MUMBAI / December 10, 2008 — Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, has joined forces with Eros International, the leading integrated studio in India’s media and entertainment industry, to launch a joint-venture artist-management agency to groom and promote Indian pop talent locally and globally. The agreement was announced today by Kishore Lulla, Chairman & CEO, Eros International, and Max Hole, President, Universal Music Asia Pacific Region, and Executive Vice President, Universal Music Group International (UMGI). The joint venture was officiated with a contractual signing on November 18, and came into immediate effect. Rajat Kakar, Managing Director of Universal Music India, has been appointed the inaugural Chairman of…

Marking the dawn of a new era in Indian filmmaking that truly reflects its progressive nature in the new millennium, the wait is finally over as Drona – an Eros Pictures co-production and 2008′s biggest budget Indian epic – unleashes itself in cinemas across the UK and worldwide on 2nd October 2008. Eros International stands at the forefront of pioneering content production in India and Drona heralds the first film of its kind, combining state-of-the-art special effects with an engaging magical adventure, which will indulge audiences with a roller coaster ride of entertainment never experienced before in Indian cinema. Drona sets a new benchmark for Indian cinema and will present…

London, 1 September 2008: Eros International, the leading integrated studio within the Indian media & entertainment sector, announced today that it has signed multi-film content licensing deal with Rupert Murdoch owned Star TV, one of the leading entertainment channels in India. The deal encompasses a selection of catalogue films from Eros’ strong content library of over 1900 titles, including Salman Khan’s Tere Naam and Hrithik Roshan’s Naa Tum Jaano Naa Hum. Sameer Rao, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Commercial, Star India Pvt. Ltd said, “It gives us immense pleasure to associate ourselves with a globally acclaimed studio of Hindi Cinema, Eros International. For us it’s a commencement of a…

Mumbai / London / New York, 5th May 2008: Eros International, the leading integrated company within the Indian media & entertainment sector announced today the expansion of its presence on popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Orkut and MySpace with the launch of Eros branded community sites for the upcoming release of ‘BHOOTHNATH’. Eros has lined up an exciting array of contests for autographed CDs and posters as well as interactive activities such as polls, discussions and exclusive images and videos for the Bhootnath community sites on Orkut, Facebook and MySpace. Eros’ development of film-specific communities on social networking sites supports the company’s ongoing strategy to connect online with…

Mumbai / London, 3rd April, 2008: Eros Internationall plc, the AIM-listed leading company in Indian film entertainment and media, today announced that it has signed a three year content licensing deal with Aksh Optifibre Ltd on an upfront fee plus revenue share basis. Through the agreement, Eros’ Bollywood content will be distributed on A-Tel, Aksh-MTNL’s IPTV platform. A-Tel currently has 150 channels accessible to its subscribers. This collaboration aims to bring Bollywood entertainment to A-Tel subscribers through an Eros branded video-on-demand service giving them access to Bollywood content from the comfort of their homes. Eros has a library of over 1900 films and will provide a service showcasing its content…

London, 26th February 2008: Eros International, the London AIM listed leading integrated company within the Indian media & entertainment sector, today announced its pioneering advertising supported on-demand catalogue. With this, Eros for the first time will offer consumers free online content including exclusive content from the Eros movie catalogue of more than 1300 titles, 5000 music videos, behind the scenes, & making of movie footage, exclusive short form movie clips and events such as IIFA and more. The advertising supported Eros on demand platform http://ondemand.erosentertainment.com will remain unique and exclusive with the unparalleled Eros content catalogue. “This is a pioneering model for the Indian film industry and we strongly believe…

‘What Hollywood did in 50 years, we will do in 10 years’ It’s been a busy 2007 for Eros International—the London AIM (Alternative Investment Market) has listed the Indian media and Entertainment Company. It released 30 films, of which ten were global launches and has included such hits as Om Shanti Om, Namastey London and Heyy Babyy. However, in 2008, Kishore Lulla, chairman & CEO, Eros International, plans more global launches, focusing on content-creation and consolidation, upgrading its distribution channels across formats, and has releases lined up until 2010. He speaks with Sudipta Datta from London on Eros’ long-term plans for India and why the ‘Americanisation’ of the Indian entertainment…