MUMBAI: Telugu film Athidhi starring Mahesh Babu, which is co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Babu’s Krishna Productions Private, opened to record box-office collections across Andhra Pradesh. The gross collections for the first week...
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Mahindra backs IAAC Film Festival in NY
MUMBAI: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has associated with The Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival 2007 to be held from 7-11 November at venues across Manhattan, which will showcase South Asian features, documentaries and shorts....
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Publicis Groupe to acquire Hanmer & Partners
PRESS RELEASEMove Accelerates Publicis Groupe’s Expansion in India and Strengthens Manning Selvage & Lee’s (MS&L) Presence and Capabilities in High-Growth Market Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire leading Indian public relations consultancy Hanmer &...
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Kingfisher appoints Deepika as ambassador
MUMBAI: Model turned actress Deepika Padukone, who makes her silver screen debut next week with Om Shanti Om, is now the new face of Dr Vijay Mallaya’s Kingfisher Airlines. Not merely a passive brand ambassador,...
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Jab We Met mops Rs 120 mn in opening weekend
MUMBAI: Last week saw the release of Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor starrer Jab We Met, John Abraham and Ayesha Takia starrer No Smoking, Shemaroo’s animation flick Bal Ganesh, ASA Films and Vikram Bhatt’s...
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Balaji Q2 PAT up 36.16% to Rs 262.7 mn
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 262.761 million (Rs 26.27 crores) for the quarter ended 30 September, 2007, which is up 36.16 per cent as compared to Rs 192.967 million (Rs...
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Jab We Met & No Smoking available free online
MUMBAI: Even as the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman waxed eloquent recently on the Indian film industry’s initiatives to curb piracy, last week’s Bollywood releases Jab We Met...
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Pyramid Saimira makes acquistions in the US
MUMBAI: Chennai based theater chain Pyramid Saimira’s North American unit Pyramid Saimira Entertainment America has acquired a Texas company FunAsiA that offers Bollywood-based multimedia entertainment format appealing to the South Asians in the United States...
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DivX & deviantART offer video solutions
MUMBAI: DivX, Inc and deviantART, the art-focused community site has launched deviantART Film, a new video category within deviantART.com. This new category features the DivX media format as the default high-quality viewing option for...
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Star World lines up new shows in November
MUMBAI: This Diwali, Star World is set to offer to its viewers a slew of new shows and new specials. This November the channel will showcase the new drama series Six Degrees, Special Comedy...
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Radio Mirchi crusades for Om Shanti Om
MUMBAI: As part of Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM’s exclusive marketing tie-up with Om Shanti Om, a contest, ‘Karde Disco’ is being organized across 21 cities. Listeners have to simply tune into the radio station...
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UNESCO honours Thai National Film Archives
MUMBAI: On 21 October, at the occasion of The Phuket Film Festival in Thailand, UNESCO presented the Minister of Culture, H.E. Mrs. Si-Arun Khaisi, with a Fellini Silver Medal Award and a certificate of...
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MySpace, Zazzle ink music merchandise deal
MUMBAI: Social networking website MySpace has entered into a music merchandise deal with Zazzle, the on-demand retail platform. The distribution partnership will empower more than six million musicians and bands on MySpace to sell...
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Radio Mirchi to launch in Vizag
MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi, which broadcasts on a common frequency of 98.3 FM across the country, will soon be launched in Vizag. The radio station is currently operational in 24 cities in India including Mumbai,...
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Star Gold to celebrate Shah Rukh’s birthday
MUMBAI: Bringing in actor Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday, which falls on 2 November, Star Gold will commemorate the Bollywood star’s special occasion for three days by showcasing exclusive curtain raiser of his film –...
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MTV to host DigiFest with Digital Hollywood
MUMBAI: Viacom’s MTV Networks will partner with Digital Hollywood to host MTVN DigiFest, an exclusive screening of world premiere and original digital content acquired or commissioned by Comedy Central, mtvU and AtomFilms. Immediately following...
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The Namesake DVD to release in US in Nov
MUMBAI: Mira Nair’s The Namesake, starring Tabu and Irfan Khan, debuts on DVD on 27 November from Fox Home Entertainment in the US. Nair brings to screen a sophisticated and touching based on the...
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Tata Elxsi Q2 net profit down to Rs 90 mn
MUMBAI: Tata Elxsi has posted a net profit of Rs 90.909 million (Rs 9.09 crores) for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, which is down from Rs 118.958 million in the corresponding quarter last...
