MUMBAI: The UK Film Council launched a three month public consultation into the most significant revision of its activities since it was created in 2000. UK Film: Digital innovation and creative excellence sets out...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment has opened a full-service digital intermediate (DI) facility located on its historic lot in Culver City, it was announced today by Sony Pictures Technologies president Chris Cookson. "Sony Pictures is...

MUMBAI: New Zealand’s burgeoning film and television industry creates nearly 22,000 jobs and contributes an immense NZ$2.5 billion ($1.85 billion) to the New Zealand economy, a new report has found. Prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, economic...

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company has announced that two of the company’s most senior executives would assume new roles by the end of the year. Disney’s Chief Financial Officer senior executive vice president Thomas...

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures has named David Kaminow as president, worldwide strategic marketing. Kaminow will report to Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing president Marc Weinstock and continue to oversee all worldwide theatrical market research efforts for the studio.   In this newly created...

MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures' Paranormal Activity has crossed $100 million at the box office after five weekends of release as of Friday. In so doing, the movie has become the top grossing R-Rated thriller of...

MUMBAI: EMI Music has made some key additions to its executive team. Shane Naughton has been appointed as the chief financial officer and Kyla Mullins as general counsel. Both will become members of EMI...

MUMBAI: Motion Picture Association of America, (MPAA) Inc has appointed Howard Gantman as vice president, corporate communications.   A veteran public affairs and communications executive with extensive experience in crisis management, coalition building, strategic positioning and political affairs,...

MUMBAI: Netflix members can now instantly watch thousands of movies and TV episodes streamed to TVs from Netflix via the PlayStation3 (PS3) computer entertainment system. Instantly watching movies streamed from Netflix via the PS3...

MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. has appointed DreamWorks Animation’s head of litigation and Technology Law Andrew Chang as general counsel. Chang has been with DreamWorks for seven years and has held his current position since...

MUMBAI: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Rolling Stones Steel Wheels tour, Universal Music Group and S2BN Entertainment announced the digitally re-mastered release of Rolling Stones Live at the Max on DVD and Blu-ray...

MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) today announced new data for subscription TV penetration across the Asia Pacific, noting that the region now has 326 million pay-TV, up 26 million...

MUMBAI: European exhibitor, Kinepolis Group, has selected SmartJog’s Digital Cinema Central Library Servers to use in all of its 23 theaters. Kinepolis will purchase and install the Digital Cinema Central Library Servers, which are...

Michael Jackson's This It It has reached a box office gross of $200 million worldwide. The film has taken in $61 million in the US & more than $140 million internationally....

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company’s Project Application Report (PAR) for a Disney theme park in the Pudong district of Shanghai has received approval from the relevant authorities of the central government of China. "China...

MUMBAI: Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will release a collection of his greatest songs on one CD, HITS, to be released 8 December, 2009 on Warner Bros. Records. Fans can purchase a CD or...

Electronic Arts Inc has acquired Playfish, a creator of social network games. The acquisition strengthens its focus on the transition to digital and social gaming....

MUMBAI:  VEVO has entered into a branding and marketing agreement whereby AT&T will support VEVO’s comprehensive services across multiple connected platforms. The announcement was made by VEVO president and chief executive officer Rio Caraeff, and...

MUMBAI:  EMI Music and French artist, producer, DJ and entrepreneur David Guetta have launched the first official Guetta’s application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Through the app, fans can now follow Guetta as he...

More than 70 percent of New Zealand youth would stop accessing illegal versions of copyrighted material if they received a notice from their ISP, a new survey finds....

MUMBAI: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards. Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said, "We think the team of Steve and Alec are the...

Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the motion picture rights to produce RISK, the classic board game brand of world conquest from Hasbro....

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has launched TouchMaster 3, the latest installment in the game series for Nintendo DS in North America. The TouchMaster brand is the top selling non-first party puzzle game franchise...

MUMBAI: Nickelodeon has acquired the global rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. The acquisition provides Nickelodeon, global intellectual property rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,...

MUMBAI: Look3D and RealD have reached a licensing agreement for Look3D to design, manufacture and distribute RealD 3D certified premium eyewear. Look3D eyewear will offer the same crisp, clear RealD 3D experience as eyewear...

MUMBAI: Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks has appointed Hank Skorny as senior vice president, Media Cloud Computing and Services. "Over the past 25 years, Hank has been one of the great innovators in the...

Kingston Digital has joined hands with Paramount Digital Entertainment to deliver full-length motion picture feature films on Kingston Flash memory products....

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games have joined hands to launch LEGO Rock Band, the multiplayer music videogame. LEGO Rock Band is available at retail stores in North America for Xbox 360...

Michael Jackson's This Is It has grossed $101 million worldwide in five days. Moreover, the movie's run in theatres has been extended, which was initially planned two weeks....