As many as 40 different tie ups have been done by Percept Picture Company for Jumbo ranging from brands, media, schools etc worth Rs 300 million....
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Ramesh Sippy steps down; UTV’s Thakur is Balaji Motion Pic. CEO
In a major restructuring exercise, Balaji Motion Pictures & film industry veteran Ramesh Sippy has stepped down as CEO; UTV Television COO Ajit Thakur to replace....
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa to release on 19 December in India
Mumbai: Paramount Films of India will be releasing Dreamworks Animations’ Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in India on 19 December. The movie has voiceovers by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha...
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Vivendi Entertainment to distribute Boogie Town
Mumbai: Vivendi Entertainment (VE) has acquired theatrical distribution rights for Boogie Town, a mainstream, hip hop dance film. The distribution agreement also covers television, home video, internet/digital and mobile rights. The film recently began...
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Oprah Winfrey named most powerful woman in entertainment
Mumbai: Harpo, Inc. chairman and popular television host Oprah Winfrey has been named the most powerful woman in entertainment on The Hollywood Reporter’s 17th annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 special issue, honoring the...
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Three Lottery films selected to screen at Sundance Film Festival
Mumbai: Three new British films backed by the Lottery through the UK Film Council have been selected to screen at the Sundance Film Festival (15-25 January 2009), the leading showcase in the US for...
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EMI Music, Amazon launch MP3 music service
Mumbai: Amazon.co.uk launched Amazon MP3 – the simple-to-use digital music store offering over three million DRM-free (Digital Rights Management) songs, which will work on any MP3 player including the iPod- with top-selling albums. Amazon...
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MGM and Lakeshore book Asher Book for Fame
Mumbai: Lakeshore Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Pictures confirmed Asher Book as the final addition to the cast of Fame, a reinvention of the Oscar-winning film from director Kevin Tancharoen. The joint announcement was made...
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Balaji Motion Pictures restructures; Thakur to replace Sippy
In a major restructuring exercise, Balaji Motion Pictures CEO Ramesh Sippy has stepped down; UTV Television COO Ajit Thakur to replace....
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Hrithik Roshan starrer Kites’ final leg begins 20 December
The final shooting leg of Anurag Basu's forthcoming film Kites will commence in Mumbai from 20 December. ...
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