Mumbai: Bob Osher has been named president of the Digital Production division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, it was announced by Sony Pictures chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and co-chairman Amy Pascal. Lynton and Pascal...
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Madonna’s new single to debut in Sunsilk ad
Mumbai: Madonna, whose new album Hard Candy is scheduled for a 29 April release, will debut her first single 4 Minutes in a new Sunsilk commercial, it was announced by Unilever. The pop artist...
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Napster, Ericsson launch mobile service for O2 UK
Mumbai: Napster and Ericsson launched the Napster Mobile music service with O2 UK, the leading wireless carrier serving the UK market with more than 18 million subscribers. Co-developed by Napster and Ericsson, Napster Mobile...
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Pre-screening of The Love Guru demanded for Hindu leaders
Mumbai: A Hindu organization, Universal Society of Hinduism, has demanded that the upcoming Hollywood movie The Love Guru, be shown to Hindu leaders and organizations prior to its public release. Rajan Zed, prominent Indo-American...
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Brands attract interest at MIPTV’s Content 360
Mumbai: For the 45th MIPTV featuring MILIA to be held in Cannes from 7 – 11 April, 27 projects for interactive and multi-platform content have been selected for the final of the third international...
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Thomson, Cineplex deal for Digital test at Toronto Theatre
Mumbai: Thomson, through its Technicolor Digital Cinema business, announces it will install digital cinema projection systems at Cineplex Entertainment’s Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Technicolor systems will deliver crystal-clear digital images and...
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AOL to acquire social media network Bebo
Mumbai: AOL has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Bebo (http://www.bebo.com), a leading global social media network. Together with its AIM and ICQ personal communications network, the acquisition will give...
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Rondor Music signs exclusive agreement with Lavigne
Mumbai: Rondor Music has re-signed music sensation Avril Lavigne to an exclusive, long term, worldwide publishing agreement; it was announced by Rondor Music president Lance Freed and executive vice president/creative Ron Moss. Rondor has...
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Google group sales manager Malhotra to join MySpace India
Google India' group sales manager Deep Malhotra has been appointed by MySpace India as director sales....
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Compact Disc bags $16 million animation deal
MUMBAI: Compact Disc India has secured an animation feature film outsourcing contract for Eternal Love. The contract value is $15.70 million. Eternal Love is a a story about true love and revolves around an...
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Sony Pictures’ N Muthuram to join Reliance as regional films’ head, Vikramjit Roy heads to Mahindra & Mahindra
N Muthuram to join Reliance BIG Entertainment as regional film production head; Vikramjit Roy heads to Mahindra & Mahindra's film company. <strong>EXCLUSIVE!</strong>...
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Supreme Court extends order lifting ban on Jodhaa Akbar
Supreme Court extended its interim order lifting the ban imposed by various state governments on the screening of Ashutosh Gowarikar's Jodhaa Akbar....
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Film & TV Guild to hold Apsara Awards on 30 March
The Film and Television Producers Guild of India's Apsara Awards will be held on 30 March in Mumbai; nominees announced....
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Studio 18 to exhibit at MIPTV
Mumbai: Studio 18 is set to attend MIPTV, the world’s biggest market for audio-visual content. This year’s MIPTV in Cannes will take place between 7 – 11 April and Studio 18 will exhibit from...
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Shemaroo releases Anuranan on home video
Mumbai: Shemaroo Entertainment has released director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s Bengali film Anuranan on home video. The DVD has both Hindi and Bengali language tracks. Anuranan, a Screenplay Films production, got some phenomenal reviews from...
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Spanish Director Carlos Saura felicitated at MAMI IFFM
Mumbai: Spanish Director Carlos Saura was felicitated with the Global Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI) International Film Festival awards ceremony on 13 March. Also, Dharmendra was...
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France Telecom’s Lombard at MIPTV
Mumbai: At the 45th MIPTV featuring Milia, the world’s audiovisual and digital content market, France Telecom chairman and CEO Didier Lombard will give a keynote address under the title Inventing a New Media TV...
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Lenny Wohl is GM, EVP at Lionsgate
Mumbai: As part of the continuing growth of Lionsgate’s music operations, Lenny Wohl has been promoted to the newly-created position of General Manager and Executive Vice President, Business Affairs for Lionsgate Music. This was...
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Yair Landau quits Sony Pictures
Mumbai: After serving as president of the digital division at Sony Pictures Entertainment for nearly ten years, Yair Landau is planning to leave the studio in April; it was announced by Sony Pictures chairman...
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Mary Parent is chairperson at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mumbai: Heralding an expansion at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM), former Vice Chairman of Worldwide Production for Universal Pictures Mary Parent has been named Chairperson, Worldwide Motion Picture Group at the studio. In this newly created...
