Mumbai: IODA and R2G have inked an agreement to provide China’s Internet audience with access to a diverse selection of more than one million recordings of international music. IODA’s catalogue will be available on...
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MySpace Comedy to host Warner Music Entertainment’s Comedybox.tv
Mumbai: MySpace in collaboration with Warner Music Entertainment (WME) have launched MySpace Comedy UK (www.myspace.com/comedyuk), a new entertainment channel that empowers users to discover and connect with the best in established and new comedic...
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Luke Ryan joins MGM as VP; theatrical production
Mumbai: Luke Ryan has joined the MGM Motion Picture Group as Vice President, theatrical production. Ryan will play an integral role in the studio’s newly assembled theatrical production operation and will be responsible for...
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Yash Raj Films releases Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’s VCD
Mumbai: Yash Raj Films has released the home video of its latest film Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic. YRF has released the VCD of the film, which is priced at Rs 149. The movie stars...
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MySpace launches local hubs for India’s talent
Mumbai: MySpace India has recently launched a new revamped Indihub (myspace.com/indihub). With nearly 200 thousand friends, Indihub is a single stop for news, specials, videos, friends, cool tips and hot news on what is...
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New law will help curb campus piracy: Dan Glickman
Mumbai: College students all across the country enjoy downloading their favorite movies and television shows – and their high-tech campus networks often make this task easier and faster. Unfortunately, this activity is not always...
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MPAA’s Glickman lauds Film Production Tax Legislation
Mumbai: MPAA Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman made a statement in response to the introduction of the Domestic Film Production Equity Act of 2008 in the United States Senate: He said, "The American motion...
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Louis Vuitton reaches settlement with Sony BMG for infringement cases
Mumbai: Louis Vuitton Malletier has concluded a worldwide settlement agreement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment under which Sony BMG has agreed to refrain from future activity involving Louis Vuitton’s intellectual property. This settlement agreement...
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Lionsgate acquires home entertainment rights to Wolverine & The X-Men
Mumbai: Lionsgate has acquired the home entertainment distribution rights to the new animated series from global entertainment licensing company Marvel Entertainment, Wolverine & The X-Men. Under the terms of the arrangement, Lionsgate retains the...
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SPE president Steve Mosko extends employment contract through 2012
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) president Steve Mosko has signed a long-term contract with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), extending his employment as head of the studio’s television division through 2012, it was announced by...
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Lucasfilm wins copyright infringement case in British High Court
Mumbai: A High Court judge found that British firm Shepperton Design Studios and its principal Andrew Ainsworth violated the US copyrights of Lucasfilm Ltd. by making and selling pirated Star Wars Stormtrooper helmets and...
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WorldKids International Film Fest awards Ashutosh Gowariker
Mumbai: The WorldKids International Film Festival (WKIFF), the first film festival in India specifically aimed towards children and young adults, ended after an active week with acclaimed filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker being presented an ‘Entertainment...
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Tata Elxsi ties up with Japanese firm Proassist
Mumbai: Tata Elxsi Limited, the technology arm of the Tata Group, announced its tie up with Proassist, one of Japan’s providers of product/system development services in embedded control electronics. Proassist is inherently strong in...
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Rishita Monga crowned Ultimate ibibo MTV iSuperstar
Mumbai: Ibibo MTV iSuperstar, the reality show about ordinary people and their journey to stardom, concluded with New Delhi-based Rishita Monga winning the contest. She garnered support on Ibibo.com and made 5448 friends and...
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HBO lines up latest blockbusters in August
Mumbai: This August, HBO will air the biggest Hollywood premiere of the month, In Pursuit Of Happiness, on HBO Blockbuster of the Month. The film stars Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton and Dan...
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Adlabs Films reports consolidated revenues of Rs 2.54 bn
Adlabs Films reported consolidated revenues of Rs 2.54 billion for the quarter ended 30 June 2008, which have grown by 217 per cent....
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Hansika Motwani opts out of South film Pulli
Mumbai: Hansika Motwani, who was slated to star in her next film in the South titled Pulli, has now opted out of the film. Motwani was supposed to star opposite Pawan Kalyan in the...
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De la Garza named MD of MPA’s Mexico operations
Mumbai: Federico Antonio de la Garza Caballero has been named Managing Director of the Motion Picture Association’s (MPA) Mexico operations. De la Garza will manage and represent all aspects of the MPA’s presence in...
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Prime Focus records Rs 102 million profit in Q1
Prime Focus posted profit after tax of Rs 102.1 million, a growth of 7.83% over the corresponding quarter of the previous year....
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Platinum Studios announces global relaunch of WOWIO
Mumbai: Platinum Studios, an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters, has relaunched WOWIO, a digital ebook distributor recently acquired by Platinum Studios as part of its...
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Rahul Bose to star with Sharmila Tagore, Aparna Sen in Antaheen
Mumbai: Rahul Bose, who is working with Soha Ali Khan and Konkana Sen Sharma in Dil Kabbadi, is also doing a film with his leading ladies’ respective moms, Sharmila Tagore and Aparna Sen. The...
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