MUMBAI: Yahoo! India and the Jagran Group have jointly launched a new co-branded Hindi news and current affairs internet property. The new property will integrate the largest Hindi content of Jagran with Yahoo!...
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Dharm bags best film award at AFFF
Bhavna Talwar's Dharm, has been awarded the Best Film at the AFFF...
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Time Warner’s Britt to attend UBS conference
MUMBAI: Time Warner Cable Inc.’s President and CEO, Glenn Britt will participate in UBS’ Global Media and Communications Conference on 3 December, 2007 in New York. Britt’s remarks are expected to begin at approximately...
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Shringar Cinemas to be renamed as Fame
MUMBAI: Shringar Group’s exhibition business, which has been operational under the name of Shringar Cinemas Ltd, will be renamed as Fame India Ltd. Shringar Cinemas’ managing director Shravan Shroff informs, “We have proposed...
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Dish TV to raise Rs 250 crore for expansion
MUMBAI: DTH service provider Dish TV India Limited, will raise Rs 250 crore for its expansion and promotional activities. Dish TV had recently appointed Shah Rukh Khan as their brand ambassador and rolled out...
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MPAA’s Taylor joins ESA as senior VP
MUMBAI: Rich Taylor, a former senior executive with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and aide to Congressman Jim Chapman (D-TX), is the Entertainment Software Association’s (ESA) new Senior Vice President for Communications...
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Amrita Rao goes through makeover for next film
MUMBAI: Amrita Rao, who debuted with Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na, is all set for a makeover in Sahara Motion Pictures, My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves. The actress will be seen in seductive attire,...
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Music director Pritam to launch kids of Star’s VOI
MUMBAI: Bollywood music director, Pritam, who is for the first time judging a reality show – Saibaba Telefilms Amul Star Voice of India – Chhotey Ustad, was so impressed by the contestants that he...
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French govt. inks MoU to curb online piracy
MUMBAI: The French authorities, together with ISPs and music and video rightsholders, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form an independent body that will have the power to suspend or terminate internet access...
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Planetwide offers personalized Virgin comics
MUMBAI: Planetwide Media has launched the Virgin Comics Comic Book Creator 2.0 interactive entertainment software and digital content packs, to be sold in major retail stores and through online retailers. The new software allows...
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Onstream Media constitutes online film fest
MUMBAI: Onstream Media Corporation, an online service provider of live and on-demand digital media, communications and applications, has launched its Film Festival Online(TM) solution at the International Film Festival Summit (IFFS), being held in...
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Brett Lee makes Bollywood debut in Victory
MUMBAI: Australian cricketing legend Brett Lee will star in Victory – Bollywood’s biggest cricketing film ever produced – with local production company Films and Casting TEMPLE signed as the Australian producers. Starring alongside Lee...
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Taiwanese film wins Best Film at IFFI
Director Lin Chih Ju bagged the Best Film Award with the Golden Peacock for the Taiwanese film, The Wall....
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BR Films to co-produce Deepa Mehta’s movie
MUMBAI: After collaborating for the theatrical distribution of Water, B R Films and Deepa Mehta have come together for another movie titled Heaven On Earth starring Preity Zinta in the lead role. This...
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Sajid Nadiadwala, Sajid Khan bag Lions award
MUMBAI: Heyy Babyy’s producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director Sajid Khan were the recipients of the Lion Clubs Gold Award 2007. Nadiadwala won the award for the Best Wholesome Entertainer of the year for...
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Om Shanti Om music continues as bestseller
MUMBAI: Weeks after the music and movie release, Om Shanti Om’s music continues to rock the music charts. The movie’s music has been the bestseller for nine weeks. The movie released in theatres on...
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In Pictures: Prime Focus adorns Saawariya
Prime Focus adorns Saawariya with VFX Previous Next ...
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UTV calls off Rs 200 crore deal with Astro
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications Ltd has called off its deal with Malaysia based company Astro, under which their youth channel Bindaass, a general entertainment and movie channel was launched. The deal was established for a...
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Mobile2win poised for high growth
PRESS RELEASE Mobile2win India, one of India‘s leading wireless value added services enabler has completed the hiring of its top management team with two more inductions – Amar Sinha as Head of Engineering &...
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Universal Music appoints Lipson as VP
MUMBAI: Kevin Lipson has been appointed vice president of field sales and marketing for Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), it was announced today by Jim Urie, President UMGD. Based in Universal City, Lipson...
