MUMBAI: Hyderabad based design solutions company Color Chips India Ltd is planning to change its name to CCIL Animation Ltd. The proposal for the name change will be put forth at the company’s...
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Capital18 invests in Webchutney
PRESS RELEASE Capital18, the venture capital and private equity arm of Network18 announced an investment in Webchutney, India‘s leading full service interactive agency. Webchutney aims to leverage the funding for scaling up operations and...
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Shemaroo launches Amitabh Bachchan’s collection
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has launched ‘The Big B Unleashed – A Bonanza of Amitabh Bachchan’s Scenes and Songs’ in six VCD and three DVD packs. Bachchan’s various moods and interpretations from films like...
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PVR rolls hi-end multiplex brand for elite
MUMBAI: After launching its PVR Talkies brand to cater to audiences in smaller towns and metros (tier II and III cities), multiplex chain PVR has now launched a premium brand called PVR Premiere. ...
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Times’ new label tunes to commercial music
MUMBAI: After a presence of over nine years in the music space, Times Music has now turned towards commercial film music with the launch of a new label called Junglee Music. The audio of...
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Optical disc law to curb piracy being studied: I&B secretary
MUMBAI: The draft of the proposed Optical Disc Law to check piracy in the Indian film sector is being examined by the Information & Broadcasting ministry. However, according to information available with Businessofcinema.com, the...
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TinselVision, B4U Music ink content deal
MUMBAI: After inking content deals with Yash Raj Films, Star TV, Zoom and Zee TV, online video-on-demand (VoD) company TinselVision has now signed up with B4U Music. TinselVision will offer 500 hours of Indian...
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Pixion honours Indian cinematographers
MUMBAI: Pixion and Flying Unicorn Entertainment organised an event called ‘Pixion present CinemArt,’ which celebrates filmmaking on 21 November. This is the first ever night to honour the Directors of Photography (DoPs) of the...
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Review: Shilpa Shetty’s Miss Bollywood
The musical Miss Bollywood featuring Shilpa Shetty is a beautiful celebration of Indian films. <STRONG><FONT color=#0896DE size=1>EXCLUSIVE!</FONT></STRONG>...
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Zee’s Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa finale on 25 November
MUMBAI: Zee Kannada’s Garnier Fructis SA RI GA MA PA is now coming to an end. The winner has to fight out for her title with her five compatriots. The final is being telecasted...
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Sony BMG and Yahoo! expand VoD pact
MUMBAI: Yahoo! has signed an agreement with Sony BMG to extend its video-on-demand license. In addition to expanding the existing relationship into additional territories around the world, the new worldwide deal adds a...
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Arena organizes animation seminar in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Arena Animation Academy presented ‘Perspectives: A seminar on Animation’ in Mumbai. Perspectives aims to bring together professionals from the animation community on a common platform to share their knowledge, thoughts, views and experiences...
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Madhuri Dixit to appear on Nach Baliye 3
MUMBAI: This week, as part of a promotional strategy for her upcoming film Aaja Nachle from Yash Raj Films, actress Madhuri Dixit will make an appearance on Nach Baliye 3. Madhuri Dixit cheered...
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Australia’s largest burner lab busted
MUMBAI: On 20 November, Victorian Police, assisted by investigators from Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), raided two homes in St Auburn in Melbourne’s western suburbs, seizing over 200,000 pirated DVDs and an 88-DVD...
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35th International Emmy Awards declared
MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has declared the winners of the 35th International Emmy Awards at a star-studded gala event held at the New York Hilton, hosted by award-winning stage...
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255 TV channels permitted uplinking in India
MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has allowed 149 news and current affairs TV channels and 106 non-news and current affairs TV channels to uplink from India, as on 15 November, 2007. Five...
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3500 delegates register for IFFI in Goa
Goa is all set to hold 38th edition of International Film Festival of India; 3500 delegates have registered....
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Beowulf hits bulls eye at BO, grosses $27 mn
MUMBAI: Beowulf, the epic adventure from Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis, has topped the worldwide box office both in the U.S. and internationally. The Shangri-La Entertainment presentation, in association with ImageMovers Productions, was released...
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Lata Mangeshkar to grace Star VOI finale
MUMBAI: It’s time for the grand finale of Amul Star Voice of India, as finalists Ishmeet and Harshit will prove their worth on this reality show on 23 November at 10 pm and 24...
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Bipasha Basu fills in for Shiamak on JDJ
MUMBAI: This Friday on 23 November on Sony’s Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa – Dancing with the Stars, the star celebrity is Bipasha Basu who shares the dais with Jeetendra and Urmila Matondkar as a judge...
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Kingfisher’s Vijay Mallya on CNN’s Talk Asia
MUMBAI: UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya will be seen on air in CNN’s half hour chat show, Talk Asia this weekend. Mallya is ranked on the Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaires’ list with a net fortune...
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ROK Ent. takes over Fun Little Movies
MUMBAI: ROK Entertainment Group, the UK-based mobile technologies, applications and entertainment development company has acquired a 51 per cent controlling interest in Los Angeles-based Fun Little Movies (FLM) for a combination of cash to...
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Lionsgate to distribute Babysitter Wanted
MUMBAI: Big Screen Entertainment Group has concluded negotiations with horror giant Lionsgate to distribute its horror/thriller, Babysitter Wanted in the United Kingdom. Lionsgate UK, distributor of such films as Saw IV, 3:10 to Yuma,...
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Hollywood writers’ strike talks to resume
MUMBAI: Representatives for the Writers Guild of America, whose members have been on strike since 5 November, will resume contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the major...
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Cinemax launches new property in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Multiplex chain Cinemax will be inaugurating its 16th property on 23 November at Vashi, New Mumbai. Bollywood star Anil Kapoor will present at the event to do the honours. The new property...
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Film & TV Guild sign deal with Film London
Film and Television Producers Guild of India and Film London ink a city-to-city agreement....
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