India consumers moving towards premium products

India consumers moving towards premium products

The Indian consumers are increasing upgrading to newer, more advanced and premium products like LCD, LED, HD or 3D television, a Blu-ray player, split ACs, Fridge with two side by side doors.

Most of the electronic brands in India hold the view that the trend in Metro and large city is to upgrade to premium products. The products that were not considered the main attraction as they were at the top of technology as well as pricing are now being south after as the consumers are willing to pay more for premium products.

Yasho Verma, COO, LG India says that the company is seeing a growing number of consumers demanding premium products. He said that the reason for the growth is high disposable incomes as well as that most of the consumers are now upgrading to newer products. He pointed out that 80% of its premium product customers are upgrading.

Ravinder Zutshi, deputy MD, Samsung India Electronics also agrees to the view and says that upgradations are driving growth for premium products. He said that the consumers in the country are looking for features and not pricing. The company is offering LCD, LED, 3D LED and plasma in the country.

Tadato Kimura, GM marketing, Sony India says that there is a new generation of Indian consumers desiring high end products. Sony is expecting high sales from 3D TVs this year.

The company will invest Rs 45 crore on marketing activities for its 3D products alone this festival season. The company has already launched a complete range of 3D professional solutions, consumer electronics, movies and gaming.

The industry expects to sell more premium consumer electronics compares to last year. The sales of LCD TV is expected to double while sales for split ACs, fully automatic washing machines and frost-free refrigerators are also expected to rise.

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Bollywood is killing our film industry, say Pakistan’s actors

Bollywood is killing our film industry, say Pakistan’s actors

Bollywood’s star power is killing off ‘Lollywood’, Pakistan’s struggling movie industry in Lahore, according to actors, directors and cinema owners who accuse India of poaching its best actors and hijacking screens.

Pakistan's actors claim Bollywood stars like Aishwarya Rai are killing their film industry , AFP Hundreds of Pakistani cinemas have closed in the past decade while Lahore now produces only about 20 films a year - a fraction of the 1000 or so movies made in Mumbai’s $1.3bn industry.

However proposals for closer ties between the two cities’ studios have been met with horror in Pakistan, where industry figures fear it would hasten the talent drain.

Pakistan opposition leader Nawaz Sharif cleared of hijacking charge Ghulam Mohiuddin, an actor and director who has starred in more than 400 films, said Lollywood was being swamped by hundreds of new movies from India, made with budgets way beyond the means of Pakistani movies.

“We have some good cinemas but we can’t provide so many good, new films.

People are used to good technical movies and they don’t want the smaller budget films,” he said.

The 1960s marked the high point of Pakistan’s film industry, when Abbot Road in Lahore filled with smart art-deco cinemas playing the latest colour offerings to packed houses.

Today, the heart of movieland is dead. Fourteen of the theatres have closed - some flattened to become car parks while others have been converted into shopping malls — leaving six tatty, run-down fleapits with leaking roofs and dodgy sound systems.

The 1998 hit Choorian briefly revived the industry. Its tale of a city boy who falls in love with a country girl promised to another was dismissed by critics as derivate, but it proved a huge hit with movie audience who loved the way it pinched a proven Bollywood formula.

However, in recent years some of Pakistan’s hottest talent has moved to Mumbai. Ali Zafar, one of the country’s biggest pop stars, made his Bollywood debut this year in Tere Bin Laden as an ambitious young reporter who fakes an interview with the al Qaeda leader.

Add in a stagnating economy and criticism of Lollywood’s bawdy movies by islamic groups, and neighbouring India seems an attractive destination for young stars.

More than 20 million Indians go to see a film every day and the industry has gone global with crossover hits such as Monsoon Wedding and Bride and Prejudice filmed in the UK.

Actresses like Shilpa Shetty, who appeared in Celebrity Big Brother, are now household names in Britain.

