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Social Media In India

Trends and challenges in Indian social media over the last few years – a report from Ernst & Young’s newsletter The Newsreel Sector Overview Social media has evolved extensively in the past few years. From being almost non-existent, it has today grown to include a user base of more ...
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In Focus: Indian FM Segment

Trends and challenges in the Indian FM Radio segment from Ernst & Young’s newsletter Newsreel Sector overview The FM radio market in India was estimated at around Rs 13 billion in 2011, with more than 19 radio-broadcasting companies providing services in more than 290 stations in around 90 cities. ...
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Package Deal

In a seeming contradiction, while the home entertainment software segmentis in a nosedive, high-end gadgets and hardware sales are booming Change. That’s the buzz wordin the home entertainment sector. Braving choppy times,the home entertainment segment is seeing a downturn in some areas while products aimed at the affluent are ...
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Game For More?

Put your game face on because multiplexes are planning to offer you bags of entertainment very soon. Was that multiplexes or malls? Well, the lines are blurring between the two – at least, multiplex chains hope so. Food and beverages are passé as bait. To hook movie-goers to spend ...
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In-focus: Children’s Genre In Television

The children’s genre on television is riding the wave of success. Where do we go from here explains Ernst & Young’s newsletter Newsreel Industry overviewThe children’s genre has emerged as the largest viewership segment after India’s general entertainment channel (GEC) sector. The segment comprised 18.3 per cent of the ...
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Speed Post

The Indian VFX and animation sectors are driving growth in post-production.Experts speak on where we stand and where do we go from here…The Future of Entertainment These are happy times for the post-production industry.Media analysts have predicted that the entertainment industrywill get a fillip, contributed mainly bythe animation and ...
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Hear, Hear!

After 3D technology revolutionised movie-watching, Dolby promises to take it to yet another level. Go Tech walks you through the Atmos experience The iconic Hollywood AcademyAwards Ceremony has a newaddress. The Kodak Theatre,which had been home to UncleOscar since 2002, has been rechristenedthe Dolby Theatre. This is not just ...
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Byte Me!

Plummeting 3G rates are pushing the sale of smartphones. But it will take more than attractive subscriptions for content owners to cheer Remember when 3G was only a distant possibility in India? Well, that’s only a distant memory now because not only has 3G been sexing up smartphones for a ...
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Sound Bite

Rowdy Rathore is a fun ride but boosting the film’s entertainment quotient further is its perfect mixing. Go Tech reveals the subtle brilliance behind the film’s soundtrack Rowdy Rathore, as the poster and title suggest, is a very colorful and in-your-face film. It is pure entertainment that drives the ...
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In Focus: Licensing & Merchandising

Trends and challenges in the Indian licensing and merchandising industry from Ernst & Young’s newsletter Newsreel Industry overview The global licensing and merchandising (L&M) industry is a huge business with its top 125 licensors accounting for sales amounting to more than US $ 184 billion. Disney is the ...
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Glass Ceiling

Your 3D experience is limited only by the technology cinemas use to screenthese films. Go Tech brings you the ABC of 3D glasses It is said that James Cameron personally visited cinemas in the US to sample the quality of 3D glasses before he released his mega-budget 3D wonder ...
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No Kids’ Stuff, This

While the animation genre in other countries is thriving, why does this sector shine only in spurts in India? The Future of Entertainment examines the challenges that are holding back a potential gold mine After a wait of several years, two animation films, Chhota Bheem And The Curse Of Damyaan ...
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Sudden IMPACT

UFO Moviez’s new ticketing platform promises to revolutionise the movie business chain. But it must first convince exhibitors to yield to transparency After revolutionising the way films are distributed and exhibited in India through our pioneering technology, infrastructure and unique pay-per-show business model, UFO Digital Cinema has launched the ...
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The Future of Entertainment!

