MUMBAI: Kiwi actor Temuera Morrison was in Auckland to launch an initiative designed to attract everyday New Zealanders to the fight against film and television piracy.   Sky City Cinemas in Queen Street, Auckland,...

MUMBAI: Independent Film Development Corporation (IFDC), a company with a plan of operations to acquire interests in film production and distribution entities has acquired majority voting securities in Imperia Entertainment, Inc.   The acquisition...

MUMBAI: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and Nike, Inc. have launched a global online celebrity auction as their first ever partnership to raise money for HIV and AIDS education and prevention work.   On 6...

MUMBAI: The online movie rental service provider, Netflix, Inc. and NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution have entered into an agreement through which current episodes of the network’s top-rated prime time series, Heroes, can be...

MUMBAI: New Line Cinema has promoted Elissa Greer to executive vice president of publicity and promotions, it was announced by Christina Kounelias, the studio’s executive vice president of marketing.   “Elissa is a smart,...

MUMBAI: EMI Music Japan is establishing a new talent management division, EMI Entertainment Japan, as part of the company’s mission to enhance and broaden the services it offers to artists.   Complementing the existing...

MUMBAI: Total Blu-ray Disc movie sales across Europe have topped one million units as per the Blu-ray Disc Association European Promotions Committee. Of the high definition movie discs bought by consumers year-to-date in Europe,...

MUMBAI: Star and KyLinTV have tied up to launch three top-notch Mandarin-language channels in North America on KyLinTV’s IPTV platform. Beginning 1 December, Star Chinese Channel, the entertainment channel in Taiwan, will debut on...

MUMBAI: US firm VUDU has signed deals with Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Lionsgate to add high-definition (HD) films to the VUDU box service, and plans to add more HD titles from other studios...

MUMBAI: Eastman Kodak Company unveiled the first product in a new generation of color motion picture films. Kodak Vision3 500T Color Negative Film, available now in 35mm and 16mm formats, represents a new emulsion...