Mumbai: Star has appointed Hiromu Iwamoto as Vice President of advertising sales, Japan. He reports to Star advertising sales Senior Vice President Jonathan Ellis. Having officially joined Star in July, Iwamoto oversees advertising sales...

Mumbai: As the official digital cinema technical partner, XDC is providing all of the necessary projection equipment and technical support for the digital screenings which will be performed on the famous Piazza Grande and...

Mumbai: The soundtrack of The Cheetah Girls One World Disney Channel Original Movie will be released by Walt Disney Records on 19 August. The disc features hip-hop, R&B, and Indian-influenced songs performed by kid...

Mumbai: Qube Cinema is pleased to announce its partnership with the 65th Venice International Film Festival as the official digital cinema server and digital cinema mastering equipment supplier. The festival, organized by La Biennale...

Mumbai: ADA (UK), Warner Music UK’s independent distribution company, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with First Night Records, effective immediately. Under the agreement, ADA UK will distribute all physical and digital releases...

Mumbai: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Rocketboom.com in all media. Under the agreement, SPT will manage Rocketboom’s current distribution agreements and increase distribution across all platforms. Rocketboom will...

Mumbai: Massive Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corp. and a leading network for video game advertising, Paramount Pictures and Ubisoft Entertainment have teamed up to create a first-of-its-kind dynamic in-game advertising promotion....

Mumbai: Hindus have asked Mike Myers, Hollywood actor and producer, for a public apology for lampooning Hinduism with his recent movie The Love Guru. Acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada...

Mumbai: Award-winning Australian television stars Natalie Blair and Sam Clark have joined forces with the Intellectual Property Awareness Trust to launch a copyright campaign designed for more than one million Australian high school students....

Mumbai: Lionsgate has signed cajun/zydeco act the Pine Leaf Boys to a record and publishing deal, it was announced by Lionsgate Music President Jay Faires. Their new album is slated for a September release....

MUMBAI: Blockbuster Inc. and NCR Corporation have entered into an agreement to deploy Blockbuster-branded DVD vending kiosks in a pilot program. The initial deployment of 50 Blockbuster-branded kiosks should begin in the third quarter...

MUMBAI: Harry E. Sloan has signed a new three year agreement to continue as the chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. On behalf of the MGM Board, Providence Equity Partners CEO Jonathan Nelson...

MUMBAI: Lionsgate and Disney-ABC Domestic Television have entered into an agreement where Lionsgate obtains the home entertainment distribution rights to select primetime series and library titles from ABC Studios. The announcement was made by...

MUMBAI: Universal Republic Records has entered into an agreement with Ironworks Music to exclusively distribute Ironworks’ roster in the US. The imprint includes actor/producer Kiefer Sutherland and singer, songwriter and producer Jude Cole among...

MUMBAI: UTV Motion Picture’s third Hollywood venture The Happening directed by M Night Shyamalan has grossed $ 150 million at the worldwide box office so far. The film, which was made on a budget...

Sony BMG to be renamed Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America....

Mumbai: Entertainment syndicated newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight has partnered with MSN to become the premier provider of entertainment and celebrity content for the online portal, it was announced by CBS Television Distribution president John Nogawski....

MUMBAI: Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has been hospitalized in serious condition after his car met with an accident. Reports suggest that Freeman had possibly fallen asleep at the wheel. As per reports, Freeman...

MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation SKG will be spending approximately $85 million over the next two years to expand and improve its animation studio in Glendale, California in order to accommodate general business growth, including 3D...

MUMBAI: Al Pacino will be the guest of honour at the third Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma that will take place from 22 – 31 October. The American actor is coming to Italy...

MUMBAI: Music merchandising company Bravado has entered into an agreement to manufacture and distribute merchandise with seminal rock band Nine Inch Nails. The announcement was made by Bravado chief executive officer Tom Bennett. Nine...

