MUMBAI: Shilpa Shetty’s recently launched perfume S2 raised 15,000 Pounds Sterling (more than Rs 12 lakhs) for charity, at a special auction held in the UK last week. The proceeds from the event will...
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Saregama gets aggressive on digital music
MUMBAI: Music company Saregama India Ltd. will be loading close to 4.6 million sound tracks on its soon to be launched portal – www.saregama.com. This is apart from close to 300,000 music tracks that...
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Eros, multiplexes resolve OSO share issue
(UPDATED: 07 November, 2007) MUMBAI: Eros International and multiplex chains across India reached a middle ground early Tuesday evening (6 November) on revenue sharing terms for Om Shanti Om. However sources inform that as of...
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Studio 18 acquires Welcome from UTV
MUMBAI: It was only the beginning of the saga when in August this year UTV Motion Pictures acquired the worldwide rights (distribution, audio and home video) for Anees Bazmee directed Welcome from Firoz Nadiadwala....
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Indrani Mukerjea appointed INX Media CEO
MUMBAI: INX Media board of directors appointed Indrani Mukerjea as CEO of the company. Additionally, the board has also proposed the appointment of Peter Mukerjea as executive chairman and chief strategy officer of INX...
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Music & videos top mobile entertainment
MUMBAI: The Asia-Pacific mobile premium content market grew 57.4 per cent in 2006 on the back of rising popularity of mobile multimedia content and a fast-growing mobile data services segment as users demand a...
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Universal brings American Gangster to mobile
MUMBAI: Developer and publisher of mobile games Gameloft has inked a worldwide licensing agreement with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group to produce American Gangster: The Mobile Game based on Universal Pictures’ upcoming crime drama,...
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BBC expands its radio reach in India
MUMBAI: BBC has inked a deal with 94.3 Tomato FM, wherein its programming has been specially tailored for India’s FM market. This will now be available to listeners in Kolhapur and will shortly be...
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Sony launches SET and Animax in Africa
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has launched Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and Animax in Africa in November. The channels were launched on MultiChoice’s digital pay-tv satellite platform DStv. “SPTI continues to...
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Seagate unveils new storage options for DVRs
MUMBAI: Seagate Technology announced that the fourth generation of its DB35 Series Hard Disc Drives for digital video recorders (DVRs) and home media centers – has now reached a terabyte of capacity in a...
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Spider-Man, Power Rangers injurious to kids
MUMBAI: It has long been suspected that television, media and entertainment have a great impact on the development of children. Now a latest study says that cartoons like Spider Man, Power Rangers, Star Wars...
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Alcatel-Lucent, Vodafone exhibit mobile TV
MUMBAI: On 31 October Alcatel-Lucent and Vodafone Portugal demonstrated for the first time in Portugal, the Unlimited Mobile TV solution based on DVB-SH technology. This live broadcast Mobile TV demonstration, based on the DVB-SH...
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B4U Network’s Diwali event to air on 9 Nov
MUMBAI: The annual Diwali event organized by the Mayor of London was hailed as a success with people from all walks of life being a part of the festive atmosphere. Over 30,000 people attended...
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Adlabs UK’s Pranab Kapadia to join Eros Intl
MUMBAI: Adlabs Films’ UK business head Pranab Kapadia has put in his papers and is currently serving his notice period. According to information available with Businessofcinema.com, Kapadia is slated to join Eros International as...
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Anil Ambani partners Microsoft for IPTV
MUMBAI: Anil Ambani owned Reliance Communications Ltd. and Bill Gates’ Microsoft Corp have inked a strategic partnership to roll out Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in India, which will be powered by the award-winning...
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