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  • Zee Studio launches new property ‘Double Impact;’ lines up premieres for Jan

    Zee Studio launches new property ‘Double Impact;’ lines up premieres for Jan

    MUMBAI: This January 2016, Zee Studio has lined up a series of power-packed properties for viewers under its new property called ‘Double Impact.’

     

    The channel will kick-start the New Year with a double dose of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters and showcase movies like Goal 1&2, Kung Fu Panda 1&2, Toy Story 1&2, Mission Impossible 2&4, Karate Kid 1&3 and others.

     

    The ‘Double Impact’ band goes on air from 8 January and will the movies will be aired every Friday at 7 pm and 9 pm.

     

    Additionally, from 17 January at 9 pm, Zee Studio will premiere Eden on ‘Studio Xclusive.’ The film showcases the drama and thrill of a US soccer team, which gets stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash.

     

    Celebrating Indian Republic Day, the channel has lined up a special marathon of movies like Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Transformers 3, Gi: Joe 2, Shooter, Minority Report and The Peace Maker on 26 January from 8 am to 11 pm.

     

    Apart from this, on 31 January the channel will also be premiering ‘The One’ movie of the month Expendables 2 on at 9 pm.

     

    Some of the other movies lined up in January on Zee Studio includes premieres on ‘Super Studio’ like The Incredibles on 10 January and Pain & Gain on 24 January at 9 pm.

  • Zee Studio’s line-up for January 2016

    Zee Studio’s line-up for January 2016

    MUMBAI:  Zee Studio, the hollywood movie channel, has a series of power-packed properties especially lined-up for the viewers.

     

    Kick-start your New Year with a double dose of hollywood’s biggest blockbusters with Zee Studio’s brand new property ‘Double Impact’. The channel will showcase movies like Goal 1 and 2, Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2, Toy Story 1 and 2, Mission Impossible 2 and 4, Karate Kid 1 and 3 and many more exciting titles starting 8 January 2016 every Friday from 7 to 9 pm.

     

    Come 17 January 2016 at 9 pm; watch the exclusive television premiere of the movie Eden on ‘Studio Xclusive’.  Gather all your allies under one roof and stay glued to your television, to witness the drama and the thrill of a U.S. soccer team which gets stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash.

     

    Celebrating the day of Indian democracy, Zee Studio has lined-up a special- marathon of movies like Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Transformers 3, Gi: Joe 2, Shooter, Minority Report and The Peace Maker on this Republic Day, 26 January 2016 from 8 am to 11 pm.

     

    Stay indoors over one weekend and experience a film extravaganza like no other as Zee Studio guarantees to blow your mind with an exclusive channel premiere of the movie of the month Expendables 2 on Sunday, 31 January 2016 at 9 pm.

     

    That’s not all! Zee Studio continues to air blockbuster premieres on ‘Super Studio’, with a fresh line-up of movies like The Incredibles airing on 10 January 2016 at 9 pm and Pain and Gain on 24 January 2016 at 9 pm.

  • Disney FY-2104 op inc grows 21 per cent; Studio Entertainment segment op inc up 234 per cent

    Disney FY-2104 op inc grows 21 per cent; Studio Entertainment segment op inc up 234 per cent

    BENGALURU: The Walt Disney Company Inc (Disney) reported operating income (op inc) of $ 13,005 million (26.6 per cent of overall revenue or TIO) in the year ended 27 September 2014 (FY-2014), up 21.3 per cent from the $ 10,724 million (23.8 per cent of TIO) in FY-2013. The company’s TIO in FY-2014 at $ 48,813 million was 8.4 per cent more than the $ 45,041 million in 2013.

     

    “Our results for fiscal 2014 were the highest in the company’s history, marking our fourth consecutive year of record performance,” said Disney chairman and CEO Robert A Iger. “We’re obviously very pleased with this achievement and believe it reflects the extraordinary quality of our content and our unique ability to leverage success across the company to create significant value, as well as our focus on embracing and adapting to emerging consumer trends and technology.”

