MUMBAI: New Line Cinema has promoted Elissa Greer to Executive Vice President of Publicity and Promotions.   The studio’s Executive Vice President of Marketing, Christina Kounelias stated, “Elissa is a smart, creative, and resourceful...

MUMBAI: Time Warner Cable Inc.’s President and CEO, Glenn Britt will participate in UBS’ Global Media and Communications Conference on 3 December, 2007 in New York. Britt’s remarks are expected to begin at approximately...

MUMBAI: Rich Taylor, a former senior executive with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and aide to Congressman Jim Chapman (D-TX), is the Entertainment Software Association’s (ESA) new Senior Vice President for Communications...

MUMBAI: The French authorities, together with ISPs and music and video rightsholders, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form an independent body that will have the power to suspend or terminate internet access...

MUMBAI: Planetwide Media has launched the Virgin Comics Comic Book Creator 2.0 interactive entertainment software and digital content packs, to be sold in major retail stores and through online retailers. The new software allows...

MUMBAI: Onstream Media Corporation, an online service provider of live and on-demand digital media, communications and applications, has launched its Film Festival Online(TM) solution at the International Film Festival Summit (IFFS), being held in...

MUMBAI: Kevin Lipson has been appointed vice president of field sales and marketing for Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), it was announced today by Jim Urie, President UMGD.   Based in Universal City, Lipson...

MUMBAI: Universal Pictures has accelerated the release date of “Charlie Wilson’s War” by four days, moving the film from 25 December, 2007, to 21 December.   Universal Pictures president of marketing and distribution Adam...

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) today launched Operation Blackout, an aggressive anti-piracy enforcement initiative scheduled to run through till 31 January, 2008 in 13 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific region.   It is...

MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association (MPA), with support from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), officially launched the Asia Pacific region’s first Centre for Content Protection (CCP) in Singapore at the Digital Future...