MUMBAI: The bid for Salman Khan’s yellow towel from his movie Mujhse Shaadi Karogi on eBay India has touched a figure of Rs 1.42 lakh. The towel was put on bid on Star Plus’...
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MTV & OurStage.com form partnership to engage emerging artists
MUMBAI: MTV and OurStage have formed a partnership to create engaging experiences for up-and-coming musicians and their fans via the OurStage platform. To kick off the partnership, musicians across the U.S. have been participating...
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Sony, Paramount, Warner, Lionsgate join hands with DivX for digital movie downloads
MUMBAI: DivX, Inc. and Film Fresh have joined hands with major Hollywood studios like Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution to offer movies in the high-quality secure DivX...
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BIG Music loads Do Knot Disturb songs on SD cards
MUMBAI: BIG Music launched the music of David Dhawan’s Do Knot Disturb in Mumbai recently. This is the first time that a music company in India has launched the music of a Bollywood film...
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Nokia India’s music store goes live with 3 million tracks
Nokia has launched its music store service in India, which will offer over three million international and Hindi film and regional soundtracks across all genres....
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Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan unit to move to Film City
Karan Johar's My Name is Khan will soon shift to Film City to shoot the last schedule for the film. The schedule for almost 30 days will involve some crucial scenes of the film....
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Inspired signs games distribution deal with ROK Entertainment Group
MUMBAI: ROK Entertainment Group’s specialist gaming subsidiary company ROK 8 has signed a distribution agreement with games provider Inspired Gaming Group plc, for the deployment of a suite of virtual games through ROK’s online...
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Paula Abdul to host VH1 Divas live concert event
MUMBAI: Multiple Emmy and Grammy awards winner Paula Abdul will be hosting VH1 Divas live concert event. Joining the list of Divas performers is one of America’s favorite pop idols Jordin Sparks. Previously announced...
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Universal Music Group Distribution partners Echospin
MUMBAI: Furthering its mandate to provide unique digital solutions that empower record labels and artists to easily sell and promote content directly to fans, Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), has entered into an agreement...
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BIGFlix.com partners BuyDRM to power video download service
MUMBAI: BigFlix.com’s video on demand site has partnered with digital rights technology company BuyDRM by deploying its KeyOS Rights Management Platform, to enable superior content protection and a seamless video download experience. BuyDRM will...
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Delgo makers Fathom Studios may sue James Cameron’s Avatar
MUMBAI: In a landscape of sequels and remakes, one of the most expensive films in history, Avatar, is being compared to a low-budget, independent, CG-animated feature, Delgo, produced by Fathom Studios. The much anticipated...
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Yahoo! to acquire Arab portal Maktoob.com
MUMBAI: Yahoo! Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Maktoob.com, the online community in the Arab world, with more than 16.5 million unique users. "This acquisition will accelerate Yahoo!’s strategy of expanding...
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Mirchi does in-film placement in Reshammiya’s film Radio
After WorldSpace Radio's in-fim placement in Lage Raho Munnabhai, now Radio Mirchi has integrated its brand in Himesh Reshammiya's forthcoming movie titled Radio....
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Kelly Bumann named SVP in Starz Entertainment marketing group
MUMBAI: Kelly Bumann has been named to the newly created position of senior vice president, consumer marketing for Starz Entertainment. Starz Entertainment executive vice president, marketing Nancy McGee said, "Kelly’s hard work, leadership and...
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Salman Khan meets Lalit Modi; eyes IPL team ownership
After Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty, now actor Salman Khan is eyeing ownership of an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team....
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Delhi HC asks Zee to deposit amount in T-Series copyright case
MUMBAI: In the legal case between Zee Entertainment Enterprises and T-Series regarding the usage of T-Series music content without a valid licence, the Delhi High Court has Zee to pay an amount, “running into...
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Walt Disney names Jayne Parker as EVP & chief HR officer
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company has appointed Jayne Parker as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Parker will report to Walt Disney Company president and CEO Robert A. Iger and will be...
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Target joins hands with iTunes store to offer exclusive albums
MUMBAI: Target has joined hands with the iTunes Store to provide a special Target area on iTunes for exclusive album content. The first album to be featured will be Pearl Jam’s forthcoming ninth studio...
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Sony Music Entertainment ranked among Top 10 online music destinations
MUMBAI: Sony Music Entertainment has been named one of the Web’s top 10 entertainment music destinations by comScore Media Metrix, an online marketing research company. Sony Music ranks #10 in the world among online...