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INX to use cricket series to create awareness
MUMBAI: After acquiring the on-air sponsorship of the forthcoming Indo-Pak series, INX Media has also become an on-ground sponsor of the series, which starts on 5 November and is spread across five One-Day Internationals...
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Indian producers losing $170 million to piracy
MUMBAI: Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman highlighted the growing cooperation between Bollywood and Hollywood as examples of how the creative economies of the US and India can work...
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IIFA Red Carpet 2007
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Bal Ganesh Premiere
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A Mighty Heart Premiere
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Adlabs posts net profit of Rs 210 million
MUMBAI: Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group’s (ADAG) Adlabs Films has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 210.35 million (Rs 21.03 crores) for the quarter ended 30 September 2007. The company’s total income...
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Ex-Disney Studios prez funds mobile ad company
MUMBAI: The Hyperfactory, a full-service mobile ideas, media and execution company, announced that former Walt Disney Studios and Paramount Television Group president and recent chairman of talent management company The Firm – Rich Frank;...
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Cliff Richard innovates for download album sale
MUMBAI: EMI Music and The Cliff Richard Organisation announced an innovative pricing model to mark the download release of Cliff’s latest album Love, The Album. Cliff Richard fans will be able to pre-order...
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Warner rolls multi-platform film campaign
MUMBAI: Time Warner Cable (TWC) is teaming with sister company Warner Bros. Pictures to launch an integrated marketing campaign in support of the new holiday comedy Fred Claus, starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti,...
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Bangkok’s optical disc factory raided
MUMBAI: Forty officers from the Crime Suppression Division of Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) together with Motion Picture Association representatives, raided a clandestine optical disc factory in Meenburi, Bangkok. Led by Commissioner of CIB,...
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Operation Octopus sqeezes HK pirates
MUMBAI: Between 15 – 19 October, the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFA©T-GC) joined force with over 100 officers from the Hong Kong Customs Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau (IPIB) and Special Task...
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IPR education critical in piracy fight: Pisano
MUMBAI: Motion Picture Association president and chief operating officer Bob Pisano used a keynote speech at the inaugural Tokyo International Film Festival Intellectual Property Rights Forum to urge film industry representatives to work together...
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VSNL to preview retail WiMax at B’lore seminar
MUMBAI: VSNL, a national player in the retail Broadband and Internet market, will preview its wireless broadband service at BangaloreIT.in 2007, a four day event hosted by the Department of IT and the Government...
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Disney inks license agreement with BRIO
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company Limited has signed a three year license agreement with BRIO for wooden railway sets and wooden preschool products that match Disney’s Playhouse Disney programs. The agreement involves Mickey...
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Cinemax Sion brings in its 7th anniversary
MUMBAI: Multiplex operator Cinemax’s Sion property recently completed seven years on account of which it hosted a series of activities and contests, including a screening of Chak De! India for special kids The multiplex,...
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Saawariya stars meet INOX contest winners
MUMBAI: Saawariyan debutants Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor graced the recently inaugurated INOX C Scheme multiplex in Jaipur. The team interacted with INOX patrons and also met the winners of the ‘INOX Meet the...
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Bharti appoints NDS for digital satellite service
MUMBAI: NDS, the provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has been selected by Bharti Airtel to provide a suite of digital broadcasting solutions for the launch of the company’s digital satellite service. Bharti...
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UTV unveils world cinema on home video
MUMBAI: UTV Home Video has released from the Miramax library, a collection of Hollywood and world cinema titles on DVD and VCD. The company plans to launch at least six titles every month. The...
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Mukta buys stake in Goswami’s new film company
MUMBAI: Mukta Arts is planning to acquire a majority stake (50.01 per cent) in a newly set up film production company Red Carpet Films Pvt Ltd, which is promoted by Sidhant Cinevision Ltd’s Manish...
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SRK, Dhoom 2 win honours at MTV Awards
MUMBAI: Dhoom 2 was hands down the most stylized film of 2006 and this belief was further reinforced at Lycra MTV Style Awards, which was held on 25 October. The award for the...
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Shemaroo releases Dhamaal on home video
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has released this year’s comic hit Dhamaal on DVD and VCD. Directed by Indra Kumar, the film stars Sanjay Dutt, Javed Jaffrey, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh and Ashish Choudhary. ...
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BIG FM launches in Ranchi and Vizag
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM will now be aired in Ranchi and Vizag taking the count of its stations to 35. In the first phase of its launches, BIG FM set up stations in...
