The 10th Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema felicitated veteran actor Shammi Kapoor....
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Sylvester Stallone to star in Nadiadwala’s Kambakkht Ishq
Kambakkht Ishq will be shot in Universal Studios, Los Angeles. The pre-production work will commence within a week....
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Percept Picture Company’s Raftaar to star Emraan Hashmi
Tentatively titled Raftaar, the film will be directed by Shamim Desai and has Emraan Hashmi in the lead....
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US-based STV Networks to invest Rs 30 billion in film biz
US-based media company STV Networks is eyeing the film production, distribution & exhibition space in India; acquires single screens....
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Star Plus to air IIFA Flashback on 15 June
Mumbai: Star Plus will air the IIFA flashback on 15 June that will reminiscence the best of moments of the previous years of IIFA in Dubai, Yorkshire and Amsterdam. Some of the momentous occasions,...
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HBO to air Firewall on Father’s Day
Mumbai: HBO will air the movie Firewall on 15 June on the occasion of Father’s Day. The suspense – thriller Firewall stars Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany and Virginia Madsen. Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is...
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SRK’s the coolest Dad in Tinseltown: Nick survey
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan has been voted as the coolest dad in Tinseltown as per a survey conducted amongst kids by Nick as part of the Father’s day special promotion – Daddy Cool Contest....
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Film Review: The Happening
Film: The Happening Banner: UTV Motion Pictures Director: M Night Shyamalan Star – Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel Rateing: 2/5 We are struggling around with the environment too much and so now we pay...
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Film Review: Summer 2007
Film: Summer 2007 Banner: Atul Productions, Adlabs Films Ltd Producer: Atul Pandey Director: Suhail Tatari Cast: Sikander Kher, Gul Panag, Ashutosh Rana, Sachin Khedekar, Divya Dutta Rateing: 2.5/5 Summer 2007 boldly goes where most...
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AFA Music Group appoints new chairman of the board
Mumbai: AFA Music Group has appointed Marc Jablon as the new Chairman of the Board. Jablon has managed over 100 public relations campaigns over six years and has started a number of profitable companies....
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Orange launches Musique Max in France with EMI’s music
Mumbai: Orange is launching Musique Max, the market’s fullest unlimited music download service for PC and mobile, on 12 June. Over a million titles available for downloading, in partnership with France’s top four music...
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Harpo Productions, Sony Pictures TV agree to launch Dr. Oz
Mumbai: Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, MD, will debut in first-run syndication next year with a series co-produced by Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and distributed by SPT. This was jointly announced by...
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Nokia N-series goes creative at Cannes
Mumbai: Nokia N-series will be the exclusive telecom sponsor of the Young Lions Film Competition aimed at supporting young talent in the advertising industry. Each of the creative teams in the film segment will...
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Cinram signs agreement with Universal Pictures
Mumbai: Cinram International Income Fund announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with Universal Pictures for manufacturing and distribution of DVDs throughout the majority of Western Europe. "We are delighted that Universal has...
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Marcus Theatres to install digital 3D technology at 12 new locations
Mumbai: Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corporation, announced that moviegoers would soon be able to experience digital 3D movies at 14 Marcus Theatre locations throughout the Midwest. The company already operates two...
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UMG expands digital music, video distribution in Canada, Mexico
Mumbai: Universal Music Group (UMG) and Destiny Media Technologies have expanded their digital media distribution services agreement to include UMG’s affiliates in Canada and Mexico. Under this multi-year agreement, Destiny Media remains the primary...
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UK Film Council to invest £740,000 in film festivals
Mumbai: The UK Film Council is helping British film festivals to raise their profile with a huge Lottery cash injection of £740,000 over the next three years. The funding from the UK Film Council’s...
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Fim Review: Mere Baap Pehle Aap
Film: Mere Baap Pehle Aap Banner: Shemaroo Entertainment Director: Priyadarshan Producer: Raman Maroo, Ketan Maroo, Mansi Maroo Star- Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Naseruddin Shah Shobhana, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Genelia Dsouza,...
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Love Story 2050 partners Sun Microsystems for technology
Sun Microsystems India has come on board as the technology partner for Harry Baweja’s upcoming sci-fi movie Love Story 2050. ...
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Guild to organize third edition of Cinemascapes in October
Film & Television Producers Guild of India will be organising the third edition travel & entertainment bonanza – Cinemascapes - in October....
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Mani Shankar’s Mukhbir to premiere at Osian’s-Cinefan Film Festival
MUMBAI: Mani Shankar will premiere his new film Mukhbir at the ongoing 10th Osian’s-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in Mumbai on 14 June. The film will be premiered at 9 pm at...
