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  • Paul Walker’s character to retire in ‘Fast and Furious’ next film

    Paul Walker’s character to retire in ‘Fast and Furious’ next film

    MUMBAI: It was a tragic incident for the movie lover when in November last year, actor Paul Walker died in an accident. The actor, who had become synonymous with the Fast and Furiouswas working on the seventh installment of the movie when he lost his life in the accident, also leaving Universal Studios in a quandary about the future of the film.

     

    However, now the Studio has decided the fate of the movie. In a new move, it has decided to “retire” the character of Brian O’Conner in the popular action film franchise, Fast and the Furious. According to a report in the The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the Studio would “tweak the script and add scenes so footage of the late actor’s Brian O’Conner character can still be used — but the franchise can continue.” And the Studio plans to use all earlier footage shot with the actor before his untimely death.

    The writer, director and producer who came up with the plan to tweak the existing script allowing Walker’s character to be written out of the story are James Wan, Chris Morgan and Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, respectively.

     

    Since the release date of the next installment in the popular franchise, Fast & the Furious 7, has been pushed to April 2015, this delay provides enough time for additional scenes to be written and shot.

     

    This news comes soon after the coroner’s report that revealed the car in which Walker was a passenger when he died was going over 100 miles per hour. According to the report published in THR, the driver Roger Rodas lost control for “unknown reasons.”

  • Gozoop acquires Red Digital, doubles India revenue

    Gozoop acquires Red Digital, doubles India revenue

    MUMBAI: Indian bred multinational digital agency Gozoop, which recently expanded its global presence by setting up operations in Singapore, has announced the acquisition of Red Digital, one of India’s leading social media agencies. With this business acquisition, clients and employees of Red Digital will be consolidated under the Gozoop brand, thus revitalising the latter’s Indian operations.

    The acquisition is in line with Gozoop’s strategy of increasing the revenue contribution from its Indian operations. Over the past few years, Red Digital has worked for several marquee brands such as Mumbai Indians, Dell, PepsiCo, BMW, Parker Pens, Adidas, PVR, Godrej, Berger Paints, Reliance Foundation, Educomp, Citibank, ICC and Discovery Channel.

    The acquisition of Red Digital will play a pivotal role in Gozoop’s global expansion in terms of operations and client portfolio. With Red Digital’s rich client base and strong presence in five key cities in India, and Gozoop’s international exposure and clientele, the combination will enhance Gozoop’s global presence and cost efficiencies.

    Currently, 65 per cent of Gozoop’s revenue is attributed to its international operations in UAE & Singapore. Post the acquisition and with a total of 65+ retainer clients, Gozoop aims to double its Indian revenue in the next financial year. Gozoop’s domestic operations will now contribute close to 50 per cent of revenues, an increase of 50 per cent from earlier. The acquisition will also increase the employee strength of the company to about 100 members, making Gozoop one of India’s largest digital agencies in terms of employee strength as well.

    Commenting on acquiring Red Digital MD India Ahmed Naqvi and co-founder of Gozoop said, “Gozoop has always aspired to be a market leading digital agency and this deal will exponentially accelerate our ability to realise that ambition by giving us access to newer geographies across India. Red Digital’s world-class brands & top talent, together with Gozoop’s end-end digital service offerings & social products like Zozolo, will help move our collective clients and the industry forward. We expect further consolidation in our industry and look forward to acquiring digital agencies to fuel our growth in India as well as to enter international markets like USA, Australia & Qatar.”

  • Nirmika & The Few Good Men Live at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai

    Nirmika & The Few Good Men Live at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai

    After playing to a packed crowd at Hard Rock Café, Pune, city-based pop-rock outfit Nirmika & The Few Good Men are all set to hit the stage at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai on August 1, from 8.30 pm onwards. Known for their bilingual numbers and lyrically rich compositions, the band will perform a mix of originals from their upcoming debut album as well as covers at this gig.

    WHAT: Nirmika & The Few Good Men Live in Performance
    WHEN: August 1, from 8.30 pm onwards
    WHERE: Hard Rock Café, Mumbai
    ENTRY: Rs 150
    CONTACT: 6651 1209

    BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

    Nirmika & The Few Good Men is a pop-rock, reggae and urban folk band band based in Mumbai, fronted by singer-songwriter Nirmika Singh. Besides performing their Hindi-English songs, they’ve also added regional languages like Konkani and Brij to their repertoire. In the recent past, Hungama Music’s digital music platform Artist Aloud chronicled the band’s journey by filming a rockumentary on them for their initiative – TGIF: Thank God It’s Rock On Friday-a music documentary series that has covered established acts like Parikrama, Raghu Dixit, Agnee,Something Relevant among others. Their single, Mujhko Fikar Kya had also topped the Artist Aloud indie music charts.

    The band comprises Nirmika Singh (vocals), Cris Victor (bass), Jose Neil Gomes (Keyboard/sax/violin/flute), John Fernandes (guitars) and Sanjay Gupta (drums).

