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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‘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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BIG FM rolls offering on Valentine’s Day
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM is celebrating Valentine’s Day with its listeners through an innovative on air contest titled Fosla ka Ghosla (Fosla in local Delhi lingo is a term used for a frustrated one...
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$900 mn piracy bust only fraction of loss
MUMBAI: News reports are narrating the story of how Microsoft helped bring down a $900 million global software piracy ring. But the damage from these software pirates is only a mere fraction of the...
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Universal Music delivers 1 bn videos streams
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) set a new precedent as its youtube channel streamed over one billion music videos to date, making it one of youtube’s most popular video channels, according to the worldwide...
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BMC removes Zee Muzic’s Kareena Kapoor hoarding
MUMBAI: In a move reflective of its regressive attitude and poor judgment, the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) ordered the immediate removal of Zee Muzic’s outdoor hoardings featuring Kareena Kapoor on grounds of obscenity. Located...
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Gener8Xion in 3-picture deal With Media 8
MUMBAI: Gener8Xion has entered into a three picture deal with Media 8 Entertainment regarding the exclusive international sales of theatrically released Noelle and two other soon to be identified projects. Under the terms of the...
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Sameera Reddy on Zoom’s V-Day Special
MUMBAI: Sameera Reddy as her ‘Race’ character Laila, talks about the ultimate love of ‘Laila Majnu’ on Valentines Day. The episode will be aired on Zoom on 14 February at 10 am. She goes into details...
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Tata Elxsi rolls mobile TV software platform
MUMBAI: Tata Elxsi Limited, the embedded product design arm of the Tata Group based in Bangalore, India has integrated its software stack solution for DVB-H devices based on Siano’s receivers. This solution will be...
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Bollywood.tv inks deal with UTV for Goal
MUMBAI: Entertainment portal www.bollywood.tv has become the online portal for downloading the entire collection of production company UTV. The portal is premiering UTV’s Goal for download on 8 February. The film, starring John Abraham,...
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Dolby Labs ushers mobile entertainment
MUMBAI: At the 2008 Mobile World Congress, Dolby Laboratories demonstrated technologies that elevate the mobile entertainment experience by improving the sound and performance of mobile phones and portable media players. At stands 2.1B37 in Hall...
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Walt Disney, AAM ink digital cinema deal
MUMBAI: Walt Disney Studios International and Arts Alliance Media, one of Europe’s providers of digital film distribution services, have reached a non-exclusive long-term agreement for digital cinema rollout across Europe. Disney is the latest...
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Lottery-funded film wins at BAFTA
MUMBAI: This is England, written and directed by filmmaker Shane Meadows, produced by Mark Herbert and co-funded by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund has been named Best British...
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Moser Baer to up Thin Film PV capacity
MUMBAI: Moser Baer India has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, PV Technologies India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a leading global equipment supplier to secure supply of critical equipment for...
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Inox introduces special Couples Coupon
MUMBAI: In keeping with Valentine’s Day, Inox has introduced a special coupon for couples that can be purchased at the Box Office. The coupon will include two movie tickets and personalized on-seat-service for patrons....
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Ranbir, Deepika to endorse Pepsi with SRK
MUMBAI: Pepsi has roped in Bollywood’s debutants Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone as its new brand ambassadors. The duo will be seen with Shah Rukh Khan in Pepsi’s first campaign of 2008. Ranbir and...
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Shorts International acquires short film Rewind
MUMBAI: World’s largest short film distributor Shorts International has acquired Rewind — a short film that flows in reverse narrative. The film has been directed by Atul Taishete and produced by Ketan Gohil. It...
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Sangeeth Sivan plans a bouquet of films
MUMBAI: Producer – director Sangeeth Sivan has stepped up on his production plans. With the post production work of Ek and Click is being wrapped up, Sivan has now moved on with other films. He...
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DQ Entertainment, Percept ink $25 mn deal for animation films
MUMBAI: DQ Entertainment has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Percept Picture Company for co-production of three animated feature films. This is in line with DQE’s strategy to invest in co-production to...
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Sanjay Dutt gets hitched to Manyata
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Film Review: Super Star
Film: Super Star Banner: Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Director: Rohit Jugraj Cinematographer: Mahendra Shetty Choreographer: Remo Fernandes Editor: Sandeep Francis Screenplay: Rahul Singh, Sudip Sharma Story /...
