Mumbai: Thai producer and director Jareuk Kaljareuk was the recipient of the third Asia-Pacific Copyright Educator (A.C.E.) Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the protection of intellectual property rights within the Asia-Pacific...

Mumbai: The uplifting underdog tale Slumdog Millionaire earned four Golden Globe nominations on 11 December  for Best Picture – Drama, Best Director for Danny Boyle, Best Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy, and Best Original Score...

Mumbai: In a move that will accelerate the conversion of cinemas in Asia to digital technology, GDC has reached separate non-exclusive agreements with three Hollywood Studios for digital cinema deployment across Asia. Under these...

Mumbai: Actor, director, writer and producer Jerry Lewis has been voted for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy president Sid...

Mumbai: The life and career of Richard D. Parsons, the chairman of the Board of Time Warner Inc., was recently honored by The HistoryMakers PBS-TV celebrity series, ‘An Evening With Richard Parsons’. Parsons is...

Mumbai: Executive producer Harold Jessurun plans to air Noticreo, Emmy winning comedy, in the U.S. Hispanic market as soon as the right offer comes along. Noticreo comes at a time when things couldn’t be...

Mumbai: Three days before The Day the Earth Stood Still will crashes into Indian theaters, a New York premiere for the film was held by 20th Century Fox at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square,...

Mumbai: INgrooves, provider of digital distribution, marketing and promotion services to the independent music community, has named Alex Branson to the role of senior vice president international.  The announcement was made by INgrooves chief...

Mumbai: MGM MIRAGE Hospitality, awholly owned subsidiary of MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM), has announced the formation of MGM MIRAGE Global Gaming Development, a new division principally focused on MGM MIRAGE’s international gaming expansion into...

Mumbai: SpongeTech Delivery Systems, Inc. America’s Cleaning Company has partnered with MGM Consumer Products, a division of MGM Home Entertainment Distribution Corp. to manufacture and market Pink Panther themed products to include a pet...

Mumbai: Disney-Pixar will premiere its first Disney Digital 3-D short film – Tokyo Mater – directed by Academy Award-winner John Lasseter, at US theaters from 12 December. Appearing before Walt Disney Pictures’ Bolt, the...

Mumbai: Professional display and visualization provider Barco is set to put its leading digital cinema products on display at CineAsia 2008 in Macau. Barco’s latest innovations in 3D digital cinema are highlighted by the...

Mumbai: EMI Music Canada has signed on sisters Britt & Carly McKillip, collectively known as One More Girl. One More Girl have been making music together since they were young girls and are already...

Mumbai: To mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the lease by Arthur Guinness on the famous St James’s Gate Brewery, EMI Music has teamed up with Guinness owner Diageo Ireland to release...

Mumbai: Virgin Records will re-release the debut album by Trouble Andrew. The album is due February 10, 2009 on Virgin Records, which was produced by John Hill/Shitake Monkey and mixed by Mark Needham. Trouble...

Mumbai: Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution has announced the debut of graphic album Batman: Black & White as a Warner Premiere Motion Comics series. Available exclusively on iTunes and coming soon to...

Mumbai: Beom-Joon (BJ) Yang has been named managing director of Universal Music Korea, effective from January 1, 2009.  The appointment was announced by Universal Music Asia Pacific Region president and Universal Music Group International...

Mumbai: The Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) has announced its selection of the surprise indie hit Slumdog Millionaire as Best Film of 2008. In total, the Fox Searchlight film won four awards...

Mumbai: Frost/Nixon, Universal Pictures’ new drama, directed by Ron Howard and starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, had a remarkable first weekend at the domestic box office. Over the weekend, the film accumulated $180,708...

Mumbai: Danette Herman will serve as executive in charge of talent for the 81st Academy Awards, telecast producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon has announced. "Herman is a proven expert at helping...

Mumbai: ICM agent Ben Smith has been tapped by Ludlum Entertainment to become president of its newly established production entity which maintains a first look arrangement with Universal Pictures. Smith will oversee the development...

Mumbai: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has screened its latest anti-camcording training video, titled Make A Difference 2 (MAD 2), to motion picture exhibitors and distributors attending CineAsia 2008.  The screening formed part of...

MUMBAI: The late Australian actor Heath Ledger has been awarded the Australian Film Institute’s international award for best actor for his performance in The Dark Knight as the Joker. Ledger died of an accidental...

MUMBAI: UK-based online video service BlinkBox has inked digital deals with Hollywood studios 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros and Sony Pictures TV International (SPTI). The deal will see BlinkBox bringing the studios’ TV series...

Mumbai; Endemol group CEO Ynon Kreiz will deliver a keynote speech at the 46th MIPTV (30 March – 3 April 2009, Cannes, France). Kreiz commented: "MIPTV is a pivotal event in the TV industry...

Mumbai: In order to expand its kids and family media business in Europe and extend its brand leadership around the world, The Walt Disney Company’s subsidiary company has entered into agreements to acquire outstanding...

Mumbai: On 3 December, the Anti-Pirataria Cinema e Musica (APCM) destroyed half a million pirated CDs and DVDs in Charles Miller Square in Sao Paulo. The occasion was in recognition of National Antipiracy Day...

Mumbai: Danny Boyle’s acclaimed hit Slumdog Millionaire has reached $3.8 million at the North American box office surpassing the $3.4 million of the Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan epic Jodhaa Akbar to become the highest...

Mumbai: Vivendi Entertainment (VE) has acquired theatrical distribution rights for Boogie Town, a mainstream, hip hop dance film. The distribution agreement also covers television, home video, internet/digital and mobile rights. The film recently began...

Mumbai: Harpo, Inc. chairman and popular television host Oprah Winfrey has been named the most powerful woman in entertainment on The Hollywood Reporter’s 17th annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 special issue, honoring the...

Mumbai: Three new British films backed by the Lottery through the UK Film Council have been selected to screen at the Sundance Film Festival (15-25 January 2009), the leading showcase in the US for...

Mumbai: Amazon.co.uk launched Amazon MP3 – the simple-to-use digital music store offering over three million DRM-free (Digital Rights Management) songs, which will work on any MP3 player including the iPod- with top-selling albums. Amazon...

Mumbai: Lakeshore Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Pictures confirmed Asher Book as the final addition to the cast of Fame, a reinvention of the Oscar-winning film from director Kevin Tancharoen. The joint announcement was made...

Mumbai: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures has named Erik Ellner as senior vice president business affairs. The announcement was made by MGM chairman worldwide motion picture group Mary Parent. Ellner will report to MGM executive vice president,...

Mumbai: Star will be the producer and host broadcaster of the 45th Golden Horse Awards and its preceding red carpet show in Taichung City, Taiwan on 6 December. "It is a huge honour to...