Sony Corp posts $ 1 billion loss; Sony Pictures revenues fell 16.4% to $7.3 billion. Studio's profit stood at $305 million, down 49%. ...
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EA & Warner Bros. to release new Harry Potter video game on 30 June
MUMBAI: Electronic Arts Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be releasing the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game in stores across the world on 30 June, 2009, just ahead of the...
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Bob Marley’s songs re-imagined by son Ziggy Marley
MUMBAI: B is for Bob, a collection of Bob Marley’s most beloved songs re-imagined for kids, will be released 23 June by UMe/Island/Tuff Gong. The international musical legend’s eldest son, Ziggy Marley, executive produced...
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Fantastic Films International inks deal with Imagination Films
MUMBAI: Los Angeles based Fantastic Films International (FFI), headed by Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki, has inked a multi-picture worldwide distribution deal with Stereoscopic 3D animation house Imagination Films (IF), a Mexico City based...
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Image Entertainment acquires Liam Neeson’s thriller
MUMBAI: Image Entertainment, Inc. has acquired all North American rights to The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney. The film will be released in theaters in New York and Los...
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Dubai International Film Festival’s Muhr Award calls for submissions
MUMBAI: The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) invited filmmakers from Africa, Asia and the Arab world to submit their projects for consideration for the Muhr Arab Awards and the Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards, in their...
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Martin Scorsese to direct Universal’s Frank Sinatra movie
Universal Pictures acquires feature film project Sinatra from Mandalay Pictures; to be directed by Martin Scorsese....
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Academy grants $500,000 to film and cultural organizations
MUMBAI: The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded a total of $500,000 to 64 film-related nonprofit organizations – including universities, museums and career development programs – throughout...
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Universal Music Publishing Group inks publishing deal with Eminem
MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed multi-Grammy award winner, Academy Award winner, multi-platinum artist/songwriter/producer, Eminem, to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement. The deal includes Relapse, Eminem’s sixth studio album set to be...
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Universal Music Latin Entertainment ups Goucha to SVP digital
MUMBAI: Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE) has promoted Skander Goucha to senior vice president of digital. Formerly, Goucha served as vice president of digital for UMLE. He will continue to report to Universal Music...
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