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Pyramid Saimira to launch DTH service; raise $ 400 million
Pyramid Saimira Entertainment will be launching its DTH service in Europe, North Africa & Mid-East with Spize TV....
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Evening of World’s Best Short Films in Boston
Mumbai: Asbury Shorts New York, in conjunction with The Chris Britt Foundation, is to present An Evening of the World’s Best Short Films in Remis Auditorium at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on...
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Zenith Media inks data deal with Nielsen
Mumbai: The Nielsen Company and Zenith Media Services announced that Zenith will incorporate data from a broad suite of Nielsen measurement services into its advertising planning and ROI analyses, enabling it to offer unique...
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Eddy Tan is VP Programming at Channel [V]
Mumbai: Star has announced appointment of Eddy Tan as Vice President, Programming of Channel [V]. Based in Hong Kong, Tan will report to Star Entertainment president Todd Lituchy. He will officially join on 31...
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AEC Holdings announces First Feature Film
Mumbai: AEC Holdings announced that the company’s first family film will be based on the script Scalawags, an original story co-written by Jon Van Dyke of AEC Holdings Corp. Scalawags is currently in pre-production....
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Sony Computer, Sony Online align for growth
Mumbai: In a strategic move to closely align itself with the strong growth of the worldwide online gaming market, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) announced that Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) will report to SCEI president...
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DQ Entertainment to open production facilities in Kolkata
DQ Entertainment has inked an MoU with West Bengal government of to develop production facilities in Kolkata....
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MTV, Paramount, Dickhouse launch Jackass internationally
MUMBAI: On the heels of the successful US release, MTV Networks International, Paramount Digital Entertainment, both part of Viacom Inc. and Dickhouse Productions announced the international roll-out of jackassworld.com, a new online community for...
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Shemaroo to release Priyadarshan’s comedy film
MUMBAI: After Manorama-6 Feet Under, Shemaroo Films has completed shooting its next project called Mere Baap Pehle Aap. The film is directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Raman Maroo. The film was shot in...
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Fame India sets up multiplex property in Kolkata
Multiplex operator Fame India has launched its property Fame South City in Kolkata; total screens up to 54 across India....
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UTV’s World Movies makes space in English ent space
MUMBAI: World Movies, India’s first international movie channel from UTV Network, has achieved impressive results within five weeks of its launch, as per an official press release from the company. The company quoted TAM...
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Music director Raghav Sachar thinks acting
MUMBAI: After singers Sonu Nigam, Himesh Reshammiya and Abhijeet Sawant, this time music director Raghav Sachar wants to try his hands at acting. A few days back, filmmaker Kumar Mangat offered Sachar a part...
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UTV Ignition’s Neves website goes live
MUMBAI: UTV’s Ignition Entertainment, which is a software developer and publisher of handheld and console games, has launched the website for Neves, the brain-teasing puzzle game, due for release on 28 March. Neves for...
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Saif Ali Khan, Soha to be Lenovo’s Olympic torchbearers
MUMBAI: Lenovo announced the names of its torchbearers who will run for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay New Delhi on 17 April. The torchbearers are Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan, both actors...
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Katrina Kaif races with B4U VJ Salil
MUMBAI: In a fun interview with VJ Salil on B4U, Katrina Kaif lets herself loose. On the show Star Stop she talks about life and her forthcoming film Race. VJ Salil also brings out...
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Shilpa Shetty conducts workshop to inspire GenX
MUMBAI: In an attempt to make a difference to the generation next, Shilpa Shetty has joined forces with the Dove Self-Esteem Fund campaign this week in UK to raise the morale of young people...
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MPAA’s Glickman delivers speech on motion picture industry
MUMBAI: Motion Picture Association of America chairman and CEO Dan Glickman delivered his annual State of the Industry speech at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas. Addressing an audience of international exhibitors and theater...
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Eros International to release U, Me Aur Hum
MUMBAI: Eros International will be releasing Ajay Devgan’s directorial debut U, Me Aur Hum on 11 April. The film stars Ajay Devgan and Kajol. Produced by Devgan Films and directed by Ajay Devgan, U, Me...
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Manmohan Shetty’s iRock Media to focus on live-action, animation films
Adlabs Films founder and former CMD Shetty is an angel investor and chairman of iRock, which will be headed by Siddhartha Jain....
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Shah Rukh Khan unveils look of Kolkota Knight Riders
Actor turned producer Shah Rukh Khan unveiled the look of his India Premiere League team Kolkata Knight Riders....
