UTV to Rep Disney Theatrical Releases in India

MUMBAI,
December 9: Beginning in 2009, UTV Motion Pictures will handle the sale and
distribution of all of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Hollywood releases
in India, further expanding the relationship between the two companies.

Disney,
which recently took a majority stake in UTV Software Communications, the parent
company of UTV Motion Pictures, will continue to handle the marketing of its
theatrical releases in India.

Announcing
the new tie-up, Mahesh Samat, the senior VP and managing director of The Walt
Disney Company India, commented: "UTV's leadership in India's rapidly
growing film production and distribution space will strengthen our initiatives
to build a family entertainment brand in the country by increasing the reach of
our Hollywood films here."

Siddharth
Roy Kapur, the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures, added: "It is very exciting for
UTV to be the exclusive distribution partner for Disney releases in India. The
combined offering of UTV and Disney content will offer Indian exhibitors and
viewers a tremendously diverse range of movies across languages and genres.
This further strengthens our synergies with Disney and we look forward to more
such collaborations in the future."

—By
Mansha Daswani