MUMBAI: Twentieth Century Fox and VH1’s VH1 Save the Music Foundation have come together for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which opens in theaters on 23 December. The VH1 Save The Music Foundation,...
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Atlantic Records UK appoints Mark Terry as general manager
MUMBAI: Atlantic Records UK has appointed Mark Terry as general manager. Reporting to Atlantic Records UK chairman Max Lousada, Terry will oversee some of the key functions within the label, including marketing, digital, press...
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UMGI appoints Andrew Kronfeld as EVP international marketing
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group International (UMGI) has appointed Andrew Kronfeld as executive vice president International Marketing. The appointment was announced on 23 November by UMGI executive vice president Max Hole, to whom he will...
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UMGD promotes Ron Spaulding to president of Fontana
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD) promoted Ron Spaulding to president of Fontana, UMGD’s independent distribution arm. The announcement was made by UMGD president and chief executive officer Jim Urie, to whom Spaulding reports....
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UK Film Council launches ad-funded film production
The UK Film Council has associated with film partnership specialists Film Tree, to develop advertiser-funded film production in the UK....
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Warner Bros Pictures names Greg Silverman as EVP
MUMBAI: Greg Silverman has been named Warner Bros. Pictures executive vice president Creative Development and Production. In his new position, effective 1 January, 2010, Silverman will report to Warner Bros. Pictures group president Jeff...
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Disney’s A Christmas Carol crosses $20 million mark
MUMBAI: Disney’s A Christmas Carol, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, crossed the $20 million mark at IMAX theatres during Thanksgiving weekend. The IMAX release grossed $3.3 million from 182 IMAX theatres...
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Sony Pictures to release This Is It on home video in January
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be releasing This Is It on DVD and Blu Ray soon. The film about the late pop singer Michael Jackson will be out on DVD by 26 January,...
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RealD and Apollo cinemas enter exclusive agreement
MUMBAI: RealD and Apollo Cinemas have entered into a multi-year partnership to equip all 13 Apollo Cinemas locations with RealD 3D technology. The agreement accounts for up to 40 RealD 3D installations, which are...
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Mosaic Films’ Troubled Minds wins BAFTA
MUMBAI: Troubled Minds, Mosaic Films’ series of short animated documentaries for Teachers TV and the Wellcome Trust, won an award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Children’s Awards. The series, which...
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