MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Records has established a joint venture with multi-platinum songwriter and producer J.R. Rotem and his record label Beluga Heights. "I’m very excited about our new partnership with Warner Bros. Records. Both...
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MySpace & Fox International Channels ink multi-territory ad deal
MUMBAI: MySpace and Fox International Channels (FIC) have inked a multi-territory partnership under which FIC will manage local advertising, marketing, and promotion across a number of territories. MySpace advertising and local sites in Brazil,...
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment bolsters marketing & publicity functions
MUMBAI: Hilary Hoffman has been named to the newly-expanded position of executive vice president, marketing and Lea Porteneuve has advanced to senior vice president, communications & publicity for Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE). In...
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EMI Music CEO: the consumer has spoken, but have we been listening?
MUMBAI: EMI Music CEO Elio Leoni-Sceti believes that consumer-focus and innovation are the keys for creative industries to unlock successful new business models in the wake of digital. "Britain’s creative businesses are world leaders...
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Comcast to launch HBO & Cinemax on broadband via On Demand online
MUMBAI: Home Box Office, Inc. and Comcast Corporation have signed a partnership that will offer television and movie content from HBO and Cinemax online for the first time as an added value to Comcast’s...
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Blockbuster and Samsung sign agreement
MUMBAI: Blockbuster Inc. and Samsung Electronics America, are joining forces to enable consumers to access Blockbuster’s library of digital entertainment via select new Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players. The new services...
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Michael Jackson’s ex-wife & mother to settle custody battle
MUMBAI: The late singer Michael Jackson’s mother is in negotiations with his former wife Debbie Rowe, who is also the mother of his two older children, to settle a custody battle. Jackson had named...
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Danny Huston stars in Ridley Scott’s new movie
MUMBAI: Hollywood actor Danny Huston, who played the role of William Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, has bagged a role in Ridley Scott’s new movie, based on the Robin Hood story. The actor is...
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Arkiva acquires APM Studios
MUMBAI: Internet and retail based provider of digital conversion services for videotapes, film, photos, documents, music Arkiva, Inc has purchased all the assets and customer base of APM Studios, which was founded in 2003....
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Universal’s Bruno tops box office with $30 million in opening weekend
MUMBAI: Universal Pictures’ Bruno stood number one at the US and Canada box office in its opening weekend. The movie, which is directed by Sacha Baron Cohen, had box office collections of $30.4 million....
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