Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download sales
Grok Headline matches for Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download sales
Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really
Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really
12/23/2003 05:39 PMThere have been a few stories about "legitimate" companies doing deals
with Kazaa, but once you get past the headline, you realize that it's
not true at all. Just like all those other deals the headlines
trumpeting a deal between some
some Bollywood film makers and
Kazaa isn't really about Kazaa at all. Instead, it's a deal with
Kazaa's sister company Altnet, which runs a service within Kazaa to
distribute approved copy protected content. So, this isn't at all
about film makers understanding the promotional value of free
downloads, but rather them trying to piggyback copy protection (in
this case files that supposedly "self-destruct" after a single $3
viewing) on the popularity of Kazaa. The deal isn't even that good.
$3 for a product that self-destructs after a single viewing? You get
a better deal going to the local video store. Meanwhile, though, they
get all the publicity of having the film "offered on Kazaa". All
Altnet is really doing is bolting a pay-for service (like iTunes) into
Kazaa. It doesn't leverage the real benefits of a distributed file
sharing network at all.
Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood
Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood
11/13/2003 12:26 PMThe file-swapping company, which is locked in a legal battle with
Hollywood studios, has stuck a deal to digitally distribute a
full-length feature film made in India's Bollywood.
Kazaa gets into showbiz, Bollywood style
Kazaa gets into showbiz, Bollywood style
11/12/2003 10:16 PMZDNet Australia Nov 12 2003 9:38PM ET
Kazaa to distribute Bollywood feature
Kazaa to distribute Bollywood feature
11/13/2003 12:21 PMKazaa has inked a deal to simultaneously distribute a theatrically
released Bollywood movie, using its DRM-based Altnet technology.
"The Bollywood movie market is growing at twice the rate of Hollywood,
in terms of production and revenue. This is where the benefits of P2P
technology become really clear," Sharman CEO Nikki Hemming said in a
statement. "P2P technology offers the movie industry a huge
opportunity to massively enhance its distribution and generate
revenue."
LinkBollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads
Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads
12/23/2003 11:47 AMMaximusTheGreat writes "While Hollywood tries to debate how to tackle
P2P movie downloads, Bollywood the world's largest film industry has
decided to embrace ...
Bollywood puts more films online with
Kazaa
Bollywood puts more films online with
Kazaa
12/23/2003 08:07 PMCNET Asia Dec 23 2003 7:32PM ET
Kazaa to digitally distribute a feature
film from Bollywood
Kazaa to digitally distribute a feature
film from Bollywood
11/13/2003 02:55 PMBollywood in Internet download deal
Bollywood in Internet download deal
12/23/2003 05:47 PMDeccan Herald Dec 23 2003 4:44PM ET
Los dueños de Kazaa consiguen cerrar
Kazaa Lite
Los dueños de Kazaa consiguen cerrar
Kazaa Lite
12/08/2003 06:57 AMShowtime signs deal with NetAdvantage
for online ad sales
Showtime signs deal with NetAdvantage
for online ad sales
06/23/2004 06:11 AMAmeinfo.com - Wed Jun 23, 08:53 am GMT
Euro iTunes download sales surpass 1.5
million
Euro iTunes download sales surpass 1.5
million
07/07/2004 01:08 PMBillboard Bulletin reports that the iTunes Music Stores in the UK,
France and Germany have lost little sales momentum in their second
week of operations...
Intellworks Signs Live Cold Call Sales
Training Deal with Symantec
Intellworks Signs Live Cold Call Sales
Training Deal with Symantec
04/18/2005 02:41 AMLive cold call sales training industry leader Intellworks, Inc.
announced today that it has signed a deal to provide live cold calling
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KaZaA shuts down KaZaA Lite
KaZaA shuts down KaZaA Lite
12/08/2003 08:07 AMLegal threats
DynaPel Signs Sales Agreements with 13
PELCO Reps to Market Its Products in the
US and Canadian Security Markets
DynaPel Signs Sales Agreements with 13
PELCO Reps to Market Its Products in the
US and Canadian Security Markets
07/23/2004 02:46 AM [PRWEB Jul 23, 2004]
Kazaa-Lite -v- Kazaa
Kazaa-Lite -v- Kazaa
12/11/2003 07:15 PMIt used a similar tactic a while back when it used it to force Google
to remove or disable all access to the Infringing Material, said
infringing material ...
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On Mars, Signs of Water Don't
Necessarily Mean Signs of Life
On Mars, Signs of Water Don't
Necessarily Mean Signs of Life
03/08/2004 11:24 PMFollowing the news from Mars, people might think it was the story of
scientists who cried "Water!" over and over.
