Mumbai: BigFlicks.com brings along ‘The Laughter Riot week’ from 1 – 7 April. The website will make available classic comedies like Andaz Apna Apna, Bheja Fry, Mukkam Post London, Half Ticket, Bhamane Sathyabhamane, Chup...
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Big Street appoints operations heads
Mumbai: BIG Street, which specializes in out-of-home business, is sprucing up its team to be able to meet its extensive expansion plans. The company has taken on board Rajesh Badani as the General Manager...
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Cinemax launches new property in Ahmedabad
<span>Cinemax launched a four screen multiplex at Ahmedabad on 4 April. The new property was launched by actress Kajol..</span>...
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Mobile TV will have 12 mn subscribers in first year
Mumbai: Research and Markets has undertaken a study on Mobile TV in India. This report examines factors that will determine the adoption, popularity and success of mobile TV services in India. The report predicts 12...
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Vasco Rossi is latest EMI Music smash hit
Mumbai: EMI Music International has 11 number one albums around the world. The latest blockbuster album from Italian superstar Vasco Rossi, Il Mondo Che Vorrei, is on course to be the latest number one...
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Top 10 American movie taglines: Tagline Guru
Mumbai: Tagline Guru released its survey of the Top 100 American movie taglines. According to a survey of 500 American advertising and branding professionals, the tagline used to publicize the film, Alien – In...
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Sony, Universal, Warner come together for MySpace
Mumbai: MySpace and three of the world’s largest music companies, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group, announced the formation of a landmark joint venture, MySpace Music. The new...
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iTunes store top music retailer in US
Mumbai: Apple announced that the iTunes Store (http://www.itunes.com) has surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US, based on the latest data from the NPD Group. With over 50 million...
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Bacardi, MySpace offer ‘Dream Gig’ in Miami
Mumbai: MySpace.com, the internet’s premier social networking site, has teamed up with Bacardi to offer one exceptional DJ the experience of a lifetime. That is, the chance to open for Bacardi B-LIVE when the...
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Hollywood voices for Crest Animation’s Alpha and Omega
Mumbai: Alpha and Omega, the first animated Hollywood film by an Indian company, will feature the voices of Justin Long (Live Free or Die Hard) and Hayden Panettiere (Raising Helen). Long and Panettiere will...
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UTV restructures motion pictures team, Kapur made CEO
UTV Software Communications has made some top level management changes in its motion picture division - UMP; Kapur made CEO....
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Aksh Optifibre inks three-year VoD deal with Eros
MUMBAI: Aksh Optifibre has entered into an agreement for three years with Eros International for the IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) project of the company. The deal has been signed for on an upfront...
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Lionsgate & Crest target 2010 for Alpha & Omega release
Lionsgate and Crest Animation are co-financing and co-producing Alpha and Omega, which is scheduled for theatrical release in 2010....
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Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan spices up LG’s Edge TV launch
LG Electronics unveiled its latest innovation in the plasma TV business with great fanfare that featured performances by Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan and London-based magician Tariq Knight. The company launched the world’s slimmest TV,...
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Agni game available at retail stores nationwide
Mumbai: FXLabs Studios, the leading end-to-end game company in India, announced that the Agni game will now be available for sale at more than 225 premier retail chain stores nationwide, which includes Landmark, PlanetM,...
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Airtel launches airtellive.com with Google
Mumbai: Telecom giant Bharti Airtel has launched Airtellive.com in a joint venture with Google. This makes Airtel the only telecom provider to enter into the domain of web application services. Now Airtel users...
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Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute closed indefinitely
Authorities have indefinitely closed down the Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute in Kolkata when CITU backed workers resisted the entry of a new group of security workers.....
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Targeted advertising key to VOD: ABI Research
Mumbai: Although video-on-demand (VOD) has enjoyed only limited consumer success since its introduction around the turn of this century, improving techniques for the insertion of targeted advertising, combined with a viewer population more accustomed...
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Paramount extends VooZoo application into vMTV, There.com
Mumbai: Paramount Digital Entertainment announced that the popular VooZoo application is launching in MTV Networks’ vMTV virtual world and Makena’s There.com. This marks the first movie studio to partner with There.com and underscores Paramount...
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Walt Disney Motion Pictures promotes Jason Brenek
Mumbai: Jason Brenek, who most recently served as the Studios’ vice president of Distribution Strategy, has been promoted to the newly created position of senior vice president, orldwide Digital Cinema and Cinema Programming, it...
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Tanuja Chandra’s English film releasing on 18 April
Tanuja Chandra's English film Hope & A Little Sugar, that was awarded the best feature film at the South Asian International Film Festival, to release on 18 April.....
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Veteran filmmaker B.R. Chopra to receive Phalke award
Veteran producer-director B R Chopra will be awarded the prestigious Phalke Ratna award for his contribution to Indian cinema.....
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Moser Baer inks deal with China-based LDK Solar
Mumbai: Moser Baer India has announced that its subsidiary Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd (MBPV) has signed an agreement with China-based LDK Solar for sale and delivery of high quality multicrystalline silicon wafers to...
