Broadcaster Star India has introduced two of its channels on Mimobi.tv, a mobile TV portal. Hindi GEC Star One and Tamil GEC Star Vijay will now be available for mobile users on supporting networks. Mimobi.tv is currently available on BSNL, Idea, Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), MTNL Delhi, Aircel Tamil Nadu and…

Hungama Digital Media has hired Niloufer Dundh as head of integrated media. She will report to COO Sidharth Roy. Dundh was chief sales officer at OOH Media prior to joining Hungama. She will be responsible for monetization across all Hungama properties. COO Saleem Mobhani had recently left Hungama. Last week,…

Hungama and telco BSNL Ltd today announced a formal launch of their digital entertainment store exclusively available for BSNL broadband subscribers that number some four million. The service, which is locked to allow access only to BSNL subscribers, lets users download unlimited music and videos for less than the price…

OnMobile Global has inked exclusive deals with around 40 companies from the South Indian Music companies Assocation (SIMCA). Medianama reports the deal value is around Rs 8.5 crores. A fairly small amount considering it will be spread across 40 labels, of which Satyam Audio has majority content share, accounting to…

Virtual Marketing India, the parent company of Hungama, is about to get a minority investment of about $40 million (170 crores), and the race is on: firms such as Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Kishore Biyani’s Indivision and Standard Chartered Private Equity are the multiple suitors in it, this BS story…

Video distribution startup Nautanki.tv has recently inked deals for three channels - with Zoom TV (BCCL Group), and with Hungama for FTV and Bollywood Hungama (earlier known as IndiaFM). All of these are revenue share deals, and there’s something particularly interesting about the Zoom deal - Zoom is doing their…

Saavn is providing Bollywood content to Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), as a part of their V Cast Video service in the US. Content includes full length music videos and pre-release video promos. Some movies mentioned in the release include Race, Om Shanti Om, Krazzy 4, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Jab We Met,…

The Kareena Kapoor - Saif Ali Khan starrer Tashan (English: Style) appears to be running into hot water with Onyx dragging Hungama and Yash Raj Films (YRF) to court over an alleged breach of contract. The matter, up for hearing on March 31, refers to a joint-venture YRF entered into…

[by Cerius Shah] Sushma Swaraj will be beaming. FTV has launched its India centric portal and partnered with Hungama mobile for mobile content. We’d reported earlier that Hungama Mobile is distributing FTV content (as well as content from Paramount and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures) in South Asia. The FTV website…

Some interesting data points from Hungama’s business from MD and CEO Neeraj Roy, in an interview with Mid-Day: Hungama currently currently distributes Bollywood content in 32 countries, and plan to expand distribution to 60 countries in 2008. They’re also considering mobile advertising, and sale of content via retailers. Mobile entertainment…

Hungama Mobile has stuck a deal to develop and distribute content from Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) in India South Asia. Pradeep Mittur, VP Interactive and Mobile for PDE says that “At this stage, this relationship is more about promotion of our movies, than trying to develop a new revenue stream”.…

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced new content partnerships for its on-device NSeries Video Centre, including one with Indian media company GBN for IBN News. Other partnerships announced include CNN, Jamba, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures, RooftopComedy, ROK (LSE: ROK) and Versaly Entertainment. Nokia already has partnerships with Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) and…

Music from Bollywood film Om Shanti Om is being released by T-Series and Hungama Mobile as mobile downloads across 23 countries, and on iTunes, reports Business Standard. Carriers including Du and Etisalat from UAE, Vodafone, O2, Singtel and Verizon will be carrying the music. While the iTunes price is 99…

Hungama in Pakistan, though not related to the recent political developments: Hungama Mobile has tied up with Pakistani VAS company Converge Technologies to market Pakistani songs and videos globally, across it’s network of 72 operators in over 35 countries, reports The News. Imran Momina, member of the band Fuzon, will…