DVD company Moser Baer India in a $500 million European deal
Moser Baer India Ltd. created a sensation in India when it released the cheapest DVD titles of some of the biggest movies. Some titles cost even less than a dollar. Now it's gone very big. Moser Baer, one of India's top DVD and technology companies, said it has entered into definitive agreements with Europe's largest system integrators Ralos Vertriebs and Colexon Energy, a leading player internationally in commercial photovoltaic plants, to supply solar modules for a cumulative value of more than $500 million. Both the companies are German-based. Read more »
'The Bollywood Burner: World's Hottest Curry' claims Virgin Media
Richard Branson's Virgin Media beat BBC and Rupert Murdoch's Sky Networks to become the first mainstream broadcaster in offering 'Bollywood Movies On Demand,' a dedicated digital channel to Bollywood for its subscribers in the UK. In a great publicity stint to launch its channel, Richard Branson also commissioned 'The Bollywood Burner: World's Hottest Indian Curry,' in association with The Cinnamon Club, a posh restaurant in London. Read more »
'London Dreams' yet to be filmed but sold for a record sum
London Eye Twilight by Gary T PalmerThe distribution rights of filmmaker Vipul Shah's, yet to be filmed movie, 'London Dreams', have fetched $27 million. On the other hand Britain's Tourism arm Visit London is launching a £4m global ad campaign ahead of the Olympic handover to promote the capital as a tourist destination in the run-up to the 2012 Games. The international campaign will target markets including India. Is there any connection between the two? Read more »
Kick-off for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2008
Experienced producers from around the world may submit their new feature film projects to the 5th Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 10-12, 2008) until November 1, 2007. Projects submitted should be suited for co-production and have budgets ranging between two and ten million euros (for so-called transformation countries, budgets may begin at one million euros); in addition, at least thirty percent of their financing should already be in place. Producers applying should have experience in working on international co-productions. Read more »