Mumbai: Anushvi Productions’ animation-mythological film Dashavatar is scheduled for releaser all over on 13 June. And the makers have included an item song in the film—Mohini, Kamini, Gajgamini… which has been sung by Kunal...
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Warner Bros. Pictures India announces first animation film
Warner Bros. Pictures India to enter animation genre with an untitled film directed by Jyotin Goel and produced by Geol Screencraft....
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Film Review – Woodstock Villa
Film: Woodstock Villa Banner: White Feather Films Cast: Sikander Kher, Neha Oberoi, Saif Ali Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Sachin Khedekar, Boman Irani, Anupama Varma, Sanjay Dutt, Gulshan Grover, Gaurav Gera Director: Hansal Mehta...
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Film Review: Hastey Hastey
Film: Hastey Hastey Banner: Go Cam Films P. Ltd Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Rajpal Yadav, Nisha Rawal, Monishka, Shakti Kapoor Director: Toony, Ramanjit Juneja Producer: Ashutosh Bajpay, Shivaram Kumar Rating: 1.5/5 A medley of moods...
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Vistaar Religare’s first movie to go on floors on 20 June
Vistaar Religare Film Fund's first project will go on floors on 20 June. The film will be directed by Bhawna Talwar. ...
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SMG sells Virgin Radio to Times of India Group for £53.2 mn
The Times of India Group has bought Virgin Radio from Scottish radio broadcaster SMG for £53.2 million....
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ITC Infotech launches services for M&E sector
MUMBAI: ITC Infotech, a global IT services company, has launched two new services including the Infotech Information Architecture and Design service and the ITC Infotech Mobile Technology Services. The Infotech Information Architecture and Design...
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Zee Cinema ratings up with summer plans
MUMBAI: Following the performance of Jab We Met Premiere, Zee Cinema’s newly launched special summer festival for kids, Dopahar Zee Cinema Par, has shown outstanding figures with an increase of 33% in TVR in...
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Pained by The Love Guru, Hindus ask Viacom for website posting
MUMBAI: Hindus have urged the Viacom and its brand Paramount Pictures to post a study guide about Hinduism and guru tradition on their websites and place it in movie theaters worldwide to undo the...
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Stratacache to lead seminar at Cinema India Expo 2008
MUMBAI: Stratacache, a provider of scalable content delivery, digital media and caching solutions, is scheduled to present a seminar at Cinema India Expo 2008 in Mumbai. The seminar, titled DCP Distribution over Satellite and...
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Arena Animation opens new center at Mohali
MUMBAI: Arena Animation opened a new center at Sebiz Square in Mohali to meet the needs of students wanting to pursue animation and multimedia in this fast growing town of the tri cities. The...
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Phenomenal Craft forays into film industry with Rooh
Phenomenal Craft has entered production & distribution of motion pictures with Vijayshri Productions soon to be released film Rooh....
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Digital Vision appoints Real Image for expansion
Digital Vision has appointed Indian technology reseller Real Image Media Technologies, to sell, support and distribute its full range of products....
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TiVo to offer movie rentals from Walt Disney Studios
MUMBAI: TiVo, the creator of television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced that TiVo subscribers will soon be able to download movies from The Walt Disney Studios to their broadband connected TiVo DVRs...
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MGM, Thought Equity Motion sign agreement for stock footage
MUMBAI: Thought Equity Motion, supplier of online content licensing and management services, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) have formed an agreement which will provide producers and media professionals around the world digital access to stock...
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PwC to support NZFACT in fight against piracy
MUMBAI: The New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft (NZFACT) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have announced a partnership that will strengthen New Zealand’s anti-piracy capacity with PwC providing specialist forensic investigative assistance and helping to raise...
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Breakthrough Brits head to Hollywood
Mumbai: Britain’s Breakthrough Brits will this weekend fly out to LA to make their mark on Hollywood. The honourees will get the chance to showcase their work to some of the industry’s finest and...
