• Chetan Bhagat turns assistant director

    MUMBAI: Going by the adulation he has been receiving after his book adaptations turning box-office hits, Chetan Bhaga

  • UTV to distribute Vettai, director mulls Hindi remake

    MUMBAI: Knowing that Hindi film remakes accrue good money, director Lingusamy is planning to remake his Tamil film Ve

  • UTV Stars brings Superstar Santa

    Submitted by ITV Production on Dec 22
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: UTV Stars will launch an all new show titled Superstar Santa where superstars will step into the viewers? life to help solve their woes.

    The show is being produced by Red Chillies Idiot Box and will premiere on 1 January and will air every Sunday at 7 pm. The first episode will feature actor Sonam Kapoor.

    The show deals with human relationships and its complexities. Spanning over 10 episodes, the show will feature one celebrity each week giving it all to solve the issue at hand. Each of these cases would deal with issues relating to friends, families and even romantic relationships.

    Each one hour episode will see a celebrity choose between two or three cases. Each case has at least two parties involved and one among these parties expresses the desire to resolve an impeding issue with the other party along with the presence of a ?confidante? or a common link between both parties.

    These cases have been selected through a rigorous research and also through seeking entries from people on social networking and micro blogging websites, the channel said in a statement.

    Playing the mediator and anchoring the show would be Dilkhush Reporter.

    UTV Stars business head Nikhil Gandhi said, "Superstar Santa is another endeavour to bring the fans close to their favorite superstars. Its true to our brand UTV Stars? attributes and personifies what we stand for."

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    Sonam Kapoor
  • UTV secures injunction on a fake film casting agency in Noida

    Submitted by ITV Production on Dec 15
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: After a civil suit filed on 12 December by UTV Software Communications for infringement of registered trade mark, passing off and indulging into unfair trade competition, the Delhi High Court has passed an ad-interim injunction against a fake casting agency running under the name of UTV in Noida, UP.

    Pursuant to a search conducted on the internet by UTV, it was revealed that there was a page displayed on the social networking site Facebook by the name ?UTV Entertainment Media Pvt. Ltd?. Vide a notice dated 1 December, UTV duly lodged a complaint with Facebook notifying them that the logo appearing on the Facebook page of ?UTV Entertainment Media Pvt. Ltd? was deceptively similar to the registered logo of UTV.

    On receipt of the complaint, the said platform discontinued access to the page of ?UTV Entertainment Media Pvt. Ltd?.

    Speaking on the development, UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur said, "There are many legitimate casting agencies that follow a strict code of conduct.

    "But cases like these, where the names of reputed studios are used to dupe unsuspecting aspirants, unfortunately lead to suspicion in the general public about all casting agencies. We have taken the strongest action available to us and we appeal to the authorities to take a strong stance to ensure such incidents do not take place in the future."

    The similarities in the two logos used by the Plaintiff and Defendants respectively were also pointed out to the Court which was also informed about the fact that unlike the Plaintiff, who were well-reputed in the entertainment field, the Defendant company was not even a registered company and was passing its business off as that of the Plaintiff.

    The Court issued notice in the matter and further granted ad-interim injunction sought by the Plaintiff (UTV) against all defendants including the unknown defendants thereby restraining them from Using the trademark/tradename of the Plaintiff, Passing off their services for those of the Plaintiff and Disposing off or dealing with their assets, in a manner which may adversely affect the Plaintiff?s ability to recover damages.

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    Siddharth Roy Kapur
  • Big FM appoints Vivek Malhotra as marketing head

    MUMBAI: Reliance Broadcast Network Limited (RBNL), has roped in Vivek Malhotra as the head of marketing for its radio

  • Ficci conclave takes place in Chennai on 1-2 December

    Submitted by ITV Production on Nov 28
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: Ficci?s ?Media and Entertainment Business Conclave (MEBC) 2011? will be held on 1-2 December, 2011 in Chennai with ?Embracing The Digital World? as the overall theme of the conclave.

    The two-day Conclave will showcase the potential for developing the Indian Entertainment market in South India with a view to forging global linkages. The effort would be to expose delegates to the global and Indian developments with regard to trends and opportunities in the entertainment industry, business possibilities and regulatory regimes in different countries.

    The Conclave will bring together over 500 media and entertainment business people from India and overseas, along with government officials in a bid to deliberate on issues confronting the industry across various states. The business sessions at the Conclave will cover the entire gamut of Media & Entertainment like films, broadcast (TV & Radio), digital entertainment, animation, gaming, and visual effects.

    The Inaugural session would be addressed by Ficci Media and Entertainment Business Conclave chairman Dr Kamal Haasan; Tamil Film Producers Council president SA Chandrasekaran, The South Indian Film Chamber president C Kalyan, Ficci Secretary General Dr Rajiv kumar and Keynote address by UTV founder, chairman, CEO Ronnie Screwvala.

    The Valedictory Address will given by Central Board of Film Certification chairperson Leela Samson and there is also have a keynote address by Trai chairman JS Sarma.

    Haasan said that MEBC 2011 would identify and find redressal of the challenges facing the industry across states. With an eminent speaker?s line up at the conclave, its content will be diverse and enriching in a variety of ways. This year at the Conclave we would see the impact of Digital across the value chain of entire Media and Entertainment Industry.

    The Conclave has a seven-fold objective:

    • To work closely and strengthen links with the sizeable and vibrant Indian Entertainment Industry and help develop its rich potential
    • To take up regulatory issues with the state and central governments
    • Provide a forum for the Government to receive authentic and first hand information on the state of the Indian Entertainment Industry and its problems and prospects
    • To be one of the most prestigious conventions on the Business of Entertainment in Asia and the entire world; the entire gamut of the entertainment industry would be covered at the Conclave, over a period of two days and will be addressed by thought leaders in each field.
    • To offer an opportunity for the Indian entertainment industry to explore its global linkages
    • To expose delegates to the global and Indian developments with regard to trends and opportunities in the entertainment industry, business possibilities and regulatory regimes in different countries
    • To bring the varied Indian states and their entertainment industries together under a single platform.

    The various sessions, spread over two days will review, analyse and make predictions for the future for the entire gamut of Indian media and entertainment in general, followed by an exhaustive micro-view of South Indian entertainment.

    Ficci advisor to president P Purai said, "I am extremely happy that FICCI?s Media and Entertainment Business Conclave (MEBC) has truly created a wonderful space for legends and leadership from the Indian and especially the mammoth South Indian film and entertainment industry to review, analyse and make predictions for the future for the entire gamut of Indian media and entertainment."

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    Ficci
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