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Film Review: Mithya
Film: Mithya Banner: Planman Motion Pictures Producer: Arindam Chaudhuri Director: Rajat Kapoor Cinematography: Rafey Mehmood Editor: Suresh Pai Screenplay: Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla Cast: Naseruddin Shah, Neha...
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Bindass rolls contest around Jodhaa Akbar
MUMBAI: UTV’s youth channel Bindass has rolled out a contest around the upcoming period film Jodhaa Akbar. The movie has been produced by the company’s motion picture divsion – UMP. The contest winners will...
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B.R. Films’ Bhootnath ties up with Zapak
B.R. Films' Bhootnath, scheduled for release on 9 May, has tied up with Zapak....
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Om Shanti Om entralls fans at Berlin Fest
MUMBAI: Bollywood excitement gripped Berlin as Shah Rukh Khan brought movie madness when he graced the red carpet at the Berlinale Gala Screening of Om Shanti Om, a Berlinale Special.Distributed by Eros International, Om...
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Mediocre films & weather give multiplexes a chill
MUMBAI: Multiplexes across India are witnessing a sluggish period thanks to mediocre film releases coupled with the cold weather that has clouded skies across India over the last month. Footfalls across most multiplexes have...
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India, China to drive music growth in Asia
MUMBAI: Marché International De L’édition Musicale (Midem), the five day annual music industry trade fair held in Cannes, this year was bullish on the Asian market. India, China and Indonesia have been identified as...
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DreamWorks to launch theme park in Dubai
MUMBAI: Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding, has formed a strategic alliance with US-based DreamWorks Animation SKG to develop a diverse portfolio of tourism and leisure projects in Dubailand. A highlight of the...
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Shemaroo releases V-Day song compilation
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has released Fragrance of Love – a VCD and DVD pack that has 101 all-time-favorite love songs from Hindi films. It includes an exotic six VCD and two DVD pack. It...
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Deepa Mehta’s Fire available on Eagle Video
MUMBAI: Fire, the most admired and controversial film by Deepa Mehta, is being manufactured and released on DVD with subtitles in English by Eagle Home Entertainment. Fire is a sensitive depiction of two...
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BIG FM launches Big RJ Hunt in Kolkata
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM is providing a platform for self expression to the youth of Kolkata by urging them to display their wit and entertain the city, through the BIG RJ Hunt in Kolkata....
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Palador acquires Scorsese’s Shine A Light
MUMBAI: Palador Pictures has acquired the Rolling Stones documentary film Shine A Light directed by Oscar winner Martin Scorsese. Shine A Light opened the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival on 7 February and was...
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Tina Turner, Beyoncé team up for Grammys
MUMBAI: Six-time Grammy winner Tina Turner will join current two-time nominee Beyoncé for a special performance; and jazz pianist Eldar, rap-rocker Kid Rock, jazz saxophonist Dave Koz and jazz/pop singer Keely Smith will also...
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Under the Sea is Warner’s next IMAX 3D film
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. and IMAX Corporation announced that the official title of their third original IMAX 3D co-production will be Under the Sea 3D. Production began last month in Papua, New Guinea, where the...
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Novatunes launches new artists for music fans
MUMBAI: NovaTunes (novatunes.com), a Venice, California-based Internet label, has opened for business featuring its unique platform to promote, distribute and sell music in a high-quality digital album format to a worldwide audience of music...
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Online movie download services languish
MUMBAI: The Diffusion Group, a leading broadband media consultancy, released its latest report on web-based video services. “Attributes of a Successful Online Movie Download Service – What the Consumer Wants” provides a detailed analysis...
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Jackie Chan thanks Honk Kong movie goers
MUMBAI: The staff of International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC) and the Hong Kong Theatres Association (HKTA) will be distributing 50,000 refrigerator magnets featuring a message from Hong Kong movie star...
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Zuma Beach Ent inks deal with Westlake
MUMBAI: Zuma Beach Entertainment has acquired ownership interest in a slate of film and television projects. A general acquisition agreement was signed on 6 February between Zuma and Westlake Productions. The interest acquired by...
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ZEE News ties up with BBC Motion Gallery
MUMBAI: Zee News Limited has entered into a tie up with BBC Worldwide Limited for marketing, licensing and distributing its archive clip footage worldwide via the BBC Motion Gallery website. Zee News CEO Barun...
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Bigflicks.com streams Jab We Met for free
MUMBAI: The Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor starrer Jab We Met will be available on BigFlicks.com free of charge from midnight of 13 February to 4:00 am on 14 February in India. The...
