Movie games are new moneyspinner

Article in Mumbai tabloid Mid-Day on mobile games based on Hindi films. Over the past two years more than 50 films have been converted into mobile games. Filmmakers have begun to realise that mobile games not only provide an additional publicity medium but can also be used to bring in extra revenue.
On average, a movie [...]

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Cellcast sets shop in India

UK based interactive digital broadcaster Cellcast has set up its Indian subsidiary, Cellcast Interactive India, headed by Pankaj Thakar.
The newly established subsidiary will help Cellcast address the rising demand for interactive entertainment in India. The company’s programmes and technology platform will enable broadcast partners to capture new revenue streams that are independent of subscription income [...]

Telefonica’s India plans

Spain’s Telefonica Moviles is exploring investment opportunities in India. Telefonica’s CFO, Ernesto Lopez Mozo, is coming to India on Saturday to initiate exploratory process.
Mozo is scheduled to meet the top brass at Reliance Infocomm, a company which like Telefonica is banking on data becoming a revenue generator in future, a source said…
He has also lined [...]