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  • ‘Udta Punjab’ exclusively available on Netflix Worldwide

    ‘Udta Punjab’ exclusively available on Netflix Worldwide

    MUMBAI: Netflix is the exclusive home of critically-acclaimed crime film Udta Punjab from 1 January. Netflix members in 190 countries around the world will be able to stream the original film for the first time after its theatrical release.

    Udta Punjab tells the story of socio-economic decline in the affluent north Indian state of Punjab due to drug abuse. Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh in the lead roles play characters from different walks of life, and the film journeys into the artificial highs and the real lows they face in their fight against drugs.

    Above all, the movie explores that the famed Punjabi spirit – you may be knocked down, but this never-say-die attitude means you’ll have the audacity to look drugs in the eye and say, “Drugs di maa di!”

    Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, Udta Punjab is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures in collaboration with Phantom Productions.

    Video:

    Watch the trailer here.

  • ‘Udta Punjab’ exclusively available on Netflix Worldwide

    ‘Udta Punjab’ exclusively available on Netflix Worldwide

    MUMBAI: Netflix is the exclusive home of critically-acclaimed crime film Udta Punjab from 1 January. Netflix members in 190 countries around the world will be able to stream the original film for the first time after its theatrical release.

    Udta Punjab tells the story of socio-economic decline in the affluent north Indian state of Punjab due to drug abuse. Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh in the lead roles play characters from different walks of life, and the film journeys into the artificial highs and the real lows they face in their fight against drugs.

    Above all, the movie explores that the famed Punjabi spirit – you may be knocked down, but this never-say-die attitude means you’ll have the audacity to look drugs in the eye and say, “Drugs di maa di!”

    Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, Udta Punjab is produced by Balaji Motion Pictures in collaboration with Phantom Productions.

    Video:

    Watch the trailer here.

  • ZenithOptimedia creates new worldwide client leadership team

    ZenithOptimedia creates new worldwide client leadership team

    MUMBAI: ZenithOptimedia has created a new worldwide client leadership team as part of the network’s programme to drive business growth and enhance communication solutions for clients.

     

    The move, led by ZenithOptimedia global managing partner Belinda Rowe, will see a series of senior appointments at ZenithOptimedia’s London-based Worldwide division.

     

    Tamina Plum and Christian Lee have both been appointed managing partners, client solutions, worldwide and will take joint operational responsibility for all ZenithOptimedia’s Worldwide client teams in London.

     

    Plum was previously global client services director, and Lee was group managing partner, at ZenithOptimedia UK.

     

    Fraser Heaviside moves from worldwide business director to global client partner, and Grant Millar, who recently joined ZenithOptimedia Worldwide, will have global responsibility for the agency’s growing partnership with RB.

     

    Gordana Buccisano, currently global client services director, takes up the new role of head of client solutions at ZenithOptimedia’s performance marketing network Performics. Buccisano will work with Performics MD Jon King to establish a new service offering for international clients at Performics.

     

    Driving business growth and developing new solutions for clients is a key global priority for ZenithOptimedia. This focus on developing the network’s client leadership capability is part of a broader investment programme, which is seeing ZenithOptimedia develop its product offering in key areas including: data & technology, strategy, performance marketing and content.

     

    All of these appointments reflect ZenithOptimedia’s investment in the network’s leading talent. Plum joined the network in 2012 from Starcom to lead Oracle. Lee has worked at ZenithOptimedia for 14 years, and has held several senior roles. Heaviside first joined ZenithOptimedia in 2001 and has held several roles within the network. Buccisano joined the network in 2001, and has played role in the growth of ZenithOptimedia’s international business.

     

    “ZenithOptimedia has one of the biggest central operations dedicated to managing global clients. Having the right talent to help drive business growth and lead our client solutions is critical, so I am absolutely delighted that we are creating this new leadership team by promoting some of our most experienced and successful leaders,” said Rowe.

  • BARC India to provide Indian TV viewership data for international clients through Eurodata TV

    BARC India to provide Indian TV viewership data for international clients through Eurodata TV

    MUMBAI: In a bid offer international clients an in-depth analysis of the Indian television market, BARC India has joined hands with Médiamétrie’s subsidiary company Eurodata TV Worldwide to offer viewership data.