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Paramount Home Entertainment & Redbox announce trial license program
MUMBAI: Paramount Home Entertainment Inc. (PHE) and Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (Redbox) have entered into a trial license program that will provide Redbox access to Paramount Pictures DVD releases through the end of 2009....
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Starz Entertainment ups Parker to SVP business & legal affairs
MUMBAI: Michelle Parker has been promoted to senior vice president of business and legal affairs, distribution for Starz Entertainment. Parker was most recently vice president of business and legal affairs, distribution, a position which...
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Sun TV appoints Sanjay Reddy as SVP
MUMBAI: Sun TV Network has appointed Sanjay Reddy as senior vice president with effect from 24 August. Reddy will be heading the company’s Andhra Pradesh television business, which comprises channels like Gemini TV, Gemini...
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PSTL to demerge prod & distribution cos; raise Rs 5 billion
Pyramid Saimira Theatre to demerge distribution & production subsidiaries from the parent company; plans to raise approximately Rs 5 billion....
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Network18 to up stake in The Indian Film Company to 69.2%
Raghav Bahl-promoted Network18 Media & Investments' subsidiary company Network18 Holdings has upped its stake in the AIM-listed Indian Film Company to 69.2 per cent....
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Asha Bhonsle’s album amongst Amazon’s Top 100 Greatest World Music Albums
Indian singer Asha Bhosle's album Precious Platinum has been featured in the Top 100 Greatest World Music Albums of all Time by Amazon.com....
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Kaminey nets Rs 330 mn; Life Partner Rs 140 mn in 10 days
Box Office: After 10 days, Kaminey has done a net business of Rs 330 million, whereas Life Partner's business stands at Rs 140 million in India....
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Shahid Kapur does impromptu jig with Priyanka Chopra
MUMBAI: It was an evening to remember for the winners & audience present at the 12th Annual Rajiv Gandhi awards and making it more memorable was newly crowned superstar Shahid Kapur. Kapur broke into...
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Shorts International & InGrooves release Spinal Tap on iTunes
MUMBAI: In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the cult classic film, This is Spinal Tap, Shorts International and INgrooves today have released Spinal Tap’s new short film, Stonehenge: ‘Tis A Magic Place. The...
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BIG Home Video releases Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker on DVD
MUMBAI: Moonwalker, the film released by Michael Jackson in 1988, is named after the popular dance technique known as the ‘Moonwalk’, which was one of Michael Jackson’s trademark moves. The film is a collection...
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Tips Industries appoints Indranil Chakraborty as consultant
Tips Industries has appointed Mumbai Mantra's Indranil Chakraborty as consultant - overall operations on various growth and expansion opportunities....
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Image Entertainment acquires 44 Inch Chest; to release in 2010
MUMBAI: Image Entertainment, Inc. has acquired all US rights to the film 44 Inch Chest and will be releasing the film theatrically at the beginning of 2010. The film stars Ray Winstone, Ian McShane,...
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eBay powers Tere Mere Beach Mein celebrity memorabilia auctions
MUMBAI: eBay India in association with Star Plus, has launched a charity auction of the celebrity memorabilia donated by the Bollywood star guests on Farah Khan’s new show Tere Mere Beach Mein (TMBM). All...
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RealD Adds Third Dimension to CinemaxX
MUMBAI: 3D cinema player RealD and German cinema circuit CinemaxX have partnered to equip CinemaxX theatres across Germany and Denmark with RealD 3D. This multi-screen pact builds on RealD’s momentum that saw 400% growth...
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BIG TV acquires rights to Pink Floyd’s Pulse from Sony Music
MUMBAI: Reliance BIG TV has acquired the exclusive rights to premiere British Rock legend Pink Floyd’s Pulse on its pay-per-view service. The company has signed a four week content agreement with Sony Music to...
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MyBand launches digital store to sell music online in India
MyBand - the destination for Indian music bands has launched its Digital Store, which will enable all bands and artists to make available their owned content and enable online....
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Sanjay Suri shoots in the world’s largest river island
MUMBAI: Sanjay Suri has been out of Mumbai for the better part of the year shooting for his various films. While his Sikandar released this week, he has recently completed a bilingual film in...
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Neetu Chandra says No Problem to action
MUMBAI: The garb of a de glamorised heroine is over for Neetu Chandra. After a sans make up, simple girl in Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, Chandra will be seen wearing short dresses with oodles...
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