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Via Darjeeling release postponed to 27 June
MUMBAI: The release of Via Darjeeling has been postponed from 20 June to 27 June. The film has been co-produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) and Moxie Entertainment. Via Darjeeling has...
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BIG FM gets up-close & personal with Harman Baweja
On 16 June, BIG 92.7 FM will have debutant actor Harman Baweja on its Breakfast Show Big Chai hosted by RJ Archana Jani. BIG 92.7 FM is the exclusive radio partner with Baweja’s upcoming...
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10th Osian’s Cinefan Festival flags off in Mumbai
The 10th Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab cinema got underway in Mumbai at the National Centre for Performing Arts....
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Zee Cinema to premiere Priyadarshan’s Dhol
MUMBAI: Zee Cinema will be premiering Priyadarshan directed Dhol. The movie will be aired on 15 June at 8.30 pm. The movie stars Tusshar Kapoor, Sharman Joshi Rajpal Yadav and Kunal Khemu....
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Cinemax opens three screen multiplex in Nagpur
Cinemax India has launched its three screen multiplex at Eternity Mall in Nagpur. Company now has a total of 20 theatre properties....
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Warren Theatres selects Christie as DLP cinema provider
MUMBAI: Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. has been selected by Warren Theatres as the exclusive DLP Cinema provider for its new 14-screen multiplex in Moore, Oklahoma. The Moore Warren Theatre, the most expensive in...
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Warner Bros. TV to launch branded channels; seals deals
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed distribution agreements with a select group of partners to launch a number of advertiser-supported branded channels in premium environments that will further WBTVG’s strategic expansion into...
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Universal Music Group acquires merchandising firm Atmosphere
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG), has acquired UK-based music merchandising company Atmosphere Apparel, which is founded and owned by Mark Stredwick. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Atmosphere holds international merchandising rights...
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Animoto announces video downloads & DVD services
MUMBAI: Animoto, the web application that lets users create personalized, professional-quality videos from their own photos and music, released high-resolution options to their service. Animoto videos can now be purchased on DVD or downloaded...
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UTV’s Ignition & Success to bring Tornado to Nintendo DS
UTV’S Ignition Entertainment has partnered with developer Success to bring Tornado to North America, exclusively for Nintendo DS....
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Angelus Student Film Festival & Priddy Brothers assemble jury
Mumbai: The Angelus Student Film Festival has secured an all-star panel of judges for its documentary film category. The annual festival, now in its 13th year, is accepting submissions in the documentary, live action...
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Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor on Paanchvi Paas
MUMBAI: This Saturday’s episode of Kya Aap Pannchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? will see actor Saif Ali Khan as the host of the show. Saif opens the game as the host and invites Shah...
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Technicolor Asia (Thailand) announces new international staff including India’s Parthasarathi
Mumbai: As Technicolor Asia (Thailand) prepares to launch its new digital intermediate facility at its Bangkok location, international staff additions have been announced to support the new business roll out. Reporting to managing director...
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Directors Guild of GB deregisters as trade union
Mumbai: The Directors Guild of Great Britain (DGGB) has deregistered as a trade union and redefined its role by becoming a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) to support the work of sister charity the...
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Firangi expands its original programming
Mumbai: On a light-hearted note, television channel Firangi World ki best Kahaniyan has added German romantic drama Love is in the Air to its original programming. The film is scheduled to go on air...
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Big 92.7 FM partners with Love Story 2050
Mumbai: Big 92.7 FM has announced an exclusive radio partnership with Love Story 2050 presented by Adlabs Films and Baweja Movies. Big 92.7 FM would present debutant Harman Baweja on their Breakfast Show Big...
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Clapstem Productions signs Hans Raj Hans for two years
Mumbai: Clapstem Productions, a subsidiary of the RSL group, has joined hands with Punjabi Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans for a two-year contract. As per the contract, Clapstem Productions will be the official production...
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Zee TV to air Sansui Television Awards
Mumbai: The stars of Indian television came together for the Sansui Television Awards 2008 recently. The function featured performances from Viviek Oberoi, Rakhi Sawant, Dia Mirza and a host of other celebrities. Stars like...
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World Premiere of Disney’s Camp Rock sways NYC
Mumbai: Fans surrounded the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City for the world premiere event of Camp Rock. The movie makes its television debut on 20 June. Stars of the movie and other notable...
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Vdopia in video advertising deal with Zoom TV portal
Mumbai: Internet TV and online video advertising company Vdopia (http://ads.vdopia.com) has inked an advertising deal with ZoomTV.in. As per the deal, Vdopia will procure and serve advertisements for Zoomtv.in’s video partner network. "ZoomTV.in is...
