China Box Office: 'Hobbit 2' Drives Record Month; Mark Zuckerberg in Barcelona: WhatsApp Worth 'More Than $19 Billion;' Disney to Launch Pay TV Channels in Australia

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser. TOP STORIES China Box Office: 'Hobbit 2' Drives Record Month In another sign of China's relentless growth, box office passed 3 billion yuan ($490 million) in a single month -- about the same as the full-year total in 2007 -- for the first time. | Read More Mark Zuckerberg Says WhatsApp Worth $19 Billion, Part of Vision of Connected World Speaking at the Mobile World Congress, the Facebook founder talked about his hope to make the Internet more accessible for people in developing countries. | Read More LATEST MOVIE NEWS Screen Industry Contributes $5.5 Billion to Taiwan's Economy, Study Says Meanwhile, the Motion Picture Association's head in APAC, Mike Ellis, met with Taiwan's Vice President to discuss opportunities for further growth with the help of Hollywood. | Read More Box Office: Takashi Miike's "The Mole Song" No. 1 in Japan for Second Weekend in a Row "Kick-Ass 2" opens in fifth place while "Eternal Zero" is heading for $80 million after ten weeks near the top of the chart. | Read More LATEST TV NEWS Disney to Launch Two New Pay-TV Channels in Australia Disney XD and Foxtel Movies Disney will debut down under in April, carrying new and classic movie titles from the studio, along with tween series such as "Star Wars Rebels." | Read More 'Doctor Who' Star Peter Capaldi Makes Surprise Appearance at BBC Showcase Meanwhile, "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch recorded a video message for program buyers at the annual BBC Worldwide event in Liverpool. | Read More THE BUSINESS Sweden's Modern Times Group Buys French Pay Network Operator Trace The deal for 75 percent of Trace values the company, which operates across Africa, at $55 million. | Read More Vivendi's New Content Head Outlines Priorities UPDATED: The French media and telecom conglomerate's Universal Music Group said that digital sales exceeded physical sales for the first time in 2013. | Read More REVIEWS Eden: Rotterdam Review Indie-folk giant Will Oldham stars in Elise DuRant's autobiographical drama, a USA/Mexico co-production set south of the border. | Read More About Sarah: Rotterdam Review Elisa Miller's documentary on British artist Sarah Lucas, a UK/Mexico co-production, world-premiered at the Netherlands event. | Read More The Hope Factory (Kombinat "Nadezhda"): Rotterdam Review Daria Savalieva and Polina Shanina lead the cast in Natalia Meschaninova's debut feature, set in a northern Russian city and world-premiering in competition at the Dutch festival. | Read More RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Disney Launches Movie Streaming Service With 'Frozen' Digital Release Disney has launched movie streaming service Disney Movies Anywhere just in time for the digital release of Frozen. Powered by iTunes, the multiplatform service -- which is available for the Web, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch -- lets people purchase and watch movies from Disney, Pixar and Marvel. The service has more than 400 titles and offers exclusive content and bonus features in addition to feature films. Customers can stream movies directly from the app or download them to view offline. | Read More Jimmy Fallon's Beatles Plays With Social Media on 'Tonight Show' (Video) Jimmy Fallon asked the age-old question: What if the Beatles used social media? On Monday's Tonight Show, that question was answered and Fallon recruited Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers' new Late Night bandleader, to help out. | Read More You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter International newsletter as zakakl9000.worldmovies@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Follow us on Twitter or Facebook ©2014 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy