Entertainment

Walt Disney’s Rs1,000-crore FDI gets government nod

23 Aug 2012

Disney, which has already bought a stake in UTV, operates in five business segments, including media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media

Sony Pictures Television takes majority stake in Left Bank Pictures

23 Aug 2012

Liberty Media to spin off entertainment business Starz

09 Aug 2012

DreamWorks Animation to buy Classic Media for $155 million: report

23 Jul 2012

Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna passes away

18 Jul 2012

His era initiated the wave of superstardom in the Indian film industry, a concept that was unknown till then

Reliance MediaWorks signs agreement to raise Rs600 cr from PE fund

18 Jul 2012

Dara Singh, the original action hero, dies of cardiac arrest

13 Jul 2012

Vivendi seeks buyer for its $8.1-bn stake in Activision Blizzard: report

13 Jul 2012

DirecTV blacks out Viacom channels after dispute

12 Jul 2012

Comcast to sell stake in A&E Television to Walt Disney, Hearst for $3.02 bn

11 Jul 2012

Onus of authenticity of data on service providers in amended cable law

07 Jul 2012

The amended Act incorporates the obligation to furnish information as one of the terms and conditions of registration of cable operators and MSOs

India, Poland sign audio visual co-production agreement

07 Jul 2012

Sony closes $2.2-bn purchase of EMI Publishing

30 Jun 2012

Sony bought the EMI Music Publishing from Citibank Inc, EMI’s present owner, which acquired the music company from its private equity owners in February 2011

Ministry again puts off mandatory TV digitalisation

21 Jun 2012

Nintendo unveils online strategy for WiiU

04 Jun 2012

Internet ad complaints poised to overtake TV: UK advertising regulator

31 May 2012

China’s Dalian Wanda to acquire US theatre chain AMC for $2.6 bn

21 May 2012

News Corp acquires stake in Chinese movie distributor Bona Film

15 May 2012

Optus to appeal football broadcast decision in High Court

11 May 2012

TV carriage fee to remain affordable: TRAI chief

05 May 2012

TV tariff guidelines: Cable firms up in arms, but MSOs not unhappy

05 May 2012

Cable TV firms are strongly critical of the new tariff guidelines issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, saying they are not realistic

Indian TV industry gears up for Trai's digital cable TV norms

02 May 2012

Walt Disney to help develop China’s animation industry

11 Apr 2012

Angry Birds maker Rovio buys Finland’s Futuremark Games Studio

27 Mar 2012

Zynga to buy OMGPop, maker of "Draw Something” for $200 mn

22 Mar 2012