MUMBAI: David Milch?s Redboard Productions has entered into a new multi-year exclusive television deal with US broadcaster HBO, which will also cover any further services on the upcoming series ?Luck?, starring Dustin Hoffman and debuting on the network in January 2012.

Redboard has also concluded an agreement with the William Faulkner Literary Estate to produce films and television series based on selections from Faulkner?s bibliography. The deal covers all of the 19 novels and 125 short stories in the estate, as well as other works, with the exception of those currently contracted with other parties. ICM, which reps Milch, brokered the deal with Redboard and the William Faulkner Literary Estate.

Under the terms of the agreement, Milch will partner with Lee Caplin, the executor of the William Faulkner Literary Estate and Picture Entertainment CEO to choose which works to develop, package and produce. Both Milch and Caplin will act as executive producers of those projects, with Milch serving as the executive writer in charge of adapting the works. The agreement gives HBO an exclusive first opportunity to finance, produce and distribute the projects as movies, miniseries and series. Olivia Milch will serve as coordinating producer on the projects.

HBO programming president Michael Lombardo said, "We are especially pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with one of the industry?s most talented contemporary writers. We know that whatever David brings to the HBO table will be exciting and innovative."

Milch added, "I?m delighted to expand my longstanding relationship with HBO to encompass the adaptation of some of the most important literary works by any American writer into television films and series. As we embark on this ambitious project, our first commitment is to serve the material, and we look forward to identifying and collaborating with the best screenwriters and filmmakers to help each of the pieces find its ideal form onscreen."

MUMBAI: Tim is a normal, 20 something New Yorker trying to get ahead at work, while keeping his girlfriend Amy happy and living a ?normal? life. However, in Tim?s world, his often peculiar choices leave him in outlandish, surprising situations.

?The Life And Times of Tim? produced for US broadcaster HBO by Media Rights Capital, returns for its ten-episode third season on 16 December 2011. This animated comedy series about an average guy whose actions repeatedly lead him down the wrong path was created by Steve Dildarian, who executive produces, writes for the show and provides the voice of Tim. Each half-hour episode consists of two segments that find Tim in a new unenviable dilemma.

In the third season Tim?s habit of befriending bizarre and unusual personalities in New York City continues to put him in dangerously funny circumstances. In addition to Dildarian, voices are provided by Mary Jane Otto (Amy), Nick Kroll (Stu), Matt Johnson (Rodney) and Peter Giles (The Boss). Guest voices this season include Jennifer Coolidge, Rob Corddry, Andrew Daly, Jon C. Daly, Alfred Molina, Mary Kay Place, Fred Willard, Billy Dee Williams and Anton Yelchin.

MUMBAI: US broadcaster HBO is airing the documentary, ?The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical?, on 23 November on HBO2.

With its images of mountains, ?The Sound of Music? might
not seem like a natural fit for India‘s "maximum city," but the Bombay Chamber Orchestra begs to differ. Recruiting kids from the slums - home to half the city‘s population - the Orchestra sets out to stage a one-time-only choral performance of the Rogers & Hammerstein score.

?The Sound Of Mumbai: A Musical? tells the story of the tenacious, musically inclined Indian street children who are enlisted to perform a concert with members of the elite orchestra. For 11-year-old Ashish, like many of the other kids, performing in the concert means more than singing in a world-class theater; it also offers the hope of rising above his social and cultural limits.

The film is one of four documentaries about contemporary India debuting on HBO and HBO2 in the US this month. The others are: ?Marathon Boy?, the story of a four-year-old marathon runner whose rags-to-riches saga morphs into a tale of greed, corruption and broken dreams, which aired on 3 November on HBO; ?The Bengali Detective?, a portrait of Rajesh Ji, who solves crimes in the city of Kolkata while following his dreams of being a professional dancer, will air on 16 November on HBO2.

Then there is ?Pink Saris?, profiling the unlikely female activists of Northern India‘s Gulabi Gang, who battle violence
against women, that will air on 30 November on HBO2.

MUMBAI: HBO will kick off the final season of the show Entourage on 6 November, at 7:35 pm. After that it will air every Sunday before the 9 pm movie.

The show chronicles the acting career of Vincent Chase, a young A-list movie star, and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City. Based on the life of actor Mark Wahlberg, and his experiences as an up-and-coming film star, Entourage deals with themes of male friendship and real-life situations in modern-day Hollywood.

The series is known for its array of guest stars, usually featuring at least two celebrities per episode.

HBO South Asia country manager Shruti Bajpai said, "Entourage - the original created by HBO has been on air for almost eight years now. A glitzy and glamourous Hollywood fairytale, Entourage is one of the most commercially and critically successful series the movie channel till now. It has been among the top-rated series in India over seasons. Keeping in mind the immense popularity of the series, we are bringing the eighth and the final season immediately after the US Premiere for Indian fans."

At the end of the previous season Chase had gone off the deep end after the boys? failed attempt to stage an intervention for his excessive boozing and not-so-recreational drug use. Now, he is back from a stint in rehab and ready for a new pet project, while each of his crew deal with their own personal and professional challenges.

As the eighth season begins, super-agent Ari Gold, played by Jeremy Piven, and Mrs. Ari played by Perrey Reeves have recently separated; Eric has broken up with Sloan, played by Emmanuelle Chriqui, after a prenuptial debacle, and is running his own management company with Scott Lavin (played by Scott Caan).

Drama is shooting his animated series, Johnny?s Bananas, with Andrew Dice Clay; and Turtle is invested in the Avion tequila line and starting a new business venture.

This season, the stakes are higher, and the money and temptations greater than ever. Spinning a fictional yarn within the real world of LA?s movie studios, nightclubs and mansions, the final season of Entourage will answer question of whether or not our longtime buddies from Queens can achieve the successes of which they have always dreamed.