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Lionsgate Music signs composer David Vanacore
MUMBAI: Lionsgate Music has signed a three-year exclusive worldwide publishing administration deal with composer David Vanacore, television’s King of Reality, it was announced by Lionsgate Music president Jay Faires. Lionsgate Music is an affiliate...
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Mega Media in affiliate agreement with i-Tunes
MUMBAI: Mega Media Group announced the execution of an affiliate agreement with Apple i-Tunes that will allow visitors of http://www.pulse87.com to purchase music of the station’s current play list through the i-Tunes on-line store. It...
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Meeta Pandit awarded Ustad Bismillah Khan award
MUMBAI: Meeta Pandit, the internationally acclaimed Classical Music Diva, has been awarded the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademy’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar. The Sangeet Natak Akademi introduced the award for young artists in the name...
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DivX certification to six new Blu-ray Players
MUMBAI: Digital media company DivX announced that it has granted DivX Certification to six new Blu-ray DVD players from Panasonic, Philips, and Denon. The new DivX Certified DVD models join the world’s best-selling Blu-ray...
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Accenture, Universal sign digital supply chain deal
MUMBAI: Accenture has been selected to provide the next-generation digital supply chain for the international division of Universal Music Group. The long-term agreement is designed to help Universal Music further adapt its business processes...
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Asia-Pac braces for mobile TV fever: F&S
MUMBAI: The Asia-Pacific mobile video services market is expected to see huge growth potential as mobile operators continue to spend millions on developing innovative services and content to arrest the declining average revenue per...
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Tanishq launches Jodhaa Akbar Collection
Tanishq, India’s leading innovative jewellery brand, unveils the biggest campaign ever with the launch of stunning Jodhaa Akbar collection. Inspired from Tanishq’s creations for the historical epic "Jodhaa Akbar", the collection incorporates the glamour...
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Eisner’s Vuguru, Dinosaur Diorama launch web series
MUMBAI: Michael Eisner’s independent media studio Vuguru, along with Dinosaur Diorama Productions, creators of the hit web series The Burg, launched the fully scripted internet series The All-For-Nots. Created by Thom Woodley and Kathleen...
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DEN selects NDS solutions for new digital service
MUMBAI: NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that Digital Entertainment Networks (DEN), the new entrant in the Indian digital cable market, has selected a suite of NDS digital broadcasting solutions...
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Tax week on BIG FM, Chennai
MUMBAI: With the financial year end round the corner, BIG 92.7 FM is hosting The BIG Tax Week in Chennai to help deliver best results to its listeners. This week long activity, which has...
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FilmClick.com launches film hosting website
MUMBAI: FilmClick, a film hosting website and online community, formally announced the launch of the beta version of www.FilmClick.com. FilmClick aims to deliver a library of original feature-length films and shorts, as well as...
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Thomson, Marcus deal for digital projections
MUMBAI: Thomson, through its Technicolor Digital Cinema business, announced that it will install digital cinema projection systems with Milwaukee, Wis.-based Marcus Theatres at the Cinema At The Renaissance 13-plex in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. The Technicolor projection...
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Big Screen, William to film The Shiva Club
MUMBAI: Big Screen Entertainment Group (BSEG) CEO Kimberley Kates has announced that plans are in motion to begin pre-production on the new William Shatner helmed comedy The Shiva Club aka Shiva Crashers. The story,...
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Genius Products in distribution deal with Pure Flix
MUMBAI: Independent home entertainment distribution company Genius Products announced a distribution agreement with Pure Flix Entertainment, greatly expanding Genius’ content offerings in the Christian marketplace. The announcement was made by Genius Products president and...
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Phonecasting.com launches SongNumbers Service
MUMBAI: Phonecasting.com has launched a new SongNumbers Service to provide artists and record labels a new critical mass media utility from SongNumbers.com. Fans can now preview, listen to, and share, as well as purchase...
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TiVo to provide YouTube videos directly to the television
TiVo has inked an agreement with YouTube that will offer access to YouTube videos directly from the TV via a TiVo DVR....
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Cinemax to pump Rs 120 million in gaming & food court biz
Cinemax India to foray into food court and gaming businesses under subsidiary brands Indulge and Giggles, respectively....
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Sun TV launches FM station at Kannur
MUMBAI: Sun TV Network Ltd has launched its FM Radio stations at Kannur (Kerala State) under the brand S FM from 12 March, 2008 through its subsidiary Kal Radio Ltd. This station can be...
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Star Gold to premiere Anil Sharma’s Apne
MUMBAI: Star Gold will premiere the emotional blockbuster Apne on 16 March at 1 pm. Starring the three Deols—Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby—for the first time ever, Apne has been directed by Anil Sharma. As...
