Nordic countries to develop stronger anti-piracy legislation
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
AEPOC, the European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, welcomed endeavours in the Nordic countries and especially Sweden to develop a stronger legal framework against audio-visual piracy.Read More »
Hulk a big draw
Thu, 03 Jul 2008
The new version of The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton, is proving popular with South African audiences, having taken R4.6m in two weeks. A week ahead in release, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is now at R6.9m.Read More »
‘De facto’ strike in Hollywood
Wed, 02 Jul 2008
According to the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP), Hollywood is in a ‘de facto’ strike as of 1 July, when the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) contract expired.Read More »
SAG Assures Hollywood
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Despite the fact that the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG) contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) expired on 30 June ...Read More »
SAG contract expires
Fri, 27 Jun 2008
Hollywood is bracing itself for a possible shut down in production as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) have not yet come to agreement on a new contract. The current SAG contract expires on 30 June.Read More »
SA film at box office
Thu, 26 Jun 2008
The South African film, Son of Man, a modern re-working of the story of Chris, made R17, 923 in its opening weekend (20 – 22 June) at the local box office.Read More »
ITN Source signs exclusive global sales deal with Al Jazeera
Tue, 24 Jun 2008
The ITN Source global deal with Al Jazeera will give the network access to over 800,000 hours of video content for use in its programming.Read More »
DISCOP attendance increases
Tue, 24 Jun 2008
The content market DISCOP which kicked off in Budapest on Wednesday 18 June and ended on Friday 20 June reported an increase in attendees.Read More »
Spielberg and Indian buyers
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
Latest news from Hollywood is that India’s Reliance ADA Group is planning to buy DreamWorks, the company started by Steven Spielberg in 1994 and bought out by Viacom, owner of Paramount, in 2006. The deal is reported to be worth between $500m and $600m.Read More »
Filmed entertainment spend to increase
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
The PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook predicts that consumers worldwide will spend $111.2bn on all forms of filmed entertainment in 2012. This is up 30% from 2007’s figure of $8.5bn.Read More »
Narnia returns to box office
Thu, 19 Jun 2008
The second film in The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, Prince Caspian, has predictably opened in top spot at the South African box office in its first week of release (6 to 12 June), making R2.9m.Read More »
Netflix direct to home
Fri, 13 Jun 2008
In the latest example of a video on demand service, American online DVD rental company Netflix three weeks ago launched a set top box that can stream movies directly to subscribers’ television sets. Priced at $99, the box quickly sold out.Read More »
