'We have just scratched the surface because cricket has been around for the longest time.'
With India increasingly attracting global artistes, the ministry of information and broadcasting is working to simplify the process of setting up concerts in the country.
Over the years many things changed. There are however three things that haven't changed -- the filmi influence on the event, its tepid content and its time management. If Frames has to move on to the next level then Ficci needs to work hard on these.
The event has seen participation of 111 business delegations from Italy, which is one of the biggest delegations so far.
The stage is set for Hollywood Hugh Jackman to make his appearance at the three-day convention on Friday.
It has been a slow year for the Indian media and entertainment (M&E) business. After two years of double-digit growth, it grew at just about 8 per cent in 2023 over 2022. It now stands at Rs 2.33 trillion in advertising and pay revenues.
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The Hollywood star took dancing lessons from Shah Rukh Khan, chatted with Karan Johar and made Aishwarya Rai blush at FICCI Frames on Friday.
In what would be a significant boost to the domestic entertainment industry, the United States has been roped in as the partner country for the 2009 Ficci Frames - the annual global convention on the entertainment and media industry that is partly sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It will be the tenth year of Ficci Frames next year.
Over 2,500 delegates from India and 20 other countries, will attend the three-day event in Mumbai, at which they will discuss the changing face of television news, the resurgence of the language media, the new arena of mobile entertainment, and how to cope with the talent crunch. According to a Ficci-PricewaterhouseCoopers report, the industry registered a cummulative growth of 19 per cent between 2004 and 2007.
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Global computer hardware major Intel has announced the deployment of Intel Insider, a new hardware feature of the 2nd Generational Intel Core processors that will allow Indian consumers to purchase and rent the latest high definition (HD) movies on their personal computers.
The Indian film industry joined hands with Hollywood on Wednesday to counter piracy.
The fledgling online advertising industry is expected to grow four-fold by 2014.
Legendary Indian skipper Mithali Raj feels the COVID-19 forced break may have pushed back the growth of women's cricket by at least two years. Mithali, Indian women's ODI captain and the world's highest run-getter in 50-over cricket, also said that a full-fledged women's Indian Premier League is still at least three years away although a fourth team can be added for the Challenger series.
Currently, we are planning to construct one animation centre in Pune. We have asked PwC to prepare a detailed report for the same; it should be ready in the next four months.
Marigold has been in the making for a long time.
The Indian entertainment and media industry is expected to outgrow the country's economy every year between 2007 and 2011.
Riding high on growing income levels, comsumerism, technological improvements and greater investments, the media and entertainment sector is expected to cross a turnover of Rs 100,000 crore (Rs 1,000 billion) by 2011.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday favoured a memorandum of understanding between the entertainment industries of Pakistan and India.
'As the world goes digital, we cannot afford to be left behind.'
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Across the country, companies have stepped up their act to contain the crisis. IT and other new economy firms seem to have taken a lead.
Data is the new oil, and intelligent data is the new petrol, said Mukesh Ambani
Khan said even if people don't like certain content, banning a film cannot be justified.
Former India captain and Team Director Ravi Shastri on Wednesday said other sports should try to emulate the BCCI to start producing champions at the global level.
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