Mumbai: The Video-on-Demand website of BigFlicks.com www.broadband.bigflicks.com and world’s leading portal for live Internet streaming of major international cricket Willow TV have come together for the Indian Premier League series with its Ticket to...
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Govt allocates Rs 317 million for export of Indian films
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has set aside a sum of Rs 317 million (31.69 crores) in the XIth Plan for export of Indian films....
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Big Music is IPL Chennai team’s entertainment partner
BIG Music to launch music album in Tamil & Hindi that will have the official theme song and victory anthem for Chennai Super Kings....
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UTV posts net profit of Rs 271 million in Q4 2008
Mumbai: UTV Software Communications Ltd. has posted a net profit of Rs 271 million for the quarter ended 31 March, 2008. This is up 140 per cent from Rs 113.12 million in the corresponding...
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T-Series’ Himesh-starrer Kajraare goes on floors
Pooja Bhatt directed Kajraare commenced shooting at Film City. Veteran filmmaker Johny Bakshi gave the muhurat clap for the film....
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The Indian Film Company inks multiple film deals
The Indian Film Company has inked deals with Burmawala Brothers, Dev Benegal and Shooting Star Films. ...
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‘In 2 years, nothing called Bollywood will exist’ – Hassan
Businessofcinema.com spoke to Kamal Hassan - the actor par excellence about his forthcoming films....
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Mahindra & Mahindra’s first regional project to star Mithun
Mahindra & Mahindra's first regional lanugage film, is a Bengali-English film titled Shukno Lanka (Red Chillies), starring Mithun Chakraborty....
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Sequels in pipeline for Kher-starrer Mr Bhatti on Chutti
Producer Ashwani Chopra, is planning two sequels tittled Bhatti Bhatti Bang Bang & Bhatti in China. with anup[am kher in the lead.....
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Zee Awards held in London
Mumbai: It was a star-studded evening at the Zee Cine Awards held in London recently. The night’s big winners included Kareena Kapoor for Best Actress for the film Jab We Met, while Shah Rukh...
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Kismat Konnection release postponed to 18 July
Mumbai: Tips Films has postponed the release of its film Kismat Konnection from 11 July on 18 July. Kismat Konnection stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan and is directed by director Aziz Mirza. The music...
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Rajeev Khandelwal accredited first asst director of Aamir
Mumbai: Rajeev Khandelwal adds another feather to his cap with his debut film Aamir. Apart from being the lead actor in this UTV Spotboy film, he also gets an official credit as the first...
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94.3 MY FM promotes gender sensitization
Mumbai: DBCL Group’s radio station 94.3 MY FM has undertaken to promote Gender Sensitization by supporting the UNFPA-Laadli Media Awards. These awards are based on gender sensitization project called Laadli, which is supported by...
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B4U Network appoints new creative head
Mumbai: B4U, in its endeavour to revamp the channel and enhance content and programming has appointed Malvinder Kaur as creative head. An Indo-American and a student of acting production and designing school Ruth Von...
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Emmis Interactive extends digital services to media companies
Mumbai: Emmis Interactive, the US radio industry’s leader in generating interactive revenues, announced plans to begin marketing its services to radio broadcasters and other local media companies. To that end, Emmis Communications Corporation has...
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Entrepreneur Media announces new advertising sales structure
Mumbai: Entrepreneur Media announced a new advertising sales structure that further unifies the media company’s many properties — from websites and magazines to books and events. As the largest independent business media company serving the...
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Production begins on Anacapa Entertainment’s The Forlorn
Mumbai: Anacapa Entertainment’s upcoming period drama The Forlorn began production in Donner Pass, California, it was announced by Anacapa Entertainment head John E. Moore. The film stars Crispin Glover, and has been written and...
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Sho’Nuff Records, Capitol Music to release The Truth by Cherish
Mumbai: Atlanta-bred R&B singing sensations Cherish, which is sisters Farrah, Neosha, Felisha, and Farron King, have already proven it by setting the airwaves ablaze with their latest single Killa, featuring rapper Yung Joc. The single,...
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CSR brings Bluetooth audio to i.Tech’s Clip D-Radio headset
Mumbai: CSR announced that i.Tech’s stylish Clip D-Radio Bluetooth headset features CSR’s industry leading BlueCore5-Multimedia silicon. The Clip D-Radio is the world’s first stereo headset to support v2.1+EDR of the Bluetooth specification and provides...
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UK Film Council awards newcomers as part of its Development Fund
Mumbai: The UK Film Council’s new Development Fund program for first-time filmmakers has made its first awards to talent and projects reflecting the fund’s ambition to open up opportunities for budding writers and filmmakers...
