The Alliance for US India Business is fostering a closer relationship between the Indian film industry & Hollywood in the wake of tax credits for filmmakers....
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Court allows Redbox to proceed in Universal antitrust suit
MUMBAI: The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has allowed Redbox to pursue the Antitrust suit against Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The court has denied Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s motion to...
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Blockbuster inks mobile handset integration deal with Motorola
MUMBAI: Blockbuster Inc. plans to feature the Blockbuster OnDemand movie download service in select Motorola phones, giving Motorola access to the Blockbuster OnDemand service and furthering Blockbuster’s digital strategy by providing its library of...
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MAX appoints JWT as creative agency
MUMBAI: Hindi movie channel MAX has appointed the JWT Group as its creative communications partner. The decision was closed following a pitch by a few selectively invited agencies, vying for the account. JWT will...
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Panasonic India introduces new range of CRT TVs
MUMBAI: Panasonic India has introduced its new range of CRT TV sets namely, 21GX20C, 21FX20CGSI and 21FX70C3. Panasonic India general manager brand management and corporate strategy Sabiha Kidwai said, "We believe in providing products...
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Warner Home Video to enter into direct relationships with vendors
MUMBAI: Come October and Warner Home Video (WHV) will engage solely in direct relationships with kiosk and mail-order subscription vendors. Through a direct relationship, WHV can ensure that its titles are available through a...
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Mahesh Bhatt & Pooja Bhatt release music of The Unforgettable
MUMBAI: Vandal Movies in association with Multi Media Combines released the music of their forthcoming English film The Unforgettable in Mumbai. Music director Ismail Darbar has scored the music which is being released on...
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Rajiv Gandhi National Awards to be held on 19 August
MUMBAI: The 12th Rajiv Gandhi National Awards will be held on 19 August at the National Centre for Performing Arts, in Mumbai. This year’s winners include stalwarts like Shahid Kapur (Best Actor), Katrina Kaif...
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HDNet Movies to premiere sneak preview of Robin Williams starrer World’s Greatest Dad
MUMBAI: HDNet Movies will present a special Sneak Preview of the dark comedy World’s Greatest Dad, starring Robin Williams and written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait on 19 August. A thoughtful but outrageous comedy...
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Warner Bros. Digital Distribution expands digital film library
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) has expanded its digital film offerings through new and existing agreements with Oscilloscope Laboratories, Gravitas Ventures, Wolfe Video, First Look Studios, Full Moon Features, MarVista Entertainment, Image Entertainment...
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Goozex extends trading service into movies
MUMBAI: Goozex, Inc., the online video game trading community, launched its movie trading service extension. The site now allows users to trade their Blu-Ray, DVD, HD-DVD and UMD films with other members, and receive...
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Quickgun Murugun to break the world record of largest dosa
MUMBAI: Dr. Rajendra Prasad who is playing Quickgun Murugun in his Fox Star Studios’ forthcoming film by the same name is going to break the Guinness book of world record of largest Dosa in...
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UTV World Movies presents a night Shaa’ir and Func along with film Queens
MUMBAI: UTV World Movies, presents a night with Shaa’ir and Func. Apart from the performance, it also screens the Spanish film Queens on 19 August,2009. Shaa’ir and Func’s (Monica Sharma Dogra & Randolph Savio...
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Hrithik Roshan unveils his altruistic side
MUMBAI: Few people know that Hrithik Roshan is extremely soft hearted, sensitive & generous as a person. The actor, who has been supporting several causes, recently had a life-changing experience while preparing for his...
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra inaugurates Sikandar photo exhibition
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra inaugurated a photo exhibition of scenic Kashmir taken during the filming of Sikandar , a film written and directed by Piyush Jha produced by BIG Pictures . The film...
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‘Talent, content & actors are more important than big names for a movie’ – Piyush Jha
Piyush Jha is one director who likes to experiment with new talents and small actors. His forthcoming film Sikandar too has two children as protagonists and he has been waiting patiently for his film...
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Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy nominated for Humanitas Prize
MUMBAI: Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy is one of the finalists for the 2009 Humanitas Prize, which honors writers whose work affirms the dignity of the human person and reveals our common humanity. The...
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Walt Disney star Virginia Davis passes away
MUMBAI: Virginia Davis, who appeared in Walt Disney’s pioneering Alice films, passed away at age of 90. The Walt Disney Co. said Davis passed away at her home Saturday in Corona, California, from natural...
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News Corp rejigs Asia ops; Shankar to report to Murdoch
Following the restructuring, Star India will manage sales & distribution of News Corp's 19 channels in India; Uday Shankar will now report directly to Murdoch....
