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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