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Asia Pacific Screen Awards entries open 1 June
MUMBAI: Countries from the Asia-Pacific region are invited to submit films for the region’s highest accolade in film for 2008, the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs). Opening date for entries is 1 June. Submission...
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My FM appoints Shailja Naqvi as national programming head
MUMBAI: Synergy Media Entertainment has appointed Shailja Naqvi as the national programming head of 94.3 My FM. Naqvi has had more than 12 years of corporate media experience. Last, she served as the national...
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Shemaroo releases archival Osho discourses on home video
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has exclusively licensed 25 Osho discourses from the ‘Osho International Foundation’ to be released on home video format of VCDs and DVDs like How to Relax with yourself and Art of...
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Lionsgate reports revenues of $1.36 billion for fiscal 2008
MUMBAI: Filmed entertainment studio Lionsgate continued its growth momentum for fiscal 2008, reporting revenues of $1.36 billion and a net loss of $74.0 million for its fiscal year ended 31 March, 2008, the company...
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TWB develops user interface for digital broadcasting products
MUMBAI: The Writers Block (TWB) has developed and implemented 360 degree technical communication and user interface solutions for a middleware that allows integration of traditional digital and Internet media including, video and music content...
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Jonas Brothers sign first ever book deal with Disney Group
MUMBAI: Disney Book Group will publish an exclusive behind-the-scenes book from the chart-topping Jonas Brothers. The Platinum-certified recording artists and stars of the upcoming Camp Rock, Disney Channel Original Movie will share never-before-seen photos...
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UTV Global Broadcasting bags three golds at Promax BDA
UTV Global Broadcasting, the broadcast arm of the UTV group, has bagged three golds at the Promax BDA awards....
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9X stays at no.3, despite Indian Premier League
Mumbai: For the fifth week running, 9X has consolidated its position at number three and has significantly grown despite the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) series. Per TAM data for Week 21/2008, 9X has...
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Looking for Palladin to screen at Israel’s Ashkelon Film Festival
Mumbai: The Pine Hill production Looking for Palladin, seen last week at the Cannes, will be presented at Israel’s 7th Cinema South Film Festival in Ashkelon on 2 June. Looking for Palladin was the...
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Prince of the Himalayas selected for Wine Country Festival
Mumbai: The Hus Entertainment/Shanghai Film Studios production Prince of the Himalayas, directed by Sherwood Hu, has been selected for the 22nd Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival which will be held in California’s wine...
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Music of Love Story 2050 released on Big Music
Mumbai: Adlabs and Baweja Movies have launched the music of Love Story 2050 in Mumbai. The event also introduced debutant Harman Baweja to the media for the first time. The music event was attended...
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Bachchans, T-Series release Sarkar Raj’s background score
Mumbai: The cast and crew of Sarkar Raj came together to release the background score of the film. The background music has been rendered by Amar Mohile. T-Series managing director Bhushan Kumar said, "Ramu...
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Adlabs records 42 per cent growth in revenues
Adlabs Films' cinema division recorded revenues of Rs 127 crores, which have grown by 86 per cent on an annualized basis....
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Mauj Mobile unveils mobile content of Sarkar Raj
Mumbai: Mauj Mobile, People Group’s MVAS division, has unveiled its mobile content for Sarkar Raj – the sequel to Sarkar by Ram Gopal Varma. Present at the occasion were People Infocom (Mauj Mobile) CEO...
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Aashayein music launched with a live concert
Mumbai: Percept Picture Company and T-Series unveiled the music of their upcoming co production by hosting a live concert on Wednesday evening. The music of the film is rendered by duo Salim and Suleman...
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Reliance Big Ent. acquires Karzzzz rights from T-Series
Reliance Big Entertainment has tied up with T-Series for the release of Karzzzz starring Himesh Reshammiya....
