborations in production , '' suresh said . both hollywood and bollywood have worked together in numerous co-production and joint investments in the past . according to the motion picture association of america , in march of this year the two joined forces in mumbai , india , to launch the alliance against copyright theft , a bollywood-hollywood content protection coalition in india , .
 The article discusses an online campaign set up to raise money for a black pool pensioner who is being sued by the club's owners. The campaign has reached its target of $20,000 and will help cover legal fees. The pensioner, Frank Knight, had posted an apology on his Facebook account last week, addressing the situation. Supporters have been protesting against eggs at the back of directors' boxes before the game with Reading. Blackpool fans vented their frustration on social media, with some calling for the removal of the club's owners. A historic cooperation pact was signed between Hollywood and India's Bollywood film industries, which will strengthen motion picture production, distribution, technology, and content protection. Leaders from both industries met in Hollywood this week to discuss economic development and collaboration.