MUMBAI: Judge J. Wright ordered the forfeiture of five VCD lines, each worth HK$3 million, used to produce pirated VCDs. The forfeiture order was issued after the conclusion of criminal trial and appeal procedures...

MUMBAI: Out-of-home interactive entertainment network TouchTunes Corporation has installed its 30,000th digital music system. For its 30,000th installation, TouchTunes awarded L&M Music president and owner in Williamsport , Pennsylvania Louis Miele, a commemorative plaque,...

MUMBAI: MusicGiants has entered into a distribution deal with Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment to distribute motion picture films from the Paramount library through their new VideoGiants home theater digital content delivery platform. The MusicGiants...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Group and mobile media company SendMeMobile have signed a deal whereby UMG’s catalog of chart-topping hit songs would be made available to members of SendMeMobile.com. This is the first time that...

MUMBAI: Video technology company DivX is set to add titles from the independent Internet film service Jaman.com’s library to the DivX Connected platform. This will enable DivX to provide consumers with easily accessible high-quality...

MUMBAI: Veoh Networks, a provider of internet videos and Viacom’s MTV Networks have signed a deal that will allow Veoh viewers to find and watch programming from Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, CMT, Logo,...

MUMBAI: DivX, Inc. and Veoh Networks, Inc. have inked an agreement that will bring Veoh’s Internet television service to viewers through the DivX Connected platform.   The partnership will enable consumers to easily access...

MUMBAI: DivX, Inc. and Sony Pictures Television Inc. have inked an agreement that will enable online retailers to offer Sony Pictures titles for secure download in the high-quality DivX format for playback on DivX...

MUMBAI: Kevin McCormick has been promoted to Warner Bros. Pictures president, production.   The announcement was made by Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov.   In his new post, McCormick will assume day-to-day...

MUMBAI: Veteran brand marketing and promotion executive Brenda Freeman has been named to the newly created position of chief marketing officer for Turner Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media.   The announcement was made...

MUMBAI: Canadian media company Corus Entertainment Inc. and MTV Networks International (MTVNI) announced plans to extend their multi-year broadcast partnership for Nickelodeon content to encompass all digital rights for Nickelodeon and related brands, covering...

MUMBAI: Imperia Entertainment, Inc. has appointed Jeff Ritchie as its new CEO and chairman. The current CEO and chairman Kenneth Eade, will be stepping down immediately, retaining his position as corporate counsel.   Ritchie...

MUMBAI: The Producers of the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts (CAEAA) along with their Event Partners Ernst & Young, Electronic Arts (EA), Autodesk, N-GAGE by Nokia, and the Government of British...

MUMBAI: Apple has announced that Avon Products chairman and chief executive officer Andrea Jung was elected to Apple’s board of directors. Andrea also serves on the board of directors of the General Electric Company...

MUMBAI: EON Productions Ltd producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios announced today the start of principal photography on the eagerly anticipated 22nd James Bond adventure. Daniel Craig...

MUMBAI: Echo Bridge, an independent film distribution company that owns or controls a library of over 3,500 titles, announced a new financing arrangement with JPMorgan Securities that will drive the company’s aggressive acquisitions strategy...

MUMBAI: LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. has inked a partnership with Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios to launch a multi-faceted campaign to promote the role of technology in the upcoming Marvel Studios film Iron Man....

MUMBAI: As the Writers Guild of America continues its strike, it has reached a mutually beneficial independent agreement with United Artists Films, a film company backed by actor Tom Cruise and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. As a...

MUMBAI: Continuing its support for the independent cinema exhibitor, Moving iMage Technologies has installed its first Dolby 3D Digital Cinema systems at Cinema City in Anaheim Hills , CA and Whittier Village in Whittier,...

MUMBAI: Demonstrating strong consumer acceptance for the HD DVD format, Toshiba America Consumer Products has announced that the rollout of its third generation HD DVD players has been the most successful to date. With...

MUMBAI: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) announced a new line-up of Blu-ray initiatives in 2008, an ever-expanding Blu-ray slate and new technological-advancements in bonus feature materials. “This is an exciting time for Disney...

MUMBAI: Johnny Depp has been voted as the number one ‘Money-Making Star of 2007’ in Quigley Publishing Company’s 76th Annual Poll. This poll is an annual survey of motion picture exhibitors conducted since 1932....

MUMBAI: Imax Corporation and National Amusements have announced Imax’s sale of the Feinstein Imax Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island to National Amusements. Announcing this deal, Imax co-CEOs and co-chairmen Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley...

MUMBAI: CinemaNow, a provider of digital quality movies and TV shows, has partnered with provider of new media TAVI to offer a customized service that will enable TAVI IPTV Media Player users to directly...

MUMBAI: Beginning later this year, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format, Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Barry Meyer and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group president...

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. television marketing and promotions executive Sonia Borris has been promoted as Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Marketing senior vice president marketing & operations. Announcing the promotion, Worldwide Marketing Warner Bros. Television Group...

MUMBAI: Online movie rental service Netflix and LG Electronics are going to develop a set-top box that will allow viewers to view movies downloaded from the internet on their TV screens. This new technology...

MUMBAI: Columbia Pictures’ film 21 will open the 15th South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival on 7 March, 2008. Based on Ben Mezrichs’ popular book Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story...

MUMBAI: San Francisco Opera has tied-up with The Bigger Picture, a distributor of digital movies, to screen their performances in cinemas. The opera said they have agreed to a world-wide distribution of six operas...

MUMBAI: The NBC Agency, advertising agency for the NBC network, has tied up with Mediaport to create the hardware and software solutions required for NBC’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) display. Mediaport will be providing...

MUMBAI: Christopher J. Cookson has been named President of Sony Pictures Technologies according to Sony Pictures Entertainment chief executive officer and chairman Michael Lynton and Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal. This is a new...