Washington, With a growing middle class, a large English-speaking populace, a booming number of multiplexes and a cinema-obsessed popular culture, India is a natural destination for Hollywood studios, say US and Indian business leaders.
Pointing to the worldwide success of “Slumdog Millionaire” and the release of latest James Bond film, “Quantum of Solace,” in India a full week before its American opening, they suggest a fostering of Hollywood-Bollywood connections.
“The United States and India possess the world’s largest entertainment and media industries, both in terms of sheer output and global popularity. Yet traditionally neither industry had much interaction with the other or enjoyed success in the other’s domestic market,” they noted in a new report released Wednesday.
“However, two signal events, both occurring in recent months, point the way to how important synergies can be exploited for producing new content, forging new creative collaborations and accessing new markets,” the experts said referring to the two films.
Specifically, a task force set up by the Pacific Council on International Policy and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) recommended:
- The United States and India should craft a common approach on cultural market access and use their strategic positions to advance it in global trade negotiations.
- Both countries should devise a joint plan for advancing the digital transformation of the global media industry.
- Both governments should provide adequate funding for efforts to develop advanced fiber-optic networks that enable real-time creative and production partnerships between the two countries.
- Create short-term exchange programmes between US and Indian production companies and film schools designed to foster genuine creative interactions.
- Washington should encourage the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to help the Indian film industry create a counterpart institution.
- The United States and India should eliminate tax and regulatory barriers that continue to impede bi-national production partnerships.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
IT Tazee Reviews WorldCall EVDO Broadband Service
Here’s a review of the WorldCall EVDO Broadband Service for 3 months in Karachi, by Mohtashim of IT Tazee. His review is based on the 256kbps speed option.
A few snippets from his review:
Setup: Simple and fast. Since its USB, it self installs and starts to work.
Price : 3000 for the device, and 1200 and up for the service. Yes, home DSL is cheaper and faster, I agree but you do pay dearly for the mobility and to bypass KESC and PTCL all at once!
Speed: We got the speed promised consistently as long as we were in the Karachi metropolitan area.
A few snippets from his review:
Setup: Simple and fast. Since its USB, it self installs and starts to work.
Price : 3000 for the device, and 1200 and up for the service. Yes, home DSL is cheaper and faster, I agree but you do pay dearly for the mobility and to bypass KESC and PTCL all at once!
Speed: We got the speed promised consistently as long as we were in the Karachi metropolitan area.
iPhone 3GS Challenges BlackBerry for Business Use
The new iPhone 3GS went on sale Friday morning with new and improved features that may draw more business users as Apple moves to challenge the dominance of BlackBerry.
The lines are not as long and the frenzy not as strong as Apple saw with previous iPhone launches, but the demand on the street seems healthy. Advance orders may have helped reduce the long waits in lines at retail stores across the country.
"We understand that customers are eager to get their hands on this great new device," said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets. "So we've worked hard to make the experience as easy as possible."
Despite the preparation on AT&T's part, reports of Apple's servers lagging under the strain of new iPhone 3GS activations are widespread. Complicating matters is older iPhone owners trying to download the iPhone OS 3.0 software to their devices. But it's the new operating system that may help draw business users to the new iPhone.
A Business-Friendly iPhone 3GS
Beyond the speed of the iPhone 3GS, the OS 3.0 software offers mobile-phone users a slew of new features that are driving downloads, more than 100 in all. Some analysts expect the upgraded hardware-software combination to cause some business users to consider the device ready for corporate prime time.
Features like Cut, Copy and Paste that are found on the BlackBerry were previously missing from the iPhone. The ability to capture and send audio recordings on the go with a new Voice Memo app may also be attractive to business users. On the security front, a feature called Remote Wipe lets you erase all the data on an iPhone that gets lost, reducing the possibility of proprietary information getting into the wrong hands.
A feature called Spotlight Search lets users search across the iPhone or within.
The lines are not as long and the frenzy not as strong as Apple saw with previous iPhone launches, but the demand on the street seems healthy. Advance orders may have helped reduce the long waits in lines at retail stores across the country.
