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The clues are right in front of your eyes… Mumbai, April 28, 2006… Where do you think the ultimate treasure is hidden? A treasure that’s been building for four thousand years. You name it… this bounty’s got it all… Gold from the Temple of Solomon… King Alaric II’s ransom of the great Athenians… The entire wealth of 5th century Rome… The Sword of Alexander the Great! Watch Nicholas Cage chase this priceless booty in the exclusive premiere of National Treasure on Friday, May 5th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies. Since childhood, Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicholas Cage) has known that he is descended from a long line of people whose job is to guard a treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers, who hid clues to its whereabouts in the country’s currency and on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now, he has learned of a plot to steal the Declaration, and has only one option: steal it himself. Even if he pulls off this monumental task, keeping the treasure safe is still going to be incredibly hard, especially since the FBI has also gotten wind of the scheme. This treasure hunting adventure and conspiracy film, directed by Jon Turteltaub, grossed $347,451,894 at the worldwide box office. So tune in to this action-packed, adventure film on Friday night, May 5th at 9 p.m. with the exclusive premiere of National Treasure only on Star Movies.
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Star Movies to present ‘National Treasure’ on 5 May
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Channel 4 signs Vod deal for ‘Lost’, ‘Desperate Housewives’
MUMBAI: UK broadcaster Channel 4 has announced an agreement with Buena Vista International Television (BVITV), the international TV distribution arm of The Walt Disney Company, to acquire the exclusive UK video-on-demand rights to Lost and Desperate Housewives.
In India, the shows airs on Star Movies and Star World respectively.
This deal is Disney’s first in Europe for VOD rights to its network series and is in line with Disney’s focus on the application of technology to enhance its content and expand its distribution.
The pay per view Vod service will launch tomorrow 27 April when the entire series of Lost season one will be available on-demand at www.channel4.com/lost and to digital TV customers via ntl Telewest’s on-demand service. Episodes of the hit series can be purchased for 99p and watched an unlimited number of times within a 24 hour period.
Access to the service will be limited to the UK. ntl Telewest has also secured the rights for content to be shown in high-definition.
Channel 4 CEO Andy Duncan said, “Channel 4 is the most distinctive brand in UK television and we want to protect and enhance this reputation by making our award-winning content available across multiple platforms. By partnering exclusively on the VOD rights to two of the biggest shows on TV, we will work together to reach and grow on-demand audiences. This deal with BVITV reinforces Channel 4’s plans to make content available ‘anytime, anywhere’ and is a fantastic way of demonstrating our ambitions in this area.”
BVITV VP, MD Europe, Middle East and Africa Tom Toumazis said, “This ground-breaking agreement represents our first step in launching our network series on Vod to the European market. We’re committed to working with partners with strong new media strategies, such as Channel 4, to harness new technology in bringing our hit programming to viewers in fresh and innovative ways. We also remain committed to providing legitimate ways in which to download content, and believe that offering these two series in this way is a significant step.”
Touchstone Television president Mark Pedowitz says, “The creative appeal of Lost and Desperate Housewives transcends borders and we are thrilled the content will be available on-demand to UK consumers”.
Channel 4 new business director Rod Henwood said, “This is a significant step in Channel 4’s plans to launch a full video-on-demand service across multiple platforms later this year. Partnering with Disney on these two stand-out shows illustrates the critical strategic importance of VOD to Channel 4.”
Also, Lost season two will be available via www.channel4.com and to subscribers of ntl Telewest 14 days after their first UK broadcast and to promote the service for a two week period the first two episodes will be offered to viewers free of charge. Episodes will be streamed on Channel4.com and can be viewed on a PC using Windows Media Player.
On demand episodes of Desperate Housewives season two will be available from 4 May with episodes of the first season available later that month.
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Star Movies gets the rights to air Star Wars, Bond films
MUMBAI: Star Movies has secured the exclusive pay-TV rights to the Star Wars and James Bond franchises for India, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
The channel launched its Absolute Bond campaign this month, airing back-to-back features over the course of 11 weeks. This will be the first time that all 21 Bond films will air on the same channel in Asia. Star Movies is also set to showcase all six Star Wars movies, including the premiere of Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith.
Star movies executive VP content Ross Crowley says, “2006 is going to be another banner year for Star Movies. Now the home of household names such as James Bond, Darth Vader, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, Star Movies has reinforced its position as the destination of choice for fans of Hollywood movies.”
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Star Movies presents the Fabulous Fools
Mumbai, March 28, 2006… Laughter is the best medicine and Star Movies surely recommends it! This April Fools Day, it dedicates its entire line-up featuring fabulous stars and movies with non-stop laugh riots! Watch back-to-back power packed performances from some of Hollywood’s leading comedians including Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans and the undisputed winner – Rowan Atkinson on Saturday, April 1st only on Star Movies.