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MPA acknowledges Beijing’s retail piracy conviction
Mumbai: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) acknowledged Beijing’s first known conviction of a retailer of pirated movies. Forty-year-old Zhou Cheng was arrested on 15 December 2007 selling pirated DVDs in a shop in the...
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Warner Bros. animation president resigns
Mumbai: Head of Warner Bros. Lisa Judson has stepped down from her post. She served the position for only ten months. According to Daily Variety, she has opted to return to New York after relocating...
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Orienta Advertising acquires on-screen rights for Fame multiplexes
Mumbai: Orienta Cine Advertising Pvt. Ltd. has acquired the on-screen mediarights for the Fame Multiplex across India. Fame has 55 screens in the Mumbai (Andheri, Malad, Kandivali, Dahisar,Dadar) Nashik, Surat, Anand, Pune, Kolkatta and Bangalore,...
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Compact Disc raises $30 million for Playing with the Enemy
Compact Disc India Ltd has received approval of fund $ 30 million for a live action World War II drama-based international movie titled Playing with the Enemy....
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Sun TV launches FM station at Warangal
Mumbai: Sun TV Network Ltd has announced the launch of its FM Radio Station at Warangal under the brand S FM from 28 April through the subsidiary Kal Radio Ltd. This station can be...
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Pyramid Saimira inaugurates food court in Delhi
Mumbai: Pyramid Saimira Group, the world’s fastest growing entertainment conglomerate, inaugurated its food court at TDI Mall, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi. This is the group’s second food court in North India, after Faridabad. The food...
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IIFA announces winners for Technical Awards
Mumbai: International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) announced the winners of thetechnical category of the Idea IIFA Awards 2008. Chak De! India won five while Om Shanti Om bagged four out of the 14 awards that...
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Zapak Kids, Bhoothnath launch movie gaming merchandise
Mumbai: Zapak Kids has announced a tie-up with Big B’s most awaited movie Bhoothnath. As a part of this deal Zapak will create and market gaming merchandise specially created around the film. It’s a...
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Inox forays into worldwide distribution with Hastey Hastey
INOX Leisure has forayed into worldwide distribution of films with Hastey Hastey – Follow Your Heart starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Rajpal Yadav, along with two newcomer heroines.<br /> ...
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AR Rahman, Big Music, Nokia team for Ada music
Nokia has joined hands with AR Rahman and Big Music to give young Indians a chance to remix two leading tracks from A R Rahman's forthcoming film – Ada...a way of life....
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Dishtv launches the IPL Pack
Mumbai: DTH service dishtv has launched an offer titled "The IPL Pack" for Rs 120 only. While the bulk of dishtv subscribers on its maxi and welcome packages already have MAX included and are hence...
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Aamir Khan plans theatrical teaser to launch nephew Imran Khan
Mumbai: Aamir Khan has thought of an innovative teaser theatrical trailer to promote and launch his nephew Imran Khan. It is 2.5 minute trailer that takes a tongue-in-cheek dig at all star launches and all...
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Radio City premiered first episode of Paanchvi Pass
Mumbai: Radio City 91.1FM, in association with Star Plus, premiered Airtel Presents Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? through a Live and exclusive, commercial-free, real-time simulcast of the show on radio. As a...
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Television Eighteen announces Q4 & FY08 results
Mumbai: Television Eighteen India has announced the following Un-Audited results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2008: For the Quarter ended March 31, the company posted a net profit of Rs 189.520...
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Television Eighteen Board declares interim dividend
Mumbai: Television Eighteen India has informed BSE that the Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on April 28, 2008, inter alia, has approved an Interim Dividend of 15% (i.e. Rs...
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Cartoon Network premieres Ninja Turtles III on Indian TV
Mumbai: Cartoon Network will host the Indian television premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III on Cartoon Network Theatre Premiere. The live-action film stars the four hugely popular ninja turtle heroes – Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo...
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B4U Movies, Fame promise kids a fun filled summer
Mumbai: B4U Movies and Fame have come up with a contest wherein kids between the age of 7 to 15 would be given an opportunity to participate and certify their potential as an upcoming...
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9X to premiere Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Mumbai: Hindi general entertainment channel 9X will be premiering Bhool Bhulaiyaa on 27 April at 5 pm. Directed by Priyadarshan, Bhool Bhulaiyaa stars Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav. Shot...
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Perizaad Zorabian on NDTV Good Times’ Limited Edition
Mumbai: Perizaad Zorabian will be hosting the 30 April NDTV Good Times’ Limited Edition. The show takes a look at the grandeur and hospitality of Amanbagh, a luxury world renowned resort surrounded by the...