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Music, games, TV to drive mobile entertainment revenues
Combination of greater 3G adoption & a marked increase in rich media, made-for-mobile content will drive mobile revenues to $47.5 billion by 2010....
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Sunil Kumaran is cluster head at BIG 92.7 FM
Sunil Kumaran has been appointed as the Cluster Head of BIG 92.7 FM for Karnataka and Kerala....
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Aamir Khan to endorse Samsung’s mobile phones
Samsung India has appointed actor - director Aamir Khan as its new brand ambassador for mobile phones....
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Joseph is chairman, CEO of Universal Music UK
MUMBAI: David Joseph has been appointed the new Chairman, CEO of Universal Music UK, reporting directly to Universal Music Group International Chairman, CEO Lucian Grainge. Grainge makes the appointment, which is effective immediately, as...
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Eros to release One, Two, Three on 28 March
MUMBAI: Eros International will be releasing the comic thriller One, Two, Three on 28 March, 2008. Starring Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Tusshar Kapoor in lead comedy roles, One, Two, Three is a quirky...
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BPL Mobile launches mobile radio service
MUMBAI: BPL Mobile has introduced ‘BPL Mobile Jukebox’, a mobile radio service that will allow subscribers to get hooked onto their choice of music while they are on the move. BPL Mobile Jukebox is...
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BIG FM partners with Will Lifestyle India Fashion Week
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM has become the official radio partner for Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week. Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week offers various networking, marketing and brand building opportunities for the designers who have worked...
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UFO India ties up with Dolby to bring home D-Cinema
UFO joins hands with Dolby to bring digital cinema systems to India. Dolby also inked a similar deal with Shanghai Film Group Corp....
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Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif rule mobile download market
Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif are the most downloaded stars over the mobile, according to a study....
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DTS installs FilmStore players at Harrisburg Mall
MUMBAI: DTS Digital Cinema has announced the installation of its FilmStore Digital Cinema Player on twelve theatre screens at the Great Escape 14 Theatres in the Harrisburg Mall, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Part of the DTS...
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Venus, Vipul Shah sign director Sanjay Khanduri for films
Venus and Blockbuster Entertainment's Vipul Shah have signed on Ek Chalis Ki Last Local's director Sanjay Khanduri for films....
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Black & White gets tax exemption in Delhi
MUMBAI: Subhash Ghai’s latest release Black & White is now tax free in Delhi. This makes Delhi the first state to grant exemption to this patriotic film in its very first week from release...
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Puretracks announces DRM-Free store for BlackBerry platform
MUMBAI: Toronto-based Puretracks, a leading North American digital music provider that partners with Universal, Sony BMG, Warner, EMI, and independent labels worldwide, has developed a new DRM-free mobile music store and service for BlackBerry...
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Warner Bros. Nancy Drew movie editions On Demand
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) announced that Nancy Drew and Nancy Drew: Drew’s Clues, a full-length Movies that Pop edition of the film, are now available via On Demand and for Download. Using...
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Seville Pictures, Maximum sign JV for Canada releases
MUMBAI: New and rapidly expanding Canadian film distribution companies, Maximum Film Distribution and Entertainment One (E1) subsidiary Seville Pictures have formed a joint venture for the theatrical release of their feature films in Canada....
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Paul Condolora is SVP, Digital at Turner
MUMBAI: Veteran entertainment and new media executive Paul Condolora has been named senior vice president, Digital for Turner Broadcasting System’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media Group, it was announced by group president and...
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Yash Raj Films’ Dhoom:2 game to hit stores in April
YRF to launch PC-based game on 2006's blockbuster film Dhoom:2; the Rs 30 million game has been developed by FX Labs....
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Fox slated to re-enter Indian motion picture business
After exiting the distribution business in India in 2005, media baron Rupert Murdoch's motion picture studio 20th Century Fox is eyeing Bollywood yet again....
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Mirchi Movies launches hunt for writers
MUMBAI: After announcing a slate of films recently, Times Group’s film production subsidiary Mirchi Movies has now launched a hunt for scriptwriters. As per Mirchi Movies, there is a dearth of good and original...
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Moser Baer releases Shaurya music
MUMBAI: Moser Baer Entertainment unveiled the music of its debut Hindi movie Shaurya on 10 March at Cinemax. The music will be released by Moser Baer. "We haven’t launched a music label. However, the...
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Moviemart rolls 50% discount offer for Women’s Day
MUMBAI: Online movie rental service www.moviemart.in, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, offered 50% discounts to women members who will register between 8-15 March. Additionally, these members will also not have to pay any...
