MUMBAI: ROK Entertainment Group, the UK-based mobile technologies, applications and entertainment development company has announced that it has signed a contract with China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) through its partners BPS to supply a portfolio...
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Jaman.com launches online film festival
MUMBAI: To pay a tribute to the influence of Hong Kong cinema on Hollywood, Jaman.com has partenered with Asian cinema distributor Fortune Star, for a six-month Hong Kong Online Film Festival. This retrospective dedicated...
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WGAW grants interim agreement for Grammys
MUMBAI: The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) has agreed to grant an interim agreement for this year’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. This will allow for written material for the show to be...
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Starz to roll drama series on film Crash
MUMBAI: Crash, a new original drama series based on the Academy Award-winning Best Picture will debut exclusively on Starz in 2008. The 13-episode, one-hour series, co-produced with Lionsgate, will be Starz’s first ever original...
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Despite WGA strike, people watch TV: Carat
MUMBAI: What were celebrities talking about on the red carpet at the recently held Screen Actors Guild Awards? It wasn’t just gossip and couture. The buzz was about the writers’ strike. To gain a...
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Lottery funded films score at Sundance
MUMBAI: Man on Wire, a feature documentary film by British filmmaker James Marsh and supported by the Lottery through the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund has won two prizes at Sundance, the leading...
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Eisner to co-produce series on Cook’s novel
MUMBAI: Ex-Disney chief Michael Eisner’s company Vuguru is launching an innovative prequel web and mobile phone series based on G.P. Putnam’s Sons latest novel, Foreign Body from author Robin Cook. The series will be...
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imeem buys web music player Anywhere.FM
MUMBAI: Social media network imeem has acquired Anywhere.FM, a San Francisco-based web music player and Internet radio service. The acquisition of Anywhere.FM brings music uploading capabilities, a web music player, and recommendation features that...
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Sony Ericsson inks deal with 10 record labels
MUMBAI: Sony Ericsson announced deals with 10 major record labels at the MIDEM conference in Cannes, adding over five million new tracks to its catalogue. The company unveiled the next stage in the evolution...
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Brian Burkin named SVP at Sony Pictures Ent
MUMBAI: Brian Burkin has joined Sony Pictures Entertainment’s International Motion Picture Production division as Senior Vice President Business Affairs and Operations, it was announced by Columbia Tristar Motion Picture Group president Deborah Schindler and...
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