Two big movies – Vipul Shah's London Dreams and Eros International's Aladin clashed at the box office this week....
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Michael Jackson’s This Is It grosses $ 24 million worldwide
Michael Jackson's This Is It has taken worldwide box office earnings of approximately $24 million....
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BIGFlix.com & Hulu team to showcase movies online in the US
MUMBAI: BIGFlix.com has tied up with Hulu.com to bring Hindi movies to its online video service that offers TV shows, movies and clips and other online destination sites, anytime in the US. The BIGFlix-Hulu...
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Amitabh Bachchan keen to be cast along with family in movie
MUMBAI: In his latest interview to channel Zing, Amitabh Bachchan expressed a desire to be cast alongside his whole family in a film. Bachchan said, "We still haven’t received an offer for the entire...
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Akshay Kumar undertakes initiative to promote Martial arts in India
MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar 1st invitational Open National Karate Championship which commenced on the 18 October saw its finale on 21 October, 2009 in Mumbai. Akshay Kumar 1st invitational Open National Karate Championship was started...
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Turner acquires rights of Percept’s New Adventure of Hanuman
MUMBAI: Percept Picture Company’s latest production The New Adventure of Hanuman will exclusively air on POGO. Turner has acquired this animation series, created using 2D style of animation and developed over 6 months at...
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Sendme to offer Sony Music ringtones, videos and images
MUMBAI: SendMe Mobile announced a multi-faceted partnership with Sony Music Entertainment to offer mobile phone users access to Sony Musics roster of acclaimed artists through SendMeMobile.com. As part of the agreement, SendMe will offer...
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UTV takes Harishchandrachi Factory to the Oscars
MUMBAI: UTV’s co-production, Harishchandrachi Factory is now India’s official entry for the 82nd Academy Awards. The film has been co-produced with Paprika Media and Mayasabha Production. UTV has recently kicked off its campaign for...
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Turner Classic Movies & Universal Studios Home Entertainment offer made-to-order DVDs
MUMBAI: Turner Classic Movies and Universal Studios Home Entertainment have entered into a new partnership to offer classic movie fans rare vintage films, all digitally remastered, on DVD on a made-to-order basis. The TCM...
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Yash Chopra to receive FIAPF Award for outstanding achievement
MUMBAI: Producer, director Yash Chopra was awarded the FIAPF Award for outstanding achievement in film making at the annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the regionís highest accolade in films. The awards were announced last...
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IMI gets landmark compensation for copyright infringement
The Indian Music Industry has been awarded record compensation in a case of copyright infringement under the concept of plea bargaining....
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‘If today corporates stop doing business, the film industry will not shut down’ – Vipul Shah
In a heart-to-heart with Businessofcinema.com, producer - director Vipul Shah speaks about London Dreams, the current state of the Hindi film industry and more....
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Metaphors an apt way of expressing emotions in cinema
MUMBAI: Filmmakers have always tried various ways to express themselves, and perhaps the best method that serious filmmakers have found is the use of metaphors and technology to project the sea of emotions which...
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New stream cinema stands out for its relevance & closeness to reality
MUMBAI: Actor Rishi Kapoor strongly believes that one needs to make films which are very relevant in today’s times and the dialogues also have to be tailored to suit contemporary subjects. Speaking at the...
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MPAA president urges open market for foreign movies
MPAA president and COO Bob Pisano made a call for a pro-legitimate stance by the Chinese authorities at the Second China International Copyright Expo....
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Night At The Museum 2 released on DVD & Blu-Ray
MUMBAI: Night At The Museum 2 has been released on DVD & Blu-Ray. The film is a fantasy comedy sequel. Ben Stiller returns as hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley. When the Museum Of...
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The 24 FPS Awards to be held in November
MUMBAI: The 24 FPS Awards organised by Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) since 2003, will be held on 6 November , 2009 at SRPF Grounds in Mumbai. Some of the entries include Quick...
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UTV Motion Pictures bags 3 nominations at Asia Pacific Screen Awards
MUMBAI: UTV’s films A Wednesday, Dev.D and Mumbai Meri Jaan have earned the merit of being three of the five Indian films to be nominated at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, among other...
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Rob Reece joins Whistling Woods as head of actor’s studio department
MUMBAI: On the occasion of the 31st Anniversary of Mukta Arts, Subhash Ghai announced the appointment of Hollywood acting and directing instructor Rob Reece as head of department and curriculum advisor for the WWI...
