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Turner Broadcasting to shut down operations of Imagine TV
Asia Bizz: The popular Indian Hindi entertainment channel Imagine TV will soon be shutting down its operations. The channel is a part of the Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, which is a division of Time Warner’s Tuner International.
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Amul to sue Cadbury over misleading ad
Asia Bizz: Indian dairy giant Amul has raised questions over one of the promotional ads of health drink Bournvita by confectionery giant Cadbury owned by Kraft Foods. Amul will reportedly be taking a legal action against the chocolate manufacturer,...
YouTube to increase ad revenue in Indian market
Asia Bizz: Video streaming website YouTube reportedly aims to increase the popularity of its social networking skills with the help of better integration across the platforms. YouTube also hopes to double the ad revenue in emerging markets like...
Agent Vinod Box Office Collections Lower Than Expected
Asia Bizz: The much awaited Bollywood movie ‘Agent Vinod’ was finally released on March 23, 2012, but despite all the advertisements and controversy surrounding the movie produced by Saif Ali Khan’s production house, Illuminati Films,...
Paan Singh Tomar Crosses 12 Crore Mark at the Bollywood Box-Office
Asia Bizz: The Irrfan Khan starrer Bollywood movie ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ has recently made more than Rs 12 crores at the box-office. These figures were not expected from a movie as it was made with a budget of Rs 4.5 crores.
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Kahaani movie recovers money with Rs 7.45 crores collection over weekend
Asia Bizz: Indian film critics had least expected Vidya Balan’s ‘Kahaani’ would receive such a major response from the audience. But now the Bollywood film – which was made with quite a low budget of Rs 8 crores - has already recovered...
India Celebrates The Colorful Festival of Holi
Asia Bizz: The festival of Holi is celebrated by the Hindus in India on March 8, 2012 and is also known as the ‘Dol Jatra’ or ‘Rangpanchami’. Holi is celebrated towards the end of the festival, on the last full moon day of the lunar...
Sony Sells 1.2 million PlayStation Vitas Worldwide
Asia Bizz: Japanese electronics manufacturer Sony recently revealed that it has sold 1.2 million PlayStation Vitas worldwide. The company added that the figure has exceeded its expectations despite stiff competition from mobile devices and Nintendo.
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Sony Announces Pick Pic Camera App
Asia Bizz: On March 1, 2012, Sony Digital Network Applications announced the release of pick pic camera. The pick pic camera is a smartphone application which allows users to record the photos just before as well as right after the shutter button...
Flipkart launches digital music store Flyte in India
Asia Bizz: Popular Indian online shopping website Flipkart.com has now entered the digital music download segment with its new MP3 download service called Flyte. The online music download store was launched on February 27, 2012.
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