Publicity designing company Marching Ants Advertising has leaped into film production along with photographer Subi Samuel....
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P9, MirriAd tie-up for embedded advertising in films, TV
Embedded advertising specialist MirriAd has exclusively tied-up with P9 Integrated for executing deal-related activities in India....
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Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Tanuja to judge Zee’s dance show
Zee Tv's new show Rock ‘N’ Roll Family will be judged by Bollywood actors Kajol, Ajay Devgan and Tanuja....
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MAMI Film Fest gets underway with Katyn, Lovesongs
MUMBAI: Polish director Andrzej Wajda’s film Katyn, which made its debut in India at the annual 10th Mami International Film Festival, will open at Imax Adlabs on 6 March. Additionally, Jayabroto Chatterjee’s Lovesongs, starring...
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Kajol to endorse Anchor White toothpaste
Actress Kajol has recently added a new brand - Anchor Toothpaste - in her kitty of endorsements....
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Farrukh Dhondy to pen script for One More Thought Entertainment
MUMBAI: One More Thought Entertainment has signed the London-based writer Farrukh Dhondy for a commercial Bollywood thriller. This is the first time that Dhondy will write a thriller. Speaking on signing of Dhondy, executive...
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Salman Khan shoots a song for Hello
MUMBAI: Salman Khan shot a stage song for the film Hello at ND Studios in Karjat. Seventy-five Indian and Russian dancers with a crowd of about 700 were involved in shooting the song for over...
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Anupam Kher launches Bollywood acting school in London
Anupam Kher plans to open the London branch of his film school Actor Prepares in September this year....
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Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori starrer Kites to start shooting
Rakesh Roshan has signed Latin actress Barbara Mori opposite Hrithik Roshan in his upcoming movie titled Kites....
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Mukta Arts takes to Facebook to market Black and White
Subhash Ghai's upcoming movie Black and White has created an application, aptly titled Kill Terror, on Facebook....
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BigFlicks.com pays tribute to women
MUMBAI: Online and offline movie rental service www.bigflicks.com, a part of the Reliance ADA group, has an offer to download movies and plays at a cost of as low as $ 1 only on...
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90 million IPTV subscribers in 2013: ABI
ABI Research forecasts that subscribers to IPTV services worldwide is slated to grow to more than 90 million by the end of 2013....
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Move Networks inks deal with Microsoft
MUMBAI: Move Networks, a provider of online television services, announced at the MIX08 Conference plans to partner closely with Microsoft to enable Move Networks’ high quality video streaming technology within Microsoft Silverlight. Microsoft Silverlight,...
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Cineworld inks advertising JV with Odeon Cinemas
MUMBAI: Cineworld Group in association with Odeon Cinemas Limited has formed a 50:50 joint venture Digital Cinema Media (DCM) to address cinema advertising. DCM has reached agreement in principle to acquire certain assets from...
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GDMX deploys Sonic Solutions to up Blu-ray production
MUMBAI: Sonic Solutions, the leader in digital media software, announced that Global Digital Media Xchange (GDMX), a key Hollywood authoring facility, has selected Sonic’s Scenarist HDMV and BD-J authoring and CineVision AVC video encoding...
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Zapak launches national gaming tournament
MUMBAI: Zapak Digital Entertainment is organizing Zapak Gameplex Battlefield, India’s first-ever national gaming tournament. This tournament will be held in 11 cities across India at locations they are calling the Zapak Gameplex. The tournament...
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Reliance Entertainment inks deal with Vidhu Vinod Chopra
R-ADAG's Reliance Entertainment has signed a deal with producer - director Vidhu Vinod Chopra's production house VC Films....
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Race to be dubbed in Tamil & Telugu
After Jodhaa Akbar's Tamil & Telugu version release, United Motion Pictures is now planning to release Race in the two languages....
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DBase4Media bags BSNL’s cinema advertising contract
MUMBAI: BSNL has given the cinema advertising contract to Delhi-based DBase4Media. DBase4Media chairman Vijay Hotchandani said, "We are moving ahead with our clienteles for the all India campaigns for best mileage. In the same...
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Google, Mumbai police launch internet safety campaign
MUMBAI: Google India has launched a national internet safety campaign called Be NetSmart in collaboration with the Mumbai Police. The campaign was launched in Mumbai on 18 February. Since then, Mumbai Police and Google...
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Jaman.com offers free women-oriented films
MUMBAI: In honor of International Women’s Day (8 March), the leading online destination for quality international and independent entertainment, Jaman.com, is offering free downloads of an exciting collection of films reflecting the experiences of...
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Dish Network, Star strike multi-channel distribution deal
MUMBAI: Star Group announced the launch of five popular Asian television channels on the Dish Network platform. Dish Network is one of the largest satellite TV service providers in America. The deal represents the...
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Thought Equity inks library license deal with Paramount
MUMBAI: Thought Equity Motion, supplier of online motion content licensing and management services, and Paramount Pictures announced a collaboration to offer the entertainment production community digital access to Paramount Pictures’ stock footage library. "Whether...
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‘I love my job as a producer. For me, it is not just about investing money’ – Popcorn Entertainment MD Suniel Shetty
Suniel Shetty is eating, talking and breathing Popcorn Entertainment. He has shifted gears from acting to production. A seven film co-production deal with Balaji and a co-production deal with Studio 18 is already underway....
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Geoffrey Ammer is president at Marvel Studios
MUMBAI: Geoffrey Ammer has been named president of worldwide marketing and home entertainment for Marvel Studios, the Hollywood division of Marvel Entertainment. The announcement was made by Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel. One of...
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MTV rolls dance reality show with ibibo
MUMBAI: Want to dance like Madhuri on the sets of Ek, Do, Teen? Or like Hrithik in Dhoom? ibibo.com, India’s social networking website and MTV, have come together to give people a chance to...
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Mahindra to launch venture capital fund for media foray
MUMBAI: Mahindra & Mahindra Group has firmed up plans for its foray into the media and entertainment space. This initiative will first see the company set up its filmed entertainment business, followed by mobile,...
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Additional import duty upsets home video companies, TV channels
MUMBAI: An on-going standoff between the home video companies and TV channels on one side and the Customs on the other has been brewing over the last few weeks. According to information available...
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Ashoka Holla steps down as PVR Film Cell COO
MUMBAI: PVR Film Cell COO Ashoka Holla has stepped down from his position at the company. Holla had joined the company in July last year from Studio 18. He was with Studio 18 for...
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‘Despite of VOD, PPV and piracy, the home video market is expected to grow at 25 per cent CAGR till 2010’ – Excel Home Video MD Muslim Kapasi
What is the current size of the home video market in India?The current size of the home video market is estimated at around Rs 2.50 billion (Rs 250 crores), at consumer buying price. However,...
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