ParamountViacom to Launch Pay-TV, VOD Channel JV with 5 StudiosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 21, 2008 - 7:31am.
Access IT, Studios to Add 10,000 Digital Cinema ScreensAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2008 - 10:39am.
Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies (Access IT) (NASD: AIXD), a provider of digital cinema projection systems for movie theaters, announced on Tuesday a massive deal with four major movies studios, to provide movies to up to 10,000 digital cinema systems in the U.S. and Canada. Paramount Announces Q1 HD DVD Release SlateAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 17, 2008 - 1:21pm.
Hollywood, Calif. - Confirming its support for Toshiba's HD DVD format in the wake of Warner Bros. defection to Sony's rival Blu-ray format, Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Home Entertainment on Thursday announced its slate of HD DVD releases for the first quarter. The will include "Zodiac," "Beowulf," "Into the Wild" and "The Kite Runner." Viacom's DreamWorks Animation also remains committed to HD DVD, and will offer "Bee Movie" in March. Paramount Releasing ‘Jackass 2.5’ Free on the WebAuthored by Scott Goldberg on December 12, 2007 - 2:46pm.
Paramount Taps Hungama Mobile for Promotions in IndiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 28, 2007 - 1:21pm.
Singapore - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Digital Entertainment unit has partnered with Hungama Mobile to develop and distribute mobile content for Paramount titles in India, Variety reports. The mobile content will be released to promote Paramount's theatrical releases in the country. "This deal is really all about synergy and having Hungama Mobile do for us what they do for Bollywood releases," Paramount Digital Entertainment VP, Interactive and Mobile Entertainment, Asia Pacific, Pradeep Mittur, told Variety. "At this stage, this relationship is more about promotion of our movies, than trying to develop a new revenue stream." VUDU Adds HD Movies to VOD Set-top BoxAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2007 - 1:27pm.
Santa Clara, Calif. - VUDU, the developer of a set-top box that features on-demand movies licensed from the major studios and many independents, announced on Thursday that it has signed deals with Universal, Paramount and Lionsgate to add HD movies to its service. The HD films will be available to VUDU owners during the traditional home video and video-on-demand windows. Santa Clara, Calif.-based VUDU's Internet-connected set-top box went on sale last month for $399; consumers also pay fees to rent or permanently purchase titles from the rotating library of 5,000 films. Studios Releasing Cheap, Early DVDs in China to Combat PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2007 - 10:27am.
Los Angeles - Looking to offer a relatively cheap alternative in China, the world's largest pirate DVD market, Hollywood movie studios Warner Bros. (NYSE: TW) and Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount and DreamWorks have partnered to sell new DVDs for $2.95 there as soon as two months after a film's U.S. premiere, Variety reported. tags: Piracy | Movies | China | DVD | Warner Bros. | Viacom | Paramount | DreamWorks | Time Warner | CAV |
Apple Adds U.S. TV Show Downloads to U.K. iTunes StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 29, 2007 - 1:36pm.
London - Apple on Wednesday launched video downloads at its U.K. iTunes Store, initially offering American TV shows from partners including ABC, and MTV Networks' Nickelodeon, MTV and Paramount Comedy. tags: Video | TV | Apple | Disney | ABC | Nickelodeon | Viacom | Paramount | MTV Networks | iTunes Store |
Vivendi's Sierra to Publish Game Based on "The Spiderwick Chronicles"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 9, 2007 - 3:52pm.
Los Angeles - Vivendi's Sierra Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will publish "The Spiderwick Chronicles," a game based on the best-selling book series and forthcoming film from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films. The title is currently in development at Stormfront Studios for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and the PC for release in February 2008. tags: Games | Movies | Vivendi Games | Paramount | Sierra Entertainment | The Spiderwick Chronicles |
Analysis: Home Entertainment Studio Heads Predict Flat Sales Growth for 2007Authored by Jay Baage on June 18, 2007 - 8:22pm.
The presidents of the six major movie studios' home entertainment divisions participated in a panel discussion at the DVD&Beyond Conference in Los Angeles on Monday. The topic was the state of the industry and their respective visions for the future. What struck me is that there was very little discussion of new growth opportunities, even though most of the studio executives on the panel recognized that their divisions were looking at flat or negative growth for 2007. Paramount Taps Eyespot for Movie Trailer Mash-up SoftwareAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 7, 2007 - 5:00pm.
