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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Did Moserbaer acquired UTV home video library?

However am not sure till now but it was shocking when i saw some headlines on internet and along that some online shopping websites like "indiatimes.com" where they are taking pre-orders for Home Video of UTV movies like Kismat Konnection, Fashion, Mumbai Meri Jaan, Welcome to Sajjanpur and as on along that Golmaal Returns also (which rights are already acquired by Moserbaer and its officially announced also) under the banner name Moserbaer and at that same price point of Rs 40/- for VCDs and Rs 50/- for DVDs.

After that i searched whole net but yet i didnt find any official reports from any out of this companies regarding any such deal.So i hope within coming few days there would be some official reports and then i will write on this in detail.

But its also true and official according to a website "businessofcinema.com" that UTV was already in talk with various home video players for a complete sell out of its home video division - UTV Home Video. And the price that the company was seeking for its Hindi and English library is in the range of Rs 100 - 120 million (Rs 10 -12 crores).

And according to that website, the dealing was for UTV's home video catalogue which consist of more than 40 movies including the company's home productions like Race, Aamir,Swades, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Life... In A Metro, Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal etc and also Miramax movies like Pulp Fiction, Sin City, Hamlet etc. Also under negotiation is the future slate of 17 UTV Motion Pictures films from Kismat Konnection onwards, which released in July.

So its true that UTV was looking forward for selling its home video division and they will also give the rights of 14 movies from Kismat Konnection onwards to that company which will acquire its home video division.

But the question which is unsolved till now is that whether the complete acquisation of UTV home video division is done by Moserbaer or just Moserbaer acquired "Fashion", "Kismat Konnection", "Mumbai Meri Jaan" and other new outcomes from UTV or its just following the same pattern of marketing the UTV products on a sharing basis like it did for Sony BMG in past by selling there 14 movies which includes " Jannat" also. Even Moserbaer has tied up with Palador pictures in that pattern for selling of its world movies and currently Moserbaer is offering 50 World Movie title in the market from Palador's World Movie Library in premium segment at Rs 399/- for DVDs.

OR in this case itS just a mistake from online shopping websites.....

So there are many questions and sooner i will give details on this after i get some official knowledge regarding this outcome.

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