     

    Disney’s Studio Entertainment segment reported a 234.3 per cent growth in op inc in FY-2014 at $ 1,549 million (11.9 per cent of all op inc) from $ 661 million (6.2 per cent of all op inc) in FY-2013. This segment’s revenue in FY-2014 at $ 7,278 million (14.9 per cent of TIO) grew 21.7 per cent to $ 5,979 million (13.3 per cent of TIO) in the previous year.

     

    Here is what Disney has to say about Studio Entertainment numbers: 

     

    Higher operating income was driven by increases in worldwide theatrical distribution and worldwide home entertainment. Higher worldwide theatrical distribution results were due to the success of Guardians of the Galaxy and Maleficent in the current quarter compared to Monsters University and The Lone Ranger in the prior year quarter.

     

    The increase in worldwide home entertainment was due to higher unit sales, lower per unit costs and higher net effective price resulting from the success of Frozen. Other significant titles included Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier in the current quarter and Iron Man 3 in the prior-year quarter. 

     

    Let us look at the results for FY-2014 and Q4-2014 reported by Disney.

     

     Overall Revenue:

     

    In Q4-2014 (quarter ended September 27, 2014), Disney reported a 7.1 growth of TIO to $ 12,389 million from US$ 11568 million in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal, but was marginally less (0.6 per cent less) than the $ 12,466 million in Q3-2014. 

     

    Q4-2014 op inc at $ 2,775 million (22.4 per cent of TIO) in Q4-2014 was 11.7 per cent more than the $ 2,484 million (21.5 per cent of TIO) in Q4-2013, but 28.1 per cent lower than the $ 3,857 million (30.9 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2014. 

     

    Segment Revenue: 

     

    Five segments contribute to Disney’s numbers – Media Networks; Parks and resorts; Studio entertainment; Consumer products; and Interactive.

     

    Media Networks Segment:

     

    The company’s Media Network segment is the largest in terms of contribution to overall revenue (TIO) and op inc This segment consists of two sub-segments – Cable Networks and Broadcasting.

     

    In FY-2014, Disney’s Media Network segment reported revenue of $ 21,152 million (43.3 per cent of TIO), up 3.9 per cent from the $ 20,356 million (45.2 per cent of TIO) in FY-2013. Op inc from this segment rose 7.4 per cent to $ 7,321 million (56.3 per cent of overall op inc) in FY-2014 from $ 6,818 million (63.6 per cent of overall op inc) in FY-2013.

     

    Disney’s Media Network segment reported 5.5 per cent rise in revenue from $ 4,946 million (42.8 per cent of TIO)  in Q4-2013 to $ 5,217 million (42.1 per cent of TIO) in Q4-2014, but was 5.3 per cent less than $ 5,511 million (44.2 per cent of TIO) in Q3-2014. Op inc dropped marginally by 0.3 per cent from $ 1,443 million (58.1 per cent of overall op inc) in Q4-2013 to $ 1,437 million in Q4-2014, but was 37.2 per cent lower than the $ 2,296 million (59.5 per cent of overall Op Inc) in Q3-2014 (51.8 per cent of op rev).

     

    Parks and Resorts

     

    In FY-2014, this segment’s revenue at $ 15,099 million (30.9 per cent of TIO) grew 7.2 per cent from $ 14,087 million (31.3 per cent of TIO) in FY-2013. Op inc increased 20 per cent in FY-2014 to $ 2,663 million (20.5 per cent of overall op inc) from $ 2,220 million (20 per cent of overall op inc) in FY-2013.

     

    Disney’s Parks and resorts segment reported 6.6 per cent growth in y-o-y revenue to $ 3,960 million (32 per cent of TIO) in Q4-2014 from $ 3,716 million (32.1 per cent of TIO) in Q4-2013, but marginally less (0.5 per cent less) than the $ 3,980 million (31.8 per cent of overall revenue) in Q3-2014. This segment’s op inc grew 6.6 per cent to $ 687 million (24.8 per cent of overall op inc) in Q4-2014 from $ 571 million (23 per cent of overall op inc), but was 19 per cent less than the $ 848 million (22 per cent of overall op inc) in Q3-2014.

