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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