    Recently, Nirmika was also listed as one of the most promising female artistes in Gibson Guitar’s feature on women who are rocking the indie music scene.
    http://gibsonguitar.in/News-Lifestyle/Features/hi-in/The-Women-Rocking-the-Indian-Indie-Music-Scene.aspx
    Currently, the band is in the process of recording its debut album, Shor Macha, which will comprise of nine multi-generic and multilingual songs.
    GIGS
    The band has performed at live music venues across cities such as Blue Frog (Mumbai), F Bar (Delhi), Firangi Paani (Mumbai), Howzzat (Gurgaon), QBA (Delhi), Cavala (Goa) among many others. Their corporate shows include those for Airtel, Nokia, BMW, Xerox, SAIL, Bajaj, Tuborg. As a participant on travel show, Road Diaries on UTV Bindass, Nirmika also composed the official song, Shor Macha, for the reality series. Here’s the video: http://youtu.be/hJmqubvlPsE

  • WPP acquires majority stake in digital agency KKLD GmbH

    MUMBAI: WPP‘s German-based marketing services network, Commarco GmbH, has acquired a majority interest in KKLD GmbH.

    KKLD is a German-based digital agency that specialises in brand and digital communication strategies, creative solutions, eCommerce and social media. It is based in Berlin and employs 30 people in its offices in Germany and New York. The clients of KKLD include BMW, MINI, Baume and Mercier, Bayer and Swarovski.

    According to the company, KKLD‘s unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 December 2011 were approximately $4.97 million, with gross assets at the same date of approximately $4.49 million.

    This investment continues WPP‘s strategy of developing its services in fast-growing and important markets and sectors and strengthening its capabilities in digital media.

  • Puma and BMW Motorsport form partnership

    Puma and BMW Motorsport form partnership

    MUMBAI: With motorsports forming a key part of marketing strategy, German sportswear brand Puma has entered into a new multi-year partnership with BMW Motorsport to become the Official Supplier of team and racewear for all BMW Motorsport racing operations.

    This new partnership, effective from 1 February 2012, will see Puma benefit from prominent branding locations on all BMW Motorsport racing cars and all Race and Teamwear for BMW Motorsport technical staff.

    Additionally, Puma will also develop BMW Motorsport licensed products for global sales and distribution with existing motorsport markets in Europe forming a key focus for this distribution.

    The company said that a strong emphasis will also be placed on expanding sales performance of BMW Motorsport products in emerging markets, particularly in Asia Pacific and the Americas.

    In 2004, Puma first partnered with BMW Motorsport, through its involvement with the BMW Williams Formula One team.

    This relationship continued when BMW acquired Sauber F1 to become BMW Sauber F1, and after BMW ceased its Formula One activities in 2009 to reorganise its activities. Puma and BMW Motorsport have once again joined forces with this new deal.

  • Bennett Media Worldwide announces programming line up at Mipcom 2006

    MUMBAI: Bennett Media Worldwide (BMW), the Bennett Group’s global distribution operation, has announced at Mipcom 2006, their programming slate for global broadcasters. It will feature three all-new high-defintion series, including Playing In Paradise, Beyond the List and Oh, No! It’s Kato!
    Said BMW president Paul Rich, “The Bennett Group reflects our company’s new industry positioning as a full-fledged, fully-integrated entertainment studio, with all areas of production and distribution all under one corporate ‘roof.’ Through Bennett Group’s four distinct divisions, we have the capacity to take a project from concept through every phase of production and post-production, as well as domestic and international distribution.”

    “Our new high-def line-up further underscores our company as the production leader in this burgeoning format,” said Bennett Productions president Casey Bennett. “We are recognized as a pioneer in the production of HD programming having created and produced high-def series and specials as far back as 1998. Today, Bennett Productions is widely regarded for our HD productions which are backed by complete surround sound audio.”

    The new-to-Mipcom Bennett Media Worldwide slate includes:

    Playing In Paradise – Viewers experience a new dimension of exotic travel as top bikini models guide the audience through the world’s most desirable locations from the Bahamas to Thailand.

    Beyond the List – It covers the hippest threads, cars, gadgets and what it takes to get a sneak peek into the world’s most exclusive lifestyles where only a recognized face or name on the list gains entrance.

    Oh, No! It’s Kato!- After being rejected by Hollywood, Kato Kaelin takes his quick wit and sharp tongue to hot spots around the world in Oh, No! It’s Kato! From crashing the sidelines for the inside story at the Lingerie Bowl to sneaking into the Spring Break bikini pageant in Cancun, viewers are able to join Kato on his mission-possible journeys where the perfect mix of comedy and adventure drive each episode, informs an official release.

    In addition to Bennett Media Worldwide, the newly established Bennett Group, housed at its West Los Angeles headquarters, encompasses: Bennett Productions, the content development and production division that includes state-of-the-art in-house soundstages; Bennett Music, a newly-created producer and supplier of both production and original music that is also home to complete recording studios as well as recording, mixing and mastering facilities utilizing the most current in digital recording technology; and Bennett HD/LA, one of the few fully-HD post-production facilities in Los Angeles.