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Warner Home Video celebrates Frank Sinatra
MUMBAI: Beginning 13 May, Warner Home Video will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of ‘The Chairman of the Board’ by releasing a total of 22 of his films in five new collections,...
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Red FM rolls Bajaate Raho Awards
MUMBAI: The BINGO Red FM Bajaate Raho Awards 2007 is a first of its kind people’s choice awards that celebrates the ‘dazzling depths of excellence’ in categories such as Bollywood, Music, Cricket, Television, City...
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NY indie film community, WGA sign deal
MUMBAI: The New York City independent film community will once again be a thriving community. Some of the city’s leading independent film companies reached interim agreements with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE)...
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Pakistan lifts bans on Bollywood films
MUMBAI: The Pakistan government has given the green signal for the Akshay Kumar starrer Welcome to screen in the country’s theatres. This thus ends the 43 year old ban on screening of Indian films...
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Cartoon Network, Outblaze joins forces
MUMBAI: Outblaze, an online service platform providing white label email, collaboration, security and social media services, has entered into a strategic partnership with Turner Entertainment Holdings Asia Pacific (Turner). The joint venture, Turnout...
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SXSW announces lineup for 15th Film Festival
MUMBAI: The 15th annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has announced the complete lineup of feature films slated to screen at the event to be held between 7-15 March in Austin,...
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Eros acquires intl rights for Sarkar Raaj
MUMBAI: Eros International has acquired the international distribution rights for Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar Raaj. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sarkar Raaj is the sequel to the award-winning Sarkar, which...
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Katrina, John in YRF’s film with Kabir Khan
MUMBAI: Kabir Khan, the director of Kabul Express, is now set to direct his next film. The movie is being produced by Yash Raj Films.The yet untitled film has Katrina Kaif playing the female...
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One More Thought Entertainment launch
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Asian Paints launch with Soha Ali Khan
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Race – MTV Roadies Tie Up
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PVR signs for Jodhaa Akbar; others yet to follow
MUMBAI: Even after the incessant fracas between multiplexes and distributors over revenue sharing terms last year, there is still no respite in sight. This time it’s over the biggest release of 2008 as...
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Dhupia, Vinay, Rajat on air BIG 92.7 FM
MUMBAI: Listeners of BIG 92.7 will be able to catch up with the cast of the upcoming Bollywood flick Mithiya directed by Rajat Kapoor of the Bheja Fry fame. Listeners across cities will...
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The Unstoppable Indians with Aamir on NDTV
MUMBAI: What gives a debutant director like Aamir Khan the conviction to deliver a successful film like Taare Zameen Par and what will he do next? Watch one of India’s finest actor and film maker...
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Multiplexes piggyback ride on the Oscar fever
MUMBAI: With the Oscar fervor rising among movie-enthusiasts, multiplex chains Cinemax and Adlabs have assembled a package of award-winning films for Hollywood fans. While Cinemax will screen three critically acclaimed movies – Crash...
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MPA makes 117 piracy arrests in India
MUMBAI: A total of 117 arrests have been made in India over three months under the Motion Picture Association’s (MPA) Asia-Pacific wide anti-piracy enforcement activity called Operation Blackout. Operation Blackout ran from November 2007...
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modu, Universal Music to rock music phones
MUMBAI: modu and Universal Music Group (UMG) are jointly exploring the development of a range of mobile devices (modu jackets) that will feature some of UMG’s best-known artists. modu is a breakthrough concept that...
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One More Thought to invest Rs 1 billion in films
MUMBAI: One More Thought Entertainment, a film production company launched by Azam Khan (ex-K Sera Sera) and Parvez Damania (ex-Kingfisher Airlines) announced its plans to invest Rs 1 billion (Rs 100 crores) in producing...
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Kangana Ranaut to star in Hollywood film
MUMBAI: US-based independent film company Ambassador Pictures has cast Kangana Ranaut for its full feature film called Between the Night and the Moon (working title). The movie revolves around a modern day Romeo and...
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Welcome home video released overseas
MUMBAI: Anees Bazmee-directed Welcome is available on original DVDs internationally and is being retailed in mainstream and ethnic stores. The movie stars Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Feroz Khan and Katrina Kaif....
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Barco projector premieres U2 3D at Sundance
MUMBAI: Barco, a leader in digital cinema, has announced that its new DP-3000 digital cinema projector has been selected for the World Premiere of U2 3D at the Sundance Film Festival. “Barco’s DP-3000...
