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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‘Jodhaa Akbar is my first step towards Hindi films’ – Nikitin Dheer
Nikitin Dheer is as strong and suave as the new generation actors come. At 6’ 4â€, he is handsome and qualified. Being third generation film man, he knows what it takes. Nikitin’s father, Pankaj...
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‘TV will continue to be our bread and butter; films will be our juice’ – Beyond Dreams CEO Yash Patnaik
Beholding dreams in his eyes, Yash Patnaik came to Bombay with mere Rs 800 in his pocket. Like most newcomers to Mumbai, his dream was to make it big in the film industry. And...
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Preet Bedi quits Percept Picture Company
Percept Picture Company CEO Preet Bedi has resigned from his post at the company with immediate effect....
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Yahoo! rejects Microsoft’s $44.6 bn bid
MUMBAI: Yahoo! Inc. has formally rejected Microsoft Corp.’s unsolicited $44.6 billion offer, stating that it “substantially undervalues” the company. However Yahoo! has left the door open for further negotiations. In an official statement, Yahoo!...
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