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Indie Ranch Media’s Only Halfway Home complete
Mumbai: Indie Ranch Media has announced the completion of its project Only Halfway Home. This is a short film inspired by and featuring music from Levon Helm’s Grammy Award winning album Dirt Farmer. Indie...
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Fashion Island’s gala night for Newport Beach Film Festival
Mumbai: The stars were out at Newport Beach as celebrities and other fashionistas in the film industry celebrated the opening of the 9th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival at Fashion Island. More than 1,200 people...
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ProElite, Image Entertainment sign multiyear distribution agreement
Mumbai: Independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America Image Entertainment announced that it has signed a multiyear North American DVD distribution agreement with ProElite, a sports, entertainment and media...
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Three Hong Kong movie pirates convicted and sentenced
Mumbai: Three members of a criminal syndicate selling pirated movies were convicted of breaching Hong Kong’s copyright law and were each sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. The judgment maintains Hong Kong’s reputation as a...
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THQ to develop Journey to the Center of the Earth game
Mumbai: THQ will be developing Journey to the Center of the Earth for Nintendo DS. Based on Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D, the 3-D film from New Line Cinema starring Brendan...
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New Line Records to release Sex And The City Soundtrack
Mumbai: New Line Records will release the original soundtrack to the feature film version of the HBO television series Sex and the City, which is due in theaters from New Line Cinema on 30...
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MPA distributes file sharing education booklet
Mumbai: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) will distribute 300,000 copies of an educational booklet outlining the dangers of illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing to 300,000...
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Big Screen acquires rights to Eric Roberts film
Mumbai: Big Screen Entertainment Group has acquired the international sales rights to the new Eric Roberts/Karen Black thriller entitled Contamination. The film features acclaimed Russian filmmaker Rodion Nahapatov. In addition to starring, Nahapatov also wrote...
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Studio 18 fetches highest sum for Singh is Kinng’s Bombay & music rights
Worldwide distributors of Singh is Kinng - Studio 18 has fetched the highest ever sum for Bombay territory and music rights of the film....
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Sundaram BNP Paribas launches media sector fund
Sundaram BNP Paribas Entertainment Opportunities fund will seek to create wealth by focusing on the Young India theme....
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Sajid Nadiadwala to acquire stake in TV channel for Rs 1 billion
Producer Sajid Nadiadwala will be acquiring a 50 per cent stake in a television channel; to invest Rs 1 billion in the venture....
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Inox forays into NCR; targets 67 multiplexes by 2010
With 23 multiplexes and 80 screens in 18 cities across India, the company is targetting 67 multiplexes and 264 screens across India by 2010....
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Onir is on jury of Fulmarxx Short Film Festival
Mumbai: Filmmaker Onir, who directed films like My Brother Nikhil and Bas Ek Pal has reasons to rejoice. He has been selected on the jury of India’s Largest Short Film Festival namely Fulmarxx Shorts...
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CFSI film Manpasand bags award at Houston Fest
Mumbai: India’s Children’s Film Society animation film Manpasand has bagged the Gold Remi Award at the 41st World Fest Houston on 20 April. The film has been directed by Dhvani Desai. The animation film has been...
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Jaman adds Arts Alliance America titles to its online films
Mumbai: Jaman.com has inked a content partnership with top indie film and DVD distributor Arts Alliance America to add to its collection of documentary and feature films. The announcement furthers Jaman’s mission to deliver quality...
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Wesley Snipes sentenced to three years imprisonment
Mumbai: US District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges sentenced Wesley Trent Snipes to three years imprisonment for charges of failing to file income tax returns. Snipes was found guilty by a jury on 1 February. Eddie...
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Nokia, Spike Lee partner to create world’s first social film
Mumbai: Nokia announced an exciting multimedia film production with Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee. Nokia Productions will create the world’s first social film built entirely by everyday people using their mobile devices to...
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IP Issues no longer just American priorities: Glickman
Mumbai: On a panel commemorating World Intellectual Property Day in Washington, D.C., Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman noted that intellectual property is the lifeblood of many US businesses...
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TFACT to mark World IP Day with movie marathon in Taiwan
Mumbai: To mark World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, Taiwan Foundation Against Copyright Theft (TFACT), representing MPA has organized a range of activities, including a movie marathon, school outreach activities, radio interviews, and...
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IFACT-GC and HK Govt reach out to encourage IPR respect
Mumbai: To mark World Intellectual Property Day on 26 April, the Hong Kong Government and the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC) have organized a range of activities designed to raise...