This week, Nilofar Bakhtiar, who chairs the Pakistan Senate’s standing committee on culture and tourism, suggested strengthening ties with Bollywood to help revive Lollywood’s fortunes.

“Indian cinema is extremely advanced and we want Indian filmmakers to work with us. We also want training opportunities for our actors and directors in India,” she said at the South Asia Film Festival in Goa this week.

But the suggestion would lead to a faster exodus of talent to India, said Qaisar Sanaullah Khan, secretary of the Cinema Owners Association.

He said Bollywood had been draining talent from Lahore’s studios for years.

“It has always been one way. We just cannot afford to pay the sort of money that they do,” he said.

“The Pakistan film industry is completely finished. In the 1980s we were producing up to 100 movies a year. Now there are no studios and our cinemas are closing.” He said he always tried to screen locally-made pictures at his Metropole cinema, one of the more luxurious left on Lahore’s Abbot Road. “But if there are none then it has to be Hollywood or Bollywood.”

Source Telegraph Uk

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Duke opens motorsport video sales ops in India

Duke opens motorsport video sales ops in India

Isle of Man-based Duke, a distributor of motorsport and special interest programming, has launched its international operations in India.

It has appointed Ramya GN Reddy as the vice president of international sales in India who will focus on building on the company’s customer base in India.



Reddy has an experience of 10 years in marketing and customer relations. She will be based in Bangalore, with much of her work focusing on major retailers, media houses and television companies in Mumbai and Delhi.



Duke has been building its profile in India since 2008, through magazines including Overdrive and Bike India.



The firm decided to expand its operations in India in July, with a focus on building business-to-business trade contacts. Reddy aims to have Duke DVDs and Blu-ray titles on sale in major department stores and featured prominently in the Indian media.



Duke was founded by Peter Duke, son of multiple motorcycle World Champion Geoff Duke O.B.E., in 1981, and since then has established itself as the leading worldwide brand for motorsport video programming in all formats.



Duke has produced motorsport reviews on DVD and Blu-ray, including MotoGP, the World Rally Championship, the Superbike World Championship and the Isle of Man TT, as well as it offers classic motorsport programming. Since expansion in 2007, Duke has increased its non-motorsport catalogue to include cricket, rugby, football, golf, vintage transport, action sports such as mountain biking, fitness and lifestyle DVDs.



Reddy will also take initiatives in marketing the TV programmes Duke produces and distributes in partnership with Manx company Greenlight TV through the joint venture Motorsport Mundial.



Duke commercial director Jon Quayle said, “I am delighted to welcome Ramya to Duke and I’m very excited by the potential of the Indian market. Ramya has spent time in the Island meeting the team, getting to know our business and outlining the opportunities for our company in her home country.”



“We are already market leader in our field in the UK, and in many territories across Europe, as well as having a strong market share in the USA, Australia, Japan and the Middle East. India is a natural market for us to look at next, as interest in motorsport, which remains at the core of our business, is growing quickly throughout the subcontinent. India is represented at the highest levels of racing, with teams and drivers in championships as prestigious as Formula One, and the country is set to host its first Grand Prix next year,” he added.



“Direct sales to India through our website have shown there is a demand for our DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Although India is a very different economy and culture to ours, English is the main language for 30% of the population and the TV system used is the same as the UK, and I believe that with a presence in the country speaking directly to retail trade contacts we can build on that customer base,” said Quayle.



“Ramya will be helping us to build contacts with TV broadcasters in the country. The programmes produced and distributed by Motorsport Mundial already reach in excess of 500 million homes worldwide, and with increased interest in India that number can only rise. Our industry has seen some tough times in the past two years, and the market is changing swiftly. As an independent label we need to seek out new markets and invest to grow our international customer base. Duke is fortunate among the independent names in that most of our programming has international appeal and we are highly experienced in multi-channel marketing,” he added.



