Mumbai: Online service TinselVision that delivers Indian and Bollywood entertainment content across the world announced the pilot and global premier of its new Bollywood film review program Tinsel Takes. The show is hosted by...
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Inox’s Jaipur property completes two years
Mumbai: Inox Vaibhav, Jaipur’s first Inox multiplex, has completed two years of operations. As part of the celebrations, Inox Vaibhav will hold several contests and games for its patrons. The winners will be given...
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UTV to roll World Movie titles on home video in May
UTV will be launching its World Movie titles on home video from May this year; World Movies has a library of over 500 titles...
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Walt Disney, Pixar unveil slate of 10 animation films
The Walt Disney Studios unveiled its slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012....
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Shekhar Kapur on Zoom’s Director’s Cut
Mumbai: One could safely give him credit for changing the way the world looked at Indian filmmakers, in our time. He did this with his 1998 film Elizabeth, which garnered an impressive seven Academy...
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Bryan Adams is on [V] Chosen One with 11th
Mumbai: He has been nominated for the Academy Awards thrice, he has won five Golden Globes and winning a Grammy Award has become passé for him. Bryan Adams is back with a bang with...
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MAX launches broadcast campaign to promote DLF IPL
Mumbai: MAX will be the sole destination for the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) that starts on 18 April. MAX has conceptualized its DLF IPL broadcast campaign with the view to prime its viewers...
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Tune into Red FM for ACs and refrigerators
Mumbai: To help its listeners beat the heat this summer, Red FM has announced a unique contest, ‘Ab Red FM Par Din Bhar AC Aur Fridge’ starting 7 – 12 April. After garnering tremendous...
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UK Film Council to invest £18 mn in English regions
Mumbai: The UK Film Council will be investing a total of £18 million over the next two years in the English regions to help them boost their local film industries and open up access...
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Reliance ADAG acquires DTS’ Digital Images for $7.5 million
Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired US based DTS' Digital Images business for $7.5 million....
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Nokia launches digital music store in Netherlands
Mumbai: Nokia has launched the Nokia Music Store in the Netherlands. With millions of tracks from major artists, independent labels, and up-and-coming Dutch acts, the Nokia Music Store lets people enjoy music directly on...
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Valkyrie release date moved to President’s Day Weekend
Mumbai: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists have announced that they are moving the release date of Bryan Singer’s World War II thriller Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise, to President’s Day Weekend 13 February, 2009. "MGM is...
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Mark Taylor named SVP, GM at Nickelodeon
Mumbai: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group has promoted Mark Taylor to Senior Vice President and General Manager, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of Nickelodeon’s Burbank Animation Studio, the largest producer...
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Scandinavia leads Interactive Emmy Awards at MIPTV
Mumbai: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its winners for the International Interactive Emmy Awards, organized for the third year in a row in Cannes, France. Scandinavia led the evening with...
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Autodesk to showcase at NAB 2008 Convention
Mumbai: Autodesk will be participating at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada from 14 – 17 April. The company will showcase its latest visual effects, finishing, color grading and...
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Clearvision unveils new entertainment division
Mumbai: Media placement company Clearvision International is expanding both reach and talent as part of its new Entertainment Division specifically designed to be a one-stop production resource for independent filmmakers. Clearvision’s new Entertainment Division...
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Melvin Peebles debuts film at Tribeca Fest
Mumbai: Independent filmmaker and composer Melvin Van Peebles will debut his newest film Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha, which is set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 27 April and has been chosen as...
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UTV Software Communications gets Rs 9.24 billion FDI nod
The Walt Disney Company (SE Asia) will pump foreign equity of Rs 9.24 billion in UTV Software Communications by way of subscribing to fresh equity shares....
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Mauj, Eros create mobile content for U, Me Aur Hum
Mumbai: Mauj Mobile and Eros Multimedia have joined hands to offer Mobile content across the globe for U, Me Aur Hum. The company has an exclusive tie-up with the Ajay Devgan-Kajol starrer for...
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Yash Raj & multiplexes resolve Krazzy 4 revenue issue
Yash Raj Films & multiplexes have reached middle ground over revenue share terms for Krazzy 4 that will be releasing on 11 April....
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Bollywood biggies to play against Indian Premiere League
Cricket & movies are religion in India and this time, they are pitted against each other with the forthcoming Indian Premiere League....
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Studio 18 VP production Chitra Subramaniam quits
Studio 18 vice president production Chitra Subramaniam has put in her papers at the company on 4 April....
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Digital TV transition to be key issue at NAB Show
MUMBAI: The NAB Show announced a series of sessions and panels focusing on the upcoming transition to digital television. A joint session, titled "The Buck Stops Here! DTV Transition Best Practices," will be one...
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id8Labs plans to raise $ 6-8 million through private equity
MUMBAI: Online and digital marketing agency id8Labs is planning to raise upto $ 6-8 million through private equity in the next three months. id8Labs managing director Amit Tripathi said, “We have appointed Viedea Capital...
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Roohafza appoints Juhi Chawla as first ever brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Hamdard has appointed Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla as its first ever brand ambassador to endorse their flagship brand – Roohafza – in India. Hamdard India chief marketing officer Arshad Siddiqui informed that the...
