MUMBAI: CNN-IBN’s Rajeev Masand will interview Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan along with director Ashutosh Gowariker. The one-hour special will be aired on CNN-IBN on 16 February at 10 pm with a repeat...
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UTV steps up to combat Jodhaa Akbar piracy
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures is all set to release its epic romance Jodhaa Akbar on 15 February. The motion picture company plans to release the movie across 26 countries. Jodhaa Akbar being UTV Motion...
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Oscars’ ‘Night Before’ fundraiser on 23 Feb
MUMBAI: Hollywood will be out in full-force the night before the Academy Awards for the sixth annual ‘Night Before’ fundraiser to benefit the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF). The event will be held...
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Fujitsu ushers new era for mobile computing
MUMBAI: Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific has unveiled its latest range of full-featured, stunning ultra portables designed to complement the digital lifestyles of mobile professionals. Consumers will have a range of notebook PCs from the...
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LG mobile phone gets DivX Certification
MUMBAI: LG Electronics and digital media company DivX have announced that the LG Viewty camera phone (Model: LG-KU990) is the first mobile phone with DivX Certification to natively record video in the high quality...
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Sahara launches music studio NYSA
MUMBAI: Sahara India Parivaar’s new, state-of- the- art music studio NYSA was launched at Hotel Sahara Star on 7 February. At the launch of the studio meant for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, was...
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Zee Gaurav Marathi awards ceremony held
MUMBAI: Zee Gaurav, the benchmark for excellence in Marathi films and theatre industry organized its annual awards ceremony for 2008. In its ninth year now, Zee Gaurav has brought back competition and encouraged brilliance...
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Hungama represents India at Mobile World Congress
MUMBAI: Hungama Mobile is the only company to represent Indian mobile VAS industry in the forthcoming Mobile World Congress 2008, to be held in Barcelona, Spain, from 10-14 February. As a part of the...
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WGA’s 2008 winners announced
MUMBAI: Marking the 60th Anniversary of their annual awards, the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced the winners of the 2008 Writers Guild Awards for...
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Red FM gears up for Valentine’s Day
MUMBAI: Valentines Day is just around the corner and Red FM is all set to make this day special for its listeners. To celebrate the month of love, Red FM has announced a unique hunt...
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IIFW to lead 100-member team to Cannes
MUMBAI: Independent Indian Filmmakers Worldwide (IIFW) will lead a contingent of 100 people to the 61st Cannes Film Festival to be held from 15 – 26 May. Members of the IIFW summoned a meeting last...
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Martin Scorsese in AT&T’s public service ad
MUMBAI: Academy Award-winning film director, writer and producer Martin Scorsese is urging moviegoers, “please don’t interrupt our movies,” with ringing wireless phones in theaters. For the first time, Scorsese has lent his considerable skills...
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Netflix sides Blu-ray, to phase out HD DVD
MUMBAI: With the industry now having picked a winner in the face-off between the two competing high- definition DVD formats, online movie rental service Netflix said that it will move toward stocking high-def DVDs...
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EMI Music, Ricall ink music licensing deal
MUMBAI: Ricall, the online music licensing marketplace, has signed a global deal with EMI Music. Under the new agreement, EMI will utilize Ricall’s online platform to help increase the opportunities for its artists to...
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Paramount creates mobile entertainment unit
MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures has launched a global mobile entertainment unit called Paramount Mobile Entertainment (PME). Paramount Pictures senior vice president, mobile and interactive Sandi Isaacs announced the creation of a new business unit under the...
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Imax wins case against Subhash Chandra’s E-City
MUMBAI: Imax Corporation has won an arbitration case against Subhash Chandra’s E-City Entertainment, which will result in increased revenues for the company of more than $11 million. A panel of the International Court of...
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Mahadev Productions plans new show, films
MUMBAI: Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kissen, who is also a minority stake holder in Mahadev Productions, will be producing and hosting a reality show. This will be for the new Bhojpuri channel Mahua initiated by...
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PVR, Thailand’s Major Cineplex Group ink JV
MUMBAI: Multiplex chain PVR has inked a joint venture with Major Cineplex Group of Thailand to bring lifestyle entertainment concepts to Indian consumers. The JV would set up bowling alleys, karaoke centers, ice skating...
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