Mumbai: DreamWorks Animation SKG has named Alex Schwartz as head of development filling the position vacated by Kristine Belson, who will produce the studio’s upcoming feature film with the working title Crood Awakening. Schwartz...
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Walt Disney confirms plans for store chain in NA
Mumbai: The Walt Disney Company confirmed that it is in advanced discussions with The Children’s Place Retail Stores to explore terms under which Disney might acquire ownership of a portion of the Disney Store...
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Nickelodeon/MTVN to launch 3 new mobile websites
Mumbai: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group announced the launch of three new mobile websites that provide easily accessible information and resources to audiences on wireless devices through branded content from Nickelodeon, The N and...
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Kodak enters NA market as D-Cinema facilitator
Mumbai: Eastman Kodak has signed up two mid-sized cinema operators in the US market for entire circuit-wide conversion of their screens to digital. The first major signing was Santikos Theatres with 126 screens in...
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i9 Sports teams with Walt Disney for sportsgear
Mumbai: i9 Sports Corporation, a franchisor of youth sports leagues, camps, and programs, announces a brand new collaboration with entertainment icon, Walt Disney Pictures. Entitled The Ticket to Narnia, this special promotion from i9...
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Mark Burnett will be EP for MTV Movie Awards
Mumbai: MTV has announced that revolutionary Emmy Award winning producer Mark Burnett will return as executive producer for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards for the second year in a row. The 2007 MTV Movie...
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Wolfgang to direct for Columbia and Red Wagon
Mumbai: Academy Award-nominated director Wolfgang Petersen, who previously teamed with Columbia Pictures on such hit films as Das Boot, In the Line of Fire and Air Force One, will helm the new science fiction...
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Sony Digital provides marketing tools to cinemas
Mumbai: Sony Electronics has formed a new integrated business group that will provide movie theater owners with a variety of tools to support the sales and marketing of 4K CineAlta digital projection systems in...
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Media biggies to share their views at MIPTV
Mumbai: Three social media leaders will keynote at MIPTV on 10 April when the spotlight will be focused on social networking– MySpace/Fox Interactive Media managing director, international Travis Katz, BEBO president Joanna Shields, and...
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Sony Pictures offers to acquire 2waytraffic
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is making an offer to acquire all issued shares of the Dutch entertainment company 2waytraffic. The offer from SPE is to acquire 2waytraffic for an initial cash consideration of...
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