     

    From October, 2015, Eurodata TV Worldwide will integrate the television audiences of BARC India into its services. Eurodata TV covers more than 100 countries and 6,300 channels across five continents.

     

    With this partnership, Eurodata TV will provide daily data for its customers on programming, content and programme audiences in India by target group – producers, distributors, broadcasters, rights managers, sponsors, etc.

     

    The deal will also enrich Eurodata TV’s international programme monitoring service NoTa (News On The Air). 

     

    “Thanks to this agreement, Médiamétrie will offer its international customers a more in-depth analysis of the Indian television market, which is one of the leading markets in the world BARC will be able to benefit from our international sales force and offer the Indian market visibility in five continents,” said Eurodata TV Worldwide executive director Laurent Battais.

     

    BARC India CEO Partho Dasgupta added, “There is a lot of demand for Indian audience data globally and this tie-up will satisfy that demand. We are very happy to partner with Eurodata TV as our reseller for the rest of world, which will help us grow in reach and popularity. I am certain that with the immense experience of Eurodata TV the relationship will be mutually beneficial.”

     

    With a population of 1.2 billion comprising 153.5 million television households as on March 2015, India represents a strategic territory for international audiovisual market stakeholders.

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire gets India release date as 29 November

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire gets India release date as 29 November

    MUMBAI: This November, Universal Pictures will bring The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to India as it gets a date set for 29th. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson, the dark adventure is the sequel to the first one – The Hunger Games.

     

    The movie directed by Francis Lawrence will be released in four languages – English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. This movie follows the characters’ life post the first movie. After they have returned home from the Annual Hunger Games they have to leave their family and close friends. Now the Capitol is preparing for the next edition of the games.

     

    The movie will release only one week post the worldwide launch which is on 22 November. The first movie became a blockbuster hit worldwide and the third and fourth in the series are already in the making, slated for releasing in the next two years.

  • BBC Worldwide announces its Mipcom factual slate

    MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide has announced its first pre-sales of Brazil with Michael Palin to a raft of broadcasters, ahead of next month‘s television trade event Mipcom 2012 in Cannes, France.

    The travel documentary has been licensed to ABC (Australia), RTL Pay (Germany), VRT (Belgium), Czech TV, Media Entertainment‘s pan-Eastern European feed, the VPRO (Holland), Yle (Finland), RÚV (Iceland), NRK (Norway) and RTV (Slovenia).

    Also on BBC Worldwide‘s factual slate for Mipcom is Nigellissima, to be launched by Nigella Lawson in Cannes. During her first ever visit to Mipcom, Nigella will unveil her take on Italian cooking, inspired by a period spent living in Florence.

    BBC Worldwide‘s Director of Factual Mark Reynolds said, “Michael is a distinguished broadcaster with fans all over the world, so we expect these sales to be the first of many. Similarly, Nigella‘s programmes have a proven global appeal, and it‘s a real thrill to have her joining us at MIPCOM. These two top-quality titles are great examples of the range in our factual slate.”

    Other BBC Worldwide titles new for Mipcom cover science, natural history, lifestyle and factual entertainment. New documentary ‘Space Dive‘ follows elite base-jumper Felix Baumgartner as he attempts freefalling from 125,000 feet – the biggest leap ever taken. In ‘Wonders Of Life‘, Professor Brian Cox explains how a few fundamental laws gave birth to all life in the universe, and another landmark science series, Generation Earth, uses state-of-the-art visuals to showcase the extraordinary engineering feats that have transformed the Earth.

    The latest title from the BBC‘s acclaimed Natural History Unit is ‘Wild Arabia‘, examining Arabia‘s landscapes and colourful creatures, and the remarkable people who have made the Arabian Peninsula their home. Buyers can also check out factual entertainment offering ‘Chef Race‘ from Jamie Oliver‘s Fresh One Productions, in which 16 chefs, eight Brits and eight Americans journey across the US, tackling culinary challenges along the way.

  • Cheil Worldwide SW Asia expands its digital team in India

    Cheil Worldwide SW Asia expands its digital team in India

    MUMBAI: The agency has brought in Ranjan Nautiyal as group creative director and P. Murali Gopal as senior creative director.

