British films took over $4 billion in box-office takings worldwide in 2008; gave UK 15% of global market share, up from 12% in 2007.<br /> ...

MUMBAI: Microsoft Corp. will be making available more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes from Netflix Inc. to watch instantly on the PC using Windows Media Center on PCs with Windows Vista Home Premium...

MUMBAI: MySpace in partnership with MySpace Records and Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., has launched Rock the Space, which is an exclusive competition encouraging unsigned bands or solo artists to submit an original song...

MUMBAI: Oakley, Inc’s S.I. Assault Boot has an in-film placement in Terminator Salvation, the fourth installment of the Terminator film franchise. The civilian version of combat gear developed for the US Elite Special Forces,...

MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures’ Footloose will star Chace Crawford in the lead role. The movie will be produced and directed by Kenny Ortega. Over the course of his 30-year career, Emmy Award-winning director and choreographer...

MUMBAI: EMI Music has named Shabs Jobanputra, one of the UK’s most successful A&R executives of the last 10 years and the co-founder of EMI’s joint venture label Relentless, has been promoted to the...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment has launched Loot, which is a group of innovative developers dedicated to creating branded interactive entertainment products and experiences for PlayStationHome. PlayStation Home is an evolving 3D social gaming community...

MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is in the early development stages on a live arena show based on its upcoming 26 March, 2010 release, How to Train Your Dragon. DreamWorks Animation is collaborating with...

MUMBAI: Video Protection Alliance Services, LLC, a provider of anti-piracy services to the adult industry, announced a solution to offer settlements to users that illegally share adult content online. "With Internet Piracy of adult...

MUMBAI: Star has inked its first ever Blu-ray licensing deal with Hong Kong based distributor Kam & Ronson Enterprise. Star owns Fortune Star, which boasts of a contemporary Chinese film and television library. The...

MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has named Christine Batista as senior vice president of theatrical marketing & national partnerships. She will report to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios executive vice president, theatrical marketing Michael Vollman. Her appointment continues the...

Sony Corp posts $ 1 billion loss; Sony Pictures revenues fell 16.4% to $7.3 billion. Studio's profit stood at $305 million, down 49%. ...

MUMBAI: Electronic Arts Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be releasing the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game in stores across the world on 30 June, 2009, just ahead of the...

MUMBAI: B is for Bob, a collection of Bob Marley’s most beloved songs re-imagined for kids, will be released 23 June by UMe/Island/Tuff Gong. The international musical legend’s eldest son, Ziggy Marley, executive produced...

MUMBAI: Los Angeles based Fantastic Films International (FFI), headed by Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki, has inked a multi-picture worldwide distribution deal with Stereoscopic 3D animation house Imagination Films (IF), a Mexico City based...

MUMBAI: Image Entertainment, Inc. has acquired all North American rights to The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney. The film will be released in theaters in New York and Los...

MUMBAI: The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) invited filmmakers from Africa, Asia and the Arab world to submit their projects for consideration for the Muhr Arab Awards and the Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards, in their...

Universal Pictures acquires feature film project Sinatra from Mandalay Pictures; to be directed by Martin Scorsese....

MUMBAI: The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded a total of $500,000 to 64 film-related nonprofit organizations – including universities, museums and career development programs – throughout...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed multi-Grammy award winner, Academy Award winner, multi-platinum artist/songwriter/producer, Eminem, to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement. The deal includes Relapse, Eminem’s sixth studio album set to be...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE) has promoted Skander Goucha to senior vice president of digital. Formerly, Goucha served as vice president of digital for UMLE. He will continue to report to Universal Music...

Twentieth Century Fox & McDonald's have inked a global partnership surrounding the studio's new movies through 2010....

MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) has chosen Destiny Media’s Play MPE media distribution system to securely distribute pre-release tracks throughout Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. This new international agreement builds on UMG’s successful...

MUMBAI: Twentieth Century Fox Animation has commenced work on its new 3D animation film titled Rio from Blue Sky Studios, which is slated to release on 8 April, 2011. The movie will be directed...

MUMBAI: Hugh Jackman almost missed out on the chance to play Wolverine  in the original X-Men movie – because he had to audition with a perm. The Aussie star reveals he tried out for...

MUMBAI: BitTorrent extended its dominance as the most popular file sharing application for unauthorized content, and while infringements in the US have dropped, Spain, Italy and France have surged, according to an annual report...

Warner Bros. will bring together content & promotions from all its divisions on its new and revamped portal WB.com....

MUMBAI: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has rolled out several new initiatives as part of its ongoing Singapore Media Fusion Plan (SMFP) to attract the world’s creative community to partner with Singapore...

Paramount Pictures' Star Trek grossed $79 million in its opening weekend, which is almost $3 million higher than initial estimates....

MUMBAI: EMI Music has signed a deal with Immodesty Blaize, the showgirl, novelist and TV personality, and her Tease Show. The first project to emerge from this partnership will be a television special, film...

MUMBAI: Motion picture and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV Games have appointed two industry veterans Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen to lead Jerry Bruckheimer Games, Inc. as president of production and president of...

MUMBAI: Universal Pictures and Working Title Films – in association with Three Strange Angels Productions – will begin the principal photography early next month on Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. Oscar-winning actress and...

MUMBAI: NBC Universal Global Networks will launch its channel brands for the first time in Greece with Universal Channel debuting exclusively on Conn-x TV, the IPTV platform of OTE, one of the leading telecom...

MUMBAI: With the dawning of 3D movies and entertainment, studios are looking to promote their pictures in new and exciting ways — ways that connect with movie goers and expand the 3-D experience beyond...

MUMBAI: In advance of the worldwide release of Terminator Salvation, Formula One championship leaders Brawn GP will join Sony Pictures Releasing International to feature imagery from the film on their cars at the Grand...

MUMBAI: Disney is pulling out all the whistle stops and taking its show on the road with a spectacular immersive and interactive 40-city train tour including a 3D sneak peek of film footage from...

MUMBAI: EMI Music has appointed Ronn Werre and David Kassler as chief operating officers. Reporting to EMI Music CEO Elio Leoni-Sceti, Werre and Kassler will oversee EMI’s operations in 32 countries and help the...

MUMBAI: The UK industry celebrates this year’s Cannes Film Festival with four feature films and three UK short films selected for screening in the official sections of the festival, and a further 190 British...