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  • Mexico is Country of Honour at Mipcom 2014

    Mexico is Country of Honour at Mipcom 2014

    CANNES: After Argentina, it is Mexico’s turn to be crowned ‘Country of Honour’ for Mipcom.

    The Mipcom 2014 ‘Country of Honour’ protocol was signed today by Reed Midem entertainment director Jerome Delhaye and ProMexico CEO Francisco N Gonzalez Diaz, making Mexico – the largest producer of Spanish language content – the Country of Honour for Mipcom 2014, scheduled to be held in Cannes from 13-16 October 2014.

    Speaking at the occasion, Reed Midem director television division Laurine Garaude said: “ProMexico’s support for the ‘Country of Honour’ initiative reflects Mexico’s commitment to developing its entertainment industry across the global market.”

    Gonzalez Diaz said: “We are absolutely thrilled with the announcement of Mexico being the ‘Country of Honour’ for next year. We will be delighted to showcase why Mexico is becoming such a sweet spot in this industry.”

    Mipcom 2014 will see a dedicated focus on Mexico’s vibrant television, film and digital media industries. ‘Focus on Mexico’ will feature high-level conferences, screenings, co-production matchmaking and Mexican themed networking events. 

    To be launched at MipTV 2014, ‘Focus on Mexico’ will extend through Mipcom, aiming to provide global entertainment executives an opportunity to discover the country’s rich content across fiction, documentary, factual, formats, animation, digital media and kids’ content.

    Gonzalez Diaz added: “Mexico’s recognised talent as well as very competitive costs, high quality infrastructure, natural wonders, world renowned hospitality, attractive market, proximity to key international spots and generous incentives has turned our country into the industry’s destination of choice.”

    The ‘Country of Honour’ programme is organised in partnership with ProMexico, the government agency that supports Mexican exports internationally and is in charge of attracting investments into the country.

  • Travel service suppliers and traveleres benefiting at www.notseenworld.com

    Travel service suppliers and traveleres benefiting at www.notseenworld.com

    MUMBAI:Travel social network www.notseenworld.com is benefiting registered Travel Service Suppliers by connecting with Individual Travellers and Travel Suppliers from across the world!
    Travel Social networking site www.notseenworld.com in its first month of going live has attracted Travel Service Suppliers from across the globe. The site gives a free platform that works as an interface between Travel Service Suppliers and Individual Travellers. Anyone can scan the offers and attractions with pricing and booking options of every Travel Service Supplier to decide their travel plans with best travel deals.

     

    The site works as a B2B and B2C platform, where Travel service suppliers can be friends with each other, like each other and sell packages as a unit. Travel service Suppliers from USA, Algeria, Mexico, Egypt, India, Madagascar, Kenya, Namibia, Thailand, Ecuador, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Ireland, Portugal, Jordan, Turkey, Bahrain, Canada, Kuwait, South Africa and many other countries have so far registered across more than 20 categories, got their own micro website, and been promoting their travel services. The categories are Airlines, Theme Parks/Safaris/Attractions, Bed & Breakfast Houses, Bus/Taxi/Limousine Operators, Camp/Outdoor Facility Operators, Currency Exchange, Vehicle Rental Companies/Airport Specialty, Travel Technology Provider, Convention & Visitors Bureaus, Cruise Lines, Ferries, Hotels/Resorts/Casinos, National Tourism Offices, Passenger Rails, Restaurants/Pubs, Tour Operators, Travel Agents, Travel Media, Travel Insurance, Travel Training Institutes, Supplier/Rental of Travel goods and services and Others.

     

    And the best part is, IT IS FREE to register at www.notseenworld.com!
    www.notseenworld.co has also got many Individual Travelers registered with it. These Individual travellers from many countries have got their own profile page and been sharing their travel stories, while scanning and interacting with various listed service suppliers to decide their holidays.