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DreamWorks, Reliance close first phase funding for studio
J.P. Morgan Securities arranged syndication of $325 million of senior debt, which Reliance Big Entertainment is matching with its equity commitment....
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Sahara One Media and Entertainment revamps Filmy
Riding on the new Hindi movie titles that were recently acquired, the idea is to embark on a self-renewal process to capture the essence of Bollywood....
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Shah Rukh Khan exits Jet Airways board
MUMBAI: Actor, producer Shah Rukh Khan has opted to step down from the board of Jet Airways. The company said that Khan has not been re-appointed as a member on its board, after he...
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Universal Music, eBay India pre-launch Jackson T-shirts
eBay India in association with Universal Music to offer opportunity for Michael Jackson's fans across India to own limited edition Michael Jackson T-shirts....
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Hollywood studios win suit against China DVD player maker
Motion Picture Association of America member studios have won a breach of contract lawsuit against Chinese DVD player manufacturer Nanjing Wanlida Technology....
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Elton John makes guest appearance on new Alice In Chains album
MUMBAI: Among the many highlights on Black Gives Way To Blue, the new album from Alice In Chains, is a special guest performance by Elton John. The two rock legends collaborated on the album’s...
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Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt in DreamWorks Animation’s Oobermind
MUMBAI: Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill will star alongside Tina Fey in DreamWorks Animation SKG’s upcoming theatrical release, Oobermind, which is scheduled to hit theaters on 5 November, 2010. Will Ferrell assumes...
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Lionsgate acquires US & Canadian rights to comic adaptation to Kick-Ass
MUMBAI: Lionsgate has acquired the US and Canadian distribution rights to Kick-Ass, the action-comedy from writer/director Matthew Vaughn. Based on the best-selling comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., Kick-Ass stars Nicolas Cage, Aaron...
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Universal Music Group Distribution expands relationship with INgrooves
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD) has expanded its relationship with INgrooves. As part of this expansion, INgrooves will now handle the distribution of all mobile products on behalf of all of UMGD’s major...
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Warner Music & Cisco join hands to deliver social entertainment experiences online
MUMBAI: Warner Music Group and Cisco have expanded their relationship into a strategic agreement in which WMG will use the Cisco Eos social entertainment platform to power many of its artist Web sites. Eos...
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BIG Cinemas enters New Delhi; revamps Odeon theatre
MUMBAI: BIG Cinemas has re-opened the Odeon theatre in New Delhi as Odeon BIG Cinemas. With this, BIG Cinemas has set foot into New Delhi. Odeon BIG Cinemas now houses two screening rooms with...
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Zee Studio film club to screen Luke Kenny’s directorial debut
MUMBAI: Zee Studio’s film club, Shut Up and Watch (SAW) will be screening actor Luke Kenny’s directorial debut 13th Floor in its fourth nationwide series of free movie screenings. The movie will be screened...
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Sandip Basu joins Loop Mobile as CEO
MUMBAI: Sandip Basu has joined Loop Mobile and Loop Telecom as CEO. Basu joins Loop Mobile from XCEL Telecom, where he was the managing director and CEO. At XCEL, Sandip was responsible for building...
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ION Television inks deal with NBC Universal, Warner for film
MUMBAI: ION Television has acquired over 40 new A-list feature film titles through multiple theatrical film deals with NBC Universal Domestic Distribution (NBCU) and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD). The newly acquired titles...
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John Abraham’s hard work pays off
MUMBAI: Sometimes described as wooden, sometimes described as an actor who has stuck gold because of his looks… descriptions that speak of the superfluous rather than the actor’s histrionics skills. But John Abraham has...
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Microsoft to increase price of Xbox 360 Arcade
MUMBAI: Xbox 360 Arcade will soon see an increase in price. Microsoft has issued official notice to UK retail to increase the recommended retail price of the Xbox 360 Arcade in the UK. The...
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Enlighten launches The Birth of a Nation on DVD
MUMBAI: Enlighten Home Library has launched the English film The Birth of a Nation directed by D. W. Griffith on home video. This film is one of the first chapters in the history...
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Lata Mangeshkar records Hanuman Chalisa for T-Series
MUMBAI: Lata Mangeshkar has recorded the Hanuman Chalisa for a T-Series album. Mangeshkar has sung many devotional songs in her career but for the first time will be praising Lord Hanuman-who is regarded as...
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Shemaroo releases Shilpa’s Yoga DVD in Malayalam
MUMBAI: The dubbed Malalayam version of Shilpa’s Yoga is now released by Shemaroo Entertainment on VCDs. This VCD is an introduction to yoga practice by Bollywood actress – Shilpa Shetty. It is inclusive of...
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