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Shahid, Vidya dance for Kismat Konnection promotional song
Mumbai: Shahid Kapur and Vidya Balan came together at Film City to dance for the promotional video of their forthcoming film Kismat Konnection directed by Aziz Mirza. Shahid looked his usual cool self in...
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Taiwan police raid hard goods movie website, burner lab
Mumbai: Acting on information provided by the Taiwan Foundation Against Copyright Theft (TFACT), representing the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in Taiwan, Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB Police) shut down the pirated Internet hard goods...
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Netsafe competition winners off to London
Mumbai: Five teenage NetSafe Ambassadors have won an all expenses paid trip to London to represent New Zealand at the first ever International Youth Advisory Congress (IYAC) on internet safety and security. The five...
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Shamita Shetty shoots promotional song for Hari Puttar
Mumbai: On Location coverage: Shamita Shetty recently shot a promotional video with Zain Khan for the film Hari Puttar, A Comedy of Terrors. The shoot happened on a rainy day at a bungalow at...
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Zoom to air eight-episode special on Shah Rukh Khan
Mumbai: Starting 18 June, Zoom will be airing an eight-part special on Shah Rukh Khan, titled The Rise and Rise of Shah Rukh Khan. The series recreates the rise of Bollywood’s biggest superstar from...
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Turner appoints Chitra Subramaniam as Director Features
Turner Broadcasting System has appointed Chitra Subramaniam as its Director Features to handle the production, marketing and distribution of Turner's films.<br /> ...
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M. Night Shyamalan speaks on The Happening on World Movies
Mumbai: World Movies will be screening a conversation with world-renowned writer-director M. Night Shyamalan on his latest offering The Happening which is premiering on 13 June. Academy Award winner for the movie The Sixth...
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80th Annual Academy awards to showcase on Star Gold
Mumbai: Beginning 14 June, the viewers of Star Gold will get to view Oscar-winning movies dubbed in Hindi on weekends at 8pm. Star Gold showcases this three weekend long festival that will culminate with...
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Shaaditimes.com to give free tickets for Mere Baap Pehle Aap
Shaadi.com has collaborated with forthcoming movie Mere Baap Pehle Aap for a contest and an in-film placement<br /> ...
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Mauj Mobile brings ten avatars of Dasavatharam to phones
Mauj Mobile has associated itself with Sony BMG to create content for the much Tamil movie Dasavatharam...
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Columbia Pictures, Sony team up for animated Smurfs movie
Mumbai: Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have obtained the motion picture rights to the Smurfs from Lafig Belgium S.A. via producer Jordan Kerner. The parties will develop a dynamic, live action/animated major motion...
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Warner brings fifth season of One Tree Hill to DVD
Mumbai: Warner Home Video (WHV) has brought the fifth season of One Tree Hill to DVD from 26 August. One Tree Hill: The Complete Fifth Season will feature all 18 episodes from the series’...
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NVCP to release a slate of iCarly products
Mumbai: Television-based licensing organization Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) will announce the first consumer products based on the series iCarly at the Licensing 2008 International Show. Headlining the list of products for the...
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iPhone 3G launches in Australia, Italy, NZ, Portugal
Mumbai: Vodafone and Apple announced that the highly anticipated iPhone 3G will be available in Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal on 11 July and in the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, India, South Africa...
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TV Channels advised to adhere to Advertisement Code
Mumbai: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a statement today: It has come to the notice of this Ministry that an advertisement of "Lux-Cosy Undergarment", showing semi clad male and female model...
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People Pictures announces 99 with directors Raj and DK
Mumbai: People Pictures has announced its latest venture 99 to be written and directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK. 99 is an original story inspired by real events. The film, spanning a few...
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Disney-Pixar’s Wall-E world premiere on 21 June
Mumbai: Disney-Pixar’s Wall-E is the heartfelt story of a robot’s comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy. What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last...
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EMI Music appoints new role to Cory Ondrejka in digital business
Mumbai: EMI Music has appointed co-founder of Linden Lab, Cory Ondrejka, as senior vice president, digital strategy, a newly created position to help drive EMI Music’s digital business. At Linden Lab, Ondrejka led the...
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Peace Arch acquires DVD distribution rights to four new titles
Mumbai: Peace Arch announced that it has acquired exclusive North American DVD distribution rights to four new titles. The company will distribute on DVD the action/comedy Ninja Cheerleaders, the thriller Naked Fear and the...