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PIX & Ashok Amritraj call for screenplay treatments
MUMBAI: English movie channel PIX and Hyde Park Entertainment founder and CEO Ashok Amritraj began the journey for the search for a budding movie director to take India to Hollywood with Gateway, India’s first...
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Preity Zinta on NDTV Imagine’s Dhoom Macha De
MUMBAI: This Friday, NDTV Imagine’s Idea Dhoom Macha De will air a Baisakhi special episode. Joining the Dhoom team will be actress Preity Zinta. The episode will be aired on 11 April at 8:30...
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Warner Bros, HBO sign deal with France Telecom Orange
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and HBO have signed a multi-year deal to be the initial suppliers of programming to France Telecom Orange’s just-announced multi-platform pay television service. The announcement was made by...
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MySpace launches MySpace Latino
MUMBAI: MySpace has officially launched its bilingual Latino destination, MySpace Latino. The new MySpace Latino site features culturally relevant content built around the interests and passion points of Hispanic MySpace users in collaboration with...
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.FOX Networks acquires majority stake in utarget
MUMBAI: Fox International Channels’ .FOX Networks has acquired a majority stake in utarget, a European ad network that specializes in high-impact formats such as online video and subsites. The unit, which will be rebranded...
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Williams named president of Screen Actors Guild Foundation
MUMBAI: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation executive director Marcia Smith announced that award winning actress JoBeth Williams has been elected president of the SAG Foundation, replacing retiring president Mitchell Ryan, who served the...
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NDTV Imagine to air Apsara Awards on 12 April
Mumbai: NDTV Imagine will air Sunsilk Apsara The Producers’ Guild Awards on 12 April at 8 pm. Over 28 Apsara Awards were presented this year, of which 16 Apsara’s are for the Popular Awards...
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Star Gold to air Himesh Reshammiya film festival
Mumbai: From stepping into the industry at the mere age of 16 as a producer, to composing title tracks for shows, to becoming a playback singer and now acting in movies, Himesh Reshammiya has...
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Network18, Lokmat launch Marathi news channel
Mumbai: Network18’s Global Broadcast News (GBN) and the Lokmat Group present IBN-Lokmat, a 24-hour Marathi News and Current Affairs Channel. The legacy of both media powerhouses will give IBN-Lokmat a sense of immense credibility...
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NewsX on Tata Sky from 14 April
Mumbai: The new English news channel from INX, NewsX, which was soft-launched just over a week back on 27 March, will soon be available on Tata Sky. It will be available from 14 April....
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Star Plus to roll Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar
Mumbai: If your favorite singer on Indian Television’s most watched reality shows – Amul Star Voice of India, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Fame Gurukul and Indian Idol – didn’t win the title, then...
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Filmy launches slot for kids – Junior Filmy
Mumbai: Filmy has launched a new slot dedicated to kids called Junior Filmy. Starting 6 April, this new property will cater to a young audience. The slot will showcase films for kids like Hanuman,...
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UTV ties-up with ABC News for English biz news channel
UTV has launched its English business news channel UTVi & has signed a strategic content tie-up with Disney-ABC International Television....
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Raj Television ties up with Astro DTH
Mumbai: Raj Television Network Ltd has tied up with Astro DTH, one of the biggest DTH (Direct-To-Home) player in Malaysia, for telecasting Rajtv Channel in Malaysia through DTH platform. It will be beamed 24×7...
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India’s first real estate TV channel inks distribution deals
Mumbai: Real Estate Television, India’s first 24×7 channel dedicated to Real Estate and Infrastructure, is now available in all metros and major cities across the country. Among the major distribution platforms, Real Estate Television...
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HBO line up movie fare for April
Mumbai: HBO has lined up a string of blockbusters in April. The fun and excitement rule the season as HBO brings for its audience the latest comedy premieres in HBO Blockbuster of the Month...
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BAG Films launches entertainment news channel E 24
Mumbai: BAG Films & Media Ltd. has unveiled its second channel E24. E24 would be the country’s first entertainment news channel targeted at avid Bollywood fans. This makes it non-specific to a particular age...
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Dubbed Hollywood films on Bindass Movies
MUMBAI: Beginning 29 March, UTV’s Bindass Movies will showcase 200 newly acquired Hollywood movies like Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2, Broken Arrow, Die Hard trilogy, Big Momma’s House II, Scary Movie Trilogy, Duplex,...
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UTV’s World Movies launches platinum collection
MUMBAI: World Movies, the international movie channel from UTV, will show ‘World Movies Platinum Collection’, starting this April. UTV Entertainment Television COO Dishad Master said, “This is our prized collection of the most famous,...
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Indrani Mukerjea’s news channel NewsX goes on air
MUMBAI: INX News’ new channel NewsX was launched on 27 March, 2008. INX News chairperson and INX Media founder and CEO Indrani Mukerjea said, “NewsX launched today, 27 March 2008, at 0900 hours. March...
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Music Review: Tashan
Film: Tashan Producer: Aditya Chopra Banner: Yash Raj Films Music Director: Vishal and Shekhar Rating: 3/5 It is Vishal and Shekhar’s turn yet again to bask in the glory of all the praise they...
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Dr Zeus’ latest album features singer Yaana Gupta
Mumbai: Punjabi music composer and a renowned DJ Dr. Zeus is back with his new album, this time with modeling beauty Yanna Gupta. Gupta has debuted as a singer in the album titled Back...
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