Chicken Little, the Walt Disney Co.'s first digital 2005 3D movie, will soon have company when it is joined by a 3D version of 'Beauty and the Beast', including Disney's deal with IMAX Corp. to make 3D films.
Owing to rising costs and slow down of advertising revenues, UTV Software Communications has announced cut in costs in its broadcasting operations. The company has consolidated its operations for four television channels - UTV Movies, World Movies, Bindass and Bindass Movies - by phasing out its Delhi operations.
UTV ran two channels from Delhi and the other two from Mumbai.
With the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) strike - in effect from November 9 in Mumbai - the shooting and editing work of about 60 shows and serials of a dozen entertainment channels has come to a standstill, forcing the broadcasters to re-run old shows.
An additional demand of Rs 12.3 lakh per shift to the 35,000 workers of the Mumbai-based television industry has put the weekly advertising revenue of Rs 35-40 crore generated by the general entertainment channels under pressure.
In "a very sharp review" of its investment plans over the last 60 days, UTV Software Communications Ltd has taken steps to cut costs in its broadcasting division.
The company said in a statement on Monday that by phasing out its Delhi operations, it has consolidated its operations for four television channels - Bindass, Bindass Movies, UTV Movies and World Movies - from the Mumbai office only.
Building up the first serious challenge to Sun TV's dominance in the southern cable television market, News Corp's Star India Pvt. Ltd and Bangalore-based entrepreneur Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced a joint venture (JV) on Friday, for enhancing viewing experience of audience in South India.
Though the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Star will hold a majority stake in the JV - named 'Star Jupiter Entertainment Television Ltd' - which will also pick up a majority stake in Chandrasekhar's Asianet Communications Ltd which currently broadcasts general entertainment channels (GECs) in Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam. Star's existing channel in Tamil Nadu - Vijay TV - will now be part of the new JV.
A small budget film, 'Dasvidaniya' - Russian for goodbye - has debutant director Shashant Shah, and co-producer Guneet Monga joining the bandwagon of mainstream commercial, though not conventional, cinema.
The Friday release, starringVinay Pathak, Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Ranvir Shorey and Neha Dhupia, 'Dasvidaniya' is a bittersweet story about a man who refused to die before he had learnt to live.
Chicken Little, the Walt Disney Co.'s first digital 2005 3D movie, will soon have company when it is joined by a 3D version of 'Beauty and the Beast', including Disney's deal with IMAX Corp. to make 3D films. 
Owing to rising costs and slow down of advertising revenues, UTV Software Communications has announced cut in costs in its broadcasting operations. The company has consolidated its operations for four television channels - UTV Movies, World Movies, Bindass and Bindass Movies - by phasing out its Delhi operations. 
With the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) strike - in effect from November 9 in Mumbai - the shooting and editing work of about 60 shows and serials of a dozen entertainment channels has come to a standstill, forcing the broadcasters to re-run old shows.
In "a very sharp review" of its investment plans over the last 60 days, UTV Software Communications Ltd has taken steps to cut costs in its broadcasting division.
A small budget film, 'Dasvidaniya' - Russian for goodbye - has debutant director Shashant Shah, and co-producer Guneet Monga joining the bandwagon of mainstream commercial, though not conventional, cinema.
