MUMBAI: Kodak has been selected to power the digital transition of the legendary Santikos Theatres chain in Texas. Full Kodak Digital Cinema systems will be installed on all screens of the newly-constructed Silverado 19...

MUMBAI: At the Rose d’Or Festival that will take place on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland From 2-6 May, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios co-chairman Ben Silverman will receive this year’s Honorary...

MUMBAI: From Casual Connect, the industry’s premier casual games conference-digital entertainment services company RealNetworks announced an exclusive partnership with the world’s fastest growing casual games network, Spill Group. RealGames, the casual games business unit...

MUMBAI: Warner/Chappell Music (WCM), the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group has announced a worldwide publishing agreement with Grammy Award-winning producer, hit songwriter and singer, Barry Gibb.   As both leading member...

MUMBAI: Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced an extension of its industry-leading environmental program to include a “zero landfill waste” and “carbon-neutral” post-Grammy event. The WMG event will be held immediately following the 50th...

MUMBAI: Universal Records South has appointed Arthur Buenahora, Jr. to Vice President of A&R. This was announced by Universal Records South president Mark Wright. Buenahora will report directly to Wright effective immediately. “We are...

MUMBAI: Apple added new models of the iPhone and iPod touch that have double the memory, doubling the amount of music, photos and videos that customers can carry with them wherever they go. The...

MUMBAI: MTV and Verizon have announced that Verizon FiOS TV will be the exclusive on-demand provider of full episodes of the anticipated new series, Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew (http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dance_crew/series.jhtml).  In an...

MUMBAI: Lee Solomon has been named chief operating officer of The Weinstein Company. This was announced by company co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Using his experience in entertainment finance, negotiations, acquisitions, and global content distribution,...

MUMBAI: Sequoia Media Group, developer of the aVinci Experience product line, announced an agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to feature The Polar Express licensed media in the aVinci photo movie templates. The agreement...

MUMBAI: Ingrid Fliter, the sensational Argentine pianist and winner of the prestigious Gilmore Award, has recorded her debut CD. It is a Chopin recital under an exclusive contract with EMI Classics.  The repertoire features the...

MUMBAI: Developers of Israel’s largest and most exciting tourist initiative, AQUARIA Entertainment City have announced that they expect final approval for the project in 2008. In anticipation of this milestone, New York real estate...

MUMBAI: Natasha Bedingfield, Cyndi Lauper, DJ Chris Cox, Fourplay and the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensembles will perform at the 2008 Grammy Celebration, an exclusive invitation-only, star-studded event, it was announced by The Recording Academy.  The...

MUMBAI: Showcasing popular Chinese films from the 1970s to 1990s, KyLinTV announced the launch of Star Chinese Movies 2, a brand new channel delivering top rated films to audiences in the US and Canada...

MUMBAI: Author Lia Scott Price is currently in post-production on a film about demonic possession, entitled Lia Scott Price’s Nightmares. The fictional documentary-type film will be released by DarkAngel Distributors this year and it...

Mumbai: Napster and Ericsson announced the launch of the Napster Mobile music service with leading Chilean operator Entel PCS to provide its services in Latin America for the first time. Napster Mobile is based...

Mumbai: Empire Film Group has acquired the motion picture production and distribution rights to Henson, an original screenplay by Robert D. Slane that chronicles the life and achievements of Muppets creator, Jim Henson. Empire...

Mumbai: New Motion has announced today it has completed its transaction with Traffix, pursuant to the merger agreement between the companies dated 26 September, 2007. As a result of the closing of the transaction,...

Mumbai: Doug Regan has been named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Planning and International Finance, Warner Home Video (WHV). This was announced by WHV executive vice president, worldwide finance and information technology David Hettler,...

MUMBAI: Netflix has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program that enables the company to purchase up to $100 million of its common stock through the end of 2008. ...

MUMBAI: Steven Bersch has been named President of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG). The announcement was made by Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) president of worldwide affairs Peter Schlessel, to whom Bersch will report. ...

MUMBAI: Empire Home Entertainment, the distribution division of Empire Film Group, has finalized an agreement to acquire the USA distribution rights for both the Elite Entertainment and the Focusfilm libraries, collectively representing more than...

MUMBAI: The Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East have announced that they have reached interim agreements with The Film Department and Intermedia. The Guilds continue to sign agreements...

MUMBAI: XM Satellite Radio and Sony BMG Music Entertainment have announced that they have resolved the lawsuit brought by Sony BMG against XM over its Pioneer Inno, a portable satellite radio with advanced recording...

MUMBAI: Calvin Klein, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and Calvin Klein Fragrances, a division of Coty, announced that actress Eva Mendes will be featured in an upcoming Calvin Klein Fragrances advertising...

MUMBAI: A jury found Wesley Trent Snipes guilty on three misdemeanor charges for failing to file income tax returns. Snipes was acquitted on felony charges of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...

MUMBAI: In recognition of the company’s strong performance under the leadership of president and CEO Robert A. Iger, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors announced that it had signed him to a new...

MUMBAI: This might just be the mother of all acquisitions! In a bid to pip Google, Microsoft Corp has proposed to acquire rival Yahoo! Inc. for $31 per share, thus valuing the transaction at...

MUMBAI: Direct Response Media has signed a letter of intent to acquire all of the shares of privately held entertainment company Pangea Pictures. The letter of intent outlines that a final deal is contemplated...

MUMBAI: US space agency NASA undertakes an historic mission on 4 February when it will beam music into deep space for the first time ever. Though it has become commonplace to transmit music to...

MUMBAI: A small-town collector has placed for sale the world’s most complete private collection of original Academy Award Winning Best Picture movie posters. No private collector owns original U.S. issue posters for all 79...

MUMBAI: Sequoia Media Group, developer of the aVinci Experience product line, signed agreements with the music industry’s top record labels and music publishers, giving aVinci customers the ability to legally synchronize specifically licensed titles...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment have reached a digital licensing agreement designed to facilitate the growth of the legitimate digital market place across the Asian region (excluding Japan...

MUMBAI: UOMO Media, a multi-channel entertainment and media company, has announced the launch of its music publishing division UOMO Publishing.   The division is tasked with creating a catalogue of music copyrights through acquisitions...

MUMBAI: Construction toy manufacturer Lego Group has inked an agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) to secure construction toy rights for the upcoming movie release Speed Racer, the live action feature film adaptation...

MUMBAI: The Weinstein Company and MySpace, the world’s most popular social network, announced the official Diary of the Dead video contest exclusively on MySpace.   Beginning 31 January through 29 February, the MySpace Film...

MUMBAI: Mobile media company SendMe and EMI Music entered into a strategic agreement that gives SendMeMobile.com members access to EMI’s full catalogue of mobile content. With the touch of a button, members will be...

MUMBAI: Big Screen Entertainment Group’s new feature, The Mirror, has been accepted in competition at the Fantasporto Fantasy Film Festival in Porto, Portugal, named to be one of the top world festivals by Variety...