“I am privileged to be the one responsible for introducing and marketing Duke’s products in the Indian subcontinent. To take onus for products that were created purely for the passion that the founder and his father had for motorsports is an honour. In India Duke’s products will reach motorsports enthusiasts for whom passion for the sport means the world,” said Reddy.



“The Indian economy is opening up quickly and Indian youth are eager to explore various entertainment avenues. Socio-economic status, place of stay and education levels are limiting factors, but the passion today’s youth have for motorsport overcomes all of this. The extensive range of Duke products will not just whet the motorsport enthusiast’s appetite, but will also act as a stimulus by exposing enthusiasts to the international motorsport industry,” she added.

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B4U RELEASE THE BIGGEST BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER EVER

“Robot” set to beat all Bollywood film records

B4U pictures will be releasing the biggest and most expensive film in the history of Indian cinema on October 1 st; ‘ ROBOT'.

With a star studded cast including Aishwarya Rai and Rajnikanth and directed by the infamous director Shankar, ‘ Robot' tells the story of an Andro-Humanoid called Chiti (Rajnikanth) whose purpose was to protect society but when his creator simulates human emotions; will his initial functions be compromised?

The sheer magnitude of ‘Robot' is a reflection of the people involved in its creation. Yuen Woo Ping, action choreographer for the Matrix and Kill Bill was the stunt coordinator and the makers of Jurassic Park , Predator, Terminator, Iron man and Avatar; Stanwinston Studios provided the Animatronics technology. In addition to this, 40% of the overall budget was spent on special effects!

Such significant Hollywood influences will surely add to the glamour of this Bollywood milestone.

‘Robot' is to be released worldwide and in three languages; Tamil, Telegu and Hindi. B4U pictures will be releasing it worldwide and in Hindi.

Sunil Shah, Head Of B4U Film Division, states “B4U are extremely excited to release one of the most expensive and anticipated films to come out of Bollywood this year, ‘Robot'. The film is set to be a massive hit amongst a varied audience, and we are certain that its costly features and effects will be appreciated by all fans of the sci-fi genre. Bringing Hollywood influences to Bollywood illustrates how big Asian cinema has grown and become popular, and ‘Robot' is set to take the industry to unexpected heights. With outstanding acting from both Aishwarya Rai and Rajnikanth and directed by the talented Shankar, we are hopeful that the film will prove to be a hit and we are proud to be a part of it.”

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Indian Bid for MGM Is a Safe Move for Hollywood

Indian Bid for MGM Is a Safe Move for Hollywood

No Big Shake-Up

In a Bid for MGM



One of India’s top film producers, Sahara India Pariwar, is interested in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, James Bond’s Hollywood studio. That may sound groundbreaking, but a purchase of MGM by the Indian conglomerate would probably provoke only relief in Tinseltown because it would not upset the industry’s status quo. A more radical buyout could be something Google’s YouTube unit might be capable of, if it dares.



Sahara India Pariwar, India’s biggest film production company, which also operates multiplex cinemas, understands the prevailing Hollywood business model. Films are released first in theaters and then eventually appear on DVD and Blu-ray, on pay television, and on the Internet. The basic idea is that customers pay extra to see movies sooner, especially during the theatrical “window.”



That model, though, could be ripe for a shake-up amid the rise of Web-based video, led by YouTube, Hulu, Netflix and Apple iTunes. YouTube aside, these emerging channels have collaborated with content producers and have little interest in upsetting the industry. Hulu, for instance, is owned by three television networks. Netflix and iTunes have struck deals with producers to distribute their content, after a delay, to paying customers.



YouTube is a little different, and it’s the big player of the bunch. Four years after Google paid $1.6 billion for the business, people are watching two billion videos a day on the Web site. Yet the division is still a money loser though it is on the verge of making a profit. That’s because those videos mostly aren’t the kind that people pay for or advertisers crave. Long term, it’s hard to see how YouTube can turn its scale into cash without far greater access to original programming than it has currently planned.



