MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights as well as distribution rights in a significant number of foreign territories, including all English speaking territories, to the Peter Jackson produced sci-fi motion...

MUMBAI: The winners of The 2007 American Music Awards were announced during a live event televised on ABC. International superstar Beyoncé was honored with the International Artist Award of Excellence for her efforts to...

MUMBAI: Steven Spielberg will be honored at next January’s Golden Globe Awards with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.” The award was voted by the Board of...

MUMBAI: REAL D, announced that its next-generation 3D cinema experience reaches over 1100 screens as of press time, surpassing the company’s previously announced milestone of 1000 screens for the release of Paramount’s Beowulf on...

MUMBAI: On 15 November, 25 officers from the Hong Kong Customs Special Task Force raided a criminal syndicate producing pirated movies on optical discs, which were being sold by street hawkers in the busy...

MUMBAI: WantedList.com, a traditional adult DVD rental service has taken over XFlix.com as part of its growth strategy and has also ventured in the video on demand space. WantedList, co-founder, Anh Tran stated, “As...

MUMBAI: Apple released Final Cut Express 4, a significant upgrade to its powerful video editing software based on Apple’s award-winning Final Cut Pro 6, with a new low price of $199. Final Cut Express...

MUMBAI: IMAX Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. have entered into an agreement to release the studio’s first three 3D motion pictures worldwide in IMAX 3D.  The IMAX 3D releases will include Monsters vs....

MUMBAI: New Line Cinema has promoted Christina Kounelias to Executive Vice President of Marketing as announced by New Line’s President of Domestic Marketing, Chris Carlisle, to whom she will report. “Christina is a consummate...

MUMBAI: At a star-studded gala held recently at Lincoln Center, Rolex CEO, Patrick Heiniger announced the six master artists who will serve as mentors in the fourth cycle of its international philanthropic program, the...