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Filmy partners IBN 7, BIG FM for quiz show
MUMBAI: Filmy’s Bollywood Ka Boss, Hindi news channel IBN 7 and BIG 92.7 FM have tied up as partners on the property. Bollywood Ka Boss, slated to launch in early January next year,...
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Katrina Kaif unveils Kodak’s new series
MUMBAI: Katrina Kaif launched Kodak’s new Kodak M-series, which consists of four models catering to the tech-savvy and stylish consumer. Kaif is associated with the brand for two and a half years. However,...
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra launches sound studio
MUMBAI: Producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra has inaugurated his state-of-the-art sound studio located at his office in Mumbai where he worked with Shantanu Moitra on the music of Rajkumar Hirani’s next project. The studio...
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Disney’s Jungle Book celebrates 40 years
MUMBAI: The last animation movie to receive the personal touch of the legendary Walt Disney – Jungle Book has completed 40 years. Adapted from Rudyard Kipling’s Novel of the same name, Jungle Book,...
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BIG FM celebrates spirit of Karwachauth
PRESS RELEASE BIG 92.7 FM, India’s No. 1 FM Network is celebrating the festival of Hindu Mythology – Karwachauth in a BIG way, making it special for all the women who fast for...
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BSNL launches mobile radio
MUMBAI: BSNL, in its endeavor to improve its offerings on value added services (VAS), has now launched a subscription based service for its mobile subscribers with OnMobile, where subscribers can pay a fixed amount and enjoy...
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IFFI to be on lines of international film fests
MUMBAI: The first meeting of the Organizing Committee for IFFI-2007 was held under the chairmanship of union minister of information and broadcasting and parliamentary affairs Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi. The meeting deliberated on the various...
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‘Our strategy was to move gradually and not spread our tentacles all across’ – Balaji Motion Pictures CEO Ramesh Sippy
They conquered the television territory first and now they are on their way to win the silver screen by frantically acquiring distribution rights, producing and co-producing movies films by inking heavy duty deals with...
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Film students granted free entry to IFFI
I&B minister grants free entry to IFFI for film schools students, as against the past practice of 50% discount....
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Moser Baer’s Q2 PAT down to Rs 32.71 mn
MUMBAI: Due to the costs incurred by its entry into the entertainment business (home video and film production) and a droop in the optical storage market led by oversupply, Moser Baer India’s net profit...
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UTV to score a ‘Goal’ with marketing
MUMBAI: With less than a month left for the release of John Abraham, Arshad Warsi and Bipasha Basu starrer Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, the marketing of the film is soaring. Apart from roping in brands...
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Film Review: The Last Legion
Film: The Last Legion Director: Dough Lefler Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Sir Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth, Thomas Sangster Rating: 1/5 B.O.R.I.N.G! The Last Legion is more of a meek ho-hum flick,...
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Film Review: Mumbai Salsa
Film: Mumbai Salsa Director: Manoj Tyagi Producer: ASA Films Cast: Vir Das, Indraneil Sengupta, Ray Irani, Dilip Thadeshwar, Manjari Fadnis, Linda Arsenio, Amruta & Neelam Chauhan. Rating: 2/5 Vikram Bhatt...
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Film Review: No Smoking
Film: No Smoking Director: Anurag Kashyap Cast: John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal, Ranvir Shorey Rating: 2.5 It is very easy to write off this film and equally tough to...
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Percept Knorigin & Adify power ad network
PRESS RELEASE Pioneering Creator of Vertical Ad Networks Builds On Global Partnerships With Washington Post, NBC, Comcast & The Guardian Adify Corporation, the pioneering global internet innovators in creating vertical ad networks,...
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Sony pockets five new Yash Raj films’ rights
MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has acquired the world satellite rights of five movies from Yash Raj Films. The line up includes – Chak De! India, Tara Rum Pum, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Laaga Chunari...
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Film Review: Jab We Met
Film: Jab We Met Director: Imtiaz Ali Cast: Shahid Kapur, Kareena Kapoor, Kiran Juneja, Pavan Malhotra, Dara Singh, Saumya Tandon, Tarun Arora, Divya Seth. Banner: Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Rating:...
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UTV’s consolidated net soars by 335%
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 176 million (Rs 17.6 crores) for the quarter ended 30 September, 2007, which is up 335 per cent from the corresponding quarter last...
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Sony PS2 loaded with Singstar Bollywood
MUMBAI: Sony Computer Entertainment in partnership with music companies Sony BMG and T-Series is bringing a new look to the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system with the launch of Singstar Bollywood, an exclusive way to...
