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Moser Baer To Test Home Video In Tamil Nadu And Kerala - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 09 Jan 2007 09:36 PM PST

Business Standard reports that Moser Baer will begin test marketing its Home Video products in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with 101 film titles. In Tamil Nadu they’ve got a distribution…

Digital Cinema Chain Pyramid Saimira, Mobile Content Aggregator Tanla Solutions Listed Today - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 05 Jan 2007 10:01 AM PST

Two digital media and technology companies listed today. One was Pyramid Saimira, a digital cinema chain. The company’s shares closed 60 per cent higher than its issue price of Rs…

Rajshri Introduces Download To Own Option; Video Ads, Astrological Advice Soon - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 27 Dec 2006 07:28 PM PST

Rajshri Media is now allowing offering viewers at Rajshri.com an option to download movies to own them, reports Indiantelevision.com. I just went through the site, and only full length movies…

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Short Film Starring Rahul Bose To Be Made Available On Mobile - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 22 Dec 2006 05:47 AM PST

Phonethics Mobile Media has tied up with Reliance Communications to make available on Reliance Web World Reliance Mobile World, their short film Ctrl+Alt+Del, starring actor Rahul Bose. As per the…

Toonz Animation To Invest $5mil In Gaming Division; $30-40 mil On Acquisitions - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 17 Dec 2006 09:41 PM PST

The Hindu Business Line reports that Toonz Animation India is looking to invest $5 mil in developing its gaming division over the next three years, as well as spend $30-40…

Movie M-Ticketing Gets Barcoded - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 12 Dec 2006 05:51 AM PST

PVR’s M-Ticketing application has received an upgrade: They’re now piloting a barcode system of ticketing in Bangalore and Hyderabad, reports Business Standard. The booking can be done via IVRS or…

Dhoom2 And Other Bollywood Films Being Broadcast Illegally On Google Video - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 11 Dec 2006 12:07 AM PST

Dhoom2, it seems is being broadcast illegally on Google Video, here. The quality of the video is awful, and probably not worth downloading (though Google has that option). The video…

Nimbus Plans Blockbuster Entry Into DVD Rental Business - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 06 Dec 2006 08:31 PM PST

This is one move an army of online DVD rental companies that have come up in India recently have to worry about. Nimbus Communications, the broadcasting, advertising and sports rights…

Rajshri’s Rights To Films Division Content Questioned; Rajjat Barjatya, MD, Rajshri Media Clarifies - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 04 Dec 2006 11:27 PM PST

The issue of the sale of telecom rights of historical speeches to Rajshri Media was raised in the Indian Parliament, reports DNA. I&B Minister P.R. Dasmunshi said that the Films…

Shemaroo In Talks For IPTV, DTH Deals - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 03 Dec 2006 10:02 PM PST

Shemaroo VP Hiren Gada has told Indiantelevision.com, that they’re in talks with players in the market to offer titles via DTH and IPTV, and a few deals are in the…

Rajshri.com Served Up Over 1 Mn Video Streams In 7 Days - 5 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 26 Nov 2006 09:04 PM PST

Have you been able to view any of the content at Rajshri.com? For some reason, I’ve only been able to access the audio part of the videos being streamed on…

Mobile Content Deals Blame Game At Film Festival In Goa - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 24 Nov 2006 12:31 AM PST

This IANS report (via Indian eNews) on a session on mobile entertainment at the International Film Festival of India being held in Goa, is rather pessimistic: Bobby Bedi, Chairman of…

Bollywood Directors Karan Johar And Govind Nihalani To Make Animated Films
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 21 Nov 2006 11:58 PM PST

Bollywood director Karan Johar is planning to make an animated film, with the typical Bollywood song and dance. The film will be produced by Dharma Productions and the script is…

Chennai Based GV Films Looking To Acquire Film, Animation Content; Warner Brothers Eyeing Stake? - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 15 Nov 2006 10:00 PM PST

Chennai based GV Films is in the news for a stake sale and content acquisition. One deal apparently with Italian studio Mondo TV for acquisition of animation titles, and tie-ups…

Turkish Animation Co Marti To Set Up Shop In Chennai - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 15 Nov 2006 12:22 AM PST

Marti Animation, a Turkish animation company plans to set up an animation studio in Chennai by 2007. Ali Murat Erkorkmaz, Founder Marti Animation told AnimationXpress.com that they are in talks…

Hungama Mobile And Dev Benegal Get Users To Create Content For Internet And Mobile - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 12 Nov 2006 08:23 PM PST

Film maker Dev Benegal’s 24x7 Making Movies and Hungama Mobile had conducted a contest last month for aspiring film makers. The participants were given a video camera for 24 hours,…

“Rajshri.com is a multiplex with unlimited seats” - Rajjat A. Barjatya, MD, Rajshri Media - 6 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 09 Nov 2006 07:42 PM PST

Rajjat A. Barjatya, MD, Rajshri Media (P) Ltd is the man steering his family’s film production and distribution business towards the digital domain. Rajshri Productions is one of the largest…

Rajshri Media Launches Broadband Entertainment Portal; VIVAH To Premiere Online
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 09 Nov 2006 07:21 AM PST

Rajshri Media, the digital media arm of bollywood production and distribution house Rajshri Productions, has launched a broadband portal Rajshri.com for entertainment and premium video content. The company owned by…

@TiEcon 2006: Actors Satish Kaushik And Anupam Kher Seek Funds For Their New Venture - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 30 Oct 2006 09:36 AM PST

During the last session on Day 2 of TiEcon 2006, actors Satish Kaushik and Anupam Kher announced a new joint venture – a film production company called Cut2Cut Entertainment. Kaushik…

@TiEcon 2006: Announcements, Previews And Rumours - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 29 Oct 2006 01:55 PM PST

Some previews, announcements, and rumours from TiEcon 2006 - Bobby Bedi of Kaleidoscope Entertainment gave a preview of a 90 second movie clip that they have prepared with former cricketer…

Indo-American Film Festival On Social Net Site - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 24 Oct 2006 09:24 PM PST

This is one way of promoting a social networking space. Kaneva, a social networking space with a 3D world, that also allows users to share their multimedia content is hosting…

Moser Baer To Bring Home Video Prices Down - 5 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 23 Oct 2006 04:05 AM PST

The Economic Times reports that Moser Baer is planning to enter the DVD business, and probably change the rules of the game by reducing prices. They’re looking to leverage their…

UTV To Invest $37million In Three Movies - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 21 Aug 2006 04:08 AM PST

The Economic Times and The Times of India separately (try to) shed some light on the deals with Fox Searchlight and Overbrook: ET says that the “total value across projects”…