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Charlie Wilson’s War to release on 21 December
MUMBAI: Universal Pictures has accelerated the release date of “Charlie Wilson’s War” by four days, moving the film from 25 December, 2007, to 21 December. Universal Pictures president of marketing and distribution Adam...
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Percept Profile bags award winning film
PRESS RELEASE Adding another feather to its teeming cap, Percept Profile has bagged the highly acclaimed foreign language flick Tsotsi. TSOTSI– an Academy Award Winner in the Best Foreign Language Film Category in...
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MPA launches anti-piracy enforcement plan
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) today launched Operation Blackout, an aggressive anti-piracy enforcement initiative scheduled to run through till 31 January, 2008 in 13 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific region. It is...
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MPA launches content protection centre
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association (MPA), with support from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), officially launched the Asia Pacific region’s first Centre for Content Protection (CCP) in Singapore at the Digital Future...
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Kiwi actor to lure film lovers to anti-piracy
MUMBAI: Kiwi actor Temuera Morrison was in Auckland to launch an initiative designed to attract everyday New Zealanders to the fight against film and television piracy. Sky City Cinemas in Queen Street, Auckland,...
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Infomedia India to hold AV Expo in Chennai
MUMBAI: Exhibition and publishing company Infomedia India Ltd, will be organizing a Audio & Video exhibition – ‘AV MAX Expo’ in Chennai. The Exhibition will commence from 8 – 10 December, 2007 at Raja...
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Cinemax launches 2nd property in Gujarat
MUMBAI: Cinemax launched a four screen multiplex at Gandhinagar on 1 December, 2007. The new property opened with films like Aaja Nachale, Om Shanti Om and Goal. Actor John Abraham inaugurated the new property...
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Anil Kapoor turns designer for Welcome
MUMBAI: Anil Kapoor has designed his own look in the forthcoming multi-starrer comedy, Welcome. He is essaying Katrina Kaif’s serio-comic don brother in the first half after, which he falls for Mallika Sherawat’s...
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Kajol, Tanishaa meet with special kids
MUMBAI: World Disabled Day celebrations got a special touch when superstar Kajol and sister Tanishaa interacted and inaugurated a special exhibition of various hand-made products made by the kids of ‘Punarvas Schools for The...
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Eros’ EyeQube to doll Aladin with VFX
MUMBAI: Eros International has announced the launch of Sujoy Ghosh’s modern day Aladin, the evergreen Arabian Nights story in a big Bollywood format, which has recently gone on floors. With Aladin, Eros also...
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T-Series bags Best music company award
MUMBAI: Music giant T-Series has bagged the 14th Lions Gold Awards 2007 as India‘s best Music Company Award this year. Held in Vile Parle, Lions of SOL Mumbai felicitated T-Series at a function...
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Sun TV launches FM station in Pondicherry
MUMBAI: Sun TV Network Ltd has launched its FM radio station at Pondicherry under the brand S FM from 4 December, 2007 through its subsidiary Kal Radio Ltd. This station can be heard at...
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Prime Focus adorns Saawariya with VFX
MUMBAI: Larger than life film sets and Sanjay Leela Bhansali go hand in hand. Audiences got a taste of lavish sets in his latest film Saawariya too, which has apparently been shot only on...
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Zee’s new Hindi GEC unveils tagline
MUMBAI: Zee Next, the second GEC channel from the ZEEL Bouquet announces the brand tagline, ‘Manoranjan ka agla andaaz’. The channel promises to have a refreshing look and appeal. Zee Next will have...
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Rocky S partners with textile company Hakoba
MUMBAI: Hakoba Lifestyle Limited has tied-up with designer Rocky S for the company’s club line called, Rocky S Club. With a retail presence in India with 67 exclusive outlets occupying app. 52,000 sq...
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Moser Baer to institute largest solar farm
MUMBAI: Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (MBPV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Moser Baer India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rajasthan for setting up of a large solar power...
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IFDC acquires majority stake in Imperia Ent.
MUMBAI: Independent Film Development Corporation (IFDC), a company with a plan of operations to acquire interests in film production and distribution entities has acquired majority voting securities in Imperia Entertainment, Inc. The acquisition...
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MTV, Nike partner to battle HIV – AIDS
MUMBAI: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and Nike, Inc. have launched a global online celebrity auction as their first ever partnership to raise money for HIV and AIDS education and prevention work. On 6...