     

    So, how does an Individual traveller benefit here?
    www.notseenworld.com, being a social networking site, has the usual social networking tools. But the site facilitates you with much more than any quality social networking site’s offerings. Beyond the usual Wall, Pictures, Videos, Maps, Contacts, Friends, Groups and Events,
    Here you get ‘self customised’ features to access service providors’ promotions and services along with seasonal packages and facilities that no other social networking site provides you with. It also gives you an opportunity to directly connect and interact with the travel service providers for quality services from across the globe.

     

    And these features can be accessed as and when you want. You can directly seek the features and facilities from any travel service provider who is registered with Notseen World, through innovative search, private chat and messages features. And you choose and utilises their services, you will have an option of to write your sharable quality reviews.

    www.notseenworld.com is founded by Shreedatt Dash and Soumitra Dey, and they feel over time, the site is going to be a bible for ‘self planning tourists’.

     

    If you are a Travel Service Supplier, or just an individual Travel enthusiast, REGISTER NOW FREE, to either BUY or SELL Holiday Plans.

  • ‘Dabba’ to be distributed by Sony in North America

    ‘Dabba’ to be distributed by Sony in North America

    NEW DELHI: The Lunchbox (Dabba), which made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival‘s Critics‘ Week section, has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for North America.

    Directed by Ritesh Batra and starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, The Lunchbox claimed the audience award in Critics Week.

    International sales are handled by Germany‘s The Match Factory GmbH, which also licensed the film to Happiness Distribution for France.

    The film has already been sold in 20 territories across the globe. It was already pre-sold to five countries. Major international sales include Artificial Eye (UK) and Happiness (France).

    The film has been sold to North America, France, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Baltic, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Mexico, Central America, Brazil and Ex-Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).

    The film had been pre-sold to Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.

    The film was produced by India‘s Sikhya Entertainment and D?r Motion Pictures with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Germany‘s Rohfilm GmbH, France‘s ASAP Films and the US‘s Cine Mosaic.

    The story follows the connection between a widower nearing retirement and a frustrated housewife that is established when Mumbai‘s famously reliable system of lunchbox deliveries goes wrong.

  • Amazon expands Appstore availability to 200 countries

    Amazon expands Appstore availability to 200 countries

    MUMBAI: Amazon.com continued the global expansion of its Appstore by announcing that developers can now submit their apps for distribution in nearly 200 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, India, South Africa, South Korea, and even Papua New Guinea and Vatican City.

    These apps will be made available in the coming months when the Amazon Appstore for Android launches internationally for consumers. Registered developers who want international distribution will have their apps automatically made available for download, unless they designate otherwise. This international expansion is the latest in a series of Amazon Appstore for Android launches, which have included the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan.

    “Amazon‘s platform is a complete end-to-end solution for developers wanting to build, market and monetize their apps and games on Kindle Fire and Android devices,” said Amazon Vice President of Apps and Games Mike George.

    “Allowing developers to target distribution of their apps and games in even more international countries is yet another important milestone as we strive to serve consumers and developers globally. Many of our existing developers have localized their apps and games for international consumers, and we look forward to working with new developers that have been waiting to bring their apps to more Amazon customers across the globe.”

    Amazon.com claims that developers throughout the world are experiencing strong monetisation and user engagement through Kindle Fire and the Amazon Appstore.

    The success is being driven by Amazon‘s large customer base and industry-leading e-commerce features like 1-Click purchasing, Amazon‘s APIs for In-App Purchasing (IAP) and A/B Testing, and GameCircle, Amazon‘s gaming experience for Kindle Fire. A recent study of more than 500 games that utilize in-app purchasing on Amazon found that GameCircle-enabled mobile games earned 83 percent more average revenue per user (ARPU) than non-GameCircle games.

  • Univision signs multi-year agreement with DirecTV

    Univision signs multi-year agreement with DirecTV

    MUMBAI: Univision Communications, the leading media company serving Hispanic America, has entered into a comprehensive multi-year agreement with the nation‘s leading satellite provider, DirecTV.

