MUMBAI: Trust and transparency while building strong partnerships with content providers, advertisers and end users are the keys to the development of China’s online video market, according to speakers at the CASBAA Online Video...
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Rentrak signs contract with Hallmark channel & Hallmark Movie channel
MUMBAI: Rentrak Corporation has signed a contract with Hallmark channel and Hallmark Movie channel. The unique reporting from Rentrak’s TV Essentials service, which includes the company’s proprietary Stickiness Index, will allow the network to...
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Sony appoints Doug Morris as CEO of Sony Music Entertainment
MUMBAI: Sony has appointed Doug Morris as chief executive officer of Sony Music Entertainment, effective 1 July, 2011. The announcement was made by Sony Corporation chairman, chief executive officer and president Sir Howard Stringer....
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Sony Pictures Entertainment promotes Ann Boyd to SVP Global Communications
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment has promoted Ann Junod Boyd senior vice president Global Communications at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Global Communications executive vice president Jim Kennedy said, “Ann’s a real rising star here at Sony....
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Pantelion Films announces four movie releases for 2011
MUMBAI: Pantelion Films, which is a synergistic partnership between Lionsgate and Grupo Televisa, has announced several upcoming releases for 2011. The company’s debut film titled From Prada To Nada was release on 28 January...
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Lady Gaga’s Born This Way is fastest selling single ever on iTunes
MUMBAI: Born This Way – the first single and title track from Lady Gaga’s hotly anticipated upcoming album, is the fastest selling single ever on the iTunes Store worldwide, hitting #1 in all 23...
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Universal Studios’ King Kong 360 3D awarded by Visual Effects Society
MUMBAI: Universal Studios Hollywood’s theme park attraction – King Kong 360 3-D – created by triple Oscar-winner Peter Jackson, was awarded Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project at the 9th Annual Visual...
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Universal Music Publishing Group inks deals with HBO, DreamWorks & James Newton Howard
MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has completed deals with HBO, DreamWorks, and James Newton Howard UMPG already has existing deals with Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television Production, Universal Pictures and NBC catalogues....
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International camcord broker arrested by Malaysian authorities
MUMBAI: On 24 February, acting on information provided by the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT), representing Motion Picture Association (MPA) in Malaysia, officers from the Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism...
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Creative England opens consultation into proposed strategic priorities for films in 2011-12
MUMBAI: Creative England, the new body that will support the growth of the creative industries in England, has embarked upon its first stage of formation by outlining proposed strategic priorities for film for the...
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