Paris – MIPCube 2013 will feature many of the leading innovators in the digital content space through a rich line-up of events & conferences, which includes speakers from Twitter, Warner Bros. and Machinima, a new Brands and Content Masterclass and the inaugural Women in Tech and Media networking breakfast. An integral part of MIPTV, the world’s content market, MIPCube takes place in Cannes from April 8-11. As part of a series of inspiring case studies, Dan Biddle, Head of … [Read more...] about MIPCube unveiled
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“Dallas” actor Larry Hagman dies
CNN has reported that actor Larry Hagman, who played the role of television's iconic villains J.R. Ewing of Dallas died Friday, according to a family statement posted on Hagman’s official website. He was 81. It was stated in the website that Hagman had passed away at a Dallas hospital of complications from cancer. Statement from Warner Bros., Dallas executive producers Cynthia Cidre and Michael M. Robin, and the show's cast and crew: Larry Hagman was a giant, a larger-than-life personality … [Read more...] about “Dallas” actor Larry Hagman dies
Turner launches WB channel in Pakistan
Hong Kong – Audiences across Pakistan can now tune in to the very best of Hollywood-style entertainment with the launch of WB, Turner’s 24/7 English entertainment channel that features movies, action, drama, comedy series and A-list celebrities from Warner Bros. WB is being distributed in Pakistan through Homecast Entertainment Private Limited and will be made available to advertisers by TBS Pakistan through Strategic Alliances. Highlights of WB’s premium movie titles … [Read more...] about Turner launches WB channel in Pakistan
YOU On Demand inks VOD deal with Screen Media Ventures in China
New York – YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc., China's leading national Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) platform, has entered a licensing agreement with Screen Media Ventures to distribute their films via Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD). Among the Screen Media films that will be available through YOU On Demand are Mike Myers’ Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery; Drop Dead Gorgeous, which … [Read more...] about YOU On Demand inks VOD deal with Screen Media Ventures in China
Warner’s Bruce Rosenblum to speak at MIPCOM
Paris – Warner Bros. Television Group’s President Bruce Rosenblum will join PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at MIPCOM 2012 to discuss the future of media, entertainment and broadcasting. Following the much-anticipated PwC Global Entertainment & Media Outlook industry report presentation at MIPCOM on Monday, 8 October, PwC’s Marcel Fenez, Global Leader Entertainment & Media, will conduct a keynote interview with Rosenblum on the stage of the Palais des Festival’s … [Read more...] about Warner’s Bruce Rosenblum to speak at MIPCOM
Warner Bros. and WWE Studios to co-produce Scooby-Doo animated feature
Stamford, Connecticut – Warner Bros. and WWE Studios (WWE) announced they will co-produce a Scooby-Doo animated feature that will find Scooby and the gang solving a mystery at “WrestleMania”. WWE superstars and divas including Triple H, John Cena, Kane, The Miz, Brodus Clay, Santino Marella, Sin Cara, and AJ, will appear in animated form and lend their voices to the project. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon will also lend his voice and appear in animated form. In the animated … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. and WWE Studios to co-produce Scooby-Doo animated feature