PRESS RELEASE Reliance Communications Ltd on February 21, 2008 has announced the acquisition of Uganda based Anupam Global Soft (U) Ltd a Company holding Public Infrastructure Provider License (PIPL) and Public Service Provider License...
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India Screenwriting workshop jury meet held
MUMBAI: The jury for British Council and Saregama India’s – The India Screenwriting Workshop – was held on 20 February in Mumbai. The workshop has been initiated to develop and improve the quality of...
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BIG FM celebrates Children’s Film Festival
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM is the official radio partner for the Children’s Film Festival being organized by Children’s India for the fourth consecutive year. The event was inaugurated on 18 February by K.V.R. Tagore,...
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Channel [V] to make live Bollywood flick
MUMBAI: Channel [V] will create India’s first ever Live Bollywood flick titled Andaz Apna Very Hatke, which will be shot and telecast live on 2 March on the channel. The film will star Neha...
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FXLabs, Zapak launch game on Mallaika Arora
MUMBAI: FXLabs launched its first PC adventure game Agni, which stars Malaika Arora Khan as the lead character. FXLabs has partnered with Zapak and Sify to distribute CDs of the game. It will be...
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Jannat: T-Series, Bhatts settle; Sony BMG gets music
Sony BMG has finally acquired the music rights of Jannat – In search of Heaven, produced by Vishesh Films....
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Yahoo! debut for Warner’s 10,000 BC promo
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Pictures is set to debut the trailer for its forthcoming action adventure epic 10,000 BC on Yahoo! Movies in 14 countries, marking the largest trailer debut with a single media partner...
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Pirate movie burner lab raided in Bangkok
MUMBAI: In the early hours of 19 February, following investigations by Motion Picture Association (MPA), 20 officers from the Economic and Technological Crime Suppression Division (ECOTEC) of the Royal Thai Police together with MPA...
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Star One presents best of Bollywood awards
MUMBAI: Star One is set to present a package of the best performances and behind-the-scenes from landmark events like IIFA, Star Screen, Stardust Awards amongst others in a show titled Garam Masala. Kicking off...
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Verbinski, King, Logan to make animated film
MUMBAI: Gore Verbinski and Graham King are collaborating for the first time to develop and produce a big budget animated tale designed with franchise potential. Currently untitled, Academy Award nominee John Logan is in...
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BIG plans promo push for Welcome home video
MUMBAI: BIG Music and Home Entertainment has released the home video of the 2007 hit comedy Welcome. The marketing and promotional elements of the home video launch have been designed keeping all target audiences...
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Goldstone launches IPTV service in Thailand
MUMBAI: Goldstone Technologies Ltd has launched commercial operations of its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services in Thailand, in partnership with Synap Media & Infotech Co. Ltd, a business group which is aspiring to have...
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Taare Zameen Par goes tax free in Haryana
MUMBAI: The Haryana government has exempted Aamir Khan’s directorial debut Taare Zameen Par from payment of entertainment tax for 12 weeks in the state. Excise and Taxation minister Birender Singh said that the film...
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UTV’s 5 channels hop on Sun Direct DTH
MUMBAI: UTV Global Broadcasting Limited (UGBL), the broadcast arm of UTV Software Communications Ltd, has announced an agreement with Sun Direct Private Limited for its DTH platform. With this, all five channels from the...
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Girls swoon over Kunal Kapoor at Globus event
MUMBAI: The hunt for the Globus Seventeen Cover girl concluded at a razzmatazz event graced with the presence of stars like Kunal Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Deanne Pandey, Carol Gracias at the grand finale held...
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Aditya Narayan steps into Karan’s shoes
PRESS RELEASE MUMBAI: Pandemonium and disbelief ruled on the sets of Reliance Mobile Kaho Na Yaar Hai when Aditya Narayan took centre stage and stole the show from the host of the show, Karan...
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Hasbro inks motion picture deal with Universal
MUMBAI: Hasbro has signed a six-year strategic partnership with Universal Pictures to produce at least four motion pictures. Under the terms of the deal, Hasbro plans to partner exclusively with Universal Pictures for feature...
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CineMaya Media expands into India
MUMBAI: North American media and entertainment company CineMaya Media Group, Inc. now plans to scale up its operations in India. After opening offices in Mumbai and Delhi, plans are now afoot to open a...
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Ensequence, Sony Pictures inks Blu-ray deal
MUMBAI: Interactive television company Ensequence and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) inked an agreement, in which SPHE will license and resell the Ensequence on-Q Create suite for Blu-ray Java (BD-J) to major studios and...
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