MUMBAI: Yahoo! has signed an agreement with Sony BMG to extend its video-on-demand license.   In addition to expanding the existing relationship into additional territories around the world, the new worldwide deal adds a...

MUMBAI: On 20 November, Victorian Police, assisted by investigators from Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), raided two homes in St Auburn in Melbourne’s western suburbs, seizing over 200,000 pirated DVDs and an 88-DVD...

MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has declared the winners of the 35th International Emmy Awards at a star-studded gala event held at the New York Hilton, hosted by award-winning stage...

MUMBAI: Beowulf, the epic adventure from Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis, has topped the worldwide box office both in the U.S. and internationally. The Shangri-La Entertainment presentation, in association with ImageMovers Productions, was released...

MUMBAI: ROK Entertainment Group, the UK-based mobile technologies, applications and entertainment development company has acquired a 51 per cent controlling interest in Los Angeles-based Fun Little Movies (FLM) for a combination of cash to...

MUMBAI: Big Screen Entertainment Group has concluded negotiations with horror giant Lionsgate to distribute its horror/thriller, Babysitter Wanted in the United Kingdom. Lionsgate UK, distributor of such films as Saw IV, 3:10 to Yuma,...

MUMBAI: Representatives for the Writers Guild of America, whose members have been on strike since 5 November, will resume contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the major...

MUMBAI: On 17 November three weeks of intensive investigation by Hong Kong Customs culminated in 70 officers from the Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau (IPIB) raiding 14 premises linked with a piracy syndicate operating in...

MUMBAI: On 16 November, a team of 20 officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), with support from the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT), representing the Motion Picture Association...

MUMBAI: Casting has been completed on the sixth installment of the Warner Bros. Pictures Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. David Yates, who directed this year’s summer blockbuster Harry Potter and...

MUMBAI: As the second week of the 2007 screenwriters strike approaches, Hollywood‘s troubles strike a chord with more industries outside of television and film. Recording artists have begun to assemble alongside the writers in...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Crackle has added Bebo’s Open Media to their list of viral distribution partners, which includes MySpace, Facebook, hi5, AOL, Piczo and WordPress among others. The move enables Crackle’s content to...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television’s presentation at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show will include performances by multiple Grammy and Emmy Award-winner Tony Bennett and Golden Globe and Emmy winner Jerry Seinfeld. Also appearing at the...

MUMBAI: Crackle, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, has named John Kramer the winner of its first short-film contest. Filmmakers across the country submitted their best work to the streaming entertainment network’s Shorts channel with...

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...

MUMBAI: Endemol USA, a subsidiary of the Endemol Group, the independent producer of reality and unscripted television, has acquired Original Media, an independent production company that specializes in television series and unique films.  Original...

MUMBAI: Warner Home Video (WHV) has signed an agreement with Paramount and DreamWorks Animation to distribute DVDs in China.WHV will leverage its distribution infrastructure and expertise to provide high quality, studio-authorized copies of these...