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Hollywood Theaters to install Sony 4K digital cinema projectors
MUMBAI: Hollywood Theaters is installing Sony Electronics’ 4K digital cinema technology across its circuit. The Portland, Ore.-based exhibitor will begin its digital conversion by equipping 13 of its U.S. locations (167 screens) with Sony...
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Publisher to administer legendary songwriter’s work in UK & Ireland
MUMBAI: Warner/Chappell Music announced the extension of its partnership with Burt Bacharach, to the United Kingdom and Ireland. The new deal sees Bacharach, his publishing company New Hidden Valley Music and Warner/Chappell Music build...
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Israel introduces major sops to attract Indian Filmmakers
MUMBAI: The legislative branch of the Government of Israel approved a law for the encouragement of production of films in Israel. The law aims at encouraging the production of foreign films in Israel, through...
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29th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival celebrates films from India
MUMBAI: The 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) presents Spotlight On India, sponsored by the Jhamandas Watumull Fund. This yearís films highlight Indian culture, music, and cinematic excellence. The films include three Hawaii premieres,...
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Beyonce, Maxwell & Keri Hilson lead nominations for Soul Train Awards
MUMBAI: Centric announces a list of nominees to be recognized in the Network’s first special, Centric Present: 2009 Soul Train Awards Show. Beyonce, Keri Hilson, and Maxwell lead the pack with four nominations each....
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Screenvision & NASCAR launch branded cinema entertainment partnership
MUMBAI: The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and Screenvision have launched a branded cinema entertainment partnership Each month, Screenvision will run original NASCAR content in theatres nationwide. In a new move...
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Digital Finance inks digital cinema deal with 4 Hollywood studios
MUMBAI: Digital Finance Ltd of Tipperary, Ireland has signed digital cinema deployment deals with four major Hollywood studios namely Walt Disney Company UK, Paramount Pictures (UK), Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures International UK and...
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World premiere of Michael Jackson’s This It It webcast
MUMBAI: Michael Jackson’s This Is It made it’s worldwide premiere from Los Angeles on Tuesday, 27 October. The webcast was streamed in the US and around the world. In the US, the webcast was...
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Barco & Cine Colombia expand digital cinema reach in Latin America
MUMBAI: Barco announced an agreement with Cine Colombia S.A. to supply 20 Barco DP-1500 digital projection systems to multiple theatre sites throughout Colombia. Each projector will be 2D/3D capable, and each will be configured...
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Michael Jackson’s This Is It takes box office by storm
Released by Sony Pictures, Michael Jackson's This Is It raked in a whopping $ 2.2 million on its opening night screenings on Tuesday in North America alone....
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PVR to distribute Sony Music & Vishesh Films’ Tum Mile
PVR Pictures will be distributing Sony Music and Vishesh Films' second co-production Tum Mile in India. The movie is scheduled to release on 13 November, 2009....
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RealD and Hollywood theaters partner for 100 RealD 3D screens
MUMBAI: RealD and Hollywood Theaters have partnered to equip a minimum of 100 screens across the country and overseas with RealD 3D technology. The rollout, which has already begun, will see 64 RealD 3D...
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SonicSwap integrates Yahoo! Music into its video programming
MUMBAI: SonicSwap launched a new line of music video players that search and integrate programming from Yahoo Music’s video library as well as YouTube’s music video library. By combining these video sources, SonicSwap now...
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Sony signs digital cinema agreement with Overture Films
Sony Electronics' Digital Cinema Solutions and Services Group has finalized a virtual print fee agreement with Overture Films....
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Do Knot Disturb to premiere on Airtel DTH
MUMBAI: Airtel digital TV – the DTH service from Bharti Airtel – will be premiering the Govinda-starrer Do Knot Disturb on its PPV service from 29 October at a price of Rs 50. This...
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XpanD inks 3D cinema deployment deal with Scrabble India
3D cinemas & technology platform company XpanD has inked a deal with Scrabble Entertainment for being the 3D provider targeting a roll-out of 100 screens across India....
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Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif promote Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
MUMBAI: Rajkumar Santoshi’s Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif is all set for release. The actors are now going all out to promote the film and will soon be...
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Eros appoints Ram Mirchandani as chief creative officer
Eros International Media has appointed ex-UTV Motion Pictures' Ram Mirchandani as chief creative officer. He will join Eros India on 1 November....
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MPAA prez urges Japan to lead Internet piracy legislation
Pisano commended Japan for its first-mover advantage in technology and urged the Japanese authorities to take the lead in the area of legislation on Internet piracy as well....
