LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Viacom is laying off 850 staff members, including about 500 MTV Networks employees, the U.S. entertainment industry trade newspaper Variety said.
BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Hollywood Records says PBS plans to air two specials featuring Greek pianist-composer Yanni.
IVER HEATH, England, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The Pinewood film and television studios in Iver Heath, England, said two scorpions were found wandering the premises.
LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. announced plans Tuesday to become the first Hollywood studio to make its movies available digitally in China through video on demand.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. director Steven Spielberg and New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson are trying to get Sony Pictures to help finance and distribute their "Tintin" franchise.
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The shape-shifting toy and film franchise "Transformers" has inspired new theme-park attractions at Universal Studios parks in Hollywood and Singapore.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Writer-director Quentin Tarantino has begun principal photography on his World War II picture "Inglourious Basterds" in Germany, The Weinstein Co. said.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Warner Bros. studio is planning a big-screen adaptation of Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey," starring Brad Pitt, Variety.com reported.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Paramount Pictures has delayed the theatrical release dates of two high-profile films -- "The Soloist" and "Defiance."
BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Stacey Snider and Steven Spielberg have announced a seven-year worldwide distribution deal between their new motion picture company and Universal Studios.
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks principals have announced their separation has been finalized.
ATLANTA, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A number of celebrities say they are impressed by Tyler Perry's success in becoming the first black producer to own a major U.S. studio.
BUSAN, India, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. movie director Steven Spielberg has signed a deal with an Indian film group to create a new studio, sources say
GLENDALE, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A sequel to the animated hit "Kung Fu Panda" is in the works, Hollywood's DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., announced.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The new Hollywood movie "Last Chance Harvey," starring actor Dustin Hoffman, will be released earlier than planned to potentially win an Oscar, a studio says.