     

    Here is what Disney has to say about Parks and Resorts numbers:

     

    Operating income growth for the quarter was due to an increase at our domestic operations, partially offset by a decrease at our international operations.

     

    Higher operating income at our domestic operations was driven by increased guest spending and attendance, partially offset by higher costs and lower vacation club ownership sales. The increase in guest spending was primarily due to higher average ticket prices for theme park admissions and for sailings at our cruise line and increased food, beverage and merchandise spending. Higher costs reflected increased costs for MyMagic+ and the absence of an offset in the prior-year quarter from a property sale, partially offset by lower pension and post-retirement medical costs. Decreased vacation club ownership sales reflected the prior-year success of The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, for which sales commenced at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

     

    The decrease at our international operations was due to lower operating performance at Disneyland.

     

    Lower operating income at Disneyland Paris was driven by higher operating and marketing costs and lower attendance, partially offset by increased guest spending, due to higher average ticket prices, and higher real estate sales.

     

    Studio Entertainment

     

    Three sub-segments of the Studio entertainment segment contribute to Disney’s revenue – Theatrical distribution; Home entertainment; and TV/SVOD distribution and other.

     

    Annual figures for this segment have been mentioned above.

     

    Disney’s Studio entertainment segment reported 18.1 per cent jump in revenue in Q4-2014 at $ 1,778 million (14.4 per cent of TIO) from $ 1,506 million (13 per cent of TIO), but was 1.6 per cent lower than the $ 1,807 million (14.5 per cent of TIO). This segment reported more than double (2.35 times) growth in op Inc in Q4-2014 at $ 254 million (9.2 per cent of overall op inc), but was 38.2 per cent lower than the $ 411 million (10.7 per cent of overall revenue) in Q3-2014. 

     

    Consumer Products 

     

    This segment has two revenue streams – licensing and publishing (licensing); and retail and other (retail).

     

    Consumer products segment reported 12.1 per cent growth in consumer products to $ 3,985 million (8.2 per cent of TIO) in FY-2014 from $ 3,555 million (7.9 per cent of TIO) in the last year. Op inc from this segment for FY-2014 grew 21.9 per cent to $ 1,356 million (10.4 per cent of overall op inc) from $ 1,112 million (10.4 per cent of overall op inc).

     

     Disney’s Consumer products segment reported 6.8 per cent increase in revenue in Q4-2014 to $ 1,072 million (8.7 per cent of TIO) from $ 1,004 million (8.7 per cent of TIO) in Q4-2013 and 18.8 per cent more than the $ 902 million (7.2 per cent of all revenues) in Q3-2014. This segment reported 9.2 per cent hike in op inc to $ 379 million (13.7 per cent of overall op inc) from $ 347 million (14 per cent of overall revenue) in Q4-2013 and 38.8 per cent more than the $ 273 million (7.1 per cent of overall Op Inc) in Q3-2014. 

     

    Disney says that higher operating income from Consumer products was due to an increase at its Merchandise Licensing business driven by the performance of Frozen and Spider-Man merchandise partially offset by lower revenues from Monsters and Iron Man merchandise.

     

    Interactive 

     

    Disney says that Interactive revenues for the quarter (Q4-2014) decreased by $34 million to $362 million, and segment operating income increased to $18 million driven by the success of our mobile game Tsum Tsum and recognition of a minimum guarantee for a games licensing contract. These increases were partially offset by lower Disney Infinity performance due to the timing of the launch of Disney Infinity 2.0, which was launched on 23 September 2014, compared to Disney Infinity 1.0, which was launched on 18 August 2013.

     

     

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  • Star Movies Action announces its superheroes movie line-up

    Star Movies Action announces its superheroes movie line-up

    MUMBAI: This May, Star Movies Action brings you the best of superhero movies to your homes. The channel announced the fantastic lineup of superhero movies including Spiderman 1 & 2, Ghost Rider and Iron Man 3 to be aired on on Sunday  11 May, 2014. The event called  “Superhero Sunday” will have the superhero franchise converging on one platform with super-human action at its definitive level.
     

