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BET, Hallmark ink movie deal with Weinstein Co
MUMBAI: BET Networks and Hallmark Channel have picked up film packages from the Weinstein Co. and Twentieth TV.
BET‘s deal with the Weinstein Company gives BET the first network-window premiere rights to The Longshots as well as the upcoming films Soul Men and Hurricane Season.
Additionally, BET will also be a promotional partner on Soul Men and Hurricane Season.
In a separate deal, Hallmark has acquired 80 titles from Twentieth TV.
Titles include Big, Cheaper by the Dozen, Cocoon, Doctor Dolittle, Edward Scissorhands, Garfield, Home Alone, Ice Age, The Man From Snowy River, Mrs. Doubtfire, My Cousin Vinny, Speed, Waitress and Working Girl.
The deal also includes the world TV premiere of the documentary Young at Heart.
The movies will air on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
