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  • HBO to hold Indian premiere of ‘Terminator Genisys’ on 12 June

    HBO to hold Indian premiere of ‘Terminator Genisys’ on 12 June

    MUMBAI: Indian fans of the fiction action film Terminator Genisys have a reason to rejoice. The much awaited movie is premiering for the very first time on Indian television on 12 June 2016 at 1 pm exclusively on HBO.

    Directed by Alan Taylor and written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick, the fifth instalmentof the franchise, stars Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising his role as the eponymous, along with Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke and Jai Courtney. The film’s plot follows soldier Kyle Reese in the war against Skynet, who is sent from the year 2029 to 1984 by John Connor, leader of the Human Resistance, to protect Connor’s mother Sarah Connor. However, once Reese goes back in time, he discovers Sarah has been raised by a reprogrammed Terminator.

    The movie’s marketing campaign across social media pages of HBO is set to ignite the imagination of moviegoers across India. HBO will give a chance to movie enthusiasts to participate in the terminator era by creating their own customised gif & also stand a chance to win exclusive Terminator merchandise. Other exciting contests include uploading a photo of a daily object as a possible weapon on the Instagram page with the hashtag #TerminatorOnHBO.and a twitter battle for the movie buffs. The tweet battle will run a poll for the fans to choose where their loyalty lies- with the power of machine or emotions of a human by commenting with the hashtag #ManVsMachine.

    Directed by Alan Taylor, Terminator Genisys stars; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J. K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniy, iMatt, Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Lee Byung-hun.

  • HBO to hold Indian premiere of ‘Terminator Genisys’ on 12 June

    HBO to hold Indian premiere of ‘Terminator Genisys’ on 12 June

    MUMBAI: Indian fans of the fiction action film Terminator Genisys have a reason to rejoice. The much awaited movie is premiering for the very first time on Indian television on 12 June 2016 at 1 pm exclusively on HBO.

    Directed by Alan Taylor and written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick, the fifth instalmentof the franchise, stars Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising his role as the eponymous, along with Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke and Jai Courtney. The film’s plot follows soldier Kyle Reese in the war against Skynet, who is sent from the year 2029 to 1984 by John Connor, leader of the Human Resistance, to protect Connor’s mother Sarah Connor. However, once Reese goes back in time, he discovers Sarah has been raised by a reprogrammed Terminator.

    The movie’s marketing campaign across social media pages of HBO is set to ignite the imagination of moviegoers across India. HBO will give a chance to movie enthusiasts to participate in the terminator era by creating their own customised gif & also stand a chance to win exclusive Terminator merchandise. Other exciting contests include uploading a photo of a daily object as a possible weapon on the Instagram page with the hashtag #TerminatorOnHBO.and a twitter battle for the movie buffs. The tweet battle will run a poll for the fans to choose where their loyalty lies- with the power of machine or emotions of a human by commenting with the hashtag #ManVsMachine.

    Directed by Alan Taylor, Terminator Genisys stars; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J. K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniy, iMatt, Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Lee Byung-hun.

  • Q3-2015: Poor Filmed Entertainment drives Viacom revenue down 11%

    Q3-2015: Poor Filmed Entertainment drives Viacom revenue down 11%

    BENGALURU: Viacom Inc reported 11 per cent decline in revenue in the quarter ended 30 June, 2015 (Q3-2015) at $3058 million as compared to the $3421 million in the corresponding year ago quarter. 

     

    The company’s quarterly revenues declined due to lower theatrical revenues in its Filmed Entertainment segment, which scheduled no wide theatrical releases in the quarter. Filmed Entertainment revenues declined by a massive 44 per cent to $479 million in the current quarter as compared to the $856 million in Q3-2015.

     

    Viacom’s operating income remained almost flat at $1084 million in Q3-2015 as compared to the $1086 million in Q3-2014.

     

    Viacom’s other segment, Media Networks reported almost flat revenue at $2597 in Q3-2015 as compared to the $2591 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the slight increase of $6 million was due to higher affiliate fees.

     

    Absent an unfavourable two per cent impact of foreign exchange, Media Networks revenues increased two per cent. Worldwide and domestic affiliate revenues rose two per cent, driven by rate increases. Excluding the impact from the timing of product available under certain distribution agreements, domestic affiliate revenues grew in the mid-single digits. Domestic advertising revenues decreased nine per cent, due to a decline in traditional ratings. Worldwide advertising revenues decreased two per cent, which reflects a 58 per cent gain in international advertising revenues driven principally by Channel 5.

     

    Filmed Entertainment revenues decreased largely due to a decline in theatrical revenues of 92 per cent related to the timing of the summer season theatrical slate. In the prior year, Transformers: Age of Extinction was released in the third quarter, while this year’s summer tentpoles, Terminator: Genisys and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, were widely released in the fourth quarter. 

     

    Worldwide home entertainment revenues decreased 30 per cent, to $199 million in the quarter, and ancillary revenues declined 43 per cent, primarily driven by the benefit in the prior year of the sale of certain distribution rights.

     

    Viacom executive chairman Sumner M Redstone said, “Viacom is meeting the challenges of a rapidly-changing media landscape by creating exciting, unique content that connects with audiences on all platforms. Our management team is positioning Viacom for success, and I am confident that we have the strategies in place to thrive.”