    Ghost Rider (1pm) – When a motorcycle-riding stuntman offers his soul to Mephistopheles in order to save the life of the one he loves most, he is forced to play host to a powerful supernatural entity whose flaming skull visage strikes fear into the heart of his enemies in this feature-film version of the long-running comic series. By day, Johnny Blaze (actor and comic-book devotee Nicolas Cage) is one of the world’s best-known stuntmen, but when the sun goes down and he is in the presence of evil, the death-defying daredevil bursts into flames to become the indestructible, motorcycle-riding antihero known to the world as the Ghost Rider.

     
    Spider Man (3pm)  –  Spider Man is a 2002 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, a high-school student who when bitten by a genetically modified spider gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.

     
    Spider Man 2 (6pm)- The sequel to the 2002 film Spider-Man, it is the second film in Raimi’s Spider-Man film trilogy. Set two years after the events of Spider-Man, the film focuses on Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man, while Dr. Otto Octavius (Doctor Octopus) becomes diabolical following a failed experiment and his wife’s death. He uses his mechanical tentacles to threaten and endanger the lives of New York City’s residents. Spider-Man must stop him from annihilating the city.

     
    Iron Man 3 (8pm) – Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
     

    Speaking on the occasion Star India General Manager – English channels Kevin Vaz said, “We have always seen a demand of superhero movies every summer. This year we have a selection of all- time favorite superhero movies on one day consecutively so that our audience can engage with their favorite characters all day long. We have also initiated Superhero Contest for our viewers who get an opportunity to win original Marvel merchandise during the movie broadcasts.”
     

    The channel is giving its viewers a chance to win exclusive Superhero merchandise by watching their favorite superhero movies and answering simple questions via SMS. 100 winners will be given Original Marvel merchandize throughout the day with this contest.
     

    Star Movies Action, India’s biggest action movie channel is dedicated to bringing the best of Action movie line-up from Hollywood. The channel was launched in June 2013 keeping in mind the action movie buffs, making it the first action movie channel in the English movie category in India. The channel has overtaken long-existing channels in the genre beating them by substantial figures.

     
    So be ready on 11th May for some super action with your favorite superheroes. Catch Spiderman 1 & 2, Ghost Rider and Iron Man 3 from 1pm onwards only on Star Movies Action.

  • Walt Disney, Shanghai Media Group to develop Disney-branded movies

    Walt Disney, Shanghai Media Group to develop Disney-branded movies

    MUMBAI: Walt Disney Studios has inked a deal with Shanghai Media Group Pictures to develop Disney-branded movies. This is the latest move by a US studio to grow its presence in China’s entertainment business.

     

    US-based writers will team up with local scribes and directors to develop stories and scripts that incorporate Chinese themes in Disney movies, the studio said in a statement.

     

    The studio said the multi-year partnership with Shanghai Media will develop training opportunities between Chinese and American writers and filmmakers.

     

    Tony To, the studio’s executive vice president of production, will oversee the co-development program, which could allow for easier releases of English-language films in China.

     

    A Film Censorship Committee comprising of 37 members filters every movie in China for nudity, violence and politically sensitive scenes. Western films in addition must meet the committee’s “amendment opinions” to be one of the 34 Hollywood films permitted in China each year.

     

    Last year, Disney’s superhero film Iron Man 3 debuted in China and included a top Chinese actress and footage shot in China, additions that helped the film ease past strict censors and often confusing rules for Western films.

     

    In February, the official Xinhua news agency reported that China will maintain its quota for imported Hollywood movies this year, rejecting reports it had planned to increase access for US films to the world’s second-largest cinema market.

     

    Production companies like Viacom Inc’s Paramount Picture and DreamWorks AnimationSKG Inc have also hired Chinese actors and set up co-productions with Chinese firms.