    The agreement includes carriage of Univision‘s owned and operated broadcast stations, as well as the network feeds for Univision and UniMás, and the leading Spanish-language cable network, Galavisión.

    In addition, DirecTV will launch Univision Deportes Network, the US home for Hispanic sports fans; Univision tlnovelas, home to the best telenovelas from Televisa 24-hours-a-day; and ForoTV, the round-the-clock cable news network where Hispanic America goes for an in-depth take on what‘s happening in Mexico and around the globe.

    DirecTV customers will also have access to thousands of hours of Univision‘s best content anywhere, anytime on their PC, tablet or mobile device, through the DirecTV Everywhere platform and UVideos, the bilingual digital network for Hispanic America.

    "Our Spanish-language customers have been anticipating the launch of these new channels and we are excited to provide them with even more of Univision‘s quality programming lineup," said DirecTV chief content officer Dan York.

    "With the addition of Univision Deportes, DirecTV now offers more soccer than any TV provider nationwide, delivering additional value to our customers and further solidifying our position as the leader in sports programming."

    "We are pleased to expand our relationship with DirecTV. This comprehensive agreement speaks to DirecTV‘s commitment to Hispanic audiences and the power of Univision‘s platforms to deliver subscriber growth," said Univision Content Distribution and Corporate Business Development President Tonia O‘Connor.

  • Paranormal Activity 5 set for 2013 release

    Paranormal Activity 5 set for 2013 release

    MUMBAI: After the box-office success of Paranormal Activity 4, Paramount has announced that the fifth installment of the film will hit the screens next year on Halloween.
    Christopher Landon, son of Hollywood legend Michael Landon, will helm the project, it is understood. “This will be an off-shoot aimed at the groups that have been the biggest supporters of the property – Latinos and folks in Latin America – Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina,” a source said.
    The fourth film in the franchise stormed the weekend box-office with an intake of $30 million.

  • Resident Evil… at No. 1 spot grosses $30.5 mn in second weekend

    Resident Evil… at No. 1 spot grosses $30.5 mn in second weekend

    MUMBAI: In a drowsy weekend at the foreign box office, Resident Evil: Retribution again took the No. 1 spot by grossing $30.5 million in its second weekend recording a 39 per cent drop from its overseas opener last weekend at 6,720 venues in 73 markets.
    The latest film of producer-director Paul W. S. Anderson‘s action/sci-fi series has bagged an offshore total of $103.4 million so far. This has already put Retribution ahead of three of the four prior franchise titles released since 2002. Foreign box office champ remains 2010‘s Resident Evil: Afterlife, which recorded $236.1 million.
    The film opened strongly in Mexico, taking the No. 1 spot with $3.5 million at 1,092 playdates. No. 1 openings were also recorded in Greece and in Vietnam. Biggest holdover market was Japan where the weekend tally (down only 28% from the prior round) was $6.2 million at 765 sites for a market cume of $28 million.
    Russia delivered $2.9 million in the second weekend at 1,150 spots for a market cume of $13.2 million.
    Retribution, being handled by Sony in most overseas markets, opens this week in the U.K. and in Italy.

  • The Avengers amasses $95.4 million in 3rd week

    The Avengers amasses $95.4 million in 3rd week

    MUMBAI: Continuing its onward victorious march, Disney and Marvel‘s The Avengers garnered a weekend tally of $95.4 million from 54 territories in its third week.

    Avengers‘ weekend action was down by 39 per cent from the last weekend‘s gross. In just 12 days, the film has out grossed such Marvel titles as Captain America ($192 million offshore), Iron Man ($266.7 million), Thor ($268.3 million) and Iron Man 2 ($311.5 million).

    Besides setting industry opening records in a dozen offshore markets including Brazil and Mexico, the Joss Whedon-directed film rolled up mighty market cumes in the UK ($65.7 million), China ($52.3 million), Mexico ($49.6 million), Korea ($41.3 million), Australia ($40.5 million), Russia ($36 million), France ($33.4 million) and Germany ($24.1 million).