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Ravi Kishaan to host NDTV Imagine’s past life reality show
NDTV Imagine is planning a new reality show called Raaz - Pichhle Janam Ka, which will be hosted by Ravi Kishaan....
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Google Earth Hero: Save The Elephants
For over 20 years, Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants, has used Google Earth
to track, study, and protect elephants from poaching with geofences and satellite collars on...
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Censor gives U/A certificate to Madhur Bhandarkar’s Jail
The Censor Board has asked for seven cuts in the film and have also asked them to further blur Neil's already blurred nude scene...
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London Dreams to premiere in Dubai on 27 October
MUMBAI: Studio 18 in association with Star Middle East will host the premiere of London Dreams, in Dubai on 27 October. The event to be held at The Grand Cineplex at 8 pm will...
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T-Series & Mukesh Talreja to co-produce Patiala House
T-Series has joined hands with People Tree Films' Mukesh Talreja to co-produce Patiala House. The movie will go on floors on 21 December, 2009....
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All The Best holds fort at Indian box office
All The Best has done a net business of Rs 100 million in its second weekend. All eyes on London Dreams and Aladin....
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Anwar(2007){HD} – Siddharth Koirala | Nauheed Cyrusi – Superhit Hindi Movie – (With Eng Subtitles)
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An artist Anwar is mistaken for a terrorist and what follows is a mirror image of the present Indian condition. The main characters a rabble rousing minister two journalists trying to...
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Kajol to endorse Anchor toothpaste
<font size="2">Actress Kajol has recently added a new brand - Anchor Toothpaste - in her kitty of endorsements.</font>...
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Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra get engaged; wedding in Dec
Actress Shilpa Shetty is finally getting engaged to her beau Raj Kundra in Mumbai on Saturday, 24 October, 2009....
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Whistling Woods International to launch in Hyderabad
The second Whistling Woods International Institute in India will be launched in Hyderabad. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has provided over 20 acres of land....
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DreamWorks Studios acquires rights to book series Wicked
DreamWorks Studios has acquired the rights to the young adult book series Wicked. The movie will be produced by the Gotham Group....
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VEVO receives strategic investment from Abu Dhabi Media Company
MUMBAI: VEVO has received a strategic investment from Abu Dhabi Media Company. The announcement was made by Universal Music Group chairman & CEO Doug Morris and VEVO co-chairman/founder Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, Sony Music Entertainment CEO...
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Lionsgate & Massify team to access online community for movie development
MUMBAI: Lionsgate and Massify have formed an innovative partnership to tap online creative talent and develop feature film projects. The Lionsgate Incubator Project, dubbed LINC, will enable Lionsgate to work with Massify’s growing talent...
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Beyonce postpones Malaysia music concert
MUMBAI: US singer Beyonce postponed a planned concert in Malaysia following accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show would be immoral. The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party called for the show in Kuala Lumpur to be...
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Fox Filmed Entertainment names Mincheff SVP branded entertainment digital content
MUMBAI: Roger Mincheff has been appointed to the newly-created position of senior vice president Branded Entertainment for digital content at Fox Filmed Entertainment. He willreport to Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE) president new media and digital...
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Shemaroo screens 9 films at Global Cinema Festival in Indore
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment participated in the Global Cinema Festival – GCFEST – which is a weeklong feast of films organised by Film Federation of India in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Global...
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BIG Home Video releases Russell Crow starrer State of Play
MUMBAI: BIG Home Video in association with Universal Pictures launches State of Play, a political thriller. The film stars Russell Crow, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren and Rachel McAdams . The film is a thriller...
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Osian’s Cinefan to confer lifetime achievement award to Gulzar
Osian’s Cinefan to confer lifetime achievement award to Gulzar MUMBAI: The Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival will present the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematic Contribution to lyricist-writer-director and poet, Gulzar. The presentation will take...
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MK Anand joins as UTV Broadcast (Entertainment) channels as CEO
MUMBAI: UTV has appointed M K Anand as the CEO of UTV Broadcast (Entertainment) channels namely Bindass, Bindass Movies and UTV World Movies & UTV Movies. Anand brings to the table 19 years experience...
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MAMI unveils movie line-up for Mumbai Film Festival
MUMBAI: The MAMI committee led by chairman Shyam Benegal and trustees Yash Chopra, Jaya Bachchan, Amit Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Amol Palekar unveiled the line-up for the 11th annual Mumbai Film Festival (MFF), which...
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BIG FM appoints Rabe T. Iyer as biz head – allied businesses
MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM has re-designated Rabe. T. Iyer as the business head for its Allied Businesses. Iyer, who headed the Out of Home division of the company – BIG Street, now has a...
