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Jupiter Entertainment signs 3-year licensing deal with WB
MUMBAI: In its endeavour to show films on local television, Japan-based Jupiter Entertainment has signed a three-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. International Television, a division of Warner Entertainment Japan Inc.
The announcement was made by Jupiter Entertainment president and representative director Hiroyuki Nakatani and Warner Bros. International television VP and GM Mitsuru Oda.
Jupiter has acquired the rights of more than 80 theatrical motion picture titles to broadcast on its movie special channel Movie Plus in Japan.
Jupiter will have the rights to broadcast on its Movie Plus CS basic channel feature films
distributed by the studio as well as pictures from the Warner Bros. entertainment collection, beginning spring 2009.
“It is expected that the multi-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros. will enhance customer satisfaction for Movie Plus in terms of its viewing households and contribute to the further growth of the multi-channel market in Japan,” said Nakatani.
License issued for telecast of titles include movies like The Departed, Blood Diamond, The Bodyguard and the Steven Spielberg-presented/Richard Donner-directed Goonies, among many others.
“We are happy to announce this multi-year deal with Jupiter‘s Movie Plus channel and look forward to working closely with the Japanese company to make our movies successful with consumers in Japan,” said Oda.
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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.
