Movie rental service Seventymm has raised Rs 500 million in Series C funding by NEA-Indo US Venture....
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Subhash Ghai launches Zoom’s reality show Bollywood Club
Mumbai: Subhash Ghai has launched Zoom’s reality show called Bollywood Club that offers aspirants an opportunity to get a big break in films. Shruti Seth, the anchor for Bollywood Club, stand up comedian Shakeel...
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Intel and Yahoo! to bring the Internet to television
Mumbai: Intel Corporation and Yahoo! previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture. The Widget Channel will be...
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Shemaroo releases Dashavatar on home video
Mumbai: Shemaroo Entertainment has released animation film Dashavatar, directed by Bhavik Thakore on VCDs and DVDs. Dashavatar explores the origin and the dynamism of the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. Shatrughan Sinha’s narration adds...
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MySpace launches local hubs to showcase India’s talent
MUMBAI: MySpace India launched a new revamped Indihub (myspace.com/indihub). With nearly 200 thousand friends, Indihub is now a stop for news, specials, videos, friends, tips and hot news on what is happening in Mumbai,...
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Creative launches ZEN X-Fi digital media player for music, video and photos
MUMBAI: Creative Technology Ltd. has launched the Creative ZEN X-Fi digital media player for music, video and photos: the only player to feature award-winning Xtreme Fidelity X-Fi audio technology. The Creative ZEN X-Fi provides...
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Steven Spielberg & USC Shoah Foundation Institute honor Kirk Douglas
MUMBAI: Dreamworks SKG co-founder and Shoah Foundation founder Steven Spielberg will present the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s Ambassadors for Humanity Award to legendary actor and humanitarian Kirk Douglas. Douglas will be honored for his...
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R-ADAG to tap US mobile market with Jump Games launch
Reliance Big Entertainment has entered the US mobile content market by launching its company Jump Games USA....
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British films make strong showing at Toronto Film Festival
MUMBAI: British films make a strong showing at this year’s Toronto Film Festival with nine of the 25 films British films co-funded by the UK Film Council. The films, some of which are new...
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Federal judge sentences New Orleans movie, music pirate to one year in prision
MUMBAI: A New Orleans man has pled guilty to two counts of copyright infringement in U.S. District Court in Louisiana and was sentenced last week to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay...
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Balaji Motion Pictures ropes in cameos to power C Kkompany
MUMBAI: Balaji Motion Pictures’ C Kkompany starring Tusshar Kapoor, Raima Sen, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher and Rajpal Yadav, which is slated for release on 29 August, is packed with cameos by actors and even...
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Percept Media crosses $100 million in billings
Mumbai: Percept Media has crossed $100 million mark in media billings in its first year (FY 2007-08) of operations. Percept’s media services encompass conventional and traditional media, out of home, below the line, activation,...
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Yahoo! business head Ranganathan joins mKhoj
Mumbai: Yahoo! business head Sridhar Ranganathan has joined mKhoj as head of products. Ranganathan has experience in technology product management, both in the internet space as well as the enterprise space. In this role,...
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NDTV Lumière to release Far North on 22 August
Mumbai: NDTV Lumière will be releasing Far North, a drama on the entwined lives of two women from the frigid terrains of the Arctic, at PVR Cinemas from 22 August. Based on the short...
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NBC Universal to acquire UK based Carnival Film & Television
MUMBAI: NBC Universal, which recently acquired a 26 per cent share in NDTV Networks, will now be acquiring UK independent production company Carnival Film & Television Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, NBC...
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Zee Cinema to telecast Darsheel Aala Re on Janmashtami
Mumbai: Darsheel Safary alongwith the winners of Din Mein Taare Gino contest will celebrate the occasion with their participation in the games of Dahi Handi organized by Zee Cinema. Darsheel Aala Re, a special...
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Sony to release You Don’t Mess With The Zohan in India
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Entertainment is set to release Columbia Pictures’s You Don’t Mess With The Zohan in India on 19 September. The film is directed by Dennis Dugan and stars Adam Sandler, John Turturro,...
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Eurasia Cinemas B.V. enter 5-year deal with Xpand
Mumbai: 3D Digital experiences and technology platforms company Xpand has entered a five year exclusive deal with Eurasia Cinemas, 88 per cent shareholder of AFM Cinemas, Turkey’s only publicly held entertainment company and cinema...
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Motorola to offer MotoMusic to Airtel customers
Mumbai: Motorola has collaborated with Bharti Airtel to offer mobile users MotoMusic, a mobile music service on web1 and WAP1. Tightly integrated with mobile devices to deliver a complete consumer experience, MotoMusic offers approximately...
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Warner files case on Mirchi Movies over Hari Puttar title
Warner Bros has filed a case on The Times of India Group's movie division Mirchi Movies in connection with latter's film Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors....
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Koffee Break’s 2 D animation film to release in November
Koffee Break Pictures will roll out its next 2D animation feature film called Green Chic – Finding Dad....
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