MIPCOM
Junior to have session on the evolving Indian animation
landscape
Organised
by Reed Midem, the session is slated for 7 October
at Cannes. Speakers include Greengold's Rajiv Chilakalapudi,
Anirights' Ashish Kulkarni and MEL's Paul Siegel.
Supported by FICCI, the session will be moderated
by Animation Xpress.com's Anand Gurnani.
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Writing
on The Great Wall, China wants to conquer it all
True
that Indian animation is brimming with ambition
and talent, but yours truly is just back from China's
CCIF 2006, and if asked to describe in one word,
the experience of a 4 full days spent soaking and
observing China's Animation Industry - 'Inspired'
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 Kumaresh
elected Joint Secy; Gitanjali, Mukerjee, Natarajan
join TASI committee
The
Animation Society of India (TASI) recently elected
its Managing Committee for the year 2006-07 at the
AGM which was held at Ruia College, Matunga on 23
September '06.Read |
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Zion
announces media technology summit
Bangalore
based Zion Integrated Solutions which specializes
in Business 2 Business communications in the IT
Infrastructure space, has announced a summit revolving
around media technology.Read |
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Mobile
Gaming
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Smackall.com
full swing into mobile game developing
Chennai
based smackall.com, the applications and porting
division of Technology Solutions provider
Blitz, is in the midst of developing some
hi end mobile multiplayer games.Read |
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Xbox
360 marks its debut in the Indian market amidst
consumer fanfare
Peter
Moore, Corporate Vice President, Interactive
Entertainment Business, Microsoft Entertainment
& Devices Division today announced the
formal launch of Xbox 360 in the Indian market
on 23 September '06.Read |
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MTV
to expand music offerings through music gaming
firm Harmonix acquisition
US
broadcaster MTV will acquire Harmonix Music
Systems. The firm develops the PlayStation
2 product Guitar Hero and other music gaming
titles.Read |
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QUALCOMM
and Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited
Sign 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit and Modem Card License
Agreement
QUALCOMM
Incorporated announced on 25 September '06 that
QUALCOMM and HFCL have signed a commercial CDMA2000
subscriber unit and modem card license agreement.Read
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Nominees
for MIPCOM 2006 mobile screenings and awards
announced
MIPCOM
announced the nominations for the second annual
Mobile TV Screenings & Awards. Twenty
three nominations and ten special mentions
will be presented during MIPCOM and the winners
will be announced in a special Screenings
and Awards Ceremony to be held in the Palais
des Festivals, Cannes on 11 October '06.Read |
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Singapore’s
media industry projects unified front with
'Singapore Media Fusion' at MIPCOM 2006
The
Singapore media industry will consolidate
its presence in the global arena under a unified
front called “Singapore Media Fusion”,
showcasing the industry’s collective
richness and diversity at Mipcom 2006.Read |
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Disney
targets five local productions; to kick off with
'Vicky Aur Vetaal'
Walt
Disney is stepping up its localisation drive in
India. One major push in this: have five locally
produced live-action Hindi shows tailored for Disney
Channel in a year's time.Read |
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'Pogo
Voice' winners to attend Pogo Amazing Kids Awards
The
Pogo Voice Awards has announced the nominees in
the various categories, allowing kids to start voting.
This will give five kids an opportunity to attend
the grand finale of the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards
2006 by voting.Read |
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Disney
unveils its first branded apparel store 'Disney
Jeans' in Mumbai
Disney
India has the launched the first of its non-character
franchise stores 'Disney Jeans' in Mumbai.Read
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Buena
Vista Games creates video games around Disney characters
Buena
Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment
affiliate of The Walt Disney Company, has announced
that The Cheetah Girls, Phil of the Future, and
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble
are now available.Read |
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Nick
launches live-action interactive series in the US
Preschoolers
will "just press play," as Noggin, the
commercial-free, educational preschool network from
Nickelodeon, introduces a new form of interactive
viewing for preschoolers, on its new, original,
live-action series, The Upside Down Show.Read |
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Hungamathon
'07 to kick off in Jan; Kolkata also to host
Hungama
TV is back with the second season of its unique
property Hungamathon, which is slated to be held
in January 2007. The mini marathon will be adding
Kolkata to Mumbai and Delhi, where the event was
held last year.Read |
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Krishna
Premiere: Audiences give thumbs up
The
majority of the audience says that "We
want Indian content and we like it!
We are going to be patient with the
quality of animation but we want Indian
stories" Read |
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Mayabimbham
ready with Tamil 3D feature Inimea
Nangathaan
The
Chennai based studio has shared that
its Tamil 3D feature 'Inimea Nangathaan'
is in the final stages of completion,
with release planned for December this
year..Read |
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Cartoon
Network inks deal with Tata Indicom
for VoD service
Cartoon
Network, kid's entertainment channel,
has signed its first video on demand
(VoD) deal in the country with VSNL.Read |
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Addition
Animation on a roll with Liono Ke
Sapney
This
is no Hum Paanch, but armed with a team
of just five artists and two creative
directors, Delhi based Addition Animation
is surely packing in quite a punch!Read |
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DVD
rentals under legal scanner: Delhi high
court stops unauthorised rental of Hollywood
films
DVD
rental businesses across the country
have come under heavy legal scrutiny
following the judgment by the Delhi
High Court to curb DVD rentals from
issuing DVDs copyrighted by the Motion
Pictures Association.Read |
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DVD
seminar slated for 21 November in London
The
publishers of www.dvd-intelligence.com,
one of Europe's premier online source
of news, data and analysis for DVD professionals,
are organising their 3rd annual seminar
DVD and Beyond: The Future of Packaged
Media in a Changing Marketplace, to
be held at Congress Centre in London
on 21 November 2006.Read |
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Star
Chinese Channel to debut SPTI's Game
Show Format
Singapore
cable TV audiences will soon be able
to enjoy Sony Pictures Television International's
(SPTI) unscripted game show format Blackjack
Bowling on Star Chinese Channel, a popular
entertainment channel in Taiwan.Read |
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Section
Rouge Média Inc. Opens its Distribution
Division
Image
In Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Section Rouge Média Inc. announced
the appointment of Marie-Christine Dufour
as Executive Vice-President, Distribution
and Communications on 27 Sptember '06,
effective immediately.Read |
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BBC
celeb 10th anniversary of Teletubbies
with a new JV
This
year UK pubcaster BBC's children's show
Teletubbies celebrates 10 years. On
this occasion the broadcaster has formed
a joint venture with UK family and children's
entertainment firm Ragdoll.Read
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Hungama
TV to launch 'John Ke Dus Kaun' on 1
October
Kids
channel Hungama TV will unveil a new
show John Ke Dus Kaun to be telecast
every Sunday from 9 to 5 pm starting
1 October 2006.Read |
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Visual
Computing Labs is recruiting
talented digital artists for various
Animation and Visual effects projects.
Layout Artists; Storyboard Artists;
Color Panelists; 2D Animators;
Character /Sets /Prop Modelers;
Riggers; 3D Animators; Programmers
with Maya API experience; 3D and
Vfx Compositors - To build your
career with us, please apply to
ANIBRAIN
DIGITAL is hiring Direct X
& Open GL programmers for
developing high end interactive
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C++ & mathematics knowledge
a must. Contact immediately to
join a fun & challanging work
environment. Contact - 022 2637
4526 & 
FrameFLow.
Challenging Hollywood work awaits
talented & aspiring digital
artists. Compositors, Roto artists,
Paint & touchup artists and
3D Animators. 
NVIDIA
is hiring! Application Engineer
- Digital Film, India. To be based
in Mumbai.