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  • FLIX FIRST SCREENING: &flix makes October spookier with the multi-city theatrical premiere of Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

    FLIX FIRST SCREENING: &flix makes October spookier with the multi-city theatrical premiere of Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

    MUMBAI: &flix, the all-new destination for the most-awaited Hollywood blockbusters, brings the much-anticipated sequel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween on Thursday, October 25, as a part of its exclusive on-ground property FLIX FIRST SCREENING: in theatres across Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The channel is giving its viewers an opportunity to watch the film, before anyone else does, as the movie is releasing in theatres on October 26, 2018.

    With Halloween around the corner, Goosebumps series makes for a perfect addition to the celebrations. Inspired by one of the most popular children’s horror story author R.L. Stine, Goosebumps and now its sequel, aims to retain the original spookiness of the story with exceptional visual extravaganza.  As a precursor, Goosebumps released in 2015, will air on &flix on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 11PM to set the theme of the second edition and revive your terrific memories.

    The film follows Slappy, a mischievous talking dummy from an unpublished book ‘Goosebumps’ by R.L. Stine and the best friend pair Sonny and Sam’s adventures. Hoping to start his own family, Slappy kidnaps Sonny's mother and brings all his ghastly friends back to life – just in time for Halloween. As the sleepy town is overrun with monsters, witches and other mysterious creatures, Sonny joins forces with his sister, Sam and a kindly neighbor to save Sonny's mom and foil Slappy's plan. Slappy is back and how!

    Staying true to its proposition of Leap Forth, &flix, the official broadcaster for the television premiere of Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween will provide an exclusive opportunity to viewers to watch the movie, before anyone else. In order to promote this, the channel will activate and host contests on its digital platform that will start on October 20. #FlixFirstScreening #BeforeAnyoneElse

  • Sony PIX to premier ‘Goosebumps’

    Sony PIX to premier ‘Goosebumps’

    MUMBAI: Sony PIX will air premiere of Goosebumps on July 17 at 1PM and 9PM. Goosebumps is a fun, frantic, scary, adventurous film that captures the spirit of R. L Stine’s original books, boasting lots of special effects.

    The movie revolves around teenager Zach Cooper who after moving to a new town meets a girl named Hannah but her dad Mr. Shivers doesn’t want Zach to get close to Hannah. There is a reason her dad wants Zach to stay away, their house has a deadly secret that could destroy the whole town of Madison.

    Shivers, played by Jack Black creates the Goosebumps books, which contain the writer’s imaginary demons like the killer lawn gnomes, wolfmen or abominable snowmen. The monsters were originally locked up inside the manuscripts are accidently set free by Zach and Shivers’ daughter Hannah who go snooping around the house.

    The film stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush and has an IMBD rating of 6.4. It was released in 2015, the movie was a solid performer at the Box office, generating $80 million domestically and another $77 million internationally on a budget of $58 million.

  • Sony PIX to premier ‘Goosebumps’

    Sony PIX to premier ‘Goosebumps’

    MUMBAI: Sony PIX will air premiere of Goosebumps on July 17 at 1PM and 9PM. Goosebumps is a fun, frantic, scary, adventurous film that captures the spirit of R. L Stine’s original books, boasting lots of special effects.

    The movie revolves around teenager Zach Cooper who after moving to a new town meets a girl named Hannah but her dad Mr. Shivers doesn’t want Zach to get close to Hannah. There is a reason her dad wants Zach to stay away, their house has a deadly secret that could destroy the whole town of Madison.

    Shivers, played by Jack Black creates the Goosebumps books, which contain the writer’s imaginary demons like the killer lawn gnomes, wolfmen or abominable snowmen. The monsters were originally locked up inside the manuscripts are accidently set free by Zach and Shivers’ daughter Hannah who go snooping around the house.

    The film stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush and has an IMBD rating of 6.4. It was released in 2015, the movie was a solid performer at the Box office, generating $80 million domestically and another $77 million internationally on a budget of $58 million.

  • Netflix loads up on kids shows yet again with Scholastic deal

    Netflix loads up on kids shows yet again with Scholastic deal

    MUMBAI: Netflix has been positioning itself as an online babysitter of sorts with a slew of deals for children’s content, thus it has sanctioned even more episodes of the kids’ genre.

     

    The streaming-video service said it has expanded an agreement with Scholastic Media, an arm of publisher Scholastic, to offer more of its TV series and video content, such as the shows based on the tween babysitting series, The Magic School Bus and Goosebumps. Most of the new content is available to Netflix members in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland and Latin America.

     

    Both Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service have been buying content for children. The idea is twofold: Go after a type of programming that – after sports – can be the most decisive sway factor when a consumer is choosing what entertainment to pay for. Then get children cozy with the format and style of internet-delivered content to create a new generation of subscribers.

     

    Netflix’s Scholastic deal marks the first time many of the episodes have been available in the streaming format, and Netflix has an exclusive hold on select programs like The Magic School Bus. However, most of the content is years old.

     

    “When we first added ‘The Magic School Bus’ and ‘Goosebumps’ for our members in the US and Canada earlier this summer we knew they would perform well, but after seeing just how popular they were we decided to expand our relationship with Scholastic and bring these great shows to more of our markets,” Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a release.

     

    Three of the first five programs Amazon will produce as part of its original content push are children’s programs, and last month the company ordered up kids’ content solely for its next round of five pilots.

     

    Netflix is also working to fill a kids’ content void. The site declined high-demand Nickelodeon content earlier this year because parent Viacom wanted to bundle it together with less popular programs in a hulking deal. Amazon later snatched up the forsaken Viacom content.

     

    The latest deal with Scholastic however doesn’t include video content related to Scholastic’s most blockbuster brand, the Harry Potter series.

  • Eon Electric brings Goosebumps on board as creative partner

    Eon Electric brings Goosebumps on board as creative partner

    MUMBAI: Eon Electric has roped in Delhi-based agency Goosebumps to handle its creative mandate. The home appliance brand had called for a multiagency pitch that also saw a participation from Saatchi and Saatchi, Percept/H, DDB Mudra and RK Swamy BBDO.

    Confirming the news to indiantelevision.com, Eon Electric marketing manager Saurabh Sinha said, “The size of the business is between Rs 150 million and 200 million. We were looking at someone to partner us in the strategy and creative processes of marketing the brand and after close inspection; we found Goosbumps fir the bill.”

    Eon Electric was earlier part of the Indo Asian Fusegear group and was taken over by LeGron recently. Post the change in ownership, the company has plans of expanding it product portfolio to lights, fans, mobile accessories apart from modular switches and wires and cables. The company also plans to physically expand by setting up shop in Haridwar in the near future.

    “Since we are planning to expand on a large scale, we thought it would be wise to get a professional agency on board,” revealed Sinha.

    The media duties for the brand are carried out by an in-house team. Sinha averred that down the line, Eon Electric may get a media agency on board as well. As of now, the company‘s next project is to find a suitable digital agency to carry out the digital duties including social media.