MUMBAI: Mukta Arts turns 31 on 24 October 2009 and to mark the occasion, a film titled Paschim Express will be going on floor on that day. Mukta Arts chairman Subash Ghai said, "The...
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UTV to release Phir Kabhi directly on DTH and home video
UTV Motion Pictures will be releasing its movie Phir Kabhi directly on home video and Pay-Per-View DTH next week instead of the traditional theatrical release....
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Star Player to premiere Farah Khan celeb chat show
MUMBAI: After the first online premiere of two television series, Star Network will now show an exclusive sneak preview of Farah Khan’s new celebrity chat show Tere Mere Beach Mein online on Star Player...
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Sherak elected president of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
MUMBAI: Tom Sherak has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. Sherak, who is beginning his seventh year as a governor representing the...
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BAFTA installs Dolby 3D Digital Cinema at Princess Anne Theatre
MUMBAI: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) installed Dolby 3D Digital Cinema in its London headquarters’ showpiece theatre at 195 Piccadilly. The Princess Anne Theatre sits at the heart of the...
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Screen Actors Guild & AMPTP sign animation pact
MUMBAI: Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) reached agreement on the terms of new, two-year contracts covering Screen Actors Guild members working in Television Animation and Basic...
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Universal Music Group pacts with online metrics company
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group has entered into a long-term music monitoring and information deal with BigChampagne, the online music measurement company, for North America. As part of this deal, BigChampagne will provide UMG’s market-leading...
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MGM forms office of the CEO; Sloan to serve as chairman
MUMBAI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) has formed the office of the CEO. Mary Parent, chairperson for Worldwide Motion Picture Group, and Bedi A. Singh, president, finance and administration & CFO have been named members of...
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Disney Family Movies offers its first free preview
MUMBAI: The subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, Disney Family Movies, has partnered with content providers Comcast, Charter, Cox, AT&T U-verse, Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS to offer a special preview nationwide from 3 – 7 September....
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Disney makes Spectrobes: Origins available for Wii
MUMBAI: Disney Interactive Studios announced that Spectrobes: Origins, the third installment of Disney’s monster battle video game franchise, is now available across North America exclusively for the Wii system from Nintendo. Spectrobes: Origins lets...
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Japanese police nab man for illegally distributing 260 movies online
MUMBAI: Officers from the Saitama Prefectural police headquarters and Kawagoe police station, Saitama Prefecture, assisted by investigators from the Japan and International Motion Picture Copyright Association (JIMCA), raided and arrested Takayuki Hamaura, a 28...
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Salman Khan shoots for Dus Ka Dum despite Myjaan’s death
MUMBAI: Salman Khan is grieving. The actor lost his pet dog Myjaan late Tuesday night. Myjaan was keeping ill health for some time and the actor had taken it to the pet hospital in...
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Cape Town plans restructured rebate system for Hindi films
<div>Cape Film Commission in discussion with the Department of Trade & Industry to look at a restructured film rebate system that would see a seamless distribution of funds.</div>...
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Katrina Kaif begins shooting for Prakash Jha’s Rajniti
Katrina Kaif is back from her long vacation and has now begun shooting for Prakash Jha's political thriller Rajniti....
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Priyanka Chopra wraps Pyaar Impossible; takes vacation
Priyanka Chopra is finally on a vacation after working non-stop for six years. She has wrapped up the shooting for Pyaar Impossible & will be away for a week....
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Salman Khan does his own stunts for Wanted
MUMBAI: The unpredictable Salman Khan not only has a softer side to him but he’s also one tough guy. For his forthcoming film Wanted, Khan has performed all the stunts in the film himself....
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Time Warner, YouTube ink online video distribution deal
MUMBAI: Time Warner Inc. and YouTube have signed an online video distribution agreement that will give consumers access to an extensive variety of high-quality, short-form content owned by Time Warner, including clips from movies,...
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MySpace to acquire social music discovery service iLike
MUMBAI: MySpace is planning to social music discovery service iLike. The acquisition brings together two companies who share a common vision revolving around social discovery and distribution of quality content. "The iLike acquisition advances...
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Redbox files federal lawsuit against Warner Home Video
MUMBAI: Redbox Automated Retail filed a suit in Delaware Federal Court against Warner Home Video on 18 August, 2009, to protect consumers’ rights to access new release DVDs. Redbox filed the action in response...
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Excel Home Videos releases Moulin Rouge & Romeo + Juliet
MUMBAI: Excel Home Videos and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has released two modern classics from director Baz Luhrman; musical fantasy Moulin Rouge (2001) and a contemporary take on Romeo + Juliet (1996) on...
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Moser Baer launches new optical media products
MUMBAI: Moser Baer has added to its vast optical storage media product range by introducing two new products: Dual Layer discs for more data storage capability and LightScribe discs for professional labeling solutions. The...
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Shemaroo releases Ek – The Power of One on home video
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment brings Ek-the Power of One on home video. Directed by Sangeeth Sivan, Ek – The Power of One stars Nana Patekar and Bobby Deol. The story revolves around Nandu played by...
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Mehul Kumar’s Krantiveer-The Revolution ready for release
MUMBAI: White City Entertainment’s film Krantiveer-The Revolution, which is directed by Mehul Kumar is now ready for release. The movie is a sequel to Krantiveer (1994). Shooting and post production of the film is...
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Farah Khan’s show Tere Mere Beach Mein to launch on 23 August
MUMBAI: Star Plus will be launching director Farah Khan’s celebrity talk show – Tere Mere Beach Mein on 23 August at 9 pm. Shocking truths and endearing stories of celebrities will be shown on...
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