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MY FM celebrates fool’s day with Super Mall
Mumbai: MY FM launched its ‘Super Mall’ as part of its 1 April fool’s situation. Listeners were invited to attend the opening of the best mall of the city through aggressive on-air and print...
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Essel Group launches myPOPKORN.com
Essel Group's Digital Media Convergence launched its entertainment portal myPOPKORN.com....
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Twentieth Century goes live with piracy software MediaEscort
Mumbai: USA Video Interactive Corporation announced that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) has gone ‘live’ with its new copy protection software, MediaEscort, to protect the studio’s filmed entertainment content that is streamed via...
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THQ acquires Elephant Ent; also deals with Oberon Media
Mumbai: THQ Inc. announced the acquisition of the Elephant Entertainment casual and online games business. In conjunction with this acquisition, THQ also announced an exclusive, worldwide retail publishing agreement with Oberon Media, the world’s...
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MyToons Animation signs on Google search appliance
Mumbai: Online animation community MyToons has announced that the company has reached an agreement with Google Inc. to implement the fifth generation of the Google Search Appliance hardware and software on MyToons.com. The deployment...
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Endemol USA acquires 51 Minds Entertainment
Mumbai: Endemol Group announced the acquisition of 51 Minds Entertainment, an independent production company renowned for some of the most provocative programming on air, including Flavor of Love, I Love New York and The...
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Apple presents Counting Crows live at The Grove
Mumbai: On 3 April, Grammy-nominated band Counting Crows takes the stage in the center of Town Square at The Grove performing songs and talking about its latest album, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings. ...
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Five Hindi films vie for Eid & Diwali release this October
Aamir Khan's Gajini, Yash Raj Films’ Roadside Romeo, Subhash Ghai’s Yuvraaj, Warner Bros’ Chandi Chowk To China, Shree Ashtavinayak’s Golmaal Returns all eye October release....
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Satellite rights soar as takers of limited ‘good’ content rise
With the entry of new channels, there is a rush to grab the limited good content that is there in the market. This has led to an increase in prices of films' satellite rights....
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Tanveer Khan to direct Chirag Paswan’s debut film
Mumbai: Actor Anuj Saxena’s production house Maverick, which is going to launch Chirag Paswan, son of Ram Vilas Paswan, Union minister of chemicals, fertilizers and steel in a romantic film has signed director Tanveer...
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More voices express concern about The Love Guru
Mumbai: Remonstrations against the upcoming Hollywood movie The Love Guru over the indications of its debasing Hindu practices seems to be widening. Supporting the movement spearheaded by prominent Hindu and Indo-American leader Rajan...
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LG brings Marvel’s Iron Man on display at CTIA
Mumbai: LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A brings Marvel’s Super Hero in the form of the famous Mark 3 suit, to Las Vegas for CTIA, the largest wireless industry trade show, as part of their partnership...
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Dogwoof, blinkx to create film channel on BBTV
Mumbai: The world’s most advanced video search engine blinkx and UK film distributor specializing in independent films and world cinema Dogwoof have joined forces to create a film channel on blinkx BBTV. The...
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Operas launch into digital screen space across Europe
Mumbai: Specialists in digital cinema technology and content Arts Alliance Media (AAM) have announced a digital distribution agreement with Montreal-based DigiScreen Corporation, The Pillar Group and the Royal Opera House (ROH) owned production company...
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JumpTap signs deal with Fox Mobile Entertainment
Mumbai: Mobile search and advertising provider JumpTap has inked an agreement to deliver and represent advertising inventory for Fox Mobile Entertainment’s (FME) new Fox Mobile Entertainment Network. The Mobile Network brings popular content...
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Destiny Media ties up with A&R Worldwide
Mumbai: Destiny Media Technologies has entered into a strategic agreement with indie artist discovery company A&R Worldwide and its premiere international conference MUSEXPO. Under the agreement, A&R Worldwide will be representing the Play MPE...
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George Michael’s greatest released with Twenty Five
Mumbai: George Michael released a compendium of his most beloved hits with Twenty Five. In celebration of twenty-five years of his worldwide musical legacy, fans will be able to grab two and three-disc editions...
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EA announces seven new games for mobile
Mumbai: EA Mobile, a division of EA’s Casual Entertainment Label, announced the availability of five new titles for mobile phones and two iPod games. EA Mobile has launched The Sims 2 Castaway and...
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MTVN streamed 57 mn mobile videos in a year
Mumbai: Viacom’s MTV Networks (MTVN) announced that it streamed more than 57 million mobile videos across all its brands and carriers between February 2007 and February 2008, representing 94% growth over the year prior....
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PME re-packaging content for mobile, wireless devices
Mumbai: Since the formation of Paramount Mobile Entertainment (PME) in February, the division has been actively seeking and implementing new ways to package the studio’s wide range of content for mobile and wireless devices....