San Diego - Eyespot, a provider of online video editing software, said on Wednesday that Paramount pictures is using its technology to allow film fans to create their own movie trailer mash-ups. The first title under the agreement is the upcoming film, "Shooter." More than 20 clips from the movie, as well as its official trailer, still photos, sound effects and music from the original score will be made available online to Eyespot users. Buzz Watch: Sumner Redstone Wants to Be Friends with Tom Cruise AgainAuthored by Jay Baage on March 2, 2007 - 2:35pm.
Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone wants to be friends with Tom Cruise again and says that he never fired him from Paramount to People Magazine: "What happened was, I just gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal. In the course of it, they asked me what was going on. I said, you know, he would no longer be in the lot. They treated that like I was firing him. I didn't fire him! I had nothing to do with it. But they treated it explosively. And I didn't like it."
Viacom to Offer TV, Film Content on Joost P2P Streaming PlatformAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2007 - 10:25am.
Former Yahoo, ABC Exec Braun, Gail Berman Plan Production CompanyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 30, 2007 - 11:50am.
New York - Lloyd Braun, the former ABC network head who was recruited to lead Yahoo's media division in 2004 -- but resigned two months ago -- and former Paramount Pictures president Gail Berman have formed a new TV, film and Internet production company, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
iTunes Sells 2 Billion Songs, Adds Movies from ParamountAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 9, 2007 - 8:43am.
San Francisco - Apple announced on Tuesday that its iTunes Store has now sold more than 2 billion songs, with over a billion of them sold in the last year alone. Paramount's "Beowulf" to Screen in 3D Using Real D TechnologyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2006 - 12:35pm.
Hollywood - Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures announced that director Robert Zemeckis' live-action film version of "Beowulf" will be offered in 3D in select theaters on the same day of its 35mm release. The film will be presented using Real D's digital 3D projectors.
AOL Video Adds Downloadable Movies from Paramount PicturesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2006 - 1:48pm.
Dulles, Va. - AOL announced on Monday that it has added films and TV shows from Viacom's Paramount Pictures to the offering on its AOL Video portal. New releases, TV specials, library hits and cult favorites will be available for download for between $9.99 and $19.99 per movie. AOL also said it added content from BlueHighways TV, The Employment & Careers Channel, The Hip Hop Hall of Fame, MyPath TV and Plum to AOL Video, which features over 50 video-on-demand channels that combine free and download-to-own programming.
Paramount to Release "Mission: Impossible III" on DVD, HD DVD, Blu-rayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2006 - 12:35pm.
Los Angeles - Viacom's Paramount Home Entertainment announced this week that it will release "Mission: Impossible III" simultaneously on DVD and the dueling HD DVD and Blu-ray next-generation DVD formats on Oct. 30, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Technorati, Paramount Classics to Promote Films on BlogsAuthored by dmw on May 19, 2006 - 7:39am.
San Francisco - Technorati, a site that tracks and aggregates news from over 39 million blogs, announced this week that it partnered with Paramount Classics to promote upcoming films. The studio plans to create a page on each of its film sites that features up-to-the-minute blog posts about the film, provided through Technorati, and will place movie ads on Technorati.com and its partner sites. Technorati will also enable its blogs to syndicate live content from the producers of Paramount films. The first title under the agreement will be "An Inconvenient Truth," starring former Vice President Al Gore.
tags: Internet | Video | Marketing | Online Publishing | Blogs | Movies | Promotions | Paramount | Technorati |
Kodak Handles Digital Cinema Distribution for "Mission Impossible: III"Authored by dmw on May 8, 2006 - 6:35pm.
Hollywood - Paramount Pictures said on Monday that it partnered with Kodak Digital Cinema to handle the preparation and distribution of its "Mission Impossible: III" to more than 170 digital cinema screens in North America. Paramount said the film is now playing on more than a third of all digital-equipped screens in North America.
tags: Video | Tech | Digital Cinema | Movies | Kodak | Mission Impossible | Video Tech | Paramount |
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