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Indian animation industry may grow at 30 per cent per annum
The Indian animation industry is pegged at around $500 million
and is expected to grow at 30 per cent per annum in the near
future. The global animation industry is pegged at $25 billion
and is growing at 20 per cent per annum. India has a tremendous
potential to tap the opportunities in the global marketplace,
said Robi Roncarelli, head honcho of ‘the computer animation
news people, Inc’. He has over two decades experience
in the industry and brings out an annual report on the industry.
A significant trend has been the lower cost of infrastructure
needed to produce computer animation. This has led to the
possibility of high quality animation being produced at a
low cost. India has a large domestic entertainment industry.
In Hollywood, in certain cases about 30 per cent of the film
is created through computer animation. Computer animation
can also be used extensively in the Indian entertainment industry.
Other players in the off-shore creation of animation include
the Pacific Rim countries such as Korea, the Philippines,
Malaysia, Singapore, etc.
Chennai-based Pentamedia Graphics has been ranked as ‘Number
three’ in the animation niche by the report. The listing
is based on revenues, number of people working in the animation
niche etc, he said.
Undersea battle begins between Bharti and Dishnet DSL
Even before they have begun to lay the undersea cable, leave
alone the launch of broadband services, competition in the
market has started between the two main players in the country
- Bharti and Dishnet DSL - as to who will be the first to
announce the launch of their project. While Dishnet was planning
to take the scribes to the ship that is mapping the undersea
route later this week, Bharti called for a press meet at short
notice to announce itself as India’s first private submarine
cable company.
Not to be outdone, Dishnet on the day of the press meet brought
out a half page advertisement in a leading daily announcing
its tie-up with Tycom, international provider of advanced
broadband, for India’s largest broadband project. While
offering broadband at "unimaginably" low costs,
the ad went on to say, "...between DishnetDSL and others
in the broadband race, there’s a sea of difference."
No prizes for guessing who it means by ‘others’
Sony plans ‘made for television’ cricket programming
Sony Entertainment Television is planning an entry into
a new genre of television programming - ‘made for television’
cricket. Addressing a press conference Kunal Dasgupta, CEO,
SET said that Sony had been working with a group of associates
to develop programming which will involve live matches with
celebrated national and international cricketers. The programme
will involve an actual match with added elements like audience
participation through the Internet.
Dasgupta said that the channel was in the process of striking
a deal with a leading cricket portal for the programme. He
also said that SET was in the process of signing contracts
with cricketers. The programme will be available during the
official off season and also when there is a break between
tournaments. Dasgupta said that the official announcements
and details of the programme will be made available by April
or May. The events will be spread over a 10-15 day period
per season over three seasons in a year.
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