In the recently released Acid Factory, actor Fardeen Khan has come of age and looks the most convincing on screen....
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UTV to raise $150 mn for expansion plans across verticals
UTV Software Communications is looking to raise up to $150 million to fund its growth plans and retire debt....
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Prime Focus launches web-based media asset management service
MUMBAI: Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) has launched CLEAR, a web-based media asset management service to help film studios, broadcasters and advertisers more efficiently manage their content and workflows. CLEAR manages the entire lifecycle of...
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Warner Music partners Outrigger Media to expand online advertising strategy
MUMBAI: Warner Music Group Corp. and Outrigger Media have formed a strategic partnership whereby Outrigger, working with marketing executives at WMG’s labels, will identify and secure advertising and brand sponsorships for artists on a...
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BIG Online Network appoints Anand Singh as sales head: movie campaigns
MUMBAI: Reliance BIG Entertainment has appointed Anand Singh as sales head – movie campaigns for BIG Online Network, which includes BIGFlix.com, BIGADDA.com, Zapak.com and BIGOYE.com. Singh will spearhead deals with movie production houses to...
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EMI Music expands relationship with Century Media
MUMBAI: EMI Music’s Label Services division and Century Media Records have expanded their relationship around the world. EMI will assume physical and digital distribution of Century Media’s roster of artists in Australia and New...
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7digital launches in US with full catalogue of DRM-free MP3s
MUMBAI: 7digital, the digital media delivery company and home of the MP3, has launched in the United States. The arrival of 7digital provides US consumers with access to millions of DRM-free songs in the...
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ITV Studios to is exclusive distributor of all Foxtel content
MUMBAI: Australia’s subscription television operator Foxtel has appointed ITV Studios Global Entertainment as its international distribution partner on several key titles. The deal grants ITV Studios all media rights (excluding Australia) to distribute Foxtel’s...
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Universal Networks ink co-production deal with E1 Entertainment
MUMBAI: Universal Networks International, the global channels division of NBC Universal has joined hands with E1 Entertainment to co-finance Haven, a 13×1 hour suspenseful television series based on Stephen King’s novella The Colorado Kid....
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Jaden & Willow Smith join Hasbro’s Project Zambi as ambassadors
MUMBAI: Actors and brother and sister duo Jaden and Willow Smith are joining Hasbro, Inc.’s Project Zambi as the program’s Youth Ambassadors to help raise awareness for the estimated 15 million children who have...
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Rupert Murdoch urges China to open digital door
Rupert Murdoch urges Chinese government to take advantage of country's creative potential by opening door to media competition....
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Balaji Telefilms launches website for aspiring talent
As part of its New Media Venture, Balaji Telefilms has launched a website to encourage aspirants to showcase their talent....
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Provogue appoints Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador
MUMBAI: Provogue has appointed Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan as its new Brand Ambassador . Provogue managing director Nikhil Chaturvedi said, “I could not be more proud to welcome Hrithik into the Provogue family. Provogue...
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Steven Spielberg receives 2009 Liberty Medal
MUMBAI: Filmmaker and humanitarian Steven Spielberg was presented with the National Constitution Center’s 2009 Liberty Medal for his artistic and personal commitment to the preservation of human rights. Spielberg accepted the Medal in a...
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Barco honors USC School of Cinematic Arts with digital cinema projector
MUMBAI: Barco will provide a digital projector for University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) screening room. To mark their 80th anniversary, SCA opened a new campus —that includes classrooms, sound mixing...
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Cinepolis hosts 7th International Morelia Film Festival in Mexico
MUMBAI: Cinépolis is the official host and co-organizer of the 7th International Morelia Film Festival (FICM), currently being held in Morelia, Mexico until 11October, 2009. Founded in 2003, the film festival was introduced to...
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