Sony’s PlayStation network remains down for a third day in a blow that hit eager online gamers as they unwrapped their new consoles on Christmas morning.

Sony has announced a limited cinema release of The Interview, putting the comedy back on to screens after a huge international row.

Several US cinemas have said they will begin showing The Interview on Thursday, seemingly putting the comedy back on screen after Sony Pictures Entertainment cancelled its release.

North Korea is experiencing serious internet problems, with experts warning that online access is “totally down”.

North Korea is experiencing serious internet problems, with experts warning that online access is “totally down”.

The US is reviewing whether to put North Korea back onto its list of state sponsors of terrorism, President Barack Obama said as the country decides how to respond to the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that has been blamed on the communist nation.

North Korea has proposed a joint investigation with the US into the hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, warning of “serious” consequences if Washington rejects a probe that it believes would prove Pyongyang had nothing to do with the cyber attack.

Sony “made a mistake” in shelving a satirical film about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader, US president Barack Obama said, and he pledged the US would respond “in a place and manner and time that we choose” to the hacking attack on Sony that led to the withdrawal.

When a group claiming credit for the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment threatened violence against cinemas showing The Interview earlier this week, the fate of the movie’s big-screen life was all but sealed.

The FBI has said it has determined the North Korean government was behind a devastating hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Chris Rock says everyone in Hollywood is scared that their private emails might be leaked.

Sony Pictures Entertainment made the shock decision to cancel the Christmas Day release of controversial comedy The Interview amid the threat of terrorist attacks from hackers and America’s largest multiplex chains pulling the film from their screens.

Sony has cancelled the release of the controversial film depicting an assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un after cinemas decided not to screen it.

Sony Pictures Entertainment has told US cinemas they can cancel plans to show The Interview, hours after hackers invoking the memory of the September 11 2001 terror attacks issued ominous threats against film-goers and patrons of the comedy.

Actor-director Seth Rogen defended the choice to parody North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in raunchy comedy The Interview, the movie that sparked a real-life threat from the country and is suspected as the possible cause of a damaging cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.

A draft script for the new James Bond film has been stolen and leaked by hackers, producers have confirmed.

A draft script for the new James Bond film has been stolen and leaked by hackers, producers have confirmed.

Sony’s online PlayStation store was inaccessible to users for a short time today in the latest possible cyberattack on the electronics and entertainment company.

Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the secretive state said.

The team behind Bond 24 are set to reveal its title as well as the principle cast via an online stream from 007 Stage at Pinewood studios this coming Thursday.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is investigating to determine if hackers working on behalf of North Korea might be responsible for a cyber attack that knocked out the studio’s computer network and copies of five movies being leaked online.

A college student who was a member of a computer hacking group pleaded guilty to two federal charges of breaking into computers at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

The FBI has accused a county councillor’s son of tapping into a conference call the agency had with the garda fraud squad as it investigated an international hacking ring.

IRISH television audiences can now use their internet connection to access one of the world’s biggest movie and TV-streaming websites.

WHEN TMZ’s Peter O’Riordan was first beamed onto TV screens last August, eyes widened and ears perked, around homes in the US as curious fans took to the internet to question the identity of the new “hot Irish guy”.

Jurors in the Michael Jackson manslaughter case will not be shown footage of the singer's final rehearsals for his 'This Is It' tour, a judge has ruled.

Sony has been hit by a second massive data breach, hackers claim, another potential embarrassment for a company that is struggling to restore its image following the loss of millions of credit card numbers through its PlayStation Network.

The actor Ben Affleck - who won huge critical acclaim with his directing skills for 'The Town' - is favourite to helm 'American Bulls**t', which is based on an Eric Warren Singer script.

James Cameron is in talks to direct Angelina Jolie in ‘Cleopatra’.

Michael Jackson’s final ever ‘concert’ is being released as a “gift to his millions of fans”.

An unemployed man with an advanced finance degree who was despondent over his own financial problems shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and then himself in an upscale home in a gated community, Los Angeles police said today.

Striking Hollywood writers could begin informal talks with studio chiefs next week in an effort to end a two-month walkout that has hit the US entertainment industry, according to reports.

Hopes were raised today that the Oscars could still go ahead next month after Hollywood directors reached a tentative contract deal with studios.

Monster’s Ball film-maker Marc Forster will direct the next James Bond film, it was announced today.

India today ended a 60-day ban on Fashion TV satellite channel following an assurance that it would not broadcast programmes "which lack decency and are likely to adversely affect public morality", a government statement said.

James Bond is coming to Chinese cinemas and producers of the British superspy’s latest romp, Casino Royale, are pulling out all the stops to promote it.

Catholic scholars gathered in Rome today to explore whether the soon-to-be-released film version of The Da Vinci Code will help spread hostile sentiment against the church or provide an opportunity to draw people closer to religion.

Catholic group Opus Dei has called for "references that hurt Catholics" to be cut from the film adaptation of Dan Brown's hit novel The Da Vinci Code.

The Chinese government has cancelled the release of Memoirs of a Geisha – a decision made amid speculation officials are worried the sight of Chinese actresses playing Japanese geishas would stir a backlash.

SONY CORPORATION’S toddler-shaped robot waddled into a Tokyo recording studio yesterday to dub a voice part for a television cartoon show, where the talking, dancing machine makes a cameo appearance.

CINEMA-LOVERS are to benefit from a decision by five major Hollywood studios to launch a service that will allow movie fans to legally download films over the internet.