    Nautiyal moves from Ogilvy & Mather where he was sr creative director and Murali from Rediffusion-Wunderman, where he was creative director. Both will be working closely with the creative and digital teams at Cheil India. They will be reporting to digital services – SVP and head Rajesh Bhatia and creative head and executive creative director Nima DT Namchu.

    This latest infusion of talent is a strategic move by Cheil India, to address the growing role of digital media in the overall advertising pie. The changing role of digital media necessitates a shift from executors to thinkers. The 50-member digital team at Cheil India, with the addition of this talent, is all set to become one of India’s strongest digital outfits.

    Speaking on the appointments, Cheil Worldwide SW Asia COO Hari Krishnan said, “Ranjan and Murali are valuable additions to Cheil’s integrated creative team. They bring with them combined sensibility of insights, ideas and technology – all these dimensions are critical to create sparkling digital work within the context of the overall consumer journey. We will be able to better deliver our promise of ‘Ideas That Move’ with these new talent additions.”

    According to Cheil Worldwide SW Asia SVP and head digital services Rajesh Bhatia, “We have always believed that excellence in digital can be truly achieved only if a layer of creativity is added to technology. These two appointments are in keeping with our goal of becoming the foremost digital and integrated set ups in the country.”

  • Fandango acquires Quantum Rewards, now #1 in movie ticket promotions

    Fandango acquires Quantum Rewards, now #1 in movie ticket promotions

    MUMBAI: Fandango announced late Tuesday that it has bought movie promotions rival Quantum Rewards, the number one provider of ticketing promotions and owner of Hollywood Movie Money.

    Fandango’s own movie promotions arm was number two prior to the sale agreement. The NBCUniversal-owned ticketing giant will now zoom to number one in movie promos and gift cards with Quantum added to the fold. The deal is expected to close by third quarter of 2013.

    Quantum’s Hollywood Movie Money currency, used worldwide in 28 countries, will now be accepted through Fandango’s website and apps which get over 41 million visitors monthly. The union also boosts Fandango’s movie ticket promotions reach to over 95 per cent of US theaters as well as international markets.

  • Bruce Willis left ‘Expendables 3’ over $1 million-a-day fee demand

    Bruce Willis left ‘Expendables 3’ over $1 million-a-day fee demand

    MUMBAI: Bruce Willis has left the Expendables 3 and according to Sylvester Stallone it was because he was greedy and lazy. Stallone stunned Hollywood by tweeting “WILLIS OUT . . . HARRISON FORD IN!!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!,” then following up with a second tweet reading “GREEDY AND LAZY . . . A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE.”

     

    Apparently Willis said that he would leave unless he got $4 million for four days. He was supposed to get just $3 million. Consecutively Stallone got Ford to join the cast. Willis’ reps at CCA did not wish to comment on this.

     

    Willis was recently seen in Red 2, which grossed just $80 million worldwide. This installment of The Expendables has a budget of more than $90 million and is set to release August 2014. In addition to Stallone and Ford, the cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and Wesley Snipes.

  • Flopped The Lone Ranger to cost Disney $190 million

    Flopped The Lone Ranger to cost Disney $190 million

    MUMBAI: As per the reports, Disney CFO Jay Rasulo has informed that the company is likely to incur a loss of about $160 – $190 million next quarter as a result of The Lone Ranger‘s weak box office run.

    The Gore Verbinski-directed western, which stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, cost at least $215 million to produce but has only earned $175.5 million worldwide (it‘s only opened in about 40 percent of international markets) since its release on 3 July. Domestically, the film has earned $86.9 million – a larger total than Disney‘s 2012 mega-flop John Carter, which topped out at $73.1 million, but an alarmingly low one nonetheless.

    For Disney, the loss hurts, but it isn‘t crippling. The company‘s portfolio now includes cash cows like Pixar, Marvel, and the Star Wars empire, the former two of which already delivered massive returns this summer with Iron Man 3 and Monsters University grossing $1.2 billion and $614 million worldwide. And Disney recognises that its plan to produce fewer movies but make them all tentpoles is a high-risk/high reward business. “This branded tentpole strategy of ours, it‘s 100 percent what we‘re looking to do and what we want to be,” said Disney executive VP of distribution Dave Hollis, following The Lone Ranger‘s disappointing opening weekend.