Entertainment
Inox becomes India’s largest multiplex operator with Fame stake acquisition
03 Feb 2010
This acquisition will propel Inox to become the largest multiplex chain operator in the country with 55 multiplexes, 204 screens and 57,888 seats.
Tata Communications to invest $50 million in media, entertainment business
27 Jan 2010
Days after acquiring BT's Media and Broadcast Tata Communications today said it would invest $50 million in its newly formed media and entertainment business
Reliance-ADAG in race to acquire MGM: report
23 Jan 2010
Google's YouTube to launch movie rental business
22 Jan 2010
China to pull out Avatar from 2-D screens
21 Jan 2010
The communist nation has decided to replace the James Cameron-directed blockbuster "Avatar" from 1,628 2-D screens with a biography of the ancient philosopher Confucius
MGM bid opens today; Reliance Entertainment may enter race
15 Jan 2010
The studio, known for such classics as The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind and the James Bond and Pink Panther series, made only one movie in 2009
Reliance MediaWorks acquires UK’s film processing firm ilab
07 Jan 2010
RMW currently has a major presence in different types of film services such as motion picture processing, visual effects, film restoration, image enhancement, digital mastering
Murdoch’s IGN sells Rotten Tomatoes to Flixster
05 Jan 2010
Satellite radio policy invisible
26 Dec 2009
Music-lovers jarred as WorldSpace downs shutters
26 Dec 2009
The 450,000 subscribers from India, account for about 95 per cent of WorldSpace's customers, who will be hit hard by the bankruptcy of the satellite radio music provider
Icahn says Take-Two ‘undervalued’, ups stake
18 Dec 2009
Hollywood’s MGM puts itself up for sale
14 Nov 2009
MGM, whose lenders extended forbearance until 31 January, said its other options include operating as a stand-alone entity or forming strategic partnerships
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