Mumbai: Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to the graphic novel Preacher to be adapted into a feature film directed by Sam Mendes and produced by Neal Moritz through his Original Films banner and...

Mumbai: S’more Entertainment and Ryko Distribution have signed a multi-year exclusive CD, DVD and digital distribution agreement. Under the agreement, effective immediately, Ryko will distribute S’more’s DVD and digital catalog.  Beginning January 2009, Ryko...

Mumbai: The Shooting Star Picture Company and Universal Music Australia announced the migration of all Universal Music digital servicing to PLAY MPE, Australia’s new industry standard for the delivery of promotional content to radio...

Mumbai: When Kiran Met Karen will screen on 7 and 8 November at the Queersicht Film Festival, Bern, Switzerland.  Written, produced and directed by Manan Singh Katohora, the film explores the theme of lesbianism...

Mumbai: Star has appointed Ben Money as its vice president international advertising sales research. Money, whose appointment is effective immediately, will be based in Star’s Hong Kong headquarters and will report to senior vice...

Abu Dhabi Media Co. partnered Hyde Park Ent to develop, produce and distribute 20 films in 7 years. Additionally, local language and cross cultural films will be financed too. ...

Mumbai: MySpace and Auditude, a new provider of patented online video advertising technology, has announced that they have partnered with MTV Networks to enable advertising opportunities within audience-uploaded videos across MySpace. Through this relationship,...

Mumbai: TiVo Incand Netflix, Inc. has announced that they are teaming up to provide Netflix and TiVo(R) Series3, TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL subscribers with the ability to have thousands of movies and...

Mumbai: The Shooting Star Picture Company and Warner Music Australia announced a partnership which will see Australia record company migrate to the exclusive use of PLAY MPE and Spins services, Australia’s new industry tools...

Mumbai: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will salute the life and career of director Akira Kurosawa during a three-month celebration that will include a retrospective screening series and a new exhibition...

Mumbai: According to a survey from Blockbuster, The Exorcist was the top pick in a survey from the entertainment retailer on Nightmare-Maker Movies films that are so haunting that they follow you into your...

Mumbai: NBC Universal has launched its new mobile portal in Japan. The portal will go live to coincide with the theatrical run, in Japan, of the movie Wanted starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and...

Mumbai: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc’s Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opened in Russia on 841 screens and grossed $2.81 million. This record establishes Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as the second biggest opening of all time...

Mumbai: Datz, the online music download store and community website, has announced the launch of the Datz Music Lounge. The Datz Music Lounge lets you download as many tracks as you want over the...

Mumbai: David Rockwell will design the sets for the 81st Academy Awards telecast, producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon announced. This will be Rockwell’s first involvement with the Oscar show. "Rockwell is...

Mumbai: On October 28, the Anti-Internet Piracy Team (AIPT) of Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department’s Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau (IPIB), raided and shut down an Internet café providing access to pirated movies and...

Mumbai: EA Mobile, a division of Electronic Arts Inc, furthered its support for Nokia N-Gage with the announcement of an extensive global release schedule for the platform. Key titles available in time for the...

Mumbai: Nine months in advance of its box office debut, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is already casting a spell over moviegoers, according to a MovieTickets.com poll. In a survey conducted between...

Mumbai: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) released a new report highlighting the threat to television services posed by the deployment of Broadband Wireless Access services (such as WiMax) in the...

Mumbai: On 27 October, acting on information provided by a Motion Picture Association (MPA) representative, the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC), officers from the Shenzhen Municipal General Culture Market Administrative...

Mumbai: Scott Johnson has been promoted to vice president, television and film library development at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced by John Weiser president, distribution, to whom Johnson will report. Johnson manages...

Mumbai: Michael B. Seligman has been named supervising producer of the 81st Academy Awards telecast, producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon announced. "Seligman’s expertise in putting together a mammoth live television production...

Mumbai: Disney Interactive Studios has announced the release of Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell for Nintendo DS™. The game expands on Tinker Bell’s adventures in the all-new movie Tinker Bell from Walt Disney Studios Home...

Mumbai: Under an agreement between EMI Music and InMotion Entertainment, music fans can now buy and download music directly to portable devices at major US airports. InMotion, the US airport-based electronics and entertainment retailer,...

Mumbai: Q-tec Inc. has announced that it has completed the first domestic installation of 3D cinema system developed by RealD. Q-tec plans to begin the full-scale operation in November. The number of digital 3D...

Mumbai: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced new data for Asia’s pay-TV market, showing 71 million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia. "The increase in...

Mumbai: Amtico International has a foundational role in the upcoming production of the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. An inlaid tile starburst pattern from Amtico is the starring backdrop of an exciting fight...

Mumbai: Roger Goodman has been named director of the 81st Academy Awards telecast. This was announced by producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon. This will be Goodman’s first time calling the camera...

Mumbai: In conjunction with the opening of the newest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, on 14 November, BaumanRare Books at The Shoppes at The Palazzo is offering a number of first edition books...

Mumbai: Dell and CinemaNow have come together to provide an economical way to jump-start a digital music library by pre-loading movie bundles on select new systems purchased on Dell.com. Through CinemaNow, Dell delivers a...

MUMBAI: Autodesk and Avid Technology have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Autodesk to acquire substantially all of the assets of Avid’s Softimage business unit for approximately $35 million. Softimage was...

MUMBAI: The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded $450,000 to 24 US film festivals for the 2009 calendar year. The announcement was made by Festival Grants Committee...

MUMBAI: Actress Eileen Herlie, who appeared on the daytime drama All My Children for more than three decades as the motherly Myrtle Fargate, died of pneumonia in New York City on 8 October. She...

MUMBAI: Dell and Universal Music Group (UMG) have teamed up to provide an economical way to jump-start a digital music library by pre-loading MP3 bundles on select new systems purchased on Dell.com. For the...