MUMBAI: Star and GekTV will be launching three Mandarin language Star channels on the US based GekTV IPTV platform on 15 March. The three channels include Star Chinese Channel, Channel [V] Taiwan and Star...

MUMBAI: Brash Entertainment has appointed Melissa Miller as vice president of legal affairs. Miller joined Brash from Fox Filmed Entertainment, where she handled legal affairs for domestic and global licensing and merchandising initiatives; working...

MUMBAI: Social.FM, a social music service for mobile and web users, and Handmark, a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile media, announced a strategic distribution agreement whereby Handmark will market and...

MUMBAI: Madonna’s 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records, Hard Candy, is scheduled to have a global release on 28 April and a US release on 29 April, it was confirmed by her label....

MUMBAI: With private equity on the sideline, 2008 M&A activity in the Entertainment and Media (E&M) industry will likely be dominated by strategic buyers, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ E&M Transaction Services practice. Private equity firms...

MUMBAI: Novartis and Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) Latin American advertising sales group launched SER, a breast cancer prevention and early detection campaign in support of Latin American women. The groundbreaking campaign combines Novartis’...

MUMBAI: The Disney-ABC Television Group launched Stage 9 Digital Media. Focused on creating original short-form programming by merging innovative creativity with superior production quality, the studio’s experimental new media content premiered with the comedy...

MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association (MPA), partnering with Microsoft (China) and in collaboration with Tudou.com, announced the launch of the ‘Love Genuine, Protect IPR’ online video contest promoting respect for IPR. Online users in...

MUMBAI: World Music Recording market is forecast to post a modest CAGR of 0.94% over the 2000-2010 analysis period and reach in excess of $40.8 billion by 2010. The US, with a share estimated...

MUMBAI; Universal Music Group (UMG) is planning to acquire Spanish-language media company in the US – Univision Communications Inc. UMG will acquire Univision Music Group including its music recording and publishing division. Univision Music...