Experiments in paid content and live streaming represent one type of response from YouTube. But it’s another possibility that particularly alarms some in Hollywood. With $30 billion of cash, Google could easily make an offer that MGM’s creditors couldn’t refuse. Owning MGM would allow YouTube to vault ahead of its rivals by bypassing the theatrical window. Maybe the next Bond film could even be released on the Web — whereby advertising revenue would supplant box office sales — just in time for the 50th anniversary of the franchise in 2012.



All that may sound like a stretch, but Google has already done plenty to disrupt media industry conventions. Hollywood may thank Bollywood for delaying another shock.

Source

ROB COX and JOHN FOLEY

Release of Bollywood films postponed by religious court case

Release of Bollywood films postponed by religious court case

The release of two Bollywood films has been postponed amid fears of Muslim-Hindu violence in India following a court ruling on a high-profile religious dispute, the makers have said.

Sajid Nadiadwala said the romantic comedy “Anjaana Anjaani” (Strangers), which was due to hit screens Friday, would be put back to avoid any fall-out from the long-awaited verdict in the Babri Masjid case on the same day.

The thriller “Aakrosh” (Anger) has also been postponed from its scheduled October 1 release date, said producer Kumar Mangat.

Hindu nationalists razed a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, in 1992, claiming it had been built on the ruins of a temple marking the birthplace of the Hindu warrior god, Ram.

The destruction led to the bloodiest communal violence since the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, leaving some 2,000 people dead and a legacy of mistrust between the two religious groups.

A court in northern India is set to rule on Friday which religious group should have ownership of the site.

Nadiadwala told a news conference on Monday evening: “The Ayodhya issue is a very big issue and therefore we decided to postpone the film by one week.

“Our film is a happy film and we felt it will not be appropriate to release the film on a day when such an important judgment is scheduled to come.”

“Anjaana Anjaani” is based in the United States starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra while “Aakrosh”, with Ajay Devgan and Bipasha Basu, is billed as the first Hindi-language film to tackle the subject of honour killings.

“Aakrosh” will now be released on October 8, Mangat said.

“By postponing the film by one week we will be in a better position to market our film as we will have more time on our hands,” he added.

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Bharati Airtel gets into Bollywood Entertainment

Bharati Airtel gets into Bollywood Entertainment

Bollywood film industry will witness a new entrant into its film business as Bharati Airtel is said to produce movies in coming months. After Reliance Big made its entry into bollywood film industry production and film distribution, Bharathi Airtel was interested in getting into it as well.




Now, Ajay Puri, the chief executive officer of Airtel digital TV has disclosed that, they are planning to get into film production. But sourcefully, Bharathi Airtel will start producing bollywood films and Tollywood films in coming months and will premiere them exclusively for their privileged Airtel digital TV audiences within 90 days period.



From the past 15 months Airtel digital TV has witnessed a growth of almost 16% and the almost 12 million are expected to take up the satellite TV in coming years. So, in order to procure the customer base, Bharathi Airtel will start producing and distributing films and will then premiere them to the exclusive consumers.

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'Best actor' Big B: All awards are welcome

'Best actor' Big B: All awards are welcome

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Pazhassi Raja to be shown at Tokyo Film Festival

The block buster film Pazhassi Raja has been selected for the International Film Festival in Tokyo.

The festival, starting September 16- 26, will feature Pazhassi Raja as the only movie which has been selected from India this year.

Noted director Hariharan's latest work will be showcased in the competition section of the prestigious Film Festival in Japan. Director Hariharan and producer Gokulam Gopalan will participate in the festival.

The film was produced in five languages at a cost of Rs. 27 crores and it has collected Rs. 20 crores till date, said producer Gokulam Gopalan in a press meet at Kochi.

Pazhassi Raja is based on patriotism and has, so far, received 15 awards

New stills from Ash, Rajinikanth's Enthiran

New stills from Ash, Rajinikanth's Enthiran

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