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Adlabs ties up with KG Cinemas in Coimbatore
Adlabs will upgrade Coimbatore's KG Cinemas phase wise to international standards with DTS sound, Xenon projection systems, plush seats ...
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Yash Raj Films signs JV with Dubai Infinity Holdings
Yash Raj Films and Dubai Infinity Holding have partnered to build a large scale entertainment district in Dubai dedicated to Yash Raj Films<br /> <br /> ...
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BIG FM promotes Suresh Iyer as regional director, South
Mumbai: BIG 92.7 FM has appointed Suresh Iyer as regional director, South. With over 15 years of experience in media, Iyer will be spearheading his new role in BIG 92.7 FM based in Chennai...
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Balaji’s comic film venture C Kkompany in full swing
Mumbai: Balaji Motion Pictures Ltd’s new venture, C Kkompany is all set to tickle the funny bones of the Indian audience. The film stars some of Bollywood’s known comedians including Tusshar Kapoor, Anupam Kher...
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Social Media India Ltd. announces Tamil Music Awards
Tamil Music Awards 2008 will pay a tribute to the most popular songs and albums of the year. The Awards ceremony will be held on 5 July in Chennai....
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Star appoints Dutta as country head Middle East, Africa, Pakistan
Mumbai: Star has appointed Sumantra Dutta (Sumo) as Country Head, Middle East, Africa and Pakistan. In this newly created position, Dutta will be responsible for spearheading Star’s business in these three markets. Based in...
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Kamal Hassan’s daughter Shruti signs Luck
Mumbai: Kamal Hassan’s daughter Shruti Hassan, who was in the news recently for her musical concerts, has signed on Shree Ashtavinayak’s forthcoming film titled Luck as her debut film. The movie is directed by...
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Kung Fu Panda opens strong in Imax theatres
Mumbai: Kung Fu Panda opened with strong box office results at Imax theatres over the three-day weekend from 6 – 8 June. The film grossed $2.3 million on 89 domestic Imax screens and six...
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Rambo’s home entertainment debut tops sales chart
Mumbai: One of the silver screen’s legendary characters, John Rambo proves to be a force in today’s digital age. The home entertainment debut of Rambo from Lionsgate proved dominant across all revenue channels including...
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Bharti Airtel, Apple to bring iPhone 3G to India
Bharti Airtel and Apple announced that they will be bringing the highly anticipated iPhone 3G to customers in India later this year....
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Lage Raho Munnabhai wins four National Film Awards
Mumbai: Bollywood film Lage Raho Munnabhai won four awards at the 54th National Film Awards for the year 2006. It won the Most Popular Film, Best Supporting Actor (Dilip Prabhawalkar), Best Screenplay and Best...
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Film Review: Humse Hain Jahaan
Film: Humse Hain Jahaan Director: Mashhoor Amrohi Producer: Tajdar Amrohi Star- Cast: Mashhoor Amrohi, Vishakha Singh, Govinda, Jackie Shroff Rateing: 1/5 Mumbai: Mahal Pictures, the production house of Kamaal Amrohi, maker of all-time classics...
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Sony Pictures’ Crackle premieres three original web series
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Entertainment online video network Crackle announced the release of nine original series that encompass a variety of genres from comedy to music to gaming and lifestyle. The announcement marks Crackle’s continued...
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Lionsgate Music promotes Russell Ziecker to VP
Mumbai: Lionsgate’s music business has promoted Russell Ziecker to the newly-created position of Vice President of TV Music and A&R, Lionsgate Music president Jay Faires announced. Alongside Faires, Ziecker will continue to head Lionsgate’s...
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Apple introduces MobileMe Internet Service
Mumbai: Apple has introduced a new Internet service MobileMe that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the ‘cloud’ to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and...
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MPA anti-piracy unit’s sniffer dog Manny passes away
Mumbai: Manny, the Labrador who was part of a sniffer dog duo belonging to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), passed away on 31 May. Manny was donated to the...
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Grey NY partners with Tony Bennett for music seminar at Cannes
Mumbai: Grey New York announced that its second annual music seminar with living legends will feature music luminary Tony Bennett during the preeminent music seminar at the Cannes advertising festival. ‘Talking Music with Tony...
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EMI to exclusively distribute boutique music label Indiabeat
Mumbai: EMI Virgin has announced its exclusive distribution agreement with boutique music label IndiaBeat. IndiaBeat has had a popular presence on the Internet as an online radio station and a music-related social networking site...
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Stage and Screen launches travel services in India
Mumbai: FCm Travel Solutions’ Australasian-based entertainment travel brand Stage and Screen Travel Services has established operations in India as part of its global expansion strategy. The company will be providing travel and logistics management...