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Vinod Pande to produce & direct two films
MUMBAI: Vinod Pande, who last directed and produced Red Swastik, is now planning two more films. Titled Din Ke Andhere Main and Chalu Movie, the films have reached the casting stage and will...
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Pritish Nandy Comm. forays into cricket
MUMBAI: Pritish Nandy Communications has joined hands with Hong Kong based Zero Friction to enter the world of short format cricket with the annual event, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes on 27-28 October. PNC and...
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Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan films go cellular
MUMBAI: Provider of mobile video programming, CinemaElectric, Inc. has inked a deal with Singa Home Entertainment to license their library of unique Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan videos and rare interviews for distribution to...
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Yash Raj’s Kabul Express at Casablanca fest
MUMABI: Yash Raj Films’ Kabul Express has been invited to be a part of Africa‘s Casablanca Film Festival. The 3rd edition of the festival, CASA CINE, takes place from 31 October to 6 November,...
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Australian film & TV industry rolls campaign
MUMBAI: Australia’s film and television industry have united to launch the ‘What are you really burning?’ campaign, which challenges Australians to think about the damage being done to Australia’s film and television businesses by...
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EMI Music ties up with DJdownload.com
MUMBAI: DJdownload.com, the UK‘s leading digital dance music store, has clicked a deal with EMI Music to bring the label’s extensive recordings to music fans for the first time via its site. Among...
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$1 million auction of Hollywood star pics
MUMBAI: For the first time in public auction history, over $1,000,000 of ‘Pre-code’ 1920s and 1930s Hollywood glamour photography will be made available for auction. On 7 and 8 November, Profiles in History,...
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Anthony Hopkins features in video game
MUMBAI: As per Ubisoft, Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and other leading Hollywood actors will star in Ubisoft’s Beowulf video game based on Paramount and Shangri-La’s feature film. Other than Hopkins, Ray Winstone, Brendan...
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Disney commits $2 million for relief efforts
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company will contribute $2 million in aid towards relief efforts for the nearly one million victims of the Southern California wildfires. An initial $200,000 will be donated to the American...
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Percept, Microsoft tie-up for Hanuman Returns
MUMBAI: After the success of India’s 1st successful animation film Hanuman, Percept Picture Company will now extend the movie through a series of animation films, the second being Hanuman Returns, which will be presented...
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INX acquires Mission Istanbul satellite rights
MUMBAI: Indrani Mukerjea’s INX has acquired the satellite rights of yet another Balaji Motion Pictures’ film. Mission Istanbul, which is being produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and directed by Apoorva Lakhia, is the fourth...
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Kher talent company casts for A Mighty Heart
MUMBAI: Actor turned producer Anupam Kher, who launched his talent management company called Talent Company last year, has been instrumental in the casting for Hollywood film A Mighty Heart starring Angelina Jolie. The...
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Star ups Shankar to CEO; Kumar made COO
MUMBAI: Star has promoted Uday Shankar to CEO and Jadgish Kumar as COO of Star India. The announcement was made by Star CEO Paul Aiello, who has also been serving as CEO of Star India....
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Walt Disney appoints J&J’s Samant as MD
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company (India) has appointed Mahesh Samat as the managing director. Samant replaces Rajat Jain who quit the company in March this year. The announcement was made by Walt Disney International president...
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SRK upgrades Redchillies.vfx studio set up
MUMBAI: Actor – producer Shah Rukh Khan’s new state-of-the-art visual effects studio Redchilles.vfx has deployed unified network storage company BlueArc Corporation’s BlueArc Titan 2000 network storage system for its post production facility. By deploying...
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RED FM launches social awareness campaign
MUMBAI: Red FM has launched a campaign ‘Red FM Dilli Ke Chamakte Sitaare’ as per which the radio channel plans to approach serious issues in a fun way, wherein it will promote social awareness...
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Bindass contributes towards Aids awareness
MUMBAI: The Three Amigos, a series of twenty (20) multi-award wining Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) spots designed to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, have been airing on the youth channel, Bindass. Bindass is playing...
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Zapak partners Apollo for tennis game
MUMBAI: Zapak.com and Apollo Tyres have partnered for an online tennis game to promote tennis among young Indians. As a part of this promotion Zapak Digital Entertainment has created a property called Apollo Tyres...
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BIG FM Bangalore facilitates Podcast service
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7FM Bangalore has become the first radio station to Podcast on-air shows on its website. Through this new offering, Kannadigas from anywhere in the world can catch up with their favorite radio...