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Grammy announces its host of sponsors
MUMBAI: The Recording Academy announced its official sponsors and partners for this year’s 50th Annual Grammy Awards telecast. CBS Interactive, Delta Air Lines, General Motors, Hilton Hotels, People, USA Today, Verizon, Westwood One Radio,...
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MyToons site inks deal with YouTube
MUMBAI: MyToons.com, the online animation community, announced that it has inked a deal with video site YouTube to showcase the creative work of thousands of animators on the new MyToons branded YouTube channel. ...
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Disney, MGM’s entertainment content on Xbox
MUMBAI: Microsoft Corp. announced at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that Disney-ABC Television Group and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) will be joining the more than 35 networks and studios offering US Xbox...
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GroupM, Celltick to forge alliance in APAC
MUMBAI: Celltick, the pioneers of interactive idle screen mobile media, announced an alliance with GroupM, the leading global media investment management operation. GroupM serves as the parent company to WPP media agencies including MAXUS,...
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Stewart joins Nokia for artist communities
MUMBAI: Legendary musician, producer and songwriter Dave Stewart is joining forces with Nokia Entertainment and Communities business group head and executive vice president Tero Ojanpera to create The Nokia Artists’ Advisory Council, tasked with...
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Soros’ 3% stake pegs Reliance Entertainment at Rs 120 billion
MUMBAI: Global financier and philanthropist George Soros has acquired a three per cent stake in Anil Ambani’s Reliance Entertainment for $100 million (approximately Rs 4 billion). This in turn has valued Reliance Entertainment at...
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Darsheel nominated for Filmfare best actor
MUMBAI: After the child’s argument to be nominated for best actor instead of best child artist, Taare Zameen Par’s child actor Darsheel Safary has been nominated for category of best actor in a leading...
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MTV Roadies ties up with Tips’ Race
MUMBAI: MTV Hero Honda Roadies has tied up with the action packed movie Race produced by Tips. Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Roadies producer and judge Raghu Ram along with the first Roadies...
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MDTCA raids third burner lab in Kuala Lumpur
MUMBAI: On 2 February, a team of 16 officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), with support from the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT) representing the Motion Picture Association...
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Fruit And Nut
Film: Fruit And NutProduced by: The Indian Film CompanyCast: Cyrus Broacha, Boman Irani and Diya Mirza Director: Kunal Vijaykar Synopsis:Fruit and Nut is a madcap comedy with a central character named Jolly Maker, who...
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Mahadev Ka Sajjanpur
Film: Mahadev Ka Sajjanpur Producer: UTV SpoyboyDirector: Shyam BenegalCast: Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Rao, Ravi Kishan, Rajeshwari Sachdev and Divya Dutta Release: Summer 2008 Synopsis:The storyline of the film revolves around Mahadev, who is one...
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Lottery
Film: Lottery Cast: Abhijeet Sawant, Rucha Gujarati, Manisha Kelkar, Sanjay Narvekar, Mukesh Tiwari & Others. Presented By: 3’S’Creations Producer: Govind Satnaam Direction/Screenplay: Hemant Prabhu Cinematography: Prakash Kutty Audiography: Uday Inamati Fights: Andalib Pathan Choreography:...
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Black & White Stills
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Reliance ADAG to foray into talent management
MUMBAI: Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) is planning to foray into celebrity talent management and will be launching a company called BIG One for the same. ‘Ticket to Fame’ is likely to be...
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Thyme organises Anoushka Shankar’s concert
MUMBAI: Delhi based strategic consultant Thyme has taken up the job of bringing private institutions and corporate under one roof to fight hunger. Thyme is organizing Music for Hunger, an Anoushka Shankar Live in...
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Palador to take contest winner to Cannes
MUMBAI: Palador Pictures has rolled a contest called ‘Ticket To Cannes’ on Indiaplaza.in. The winners get a chance to attend the world’s most prestigious film festival – Festival de Cannes. The offer is...
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Firangi to pump Rs 200 million in promo push
MUMBAI: Sahara One Media and Entertainment’s new channel Firangi will hit airwaves from 25 February. The launch will be backed by a marketing campaign across multiple media and consumer touch points all over...
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Walt Disney Q1 EPS down to $0.63
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2007. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter were $0.63. EPS in the prior-year quarter, which included gains...
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