MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) will supply its upcoming movies in digital form to Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp’s. network of theatres in Phase 1 of its digital cinema deployment plan and will pay virtual...

MUMBAI: Theatrical exhibition and entertainment company AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC) has reached an agreement in principle with Sony Electronics to install 4K digital cinema projection systems across its theatre circuit. With 309 theatres and...

MUMBAI: Complementing its growing presence in the United States, Qube Cinema has inked a partnership with Strong Technical Services, a subsidiary of Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc, to expand its servicing network in the United...

MUMBAI: The Obama Administration is focused on trying to stimulate the economy and is actively encouraging spending. Americans, however, are not that inclined to spend and are still decreasing the amount they will be...

MUMBAI: The initial DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. 3D animated release Monsters vs. Aliens topped preliminary estimates to gross $59.3 million over the weekend at 4,104 locations, of which 1,550 were in 3D, including IMAX....

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ comedy hit Yes Man continues its worldwide rollout, taking in more than $228 million at the worldwide box office to date. In Yes Man, Jim Carrey...

MUMBAI: Digital cinema solution providers GDC Technology and Barco have won a contract to deploy 100 digital cinema projection systems for Guangzhou-based Jinyi Zhujiang Movie Circuit Co. Jinyi Zhujiang Movie Circuit Co is the...

MUMBAI: Digital Cinema company Barco announced that Fountain Valley, California-based MiT (Moving image Technologies) has selected Barco as the preferred digital cinema projector supplier for a new financing program targeted at enhancing the buying...

Sony Pictures Television will be releasing a slate of eight new mobile games in 2009 including Angels & Demons, Ghostbusters and 007 Top Agent....

MUMBAI: Electronic Arts Inc. and Starz Media’s Film Roman has started production on an animated movie based on the immortal epic Dante’s Inferno. The feature-length project will expand on the story in EA’s new...

MUMBAI: ZillionTV has signed a content agreement with The Weinstein Company. The announcement was made at MIPTV. The Weinstein Company joins ZillionTV’s roster of more than 40 content providers, including Disney, 20th Century Fox...

MUMBAI: DTS Digital Cinema and Qube Cinema have signed a co-branding strategic alliance to develop and market digital cinema products including a digital cinema server, a theatre management system, an enhanced digital cinema mastering...

MUMBAI: Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) and European film production and distribution company Gaumont have inked a deal to develop Section 8, an interactive web series exclusively distributed in the US by MySpace. Endemol will...

MUMBAI: MySpace Music announced three new additions to the company’s senior executive team across several key fields including global expansion, online and offline marketing, content, technology and business and legal affairs. New leadership roles...

MUMBAI: VideoForEver has signed an agreement aimed at protecting content on the VideoForEver platform’s On Demand DVDs by Content Scrambling System (CSS), using the Sonic Solutions company’s Qflix solution. This type of protection is...

MUMBAI: Moviegoers purchasing advance tickets for Hannah Montana: The Movie at Fandango.com will receive a free download of the Hannah Montana music video for ‘The Climb’ on iTunes. The movie opens on 10 April,...

MUMBAI: Cineville and Ymagis have inked a deal to progressively equip the group’s 103 screens with digital cinema. The first complexes will be equipped as early as first half 2009. Cineville’s ambition is to...

MUMBAI: Carmike Cinemas, Inc has promoted Gary Green to the position of director of alternate content. Green has been with Carmike since 1986, most recently as its southern division manager. Prior to joining Carmike,...

MUMBAI: China Film Group Corporation and Lianzhong Circuit, in conjunction with Dolby’s Chinese distributor, ACE, have selected Dolby Digital Cinema and Dolby 3D solutions for multiple theatre locations throughout China. "We are so excited...

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s 2waytraffic has signed new multiple agreements for the classic game show format - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, covering 10 countries....

MUMBAI: Wanted: Weapons of Fate, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in partnership with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group and developed by GRIN, has been made available for the Xbox 360 video game and...

MUMBAI: TDF Group has unveiled its plans to deploy a pan-European delivery service for digital cinema. TDF will provide electronic delivery of digital copies to theatres in Europe, leveraging on its established presence in...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Group International and its joint venture company All The Worlds has signed an agreement with Formula One Administration creating F1 ROCKS, a new global entertainment platform. F1 ROCKS fuses the world’s...

MUMBAI: On 26 March, at Burwood Local Court, 36 year-old Song Xie, of Lakemba in Sydney’s south west, was convicted of 41 copyright offenses and three counts of possession of child pornography offenses and...

MUMBAI: XPAND has powered four Xtreme Cinema theaters in the Czech Republic to provide 3D movie-going experiences. XPAND’s new X101 series 3D glasses and other system components were installed by Xtreme Cinema’s technical support...

MUMBAI: Disney Interactive Studios will release Toy Story Mania, inspired by the Disney/Pixar animated feature Toy Story, exclusively for the Wii home video game console. Toy Story Mania! showcases an array of games based...

MUMBAI: Theatrical exhibition and entertainment company AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC) will add up to 1,500 RealD 3D screens to its circuit in the United States and Canada. The rollout of RealD 3D-enabled screens has...

MUMBAI: Cinemark Holdings, Inc. launched XD3 – the new large screen digital format. Cinemark has transformed one auditorium at the company’s West Plano, Texas location. The new auditorium offers an innovative entry sequence that...

Despite the harsh economic climate, the home entertainment industry has much to be optimistic about. ...

MUMBAI: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be presented on 7 March, 2010, Academy president Sid Ganis announced. The ceremony will again take place at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Nashville has promoted Jason Owen to senior vice president of artist development and marketing for its MCA and Mercury Nashville labels. He reports to Universal Music Nashville chairman Luke Lewis. In...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has appointed Tim Meade to vice president, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, China. Meade will report to SPHE vice president, international Norman Tajudin. Based in Hong Kong, Meade will...

MUMBAI: In recognition for his significant contribution toward helping the environment, and for inspiring kids to do the same, Nickelodeon will honor Leonardo DiCaprio with the "Big Green Help Award" at this year’s Kids’...

MUMBAI: Project Playlist has entered into an agreement with EMI Music to add EMI’s well-known and expansive collection of music recordings to Project Playlist’s offerings. Project Playlist users now will have access to EMI’s...

MUMBAI: Quantum Digital has been selected by Spanner Films and UK indie distributor Dog Woof to coordinate the live filming and satellite broadcast of the world’s first eco-friendly "green carpet" premiere for the documentary...

MUMBAI: Lionsgate has acquired worldwide distribution rights for a planned screen version of the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf. The studio acquired rights to both the...

The two-week online campaign launches 24 March on Facebook, Meebo and entertainment websites, including IMDB and VideoEgg....

MUMBAI: RTL Television and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) have signed a new, multiyear volume deal agreement, which will make RTL the new broadcast home for all of WBITD’s programming in Germany, including...

MUMBAI: GDC Technology (GDC) has struck another deal in the US market. This new contract with Epic Theatres involves the deployment of 25 GDC SA-2100A series servers into its cinemas. Epic Theatres is a...

MUMBAI: EMI Music has promoted Cory Ondrejka to the newly-created position of executive vice president, digital marketing. In this key role, Ondrejka will help to advance the company’s digital marketing capability, developing new consumer...

MUMBAI: The Iron Maiden film Flight 666 has won the 24 Beats per Second award for best music documentary at the prestigious SXSW Film & Music Festival in Austin, Texas. This follows the band’s...