MUMBAI: The New Release, the DVD rental kiosk company, with its moviecube brand, announced an enterprise-wide agreement with Loblaw Companies Limited, to place its DVD rental kiosks throughout the grocery stores’ Canadian locations. The...
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Verizon taps Bay for FiOS ad campaign
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Michael Bay will be the first celebrity featured in a new advertising campaign for Verizon FiOS TV and FiOS Internet services. Themed “This is FiOS; This is Big,” the new campaign created...
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EMI welcomes McCreevy’s copyright notice
MUMBAI: Responding to proposals by Commissioner Charlie McCreevy to extend the term of protection for sound recordings from 50 to 95 years, EMI chairman Guy Hands said, “We welcome today’s proposals by Commissioner McCreevy....
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Motomusic expands across Asia
MUMBAI: Mobile entertainment firm Motorola has completed its acquisition of pan-Asian music provider Soundbuzz. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This opens the door for Motorola to extend its successful Greater China music...
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Art Directors Guild announces 2007 winners
MUMBAI: The Art Directors Guild (ADG) announced winners of its Excellence in 2007 Production Design Awards in eight categories of film, television and commercials during black-tie ceremonies from the International Ballroom of the Beverly...
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Amul Star VoI celebrate Lori, Reshammiya
MUMBAI: This weekend on Amul STAR Voice of India – Chhote Ustaad, watch out for an extra musical bonanza on the popular music talent hunt show. On 15 and 16 February there will be...
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94.3 MY FM Jabalpur goes on air
MUMBAI: With Jabalpur going on air, 94.3 MY FM launched its fourth station in Madhya Pradesh. It is strongly present in three other major cities of the state, namely Bhopal, Indore and Gwalior. With...
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Zoom to air Anupam Kher on Let’s Talk
MUMBAI: With almost 340 movies behind him, Anupam Kher is a true veteran of the Hindi film industry. Add to that his years in theatre, and you have a career that borders on the...
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Big Flicks stores launched across India
MUMBAI: BigFlicks, a part of the Reliance ADA group, has officially announced the launch of its VCD and DVD movies rental stores in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chandigarh. Big Flicks is an...
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American Idol performances on iTunes
MUMBAI: Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia and Apple have partnered to bring music fans all of the contestant performances from Season Seven of television’s most popular show exclusively on the...
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Orion Pictures to roll six films in 12 months
MUMBAI: Orion Pictures’ Mukesh Talreja and Nikhil Advani will produce six films in the next 12 months. Two films are already under production. These include Chandni Chowk to China, presented by Warner Brothers, and...
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India to host first IOR-ARC Film Festival
MUMBAI: The first Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) Film Festival will be hosted in New Delhi from 22 February, 2008. India had offered to host this Festival at the 7th Council...
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Walt Disney ups stake in UTV to 32.1%
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) has increased its stake in Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV Software Communications to 32.1 per cent with an investment of approximately Rs 8.05 billion (Rs 805 crores). Earlier Walt...
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‘My intention is only to entertain people and not hurt anyone’s sentiments’ – Producer – Director Ashutosh Gowariker
Producer – Director Ashutosh Gowariker has had a tough time shooting his movie and had an equally tough time around its release. The movie skipped its Friday release across various screen in India due...
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Chandrasekhar appointed president of FICCI
MUMBAI: Jupiter Capital chairman and CEO Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been appointed as the president of FICCI. Chandrasekhar took over as president at the conclusion of the 80th Annual General Meeting of FICCI. Chandrasekhar founded...
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Rakesh Roshan’s Krazzy 4 Stills
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DotAsia helps celebs protect cyber ids
MUMBAI: In the backdrop of ICANN’s (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) 31st International Public Meeting in New Delhi in association with Department of IT and National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), the...
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Zapak Budget 2.0 microsite to educate youth
MUMBAI: Zapak has some serious plans for the upcoming budget. It will launch Zapak Budget 2.0 – a microsite – in association with Reliance Capital, which will have various features. There will be an...
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Hello FM 106.4 wins best radio track 2008
MUMBAI: Radio Duniya, India‘s only magazine exclusively devoted to radio, organized a two-day conclave. This initiative addressed a range of issues impacting the growth and progress of the burgeoning radio industry through discussions and...
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Benefit Film Academy launches in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Benefit Film Academy (BFA), which has been established to focus on training film aspirants was launched early this week. The academy will have the likes of Saroj Khan, Ismail Darbar and Roshan Taneja...
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Shemaroo to release Samsara DVDs in India
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment is set to release the internationally hit film Samsara on DVD in India. Samsara grossed above Rs 400 crores globally and has won at 30 International Awards. The movie has...
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Anupam Kher inks tie ups with Austraila
MUMBAI: Indo-Australian filmy links get a major boost as Bollywood star, producer, and educationist Anupam Kher announces a series of tie ups with Australia. Kher announced this tie up at the end of an...
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Star launches reality show Rock N Roll Soniye
MUMBAI: A dream wedding ceases to be a matter of fantasy to be imminent reality with Star Plus’ new offering Rock N Roll Soniye. And all it takes to hold the ceremonies in true...
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Dishtv braces competition with 3-tier pricing
MUMBAI: As the DTH market prepares to heat up even further, Zee Group’s DTH service Dishtv apprises the consumer of its three-tier pricing. Dishtv now gives a choice to the consumer to select from...
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Branded entertainment market to touch $25 billion
MUMBAI: Spending on branded entertainment marketing grew 14.7 per cent to an all-time high of $22.3 billion in 2007, nearly doubling in size over the last five years as brand marketers continue to shift...
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Tandav ties up with Warner, Sony Pictures
MUMBAI: Tandav Film Entertainment – the makers Khosla Ka Ghosla – has locked in deals with two Hollywood studios. The production house has inked a one-film deal with Warner Brothers India and multiple film...
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MPA companies sue China’s P2P network
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association’s (MPA) six member companies have filed civil complaints in the Shanghai Pudong District Court against Shenzhen Xunlei Networking Technology (Xunlei), a popular peer-to-peer file sharing network operator, alleging copyright...
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Survey: Why popcorns cost more at movies
MUMBAI: Movie theaters are notorious for charging consumers top dollar for concession items such as popcorn, soda, and candy. Are moviegoers just being gouged? New research from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and...
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Oscar favs chosen in Blockbuster survey
MUMBAI: The Academy may hand out the Oscars, but it’s the people whose hearts are ultimately won by Academy Award-winning performances. And the people have spoken. In a survey conducted by e-Rewards on behalf...
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