London-based sales outfit WestEnd Films has secured exclusive international rights to several strong films by legendary director Woody Allen....
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Singapore to take centre stage as Country of Focus at MIPTV 2010
MUMBAI: Singapore will take centre stage as MIPTV 2010’s Country of Focus, with Singapore’s acting Minister for Communications, Information and the Arts (MICA) Lui Tuck Yew as the guest of honor. The Media Development...
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Hollywood wins copyright infringement battle with Newzbin website
Newzbin, a website that helps subscribers illegally download movies & other entertainment, has been held liable for copyright infringement....
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DisneyFamily.com & Teri Hatcher join hands to launch new website
MUMBAI: DisneyFamily.com and Desperate Housewives actress Teri Hatcher have joined hands for a new web project called GetHatched.com – A Chick’s Guide to Life. Disney Family.com will produce the new site, which will...
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Warner/Chappell Music expands global production music presence via acquisitions
MUMBAI: Warner/Chappell Music, has acquired the Groove Addicts Production Music Library and Carlin Recorded Music Library (CRML). Effective immediately, the acquisitions expand Warner/Chappell’s global production music business and double its existing library of high-quality...
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Cannes Film Festival unveils official 2010 poster
MUMBAI: The Festival de Cannes has unveiled its poster before the announcement of the official selection on 15 April. Continuing the series of heroines as representations of screen mysteries, initiated two years ago,...
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IMAX enters new partnership with Singapore exhibitor
MUMBAI: Singapore based exhibitor Shaw Theatres has signed an agreement to install a digital IMAX theatre system at its premier location in the heart of Singapore’s commercial retail and entertainment area, Orchard Road. ...
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Hollywood urges White House to step up efforts to protect intellectual property
MUMBAI: A wide coalition representing American movie, television and music industry and labor groups urged the Federal Government to bolster its efforts to protect intellectual property and protect the jobs and wages lost because...
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Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage partner on new entertainment company
MUMBAI: Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage have partnered to launch a new entertainment company, Fake Empire. Fake Empire will develop and produce television series through an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, as...
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Hong Kong VOD service Anyplex signs deal with SPT
MUMBAI: Anyplex has signed a content licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT). With this new partnership, Hong Kong consumers will be able to rent the latest and classic Hollywood blockbusters distributed by...
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