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Whistling Woods International’s admissions open for January batch
MUMBAI: Whistling Woods International (WWI) has opened admissions for its January 2010 batch. This January 2010 batch is primarily targeted towards the students, working professionals and NRIs, who have the passion in any of...
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Cameron Diaz’s The Box Opening in cinemas 4 December
MUMBAI: Icon Film Distribution will releases The Box on 4 December. The movie is directed by Richard Kelly and stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella. The year is 1976. Norma Lewis (Cameron...
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MySpace launches suite of music products
MUMBAI: MySpace has launched a suite of music products the MySpace Artist Dashboard – a free data and analytics tool for artists globally – and the ability for users to purchase music on iTunes....
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Disney Channel launches Karadi Tales series
MUMBAI: Disney Channel is showcasing one of India’s most popular story collections– Karadi Tales as a new series. Launched this week on Disney Channel, Karadi Tales will be showcased on Disney Channel from Monday...
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Fever 104 FM Kolkata rolls out contest with AR Rahman
MUMBAI: Fever 104 FM is the official radio partner for AR Rahman live in concert Jai Ho. The concert will be organized in Kolkata on 14 November, 2009 at Salt Lake. As part of...
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Krishna Shah gets Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award
Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award was honored to Krishna Shah for being the first Indian to have made his mark in Hollywood, and also his body of work as a writer & director...
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Spice Girls to launch television reality show
Members of the British girl band Spice Girls - Sporty, Scary, Ginger, Posh and Baby - are all set to launch a talent show on television....
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Salman Khan gears up to promote London Dreams
Salman Khan has been interacting with the media first for the promotion of Wanted, then Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and then Being Human. He has finally decided to take a break....
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Prakash Jha to complete shooting Rajneeti by 3 November
The shooting of Prakash Jha's forthcoming film Rajneeti, which stars Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn and Ranbir Kapoor, is nearing completion....
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Warner Bros. to release Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai in Feb
Warner Bros. Pictures India will release Milap Milan Zaveri's Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai staring Riteish Deshmukh in February 2010....
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Graham King inks deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment
Producer Graham King has signed a three-year, multi-film output agreement with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group....
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Mukta Arts to acquire film content for Cinepolis multiplexes
Mukta Arts has inked a three year agreement with Cinepolis, wherein it will source all domestic film content for the theatre chain....
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Kajol – Kareena to shoot in Australia for Stepmom remake
The cast and crew of the film, who are currently shooting at Filmistan Studios in Mumbai, will soon head to Australia for the second schedule....
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Columbia to develop The Boys comic into film
MUMBAI: Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to develop the independent comic book The Boys into a motion picture for Original Film producer Neal H. Moritz, it was announced by Columbia Pictures presidents of...
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Main Aurr Mrs Khanna narrows DTH film premiere window
The film premier window for DTH has narrowed with Main Aur Mrs Khanna Reliance BIG TV, Tata Sky & Dishtv to premiere movie within 5 days of release....
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UTV’s Suniel Wadhwa quits; PVR’s Gaurav Varma to replace
UTV Motion Pictures distribution head Suniel Wadhwa has quit the organization. He has been replaced by PVR Pictures all India distribution head Gaurav Verma....
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PVR Pictures appoints Deepak Sharma as distribution head
MUMBAI: PVR Pictures has appointed Deepak Sharma as its worldwide head of distribution. Sharma steps into the shoes of PVR Pictures head distribution (all India) Gaurav Verma who has quit the organisation. In his...
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Inox Leisure opens new multiplex in Rajarhat
MUMBAI: Inox Leisure has opened a new property at the City Centre New Town Mall in Rajarhat, making it the only multiplex chain to have seven multiplexes in West Bengal including four in Kolkata....
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Disney ups Kanthamraju as director-marketing, distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, India has promoted Seshasaye Kanthamraju as director marketing and distribution....
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Wild Things nabs $32.5 million opening at box office
MUMBAI: Moviegoers went wild for Warner Bros.’ Where the Wild Things Are during the weekend, corralling an estimated $32.5 million atop the domestic box-office in an opening that outpaced even bullish expectations for the...
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Warner Bros. to open online video store in Japan
MUMBAI: Warner Entertainment Japan Inc. plans to launch Warner On Demand, a website where Japanese consumers can rent or buy Warner Bros. films and TV series for the first time ever directly from the...
