TV and movie buffs are in for a treat later this month when memorabilia from some of the biggest entertainment shows go under the hammer in London. Taking place on April 23, the sales will be managed by auctioneers Cooper Owen and will be held simultaneously over the internet. Harry Potter fans won’t miss out …read more!

More about AOL Time Warner’s troubles: The company is, or at least was, a darling of the “New Economy.” A top-ranking executive resigns unexpectedly, citing unidentified personal reasons. Accounting issues are swirling about the company’s financial statements, even after it settled an SEC complaint in 2000 and was fined for improper accounting. The company announces …read more!

HP Fashion: whereas most designers emphasized the feminine, flower prints and white at their 2002 spring-summer collections as if to reflect calm and peace in the wake of the Sept 11 terror attacks in the U.S., it seems Harry Potter had a hand in influencing the 2002-2003 autumn-winter collection, Japan Today reports. At least, that’s …read more!

Young wizard Harry Potter could be accused of losing his magic touch as two of the series of hugely-popular books slip out of the top 10 bestsellers list in the UK. (Thanks to Jennifer for the link.)

If the past few years are any example, imported blockbusters, or dapian in Chinese, are expected to dominate China’s cinemas this year, analysts predict. Encountering tremendous pressure from Hollywood movies, domestic movie makers and critics have continued their debate on how to develop the home film industry. The past Spring Festival season saw the huge …read more!

Bad news John Cleese fans (Thanks to Matt): It seems the part of Nearly Headless Nick in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” won’t be any bigger, if even as big, as it was in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” According to an interview in the Calgary Sun, John Cleese shot down speculation …read more!

Everything you need to know about Box Office 2001 can be summed up with two facts: The year’s highest-grossing movie was “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” The biggest flop was “Pootie Tang.” In short, family films rule! And 2002 is shaping up to be youngster-friendly, as well. “Ice Age,” a computer-animated feature that opened …read more!

Harry Potter may be all the rage in Moscow’s movie theaters, but until last summer the young English wizard was virtually unknown in Russia. Mikhail Markotkin is the man responsible for bringing Potter to Russia. Chairman of ROSMAN, the largest children’s book publisher in the country, Markotkin is the publisher of the Harry Potter series …read more!

This year’s National Book Fair attracted nearly 350,000 visitors, who purchased over two million books and magazines, organisers said. Harry Potter books were the most popular at the fair, which was held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre [Thailand]. The number of people visiting Alnwick Castle and Gloucester Cathedral have soared, according to official …read more!

Emma Watson has won a Young Artists Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Leading Young Actress). Also, for those who were wondering where Daniel Radcliffe’s name went (as he was nominated in several categories), a spokesperson from the Young Artists Awards told us that “Daniel’s representative’s asked for his name to be removed.” …read more!