MUMBAI: KKBOX, has expanded its music download service for PC, iPhone and Android-based phones in Hong Kong with Hutchison Telecom. The investor roster of KKBOX includes US-based Adobe, Japan’s Orix Group, and local telecom...

MUMBAI: The Coca-Cola Company’s brand Coca-Cola Zero has partnered with Twentieth Century Fox on a major global promotional campaign for James Cameron’s Avatar. Set to be activated in over 30 countries, the partnership centers on bringing...

MUMBAI: The Los Angeles premiere of Clint Eastwood’s  Invictus will be held on Thursday, 3 December at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.                   Directed by...

MUMBAI: Carolina Lightcap has been promoted to president, Disney Channels Worldwide, it was announced by Disney Media Networks co-chair and Disney/ABC Television Group president Anne Sweeney, to whom she will report.    Lightcap joined...

MUMBAI: Warner Bros Records UK has appointed Ben Durling A&R consultant for the label. Durling reports to Warner Bros Records UK Warner Music UK and Chairman CEO Christian Tattersfield.   Until 2005, Durling was...

MUMBAI: Reel Entertainment LLC has recently opened a  multiplex theatre in The Dubai Mall. The new Reel Cinemas offers specialized cinema concepts like four ultra-luxurious Platinum Movie Suites and UAE’s first art-house hall The Picturehouse...

MUMBAI: Marc Shaiman will serve as music director for the 82nd Academy Awards, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced.   “With Marc on board, we are sure to have some great musical and,...

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company in China announced the start of production on its third local co-production project Disney High School Musical: China (HSM). Working with local partners Shanghai Media Group (SMG) and Huayi Brothers...

MUMBAI:  Fontana has signed an agreement with Downtown Music Services (DMS), to help facilitate the company’s licensing initiatives on behalf of their roster of labels. The announcement was made by Fontana executive vice president and...

MUMBAI:  Action film star Jet Li, through his One Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity have signed an agreement to work together in China’s earthquake-torn Sichuan province in 2010 and in China’s Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi...

MUMBAI: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) announced the first film to receive support under its International Film Fund that was launched at the Cannes Film Festival this year.   Neon Sign the...

MUMBAI: The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), will present the third annual Cinema Against AIDS Dubai gala to raise funds for amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, on 10 December, 2009.    The funds...

MUMBAI:  WarnerTV is coming to Asia in 2010. The distribution of the channel will be handled exclusively by HBO Asia. The announcement was made by, Warner Bros executive vice president–Business Management, International Branded Services Malcolm...

MUMBAI:  Lionsgate Music Publishing LLC and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc., have entered into a multi-year administration agreement for the US and Canada, it was announced by Lionsgate Music president Jay Faires and...

MUMBAI:  The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded $450,000 to 24 U.S. film festivals for the 2010 calendar year, it was announced by Festival Grants Committee chair Buffy...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has signed a three-year marketing and distribution deal with CBS Films, under which Sony Pictures will handle international theatrical distribution of CBS Films productions as well as service...

MUMBAI:  Hamish Hamilton will direct the 82nd Academy Awards telecast, it was announced by  show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman . It will be Hamilton’s first time directing the Oscar show.   “Hamish is a...

MUMBAI: DIRECTV named Michael White as its new president and CEO. White announced in September that he will retire later this year from his current position as CEO of PepsiCo International and vice chairman...

MUMBAI: There will be five contenders for the Best Animated Feature category at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted last week to expand this year’s number...

MUMBAI: FilmLight announced delivery of seven Baselight colour grading systems to Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The systems will be installed at its newly-built digital intermediate facilities on the Sony Studios lot in Culver City,...

MUMBAI: RealNetworks has signed a three-year deal to power the music service for SFR. The service was transitioned to Real’s platform on 17 November 2009. "We view this deal as validation of our ongoing efforts...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) and Guvera Limited, announced an agreement which will allow http://www.guvera.com to offer consumers free, legal downloads from UMG’s market-leading roster of chart-topping musical artists. Consumers currently can pre-register at...

MUMBAI: Shakira is set to release a special U.S. only edition of her third English language studio album, She Wolf, on 23 November , 2009.    The special U.S. edition of She Wolf will include bonus...

MUMBAI: Sir Simon Rattle has signed a new contract with EMI Classics which sees him and EMI Classics extend their exclusive relationship well beyond 30 years. Over the next four years, Rattle will make...

MUMBAI:  EMI Music has reached an agreement with Hulu, making EMI the first major music company to offer concerts and music videos from its artists to Hulu viewers. The deal, which will include content from...

MUMBAI: Five Australian filmmakers have been funded to attend the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) annual conference under an initiative developed by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and three screen agencies Screen New...

MUMBAI: MTV Networks  has acquired the exclusive United States television rights to air one of the most anticipated films of the year — Michael Jackson’s This Is It.   The critically acclaimed film becomes available to MTV Networks...

MUMBAI: Redbox Automated Retail and NCircle Entertainment have inked a two-year distribution agreement providing redbox consumers increased access to NCircle titles at the more than 15,000 redbox locations.   The agreement guarantees redbox will...

MUMBAI: The UK Film Council today welcomes the measures announced in the Queen’s Speech to tackle online piracy and to embed Channel 4’s commitment to film.   The measures included in the Digital Economy Bill...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Imageworks and The Foundry are embarking on a reciprocal technology sharing relationship to mutually advance the state of the art in visual effects and digital production. In this collaboration, The Foundry...

MUMBAI: Peter Ramsey, director of Monsters vs. Aliens: "Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space" is set to direct The Guardians, (working title) for DreamWorks Animation SKG.   The Guardians is based on The Guardians of...

Sony Music will partner with Azuki Systems, Inc to create mobile versions of its artist websites, offering video, photos, news, and more for the music fan on the go....

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Digital Distribution has launched the first official Harry Potter game on the App Store. Harry Potter: Spells App is based on the Harry Potter films and will transform Muggles everywhere into...

Sony Pictures passed $1.634 billion at the box office, making 2009 the highest grossing year of all time internationally for the studio and breaking the division's previous all-time high....