Bollywood for the Skeptical
Bollywood for the Skeptical
12/24/2004 01:08 PMBollywood for the Skeptical offers information about Bollywood film,
language in India, useful Hindi words, and even downloads of songs
from Bollywood movies .. aquaint yourself with Bollywood
music
ocf.berkeley.edu/~dboyk/bollywood
track this
site | 4 links
Spidey Goes to Bollywood
Spidey Goes to Bollywood
06/20/2004 04:06 PM
Marvel Comics and Gotham Entertainment Group are introducing a new
version of Spiderman regionalized for South Asian audiences. In the
Indian version, Peter Parker becomes Pavitr Prabhakar; instead of
fighting the Green Goblin he'll battle Rakshasa, a mythical Indian
demon. He's wearing a sarong-like garment, and he has unstoppable
spiritual powers of asskickage.
Link
(
Thanks, Robin Pen)
Bollywood online
Bollywood online
12/23/2003 08:07 PMCNET Asia Dec 23 2003 7:32PM ET
Bollywood gambles on P2P
Bollywood gambles on P2P
12/23/2003 02:10 PMIn the UK
Guardian today:
Bollywood movie fans will soon be able to download full-length
features with the file-sharing software Kazaa. A deal struck between
a partner of Sharman Networks Ltd, the company which owns Kazaa, and
IndiaFM.com, a popular entertainment site, will allow Indian film
producers to distribute movies, music and other large, rich media
files online to an estimated 60 million international Kazaa users.
The move follows a pilot scheme in November when Bollywood thriller
Supari was offered for sale at US $2.99 and promoted through Kazaa
prior to its release in India. The file was designed to self destruct
after being watched and could not be copied.
Link"Bollywood for the Skeptical"
"Bollywood for the Skeptical"
12/24/2004 01:00 PMMP3: Don't Stop 'til you Get to
Bollywood
MP3: Don't Stop 'til you Get to
Bollywood
04/13/2004 11:17 AM
A few days ago,
Jonno pointed me to a
Bollywood-flavored remake of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Til You Get
Enough," which he found on a supercool sekrit MP3 blog that shall
remain nameless. This track is phat. This track is funky. This track
makes me want to do a little dance in my
ergonomic
chair. A little google-digging reveals the song is by a group
called the Bollywood Freaks, and came out on a limited edition red
vinyl 7" in the UK. I want to send them money for the funk they
provide. I want more of their music. If anyone has info,
cough it up.
But for now -- look! Someone dumped a copy of said funky track on a
server somewhere. Download the MP3 while it lasts. Link
Toronto-set Bollywood movie
Toronto-set Bollywood movie
05/27/2004 06:25 PM
Ouchless sez, "My mother found this Bollywood-esque film "poster"
completely by accident. The movie is titled 'Coxwell and Gerrard',
which is the main intersection in Toronto's Little India."
Link
(
Thanks, Ouchless!)
60 Minutes: Google, Battelle, and
Bollywood
60 Minutes: Google, Battelle, and
Bollywood
01/02/2005 11:06 PMXeni Jardin:
Well -- not all together in the same story, though that might have
been even more interesting.
The CBS television program 60
Minutes featured a lengthy segment on Google this evening which included
astute comment from John
Battelle, who moonlights as BoingBoing's Reuben
Kincaid when he's not writing books,
building empires, and tracking search tech trends here. Snip from the transcript:
"If anybody got a Porsche or a Ferrari right now at Google, they’d
probably be drummed out of the company," observes John Battelle, an
author and entrepreneur who has been following Silicon Valley
companies for 20 years. He says, "Google has a brand image to
maintain. And their image is they’re all about innovation and
they’re all about the Internet, and they’re all about trust.
They’re not about selling out. They’re not about getting rich
quick. So you’ve got a culture like that; I think if anyone were to
buy, you know, a new Mercedes convertible and drive around with the
stereo blaring, and miss work a couple days because they’re rich
now, that would not be acceptable behavior at Google.
"But trust me," he adds. "There’s a Mercedes convertible in every
one of their heads. There is. And it will…come out. Over time, it
will come out."
The show also included a killer piece on Indian film star and
hyperbolic superbeauty
Aishwarya Rai. Snip:
The reason Bollywood films have such universal appeal is because
they’re squeaky-clean. There are no sex scenes, not even kissing.