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Sanjay Gupta to produce film based on Vine of Desire
Sanjay Gupta is all set to make a film based on Vine of Desire, a book by Chitra Divakurni Banerjee....
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Singh is Kinng song shot in Egypt
Mumbai: Katrina Kaif has returned from Egypt after shooting a song with co-star Akshay Kumar for the film Singh Is Kinng. The movie will release on 8 August. Talking about the song Jee Karda...
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NDTV Lumière commences its World Cinema Movement
Mumbai: NDTV Lumière unveiled its first offering The Orphanage on May 29. This critically acclaimed Spanish film, produced by Guillermo Del Toro has won over 28 international Awards. The beautifully crafted, frightening ghost story...
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Radio City 91.1 FM completes all 20 station launches
Mumbai: Radio City 91.1FM has spread out its vibrant 20-city India network. In the Phase II expansion of FM radio, Radio City 91.1FM had won licenses to operate in 20 cities. The FM brand...
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My FM Bhopal celebrates first anniversary
Mumbai: My FM 94.3 Dil Se is to celebrate its first year in Bhopal with a cake cutting ceremony with listeners at the station. Couples celebrating their first anniversary or their child’s first Birthday...
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Via Darjeeling to release on 20 June
Mumbai: Via Darjeeling, directed by Arindam Nandy with Kay Kay Menon, Sonali Kulkarni, Vinay Pathak and Parvin Dabas in the main lead, is scheduled to release in India on 20 June. It is a...
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Rentrak reports 59% annual increase in Video On Demand
Mumbai: Rentrak Corporation announced that Video on Demand (VOD) viewing increased by 59% compared to the same timeframe last year. The data gathered from Rentrak’s subscribing multiple system operators (MSOs) showed consumers increased their...
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Malaika Arora Khan to appear on Let’s Talk
Mumbai: Viewers can catch Malaika Arora Khan on celebrity chat show Let’s Talk with Tarana Raja Kapoor on 30 May on Zoom. Apart from an interesting peek into her professional and personal life, Khan...
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Excel launches My Baby Can Talk DVDs in 7 languages
Mumbai: Excel Home Videos is launching DVDs titled My Baby Can Talk to help infants communicate. It is being released in seven languages including Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Telugu, apart from English. My...
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Bulldog Entertainment launches Paanchvi Pass merchandise
Mumbai: Star India and Bulldog Entertainment announced the launch of a full-fledged merchandise program that brings alive the experience of Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? The unique portfolio of products comprises a variety...
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Hollywood director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Hollywood director and actor Sydney Pollack died on 26 May (Monday). Pollack (73) was suffering from cancer....
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Abbas Mastan direct first shot of Painter’s Paying Guest
Mumbai: The first shot of Mukta Arts’ new project Paying Guest was directed by ace duo Abbas Mustan with Shreyas Talpade, Johnny Lever and Chunky Pandey on 24 May at Whistling Woods International. The...
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Sahara One Motion Pictures’ Kaccha Limboo nears completion
Mumbai: Sagar Bellary, the director who arrived with satirical comedy Bheja Fry, is now ready with his latest film Kaccha Limboo, which is being produced by Sahara One Motion Pictures. Kaccha Limboo is almost at...
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Mukta Arts’ Marathi film Kaande Pohe renamed
Mumbai: The name of Mukta Arts’ second Marathi film Kaande Pohe has been changed to Sanai Choughade. The change took place due to some internal issues that the producers were facing. The film is slated...
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Indiagames acquires gaming rights of Paanchvi Pass
Indiagames inks partnership with Bulldog Media & Entertainment and Star TV to exclusively develop games for the show....
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Cinemax ventures into distribution with Kismat Konnection
Cinemax to set up distribution offices in Bombay, Mysore, Delhi and Punjab over the next six months....
