MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment and Starz Entertainment have signed a multi-year extension of their agreement, which grants Starz the exclusive pay television rights to all Sony Pictures theatrical releases well into the next decade....

MUMBAI: After the collapse of Pinnacle Entertainment, UK independent label group New State Entertainment (New State) has now inked a UK distribution deal with EMI. New State was formed in 1996 to fulfill the...

Mumbai: DeviantART, Inc. has joined forces with MGM in the fight against breast cancer by participating in PiNKiTUDE; a campaign that seeks to educate young women and teens about the importance of early detection...

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Entertainment’s filmed entertainment, home entertainment, television and consumer products divisions have put the wraps on a good year in 2008, with Warner Bros. Pictures setting a studio and an industry record...

Mumbai: Online platform BootB is working with music giant EMI on a worldwide competition to find innovative new ways to help consumers connect with music.  The challenge, which is open to all creative sources...

MUMBAI:  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’/Columbia Pictures’, Quantum of Solace, the 22nd James Bond adventure, has taken in over $167.1 million to become the most successful Bond film of all time in North America, surpassing the $167...

MUMBAI: The 5,810 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be returning their completed Oscar nomination ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers on 12 January. Ballots received after that deadline will not...

Mumbai: Mark Kimball, a computer scientist and motion picture technologist with more than 28 years experience in the movie industry, has been voted the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation by the Board of...

Mumbai: Panasonic Corporation will be creating the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory Advanced Authoring Center (PHL-AC) which will begin operations effective 1 February, 2009. The center, which will be located within Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory (PHL) in...

MUMBAI: The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) has announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during the 2008 season. Winners will be...

Mumbai: e360live.com on Xbox Live features the best classic original programming from all music genres along with original content, behind-the-scenes footage, performance from independent and up coming artists and the most popular artists. "As...

Mumbai: Arkadium has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) to create game arenas for SPTI’s branded international networks, web sites, including AXN, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and ANIMAX. The project, which...

Mumbai: Codeblack Entertainment has entered into a partnership with Ebony/Jet Entertainment Group, LLC. The agreement brings the global brand to the creation, development, production, marketing and distribution of existing and future innovative Codeblack Entertainment...

Mumbai: MOD Systems has signed the first major US studio agreements to distribute digital video from Warner Brothers and Paramount Digital Entertainment via downloads to SD cards in retail stores. The agreements enable MOD...

MUMBAI: Universal Studios is calling for entries for the cast of its upcoming comedy flick starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. Universal is looking for boys between the age of 15 –...

MUMBAI: Richard Gere will be receiving the Joel Siegel Award at VH1’s 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards Ceremony. The award will be presented to Gere by Diane Lane. The announcement was made by The...

Mumbai: Lionsgate has extended its relationship with the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation, American Greetings Properties by acquiring the exclusive North American home entertainment distribution rights to numerous titles...

Mumbai: As more and more families transition to high definition, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) concentrates its efforts on offering consumers unprecedented quality, value and portability in the purchases of their favorite Disney...

MUMBAI: MatrixStream partners with Mytvpal.com, will be launching the first true high definition cinematic internet streaming service with 5.1 surround sound. Currently, most internet video sites utilize plug-in web technology which only supports 2-channel...

MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 81st Academy Awards. The films are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,...

MUMBAI: B&B Theatres in Liberty, MO has begun construction on a new eight screen, all digital cinemas in Hannibal, MO using the latest projectors and technology from Barco. The theatre in which is set...

Mumbai: Apple has brought about several changes to the iTunes Store. Beginning today, all four major music labels – Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI, along with thousands of independent...

MUMBAI: Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Jorge Camara unveiled the new Golden Globe Award statuettes. Also present was, Society Awards CEO David W. Moritz.  Society Awards is a New York-based company that excels in...

MUMBAI: The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted the Gordon E.Sawyer Award to Ed Catmull, a computer scientist, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, and president of...

MUMBAI: Universal Studios has appointed Sean Gamble as executive vice president and chief financial officer. The announcement was made by Universal Studios president and chief operating officer Ron Meyer. He replaces Christy Shibata who...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) has entered into an agreement with ID Interactive Inc. to provide a custom-ring tone solution for its music labels. The UrTone player, developed by ID Interactive Inc., allows consumers...

Mumbai: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 81st Academy Awards. These films are Australia, The Curious...

Mumbai: Hip-Hop artist Lady Sovereign has entered into an agreement with EMI Music Services to distribute her new label, Midget Records. EMI Music Services will handle physical and digital distribution for Midget in the...