     

    Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman added, “Viacom continues to drive change in our business, creating unprecedented levels of original content, forging innovative marketing and distribution partnerships, and prioritizing international growth through organic expansion and strategic investments. Our Media Networks are quickly bringing innovative data-based advertising products to market,   broadening our sales capabilities and developing new solutions for marketing partners that capture the full scope and depth of our powerful multiplatform brands. We introduced several popular new series in the third quarter, including Lip Sync Battle and Scream and expanded agreements with important distribution partners. Paramount also set the stage for the return of one of the studio’s most successful franchises, Mission: Impossible, and is anticipating the broadcast premiere of the first Paramount Television production, Minority Report, next month.

     

    “Underpinning this, we are operating more efficiently than ever, accelerating content development and delivering programming more quickly to audiences on all screens. We maintain a strong balance sheet, giving us significant financial flexibility and we remain committed to resuming Viacom’s share repurchase program in October,” said Dauman.

  • Prime Focus & Double Negative ready new VFX facility in Mumbai

    Prime Focus & Double Negative ready new VFX facility in Mumbai

    mumbai: Prime Focus World (PFW), the creative services division of Prime Focus Limited, and VFX house Double Negative (Dneg) have entered the next phase of expansion plans with the building of a new VFX facility in Mumbai.

     

    Located in Mumbai’s Film City, the new studio will be built to the same exacting standards as Dneg’s facilities in London, Vancouver and Singapore, with particular emphasis on providing one of the best working environment for artists.

     

    Dneg’s technical infrastructure, tools and pipeline will be rolled out to the new facility as part of the build, mirroring Dneg’s other international locations.

     

    Recruitment roadshows are being planned throughout India and key international locations to attract the best VFX talent across all levels of experience to work exclusively on Dneg VFX projects. 

     

    Movies already slated for work in Mumbai include The Huntsman for Universal starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt, and Inferno, Ron Howard’s latest movie based on the Dan Brown novel, amongst others.

     

    The new VFX facility will also offer rigorous training programmes for staff with the intention of creating Asia’s leading ‘VFX Campus,’ complete with specifically-built classrooms and training areas, and offering Dneg’s training programmes.

     

    “Prime Focus is the undisputed industry leader in India and knows the market, the culture and the landscape better than any other company. This collaboration plays to the strengths of both companies, the intention being to create a world-class VFX facility that can proudly sit alongside the rest of Dneg’s global network,” said Double Negative CEO Matt Holben.

     

    “This is another great step forward for Prime Focus World and Double Negative, Prime Focus is committed to supporting Dneg in achieving its vision of becoming a truly global company in the high-end film industry, and this new state-of-the-art facility will help them to remain creative and competitive across all of their locations, and to continue producing award-winning visual effects work that is second-to-none,” added Prime Focus founder, executive chairman and global CEO Namit Malhotra. 

     

    Dneg and PFW have recently collaborated on a number of shows, providing VFX and stereo conversion services on projects such as Avengers: Age of Ultron, Terminator: Genisys and Ant-Man. Upcoming projects include Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Insurgent, Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass, Tarzan, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Spectre.

  • Prime Focus raises Rs 240 crore; completes RMW transaction

    Prime Focus raises Rs 240 crore; completes RMW transaction

    MUMBAI: Prime Focus has raised Rs 240 crore by way of issue of equity shares worth Rs 120 crore each to Monsoon Studio Private and Reliance MediaWorks (RMW), at Rs 52 per share, on percent basis.

     

    As part of the transaction, the India and overseas operations of RMW’s film and media services business was combined with Prime Focus through a slump sale. The net consideration was paid in the form of fresh equity shares of PFL valued at Rs 52 per share.

     

    With this, Prime Focus has completed the transaction to combine with RMW’s global film and media services business. The transaction was first announced in July 2014 and received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 15 December, 2014.

     

    The promoters of PFL and RMW had earlier announced the mandatory open offer in Prime Focus, to the extent of 26 per cent of the fully diluted share capital of PFL, at Rs 52 per share, in compliance with applicable SEBI rules and regulations. The open offer closed on 16 January, 2015.

     

    The tryst with RMW was announced close on the heels of Prime Focus’ Hollywood facing creative services subsidiary Prime Focus World merging its VFX business with acclaimed VFX house Double Negative. The combination of RMW – PFL and Academy Award winning Double Negative creates the world’s largest and the most integrated media services group with over 5500 people present across 20 locations offering visual effects, stereo 3D conversion, animation, and cloud-based digital media solutions that transcend the film, advertising and television industries.

     

    Prime Focus and Double Negative are currently working on a action-packed slate of upcoming movies, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Terminator: Genisys, Ant-Man, Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass, Mission Impossible 5, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Recently delivered shows include Kingsman: The Secret Service, Ex Machina, Jupiter Ascending, Seventh Son and In The Heart Of The Sea.

     

    “We have completed the last leg of a protracted but path breaking transaction today. From here on our full focus will be to drive the integration process and unlock synergies for the benefit of our customers, employees and stakeholders worldwide. Today we are best positioned to offer outstanding creativity, cutting edge technology, integrated Digital Media Services, never before scale, financial robustness and sustainability,” said Prime Focus founder, executive chairman and global CEO Namit Malhotra.