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  • Oscars likely to be postponed

    Oscars likely to be postponed

    MUMBAI: Will Oscars be postponed due to the Covid2019 pandemic? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, considered the apex body of the Hollywood film industry, may postpone the 93rd edition of Oscars, according to entertainment website Variety.

    As of now, the ABC telecast is set for 28 February, 2021. But it can be delayed further in view of the Covid2019 pandemic.

    Though there have not been any “definitive plans’ yet on this as of now, a change in date is likely, reports Variety, quoting multiple sources.

    Another source, however, revealed to the website that the date as of now remains unchanged.

    The usual rules have it that films should be released for seven days in theatres in Los Angeles county to qualify for Oscars. However, in the changed scenario where theatres remain shuttered due to the pandemic, digitally released films will also be qualified for Oscars.

    It is too early to know how the 2021 Oscar telecast could change in the wake of the Covid2019 pandemic, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president David Rubin told Variety.

    “It’s impossible to know what the landscape will be. We know we want to celebrate film but we do not know exactly what form it will take. I think everyone is sympathetic to the filmmakers’ plight and we’re here to support our members and the film community. It makes sense when we don’t really know what’s to come in terms of the availability of theatrical exhibition. We need to make allowances for this year only and during this time when theatres are not open so great film work can be seen and celebrated,” Rubin said.

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  • Promax India Conference and Awards Show postponed

    Promax India Conference and Awards Show postponed

    Given the circumstances surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and the future being uncertain in terms of timings, we have no choice but to postpone the Promax India Conference and Awards Show in Mumbai.

    For more than 17 years, we have the honour to be your association for the community of entertainment marketers and creatives in India. Representing your professional and career development needs remain the benchmark of our organisation, but we take your health and well-being just as seriously.

    While we await the green-light from the authorities, we are exploring alternative dates and related details so that we can bring you the event later in the year. We will release more information in the weeks to come.

    We have at members' request further pushed back the Promax India Awards judging, to allow a little extra time needed for submitting entries for those working from home during the lockdown.
     

  • FM Phase III auction postponed

    FM Phase III auction postponed

    NEW DELHI: The e-auctions in the second batch of FM Phase III, which completed its 24th day yesterday, will now resume on 9 December 2016.

    The auction was not held on Tuesday, owing to the demise of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha as some bidders rushed back to Tamil Nadu.

    The bidding has so far been somewhat slow, but Muzaffarpur has been the sole silver lining over the past week rising to more than Rs 33.7 million and thus also overtaking Mysuru which is still at Rs 32.1 million.

    Hyderabad and Dehradun are still at top with Rs 23,43,48,266 and Rs 15,61,00,590 respectively, and there are still no bids for 44 cities and movement of just one or two cities in the bottom rung.

    M/s South Asia FM Ltd has been declared as the winning bidder for five Radio FM channels, just a day after the commencement of the auction for the second batch of Phase III. The company will be allotted FM Channels in Surat, Amritsar, Patna, Chandigarh and Jammu.

    The first day of auction on 26 October saw a winning price of Rs 1820 milion against the aggregate price of Rs 1792 million, while the second day onwards the bidding has been low.

    Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources told indiantelevision.com’s sister concern radioandmusic.com that the aim was to continue till all the channels slated in the second batch were auctioned, but breaks will have to be taken for weekends and national holidays.

    This data has been compiled on the basis of system generated “Final Round Result Report” and “Frequency Identification Report” accessible through auction administrator role.

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    South Asia FM bags five channels in first round of the second batch of FM Batch III

    FM Phase III: Slump in auction, with sole exception of Muzaffarpur leaping to over Rs 33 million

  • FM Phase III auction postponed

    FM Phase III auction postponed

    NEW DELHI: The e-auctions in the second batch of FM Phase III, which completed its 24th day yesterday, will now resume on 9 December 2016.

    The auction was not held on Tuesday, owing to the demise of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha as some bidders rushed back to Tamil Nadu.

    The bidding has so far been somewhat slow, but Muzaffarpur has been the sole silver lining over the past week rising to more than Rs 33.7 million and thus also overtaking Mysuru which is still at Rs 32.1 million.

    Hyderabad and Dehradun are still at top with Rs 23,43,48,266 and Rs 15,61,00,590 respectively, and there are still no bids for 44 cities and movement of just one or two cities in the bottom rung.

    M/s South Asia FM Ltd has been declared as the winning bidder for five Radio FM channels, just a day after the commencement of the auction for the second batch of Phase III. The company will be allotted FM Channels in Surat, Amritsar, Patna, Chandigarh and Jammu.

    The first day of auction on 26 October saw a winning price of Rs 1820 milion against the aggregate price of Rs 1792 million, while the second day onwards the bidding has been low.

    Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources told indiantelevision.com’s sister concern radioandmusic.com that the aim was to continue till all the channels slated in the second batch were auctioned, but breaks will have to be taken for weekends and national holidays.

    This data has been compiled on the basis of system generated “Final Round Result Report” and “Frequency Identification Report” accessible through auction administrator role.

    Also Read

    South Asia FM bags five channels in first round of the second batch of FM Batch III

    FM Phase III: Slump in auction, with sole exception of Muzaffarpur leaping to over Rs 33 million

  • ABP’s Punjabi foray on hold, for now

    ABP’s Punjabi foray on hold, for now

    MUMBAI: Everyone is feeling the pinch of the bad economic conditions in the country and news channels seem to be hit hard by it.

    According to sources, the Punjabi news channel that MCCS was planning to launch has been postponed to sometime in end-2013, due to the difficult phase that the industry is going through Although no date was fixed, sources had told indiantelevision.com, that it would be sometime in September or October.

    “News media is going through difficult and painful times and we are waiting for things to settle down,” says a source from the organisation. ABP already has a foothold in Hindi (ABP News), Marathi (ABP Majha) and Bengali (ABP Ananda).

    The news network had decided to expand into regional languages or Tier II cities as it felt it had saturated the potential in the metros. It had identified Punjabi as the first of the languages that it would launch. Sources in MCCS say that the company is reaping good profits and the delay is due to the overall financial conditions of the genre and the fact that it was still waiting to be granted an uplink license from the ministry of information and broadcasting.

    Recently, Network 18 laid off more than 350 employees and Bloomberg slashed its rolls by 30 as well. Tough times are peeling off the skin from the news sector.

  • Visionary Steve Jobs biopic postponed to August 16

    Visionary Steve Jobs biopic postponed to August 16

    MUMBAI: The highly anticipated biopic JOBS starring Aston Kutcher as the visionary entrepreneur of Apple will hit the theatres on August 16. The biopic which was slated for an April release, and had also closed the American Film Festival Sundance, has been postponed. Five Star Films which had made a service deal with the distributors Open Road before the Sundance festival were highly eager to release in April marking the 37th anniversary of Jobs founded Apple.
     
    However on account of insufficient time to prepare for a proper release and create the much needed hype and buzz over the biopic the film‘s backers thought it savvy to postpone the release to mid August.
     
    The movie directed by Joshua Michael Stern and written by Matthew Whiteley will chronicle the story of Steve Jobs‘ ascension from a college dropout to achieving the status of being one of the most creative entrepreneurs of the 20th Century.
     
    Revealing more about the storyline, JOBS will detail the major events and characters that had an influence over Steve Jobs from 1971 to 2001. Plunging deeper into the character, it is anticipated to create an intense dialogue driven story portraying the epic personal portrait of Steve Jobs‘ life.
     
    The biopic has being visually treated by the Oscar winning cinematographer Russell Carpenter and produced by Mark Hulme.
     
    JOBS stars Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons and Matthew Modine.