MUMBAI: Alison Bossert has been named senior vice president special events for Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group. The announcement was made by Columbia TriStar Motion Picture group president domestic marketing Valerie Van Galder.  ...

MUMBAI: Tony Harlow has been named senior vice president of international marketing at Universal Music Group International (UMGI) effective 1 January. Harlow will report to UMGI executive vice president Max Hole.   Based in...

MUMBAI: EMI Music Publishing has extended its relationship with songwriter and recording artist Norah Jones.   Jones has been signed to EMI Music Publishing since 2002, ahead of the release of her debut album...

MUMBAI: New Line Cinema’s musical comedy Hairspray gained additional awards season accolades this week, receiving two Critics Choice Awards and a People’s Choice Award. The film won for best acting ensemble and newcomer Nikki...

MUMBAI: Toshiba America Consumer Products has announced that it is stepping up its marketing campaign for HD DVDs after it experienced record-breaking unit sales in the fourth quarter of 2007. Major initiatives, including joint...

MUMBAI: Cogeco Cable announced that it has signed a video-on-demand (VOD) agreement with Disney-ABC International Television. This will add new releases and classic movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney Animation, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and...

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Television Group is to consolidate its two domestic television distribution divisions Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD) and Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution (WBDCD) into a single domestic television distribution entity....

MUMBAI: Crackle, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, has premiered Penn Says, the first unscripted series created specifically for the Internet by outspoken comic, magician and pundit, Penn Jillette. Penn Says takes a raw look...

MUMBAI: After Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner’s United Artists and David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants Inc inked a deal with the striking Hollywood writers, now The Weinstein Company has followed suit and has signed an...

MUMBAI: Judge J. Wright ordered the forfeiture of five VCD lines, each worth HK$3 million, used to produce pirated VCDs. The forfeiture order was issued after the conclusion of criminal trial and appeal procedures...