MUMBAI: Even four decades later, Woodstock — the landmark music event featuring the greatest all-time rock ‘n’ roll performers — continues to resonate with America. This summer, Woodstock commemorative events abound, the media is...
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FremantleMedia CEO Tony Cohen to deliver keynote at MIPCOM
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia CEO Tony Cohen will deliver a keynote address at MIPCOM 2009 on 5 October. Cohen’s speech will launch MIPCOM’s new Rethinking Production programme, which combines a series of conferences dedicated to production,...
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Pohlad & Berney ink output deal with Sony Pictures; launch distribution outfit
MUMBAI: Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney have launched a new motion picture distribution company, Apparition, which will acquire and release films. The new company’s initial slate includes The Tree of Life, written and directed...
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Boy George seeks new artists, DJs to collaborate on dance track
MUMBAI: A pop icon synonymous with creative collaboration from his early days as lead singer of the 1980s group Culture Club to his current work with David Hoyle (The Divine David), Boy George has...
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Police and AFACT seize 35,000 pirated DVDs in Sydney
MUMBAI: Police and investigators from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) seized 35,000 pirated DVDs in simultaneous raids across Sydney’s south-west. Twenty two police officers from the Campsie, St George and Fairfield local...
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Image Entertainment inks deal with DISH Network for PPV, VOD
MUMBAI: Image Entertainment, Inc has signed an agreement with DISH Network, L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation to provide Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video-On-Demand (VOD) entertainment programming to the more than 13.584 million DISH...
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Marvel partners Old Navy to take Super Heroes back-to-school
MUMBAI: To help celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding in 1939, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. has partnered with Old Navy for a back-to-school promotion launching in all stores in the US and Canada in...
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News Corp filmed entertainment revenues down 8%
Filmed entertainment segment reported Q4 operating income of $203 million, which is 8% below the $220 million reported for the same period a year ago....
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Paramount Digital Entertainment teams up with Mountain Dew
MUMBAI: Paramount Digital Entertainment has collaborated with Mountain Dew on Circle of 8, an original interactive thriller produced by Milchan/Van Eyssen. Circle of 8 is a studio-quality episodic thriller that invites audiences to participate...
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Robbie Williams to release new single on 12 October
MUMBAI: Robbie Williams will be releasing his new single Bodies on 12 October, followed by his new album Reality Killed The Video Star on 9 November. The album will be released on EMI’s Virgin...
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