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CASBAA Convention to focus on content
MUMBAI: The Convention 2007, organized by the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) is themed ‘It’s all about Content!’ and aims to shed light on how content is the key driver behind...
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Aamir Khan backs ad agency for social cause
MUMBAI: Aamir Khan has tied hands with ICOMO Advertising for a social cause to get Manju’s message across. Manjunath Shanmugam was an IOCL employee, who was murdered on duty, for protesting against adulteration of...
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Star takes Nach Baliye to fitness centre
MUMBAI: Star has associated with fitness chain, Talwalkars to design a dance cum fitness program that will boost the show by providing viewers a program to experience what the jodis on air do –...
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Bunty Walia ties up with K Sera Sera’s offshoot
MUMBAI: Bunty Walia’s GS Entertainment has tied up with a new production house Funky Buddha, which is an offshoot of K Sera Sera Productions. The details of the tie-up could not be ascertained. ...
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Jackie Chan’s office branches out in the US
MUMBAI: Action star Jackie Chan has opened his first United States based management company – JC Culture USA, on 19 October in the City of Santa Clarita. Chan announced his new venture during...
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MySpace-Oberon Media unveil gaming channel
MUMBAI: Social networking website MySpace has inked a partnership deal with multi-platform casual-games company Oberon Media to create a new gaming channel on MySpace. MySpace Games, which will launch in early 2008, will...
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OSO hits the ramp at Lycra MTV Style Awards
MUMBAI: Lycra MTV Style Awards has tied up with Shah Rukh Khan starrer – Om Shanti Om as per which SRK, director Farah Khan, debutant actress Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade and Arjun Rampal will...
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Google’s GNET rolls $100 mn online contest
MUMBAI: GNET.COM, powered by Google, has announced a $100 million prize giveaway for its online contest. GNET.COM Corporation CEO Masud Osman informed, “The prize gets people’s attention and people talking. Along with a...
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Nat Geo creates global media group
MUMBAI: National Geographic has formed a new global media group composed of its film, music, magazine, book publishing, television, radio, digital media and maps units. Tim Kelly, 51, president and CEO of National Geographic...
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Universal Pictures promotes Fogelson & Egan
MUMBAI: Coming off of a summer which saw four of its domestic motion picture releases each exceed $100 million at the boxoffice, Universal Pictures today recognized the achievements of two of its senior marketing...
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Columbia Pictures ups Kadin as SVP production
MUMBAI: Jonathan Kadin has been promoted to senior vice president, production at Columbia Pictures and will continue to report to Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of production. Jointly commenting on the announcement,...
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Star makes new appointments in its team
MUMBAI: Star has made new appointments in its production and programming team as per which Todd Lituchy has been nominated as President, Entertainment, David Searl as Senior Vice President, Production and Donovan Castillo-Mohlman as...
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MPAA lauds anti-counterfeiting trade deal
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) applauded the announcement by United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan Schwab that the United States and a group of key trading partners will launch negotiations...
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Mahindra mulls media & entertainment foray
MUMBAI: After the entry of corporate companies like Anil Ambani’s Reliance ADAG Group, Anupam Mittal’s People Group and Ratul Puri’s Moser Baer into the filmed entertainment space, now another corporate giant Mahindra and Mahindra...
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People Group unveils its real estate portal
PRESS RELEASE Mumbai, October 22, 2007: After making its mark in popular sectors like Online Matrimony, Social Networking, Mobile VAS, the Anupam Mittal led, People Group now ventures into the lucrative real estate market...
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PTM signs on Australian cricketer Clarke
PRESS RELEASE Percept Talent Management (PTM), the recently launched outfit of Percept Holdings has signed on Australian all-rounder, Michael J Clarke as its latest talent. 26-year old Clarke, burst on to the international cricket...
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Cartoon Network Enterprises eyes Bollywood
MUMBAI: While Hollywood woke up to the film merchandising phenomenon long back, the mania hit Bollywood big time with the Hrithik Roshan starrer Krrish. Now with an aim to tap this avenue, Turner International’s licensing...
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Ambani brothers crowned Sabse Bada Gujarati
PRESS RELEASE ~Win IBN 7 & Divya Bhaskar’s ‘Sabse bada Gujarati’ opinion poll~ New Delhi, October 24, 2007: At a recent event, IBN 7 & Divya Bhaskar’s extensive search for the ‘Sabse Bada Gujarati’...
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