MUMBAI: James Cameron will unveil the making of Avatar with its combination of live action 3D and computer-generated, photo-real visual effects. Avatar, to be released by 20th Century Fox in December this year, is...

MUMBAI: 20th Century Fox will be using Interra Systems’ automated content verification product Baton product in its workflow. 20th Century Fox selected Baton for automating the file based content verification process for incoming and...

Paramount Pictures International SVP international marketing Douglas Finberg has been named EVP international marketing of Marvel Studios....

MUMBAI: Warner Music UK has appointed Paul Craig to the newly-created role of senior vice president, artist partnerships, Warner Music UK. Craig, currently general manager of Atlantic Records UK, will oversee the full range...

MUMBAI: Building on their collaboration on the two most recent and highest grossing James Bond adventures in the history of the franchise, Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the motion picture rights to Remote Control,...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has acquired all media rights internationally (excluding UK television) and domestic home entertainment rights to the previously untitled documentary feature film By The People: The Election of...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has negotiated a worldwide publishing administration agreement with Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., which includes Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television Production. Through the deal, UMPG obtains exclusive...

MUMBAI: Hugh Jackman and the character that launched him to superstardom — the mutant anti-hero Wolverine – will be immortalized in wax at a gala event at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, on 29 April...

MUMBAI: Image Entertainment, Inc. has signed an agreement with Eurocinema, the video on-demand channel that offers a wide variety of foreign films to U.S. television audiences. “Eurocinema is television’s home for international and European...

MUMBAI: Eminem is set to take the stage at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Eminem’s performance comes days after the release of his album Relapse, available 19 May . The eighteenth annual MTV Movie...

MUMBAI: Nokia and China’s Internet video site Youku will broadcast the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Interactive Online Concert on 19 April from Beijing. The webcast of the two-and-a-half-hour concert is the centerpiece of an innovative...

MUMBAI: MGM MIRAGE has received the support of its banks and has entered into an amendment of its senior credit facility. Under the newly obtained amendment, MGM MIRAGE’s senior lenders have provided the company...

Saavn has appointed HBO's Rishi Malhotra as president and COO. He has also been roped in as a partner in [212]Media....

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. adopted Dolby Axon, its 3D voice communication platform, in two upcoming online games....

MUMBAI: Actor Bruce Willis, along with international filmmakers, took home top honors at the Twelfth Annual Sonoma International Film Festival where Willis was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award at a special Tribute evening hosted...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) and YouTube are working together to launch VEVO, a music and video entertainment service that will feature UMG’s premium video content. Universal Music Group (UMG) chairman and CEO Doug...

MUMBAI: While video game console shipments decline during the global recession, growth in online gaming subscriptions is expected to be strong due to a sizable console installed base and growing consumer awareness of online...

MUMBAI: Media and entertainment professionals from across continents are heading to Cannes later this month, to take part in MIPTV, the world’s entertainment content market. Indian broadcasters and producers participating in MIPTV this year...

The film and television industries in Australia contributed $4.4 billion into Australia's economy, according to a report by Access Economics released....

MUMBAI: E1 Entertainment Canada has renewed its distribution agreement with fitness and lifestyle company Gaiam, until October 2011. The arrangement encompasses the distribution of fitness and wellness DVDs and accessories, children and family entertainment...

truTV unveils custom promotions with Universal Pictures to expand awareness for its films State of Play and Land of the Lost....

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company (Asia Pacific) and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort today announced their renewed alliance relationships with Visa. Under the renewal, Visa will continue to be the "Official Card of Hong Kong...

MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) will present director Martin Scorsese the Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award on 21 April  in Washington, D.C. The award, presented biennially to an individual in the...

MUMBAI: XDC, the leading Pan-European digital cinema service company, has the largest operational network with 500 screens in 10 European countries, including 400 screens under leasing agreements and 100 screens under the VPF model....

MUMBAI: Universal Music Group will be re-issuing the Rolling Stones re-mastered, post-1971 studio albums into the market throughout 2009 starting in May. The release of the soundtrack from the critically-acclaimed movie marked the beginning...

MUMBAI: Francis Keeling has been promoted to vice president, digital, at Universal Music Group International (UMGI). He will report to UMGI senior vice president, digital Rob Wells. Keeling was previously head of commercial, digital,...

MUMBAI: Four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe-winning actor Kelsey Grammer will receive the Television Chairman’s Award, 20 April  in Las Vegas at the NAB Show Television Luncheon, sponsored by VCI Solutions. Grammer has excelled...

Global Digital Rights Management market is projected to cross $2.4 billion by 2015. Demand for DRM solutions grows, especially in media & entertainment industry. ...