All articles by Bhuvan Lall – Page 12
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Indian star Raj Kumar kidnapped by bandit king
In a series of events that might have been lifted straight out of an Indian movie, Indian actor Raj Kumar has been kidnapped by bandit king Veerappan. The actor, who stars in movies made in the Kannada language, was picked up at gun-point from his farm-house in the forests near ...
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Indian government passes cable act
India's government has approved the introduction of the Cable TV Act which will regulate all programme content and advertising on cable channels.Among other things, the act aims to curb obscenity on Indian cable television and requires all cable operators to carry at least three channels from state broadcaster Doordarshan.All national ...
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Pentafour grabs internet rights to Indian movies
Indian computer graphics company, Pentamedia Graphics, has acquired internet broadcast rights to about 2,000 Indian movies.The movies, acquired through a combination of revenue sharing and cash payment, will be webcast on Pentafour's entertainment consumer portal Num TV. The portal, aimed at expat Indians in North America and Europe, relaunched as ...
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Vanaprashtham feted at India's Film Awards
Shaji N Karun's Malayalam title Vanaprashtham picked up the best film award at India's 47th National Film Awards which were announced today. The film also won the best actor award for Mohan Lal's performance.The best director award went to Buddhadev Dasgupta for his Bengali film Uttara and Kiron Kher won ...
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Hindi prods win right to one-year satellite window
Hindi film producers have won the right for their films to be broadcast on satellite one year after the theatrical release following a landmark agreement signed with the Indian film distributors association, the Central Circuit Cine Association (CCCA).At present there are no strict rules on the satellite window in India, ...
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Indian government to allow direct uplinking
India's government has decided to allow satellite broadcasters to uplink directly from the country. Permission will be granted to Indian television companies and news agencies which are 100% Indian-owned, along with foreign television companies which have an Indian, or a non-resident Indian, owning at least 60% of the shares in ...
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India set to privatise state film bodies
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is considering privatising state-backed film production company, the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and the government-owned Indian Film and Television Institute. The country's current government believes that these organisations are no longer useful and their role has ...
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India's Sriven acquires US animation company
Hyderabad-based Sriven Multi-Tech, which specialises in multimedia and 2D animation, has acquired a 51% stake in Los Angeles-based 3D animation company Station X Studios LLC.Station has changed its name to Station X Entertainment as a result of the all-cash deal which sees Sriven plough $2.5m into the company. A portion ...
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World's largest Imax theatre to open in Mumbai
India is set to get its first Imax theatre - in its leading film city Mumbai - following an agreement signed last week between the Canadian large format specialist and Indian film processing lab, Adlabs.Scheduled to open in December this year, the $12.5m cinema will have the world's largest Imax ...
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News Corp buys stake in Indian portal
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has acquired a 15% stake in Indian technology portal ITSpace.com, managed by network computing company Microland, for an undisclosed price"We found the web-site a potentially valuable and viable business proposition for the information technology community. It is managed by the Microland Group and has strong revenue ...
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Star in talks to buy stake in India's Hathway
Rupert Murdoch's Star TV is in talks to acquire a 20% stake in Indian cable operator Hathway Cable & Datacom as part of its plan to re-enter the Indian cable industry.If the talks are successful Star will gain access to a broadband network capable of delivering internet and cable TV ...
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India's Mukta Arts unveils flotation plans
Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts has lined up a $25m initial public offer on the Mumbai stock exchange for the second week of July, making it the first major Indian film production company to go corporate.The 17-year-old company has produced a string of Hindi hits including Taal, the first Indian feature ...
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Zee, Reliance join race to wire India
India's communications infrastructure is set for two massive tranches of investment as corporate giant Reliance Industries and media conglomerate Zee Telefilms have unveiled separate plans to build major cable networks across the country.Zee, owned by Indian mogul Subhash Chandra, is investing about $2.5bn in building a hybrid fibre optic-coaxial cable ...
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Channel Nine to invest $12m in Indian programming
Kerry Packer's Channel Nine is commissioning Indian producers after being awarded the daily 19.00-21.00 slot on Indian state broadcaster Doordarshan's Metro channel for a block of branded programming.The Australian company, which has set up offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, is investing $12m in Indian programming and plans to launch ...
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Uttar Pradesh takes on Mumbai with new film policy
The government of North Indian state Uttar Pradesh is aiming to compete with India's principal film-making centre, Mumbai, with a new film policy that includes upgrading facilities at the NOIDA Film City in the New Delhi suburbs.The policy, which grants industry status to the local film sector, is intended to ...
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India's Modi, Penta team for animation venture
India's Modi Entertainment Network and computer graphics company PentaMedia Graphics have formed a 50:50 joint venture to provide animated software to broadcast and Internet platforms in India and overseas.Modi will lead the marketing initiative for the joint venture - which has an initial investment of $10m - in the US ...
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Millennium Dome to host Indian Oscars
An Indian cinema awards night - christened the International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) - will be held at the Millennium Dome in London on June 24. The organisation chose London as a venue to reflect the UK's status as the leading overseas market for the Mumbai-based film industry.The show, to ...
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Flotation fear hits Indian film companies
Reflecting events in the US and Europe, several Indian film and TV companies have postponed their planned IPOs, in this case because of the decline in value of media companies on the Mumbai stock exchange. Twenty Indian film and TV companies have applied to the Securities and Exchange Board of ...
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Penta, 3Dmax to digitally recreate Indian stars
Indian computer graphics company PentaMedia and Silicon Valley-based 3D animation outfit 3Dmax Media have unveiled details of their joint venture which plans to bring late Indian director and film star Raj Kapoor to life using digital animation.The new company will be a 50-50 joint venture between PentaMedia and 3Dmax Media, ...
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Bollywood For You plans Indian launch
Hindi film channel, Bollywood For You (B4U), backed by UK entrepreneur Lakshmi Mittal, is preparing for an ambitious launch in the Indian market in the second half of this year. The seven-month-old channel has already bought domestic TV rights for more than 1,000 films in preparation for its launch ...