    Slightly eating into Avengers‘ gross intake was Warner Bros.‘ Dark Shadows that opened offshore at 5,664 sites in 42 territories for an estimated $36.7 million. It finished No. 2 on the weekend.

    The Johnny Depp film drew 93 per cent of what 2005‘s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory grossed in the same markets at “the same point in release,” said Warner Bros. (Factory went on to take in $268 million offshore.)

    The biggest market for Shadows was Russia, where the film playing at 977 situations grossed $5.3 million. A No. 1 France opening generated $4.6 million at 474 situations, and in the UK, the film collected $4 million from 515 venues.

  • The Avengers grosses $ 151.5 mn in 52 territories

    The Avengers grosses $ 151.5 mn in 52 territories

    MUMBAI: A strong opening in Russia adding to the extraordinarily strong holdovers in key overseas markets has propelled The Avengers to a commanding No. 1 position in the foreign theatrical circuit with a gross of $151.5 million in 52 territories.

    The film‘s worldwide cume including the film‘s record $200.3 million domestic opening stands at $641.8 million. The weekend‘s foreign tally was a mere 18 per cent down from the opening weekend figure last round, an indication of the film‘s incredible staying power at the box office.

    So far, The Avengers‘ biggest market is the UK where it has collected a total of $48.1 million; other key markets being Mexico ($40.2 million), Australia ($32.2 million), Korea ($31.3 million), Brazil ($31 million), France ($26.4 million), Italy ($18.8 million),Germany ($18.3 million), China ($17.4 million), Spain ($14.4 million), Taiwan ($14.3 million) and the Philippines ($11.5 million).

    As of today, The Avengers is far and away 2012‘s biggest hit on the foreign circuit so far eclipsing Titanic 3D that grossed $98.9 million a fortnight ago. Furthermore, the film has already out-grossed its predecessors of Marvel Productions including Iron Man 2 (that registered $311.5 million in total overseas gross), 2011‘s Thor ($268.3 million) and 2008‘s Iron Man ($266.7 million).

    Imax said it grossed $6.1 million from 174 digital only locations overseas, including a $1.1 million opening day Saturday in China.

  • With no fight Journey 2 stands high

    With no fight Journey 2 stands high

    MUMBAI: Devoid of any serious competition, Warner Bros.’ Journey 2: The Mysterious Island maintained its No. 1 box office position for the third consecutive weekend by collecting $18.5 million from 8,500 screens in 48 offshore territories.

    A No. 1 opening in Italy, the film contributed $2.4 million from 418 screens and edged out French comedy blockbuster Intouchables that also made its debut in the market. The New Line/Walden Media family adventure has till yet grossed $159.2 million, $16.2 million more than foreign gross of the film’s 2008 predecessor Journey To The Center of the Earth.
     
    Foreign grosses for best-picture nominees at the Oscar like The Artist ($48 million versus $29 million domestic); The Help ($42 million versus $169.7 million domestic); The Tree of Life ($49 million versus $13.3 million domestic); Midnight in Paris ($98 million versus $56.5 million domestic); War Horse ($62.7 million versus $79 million domestic); Hugo ($46 million of which Paramount-handled markets account for $39.9 million, versus $69.4 million domestic); Moneyball ($34 million versus $75.6 million domestic); The Descendants ($77.7 million versus $79 million domestic); and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close ($8.5 million versus $31.2 million domestic).

    No.2 on the weekend was Safe House, Universal’s thriller starring Denzel Washington, opened in 11 territories and roped in $13.6 million on the weekend overall from 3,389 sites in 46 markets. Standing out was the film’s No. 3 bow in the U.K., which drew $3.6 million from 425 locations. Openings in Italy, Korea, Mexico, Panama and Indonesia are on tap this week.