Mumbai: DTH service provider Sun Direct TV, which currently operates in South India, has launched its services in the western and northern markets starting from Gujarat and Punjab, as part of its pan India...
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Mukta Arts completes Paying Guests’ shoot; release in Jan
<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-size: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial">The shooting of Mukta Arts' film called Paying Guests is now complete. The film is directed by Paritosh Painter.</div></span>...
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Shemaroo release song compilations DVDs & VCDs
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has released new song compilation DVDs and VCDs called Shemaroo Jukebox which will have songs from various genres of films and from different eras. Shemaroo Jukebox gives audiences a choice...
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Promos and song of Golmaal Returns unveiled
MUMBAI: The first look of Golmaal Returns, which is the sequel to Golmaal, was unveiled on Saturday in the presence of the movie’s star cast, producer, director and distributor. The movie is slated to...
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BJN forays into film production with BJN Entertainment
Restaurant major BJN Group has forayed into Hindi film production under the BJN Entertainment banner; in talks with 2 directors for films. ...
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DQ Entertainment acquires rights to Satyajit Ray’s films
DQ Entertainment has acquired the rights to some of Satyajit Ray's works, which will be made into features & series for TV and the big screen....
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Cinemax to screen NDTV Lumière’s Goodbye, Children
Mumbai: As a special initiative, free to every movie aficionado, NDTV Lumière will screen the critically acclaimed Goodbye, Children on 14 September at 10 a.m. , followed by a thought provoking workshop on the...
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NDTV Lumiere launches Louis Malle Film Festival
Mumbai: NDTV Lumière in association with The Alliance Francaise of Madras and ICA Foundation has launched the Louis Malle film festival from 15 – 19 September at the South Indian Film Chamber Theatre everyday...
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Radio Mirchi effects increase in ad rates
Mumbai: Radio Mirchi has increased its advertising rates across stations with effect from 15 Sep. Radio Mirchi COO Nandan Srinath said, "Radio is now firmly in the media pie. Almost every media plan has...
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Zed and Lionsgate sign mobile partnership
Mumbai: Lionsgate and mobile content company Zed has signed an agreement to co-develop mobile entertainment projects, based on Lionsgate films, television programming and music as well as original properties for mobile. The agreement will...
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Verizon Wireless to make availabe mobile games from Sony Pictures
Mumbai: Verizon Wireless, a provider of a wireless voice and data network and a joint venture of Verizon Communications, Vodafone and Sony Pictures Television have joined hands to make available four new games for...
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BIG FM announces winner for Comedy Ganesha contest
Mumbai: With Ganesh Chathurthi festival coming to an end, BIG 92.7 FM, Bangalore’s No.1 FM station announced Devi Prakash as the winner of Comedy Ganesha contest and was felicitated by the popular comedian Sihi...
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PVR acquires Studio 18 movie line up for Punjab territory
PVR Pictures has picked up distribution rights for Studio 18's line up of forthcoming movies for the Punjab territory....
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Maya Entertainment to release animated Ramayana in 2009
The animation film will be directed by Chetan Desai and have voice-overs by Juhi Chawla, Manoj Bajpai, Ashutosh Rana, and Mukesh Rishi....
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T-Series signs Sunny Deol, Madhavan, Kangana for movie
After signing Salman Khan for a film to be directed by Anees Bazmee, T-Series has signed Sunny Deol, R Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut for its next untitled movie....
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Rock On music sales outcome gives fillip to Big Music
The sale of Rock On audio CDs a week after the movie's release is equal to the entire sales seven weeks before the release of the movie....
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Box Office: 1920 takes better opening than The Last Lear
Vikram Bhatt directed horror flick 1920 has taken a better opening than The Last Lear starring Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal and Preity Zinta....
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T-Series signs Anees Bazmee to direct Salman Khan starrer
T-Series has roped in actor Salman Khan and director Anees Bazmee for an untitled movie, which is slated to go on floors in August 2009....
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94.3 MY FM unveils innovative weekend programs
Mumbai: The listeners of 94.3 MY FM would be treated to a unique fare of Weekend programming across 17 stations in the seven states. MY FM’s major weekend initiatives include Shaniwar-Moneywar, Ek Din Ka...
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Star Gold to trace Akshay Kumar’s Bollywood journey
Mumbai: Beginning 8 September, STAR Gold will present Chandni Chowk to Bollywood – a Journey of a Superstar, a seven week long festival of best of blockbuster movies of Akshay Kumar that will culminate...
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NDTV Imagine hops on to watchindia.TV
Mumbai: NDTV Imagine will now be available on the Watchindia.TV platform. WatchIndia.TV is focused on bringing Indian content to the Indian diasporas. Viewers from across the globe can now purchase NDTV Imagine on WatchIndia.TV...
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Adlabs Cinemas roots for girl child education via CSR initiative
Mumbai: As part of its corporate social responsibility initiative, Adlabs Cinemas, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Adlabs Films, announced a special initiative to support the cause of literacy of the...
