MUMBAI: BT has entered into an agreement with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the video-on-demand rights in the UK to all the 3D movie titles the studio will release over the next 12...
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Sony Pictures Animation appoints Dreamworks Animation’s Raimo-Kouyate as president of production
MUMBAI: Michelle Raimo-Kouyate has been named president of production for Sony Pictures Animation (SPA). Raimo-Kouyate joins SPA from Dreamworks Animation, where she was serving as executive producer for the upcoming feature Puss in Boots,...
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Michael Jackson’s new album MICHAEL to release on 14 December
MUMBAI: The newly completed recordings from Michael Jackson entitled MICHAEL will be released on 14 December by Epic Records in conjunction with the Estate of Michael Jackson. Jackson was writing and recording songs continuously...
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Disney’s Tron: Legacy is closing gala of Dubai International Film Festival
MUMBAI: Tron: Legacy, a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital universe and boasting some of the most spectacular visuals in recent cinema, will be the closing gala film of the Dubai International Film...
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MeFeedia adds MGM’s Bedi Singh as key advisor
MUMBAI: MeFeedia has added Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) co-CEO Bedi A. Singh, as key advisor to the company’s entertainment & financial segments. “Bedi’s wealth of expertise in the economics of entertainment and his...
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Rentrak signs contract with New Vision Television
MUMBAI: Rentrak Corporation has inked a multi-year contract with station group, New Vision Television. Under the agreement, New Vision will gain access to Rentrak’s StationView Essentials television database currency for CBS-affiliate, WIAT in Birmingham,...
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UK director offered film funding & promotion at NYC’s Tribeca All Access 2011
MUMBAI: The UK Film Council is offering a British film director from a traditionally under-represented community in the UK, the opportunity to take part in the renowned Tribeca All Access programme in 2011. Tribeca...
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CASBAA honours Peter Jackson
MUMBAI: CASBAA presented its Lifetime Contribution Award 2010 to Peter Jackson during the CASBAA Charity Ball. The award was in recognition of Jackson’s long-time commitment to the development of Asia’s pay-TV and communications industries....
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Korean govt orders suspension of online accounts of Copyright infringers
MUMBAI: On 3 November, 2010 Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) ordered the suspension of 11 online accounts of known copyright infringers. This follows the publication in the Government’s Official Gazette on...
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Rentrak signs deals with Cinetic Rights Management to track on-demand movie content
MUMBAI: Rentrak Corporation has signed a contract with Cinetic Rights Management (CRM), a distributor specializing in digital content aggregation and delivery, to provide advanced on-demand measurement via Rentrak’s OnDemand Essentials system. FilmBuff, CRM’s movies-on-demand...
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