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U-TO Solution’s BroadView to help Viacom18
Mumbai: U-TO Solutions, the India Exclusive Agent of BroadView, has been appointed by Viacom18 to manage its program and traffic schedule through BroadView software. Aimed at aligning technology to Viacom18’s business needs, BroadView replaces...
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Shooting for OMTE’s Dasvidaniya is complete
Mumbai: The shooting of One More Thought Entertainment’s feature film Dasvidaniya starring Vinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia is complete. The movie has been made in association with Lemontea Productions. Dasvidaniya has been shot in...
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Bachchans’ The Unforgettable Tour is set to kick off
Mumbai: Preparations are in full swing for The Unforgettable Tour that will bring together the Bachchans – Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – on one stage for their global fans. The Unforgettable...
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Shemaroo launches alternative home video viewing content
Shemaroo Entertainment has launched VCDs and DVDs on literature, music, sports, spiritual, self motivation, children, fitness, hobbies, travel etc....
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Wendy Noss to lead Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association
Mumbai: The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association (CMPDA), an affiliate of the Motion Picture Association of America, (MPAA), announced that Wendy Noss has been named Executive Director. Noss, who previously served as General Counsel...
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Hollywood studios win judgments against pirate sites
Mumbai: The major Hollywood studios have been awarded multi-million dollar judgments against the illegal linking websites Showstash.com and Cinematube.net. A federal judge in Los Angeles issued a $2.7 million judgment against Showstash for the...
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Big FM appoints Sunita Uchil as national sales director
Mumbai: Big 92.7 FM has appointed Sunita Uchil as National Sales Director, Big 92.7 FM. With over 14 years of experience in media-sales, Uchil will be spearheading her new role in Big 92.7 FM...
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PVR to screen NDTV Lumière’s The Orphanage
Mumbai: NDTV Lumière, the initiative to bring contemporary world cinema to India, has released the critically acclaimed Spanish thriller The Orphanage. Starting 30 May, the film will be screened every evening at PVR Cinemas...
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Bollywood producer Jhamu Sugandh passes away
Mumbai: Hindi film producer and financier Jhamu Sugandh passed away on Monday, 26 May of a cardiac arrest. Sugandh produced films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which starred Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and...
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Compact Disc inks deal with Singapore’s Golden Games
Mumbai: Compact Disc India has entered into an agreement with Golden Games, Singapore to transfer IP rights of an animated character. Golden Games will make a total payment of $ 1.65 million towards the...
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Universal Studios buys dist. rights of Toonz Animation film
Universal Studios has acquired the distribution rights of Toonz Animation feature film Mostly Ghostly....
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UTV launches digital media arm; to invest Rs 1.2 billion
UTV New Media will invest Rs 1.2 billion over the next two years in mobile, online and Internet Protocol Television services....
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Film Review: Don Mutthuswamy
Film: Don Mutthuswamy Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Rohit Roy, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Mohit Raina Rating: 2/5 A whacko ex-Don caught in a web of trickery and confusion uses his smart-alecky brains to not only gain his...
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Film Review: Dhoom Dhadaka
Film: Dhoom Dhadaka Cast: Shaad Randhawa, Samir Dattani, Aarti Chhabria and Shama Sikander Director: Shashi Ranjan Rating: 1/5 Bolly land has been in a comic mood for a long long time now. The overdose...
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Andpersand travels Turkey with cast of Mission Istaanbul
Mumbai: In its upcoming issue, The Wander Years, themed on travel, Andpersand ‘&’ Magazine, the flagship publication of the Maxposure Media Group, explores wanderlust as unconventionally as possible. As Vivek Oberoi, Zayed Khan, Niketan...
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T-Series acquires music rights of Ghai’s Yuvvraaj
T-Series has acquired the music rights of Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, which has music by AR Rehman. Film to release in Diwali....
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Cartoon Network stars get mobile with Kajeet
Mumbai: Kajeet (www.kajeet.com), the cell phone service made for kids, and Turner Broadcasting System’s Cartoon Network have announced a deal to bring mobile content from Cartoon Network to Kajeet handsets. The deal brings some...
