Microsoft plans to spin off Bungie Studios, developer of the successful Halo trilogy of video games for its Xbox 360 gaming console, into a separate company but retain a stake in it. Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000 as part of its efforts to beef up its gaming efforts. However, the Bungie folks may not have […]
Indian beauty queen and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is in the final stages of obtaining a U.S. trademark for her name from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Commerce. Most likely, Aishwarya Rai will be the first Bollywood star to get the coveted USPTO trademark. Getting […]
Indian TV viewers have never had it so good or so bad (depending on the viewer). Some 100 TV channels are supposed to be launched over the next 12 months with more to come. While this huge expansion in TV channels means so much more choice for viewers, it also portends intense competition for ad […]
Fresh from its acquisition of a 51% stake in Tamil movies distributor Ayngaran International,  Bollywood producer and distributor Eros International is bolstering its acquisition capabilities. Eros today disclosed that Citigroup Global Markets had underwritten a $100 million 5-year facility to finance acquisitions. Eros CEO Kishore Lulla is bullish on the opportunities in the market for Indian entertainment […]
Reliance – Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group’s BigFlicks.com entertainment web site has gone live (albeit in alpha mode i.e. a kind of test version). BigFlicks’ selection of Indian entertainment content is supposed to include Bollywood and Indian regional movies, TV programs, movie songs and music videos. Currently, the content is mostly a sparse selection of Hindi, Telugu […]
Of the many disappointments in Chak De India, the most disappointing is Shah Rukh Khan’s passionless performance. Let’s look at two crucial scenes in Chak De India: the first comes early in the movie when Shah Rukh Khan says he’s resigning as coach of the Indian women’s hockey team following opposition from the players to […]