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Jetix Europe, Walt Disney agree on distribution deal for EMEA
Mumbai: Jetix Europe N.V. has signed an agreement with an affiliate of its majority shareholder, The Walt Disney Company Ltd, for the distribution of its channels and digital content across Europe, the Middle East...
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6th TV Land Awards honors Mike Myers, Garry Marshall
Mumbai: Celebrities from television, film and music all came out for the taping of the sixth annual TV Land Awards premiering on 15 June. The list included Steve Carell, Justin Timberlake, Robin Williams, Dick...
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UOMO Media’s The NE has momentum at MTV
Mumbai: A video directed and produced by The NE, a fully-owned subsidiary of UOMO Media, is in heavy rotation on MTV in the UK and US. Justin Nozuka’s After Tonight video directed by The...
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JumpTV, NeuLion to merge and create IPTV
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Mauj, Lakme launch Sex and the City contest
Mumbai: Mauj Mobile, People Group’s wireless division, has come together with Warner Bros and Lakme Beauty Salon to bring you a chance to win free couple tickets for the big screen version of the...
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T-Series acquires music rights of God Tussi Great Ho
T-Series acquires music rights of Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan starrer God Tussi Great Ho. Music is by Sajid - Wajid....
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Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor steal thunder with IIFA performance
At the gala award show, it was Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor who stole the limelight with their individual performances....
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Chak De! India, Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena win big at IIFA Awards
Chak De! India won the best film award, Shah Rukh Khan got the best actor award, whereas Kareena Kapoor won the best actress award at IIFA 2008....
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Columbia Pictures to develop My Fair Lady with CBS Films
Mumbai: Columbia Pictures has entered into an agreement with CBS Films to create a new motion picture of the Lerner and Loewe classic musical My Fair Lady. Columbia Pictures presidents Doug Belgrad and Matt...
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UMG expands agreement with Destiny Media Technologies
Mumbai: Universal Music Group (UMG) and Destiny Media Technologies announced that they have expanded their digital media distribution services agreement to include UMG’s affiliates in Canada and Mexico. Under this multi-year agreement, Destiny Media...
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Mahindra & Mahindra acquires rights of Sanjay Gupta’s Acid Factory
Mahindra & Mahindra has tied up with Sanjay Gupta's White Feather Films for the latter's forthcoming film Acid Factory. The announcement was made on the second day of IIFA in Bangkok....
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Percept Picture, Pritish Nandy join hands for Ugly aur Pagli
Percept Picture Company has tied up with Pritish Nandy Communications to distribute worldwide the forthcoming PNC film Ugly aur Pagli....
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Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires 2waytraffic
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that it has successfully acquired control of the Dutch entertainment company 2waytraffic. The acquisition gives SPE new capabilities in the global light entertainment market, which includes games, variety and...
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Sony Picture India promotes Kercy Daruwala as MD
Sony Pictures India has promoted Kercy Daruwala as the company's managing director....
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Disney’s shooter game Turok released in India
Mumbai: Turok, Disney’s maiden shooter game to be released in India, is the latest installment in the first-person shooter video games series based on Acclaim Entertainment’s comic series of the same name. Turok is...
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Ibibo ties up with FTV to launch iFashion Photographer
Mumbai: Ibibo and Fashion TV have launched the Ibibo FTV iFashion Photographer Contest to provide a platform to amateur fashion photographers across India to showcase their talent at a national level. As part of...
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Osian’s-Cinefan celebrates 10th anniversary in Delhi, Mumbai
Mumbai: Osian’s-Cinefan Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema that brings the finest films from India, Asia and the Arab countries celebrates its 10th anniversary in Mumbai and Delhi. Last year Mumbai witnessed a one-day...
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Shilpa Shetty’s yoga DVD released on Shemaroo
Mumbai: Bollywood Star Shilpa Shetty has released an instructional video based on the ancient Indian practice of yoga, titled Shilpa’s Yoga. Released on DVDs and VCDs by Shemaroo Entertainment, the video shares the secret...
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IIFA honors R K Pachauri with Global Business Leadership Award
Mumbai: R K Pachauri was honored by IIFA with the Global Business Leadership Award at the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum in Bangkok. The ceremony was addressed by Amitabh Bachchan who introduced the audiences to...
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UK Film Council backs three new films
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Superstar blockbusters to screen on Filmy
Mumbai: If you haven’t had your fill of Bollywood’s five biggest superstars through their latest releases or through their television avatar, then log onto Filmy. All of June, Filmy will bring to you the...
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