MUMBAI: The Australia-wide boycott call of Hindus against Hollywood movie The Love Guru for lampooning Hinduism has been very effective, contributing to its blunt failure at the box office, Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu leader,...

MUMBAI: Lionsgate in association with Barnholtz Entertainment will release the western feature Dean Teaster’s Ghost Town on DVD 28 October in the United States and Canada. Dean Teaster’s Ghost Town, the dream project of...

MUMBAI: EMI has entered into a new agreement with its joint venture partner Typhoon covering their recorded music activities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Under the new agreement,...

MUMBAI: On October 7, Sony BMG Music recording artist Sarah McLachlan will release her first best-of collection. The Best Of Sarah McLachlan contains 14 classic tracks personally selected by the artist from her award-winning...

Mumbai: IODA and R2G have inked an agreement to provide China’s Internet audience with access to a diverse selection of more than one million recordings of international music. IODA’s catalogue will be available on...

Mumbai: MySpace in collaboration with Warner Music Entertainment (WME) have launched MySpace Comedy UK (www.myspace.com/comedyuk), a new entertainment channel that empowers users to discover and connect with the best in established and new comedic...

Mumbai: Luke Ryan has joined the MGM Motion Picture Group as Vice President, theatrical production. Ryan will play an integral role in the studio’s newly assembled theatrical production operation and will be responsible for...

Mumbai: College students all across the country enjoy downloading their favorite movies and television shows – and their high-tech campus networks often make this task easier and faster. Unfortunately, this activity is not always...

Mumbai: MPAA Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman made a statement in response to the introduction of the Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008 in the United States Senate: He said, "The American motion...

Mumbai: Louis Vuitton Malletier has concluded a worldwide settlement agreement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment under which Sony BMG has agreed to refrain from future activity involving Louis Vuitton’s intellectual property. This settlement agreement...

Mumbai: Lionsgate has acquired the home entertainment distribution rights to the new animated series from global entertainment licensing company Marvel Entertainment, Wolverine & The X-Men. Under the terms of the arrangement, Lionsgate retains the...

Mumbai: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) president Steve Mosko has signed a long-term contract with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), extending his employment as head of the studio’s television division through 2012, it was announced by...

Mumbai: A High Court judge found that British firm Shepperton Design Studios and its principal Andrew Ainsworth violated the US copyrights of Lucasfilm Ltd. by making and selling pirated Star Wars Stormtrooper helmets and...

Mumbai: Federico Antonio de la Garza Caballero has been named Managing Director of the Motion Picture Association’s (MPA) Mexico operations. De la Garza will manage and represent all aspects of the MPA’s presence in...

Mumbai: Platinum Studios, an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters, has relaunched WOWIO, a digital ebook distributor recently acquired by Platinum Studios as part of its...

Hollywood studios filed lawsuits in federal court in LA against fomdb.com and movierumor.com - websites that facilitate copyright infringement....

MUMBAI: Building on its technology partnership announced earlier this year, LG Electronics and Netflix, Inc. announced plans for the first Blu-ray disc player that will have the added benefit of being able to instantly...

MUMBAI: Rob Stevenson has been appointed to a top creative post leading EMI’s Virgin imprint in America. As president, Virgin US, Stevenson will report to EMI Music’s new President, A&R, North America, UK &...

MUMBAI: Scott Francis has been appointed to the newly created position of Warner/Chappell Music president and Warner/Chappell Music US chairman and CEO. The announcement was made by Warner/Chappell Music chairman and CEO David H....

MUMBAI: Music merchandising company Bravado has entered into an agreement to manufacture and distribute merchandise with legendary recording artist, actress and entrepreneur Dolly Parton. The announcement was made by Bravado CEO Tom Bennett. With...

MUMBAI: Saturday Night Live’s (SNL) Seth Meyers, Bill Hader and Simon Rich have created and will star in The Line, an original new comedy web series making its debut on Crackle.com. Produced by Broadway...