IndiaMySpace Launches New Site in IndiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 17, 2008 - 11:57am.
Mumbai, India - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace on Thursday officially launched its latest localized site in India, promoting the new service with a rock concert featuring local artists, and a developer platform workshop. The company also said it signed a deal with Star TV, India's largest television network, to create an original network television program, "Campus Star," that will be featured on Channel V. The new show, currently airing on television in India, is a nationwide college talent competition featuring celebrity judges and the voting MySpace audience. Soros, Omidyar, Google.org Launch Investment Firm in IndiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2008 - 10:01am.
New York - The Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), Omidyar Network, and Google.org (NASD: GOOG) on Tuesday announced a new $17 million investment company for small and medium-size businesses in India, "to create job opportunities and spur greater economic participation for a larger segment of the population." tags: Deals | India | Investments | Omidyar Network | Soros Economic Development Fund | Google.org |
Soros Pays $100M for 3% of India's Reliance EntertainmentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2008 - 8:32am.
Los Angeles - Billionaire investor George Soros has paid $100 million for a 3% stake in Reliance Entertainment, a multi-platform entertainment provider in India, which was valued at $3.3 billion for the deal. tags: Games | Deals | Mobile | Social Networking | Movies | India | Investments | George Soros | Reliance Entertainment |
Indian Mobile Ad Firm mGinger Raises $2 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 29, 2007 - 8:01am.
Bangalore, India - mGinger, a provider of mobile advertising services, has raised $2 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, ContentSutra reports. Paramount Taps Hungama Mobile for Promotions in IndiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 28, 2007 - 1:21pm.
Singapore - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Digital Entertainment unit has partnered with Hungama Mobile to develop and distribute mobile content for Paramount titles in India, Variety reports. The mobile content will be released to promote Paramount's theatrical releases in the country. "This deal is really all about synergy and having Hungama Mobile do for us what they do for Bollywood releases," Paramount Digital Entertainment VP, Interactive and Mobile Entertainment, Asia Pacific, Pradeep Mittur, told Variety. "At this stage, this relationship is more about promotion of our movies, than trying to develop a new revenue stream." Indian VOD Provider TinselVision Raises Over $3 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2007 - 7:29am.
Washington - TinselVision, a broadband video-on-demand service that delivers Indian TV and Bollywood films overseas, announced that it has raised more than $3 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by Innovative Entertainment Limited. Tinsel Cinema Gets $3 Million for Bollywood VOD ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2007 - 9:59am.
Washington - Tinsel Cinema, a company developing an Internet video-on-demand service targeting South Asian communities in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, announced on Monday that it has raised $3 million in its first round of funding, led by Innovative Entertainment Limited. tags: Deals | VC | Video | VOD | TV | India | Tinsel Cinema | TinselVision | Innovative Entertainment Ltd. |
Learning Marketing From The Drum SoloAuthored by Rohit Bhargava on June 18, 2007 - 10:57am.
Last night I saw a drum solo as part of the A.R. Rahman concert here in DC. For those who don't know, A.R. Rahman is as close as any modern day man can get to being a god in India. He is the music composer (and sometimes voice) behind many of the most popular Bollywood films. The concert presented an evening of his music from many films and was hugely popular here in DC - with people lining up outside and dancing in the aisles throughout the show.
India-based Multiplayer Game Publisher Kreeda Raises FundsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 13, 2007 - 10:23am.
*A correction has been made to this story. tags: Games | Deals | VC | India | MMOG | IDG Ventures | Kreeda Games | SoftBank China & India Holdings |
Viacom, TV18 Group Team on Multi-Platform Venture in IndiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 22, 2007 - 3:24pm.
New York - Media conglomerate Viacom announced on Tuesday that it has created a joint venture with India-based TV18Group, which will distribute TV, film and digital media content across numerous brands in India. Indian Online Social Network Minglebox Raises $7 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 3, 2007 - 10:16am.
Bangalore, India - Minglebox, a social networking site in India, has raised $7 million in funding from Sequoia Capital India, contentSutra reported. AOL Launches New Portal in IndiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 27, 2007 - 10:58am.
Dulles, Va. - Reflecting the increased importance of the Indian market, AOL said that it has launched a new Internet portal in India, offering local news and information, as well as free services such as email and instant messaging, to the Indian market. India-based Online Games Firm Games2Win Raises $5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 2, 2007 - 10:41am.
Mumbai, India - Online game developer Games2Win has raised about $5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Clearstone Venture Partners and SVB Financial Group, PEHub.com reported. tags: Games | Deals | VC | Casual Games | India | Games2Win | Clearstone Venture Partners | SVB Financial |
Brightcove to Distribute Day-and-Date Bollywood Film for RajshriAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2006 - 3:18pm.
Boston - Brightcove, a provider of Internet TV delivery technology, announced on Monday that Indian entertainment producer Rajshri will use its service for the online premiere of the Bollywood movie "Vivah" day and date with its theatrical release. The film will be available for download with a 72-hour rental license at Rajshri.com and Brightcove.com
tags: Video | Tech | Broadband | Movies | Commerce | Brightcove | India | Bollywood | Day-and-Date | Rajshri |
Indian Online Social Network Sulekha.com Gets $10 Million InvestmentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 1, 2006 - 3:23pm.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Norwest Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, Calif., said on Wednesday that it has invested $10 million Sulekha.com, India's largest social networking site.
tags: Deals | Internet | VC | Blogs | Social Networking | India | Web 2.0 | Norwest Venture Partners | Sulekha.com |
Indian Online DVD Rental Service Seventymm Raises $7 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2006 - 8:39am.
Bangalore, India - Seventymm, an online DVD rental service in India, has received a $7 million investment from Matrix Partners India. Bangalore-based Seventymm currently claims 7,500 customers, and stocks a catalog of more than 10,000 DVD titles; the company aims to count 1 million subscribers within five years. Seventymm will use the funds to expand its service into additional cities in India.
Mobile 365 Launches SMS Service for Online Bookstore in IndiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2006 - 11:51am.
Chantilly, Va. - Mobile messaging and services provider Mobile 365 announced on Monday that it has partnered with Oxford Bookstore, an online bookstore in India, to launch an interactive SMS service.
tags: Mobile | Marketing | Tech | Commerce | India | Retail | Mobile Marketing | Books | SMS | Mobile 365 |
Indiagames Develops Six Mobile Mini-games for NBC's "The Office"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 2, 2006 - 1:12pm.
Los Angeles - NBC Universal has launched a series of six mobile phone mini-games for its TV comedy series "The Office." Developed and produced by Mumbai-based Indiagames, the mini-games will initially be available to Verizon, Cingular and Sprint subscribers.
Report: India's Mobile Market Subscribers to Top 350 Million by 2010Authored by robert on August 1, 2006 - 10:31am.
Software, Communications and Networking Most Popular Investment Sectors 2006Authored by Jay Baage on July 12, 2006 - 10:10am.
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