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DT Cinemas

DLF, a leading real estate player in the country, plans to invest Rs 1,250 crore for the expansion of its multiplex business. The company has planned to add at least 500 screens in the next four to five years across the country.
DLF’s entertainment wing DT Cinemas will set up a megaplex, which will have 12 […]

DT Cinemas DLF’s multiplex business

DLF, one of the leading real estate players in India, is investing Rs 1,250 crore in expanding its multiplex business by adding around 500 screens in the next four to five years.
Also, the firm plans to set up its megaplex in the upcoming “Mall of India” in Gurgaon. One of the country’s largest malls, the […]

Sony ties up with 13 developers to boost PlayStation2 sales

In an effort to accelerate the growth of its popular gaming console Playstation 2 (PS2) in India, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has tied up with 13 Indian game developers to produce Indian games that could be priced lower than the existing Rs 499 per title.
Atindriya Bose, country manager (Playstation), SCE, said game developers such as […]

Yash Raj Films wants more cash with Tashan

Chopra demands 50% and 45% share of ticket sales in first and second week respectively.
Bollywood’s King of Romances Yash Chopra is flexing his muscle once again over revenue-sharing with theatre chains.
Yash Raj Films, Chopra’s production house, will churn out five movies this year: Tashan, animation flick Roadside Romeo, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone-starrer Bachna Ae […]

Story of Pyramid Saimira

As a cable operator, PS Saminathan was facing tough times. It was 2002 and his company struggled to survive after the CAS (Conditional Access System) was brought in. “We entered the entertainment sector as regulations sounded the death knell for our cable business,” says Saminathan, founder-MD of PSTL. A year later, in 2003, he opted […]

Oscar Awards 2008: List of winners

The complete list of winners at the 80th annual Academy Awards, presented Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles:Best Motion Picture: No Country for Old Men.
Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood.
Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose.
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men.
Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton.
Director: […]

Jodhaa Akbar earns Rs 38.53 cr in 4 days

If the first four days of box-office collections give any measure of the commercial success of a Hindi-film, then the Hrithik-Aishwarya starrer period film Jodhaa Akbar may create box-office record in both US and India for the first week collections.
For the first four days of its running, Jodhaa Akbar — a UTV Motion Picture release […]

Walt Disney may hike stake in UTV to 32%

Walt Disney is close to increasing its stake in Ronnie Screwvala-promoted media company UTV Software Communications to 32 per cent.
Now, Walt Disney holds 14.85 per cent in the company while the promoters own 30.6 per cent.The deal, according to sources, is estimated at around Rs 1,300 crore.
In addition, Walt Disney will also buy 15 per […]