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Award-winning TV programming now on iTunes in Germany
Mumbai: Apple announced that hit television programming from Germany’s top networks, including ProSieben, Sat.1, ZDF Enterprises, Brainpool and US broadcasters ABC Studios and MTV Networks is now available from the iTunes Store in Germany...
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EMI Music appoints top Google executive
Mumbai: EMI Music has appointed Google’s chief information officer and one of its most senior global executives, Douglas Merrill, to lead its growing digital music business. As President, Digital Business, EMI Music, Merrill...
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Universal Music renews deal with Mariah Carey
Mumbai: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) chairman and CEO David Renzer announced the renewal of world-renowned, five time Grammy award winner, multi-platinum artist Mariah Carey, to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement. Through the...
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UTV Motion Pictures has a House Full Quarter!
UTV Motion Pictures has gotten off to a great 2008 with the first 2 blockbusters of the year – the magnum opus love story Jodhaa Akbar & the pacy thriller Race. Jodhaa Akbar, the...
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Sony Ericsson launches W890 Walkman phone
Mumbai: Sony Ericsson has launched the latest addition to its Walkman series portfolio – W890. The W890 Walkman phone is a stylish new offering with Mega Bass and Stereo Widening speakers packed with features...
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Vishal – Shekhar’s Tashan music succumbs to web piracy
The music of Yash Raj Films' Tashan is up for free download by tons of music pirates. The music of the film is by Vishal - Shekhar....
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Mirchi Movies ties up with Britannia for Hari Puttar
Mirchi Movies & Britannia have joined hands for a marketing tie-up for Hari Puttar, which will include Britannia's Funtoon as an animated character....
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Teaser of Singh is Kinng out with Tashan
Mumbai: Singh is Kinng, as the title of the film suggests, is about the Sikh community and Akshay Kumar is playing the role of a Sardar. In conjunction with this, the makers of the...
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World Movies, Jet Airways run Cannes contest
Mumbai: It is a grand opportunity for all Jet Airways passengers flying till 30 April to win a trip for two to the Cannes Film Festival 2008 and 100 exclusive World Movie DVDs. To...
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Imax expands network in Russia
Mumbai: Imax Corporation announced three new theatre deals in Russia. These deals will mark the entry of the first Imax Digital projection systems in the country. Under the terms of the agreements, Imax’s digital...
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Spiralfrog signs agreement with Warner/Chappell Music
Mumbai: SpiralFrog, the free ad-supported web-based music experience, and Warner/Chappell Music (WCM), the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, announced an agreement to make the company’s catalog of music compositions available to...
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MTV partners with mywaves for Video on Mobile
Mumbai: MTV Networks (MTVN), a unit of Viacom, and mywaves, the largest mobile video destination, announced a partnership to deliver MTVN’s first-ever free, ad-supported video entertainment on mobile phones. Through the agreement, select...
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VH1 Mobile to Launch Live Chat Mobile Application
Mumbai: VH1, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, is launching VH1 Watch and Discuss Live Chat, a downloadable mobile application that will enable VH1 viewers to connect to the network’s buzz-generating programming and other...
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Universal Music marketing expands digital services with INgrooves
Mumbai: Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), the award winning sales and marketing division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has entered into a strategic alliance with INgrooves, a leading provider of digital distribution, marketing and promotion services...
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Fox Entertainment Mobile Network launched
Mumbai: Fox Mobile Entertainment (FME) launched the Fox Entertainment Mobile Network, a mobile web portal that puts one of the most impressive lineups of television content ever brought to the mobile platform at one...
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Jump’s Games win top awards at FICCI BAF 2008
Jump Games, a part of Reliance BIG Entertainment and India’s leading publisher and developer of games won top awards at the FICCI BAF 2008 that concluded in Mumbai on March 27th 2008. Two of...
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Yash Raj pitches highest ever terms for Aditya Chopra’s film
Yash Raj is looking at a share of 55, 50 for Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which will release on 12 December....
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Sony Pictures Television launches PIX
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Television today announced PIX, the first domestic network for mobile phones that will feature contemporary films. Viewers on the go will now be able to watch comedies, cult classics, heart-pounding action...
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MacLaine, Sam Neill to join international talents at MIPTV
Mumbai: Shirley MacLaine and Sam Neill will join the new Miss World, Miss Zi Lin Zhang and a clutch of international talent at the upcoming MIPTV featuring MILIA in Cannes, which runs 7 –...
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Akshay Kumar ambassador for Delhi Daredevils
Mumbai: Cricket has been garnering a lot of interest from Bollywood lately. After the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Mithun Chakraborty’s latest involvement with various cricket league teams, now actor Akshay...
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After Sony, Eros inks 35 films’ syndication deal with Sahara
After entering into a syndication deal with Sony for 16 films; Eros Multimedia has now entered into a similar deal with Sahara One for 35 films....
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David Dhawan to direct Hook Ya Crook for UMP
Director David Dhawan is gearing up to director yet again with UMP's Hook Ya Crook; film to star John Abraham....
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