MUMBAI: All Things Digital announced the speaker lineup for the eighth annual D: All Things Digital, The Wall Street Journal’s executive conference to be held from 1 – 3 June near Los Angeles.  ...

MUMBAI: Julie Bertucelli’s film The Tree has been chosen as the closing night film of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival.   The  movie stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas and Aden Young. Shot in Australia,...

MUMBAI: Lionsgate has acquired the US distribution rights from Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment to the upcoming legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer, based on the best-selling Michael Connelly novel of the same name....

MUMBAI: Academy Award winner Bill Condon will direct The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series.   The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is currently being written...

Imax Corporation & Warner Bros. Pictures have signed an agreement to release up to 20 Warner Bros. films in Imax's format from 2010 - 2013....

MUMBAI: In conjunction with World IP Day celebrations this month, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) premiered It’s a Wrap – an educational video that goes behind the scenes to provide an insight into the...

MUMBAI: To mark World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC) coordinated a range of activities acknowledging the efforts of Hong Kong students to promote...

MUMABI: The Phuket Film Festival will screen acclaimed Thai director Yuthlert Sippapak’s Friday Killer as its closing film on 13 June, 2010. This will be a World Premier for director Sippapak’s first movie in...

MUMBAI: RealD Inc in association with FrameForge Previz Studio has launched, RealD Professional Stereo3D Calculator app for iPhone, iTouch and iPad, a pre-production and on-set tool for filmmakers shooting in stereoscopic 3D.   Designed...

MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) will be expanding its lineup of direct-to-consumer mobile content and services for Spanish-speaking and bilingual music fans through the use of Mozes Connect, a mobile engagement platform from Mozes,...

MUMBAI: Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios has launched Oprah Mobile from Hands-On Mobile, Inc.   Oprah Mobile offers a single entry point, allowing users to interact with Oprah.com through one simple application. Oprah Mobile is...

Industry veteran and ex-Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group president Mark Zoradi has joined Imax Corporation as non-executive strategic advisor....

MUMBAI: GDC Technology has signed a server deployment agreement with Movie Tavern. The agreement involves the deployment of 76 GDC servers scheduled to commence in Q2 of this year with full deployment expected to...

MUMBAI: Cinema advertising company Screenvision has entered into a long-term agreement with Harkins Theatres.   Harkins is a top 10 exhibitor with 30 locations representing 428 movie screens across Arizona, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, and...

MUMBAI: The International 3D Society is now accepting nominations for its Stereoscopic 3D Technology Awards to be held 5 October, 2010 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.   The 3D Technology Awards honor technological achievement...

MUMBAI: The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) has got into a partnership with EuroCinema Hawai’i. HIFF is inaugurating its first ever Festival within a Festival with the October 2010 launch of EuroCinema Hawai’i. EuroCinema...

MUMBAI:  Technicolor has formed a new team to develop and produce animated broadcast content. Technicolor digital productions division president Tim Sarnoff also announced the hiring of animation industry veterans Jean MacCurdy and Fonda Snyder...

MUMBAI: MGM Mirage has closed the private offering of $1.15 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 4.25% convertible senior notes due 2015.   Initial purchasers exercised their option to purchase $150 million in...

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has appointed Jim Gewert as executive vice president, worldwide finance, planning and systems.   In his new post, Gewert will oversee worldwide finance for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment...

MUMBAI: Imax Corporation and Tokyu Recreation, the owner of 109 Cinemas have inked a new joint venture agreement to install five digital Imax theatre systems in Japan.   The agreement builds on the success...

MUMBAI: Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp has announced two key promotions. Gerd Jakuszeit, formerly senior vice president and general manager of Digital Media Services has been made president and COO of Digital Media Services. Additionally,...

MUMBAI: MGM Mirage’s Board of Directors will submit to its shareholders a proposal to rebrand the company as MGM Resorts International.   This brand evolution would preserve the company’s connection to its entertainment legacy...

MUMBAI: Rentrak Corporation has entered into an agreement to provide Eurocinema with on-demand measurement services – a deal that further increases Rentrak’s U.S. and Canadian market share.   "In order to maximize revenue, it’s...

MUMBAI: Muvico Theaters has completed the current phase of its digital conversion. The exhibitor now has five theaters equipped with Sony 4K digital cinema technology for a total of 89 screens, of which 17...

MUMBAI: Digital media distribution company Yangaroo Inc has signed a multi-year agreement with MTV Networks (MTVN).   Under the agreement, MTV Networks Music Group will begin utilizing Yangaroo’s Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) to...

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has acquired North America’s largest privately-held online gaming studio Turbine....

Redbox, which was involved in legal suits with Fox & Universal Studios, has now settled the dispute and has joined hands with the two studios....

MUMBAI: Walt Disney Studios has named MT Carney as president of marketing. The latest appointment is part of the studio’s months-long revamp plan. The Walt Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross made the announcement. Carney...

Imax Corporation is stepping up on its expansion plans in Asia & has signed a deal with Zhejiang Xinyuan Cultural Industry Group....

MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with American Idol winner Kris Allen. The publishing deal encompasses Kris Allen’s self-titled album as well as future works during the...

MUMBAI: Solar Power, Inc. has been contracted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation to design and install a 158 kW DC solar photovoltaic system at the Fox Studios Lot located in Century City, California....

MUMBAI: An entertainment industry coalition including creators, independent producers and distributors, business organizations and theater owners today praised a legislative provision that would prevent online motion picture box-office wagering.   The measure, contained in...

MUMBAI: Nickelodeon, has promoted Marjorie Cohn to the position of president, development and original programming at Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group.   Cohn will continue to report to Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group president...

MUMBAI: MK2 International will be producing a documentary on illegal movie downloads titled Hackonomics, which will be directed by Etienne Rouillon.   The documentary is currently in development and is set to go into...

MUMBAI: Alternative content distributor More2Screen has partnered with Australian cinema chain Hoyts to digitally release Under Great White Northern Lights, a film which provides a fascinating look into the on and off-stage lives of...

Film & Kino, the Norwegian cinema organization has reached a non-exclusive agreement with Sony Pictures Releasing International for rollout of digital cinema....

Saffron Digital will be creating a promotional movie service for HTC and T-Mobile, for the new Android-based HTC Desire handset....

Due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of MGM & the failure to close a sale of the studio, EON has suspended development on Bond 23 indefinitely....