MUMBAI: Big Screen Entertainment Group has concluded negotiations with horror giant Lionsgate to distribute its horror/thriller, Babysitter Wanted in the United Kingdom. Lionsgate UK, distributor of such films as Saw IV, 3:10 to Yuma,...
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Hollywood writers’ strike talks to resume
MUMBAI: Representatives for the Writers Guild of America, whose members have been on strike since 5 November, will resume contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the major...
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Hong Kong customs sink piracy syndicates
MUMBAI: On 17 November three weeks of intensive investigation by Hong Kong Customs culminated in 70 officers from the Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau (IPIB) raiding 14 premises linked with a piracy syndicate operating in...
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Malayasia’s biggest burner lab raid of 2007
MUMBAI: On 16 November, a team of 20 officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), with support from the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT), representing the Motion Picture Association...
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Disney’s Ratatouille crosses $600 mn mark
MUMBAI: Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille has raced past the $600 million score at the worldwide box office over the weekend, and now stands as the second biggest international release of all-time for a Disney/Pixar production. ...
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Casting done for next Harry Potter movie
MUMBAI: Casting has been completed on the sixth installment of the Warner Bros. Pictures Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. David Yates, who directed this year’s summer blockbuster Harry Potter and...
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WGA strike draws music industry supporters
MUMBAI: As the second week of the 2007 screenwriters strike approaches, Hollywood‘s troubles strike a chord with more industries outside of television and film. Recording artists have begun to assemble alongside the writers in...
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Bebo is Sony Crackle’s distribution partner
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Crackle has added Bebo’s Open Media to their list of viral distribution partners, which includes MySpace, Facebook, hi5, AOL, Piczo and WordPress among others. The move enables Crackle’s content to...
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Bennett, Seinfeld to perform at Sony event
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television’s presentation at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show will include performances by multiple Grammy and Emmy Award-winner Tony Bennett and Golden Globe and Emmy winner Jerry Seinfeld. Also appearing at the...
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Kramer wins Sony’s Crackle Best Short Film
MUMBAI: Crackle, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, has named John Kramer the winner of its first short-film contest. Filmmakers across the country submitted their best work to the streaming entertainment network’s Shorts channel with...
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