After completing the acquisition of Fame India Limited (Fame) on January 7,2011, Inox Leisure Limited (Inox) has re-constituted the Board of Directors of Fame. Shyam Shroff and Shravan Shroff,the erstwhile promoter nominees,along with Salim Govani and Susan Thomas,two independent Directors have resigned,and will accordingly no longer be on the Board of Fame. Pavan Jain has been appointed as Chairman while Deepak Asher shall continue as a Director on the Fame Board as an Inox nominee. Kishore Biyani and Amit Jatia will also continue as independent directors. Speaking after the Board Meeting,Asher said,We are delighted to have taken over control over the Board of Fame. We believe the revised Fame Board composition reflects eminent persons with entrepreneurship,expertise,experience and integrity to provide Fame with stewardship and guidance,in the best interests of enhancing long term value creation for its stake-holders and upholding the highest standards of corporate governance. Bloomberg UTV pledges for financial literacyBloomberg UTV along with National Stock Exchange has initiated a pledge for financial literacy along with CB Bhave,Chairman,SEBI and scores of other leaders from the financial industry. The announcement was made at the NSE Auditorium in Mumbai wherein the channel also unveiled a brand new show called Fight Back For Your Right that aims to address consumers financial grievances,educate them of their options and guide them towards solutions. Hosted by Vivek Law,Editor,Bloomberg UTV,the show will address a wide array of consumer issues and be a platform for investor protection. A dedicated nationwide helpline,022-40987444,has been launched for consumers to voice their concerns. Bloomberg UTV will reach out to viewers who call this number to educate them on their rights and voice their opinion to the concerned authorities. Deepak Lamba,Business Head,Bloomberg UTV said,Our pledge to hand hold investors is a commitment to guide them towards this growth. The thrust of innovative and practical programming you will see on the channel is another stride in the direction of enabling better financial literacy for the investor. Two UTV channels debut on Hypp TVUTV Global Broadcasting Limited (UGBL),the broadcasting arm of UTV Software Communications Limited has signed up for the launch of its channels,UTV Bindass and UTV Movies on HyppTV,Malaysias latest Pay TV service where the content is delivered by Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) through TMs high speed broadband service,UniFi. M. K Anand,Chief Executive Officer,UGBL said,We are pleased to announce the foray of our channels into Malaysia and with HyppTV as our distribution partner,we are confident of our content reaching out to the right audiences. The Malaysian TV viewer is widely exposed and has a taste for quality entertainment and we are sure our content will surpass their expectations. Jeremy Kung,Executive Vice President of New Media,TM said,We welcome our partnership with UTV and the diversity of content that we can now offer via HyppTV. We believe that with the addition of the new channels,we have the right mix of content to meet the discerning tastes of the Malaysian audience. All our new channels are exclusive to HyppTV. BIG Cinemas and Mudra Group release new anthem On the occasion of Indias 61st Republic day,BIG Cinemas in association with the Mudra Group has released a new National Anthem video across its cinemas. The National Anthem has been shot in Sign Language and enacted by children with a Hearing/Speech Impairment. The anthem has been directed by Amit Sharma of Chrome Pictures based on the concept by Mudra Group. Bobby Pawar,Chief Creative Officer of Mudra Group said,The idea is centered on the thought,Patriotism knows no language and it is brought to life by hundreds of special kids singing the National Anthem with their hands. We wanted to use the anthem to make people do more than just stand and sing,but make them feel a little differently about their country and while driving home a strong message about unity in diversity. MAMI dates for 2011 announced The Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) announced the dates of the next edition of the Mumbai Film Festival. The 13th Mumbai Film Festival will be held from 13th to 20th October 2011. The 13th Mumbai Film Festival will start accepting submissions from 1st April 2011. The regulations,entry forms and other details will be announced shortly. The 12th Mumbai Film Festival hosted 215 feature films from 58 countries. There were 315 screenings. The Festival opened on October 21 2010 with David Finchers The Social Network and closed with Red starring Bruce Willis,Morgan Freeman,Helen Mirren and John Malkovich on October 28 2010.
