Mumbai: Mark Greenberg, a cable industry veteran with extensive management experience in pay television, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the new premium entertainment joint venture formed by Viacom Inc., its...

Mumbai: Sony Pictures Releasing has launched its state-of-the-art digital theaters in the US and Canada through its new business unit called The Hot Ticket. The Hot Ticket will hold America’s top entertainment and cultural...

Mumbai: Susan O’ Day has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for The Walt Disney Company, it was announced byThe Walt Disney Company senior executive vice president and chief financial officer...

Mumbai: High Point Films, the theatrical sales arm of Carey Fitzgerald’s High Point Media Group, has announced that it has picked up world rights (excluding the UK) for British horror flick Splintered by debut...

Mumbai: Jonah Hill is in negotiations to develop a contemporary adaptation of 21 Jump Street, the popular television series that starred Johnny Depp and several other young stars, announced Columbia Pictures presidents Doug Belgrad...

Mumbai: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Jamie Weissenborn to senior vice president, digital media, and global advertising sales, for SPTI’s international networks group. The announcement was made by Andy Kaplan, SPTI’s president,...

Mumbai: Columbia Pictures has acquired from Scholastic Media the right to adapt Scholastic’s bestselling Goosebumps book series into a theatrical feature. Deborah Forte and Neal H. Moritz will produce the film; it was announced...

Mumbai: Universal Music Publishing Group president of Europe & UK Paul Connolly announced the signing of Neil Finn to an exclusive, long-term, publishing administration deal for the World (excluding North America, Australia/New Zealand).  Finn...

Mumbai: Academy-Award nominated director Bruce Beresford is set to be the President of the International Jury for the second annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards, to be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on...

Mumbai: MGM HD, the high definition movie channel from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, announced it has signed an affiliate agreement with Comcast Corporation, provider of entertainment, information and communications. This new agreement between MGM and Comcast will...

Mumbai: MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman joined lawmakers in unveiling the six countries on the 2008 priority watch list of the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus (IAPC), calling on governments around the world to...

MGM has appointed Bedi A. Singh as the president, finance and administration and CFO of MGM Studios....

Mumbai: Paramount Vantage and Overture Films will co-finance and distribute Oscar winner Michael Moore’s next film, a searing and provocative follow up to his groundbreaking 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The announcement was made by...

Mumbai: Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire Origin Digital, a privately held New Jersey-based company that provides rich video capture, transformation and delivery services to content owners. Terms of the agreement were...

Mumbai: HBO and Apple announced that programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store (http://www.itunes.com). New HBO programs on iTunes include the Emmy Award-winning programs The Sopranos, Sex...

Mumbai: Time Warner Cable announced that Matthew Siegel has been named Senior Vice President and Treasurer. He will report to senior executive vice president and chief financial officer Rob Marcus. Siegel will be accountable...

Mumbai: Asia’s leading media and entertainment company Star and Japan’s online content provider Tsutaya Discas have announced an agreement for Tsutaya Discas to distribute 20 movie titles from Star’s Fortune Star library via Internet...

Mumbai: Universal Music Group (UMG) has promoted Tom Bennett to Chief Executive Officer of Bravado, its global merchandising division. The appointment, effective immediately, was announced by Universal Music group chairman & CEO Lucian Grainge,...

Mumbai: Monster, manufacturer of high-end cables, AV accessories, and power conditioning products, announced that it would be an official partner of the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from 14 –...

Mumbai: Three women filmmakers who have won some of the film industry’s highest accolades are being backed by the UK Film Council with Lottery funding through its New Cinema Fund for their new feature...

Mumbai: Beaufort International Group has acquired the business and assets of DTS Digital Cinema for an undisclosed sum. Beaufort made the acquisition through its US subsidiary, Beaufort California.   Beaufort California CEO Chris Thomas...

Mumbai: The UK film industry is a significant presence at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with five films selected for screening in the official sections and a further 150 British films selling in the...

Mumbai: On 9 May, 39-year-old Hi Jan Wee and 24-year-old Sun Lei were sentenced by Judge Josephine Bouchier in Auckland District Court on charges related to the manufacture and sale of pirated movie DVDs....

MUMBAI: Universal Studios has entered into a multi-year marketing and financial services alliance with GE Money and American Express. By joining forces, American Express becomes the official payment of choice at Universal Studios Theme...

MUMBAI: Seven new educational institutions have been accepted into Sony Pictures Imageworks’ Professional Academic Excellence (IPAX) program. The announcement was made by Sony Pictures Imageworks president Tim Sarnoff. After a review process, Imageworks will...