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  • Engaeyum Eppothum records strong opening in Tamil Nadu

    Engaeyum Eppothum records strong opening in Tamil Nadu

    MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios and AR Murugadoss Productions‘ maiden co-production in Tamil Engaeyum Eppothum, released on 16 September, has recorded 80 per cent opening in Tamil Nadu.

    Said producer Murugadoss,"The film has been released in 128 theatres across Tamil Nadu and has received very positive response from the people. The feedback from all release centers is very good. We plan to start our second co-production film in Tamil, very soon."

    The film narrates the story of two couples whose lives are affected in a tragic road mishap. With story, screenplay, dialogue and direction by M Saravanan, the film has been appreciated for its strong message and powerful performances.

    "The enthusiastic response to the film proves that audiences are keen to watch good cinema, even without big stars. We look forward to making more such interesting films in Tamil and other regional languages as well," averred Fox Star Studios CEO Vijay Singh.

    Engaeyum Eppothum will also be released in other markets including Bangalore, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and key International markets in the subsequent two weeks.

    The film is the first of a two-film deal for co-producing Tamil films between Fox Star Studios and AR Murugadoss Productions.

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes grosses Rs 116 mn in two weeks

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes grosses Rs 116 mn in two weeks

    MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios‘ latest sci-fi extravaganza Rise of the Planet of the Apes has grossed Rs 116 million in two weeks of release.

    The James Franco-Freida Pinto starrer released in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, first in single screens and then in select multiplexes like PVR Cinemas.

    Touted as one of the most entertaining films of the franchise, the film is also a hit with the Hindi speaking audiences across India with collections from the Hindi screens almost matching those from the English screens.

    Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh said, “We are elated with the continuing enthusiastic response to the film from centres across India. Despite the delayed release the collections from the PVR cinemas are very encouraging – four of the PVR properties feature among the top 10 performing properties for the film. Given the positive word-of-mouth, we are confident of increasing the figures in the weeks to come.”

    Directed by Rupert Wyatt, Rise of The Planet of the Apes is the seventh in the Apes saga and has gathered a lot of Oscar buzz for its spectacular special effects by Oscar winning agency Weta Digital and also Andy Serkis‘ performance as Caesar, the ape for the film. 

  • ‘Apes’ makes Rs 59 mn in opening weekend

    ‘Apes’ makes Rs 59 mn in opening weekend

    MUMBAI: Despite not having released in multiplexes, Fox Star Studios said its latest film in the Apes saga: Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes has grossed Rs 59 million in its opening weekend.


    According to the studio, the James Franco-Freida Pinto visual effects extravaganza has been running to packed houses across India and has received a bumper opening in not just English but all its regional languages: Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.


    Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh said, ” Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes is a powerful film with a gripping storyline and splendid performances. The film, in fact, has grossed far more than all the other Bollywood releases that opened along with it.”
     
    The films that released along with the Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes are I AM Kalam, Chala Mussadi Office Office, Aagah-The Warning and Chutanki.


    Touted as one of the most entertaining films of this year, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes has already gathered a lot of Oscar buzz in Hollywood for its spectacular special effects by Oscar winning agency Weta Digital, and Andy Serkis‘ performance as Caesar the ape.

  • Star India appoints Vijay Singh as president, strategy & corporate development

    Star India appoints Vijay Singh as president, strategy & corporate development

    MUMBAI: Following the exit of its corporate CEO Peter Mukerjea as of 1 February, and the pending departure of its operational CEO Sameer Nair next month, Star has made the first executive announcement regarding the leadership team that will lead it in the next phase of the network’s evolution.

    Star India announced today the appointment of Vijay Singh, former CEO of Sony Music and currently Tata group company Tetley Tea’s managing director – developing markets, as president, strategy and corporate development. Singh will report to Star Group CEO Paul Aiello, who is currently holding additional charge as Star India chief executive.

    In what the broadcast major terms a newly created role, Singh will be responsible for developing business directions for Star India while taking an active role in the company’s venture businesses in India. He will oversee corporate functions including strategic planning, business development, human resources, legal, government affairs, MIS, administration and corporate communications. A point of note here is that there has been a position of president corporate affairs lying vacant since Nitin Atroley resigned a year ago.

    Singh will join Star in April, soon after the departure of Nair, whose last working day as head of India’s lead broadcaster is 26 March.

    With the public announcement of Singh’s appointment, Star now officially has two presidents. Paritosh Joshi is president, advertising sales and distribution.

    Commenting on Singh’s appointment, Aiello said, “Vijay is a veteran executive with a huge breadth of experience and we feel very fortunate to have attracted him to join Star India. His business acumen and unique insights into India and other developing markets will be invaluable as Star India readies itself for its next phase of growth and expansion.”

