MUMBAI: The government has alloted a sum of Rs 150 million (Rs 15 crores) for Doordarshan’s Urdu channel for 2007-08. Twenty one people, who know Urdu, have been given contract jobs in this channel....
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Pyramid Saimira enters China; inks JV with Longzhe Group
Pyramid Saimira Theatre has entered the Chinese market. The company also inked a joint venture agreement with Longzhe Group....
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DQ Entertainment & PNC ink $50 million MoU for 6 movies
DQ & PNC to co-develop and co-produce six movies with PNC over the next 3-4 years, with an estimated total global budget of approximately $ 45-50 million....
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Race to release with 1250 prints; ropes in two brands
On 21 March Race will release with 1250 prints worldwide, with approximately 250 prints overseas and 1000 prints in India including digital....
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Compact Disc, WhiteLight Ent to produce $ 30 million film
Compact Disc India has joined hands with WhiteLight Entertainment to produce a $ 30 million movie titled Playing with the Enemy....
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T-Series files FIR against director Ram Gopal Varma
On 18 March, T-Series lodged an FIR against Ram Gopal Varma in the Noida Court; charges include criminal breach of trust, extortion, fraud, conspiracy and cheating....
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IFTA president Prewitt disagrees with MPAA’s Glickman
Mumbai: Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) president-CEO Jean Prewitt expressed astonishment at MPAA chairman-CEO Dan Glickman’s remarks regarding net neutrality. In his letter Prewitt said, "The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) was...
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Paramount contacts Hindu leader Zed about Love Guru
Mumbai: Paramount Pictures, presenters of upcoming Hollywood movie The Love Guru, has made contact with prominent Hindu leader Rajan Zed after he demanded that it be shown to Hindu representatives prior to release. ...
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Ken Ehrlich is Primetime Emmy EP yet again
Mumbai: Veteran television producer Ken Ehrlich (The Grammy Awards) will return as Executive Producer of the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The Primetime Emmys will be broadcast live on 21...
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Jodhaa Akbar grosses Rs 1.20 billion worldwide in 31 days
Movie grosses Rs 1.20 million worldwide; of this, Rs 900 million is from India and Rs 300 million from the overseas box office....
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Baghban holi song in BR serial
Mumbai: Awadh Mein Holi Khelein Raghuveera, the famous song from the BR Films hit Baghban has now been shot for BR TV’s new serial on Star One Pari Hoon Main. The song has been...
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Monsoon Ads launches online ad, aggregation platform
Mumbai: Monsoon Ads, an aggregator of online display and contextual advertising for India, announced the launch of its online video advertising and aggregation platform. Monsoon Ads also announced an agreement to power online advertising...
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The Mist online game at Blockbuster.Com
Mumbai: Blockbuster has launched a free online game inspired by the Stephen King film The Mist at its website http://www.blockbuster.com. The game pits players against the predatory Mist creatures from the movie and highlights...
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Big plans for Big 92.7 this Holi
Mumbai: Big 92.7 FM is gearing up for Holi with its on-air and off-air initiatives planned for listeners across all stations. Big vice president programming Manav Dhanda said, "Holi is a time for celebration...
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Om Shanti Om, Secret Sunshine honored at Asian Film Awards
Mumbai: In a star-studded celebration ceremony officiated by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) secretary for commerce and economic development Frederick Ma, the 2nd Asian Film Awards (AFA) presented their awards tonight at the...
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Thomson Foundation launches Pune Film Treasures Fest
Thomson Foundation for Film & TV Heritage launched the Pune Film Treasures Festival, a four-day cinema event to be held at National Film Archive of India....
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Govt considering revision of FDI limit for broadcast sector
MUMBAI: The Government is considering revising the foreign direct investment (FDI) limits in various subsectors of Broadcasting. In the keynote address at CASBAA India Satellite Forum, Secretary (I&B) Asha Swarup said, "We are of...
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Govt to take action against surrogate advertising
MUMBAI: The Government is planning to take action against tobacco and liquor companies indulging in ‘surrogate’ advertising in print, electronic and outdoor media. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has recently issued a Notification...
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Samir Karnik’s films go for National Awards, Cannes Film Fest
Mumbai: Managing a hatrick of sorts, Samir Karnik’s all three movies are competing for awards of some kind or another. Nanhe Jaisalmer (2006) has been sent as a nominee for the National Awards and...
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UTV earmarks Rs 300 million for Hindi movie channel
<span>UTV has announced the launch of its new Hindi movie channel UTV Movies. UTV will be pumping in approximately Rs 300 million for marketing and promotion.</span>...
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Dawsen Infotech readying animation film on Shakuntala
Kolkata based Dawsen Infotech is readying an animation movie based on Kalidas' play on Shakuntala. The film will be directed by VC Bhalotia....
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Warner, Vodafone tie up for Hard Candy content
Mumbai: Mobile operator Vodafone and Warner Music International (WMI) have completed an agreement allowing new music and mobile content from Madonna’s highly anticipated new Hard Candy album to be distributed and promoted exclusively to...
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Marvel Studios deals with FX for cable distribution
Mumbai: Marvel Studios, a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, has entered into its first basic cable distribution relationship for its self-produced movies through an agreement with FX. Under the terms of the five-picture deal, Marvel...
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TVN, Film Movement deal for Film Festival On Demand
Mumbai: Television on demand company TVN Entertainment and North American distributor of award-winning independent films Film Movement, announced a multi-year deal under which TVN is distributing Film Festival On Demand, Film Movement’s VOD platform...
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MyStarU’s Pye-Dog earns 4 nominations at HK awards
Mumbai: MyStarU.com announced that its subsidiary’s The Pye-Dog, a joint investment film in Hong Kong, has earned four nominations at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards. "MyStarU has been partnering with All in One Media...
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Unprecedented growth for video game advertising: eMarketer
Mumbai: Buoyed by a vibrant video game industry that is enjoying unprecedented growth, eMarketer projects that US in-game advertising spending will increase from $295 million in 2007 to $650 million in 2012. The Video...
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