     

    China’s entertainment and media market is estimated to grow to $148 billion by 2015 from around $120 billion in 2013, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ outlook for the global entertainment and media business 2011-2015.

  • Star Movies Action presents a Bigger Dose of Action in 2014

    Star Movies Action presents a Bigger Dose of Action in 2014

    MUMBAI: Star Movies Action, India’s biggest action movie channel is dedicated to bringing the best of Action movie line-up from Hollywood. The channel was launched in June 2013 keeping in mind the action movie buffs, making it the first action movie channel in the English movie category in India. The channel has overtaken long-existing channels in the genre beating them by substantial figures. New movie premieres and the biggest action hits of 2013 are slated to air in 2014 on Star Movies Action.

    Kick-starting the New Year on a high note, the channel has announced the television premiere of Iron Man 3 – the highest grossing movie of 2013 that will be aired for the first time on Indian Television on 26th January 2014 at 1PM & 8PM. Other upcoming premieres in the first quarter include The Wolverine,The Man with the Iron Fists and R.I.P.D. The channel has scheduled an action blockbuster  premiere every month in 2014 ensuring that its viewers view the best content on the channel.

    Action has emerged as a very successful genre along with drama and comedy in India. The action genre acts as a stimulator with the audience driven towards heroes triumphing over their adversaries and justice being served.  The popularity of this genre stems from car chases, explosions, fight sequences and death defying stunts that keep the viewers on the edge of their seats. Driven by this, Star Movies Action shows the best of action movies to its viewers in this thrilling segment.

    Speaking on the occasion, Kevin Vaz, General Manager – English channels, Star India said, “Indian audiences have continually expressed a preference for action movies. Star Movies Action was conceptualized and launched with this as a driving factor. We have scheduled some of the biggest action premieres of 2013and which is just a preview to the 2014 line-up.”

    Star Movies Action has a programming schedule that ensures viewers watch two incredible back to back action movies at 8pm as well as at 10 pm each night, an initiative that has made Star Movies Action a pioneer in the movie channel space. The channel has several other great movie programming coming up for their Indian fans, including blockbuster hits such as The A-Team, Transporter, Aliens Vs Predator, Terminator 3 Death Race, Ghost Rider, True Lies and the Karate Kid 1 along with the complete series of Resident Evil, Taken, Helloby, Rambo and The Hulk franchise.

     

  • Chinese domestic movie market sees 35 per cent growth

    Chinese domestic movie market sees 35 per cent growth

    NEW DELHI: Even as India continues to produce the largest number of films, China has shown a major growth with total box office revenue for the first nine months of the year at RMB16.4 billion (US$2.7 billion), a year-on-year growth of 34.9 per cent.

     

    With a market share of approximately 58 per cent, domestic films continue to rule the market with RMB9.56 billion (US$1.57 billion) in total revenue, a year-on-year growth of 93.8 per cent, according to China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) in the third quarter box office statistics.

     

    Five of the top ten grossing films of the first nine months of the year are domestic films that include Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (RMB1.24 billion), So Young (RMB 715 million), American Dreams in China (RMB 538 million), Finding Mr. Right (RMB 518 million) and Tiny Times 1 (RMB 488 million).

     

    Opening at the end of September, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon has already surpassed American Dreams as the third top grossing domestic film of the year. By last week, it had taken RMB 583 million.

     

    Several major releases set for December are expected to further lift domestic films:
    Benny Chan’s The White Storm, Feng Xiaogang’s Personal Tailor, Alan Yuen’s Firestorm, and Ding Sheng’s Police Story 2013.

     

    Foreign films made RMB 6.87 billion (US$1.13 billion) in total revenue, a year-on-year decline of 5.2 per cent. This represents somewhat of a recovery over the summer. In the first half of the year, foreign films were recorded as experiencing a year-on-year decline in box office revenue of 21.3 per cent.

     

    The top five grossing foreign films of the first nine months of the years — three of which were in cinemas during the third quarter are: Iron Man 3 (RMB 751 million), Pacific Rim (RMB 694 million), Furious 6 (RMB 412 million), The Croods (RMB 394.8 million) and Man of Steel (RMB 394.6 million).