The post-production segment is poised for stupendous growth as Indian filmmakers discover the magic of digitisation. Experts share their views onthe trends and challenges in this rapidly evolving sector. Few films are complete without a brush with technology and the wizardry it can unleash. And we don’t mean just ...
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In Focus:VFX Segment

Trends and challenges in Indian VFX from Ernst & Young’s newsletter-Newsreel The VFX industry is a rapidly evolving segment in India estimated at over Rs 3,000 crore. VFX players are engaged in creating live action imagery by using computer-generated effects. This is being increasingly used in visual media in ...
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Indian Media & Entertainment – M&A trends

During the past fiscal year, India found it increasingly difficult to tackle the conflicting demands of managing growth and price stability. The Indian economy grew by 6.9 per cent with the headline inflation remained persistently high and sticky at around 9 per cent. However, the Economic Survey 2011-12 predicts the ...
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Colour Me Pretty

Digital Intermediate technology transformed the world of motion pictures from a sequence of colour reels to a rich and nuanced visual experience. Go Tech explains What’s common between films like Kaante, Zinda, Musafir, Sarkar, Nishabd, Aamir and Dum Maaro Dum? Or for that matter, the vibrant and colour-rich Yash ...
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My Word!

Now, film-based literature is feeding India’s cinematic appetite while filmmakers are using the printed word as an innovative marketing tool Watching films is a social habit that unites all Indians. But would cinephiles read film-based literature such as books and graphic novels with equal interest? The answer might surprise ...
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Snip Decisions

Gory fight scenes, breath taking special effects or just plain mushy love songs… Every film scene requires a good editor.But it’s no longer the dark editing rooms that these film-tailors are restricted to.With more and more films being shot on digital cameras, editors are now stepping out on to the ...
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Generally Speaking

In focus: The GEC segment in Indian TV - Getting the equation correct In summary: General entertainment channels (GECs) continue to dominate the TV scenario and comprise nearly 60 per cent of viewership in the segment. Advertisement revenues in the Hindi GEC genre were estimated at around Rs ...
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Mind Your Language

English movie channels on a growth curve First the facts: The Adventures Of Tintin released in India in November last year with more than 350 prints – a record-breaking number for an animated film – in both English and Hindi, and in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D formats. A ...
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Disk Drive

Bucking doomsday predictions, the DVD market is banking on Hindi titles to stay afloat With some of the biggest Hindi blockbusters finding their way onto the satellite platform in less than a month’s time, there is still a large section of the audience that are keen to posses the ...
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Tickle The Audience – New Mantra Of TV Channels

Comedy genre has taken over the saas bahu melo drama on TV channels, latest entrant being Viacom 18 ‘s Comedy Central. Comedy genre seems to be the flavour of the season with comedy shows being telecast on all the television channels. And the ratings indicate the same too. So ...
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Going Dolby

The film makers and viewers can now rejoice as UFO ropes in Dolby Surround for better sound quality in its theaters. They say marriages are made in heaven but this one’s set in a cinema hall. The film industry is all set to rejoice the holy unison of quality ...
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Casting The Net

It may not compete with the box office but online releases are finally clicking with Indian filmmakers The Internet might just be the magic word for some small budget filmmakers. Especially for those, struggling to find a decent opening for their films at cinema halls. For instance, January ...
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Pirates In The Net?

Our first anti-piracy company unleashes war on online film pirates. But is this enough to checkmate Enemy No 1 Piracy has been a constant menace to the film industry. Ask any filmmaker and he is sure to quote piracy as a rampant problem that eats into a film’s profits. ...
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‘Sadly, Sound Is A Stepchild In Our Films’

Sound designer Baylon Fonseca, who has worked on some of Hindi cinema’s biggest films in recent times, shares his views Importance of sound design is for a film Sound is an integral part of anything we hear in a film. Ideally, a sound designer should be involved ...
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On The Brand Wagon

  Why in-cinema advertising is becoming a hot promotional platform Just like television, radio and outdoor billboards are favourites as promotional mediums, advertisers are finally waking up to cinema advertising as a promotional avenue. Admittedly, the medium has been around for ages but the surge ...
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Filmed Entertainment

Ushering in the digital era... Increased use of technology in films and digitisation of theaters has continued to drive the filmed entertainment industry in India in 2011. The growth of regional cinema, accompanied by new marketing media, has captured the attention of audiences. The year witnessed increased collaboration between ...
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