MUMBAI: Star and GekTV will be launching three Mandarin language Star channels on the US based GekTV IPTV platform on 15 March. The three channels include Star Chinese Channel, Channel [V] Taiwan and Star...
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Miller appointed VP legal affairs at Brash
MUMBAI: Brash Entertainment has appointed Melissa Miller as vice president of legal affairs. Miller joined Brash from Fox Filmed Entertainment, where she handled legal affairs for domestic and global licensing and merchandising initiatives; working...
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Movies & More announces five films
MUMBAI: Manohar Kanungo’s production house Movies & More, which has been associated with films like Garam Masala, Hungama, Hulchal, Tum, Bas Ek Pal and Anjaan, has announced five new projects. The new projects include...
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Malaika, Amrita together in Ashtavinayak’s item number
MUMBAI: Shree Ashtavinayak CineVision Ltd has signed sisters Malaika Arora Khan and Amrita Arora for an item number. This is the first time they are going to shoot together for a song sequence. The...
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Jodhaa Akbar to release with 125 prints in Tamil & Telugu
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures’ and Ashutosh Gowariker Production’s epic romance Jodhaa Akbar starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be released in Tamil and Telugu on 7 March. A grand star-studded premiere is...
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Richard Branson in Channel [V]’s live Bollywood flick
MUMBAI: Virgin Mobile and Channel V came together to create India’s first Live Bollywood flick Andaaz Apna Very Hatke. The blockbuster starred Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson opposite Neha Dhupia. This live mini blockbuster...
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PNC, Motion Pixel ink deal with Bilz Music for EKEH 2.0
Pritish Nandy Communications and Motion Pixel Corp have signed a deal with Bilz Music for animation film EKEH Version 2.0....
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Reebok signs Bipasha Basu as brand ambassador
Reebok India has signed on Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu as its new brand ambassador....
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Inox signs distribution pact with United Motion Pictures
Inox Leisure has signed a deal with UMP to distribute the latter's entire movie line-up in 2008 for West Bengal and Rajasthan....
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Graphiti School offers one year course on animation
MUMBAI: Graphiti School of Animation is setting a new trend in Indian animation training by offering multiple courses to a range of audience starting from a fresher to an experienced professional. Graphiti students are...
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Branson launches Virgin Mobile with Tata
MUMBAI: Virgin Mobile services are being offered to consumers by Tata Teleservices through a brand franchise with the Virgin Group. Virgin Mobile India is an association between Virgin Group and Tata Teleservices, which will...
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Social.FM, Handmark sign global distribution deal
MUMBAI: Social.FM, a social music service for mobile and web users, and Handmark, a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile media, announced a strategic distribution agreement whereby Handmark will market and...
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New Madonna album to release 28 April
MUMBAI: Madonna’s 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records, Hard Candy, is scheduled to have a global release on 28 April and a US release on 29 April, it was confirmed by her label....
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Strategic buyers for entertainment in 2008: PwC
MUMBAI: With private equity on the sideline, 2008 M&A activity in the Entertainment and Media (E&M) industry will likely be dominated by strategic buyers, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ E&M Transaction Services practice. Private equity firms...
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UTV’s World Movies celebrates ‘World of Women’
MUMBAI: On the eve of Women’s Day, UTV’s new international film channel – World Movies – has launched a programming initiative called Wow – World of Women this month. Every Saturday at 8:30 pm,...
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Big FM, Niigaam team up for his new single
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM has announced an exclusive association with Sonu Niigaam to market his latest single Punjabi Please, under their ‘category first initiative’. Punjabi Please is a pulsating single composed and sung by...
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Novartis, Sony Pictures campaign for breast cancer
MUMBAI: Novartis and Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) Latin American advertising sales group launched SER, a breast cancer prevention and early detection campaign in support of Latin American women. The groundbreaking campaign combines Novartis’...
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