  • Universal’s ‘Despicable Me 2? crosses $800mn worldwide

    Universal’s ‘Despicable Me 2? crosses $800mn worldwide

    MUMBAI: Universal Pictures’ Despicable Me 2 continues to rake it in around the globe. The animated sequel surpassed the $800 million mark with Friday’s estimated domestic grosses of $349.9 million and $451.4 million international bringing the worldwide take to $801.3 million.

     

    The Universal and Illumination Entertainment pic has opened at No.1 in 45 territories and is the second highest grossing pic of 2013 worldwide behind Iron Man 3. Domestically it’s No.2 and internationally only third behind Iron Man 3 and Fast & Furious 6.

     

    Last month NBCUniversal chief Steve Burke declared Despicable Me 2 the studios’ most profitable film in history; it’s also Uni’s second highest grosser of all time worldwide behind Jurassic Park.

  • Fic secures pay-TV rights to ‘Iron Man 3’ in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia

    Fic secures pay-TV rights to ‘Iron Man 3’ in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia

    MUMBAI: Fox International Channels (Fic) has secured the exclusive pay-TV rights in Hong Kong and south east Asia for Marvel Studio‘s film ‘Iron Man 3‘. The film will be broadcast on Fox Movies Premium. The third film in the superhero franchise is expected to be a summer blockbuster.

    ‘Iron Man 3‘ recorded the highest opening weekend ever across most markets in south east Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, even eclipsing ‘The Avengers‘, which itself was one of the most successful film releases of recent years. In the US, ‘Iron Man 3‘ grossed a reported $175.3 million, making it the second biggest domestic opening ever, behind only The Avengers.

    The film is part of Fox Movies Premium‘s line-up of blockbuster movies.

    ‘Iron Man 3‘ will also be available on Fox Movies Play, the channel‘s authenticated online catch-up service to complement the linear experience. Fox Movies Play is available to Fox Movies Premium channel subscribers at no additional cost and features content, including movies, series, live events and documentaries.

  • Iron Man 3 creates 2000 jobs in N. Carolina, $179.8 million in spending

    Iron Man 3 creates 2000 jobs in N. Carolina, $179.8 million in spending

    MUMBAI: A new analysis released on the economic impact of Marvel‘s Iron Man 3 filming in North Carolina finds that the film is responsible for $179.8 million in spending and 2,043 jobs in the state.

    The analysis was conducted by MNP LLP and assesses the economic impact of the production filming in North Carolina between December 2011 and December 2012. The analysis also finds that the production is responsible for $104.1 million in labor income across North Carolina, and that spending associated with the film engaged 719 vendors in 84 communities across the state.

    "These findings are just the latest evidence of the economic benefit that film and television production has meant for North Carolina. Thanks to a reliable and refundable production incentive, North Carolinians have been able to reap the benefits of direct spending and job creation across the state. Marvel‘s Iron Man 3, like so many productions that choose to shoot in North Carolina, generated hundreds of millions of dollars in spending for local businesses in dozens of communities and thousands of jobs for North Carolina workers," said Motion Picture Association of America chairman and CEO Chris Dodd.

    Iron Man 3 received $20 million in support through state tax incentives. This investment by the state resulted in the following economic benefits:

    – $8.99 in economic output for every dollar of tax credit received by the production.
    – $6.50 in gross state product for every dollar of tax credit received by the production.
    – 102 full-time equivalent positions for every $1 million in tax credit received by the production.
    – $5.20 in labor income for every dollar of tax credit received by the production.

    In addition, several of the businesses hired directly by the production have reported the film to have had a significant effect during the filming period. For example, Master Craftsmen Services, a furniture restoration company, reported to WRAL that Iron Man 3 represented 10 – 15 per cent of the company‘s business the year in which filming occurred and Tidewater Storage Trailers reported that roughly 10 per cent of its business was generated by the production of Iron Man 3 in the first six months of 2012.