Every time you think someone’s going to do it, they'll burst into
song instead. "I'd assume that's really a reflection of our society,"
Rai says, when asked to explain the films' modesty. "Of course people
kiss and of course people have a very healthy love life. This is the
land of the Kama Sutra. But nevertheless, in our society you don't
really see people around the street corner kissing or being extremely,
overtly, physically demonstrative publicly. They do it privately but
not publicly."
Link to Google piece with BoingBoing's own John Battelle,
and Link to seg on Aishwarya Rai.
Bollywood Dreams - Apple Loops 1.0
Bollywood Dreams - Apple Loops 1.0
08/27/2004 02:16 PMSuperb collection of Bollywood inspired loops for GarageBand!
Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s
Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s
12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin:
Sweeter than a mouthful of
ja
lebi. David Boyk says:
"While I was supposed to be studying for finals, I made a mix CD to
introduce dubious Westerners to Bollywood. That didn't waste enough
time, so I also made a big web site that has all the tracks from the
CD, plus some more, and a lot of other information to explain
Bollywood movies and music, and also to help a bit with language."
Far from a waste of time, David's terrific site includes a "bollywood
for dummies" primer, and a very helpful list of common Hindi words
you'll encounter. As for the MP3s, man -- there are some serious
gems in here, in particular the rockin' 1960s numbers.
Link
Bollywood Vanilla Coke ad which kicks
ass
Bollywood Vanilla Coke ad which kicks
ass
05/30/2004 05:44 PM
BoingBoing reader
Vishal points us to a spectacularly
cheesy Indian TV ad starring yet another one of my
fut
ure husbands (look, any fella who eschews SMS for pigeon as
preferred love-note carrier is alright by me).
Vishal says, "This Ad is really popular in India, and I was surprised
to find that the good people at Coke have it online too (RealPlayer).
It features one of the hottest young actors in Bollywood, Vivek Oberoi, and features
many in-jokes to '70s Bollywood films (note, especially, the lightbulb
dress in the 3rd segment, a direct lift from a classic 70's movie)."
Footnote to menswear trendwatchers: take a tip from Vivek, at left --
pink vomit prints are the new black.
Update: BoingBoing reader Berklee totally
harshes my mellow by saying, "Excellent choice for a future husband,
but you'll have to wait until he's done with Aishwarya Rai, I'm afraid.
Meanwhile, I recommend [a 2002 film starring Oberoi titled] Company. Go rent it
(or download it) and enjoy this un-Bollywood-like gangster-movie!"
Link
Bollywood MP3 Disco Blowout Friday
Bollywood MP3 Disco Blowout Friday
06/04/2004 10:46 AMFollowing up on
this previous BoingBoing post about the Bollywood Freaks mashup
"Don't Stop 'til You Get to Bollywood," BoingBoing reader
Mike says:
This was only a very slightly re-tweaked version of a tune from an
early 1980s Bollywood soundtrack, as sung by the well-known Indian
singer Usha Uthup. (The tune's original title is "Chhupke Kaun Aya".)
The Usha Uthup version has just been re-released on CD in the UK, as
part of a 2CD mix set called "The Trip", mixed by Tom Middleton.
But you ain't heard nothing yet! Usha's greatest work, which dates
from the same era, is the utterly INSANE "One Two Cha Cha Cha". (This
also quotes from a classic disco hit.) This track is available on a
1997 compilation called "In Flight Entertainment Vol.2" - and also as
an MP3 on my blog for the next week or two.
Link to the blog hosting an MP3
download of "Cha Cha Cha." Oh yeah.
Bollywood ad takeover, part three:
Peugot ad, and TV ad index
Bollywood ad takeover, part three:
Peugot ad, and TV ad index
05/31/2004 09:59 AM
BoingBoing reader
Manish Vij points us to his list of
Bollywood-themed TV advertisements for western products, which
includes a popular ad for Peugot. Manish's website includes terrific
liner notes -- for instance, pointers on where to download copies of
songs you hear in the ads.
