MUMBAI: Hollywood star Kate Hudson has been signed by Revlon’s Almay, as its newest global brand ambassador. In her role as Global Brand Ambassador, Hudson will be the face of new and existing...
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Six exhibitors sign with Cinedigm for Phase 2 D-Cinema deployment
MUMBAI: Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp has signed six CBG member exhibitors, representing 94 screens, to its 10,000 screen Phase 2 digital cinema deployment program. With these recent screen additions, Cinedigm will have contracted...
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Kurt Russell to star in Media 8 Entertainment’s supernatural thriller Undying
MUMBAI: Kurt Russell will be starring in Media 8 Entertainment’s supernatural thriller Undying, which is written by Gary Whitta. Media 8 Entertainment is producing and financing the film, and also handling worldwide sales....
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Nintendo files lawsuit against repeat piracy offender
MUMBAI: In the ongoing fight against video game piracy worldwide, Nintendo of America Inc. has filed a civil lawsuit against the owner of multiple websites that sell illegal video game copiers. Nintendo filed...
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MTV Networks inks programming partnership with Microsoft
MUMBAI: MTV Networks, has signed a programming partnership with Microsoft Corp. for Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 (E3 Expo 2010. MTV Networks will take viewers inside the spectacular controller-free games and entertainment with The...
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Digital screens more than triple in 2009 with 3D as the driving force
MUMBAI: As per statistics provided by MEDIA Salles, the number of screens equipped with DLP Cinema or SXRD technology on 31 December, 2009 came to 4,693 – a 206.9% rise compared to the previous...
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Playspan & VG launch celebrity virtual goods business debuting with Snoop Dogg
MUMBAI: PlaySpan, in partnership with Virtual Greats (VG), has introduced officially licensed Snoop Dogg digital items for sale in IMVU. Snoop Dogg is a Grammy Award-nominated rapper, record producer and actor and most recently...
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Sony India gets aggressive on Blu-ray with competitively priced players & DVDs
In a bid to strengthen its foothold in the Indian Blu-ray market, Sony India has launched a new range of players and DVDs, which have been economically priced....
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Resul Pookutty presents first copy of his autobiography to AR Rehman
MUMBAI: Sound designer, Resul Pookutty, announced his autobiography last evening at Leela Kempinski, released by Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan. The first copy of the book was handed over to music maestro, A R Rehman...
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Paprikaas rebranded as Technicolor India after takeover
MUMBAI: Technicolor, in line with its corporate rebranding efforts, and as a follow-up to its recent purchase of 100% ownership of Paprikaas, has rebranded its Paprikaas animation studio to Technicolor India. Over the...
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Fashion photographer Atul Kasbekar to feature in Mahindra Xylo TVC
MUMBAI: Fashion photographer Atul Kasbekar, has been roped in as the face of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s (M&M) new TVC for Xylo. The 40 second TVC which is shot in Goa, showcases the...
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Percept Picture Company AVP – feature films Shenazz Nadirshah quits
Percept Picture Company (PPC) associate vice president (AVP) - feature films Shenazz Nadirshah has resigned from the company....
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RIAA wins lawsuit against peer-to-peer service LimeWire
MUMBAI: In a four-year-old case brought by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a federal court has ruled that peer-to-peer service LimeWire and its operators are liable for inducement of widespread copyright theft....
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SAG partners with Robert Redford & New Mexico for acting workshops
MUMBAI: Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has joined hands with Robert Redford Enterprises and the state of New Mexico for its Diversity Acting Workshops. The invitation-only event is part of Milagro at Los Luceros,...
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Time Warner Inc. & Verizon to launch online TV content
MUMBAI: Time Warner Inc. and Verizon have joined hands to make new television programming available online to Verizon’s FiOS TV customers. As Time Warner expands its online TV content, the company is partnering...
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Latin Grammys induct first Indian-American
MUMBAI: Rocker Anand Bhatt, has got inducted as the First Indian-American in the Latin Recording Academy. Bhatt said, "Just goes to show you how open minded and supportive the Latin Recording Academy is,...
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‘Portraying this role in Kites has come at the right time for me’ – Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan has waited patiently for over two years for this Kites to release. The film has been shot in Hindi and in English....
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Anurag Basu to produce fiction television show after Kites’ release
Director Anurag Basu, who is gearing up for the release of Kites starring Hrithik Roshan, is going back to his first love after the movie's release....
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Nick forays into the South market
MUMBAI: Nick, makes its foray into the south market. Nick’s most popular Nicktoons Dora the Explorer, Ninja Hattori and Perman will now be available in Tamil in Tamil Nadu and Telegu in Andhra Pradesh....
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PNC’s Ek Tho Chance and Saluun win top awards at 43rd WorldFest Houston 2010
MUMBAI: Two Pritish Nandy Communication’s (PNC) films, Ek Tho Chance and Saluun have won top honors at the 43rd Worldfest Houston. Saluun won the Silver REMI award and Ek Tho Chance won the...
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Balaji Telefilms and Aircel launch interactive detective audio series
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms and Aircel Ltd launch interactive detective audio series- Kriminal Kaun. This interactive, detective series, is introduced by New Media – the digital entity of Balaji telefilms Ltd. Kriminal Kaun is...
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Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Riteish Deshmukh to host IIFA Awards
MUMBAI: After the success of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) in Macau, Lara Dutta, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani will once again don their roles to play hosts for the IIFA Awards, 2010. Both,...
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Mumbai police nabs movie pirates; 15,000 discs seized
In two raids conducted in Mumbai’s Kandivali & Malad suburbs, the SS branch of the Mumbai police along with AA Khan & Associates seized close to 15,000 pirated discs....
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