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Netflix, NBC ink online deal for Heroes
MUMBAI: The online movie rental service provider, Netflix, Inc. and NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution have entered into an agreement through which current episodes of the network’s top-rated prime time series, Heroes, can be...
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Music Review: Welcome
Film: Welcome Director: Anees Bazmi Producer: Firoz A. Nadiadwala Music Director: Sajid-Wajid, Himesh Reshammiya and Anand Raj Anand Lyrics: Sameer, Shabbir Ahmed, Ibrahim Ashq, Anand Raj Anand Rating: 2/5 It may seem promising after...
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Escapism, essential for entertainment: Jaffer
MUMBAI: British film maker and director, Michael Jaffer whose film ‘Full Circle’ is being screened at IFFI-2007 believes that Indian films have great entertainment value since they take the viewers into an altogether different...
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New Line Cinema promotes Elissa Greer
MUMBAI: New Line Cinema has promoted Elissa Greer to executive vice president of publicity and promotions, it was announced by Christina Kounelias, the studio’s executive vice president of marketing. “Elissa is a smart,...
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EMI Music to open talent agency in Japan
MUMBAI: EMI Music Japan is establishing a new talent management division, EMI Entertainment Japan, as part of the company’s mission to enhance and broaden the services it offers to artists. Complementing the existing...
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Nikhil Advani’s Made in China renamed
MUMBAI: Nikhil Advani’s next action film, which was earlier titled Made in China, has now been renamed as Chandni Chowk To China. The film stars Akshay Kumar opposite Deepika Padukone, who made her...
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Akshay Kumar upbeat on Welcome release
MUMBAI: Having gone through a great year with three top-ranking comedies, Namastey London, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Akshay Kumar is gearing up for the release of Welcome directed by Anees Bazmi, which is his...
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YRF chops Aaja Nachle objectionable lyrics
MUMBAI: Post the issue raised by UP chief minister Mayawati on some objectionable lyrics in Yash Raj Films’ Aaja Nachle and the ban on the film for the same, the production house has apologised...
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BIG FM celebrates World AIDS Day
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM celebrated World AIDS Day with the AIDS affected kids at Population Services International. The radio station hosted an interactive evening of games, song and dance which was graced by actress...
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First Look: Yash Raj Films’ Tashan
First Look: Yash Raj Films’ TASHAN ...
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UP govt demand ban on Aaja Nachle for derogatory lyrics
MUMBAI: The Uttar Pradesh government is pressing for a nationwide ban on Yash Raj Films’ latest release – Aaja Nachle, which also happens to be the comeback film of actress Madhuri Dixit. The film...
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Deepika, Arjun meet contest winners at Fame
MUMBAI: Om Shanti Om’s leading lady, Deepika Padukone and actor Arjun Rampal visited Fame Inorbit Mall, Malad to meet the three winners of the OSO Combo Promotion. Fame Cinemas designed a special activity to...
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Blu-ray disc movie sales cross million mark
MUMBAI: Total Blu-ray Disc movie sales across Europe have topped one million units as per the Blu-ray Disc Association European Promotions Committee. Of the high definition movie discs bought by consumers year-to-date in Europe,...
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Star debuts Mandarin channels on KyLinTV
MUMBAI: Star and KyLinTV have tied up to launch three top-notch Mandarin-language channels in North America on KyLinTV’s IPTV platform. Beginning 1 December, Star Chinese Channel, the entertainment channel in Taiwan, will debut on...
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VUDU inks deal with film studios for HD titles
MUMBAI: US firm VUDU has signed deals with Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Lionsgate to add high-definition (HD) films to the VUDU box service, and plans to add more HD titles from other studios...
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Bachchan’s The Last Lear premieres at IFFI
Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear starring Amitabh Bachchan & Preity Zinta in the lead premieres at IFFI....
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Abhishek – Aishwarya spend day with kids
Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan spent time with HIV/AIDS affected children at an association called Ashray. The duo danced and interacted with kids on the eve of World Aids Day, which falls on 1 December....
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Pyramid Saimira to raise $60 mn overseas
MUMBAI: Pyramid Saimira Theatre Ltd is mulling listing its Singapore based distribution arm – Pyramid Saimira Entertainment Ltd on London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) or Euronext N.V., which is a pan-European stock exchange...
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