  • Vijay Singh to be next Star India COO; Peter Chernin flying in

    Vijay Singh to be next Star India COO; Peter Chernin flying in

    MUMBAI: After Star CEO Paul Aiello, it is News Corp president and COO Peter Chernin, Rupert Murdoch’s right hand man, who will be coming to these shores to shore up the morale of the Indian team. Chernin is flying in late on Thursday and will be in Mumbai over the following three days meeting the troops as it were.

    And in a related development, Indiantelevision.com learns that Vijay Singh, former CEO of Sony Music and currently Tata group company Tetley Tea’s managing director, developing markets, has been appointed as Star India COO.

    The main agenda of Chernin’s visit would appear to be to reinforce India’s importance, as well as to make clear how the new executive structure in Hong Kong and India (of which Singh is a key element) will mesh with News Corp’s overall growth plans.

    Singh, who will complete serving out his notice at Tetley by the month-end, is not taking up his new assignment immediately however. Indications are that he will join Star in the latter half of March. Singh will reportedly be taking up his new position just ahead of the departure of Star Entertainment India CEO Sameer Nair, whose last working day as head of India’s lead broadcaster is 26 March.

    Star officials were unavailable for comment on the issue of Singh’s appointment.

    As regards the announcement of a CEO, it will be made within the next one to two months is all that Indiantelevision.com had been able to garner from industry sources at the time of filing this report.

    With Singh’s arrival as COO, and with Aiello holding additional charge as Star India CEO, the jewel in News Corp’s Asian crown will have gone back to the structure it had before March of 2006 when Nair was COO and Peter Mukerjea was CEO. Mukerjea exited Star as of 1 February.

  • Ten Sports extends deal with US PGA Tour

    Ten Sports extends deal with US PGA Tour

    MUMBAI: Ten Sports has announced the extension of its broadcasting rights deal with the US PGA Tour, giving it coverage for the next three years.

    The deal allows Ten Sports to broadcast over 40 golf events each year.
    The Players Championship, the WGC-Mission Hills World Cup, the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, the WGC-Accenture Match Play and the Buick Invitational are just some of the events that will feature in the coverage.

    Ten Sports viewers will be treated weekly golf from players such as Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods.
    Ten Sports’ parent Taj Television CEO Chris McDonald said, “The US PGA Tour is the world’s premier tour and we are delighted to have renewed our existing contract. It proves once again Ten Sports ambition to continue to provide the very best in sports entertainment and set the highest standards in sports broadcasting.”

    Ten Sports had originally signed a short-term trial agreement with the Tour for 2006 for six events. Ten Sports VP programming Peter Hutton said, “The success of our coverage in 2006 means that we are now happy to sign a much bigger agreement for the next 3 years, which guarantees us live coverage of the world’s top golf on a weekly basis.”

    Ten Sports is already the rights holder to the European Tour and the US PGA Championship.

  • Govt official tipped as interim CEO of Prasar Bharati

    Govt official tipped as interim CEO of Prasar Bharati

    NEW DELHI: With the government yet to decide on a chief executive for pubcaster Prasar Bharati, an information and broadcasting ministry official is slated to take over the reins from the outgoing chief in the interim.

    Additional secretary in the I&B ministry P Singh, a government representative on the board of Prasar Bharati, would be the interim chief of an organization that manages Doordarshan and All India Radio.

    KS Sarma retires from the post of CEO on 30 June after an over four-year tenure, being the longest serving chief executive.Though it is unlikely that Singh would be a permanent appointee, the lack of urgency on the part of the I&B ministry to find a replacement for Sarma could see the government official at the helm of affairs for a longer duration than generally expected.

    Some of the names doing the rounds in the corridors of power as likely candidates to succeed Sarma include former I&B ministry official Vijay Singh and a human resources development ministry official who’s said to be close to I&B minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi.Another candidate, SY Querishi, whose name was being bandied round as a likely CEO of Prasar Bharati, was named by the government on Thursday to go to the Election Commission.

    Querishi had served as the director general of Doordarshan during Sushma Swaraj’s tenure as I&B minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in the early 2000s.

    Considering that the post of CEO of Prasar Bharati — still regarded as an extension of the government propaganda division despite autonomy granted to it some years back — would prove to be both sensitive and crucial for New Delhi with elections scheduled in some states next year, it’s unlikely that Dasmunsi and company will decide in a hurry on a successor to Sarma.

    As the CEO, Sarma has had his ups and downs, but managed to retain his post despite changes in the ministry and the government.