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Bollywood stars, NDTV join hands for ‘Save the Tiger’ campaign
MUMBAI: It’s not too late to save our national animal from extinction. NDTV and Sanctuary Asia Magazine have joined hands to launch a mass movement – Save the Tiger – to stop the alarming...
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Cash, car for Bollywood Ka Don winner
MUMBAI: The city of Indore saw the finals of the movies trivia contest Bollywood ka Don hosted by 94.3 MY FM Dil Se. The top six finalists – Harshali (Indore), Meet (Raipur), Dheeraj (Jaipur),...
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Sony BMG launches Gurdas Maan’s new album
MUMBAI: Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan, who raised Bhangra music from a regional level to international recognition, has now launched his new pop album Boot Polishan. The album will be released on Sony BMG. Lyrics...
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Bindass’ comedy gang to star in UTV’s comedy film
MUMBAI: The grand finale of Idea Hass Ley India Comedy Gang War on 6 March will be on at 10 pm on Bindass, a UTV venture where the Kool Kolkatans mimic their way into...
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Reliance Big Entertainment, INX join CASBAA
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced new membership growth for its first quarter of 2008 of one new patron member and seven new corporate members of the association. The...
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‘We have about 15 to 18 films planned for the next two years’ – Mirchi Movies COO Munish Purii
They might be new in the movie business, but have a strong brand to back them up. Times Group’s film subsidiary company Mirchi Movies has just stepped into the busy Bollywood market but has...
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Percept to release first Pakistani film for Indian theatres
Pakistani film Khuda Kay Liye will be released in India on 4 April by Percept Picture Company; music of the film will be on Sony BMG....
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Shemaroo to release Ghatothkach in seven languages
Shemaroo Entertainment will be releasing its animation film Ghatothkach – Master of Magic in seven languages on 2 May, 2008....
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Zoom TV, Katha Media bring Bollywood stars to Facebook
ZoomTV.in has partnered with Katha Media to launch 22 celebrity-themed applications on the social networking website Facebook....
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Eros International, Wal-Mart tie up for DVD sales in Canada
Eros International has tied up with global retail giant Wal-Mart to sell Bollywood content through the latter's distribution network in Canada....
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Xenon CEO sees brighter economy with Blu-ray Disc
MUMBAI: Xenon Corp CEO Lou Panico predicts an uptick in the economy and a safer, cleaner environment thanks to the sales and production of the new Blu-ray discs and equipment. According to Panico, following the...
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Mark Horak is President Warner Home Video NA
MUMBAI: Mark Horak has been named President, Warner Home Video North America, it was announced by Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders. Horak, who most recently served as Executive Vice President & General Manager, Worldwide...
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Marc Gareton promoted to EVP at Warner Bros.
MUMBAI: Marc Gareton has been promoted to Executive Vice President, International, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution it was announced by Warner Bros. Digital Distribution president Thomas Gewecke, to whom Marc directly reports. As Executive Vice President,...
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Ratatouille video game scores on Xbox, PlayStation2
MUMBAI: THQ’s Ratatouille video game, based on the Disney/Pixar film of the same name, has achieved the Microsoft Xbox 360 Platinum Family Hits collection and Sony Computer Entertainment America Greatest Hits sales milestones. THQ...
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Imax signs 35 theatre deal for South, Central America
MUMBAI: Imax Corporation has inked an agreement with Giencourt Investments S.A., a member of the RACIMEC International Group (RACIMEC) to purchase and install 35 Imax Digital projection systems in Central and South America and...
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BBC to launch iPlayer for iPhone on 27 July
MUMBAI: BBC’s on-demand TV service BBC iPlayer for Apple’s iPhone will launch on 27 July 2008. The announcement was made by BBC director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield. "BBC iPlayer is a free...
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Lionsgate to release iTunes digital copy of films
MUMBAI: Lionsgate is working with Apple to provide Digital Copy for iTunes, affording customers who purchase select DVDs with an additional iTunes Digital Copy of the movie. Just like movies purchased from the iTunes...
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Paramount Pictures offers film clips on Facebook
MUMBAI: Viacom’s Paramount Pictures has become the first major studio to make clips from thousands of its movies available for use on the Internet. The movie studio has joined hands with Los Angeles-based developer...
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‘She-ros’: Women in India’s Corporate Film Industry
On the occassion of International Women's Day, Businessofcinema.com lists power women in the film industry who have been silent yet pivotal decision makers....
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Walia signs directors Bazmi, Soham & Sangeeth Sivan
Rising Star Entertainment has brought on board directors Anees Bazmee, Soham Shah and Sangeeth Sivan for films....
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