Sat, Apr 1 @ 11:30 a.m.
BEAN
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Peter McNicol, Burt Reynolds, John Mills, Pamela Reed
Bean works as a caretaker at Britain’s formidable Royal National Gallery, and his bosses want to fire him because he sleeps at work all the time, but can’t because the chairman of the gallery’s board defends him. They send him to USA, to the small Los Angeles art gallery instead, where he’ll have to officiate at the opening of the greatest US picture ever (called “Whistler’s Mother”).Sat, Apr 1 @ 1:25 p.m.
DON’T BE A MENACE TO SOUTH CENTRAL WHILE DRINKING YOUR JUICE IN THE HOOD
Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Tracy Cherelle Jones
“Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood” is a parody of a lot of Afro-American movies, for instance “Boyz N the Hood”, “South Central”, “Menace II Society”, “Higher Learning” and “Juice”. We follow Ashtray as he returns to the place he grew up in and meet his father and his basket-case friends. A lot of crazy stuff happens, for example, Ashtray is older than his father and his best friend Loc Dog’s grandmother is a trigger-happy old lady who blames her eccentric-looking kid for not being tough enough.Sat, Apr 1 @ 3:05 p.m.
NUTTY PROFESSOR 2: THE KLUMPS
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller
Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) is engaged to his pretty girlfriend Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson), also a professor. But Buddy Love, his other him from the first movie, tries to stay in his own form for eternity, and therefore he keeps appearing, a thing that makes damage to Klump. Klump tries to destroy Buddy Love forever, but while his plan has failed, and he starts to lose his knowledge and memory, he must do something to prevent the lost of the thing that made Dennis fall in love with him – his wisdom. With the help of his very impolite and rude family, the Klumps, he tries to return his memory and to vanish Buddy Love forever.Sat, Apr 1 @ 5:15 p.m.
FLUBBER
Starring: Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Raymond Barry
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that’s a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air. I looks like rubber, so he calls it flubber. This film is based on the 1961 Disney classic, “The Absent-Minded Professor.Sat, Apr 1 @ 7:10 p.m.
LIAR LIAR
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Tilly, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper
The truth shall set you free — or get you into a heap of trouble! Fletcher Reede (Carrey) is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max (Justin Cooper) blows out the candles on his fifth birthday cake, he has just one wish — that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max’s wish miraculously comes true, Fletcher discovers that his biggest asset — his mouth — has suddenly become his biggest liability! Havoc ensues as Fletcher tries to keep his practice afloat and his ex-wife Audrey (Maura Tierney) from taking their son and moving to Boston.So get set for some fun and excitement and start off the month with non-stop laughs with “Fabulous Fools”, this April Fools Day, Saturday, April 1st on STAR Movies.
About Star
STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 50 television services in nine languages to more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels cover all genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and current affairs (Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and also owns the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, with more than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee. In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems, direct-to-home services, terrestrial TV broadcasting, wireless and digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. www.startv.com.For further information please contact:
In Mumbai
Zeenat Khan
Asst. Vice President – Publicity
STAR (India) Ltd.
Tel No. 91-22-56305555Shiraz Bhavnani / Aditi Chada
Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
Fax: 91-22-5656 8788?
Email:sbhavnani@vccpl.com / achada@vccpl.com -
Star Movies presents Ladder 49
Mumbai, March 16, 2006… Fire! It’s man’s most ancient friend, but also our most ancient foe. Sure, it might toast our marshmallows and keep us snuggly in the wintertime – but when it starts ravaging our homes the truce is well and truly off. And that’s when we need firefighters! It’s time for adrenaline, overflowing action as Star Movies presents the John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix starrer, ‘Ladder 49’, a gripping film about the life of a fireman, on Friday, March 24th at 9 p.m.
Ladder 49 is the story of a firefighter- the loves, the losses and of course the roaring flames! Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy (John Travolta), probationary firefighter Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he’s made have put him in harm’s way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he gets trapped inside a 20-story building. As he reflects on his life, now Assistant Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him.
This action packed, star-studded film bagged $100,572,044 at the worldwide box office. Catch some spectacular special effects and stunt work and some very impressive performances by actors like Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta in this gripping film which will keep you glued to your seat, right till the very end.
Experience the life of a firefighter by watching this spectacular action-packed film, Ladder 49 on Friday, March 24th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.About Star
STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 50 television services in nine languages to more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels cover all genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and current affairs (Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and also owns the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, with more than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee. In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems, direct-to-home services, terrestrial TV broadcasting, wireless and digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. www.startv.comFor further information please contact:
In Mumbai
Zeenat Khan Shiraz Bhavnani / Aditi Chada
Asst. Vice President – Publicity Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
STAR (India) Ltd. Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
Tel No. 91-22-56305555 Fax: 91-22-5656 8788
Email:sbhavnani@vccpl.com / achada@vccpl.com