Link to Peugot ad, and
alternate link;
Link to
"TV Satires on India"; Previous BoingBoing posts on Bollywood spoof
ads:
1,
2More Sexy Adult Movies out in the
Internet from Bollywood
More Sexy Adult Movies out in the
Internet from Bollywood
04/02/2005 07:24 AMIndia Daily Apr 2 2005 11:00AM GMT
Badass Bollywood dance-off Saturday in
San Francisco
Badass Bollywood dance-off Saturday in
San Francisco
02/05/2005 09:25 PMXeni Jardin:
Terrific
SF Chronicle article about a Bollywood dance
competition taking place in San Francisco tomorrow. Snip:
Growing up in Calcutta, I rarely watched Hindi films. Going to the
movies usually meant viewing English-language evergreens like "Born
Free" and "Willie Wonka," or hoary literary classics with dialogue in
my native Bengali. Bollywood was a risqué world with money but little
class where the vamps flashed thigh and cleavage and the heroes kept
their shirts unbuttoned. At my school, we had regular "hair check"
days, at which school staff made sure our locks were not curling over
our collars like some "two-bit Bombay film star." We knew Bollywood
produced more films than Hollywood, and millions of Indians queued up
on opening weekend to buy tickets on the black market, but I was
taught to look down my nose at the genre's kitschy excess.
Now, to my surprise, Bollywood is entering the American mainstream,
thanks to movies such as Mira Nair's art-house hit "Monsoon Wedding"
and the Bollywood-inspired pageantry of "Moulin Rouge." Indian beauty
queen Aishwarya Rai recently appeared on "60 Minutes," and rapper Dr.
Dre was slapped with a lawsuit for mixing a snatch of an old Hindi
song into his single "Addictive." It's also hit academia in
media-studies courses on campuses from UC Berkeley to MIT.
Link (
Thanks, Brian "Badass" Lam!).
Update:
Boing Boing reader Kevin H
points out that the author of this SF Chron story appears to have made
a minor error:
Dr. Dre didn't have a single called "Addictive". The single was for Truth Hurts, and it
featured a blistering Rakim rap. Truth Hurts is an artist on Dre's
label Aftermath Records. DJ Quik produced the single. It drips with
hotness.
Bollywood spoof ads, continued: mullet
pseudo-history
Bollywood spoof ads, continued: mullet
pseudo-history
05/31/2004 01:05 AM
BoingBoing reader
Chris points us to this blast
from the online past:
"Another corporate '70s Bollywood spoof, this time by Absolut Vodka. ~10 minute film,
made in 2002, filmed in India. It's a Bollywood pseudohistory of the
mullet.
Entertaining enough story (a little long...) - but really
well-crafted, with awesome songs and dancing. Low-level product
placement - no actual bottles or mention of vodka - but the familiar
Absolut shape makes subtle appearances."
The film's hilarious, but -- OMGWTF! Do my own eyes betray me? Look
closely at the faux promo poster screengrabbed at left. Is the male
lead in Absolut Mulit not wearing a shirt with the exact
same pink vomit print that
Vivek Oberoi wears in the aforementioned Vanilla Coke Bollywood
ad? Perhaps this is a secret, ironic reference to pink vomit
couture featured in a real Bollywood film -- and I'm not enough of an
Indian cinema buff to get the joke. If any intrepid BoingBoing readers
know the answer, do
tell.
Link to Absolut
Mulit (Flash required), more background on the making of the
12-minute short in thi
s 2003 issue of Fast Company magazine (scroll down to
bottom of page).i>
Phonecams = kiss of death to Bollywood
stars' privacy?
Phonecams = kiss of death to Bollywood
stars' privacy?
12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin:
BoingBoing reader Kevin Slavin says,
I just got back from Mumbai yesterday, and it's true about the scale
of the Baazee uproar -- it's front page full-width headlines, first
the scandal, then the arrest, then the arrest scandal, etc.
Worth noting is the echo to it, also front pages over there -- a
phonecam snap of some Bollywood celebs kissing in public. It provoked
a series of suprisingly fierce newspaper debates over Public Displays
of Affection in India overall.
There's a funny logic behind that, considering that almost no one saw
the event itself, and that the real Public is the viewers of the news
networks which broadcasted the image. The distributed image was
considered the documentation of public-ness, rather than a further
expression of it.
Link<
/a> to "Why the phone camera may be kiss of death to secret lives for
Bollywood stars: A snatched image breaks a taboo and horrifies India's
screen giants" in the Times Online (UK)
India's Bollywood offers Internet film
downloads
India's Bollywood offers Internet film
downloads
12/23/2003 05:47 PMABC Online Dec 23 2003 4:30PM ET
Bollywood News, India: I searched for
nerds on Internet: Tusshar (INTERVIEW)
Bollywood News, India: I searched for
nerds on Internet: Tusshar (INTERVIEW)
06/16/2004 05:12 AMKeralanext.com - Wed Jun 16, 07:51 am GMT
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Download of the week: Speed Download 2
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Grok Description matches for Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download sales
GrokA matches for Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download sales
Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download sales
