MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has secured the worldwide (excluding Japan) distribution rights to The Grand Finale, the only officially sanctioned film about the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This was announced at MIPCOM...
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Google inks deal with Sony BMG & Warner
Google inks deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment & Warner Music Group to provide music videos online for free....
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UTV Motion Pictures sets the field for 2007
UTV has a total of 12 films lined up for 2007; acquires distribution rights of Priyadarshan’s <i>Bhagam Bhaag</i>....
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Concurrent VoD streams to reach 163 million
MUMBAI: Traditional video-on-demand (VoD) services may not be growing at a particularly rapid pace, but the introduction of time shifting, network PVR, and mobile video will propel the demand for VOD technology as the number...
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HD-DVD key to home video revenue growth
In 2006, the bulk of the $16.9 billion revenue will come from standard-definition DVD: Kagan Research....
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Google to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion
MUMBAI: Google Inc has agreed to acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. Following the acquisition,...
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Sony Pictures bullish on 06-07 releases
A mammoth lineup of films in 06 - 07 is what the company has in its kitty; culminates with <i>Saawariya</i> in Diwali 2007....
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Jaan-E-Mann makers await Diwali release
Sajid Nadiadwala's <i>Jaan-E-Mann</i>, made on a budget of Rs 350 million, is a dynamic offering this Diwali....
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Amin upbeat on SRK starrer Chak De! India
<i>Chak De! India</i> is the story of a disgraced player, played by Shah Rukh Khan; film to be directed by Shimit Amin....
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Kamal Sadanah to launch Victoria 203
MUMBAI: Actor turned producer Kamal Sadanah will be launching the remake of his father’s film Victoria 203 in Diwali this year. His father – Brij Sadanah’s Victoria 203 was released in the 1970s. ...
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Mehul Kumar to announce two films in Diwali
MUMBAI: After a hiatus of two years, producer-director Mehul Kumar is back. After having directed films like Kohram, Krantiveer and Tirangaa, the maker will be back yet again with two movies, which he will...
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Shemaroo releases VCDs & DVDs of Naksha
MUMBAI: With in a month of its theatrical release, Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. today released the home video of the action-adventure film Nakhsha-Unlock The Mystery. Directed by Sachin Bajaj, Naksha stars Sunny Deol,...
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