International partnerships, co-productions including event mini-series and the format sector were the talking points in Cannes at MIPTV 2010....
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Imax signs multi-theatre joint venture deal with French theater chain
Imax Corporation & French exhibitor Gaumont Pathe Movie Theatres have signed an agreement to install four new Imax digital theatre systems at premier locations....
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Lagardere Active and YouTube ink deal for internet video broadcasting
MUMBAI: Lagardere Active and YouTube have signed an international strategic partnership. This partnership for both Lagardère Active and YouTube aims to speed up the promotion and monetization of premium video content at an...
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Warner Bros. Television appoints ICM’s Tom Burke as SVP – head of casting
MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Television has tapped former International Creative Management (ICM) television talent agent Tom Burke to lead its casting department. Burke will join Warner Bros Television as senior vice president-head of casting....
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20th Century Fox Television Distribution lines up comedies at MIPTV
MUMBAI: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has lined up comedies on offer at MIPTV. Louie and The League, which are new to the market, will be available to international buyers, while Modern Family and...
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Hasbro Studios taps Finn Arnesen to lead global expansion
MUMBAI: Hasbro Studios has tapped Finn Arnesen, who comes to the studio from managing European operations at Cartoon Network, to lead its international expansion. In his newly created role as senior VP of...
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Shah Rukh Khan & Karan Johar to host IPL 3 Awards; Colors to telecast
MUMBAI: Even as Indian Premier League’s (IPL) dirty linen continues to be washed in public, IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi has announced the IPL 3 Awards. The awards will be held on...
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Ashutosh Gowarikar launches worldwide search for Buddha
MUMBAI: Producer – director Ashutosh Gowarikar has launched a worldwide search for an actor for his next directorial venture, which is based on Buddha. The story focuses on the life of Prince Siddhartha...
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Saif Ali Khan to endorse mobile brand Wynncom
MUMBAI: Wynn Telecom, which recently forayed into the mobile handset market through Wynncom, has appointed actor Saif Ali Khan as its brand ambassador. Wynn Telecom co-founder and chairman Rakesh Malhotra said, "We believe...
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Vh1 Movies to telecast Elvis Presley movies this summer
MUMBAI: Vh1 Movies will telecast Elvis Presley every Sunday this summer. For the first time ever on Indian television, Presley’s classic movies like GI Blues, King Creole, Blue Hawaii, Fun in Acapulco, Girls! Girls!...
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3D animation film Bal-Hanuman 2 to release in May 2010
MUMBAI: Astute Media Vision’s 3D animation film Bal Hanuman-2 is all set to release on 14 May, 2010. Directed by Pankaj Sharma, the movie will be released in select. Bal Hanuman-2 is...
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MY FM elevates Harrish M Bhatia to CEO
MUMBAI: 94.3 MY FM has elevated Harrish M Bhatia to chief executive officer. Dainik Bhaskar Group director Pawan Agarwal said, “Harrish has been associated with 94.3 MY FM since the very birth of...
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Moser Baer Photo Voltaic forays into Australian market
MUMBAI: Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd (MBPV) has forayed into the Australian market. The company will now offer its Crystalline Silicon products to the consumers in the country. Recognising the TuV Intercert’s IECEE-CB certification,...
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Limca unveils new summer campaign with Hrishitta Bhatt
MUMBAI: Limca is all set to launch its latest summer campaign Splash of Freshness featuring actress Hrishitta Bhatt. Coca-Cola India vice president marketing Ricardo Fort said, "Limca is known for refreshing its consumers...
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Viacom extends president & CEO Philippe Dauman’s contract till 2016
The Board of Directors of Viacom Inc. has extended president and CEO Philippe Dauman's contract by five years through December 2016....
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PVR earmarks Rs 1.2 billion for expansion in 2010; enters Chennai with 7 screen multiplex
PVR earmarks Rs 1.2 billion for expansion plans across the country in 2010. Of this, Rs 500 million has been set aside for South India over the next 18 months....
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Shree Ashtavinayak’s Golmaal 3 slated to release in Diwali 2010
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision's Golmaal 3 is all set to release in Diwali this year. The movie is directed by Rohit Shetty....
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ESPN Star Sports inks marketing tie-up with Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull
ESPN STAR Sports has inked a marketing tie-up with Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment for its forthcoming film Housefull....
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Universal Pictures restructures marketing team; Moses named co-president
Universal Pictures president of marketing Eddie Egan has made some key changes in the studio's marketing department....
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UTV signs satellite deals for multiple films with Middle East channels
UTV Motion Pictures has signed satellite deals with Middle East channels for a number of their films like Chance Pe Dance, What’s Your Raashee, Wake Up Sid etc....
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