Spike TV’s 2011 Scream Awards will be featuring a special Harry Potter Farewell as part of the broadcast on Tuesday, October 18th.  BUT for fans in the New York area you can take part in a special event on Friday, October 14th that will be aired during the broadcast. You can sign up to request free tickets to the event here (you will have to enter the promocode Potter)!

On Friday, October 14th, a select group of 1000 Harry Potter fans will gather in NYC for a final farewell to the greatest film franchise of all time, Harry Potter. The gathering will be used as part of a televised tribute during the SCREAM AWARDS airing on SPIKE TV Tuesday October 18th at 9/8c PM.

Let the trending begin! Please tweet your pics, videos and experiences @spike_tv #SCREAMFORPOTTER. That way, the rest of the Potter community around the world can share the fun.

If invited, you will be rewarded with the experience of a lifetime AND a very, very special SURPRISE GUEST OF HONOR.

You must be over 18 years old, live in the Tri-State area, be prepared to stay for two hours and come dressed as your favorite Harry Potter character.

Thanks Leaky

The Harry Potter UK Facebook has posted a fun update today letting fans know that the ITV 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments special will be remade to include scenes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II and will air in December! They are also asking fans to post their favorite moment from Part 2 on this status update.

Remember last year when we asked you to define the 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments for a ITV show? Well, we need your help again! ITV are updating this to include moments from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and are looking for YOUR nominations.

You can read the original 50 moments here [the video portion has been removed].

Warner Bros have announced that a complete 8 film collection of the Harry Potter movies will be released on BluRay and DVD on November 11th of this year and will ship on 11/11/11 if you pre-order now.  Both sets can be pre-ordered at the Official WB shop.  The BluRay set will cost $97.98, and the DVD set will be $79.95 but is on sale for $64.99.

• Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7 (DVD)
• Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7 (BD)

Also, don’t forget to pre-order WB’s Exclusive Gift Sets for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II which are also available for pre-order at the WB shop.

Yesterday a new press release from Spike TV. revealed that a special Harry Potter Tribute would air during the Spike SCREAM Awards which will be airing on October 18th from 9-11pm EST. The awards will also be showing footage from Daniel’s new film, The Woman in Black.

After eight films, nine Academy Award nominations, and years of inspiring millions of fans worldwide, Spike TV will say goodbye to the “Harry Potter” films as it presents the ultimate farewell tribute to the blockbuster franchise at its “SCREAM Awards 2011.”

Remember, you can still vote for the Potter series and cast to win awards!

Fans in the UK will get a special treat if they go see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II this weekend. This weekend, for one weekend only, a cinema visit to see ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part Two’ just got even more rewarding. As a special celebration of the film event of a generation, UK cinemagoers who see the film at participating cinemas between September 30th and the 2nd of October will get a free limited edition lenticular (3D) poster from the cinema box office when they collect their ticket. Posters will be available strictly on a first come first served basis on all tickets purchased to see this film during the qualifying period. Terms and conditions and a full list of participating cinemas can be found here: http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/poster/

The poster may be seen below:

Thanks to ThinkJam who emailed on behalf of WB for the news.

In a new press release Sony has revealed that it will be offering a “Harry Potter 3D Experience” to those people who buy either the BDP-S780 Blu-ray Disc player with 3D or BDV-E580 Blu-ray 3D home theater system beginning on November 11th.

This will include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2 on BluRay 3D, a 2D BluRay version of each film AND digital vouchers to watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets through Video Unlimited. Additionally, the same Harry Potter 3D titles will be bundled with two pairs of Sony active 3D glasses, TDG-BR250/DBL, as a “3D starter kit.”

So fans who want to see Harry Potter in 3D in their own homes are advised to wait until November to buy a 3D player and to do so with Sony! The full press release may be read below:

Sony announced today that beginning November 11, with the purchase of select Sony 3D products, consumers will receive the “Harry Potter 3D Experience” with a Blu-ray 3D™ of the Warner Bros. blockbusters ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2.’ The exclusive bundles also include a 2D Blu-ray Disc™ of each film and digital movie vouchers to enjoy the 2D versions of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ on compatible devices through Video Unlimited on the Sony Entertainment Network or PlayStation^®Store.

This exclusive “Harry Potter 3D Experience” will be available to consumers who purchase Sony’s BDP-S780 Blu-ray Disc player with 3D or BDV-E580 Blu-ray 3D home theater system.  Additionally, the same Harry Potter 3D titles will be bundled with two pairs of Sony active 3D glasses, TDG-BR250/DBL, as a “3D starter kit.”

*To watch the movies via Video Unlimited on Sony Entertainment Network, use selected models of BRAVIA^® LCD TVs, Blu-ray Disc players, Blu-ray Disc home theater systems and PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system. To watch the movie(s) via PlayStation^® Store, use PlayStation^®3.