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Tulsi Kumar launches own music album
Mumbai: Tulsi Kumar, daughter of the late Gulshan Kumar, is now coming out with her maiden solo album. Kumar has lent her voice to films like Kajraare and Karzzzz. The music recording of the album...
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Inox launches second multiplex in Nagpur
Mumbai: After revolutionizing the way Nagpur watches movies with its first multiplex at Wardhaman Nagar, Inox Leisure will take the Inox experience further with the launch of its second multiplex in the city at...
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NDTV and NBC conclude networks partnership
Mumbai: NDTV group and NBC Universal have successfully concluded their strategic partnership initiative for the NDTV Networks business. By a subscription of shares for $150 million, NBC Universal now has an effective indirect stake...
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Indiana Jones grosses $125 mn; frenzy results in piracy
Indiana Jones collects $ 125 million. With shortage of tickets, a clear print of the film is up for free viewing on multiple websites....
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Cannes Film Festival awards list
CANNES: The official Jury of this 61st Fesival de Cannes, présided over by Sean Penn, revealed the Prize winners during the closing ceremony. Édouard Baer hosted Robert de Niro on the stage of the...
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Cannes jury explains award selections
CANNES: For the fifth time in the history of the Festival de Cannes, the Jury explained their award selections. At the press conference, President Sean Penn and jurors Jeanne Balibar, Alexandra Maria Lara, Natalie...
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Cannes Palme d’Or goes to The Class by Cantet
CANNES: Robert De Niro had the honors of bestowing the 61st Festival de Cannes Palme d’Or Award on The Class by Laurent Cantet. This is the first time a French film has won the...
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Collaborative filmmaking site Rootclip launches
Mumbai: Amateur and independent filmmakers, writers, actors, and film buffs from around the nation can develop short films together, thanks to a new interactive online destination. Rootclip, located at http://www.rootclip.com, encourages site visitors to...
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MPA launches Operation Takedown to fight piracy
Mumbai: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) launched Operation Takedown, an aggressive enforcement and outreach initiative scheduled to run through until 31 July in 13 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific region. This year’s summer...
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Manipal University, Whistling Woods to offer MBA in M&E
Manipal Education & Subhash Ghai's Whistling Woods International to introduce a two year MBA degree in M&E....
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Mumbai police, UFO Moviez crack down piracy racket
A major film piracy racket has been cracked by the Mumbai police and has arrested four people in Gujarat....
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Eros International to release Sarkar Raj on 6 June
MUMBAI: Eros International showcased the first look of much anticipated Sarkar Raj at Cannes Film Festival this year. Eros holds the overseas distribution rights of this sequel to Sarkar and will be releasing it...
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UTV’s new media company acquires IMPL
MUMBAI: UTV Software Communications’ wholly owned subsidiary United New Media Ventures has completed the acquisition of IMPL. United New Media Ventures is focussed on the internet, new media and digital activities. IMPL has technology...
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Sahara One appoints Sanjay Chitale as COO
MUMBAI: Sahara One Media & Entertainment has appointed Sanjay Chitale as the chief operating officer (COO). The new appointment has been approved by the company’s board of directors in their meeting held on 29...
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Filmcity Media to raise $ 10 million via GDRs & FCCBs
MUMBAI: Entertainment company Filmcity Media is planning to raise maximum of $10 million by way of global depository receipts (GDRs) or foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs). The company’s board has also approved to issue...
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Madonna launches Malawi documentary at Cannes
Pop icon Madonna launched her Malawi documentary on AIDS awareness called at Cannes; keen to bring it to India too....
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AOL launches video portal sites in India, Canada & Taiwan
Mumbai: AOL has announced the next steps in its global expansion effort with the international launch of AOL Video, http://video.aol.com. The new offerings will let consumers find and watch millions of videos in Canada,...
