MUMBAI: The Australian government will provide funding of $10.2 million over the next two years to combat intellectual property (IP) rights theft. The passing of Australia’s Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 in December has introduced more...

MUMBAI: The UK Film Council published its new funding and policy priorities from April 2007 to March 2010, including the creation of five new funding priorities to boost public access to film such as through film...

MUMBAI: Joost, the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service, has announced that five selected parties have collectively invested approximately $45 million in the company. Each party has invested in a minority percentage of the...

MUMBAI: USA Video Interactive Corp has delivered the first of two installments of its MediaEscort anti-piracy product to its unnamed Hollywood customer. USVO had announced in November 2006 that it had signed an agreement with...

MUMBAI: Electronic Arts Inc will soon launch The Simpsons Game, in partnership with Gracie Films and Twentieth Century Fox Television. The Game features a hilarious, sprawling storyline crafted by the TV show’s Emmy Award-winning...

MUMBAI: McDonald’s has launched one of its largest promotions ever for Shrek The Third. From high-tech Shrek Happy Meal toys created in eight languages, to an innovative online community dedicated to kids, to the...

MUMBAI: Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey appeared as a star guest in a self-produced stage play during the SIHH Watch Fair in Geneva recently. The short film of this performance will have its online...