Mumbai: The music of Hum Phirr Milein Na Milein starring Sarwar Ahuja and Khushi was launched by Maharasthra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh recently. The launch was also attended by Mrs Deshmukh and Tabasumm along...
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Valuable Group officially completes acquisition of MovieBeam
Mumbai: The Valuable Group has completed a transaction to purchase the assets of pioneering video on demand (VOD) service, MovieBeam, including all trademarks, technology, and alliances. The announcement was made by Valuable Group founder...
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Arena launches animation-engineering course- DAE
Mumbai: Arena Animation has launched a new version of its 2.5-year comprehensive animation-engineering program – DAE. This program is available only at select Arena Animation centers across the country. Speaking at the course launch,...
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Fever 104 FM and Nepal Tourism launch Balle Balle
Mumbai: Fever 104 FM has tied up with Nepal Tourism to promote Nepal in India, through its on air programming. This initiative is the first of its kind to bring the flavour of another...
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Singer-songwriter Jason Reeves signs with Warner Bros. Records
Mumbai: Warner Bros. Records has signed singer-songwriter Jason Reeves for a recording deal. It will pick up distribution of the 23-year-old Iowa City native’s digital debut album, The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache. The label...
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Showtime Networks, The Weinstein Company sign long-term output deal
Mumbai: Showtime Networks has entered into an exclusive seven-year film distribution arrangement with The Weinstein Company (TWC). The joint announcement was made by Showtime Networks chairman and CEO Matthew C. Blank and TWC co-chairmen...
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Sony Pictures Television names Canniffe as VP – development, alternative prog.
Mumbai: James Canniffe has been named vice president, development, alternative programming at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced by reality and syndicated programming senior vice president Holly Jacobs to whom he will report....
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Steinberg promoted to EVP, talent and casting at Sony
Mumbai: Dawn Steinberg has been upped to executive vice president, talent and casting, Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced by SPT programming and production co-presidents Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht to whom...
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New Era Cap, Warner Bros. unite to launch DC Comics collection
Mumbai: New Era Cap signed a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC comics, to launch a collection of 59FIFTYs fitted caps featuring the vast array of DC Comics heroes...
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ValCom signs JV with Future Films
Mumbai: ValCom has entered into a joint venture with Future Films for production of three horror movies. This joint venture between ValCom, executive producer, and Future Films is anticipated to generate revenues of approximately...
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PVR to release NDTV Lumière’s Nelson Mandela movie
With Nelson Mandela celebrating his 90th birthday on 18 July, PVR Cinemas will screen Goodbye Bafana, a film by Bille August....
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Comcast collaborates with The Dark Knight to bring exclusive content
Mumbai: Comcast Corporation has inked a partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight. This partnership provides Comcast customers with exclusive behind-the-scenes movie footage, mini-movies and trailers from one of this summer’s most-anticipated films,...
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Microsoft, Netflix ink deal to stream movies, TV episodes via Xbox LIVE
Mumbai: At the E3 Media and Business Summit, Microsoft and Netflix unveiled an exclusive partnership to offer consumers the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via the...
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UTV, team of Mumbai Meri Jaan paid a humble tribute against terrorism
Mumbai: UTV Motion Pictures & the team of their recent venture Mumbai Meri Jaan paid a humble tribute and condolences to all the victims and the families targeted by terrorists, through there currently launched...
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Fifth Mirchi KAAN Awards to be held on 18 July
Mumbai: The fifth Mirchi KAAN Awards, which honour creativity in radio advertising are scheduled to take place on 18 July. Initiated in 2004 by Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, Mirchi KAAN Awards felicitates creative excellence...
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Constantine promoted to president—acquisitions, co-productions, Lionsgate
Mumbai: Jason Constantine has been promoted to president of Acquisitions and Coproductions for the Lionsgate ‘s Motion Picture Group, it was announced by Lionsgate co-chief operating officer and Motion Picture Group president Joe Drake,...
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MPA seizes record pirated DVDs in Southern Brazil
Mumbai: In the first half of 2008, the numbers of pirate products seized in the South of Brazil were considerable. Statistics show that from January to June of 2008, 55.5 per cent of the...
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Apple sells one million iPhone 3Gs in first weekend
Mumbai: Apple has sold its one-millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, just three days after its launch on Friday, 11 July. iPhone 3G is now available in 21 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany,...
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Frameboxx, CG Tantra conduct animation event Treasureboxx
Mumbai: The two-day animation event, Treasureboxx 2008, opened at Chandigarh on 12 July, at the Government Museum and Art Gallery with the screening of the Oscar winner, The Golden Compass, and behind-the-scene work done...
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Abbas Tyrewala’s Jaane Tu… collects $1.13 million overseas
Abbas Tyrewala's directorial debut Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, produced by Aamir Khan, grossed $ 1.13 million in the overseas in its first week....
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Jaman.com, Paramount Digital Entertainment ink online deal
Paramount Digital Entertainment inks distribution deal with Jaman.com to make movies available online for rental or purchase....
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B4U India revamps channels, introduces new programs
B4U Network has spruced up its programming and given both its channels B4U Movies and B4U music a contemporary facelift....
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PlayStation launches Singstar Room at Trafalgar Chowk
Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation launched the first Singstar Room at Trafalgar Chowk, the new restaurant in Mumbai. ...
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Napster debuts web’s first co-branded Disney radio station
Mumbai: Napster has inked a partnership with Walt Disney Records that includes an exclusive commercial-free Best of Disney radio station featuring music from Disney’s world-renowned catalog. Offering a collection of digital music for kids,...
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Disney collaborates with Music for Relief for Ultimate Band
Mumbai: Disney Interactive Studios announced a partnership with Music for Relief, a non-profit organization founded by music band Linkin Park. Ultimate Band, due out this fall on Wii home video game console, will feature...
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INX News appoints Rahul Shaw as SVP – ad sales
Mumbai: Rahul Shaw has joined INX News as senior vice president advertising sales. He will be responsible for driving the revenue function of the English news channel, NewsX, and the other upcoming channels from...
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Media Agency Middle East secure rights for NDTV Imagine
Mumbai: Media Agency Middle East (MAME) has secured the advertisement sales and representation rights for NDTV Imagine, the MENA region’s first free-to-air family Hindi entertainment channel. NDTV Imagine is known for its innovative and...
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Sony picks all U.S. distribution rights for Planet 51
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) has acquired all U.S. distribution rights for the new CG animated family film Planet 51. The announcement was made by SPWAG president Steven Bersch, Ilion Animation Studios...
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IMI’s D’Souza selected for US Intl Visitor Leadership Prog
The Indian Music Industry secretary general Savio D'Souza selected by the US Government under the International Visitor Leadership Programme....
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UTStarcom signs new IPTV contract with Aksh Optifibre
UTStarcom has signed a new contract with Aksh Optifibre that expands its deployment of the RollingStream Internet Protocol TV solution....
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NMML releases new film on Bhagat Singh
Mumbai: A documentary on Bhagat Singh titled Inqilab was previewed and released on 13 July at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) auditorium. The documentary has been produced by the NMML in collaboration...
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Osian’s acquires Raja Ravi Varma painting for approx. Rs 6 crores
Mumbai: India’s archive and auction house Osian’s, unveiled a rare Raja Ravi Varma painting at their ongoing film festival in New Delhi. The painting was recently acquired by Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art chairman Neville...
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