"We understand that customers are eager to get their hands on this great new device," said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets. "So we've worked hard to make the experience as easy as possible."
Despite the preparation on AT&T's part, reports of Apple's servers lagging under the strain of new iPhone 3GS activations are widespread. Complicating matters is older iPhone owners trying to download the iPhone OS 3.0 software to their devices. But it's the new operating system that may help draw business users to the new iPhone.
A Business-Friendly iPhone 3GS
Beyond the speed of the iPhone 3GS, the OS 3.0 software offers mobile-phone users a slew of new features that are driving downloads, more than 100 in all. Some analysts expect the upgraded hardware-software combination to cause some business users to consider the device ready for corporate prime time.
Features like Cut, Copy and Paste that are found on the BlackBerry were previously missing from the iPhone. The ability to capture and send audio recordings on the go with a new Voice Memo app may also be attractive to business users. On the security front, a feature called Remote Wipe lets you erase all the data on an iPhone that gets lost, reducing the possibility of proprietary information getting into the wrong hands.
A feature called Spotlight Search lets users search across the iPhone or within.
FIXED LINE NUMBER GOING 8 DIGIT
It was being heard from quite a long time that fixed line numbers will be going 8 digits to increase the pool of numbers available. This is now confirmed as reported by different media channels and news papers. An excerpt from Business Recorder follows.
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) would shift its fixed line numbering plan from 7 to 8 digit series as per the instructions of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Initially migration from 7 series to 8 digit series would take place in Lahore and Karachi.
As per details, Digit “3″ will be added in all existing 7 digits numbers of Karachi and Lahore except the numbers starting from “9″. Digit “9″ will be added in all existing numbers starting from “9″. An important point to remember is the numbers are being added to existing numbers not area codes, with the exemption of army exchanges, which would remain same.
For the customer’s awareness and facilitation, the new series plan will run parallel to old one for a period of three months w.e.f. July 1, 2009 till September 30, 2009. The period from October 1, 2009 till December 30, 2009 will be covered by announcements which would be made in order to facilitate subscribers/ customers.
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) would shift its fixed line numbering plan from 7 to 8 digit series as per the instructions of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Initially migration from 7 series to 8 digit series would take place in Lahore and Karachi.
As per details, Digit “3″ will be added in all existing 7 digits numbers of Karachi and Lahore except the numbers starting from “9″. Digit “9″ will be added in all existing numbers starting from “9″. An important point to remember is the numbers are being added to existing numbers not area codes, with the exemption of army exchanges, which would remain same.
For the customer’s awareness and facilitation, the new series plan will run parallel to old one for a period of three months w.e.f. July 1, 2009 till September 30, 2009. The period from October 1, 2009 till December 30, 2009 will be covered by announcements which would be made in order to facilitate subscribers/ customers.
Monday, June 22, 2009
SRK To Vacation With Family
October 14, 2008 by srkplace
After the completion of his forthcoming venture Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Shah Rukh Khan plans to take a long break. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is Aditya Chopra third directorial venture and is slated for a December 12 release. The actor has already postponed the release of his Billoo Barber to next year now.
Shah Rukh is presently busy with the preparations for the curtain raiser of his world tour, The Temptations Tour which will be unveiled on 25th October in Dubai. Post that event Shahrukh plans to take a long break and go on a holiday with his family.” reveals a source.”
Shahrukh often takes his family on a holiday. Last year too the King Khan had done the same before Om Shanti Om.
“It is only after coming back from this break that he intends to reshoot portions of his home production, Billoo Barber. The actor is not happy with his special appearance in the film. Since Ranjnikant’s Kuselan which was in Tamil remake of the same version did not do well at the box office the actor wants to take no chances with his film.” the source adds.
Courtesy of Real Bollywood
New Modle Electric smart to go on sale
Following successful trials in the UK, the distinctive zero-emission version of smart fortwo with electric drive is ready for small series production.
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