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IIFA in Bangkok set to scorch
Mumbai: The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is preparing for the biggest Weekend with Indian Cinema’s finest from 6 -8 June at Bangkok. IIFA announced the list of performers and events for the award...
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Adlabs Cinemas enters Hyderabad
Mumbai: Adlabs Cinemas, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has forayed into Hyderabad with a three-screen 1045-seat multiplex spread over 45,000 square feet within GS 24 Carat Mall in Ameerpet. Adlabs COO Tushar...
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Viacom’s Philippe Dauman to give keynote at Mipcom 2008
Mumbai: Viacom Philippe president and chief executive officer Dauman is to give a keynote at the upcoming Mipcom, which takes place in Cannes from 13 to 17 October. Philippe Dauman will focus on the creative...
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Disney announces new comedy series Welcome To Mollywood
Mumbai: Disney Channel has ordered the live-action comedy series Welcome to Mollywood with rising young star and recording artist Demi Lovato in the lead role, it was announced by Disney Channels Worldwide Entertainment president...
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Production underway for Disney’s Hannah Montana: The Movie
Mumbai: Production is underway for Walt Disney Pictures’ Hannah Montana: The Movie, starring actress-singer Miley Cyrus in her first full-length feature film. Filming in and around Nashville, Tenn., and Los Angeles, Hannah Montana: The...
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Narnia: Prince Caspian collects Rs 824 million in India
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian grossed Rs 824 million ($ 1,963,332) in India in its opening weekend....
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HBO to premiere Perfect Stranger
MUMBAI: HBO will be premiering Perfect Stranger starring Bruce Willis, Halle Berry, Giovanni Ribisi and Gary Dourdan. The suspense – thriller will be aired on 24 May at 9 pm. When investigative reporter Rowena...
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Sony Pictures to release The Condemned on home video
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures will be releasing The Condemned on home video in India. The movie is set to release pan India in English and Hindi on DVDs and VCDs. The DVDs and VCDs will...
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Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park plans $73 million Asia fund
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment is planning to set up a multi-million dollar fund in Asia for movies....
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Moser Baer posts net loss of Rs 789 million
MUMBAI: Moser Baer India Ltd has posted a net loss of Rs 789.09 million for the year ended 31 March, 2008 as compared to net profit of Rs 1097.87 million for the year ended...
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POGO to premiere Hrithik Roshan starrer Krrish
Mumbai: POGO will be premiering Bollywood super hit film Krrish – a sequel to Koi Mil Gaya. The movie stars Hrithik Roshan, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and Priyanka Chopra. The movie will be aired on...
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Dotasia & Ifact-Gc to promote online protection against movie piracy
Mumbai: The DotAsia Organisation (DotAsia) and the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC) representing the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in Hong Kong, are proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum...
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Worldwide recognition for Asian pay-TV
Mumbai: Increasing numbers of US and European investors and pay-TV operators are recognizing the enormous potential of the Asian opportunity, looking for new ways to take a larger slice of the market. This trend...
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Tata Elxsi expands operations; to open two new centers
Tata Elxsi is setting up new development centers in Coimbatore & Hyderabad; while expanding facility in Thiruvananthapuram....
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World Cinema, Ingmar Bergman Foundations work for restoration
Mumbai: Newly restored and never seen before footage of Ingmar Bergman at work, shooting on the set of Sawdust And Tinsel (1953), was screened yesterday in front of the Cannes Classics presentation of the...
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Adlabs rolls India’s 1st multi-sensory 6D cinema at Agra
Adlabs Cinemas launched India’s first 6D cinema experience at Agra, which is just minutes away from The Taj Mahal....
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NGC Network to launch four new Nat Geo channels in India
Mumbai: NGC Network announced its plans of extending its brand presence In India by introducing four new Nat Geo channels into the country. The channels, namely Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Adventure, Nat Geo...
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