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Filmmaker Del Toro to direct The Hobbit and its sequel
Mumbai: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will direct The Hobbit and its sequel, it was jointly announced by The Hobbit executive producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, New Line Cinema president and COO Toby...
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Universal acquires Big Life Music
Mumbai: Universal Music Publishing Group president of Europe & UK Paul Connolly announced the company’s acquisition of Big Life Music. As part of this agreement, UMPG has a worldwide publishing deal with multi-platinum selling...
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Pyramid Saimira Productions mulls listing, to raise Rs 18 bn
Pyramid Saimira Theatre will be listing its film production arm on the Indian bourses in a few months; to invest Rs 1 billion in F&B....
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Film Review: Tashan
This film has action, drama, romance & comedy. If this ain't a power packed entertainer, it's hard to say what is!...
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Yash Raj Films takes Tashan to Mumbai dabbawalas
Yash Raj Films has tied up with Mumbai's quintessential dabbawalas to promote the film across the city....
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Yash Raj pushes 2008 film lineup with Tashan
Mumbai: Tashan might very well be a stylish film. Something radically new being offered by Yash Raj Films. But there is a lot more to the film before it begins. Trailers of YRF’s forthcoming...
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Govt approves co-prod deals between India, UK & N Ireland
Union Cabinet has given its approval to MIB for signing Annex to the film co-production agreement with govt of United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland....
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Frameboxx organizes seminar on Animation & Visual Effects
Mumbai: Frameboxx organized a mega seminar on Animation & Visual Effects for students aspiring to make a career in this field. Frameboxx aims to cater to the needs of all aspirants who are keen...
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Mirchi Movies to release Vellitherai across India
Mumbai: Mirchi Movies Limited, the filmed entertainment arm of the Times Group, is now gearing up for its foray with South Indian content. Having successfully released its first Tamil film Vellitherai in Tamilnadu and...
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94.3 MY FM makes kid RJs out of show My Ka Laal
Mumbai: MY FM 94.3 has brought a new program My Ka Laal for the young guns of India where every Sunday school children are invited to be Radio Jockeys for a day. The initiative...
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Actress Masumeh signs Chandni Chowk To China
Mumbai: Actress Masumeh has been signed for Nikhil Advani’s Chandni Chowk To China. The film is being produced by Orion Films and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures India. The film has Akshay...
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BIG Home Video picks up Jodhaa Akbar rights for Rs 40 mn
Big Music & Home Video will release UTV Motion Pictures' and Ashutosh Gowarikar's Jodhaa Akbar on home video....
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Imax, Warner Bros. hit $400 Million Box Office milestone
Mumbai: Imax Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures have crossed the $400 million mark at the Imax box office with films released through the partnership between the two companies. Since June 2003, Warner Bros. Pictures has...
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Becker Group, Warner Bros. announce Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Mumbai: Becker Group, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, announced it will bring worldwide audiences Harry Potter: The Exhibition, a state-of-the-art exhibition highlighting artifacts from the Warner Bros. films based on J.K. Rowling’s...
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George Clooney’s ‘Oscar gift bags’ auctioned for charity
Mumbai: Online celebrity auction site QLu will begin a series of auctions on behalf of talented and diverse artists and their significant humanitarian efforts. Started by Susie Busch-Transou and her partner, Cindy Lee, QLu...
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Starbucks changes entertainment strategy, Lombard resigns
Mumbai: Starbucks has announced it is restructuring its entertainment business to focus on digital strategy and core content with music and books. The move comes as part of its efforts to transform the company...
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Animax launches branded entertainment division
Mumbai: Animax Entertainment, a broadband Emmy-winning multiplatform entertainment studio, and Toronto-based digital entertainment studio Unplugged TV have announced the launch of a new joint venture–Animax Unplugged, a Branded Entertainment division. Animax Unplugged brings together two...
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UK Film Council promotes Black film talent
Mumbai: Portraits of some of the UK’s most successful Black film actors will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery in UK from 25 April in a four month run. The portraits have...
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Nokia music store open in Australia
Mumbai: Nokia Australia opened the doors of its Nokia Music Store today,delivering millions of tracks from global hits to local artists and giving consumers the real freedom to enjoy music at their fingertips, 24/7. Nokia...
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Disney’s new label releases ‘Earth’
Mumbai: The Walt Disney Studios will celebrate Earth Day 2009 (22 April) with the debut of Earth, the first feature-length nature documentary from its new production banner Disneynature. This new film is from award-winning...
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Film Review: The Awakening
Film: The Awakening Rating: 1/5 Stories of people affected by the Partition tend to centre around the two communal races in question at the time – Hindus and Muslims and ethnically Punjabis. Other minority...
