MUMBAI: Underscoring its commitment to producing quality filmed entertainment with an emphasis on Latino stories and characters, Ventanazul, the film label recently created by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Salma Hayek, has made new...
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Rentrak to distribute Sony Blu-Ray titles
MUMBAI: Rentrak Corporation has broadened its revenue sharing agreement with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) to include the Blu-Ray high definition (HD) format. Rentrak will begin distributing and tracking SPHE Blu-Ray titles with the...
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Star Trek animation film called Borg War
MUMBAI: A new Star Trek-themed animated feature-length film, entitled Borg War, will have its theatrical debut at the Official Star Trek Convention 2007, at the Las Vegas Hilton on 10 August. Filmmaker Geoffrey James...
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Sony’s Crackle re-launched as talent agency
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment Company has renamed its video sharing website Grouper, which it bought last year to Crackle. The new website will partner with media and entertainment companies to provide a launch pad...
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MySpace outperforms social networking sites
MUMBAI: News Corp owned MySpace has outperformed all other social networking sites according to multiple metrics. MySpace.com has crossed the 70 million active monthly unique user mark in the US, meaning that nearly...
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Warner, imeem ink digital partnership
MUMBAI: Warner Music Group (WMG) Corp and social media network imeem have inked a partnership focused on creating innovative digital media opportunities by tapping into imeem’s online community. Under the terms of the...
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China laps up Disney’s The Magic Gourd
MUMBAI: The Magic Gourd, Walt Disney Company’s first locally produced full length motion picture in China has recorded a stellar performance at the Chinese box office taking in excess of $2 million as it...
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Virgin, NBC ink in-flight entertainment deal
MUMBAI: Virgin America, the new US start-up airline which plans to start domestic service mid-summer, will feature NBC Universal TV and film content on its in-flight entertainment system, Red. The airline has already...
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New Harry Potter movie opens to $44.2 mn
MUMBAI: Entering only its second day in theaters around the world, Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is breaking both industry and studio box office records. The announcement...
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Fox Business Network to debut in October
MUMBAI: News Corp’s Fox Business Network (FBN) will launch on 15 October, 2007. The announcement was made by Fox News senior vice president and managing editor of business news Neil Cavuto. FBN currently has...
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