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Cinemax premieres Marathi comedy movie
Mumbai: Cinemax premiered the Marathi movie Baap Re Baap – Dokyala Taap produced by Shree Ganesh Films and Kanchan Adhikari. The star cast of the movie comprising Makrand Anaspure and Marathi actor Mohan Joshi...
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Whistling Woods to offer course on International Art, Literature & Culture
Mumbai: Whistling Woods International (WWI) students, apart from acquiring skills in all aspects of film making, will now also be taught a new course called International Art, Literature and Culture (IALC). The course is...
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UK India Business Council launches first ever UK Guide for Indian companies
Mumbai: Indian companies, both big and small, are increasingly turning to London to raise money for expansion amid signs that one of the world’s biggest developing economies is shrugging off growing threats from inflation...
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Sony brings on-demand movies & TV content to Bravia Internet Video Link
Mumbai: Amazon Video On Demand will now be available live through the Sony Bravia Internet Video Link, offering premium movies and TV shows. Amazon Video On Demand offers immediate access to premium, commercial-free movies...
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Legend Films raises $5 million in venture capital funding
Mumbai: Legend Films, Inc., a global entertainment and digital media company, has closed on a $5 million Series E Preferred Stock offering. The lead investor was Augustus Ventures Limited, with participation by Legend’s largest...
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Tata Elxsi, Discretix deliver OMA BCAST mobile TV solution
Mumbai: Discretix’ Multi-Scheme mobile TV security client is being integrated into Tata Elxsi’s Maverick – a modular, scalable and flexible Mobile TV platform. The joint solution will provide device manufacturers a complete, pre-integrated and...
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Crackle launches new original programming
Mumbai: Crackle.com, the Sony Pictures Entertainment online video network, will launch its new fall season 15 September online and on mobile. Crackle’s mobile partners, which include AT&T and Sprint, will launch eleven original series,...
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Paramount Pictures teams with W!LDBRAIN to develop film for Nickelodeon Movies
Mumbai: Paramount Pictures has teamed with W!LDBRAIN, the award-winning entertainment company that develops and produces television programming, motion pictures, commercial content and licensed merchandise, to develop a feature film based on the wildly popular...
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Napster and U.S. Cellular expand Integrated Music Program
Mumbai: Napster (Nasdaq:NAPS), the pioneer of digital music, and U.S. Cellular Corp. (NYSE:USM), one of the nation’s largest wireless service carriers, announced a marketing agreement that will bring a free, 30-day trial of the...
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MPAA commends Bipartisan International IP Legislation
Mumbai: Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman lauded the introduction of the International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008, an important legislative proposal that will advance...
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Film companies’ market cap drops on AIM despite performance
<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-size: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial">Most companies have been reporting strong performances but the general downward trend in the market has been acting as a hindrance...
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Benegal’s Welcome to Sajjanpur to screen at London Film Festival
MUMBAI: Shyam Benegal’s first comedy film Welcome to Sajjanpur has been invited for the London Film Festival 2008 that runs from 15 – 30 October. The film has been selected in the World Cinema...
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Coca Cola inks global partnership with Bond film Quantum Of Solace
MUMBAI: The Coca-Cola Company has teamed its Coca-Cola Zero brand with the next installment of the 007 James Bond adventure Quantum Of Solace, which will be released worldwide this November. This is the first...
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Warner Bros. & Imax to release Under the Sea 3D on 13 February
Mumbai: Warner Bros. Pictures and Imax Corporation will release the next original Imax 3D release titled Under the Sea 3D on 13 February, 2009. The film follows the box office hit Deep Sea 3D,...
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TZP, Jodhaa Akbar to compete at Asia Pacific Screen Awards
<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-size: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial">Aamir Khan's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par and Ashutosh Gowarikar's Jodhaa Akbar have been entered to compete at the 2008 Asia...
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Warner Music & Deezer ink content & revenue partnership
Mumbai:Warner Music International (WMI) and online jukebox Deezer announced a global content and revenue partnership. Warner Music’s first-class catalogue of audio content will be made available for on-demand streaming as part of Deezer’s free-to-access...
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Paramount signs Verbinski, Johnny Depp for animated film Rango
Mumbai: Paramount Pictures has signed Gore Verbinski to direct his first animated feature film Rango, starring Johnny Depp, who will voice the title character. Release is set for March 2011. The screenplay was written...
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MPAA’s Glickman marks 40 years of Movie Rating System
Mumbai: Motion Picture Association of America, (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman celebrated the 40th anniversary of the film rating system during a speech before The Media Institute in Washington, D.C. Glickman highlighted the...
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Palador joins hands with NFDC for Bergman Retrospective in Mumbai
Mumbai: After doing the rounds of cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune, the six-city Bergman Retrospective, organised by Palador Pictures and the Embassy of Sweden, is now nearing its finale in Mumbai...
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Adlabs to premiere Journey To the Center of the Earth in digital 3D format
Mumbai: Adlabs will premiere 3D Hollywood blockbuster Journey to the Center of the Earth in BIG Digital 3D for the first time at Adlabs’ cinema in Vashi, Navi Mumbai. Digital 3D technology is a...
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