In a raid conducted by the Ranchi Police on complaint of Super Cassettes Industries, over 157,000 pirated DVDs were seized in Ranchi.<br /> ...
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Moser Baer acquires UTV’s Hindi home video catalogue
Moser Baer has acquired UTV Motion Pictures' Hindi home video catalogue comprising 25 Hindi movies....
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Altima India Master Fund mulls 14% stake in Indian Film Co.
Asian hedge fund Altima India Master Fund is looking at picking up 14.39 per cent in AIM listed The Indian Film Company....
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FWA propose model contract to regain rights
Mumbai: In a bid to regain the rightful position and respect of writers, the Film writers association in a conference announced and discussed a model contract that is to be presented to producers and...
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Sony Ericsson forays into gaming segment with F305
Mumbai: Sony Ericsson has forayed into gaming section with the latest phone release. Targeted firmly at a youth audience, the F305 with Motion Gaming lets users control games with the flick of a wrist...
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Radio One launches in Kolkata; inks sales deal with Misty
Radio One rolled its seventh station in Kolkata; inks sales alliance with Radio Misty for Siliguri and Gangtok....
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DirecTV and UTV ink multi-year agreement for movie channel
Mumbai: US based satellite TV service provider DirecTV and UTV Global Broadcasting have signed a multi-year agreement that enables DirecTV to be the exclusive satellite provider of the UTV Movie Channel. In early 2009,...
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Shah Rukh Khan to shoot qawalli song for Dulha Mil Gaya in February
Mumbai: Shahrukh Khan will shoot a qwalli song for Dulha Mil Gaya and also dub for the movie. If sources are to be believed Khan himself will croon the song. Recently Dulha Mil Gaya...
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Subhash Ghai ups holding in Mukta Arts to 55 per cent
Producer-director Subhash Ghai has upped his stake in Mukta Arts yet again to 55 per cent; acquires 5000 equity shares....
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Desert Door Productions launches $125,000 award at DIFF
Mumbai: Desert Door Productions has announced a $ 125,000 award for budding Arab talent at the 2008 Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). The Desert Door DIFF Work in Progress Award will support Arab cinema...
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Will Smith choreographs Touchdown Dance for Bernard Berrian
Mumbai: Will Smith choreographed the dance at the movie premiere at the request of Bernard Berrian, who wanted to tap Smith’s success as a rapper to achieve a touchdown dance like no other. Should...
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Hugh Jackman to host 81st Academy Awards
Mumbai: Hugh Jackman will host the 81st Academy Awards telecast, producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon announced. This will be Jackman’s first time center stage at the Oscar show, although he has...
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Manipal University opens admissions for MBA in Media & Entertainment
Mumbai: Admissions for India’s first and only MBA in Media & Entertainment are now open for the January 2009 batch at Manipal University. Manipal University had earlier announced this course in association with Whistling...
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Sony pre-loads music & movies on Microvault USB drives
Mumbai: Sony is introducing a new series of its MicroVault Click USB flash drives pre-loaded with music and movies. "We’re excited to provide consumers with a new way to enjoy some of today’s most...
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Sony BMG ties up with Ibibo for Michael Jackson’s new album
Mumbai: Sony BMG has partnered with ibibo.com to roll out the first ever community voted compilation of the best of Michael Jackson King of Pop. The music album that will be in stores by...
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Market America launches site to connect music lovers with industry
Mumbai: Market America has launched a new website called MA MY World with the first channel of the new website dedicated to music. The site will allow users to download songs from their favorite...
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Movie pirate gets jail term for distributing movie via internet in Japan
Mumbai: The Kyoto District Court sentenced 33-year-old Sendai resident Kazushi Hirata to two years in prison for violation of Japan’s Copyright Law. Hirata, also known as ‘Tikal’, is one of the most prolific pirate...
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Farhan Akhtar gets Aamir Khan on Oye… It’s Friday
Mumbai: Oye… It’s Friday’s host Farhan Akhtar will be joined by Aamir Khan on the next episode of Oye… It’s Friday. The show will be aired on 19 December at 10 pm on NDTV...
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Tata Sky touches three million connections in India
DTH service provider Tata Sky has reached three million subscribers within a period of 27 months. The latest one million subscribers were gained in seven months. ...
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Bipasha Basu and Niel Mukesh attend National Spinnathon Championship
Mumbai: Bipasha Basu and Niel Mukesh attended IV National Spinnathon Championship hosted by Topspin & Baqar Nasser, owner of India’s largest spinning studio, on 15 December at the terrace of The Club, Peninsula Corporate...
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Imax brings on new management structure
Mumbai: Effective 1 April, 2009, Imax Corporation co-Chairman and co-CEO Bradley J. Wechsler will become the sole chairman of the board. Richard L. c, currently co-Chairman and co-CEO, will become the sole CEO, reporting...
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SPTI promotes Keith Le Goy to president, distribution
Mumbai: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Keith Le Goy to president, distribution. Le Goy continues to manage all distribution for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s international television division, directing the company’s licensing operations outside...
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Karen Barragan upped as VP media relations for Sony Pictures Television
Mumbai: Karen Barragan has been promoted to vice president, media relations, Sony Pictures Television (SPT). The announcement was made by SPT president, marketing Robert Oswaks, to whom she reports. In this role, Barragan oversees...
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Indian screenwriters lay protocol for proactive future
Various proposals were put forth that have been worked upon & implemented since last year's Indian screenwriting conference....
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