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Excel Home Videos launches new label My Baby Excels
The Indian toy industry is heralding the inclusion of a new label. Excel Home Videos has launched My Baby Excels....
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Tata Elxsi signs MOU with RV-VLSI Design Centre
Tata Elxsi has inked an MOU with RV-VLSI Design Center for imparting industry specific training in embedded technology....
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HBO to premiere comedy flick Norbit
Mumbai: HBO is all set to add more fervor to its month long celebration of comedy blockbusters with the premiere of the Academy Award nominated comic flick Norbit starring Eddie Murphy in three different...
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Jackie Chan on CNN’s The Screening Room
Mumbai: The half-hour special edition of CNN’s movie show The Screening Room sees how Jackie Chan has kicked and punched his way to international stardom from Hong Kong to Hollywood, producing and starring in...
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BBC Entertainment to premiere Dancing with the Stars
Mumbai: BBC Entertainment will premiere Dancing with the Stars on 26 April at 9 pm. The show will be repeated on Monday at 10.45 pm. Twelve celebrities and 12 professional dancers, all set to...
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Eros to release Ravi Chopra’s Bhoothnath on 9 May
Mumbai: Eros International will be releasing Ravi Chopra directed Bhoothnath on 9 May. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, child actor Aman and Juhi Chawla. It also has a special appearance by Shah Rukh Khan....
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Adlabs cinemas opens at Coimbatore
Mumbai: Adlabs Cinemas, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and entertainment conglomerate Adlabs Films, has opened at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The four-screen cinema KG Adlabs, formerly known as KG Cinemas, is Adlabs’...
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Mukta Arts releases second Marathi film Kannde Pohe on 6 June
Mumbai: Mukta Arts is all set to release their second Marathi Film Kaande Pohe produced by Dipti Talpade under their new banner Malpix Films. The film’s first copy is already out. Earlier this year,...
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PVR to release India’s first reverse film
Mumbai: The PVR Group is set to release Rewind, India’s first reverse film in PVR cinemas. The seven-minute film will be screened in theatres as a bonus film prior to Be Kind Rewind in...
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Radio Mirchi Mumbai completes six years
Mumbai: Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM’s Mumbai station has completed six years. The journey has included initiatives like a mega contest for children Destination NASA with actor Aamir Khan; Hello Mumbai initiative for victims of...
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Fun Cinemas Bangalore launches Fun Rewards Program
Mumbai: E-City Ventures promoted Fun Cinemas launched its Fun Rewards program in Bangalore. The event was inaugurated by Hope and A Little Sugar actress Mahima Chaudhry and film maker Tanuja Chandra, who presented the...
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Zoom rolls new talk show Inside Bollywood
Mumbai: Zoom has launched a new talk show called Inside Bollywood to be hosted by Rohit Roy. The theme-based program will feature two celebrity guests who will discuss, debate and thrash out issues relevant...
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Hello FM gears up for IPL with Solli Addi
Mumbai: Hello FM 106.4 is readying for the IPL fever with Solli Addi, an on-air cricket carnival. Solli Addi is the first of its kind in the Radio medium, which aims to be an...
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Adlabs launches 4K DI Theatre with FilmLight Technology
Adlabs has invested in state-of-the-art 4K film scanning, color grading and color management technology from FilmLight....
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All India multiplexes unite for no Tashan play
The extensive negotiations between Yash Raj Films and multiplex chains over Tashan revenue sharing terms have gone kaput. ...
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MPAA CEO Dan Glickman to address National Press Club
Mumbai: Motion Picture Association of America chairman and CEO Dan Glickman will give a speech at a National Press Club luncheon on 28 April entitled ‘Trading Up: Movies and the Global Marketplace’. Glickman, 63, who...
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Archos inks global content deal with Paramount Digital
Mumbai: Archos has inked a global relationship with Paramount Digital Entertainment that brings hundreds of Paramount movies to Archos Portable Media Players (PMPs), allowing consumers to watch favorite movies such as Cloverfield, Shooter and...
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Asian American women filmmakers highlighted at LA festival
Mumbai: Feature films directed by Asian American women will be the highlight this year at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival produced by Visual Communications and presented by Honda. A record number of 10...
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Sony Corporation of America to acquire Gracenote
Mumbai: Sony Corporation of America (SCA) announced that it has signed a merger agreement with Gracenote. Sony will pay approximately $260 million plus other contingent consideration. SCA senior vice president, software Tim Schaaff said, "Sony...
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Google sued for Ad Program fraud by Kellner, LLP
Mumbai: Google is deceiving its customers into paying for ads they don’t want, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed by Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP in US District Court, Northern District of California...
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