The four south Indian languages grew by 7% while regional languages within the Hindi speaking markets (such as Bhojpuri, Bangla, Marathi, etc) grew by 26%.
Over 32 missions -- satellites and rockets -- have been planned for the year.
'It was a rare year when all three Khans -- Shah Rukh, Aamir, and Salman had a release each -- failed to deliver.' 'The performance of their films at the box office reflected the dwindling magnetism of the star when it came to getting people to the theatres.'
All distribution platforms can move their subscribers to the new framework by February 1.
The Trai order is expected to change how consumers pay for cable or DTH services. This will result in disruption within the TV viewing market.
Demonetisation and GST are the main reasons for the job losses.
Thalaiva's name and photo will appear on the logo and label of the channel.
Trailers are key to the way an audience perceives a movie and hence a big part of the lifecycle of a movie.
Trade estimates pegged the Hindi version collection at Rs 210 million -- a commendable performance for a dubbed film.
The India-Australia series comes at the end of the calendar year, in a quarter when most brands are close to the end of their advertising budgets.
'For the first couple of years, it is about building the league.' 'We are positive that the quality of matches will attract eyeballs.'
'He resonates more with the youth which is always something brands want.'
When brands look at cricket, India's male cricketers are an obvious choice.
'He was the first creative person to recognise and fully realise the power of film in an era when press ads were the only competence of Indian creatives.'
YRF may come out of the debacle fairly unscathed financially. The exhibitors and smaller distributors will take almost 75% of the hit.
To beat its rivals, Nokia has done what most Chinese brands did soon after they entered the Indian market. Tied up with a well-known Bollywood actor as endorser, associated with cricket and established fan engagement initiatives, reports T E Narasimhan.
That includes the building of an anti-submarine warfare Corvette and an aircraft carrier for the navy.
This is Amitabh Bachchan's first entry in the list of highest openers in Bollywood and Aamir Khan's second.
What sold the most this year? Beauty, toys and baby care, sports and fitness, television and large appliances, followed by fashion, says T E Narasimhan.
Social media teams ensure there is something new around the movie every few days and as the release date nears, every few hours.
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