MUMBAI: Four individuals were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for allegedly obtaining and illegally releasing copyrighted music, announced Assistant Attorney...

MUMBAI: Dolby Laboratories, Inc. is the exclusive digital cinema server and 3D provider of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The festival will be conducted 10 – 19 September at venues throughout Toronto,...

MUMBAI: The Tolkien Trust (a UK registered charity), Warner Bros’ subsidiary New Line Cinema, and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. have resolved the lawsuit relating to the Lord of the Rings films. The trustees of the...

MUMBAI: Janet Jackson will be paying a music tribute to her late brother – The King of Pop Michael Jackson, at the MTV Video Music Awards on 13 September.  Janet will help open the...

MUMBAI: EMI Music has appointed iconic, multi-media superstar Snoop Dogg to the new position of creative chairman of its Priority Records Label. Snoop Dogg will also release a new studio album for Priority that...

MUMBAI: The People’s Choice Awards (PCA) and American Film Market (AFM) have teamed to create the Favorite Film Pitch contest. The competition will provide industry professionals attending the AFM from 4 – 11 November,...

MUMBAI: Word Entertainment has formed a partnership with movie and television-based theme park Universal Studios, via its Rock the Universe Sunday Bonus Concerts event. The event will be held on 13 September at Universal...

MUMBAI: On 3 September, a man was arrested by officers from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (HKC&ED) for using a mobile phone to illegally camcord the movie Orphan inside AMC Cinema in...

Disney Interactive Studios has agreed to acquire Wideload Games Inc., a Chicago-based producer and developer of original interactive entertainment....

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand....

MUMBAI: British films, a third of which have been supported by the UK Film Council, will be a major feature at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) from 10 – 19 September. Toronto...

MUMBAI: For the first time, MIPCOM will introduce the Games2TV2Games Summit, a new global stage for buying, licensing, creating and commissioning online games. This will be held on 5 October. The Games2TV2Games Summit gathers...

MUMBAI: Warner Music Group executive vice president Kevin Liles has decided to leave his day-to-day role at the company to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities. He will maintain a consulting relationship with the company. WMG chairman...

MUMBAI: Classical group Blake and their label Blake Records have signed a sales and distribution deal with EMI Label Services for the release of their upcoming third album, Together, in October. Blake Records is...

The movie raked in $28.3 million in its opening weekend. In its 10 day run at the US box office, the movie has so far earned a total of $47.6 million....

MUMBAI: After nine months of competition, aspiring filmmaker Philip G. Flores emerged as the winner of the Netflix Find Your Voice" filmmaking competition. The project was presented by Netflix, Inc and Film Independent (FIND),...

MUMBAI: Toshiba America Consumer Products has introduced its first Blu-ray Disc player. The BDX2000 provides Full HD 1080p digital output that when coupled with a REGZA LCD TV, enables consumers to enjoy the superior...

MUMBAI: Lionsgate executive vice president and general sales manager David Spitz has agreed to a new long-term contract with the studio. Spitz will report to Lionsgate president Motion Picture Group, and co-chief operating officer...

MUMBAI: Music company EMI Music has promoted Jean-Philippe Rolland, currently production and recording director, Virgin Classics International to the expanded role of international director A&R EMI Classics. Rolland will share his time between the...

MUMBAI: DivX, Inc and Samsung Electronics have launched Samsung’s first DivX Certified MP3 player, the R1, the newest edition to Samsung’s BEAT line of portable media players. Now available in Russia and Europe, the...

MUMBAI: Tatia Adams Fox has been promoted to vice president of marketing for Universal Motown Records. In this new role, Adams Fox will be responsible for creating integrated online, branding, and marketing campaigns on...

MUMBAI: Producer Brian Oliver, former principle of Arthaus Pictures, has partnered with new production company, Cross Creek Pictures, formed by the Thompson family, private business investors from Louisiana. The company, with offices in Los...

MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded a $50,000 grant to underwrite the 2009 Telluride Film Festival’s Guest Director program, this year featuring the director and Oscar-winning screenwriter of Sideways,...

MUMBAI: At a press conference held in Berlin, Germany on the eve of IFA 2009, Sony Corporation announced plans to lead the way in delivering new 3D viewing experiences by bringing 3D to the...

MUMBAI: Lawyers for Amaru Entertainment scored a major victory against Morgan Creek Productions in the Superior Court for the State of California when Judge Richard E. Rico ruled in their favor and upheld Amaru...

MUMBAI: Barco has signed a professional services agreement with cinema projection products and services company Ballantyne Strong. As outlined in the one-year, renewable, non-exclusive agreement, Ballantyne’s industry leading service organization, Strong Technical Services (STS),...

MUMBAI: Pizza Hut Delivery is partnering with blinkbox.com, the online film and TV aggregator, to offer discounted films when customers order a delivery. The collaboration, conceived and created by Pizza Hut’s retained digital agency,...

MUMBAI: Disney unveiled a first glimpse of how it will influence fashion trends in 2010 with the announcement of a  fashion-driven lifestyle program inspired by its upcoming feature Alice In Wonderland. As part of...

MUMBAI: Epix will carry up to 22 Roadside Attractions films slated for theatrical release in 2009, 2010 and 2011 across its linear channel,subscription on demand and www.epixhd.com services as part of an exclusive output...

MUMBAI: As part of its ongoing liquidity improvement initiatives, Blockbuster Inc. has reduced the face amount of certain letters of credit it maintains on behalf of its former parent company, Viacom Inc., from $75...

MUMBAI: ITV Global Entertainment has inked further international TV distribution sales of its epic drama Wuthering Heights, including ABC (Australia), WGBH (USA), W Network (Canada), TVNZ (New Zealand), VRT (Belgium), TV2 (Denmark), KRO (Holland),...

MUMBAI: DivX, Inc. has acquired AnySource Media LLC, creator of Internet Television streaming platform that allows users to directly connect their TV to a wide variety of content and services on the Internet, enabling...

MUMBAI: The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced its plans for incorporating 3D into the Blu-ray Disc format. The rapid consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc, coupled with the format’s technical capabilities and capacity, make it...

MUMBAI: NDS, the provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV and TNS Media Research (TNS), a player in TV, radio and internet audience measurement, have enhanced their joint TV audience measurement offering, adding the...

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Records and the California Lottery have entered into a partnership that will be music to players’ ears. On 1 September, 2009, Warner Bros Records Scratchers hit stores. The first-ever music promotion...

MUMBAI: WEA Corp., the US sales and retail marketing company of Warner Music Group Corp has promoted Mike Jbara to president and CEO. Jbara succeeds John Esposito, who has been named president, Warner Music...

MUMBAI: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire reveals ten consecutive $1-million moments this fall in the all-new Tournament of Ten. Every Millionaire show counts, as the drama unfolds for contestants vying for their spot...