Mumbai: BIG 92.7 FM has announced executive movements in its Southern and Western regions. P. B. Ramaswamy will be the new Cluster Head-Tamil Nadu, who was the Station Manager-Chennai. Also, Arjun Singgh Baran has...
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CASBAA’s 15th convention in HK this Oct
Mumbai: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced it will stage the 15th CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong on 28 – 30 October. Themed ‘Subscribe to the Future – All...
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IMAX appoints Northstar Media as exclusive representative
Mumbai: IMAX Corporation, one of the world’s leading digital entertainment and technology companies, and television program distribution company Northstar Media, announced that the two companies have partnered on a distribution arrangement whereby Northstar Media...
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TBS, TNT, Turner to celebrate 75th Anniv of King Kong
Mumbai: TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are teaming up to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Hollywood’s tallest, darkest leading man King Kong. The celebration will begin 7 April, when TCM presents the...
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Empire, Colla Co ink deal for distribution rights to Wishing Well
Mumbai: Empire Film Group has entered into an agreement with The Colla Company for the North American distribution rights to the Steven J. Silverman comedy Wishing Well, slated for production this summer and fall....
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Close supply side gaps to crub film piracy: Asha Swarup
<div><div>FICCI-FRAMES 2008 took off today with discussions over piracy and the changing market dynamics taking center-stage.<br /></div></div>...
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Animation: Global partnerships, fresh perspective the way forward
FICCI FRAMES: The way ahead for the Indian animation indistry is global partnerships and a new perspective towards animation....
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Indian Gaming sector: Long way to go but future’s bright
FICCI FRAMES: Although India will take some time to get to where the US gaming industry is, the phenomenon is catching on with the Indian youth today....
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Film’s Opening Weekend: How to get audiences in?
FICCI FRAMES: While for some films a wide release can do the trick, for others a platform release is a better option, coupled with publicity, marketing, good star cast, et al....
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New James Bond film chooses DALSA 4K camera for VFX shot
MUMBAI: The next James Bond motion picture, Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, will feature a complex visual effects shot captured with eight DALSA 4K Origin cameras. As with most of...
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I&B ministry plans various initiatives for film industry
FICCI FRAMES: The information and broadcasting ministry of India has planned a number of initiatives to boost the Indian film industry....
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Govt. policies, educational institutions to aid M&E growth
FICCI FRAMES: Planned government policies & educational institutions are factors that have the potential to boost growth in the Indian media & entertainment sector....
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Chidambaram to look into central excise issue
MUMBAI: The Indian finance minister P Chidambaram has taken due cognizance of the issues raised by the Film & TV Producers’ Guild of India regarding central excise and has assured to look into the...
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Guild takes space at MIPTV to facilitate members
MUMBAI: The Film & Television Producers Guild of India has obtained a space at the forthcoming MIPTV (content market, Cannes, France) scheduled from 7 – 11 April, 2008. The primary objective of this space...
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Frameboxx & Pala Flicks joins hands for animation project
Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects be launching its Incubation Centre in Mumbai, with its first project - Pala Flicks’ Earthlings....
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Baba Arts’ director Khanuja resigns
MUMBAI: Baba Arts director Rajnish Khanuja has resigned from the company with immediate effect. Additionally, the company’s board of directors have appointed Santosh A Shah as an additional director of the company with effect...
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Raj Television ties up with AVM Productions
MUMBAI: Raj Television Network has inked an agreement with Chennai’s film and television production house AVM Productions to produce a multi-star and multi-episode Tamil serial named Savale And Samali. The serial will be telecast...
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New opportunities for India’s satellite & cable markets
MUMBAI: During two days of meetings in New Delhi hosted by CASBAA, new light was shed on India’s fast moving pay-TV and communications industries. The meetings, held on 17 – 18 March, were attended...
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Battle for eyeballs giving news credibility a knock: TV journos
MUMBAI: Is news entertainment? The answer is a big No. But when the battle is for eyeballs, when ‘fun’ seems to be the only currency for stickiness on TV, when news degenerates into entertainment,...
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Chitra Palekar’s Maati Maay wins French award
Chitra Palekar's Maati Maay won the award Prix du jury Graine de Cinephage in the feature films category at "Films de Femmes" of Creteil....
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