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  • HBO lays claim to number one English movie channel status

    HBO lays claim to number one English movie channel status

    MUMBAI: The war in the English movie channel arena is heating up. HBO, positioning itself as the world’s greatest Hollywood movie channel, claims to have emerged as the number one English movie channel this year.

    Quoting Tam data for the period September 2003 -August 2004 sec A,B,C 15-44 it stated that it had seven of the top ten rated English films. Spiderman was the highest with a rating of 1.95. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9pm to midnight it had the highest share of 1.08 per cent, maximum reach at 62.37 per cent. In addition people spent 48 minutes on HBO each weekend, which was more than archrival Star Movies.

    Addressing a media gathering this afternoon HBO Asia CEO Jonathan Spink said, “HBO’s Big Ones rated higher than Star Movies’ ‘Satruday Night Premieres’. What is more is that in the primetime time arena from 9pm to midnight on all days HBO also emerged as a leader among English general entertainment channels.

    “No wonder the competition (Star Movies) is copying our formula by launching the Big Two. The graphics and packaging even look the same. It takes two of their products to match one of ours. What is next? The big Three, Four, Five? Let us just leave it at that.”

    While conceding that other films that aired in the Big One block like Men In Black II did not manage to match Spiderman’s impressive ratings Spink maintained that this was natural as the English film business is title driven.

    “We are very excited about another huge franchise The Lord of The Rings. The first installment in the trilogy The Fellowship Of The Ring will air in the last quarter. However it is not just the action-oriented fare that is doing well. The family film Stuart Little 2 was the third highest rated English film this year.”

    For the Diwali season where all channels try to put their best foot forward HBO will air the caper film Ocean’s Eleven. George Cloonety and Brad Pitt are among a gang of thieves that try and rob a Las Vegas casino owned by Andy Garcia. Another big film that will bow on the channel is Charlies Angels:Full Throttle. This sees Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore returning in the roles of the super spy trio.

  • Columbia Tristar & Asia Vision launch international quality DVDs

    MUMBAI: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, along with Asia Vision Home Entertainment yesterday launched international quality DVDs in India at the Times Group owned music store Planet M in Mumbai’s Andheri suburb.
    Columbia Tristar is the first Hollywood studio to manufacture quality DVDs in India and that too at an affordable price. Present on the occasion were Columbia Tristar country manager N Muthuram and Asia Vision director Dhirubhai Shah. Asia Vision is the sole licensee in India of Columbia Tristar.
    Muthuram said, “It is a momentous day for us as we are launching a totally new format which is the DVD format in the country. DVDs have been in India, but the quality is not like the international ones.” He also said that Columbia Tristar will from now on bring DVDs in India on an ongoing basis and will also manufacture them here. “The quality is going to be international class because of the high standards that we have set for ourselves,” he added.
    Talking on the occasion Shah said, “This is the first time that a Hollywood studio has brought DVDs for India. The master copies are made in Australia and will be replicated in New Delhi.”
    “At present we have come out with four movies but very soon we are going to release the DVDs of Stuart Little 2 and Men in Black 2. Within the next three months we are also planning to release all time classics like The Guns of Navarone and McKenna’s Gold,” Muthuram added.
    The first lot of DVDs that the companies have come out with for the Indian market are Tobey Maguire starrer Spiderman which is the biggest home entertainment product in the world, Jodie Foster starrer Panic Room, Steven Segal starrer Half Past Dead and The One. The introductory offer is that on purchase of every DVD, one VCD will be given free and the DVDs are available at an inaugural price of Rs 599.

  • Sony Pictures Digital, AT&T Wireless hatch alliance

    CALIFORNIA : Sony Pictures Digital and AT&T Wireless have announced that content from the library of Sony Pictures Entertainment is now available to AT&T Wireless mMode customers.

    An official release informs that AT&T Wireless is the first US carrier to launch a comprehensive array of content from Sony Pictures Digital, including screensavers, ring tones, games, news and reviews, and more.

    AT&T Wireless mMode customers are now able to access the Sony Pictures Mobile channel where they can view information and updates on current and future Sony Pictures Entertainment feature films, television programs and DVD releases. The Sony Pictures Mobile channel also features a PhoneCandy section where customers can download items such as wallpaper, screensavers and ring tones based on a wide array of properties from Sony Pictures Entertainment, including XXX, Stuart Little 2, the award-winning animated short film The ChubbChubbs, game shows Wheel of Fortune, JEOPARDY!, the recently launched Pyramid, as well as current and upcoming features such as I-Spy and Adam Sandler’s 8 Crazy Nights.

    Content from SoapCity, Sony Pictures Digital’s premiere soap opera web destination which logs over 2.9 million unique users a month, is now available to mMode customers, providing daily updates and information on their favorite characters and shows, including Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, As the World Turns, Guiding Light, and The Bold and the Beautiful.

    With the hit show Dawson’s Creek entering its sixth season, mMode fans of the show are able to subscribe to weekly updates on the show, trivia and fun facts about their favourite characters and exclusive, inside information.

    AT&T Wireless claims to be the largest independently traded wireless carrier in the United States. AT&T Wireless now operates the largest GSM/GPRS network in the Western Hemisphere.