Australia's top Blu-ray DVD compression and authoring companies have been put in an enviable position, after the last of the major supporters of HD DVD, Toshiba, announced it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders.
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After just one week of business, the distribution partnership between Paramount Pictures International and newly formed distributor, Transmission, has announced The Painted Veil as its first acquisition ? stoking industry speculation that the new business
Top Becker Group executives Richard Payten and Andrew Mackie finished up their six year stint at Dendy Films today, after tendering their resignation in January with plans to open their own independent distribution company from February 4.
Resolution Independent, the Melbourne-based production house behind upcoming horror film Storm Warning, is in the process of setting up its own distribution business that will see it partner with an exhibitor here in Australia and act as its own sales age
The indigenous musical has taken more than $1.6 million at the local box office
The adaptation of the 80s TV series opened across 300 screens over the weekend
Australian cinemagoers turned out for André Rieu's annual Maastricht concert and Trainwreck sneaks last weekend while takings overall slumped by 21 per cent after the school holidays.
In another sign of the pressures on distributors’ margins, Roadshow Films last week closed its theatrical office in New Zealand.