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Forum Film Bulgaria becomes Disney’s theatrical distributor
MUMBAI: Forum Film Bulgaria, established early this year, is an affiliate of Cinema City International group, and Bulgaria will become the forth territory for the group to be the Disney distributer. Forum Film Israel...
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Bon Jovi & NBC Universal team up for artists in Residence Project
MUMBAI: Bon Jovi will be the first artist ever to appear across the many brands of NBC Universal in a Artists in Residence partnership. In the exclusive agreement, Jovi’s music/appearances/performances will be widely seen...
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Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment appoints Maguire as president
MUMBAI: Dennis Maguire has been appointed president of Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment Worldwide; it was announced by Paramount Pictures vice chairman Rob Moore. In this role, Maguire holds operating responsibility for the division’s sales,...
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Odyssey Pictures inks content deal with DPM
MUMBAI: Odyssey Entertainment has acquired the licensing/distribution rights to 31 hours of animated children’s content from Dominique Paul Mougenot (DPM). The recently completed transaction was initiated in May of this year at the 2009...
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Seven Arts acquires two movies for distribution
MUMBAI: Seven Arts Pictures plc has acquired the motion pictures Grinder and The Somnambulist for foreign and domestic distribution. Seven Arts agreed to act as sales agent for the two pictures through its subsidiary,...
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Kabir Khan completes scripting for Yash Raj Films
After the success of New York which was his first film for Yash Raj, director Kabir Khan has completed scripting his next film for Yash Raj....
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Onir completes I am Megha
MUMBAI: Film maker Onir Anirban has completed his I am Megha in the valleys of Srinagar. The story of a Hindu girl and her Muslim friend is what makes this film a third in...
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Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations announced
MUMBAI: The Asia Pacific Screen Awards has announced nominees in nine award categories with 37 films representing 16 countries and areas. They are: Australia, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Japan, New...
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Box Office: Blue & All The Best rule Diwali weekend
The weekend box office numbers of the Diwali movie releases are in. Blue did a net business of Rs 195 million, whereas All The Best did a net business of Rs 100 million....
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Chris Webster attends Arena’s animation seminar
MUMBAI: Arena Animation Academy, the leader in hi-end animation training, presented Perspectives: A seminar on Animation at Satya Sai Auditorium, New Delhi. Over 500 enthusiasts attended the seminar. Perspectives aims to bring together professionals...
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BO: Blue opens better than All The Best, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna
MUMBAI: The much touted Diwali releases – Blue, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and All The Best have released and riding ahead of the other is the Akshay Kumar starrer Blue. The movie has opened...
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Blockbuster.co.uk adds 100 Bollywood films for DVD rental
UK-based DVD rental outlet Blockbuster has made available 100 essential Bollywood films including Hindi classics on its DVD rental online service, Blockbuster.co.uk....
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Disney releases Snow White on DVD in India
MUMBAI: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released The One That Started It All, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on DVD in India. Releasing on DVD (in English) and on VCD (in English and...
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UK film industry braves recession; sees investment boom
Independent UK film production remained steady for the first 9 months of 2009, with 62 UK films made, up from 61 in the same period in 2008....
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Mumbai Film Festival hosts business centre to provide opportunities
MUMBAI: Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) brings the 11th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) scheduled to take place from 29 October to 5 November, 2009 in Mumbai. This year MFF is...
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Shah Rukh Khan honoured by Korean Government
MUMBAI: He was earlier honoured as Datuk by the Malaysian government and now actor Shah Rukh Khan has received an honour from the Korean government. The Korean government conferred two honours on him, the...
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BIG FM celebrates Diwali with Himesh Reshammiya
MUMBAI: Himesh Reshammiya joined BIG 92.7 FM’s Mumbai Station as RJ Vivaan for the day. Reshammiya who started his day as a jock with the breakfast show with RJ Meera and Vrajesh. Aptly titled...
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UTV Movies hops on to Measat platform
MUMBAI: UTV Entertainment Television has signed an agreement with MEASAT Satellite Systems for capacity on MEASAT-3a for the carriage of UTV Movies. Operating four communications satellites, the MEASAT fleet is able to provide satellite...
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Imation introduces digital home theatre entertainment products in India
MUMBAI: Imation India Pvt. Ltd., has introduced a series of new digital home theatre entertainment products in the Indian market. Imation’s range of multi media players support high definition video output (up-scaling to 1080i)...
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PVR Pictures plans big release for Blue in North
MUMBAI: PVR Pictures is planning to give Blue a big release in the North. While Ghajini released with 228 screenings in Delhi-UP and E.Punjab, BLUE will be released on 238 screens in the North....
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