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  • Netflix to premiere Chris Tucker’s first-ever stand-up comedy special

    Netflix to premiere Chris Tucker’s first-ever stand-up comedy special

    MUMBAI: Actor and comedian Chris Tucker will headline his first full length stand-up comedy special, Chris Tucker Live, premiering exclusively on Netflix on 10 July. Tucker’s stand-up comedy performance will be available to stream in all territories where Netflix is available.

     

    In the special, Tucker returns to the stage he loves and showcases his mind-blowing comedic chops, from his pitch perfect impersonations to his singular on-stage physicality, as he shares his experiences from childhood to the big time. The special was filmed at the Historic Fox Theatre in Tucker’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.

     

    “Chris Tucker is a true global movie star and a one-of-a-kind talent whose remarkable energy, delivery and original style make him one of the funniest comedians of our time. We cannot wait to share his distinct and hilarious voice with our members across the globe,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos.

     

    “I’m thrilled to be partnering with Netflix, one of the true global leaders in entertainment, on my first comedy special. Before people started seeing me in movies, I was doing standup. It’s always been a part of me, and now I’m excited to share it with my fans around the world,” added Tucker.

     

    Chris Tucker Live marks the first project that Tucker has starred in and produced through his own company, Chris Tucker Entertainment, bringing on board Phil Joanou to direct. 

     

    Tucker is an international award-winning actor and comedian best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. He became a favorite on Russell Simmons’ HBO Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s and came to prominence in his first starring role, the 1995 film cult classic Friday starring opposite Ice Cube. In 1997, Tucker was an executive producer and starred in the hit movie, Money Talks with Charlie Sheen.

     

    Chris Tucker co-starred in the 2013 Oscar-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook with Robert DeNiro, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. To date, Tucker has starred in films that have collectively grossed over one billion dollars in box office sales worldwide. Tucker, who is currently on his successful 2015 US comedy tour, has received rave reviews from all over the world, including Asia, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Middle East. Outside of comedy, Tucker is a dedicated humanitarian, spending much of his spare time traveling around the world, doing philanthropic work to make a difference through the Chris Tucker Foundation.

     

  • Spectrum bids touch Rs 1.07 lakh crore over weekend after Friday dip

    Spectrum bids touch Rs 1.07 lakh crore over weekend after Friday dip

    NEW DELHI: With six rounds on Friday and five on Saturday, the bid amount for the spectrum auctions has touched Rs 107,000 crore at the end of 97 rounds, but bidding appears to have slowed down in 2100 MHz which caters to 3G. 

     

    The result of this slow down was reflected on Friday when the bid amount dipped to Rs 105,000 crore from Rs 109,000 a day earlier.

     

    A Telecom ministry official told Indiantelevision.com, “In the auction design, over rounds, with increase in price sometimes lesser number of blocks are provisionally allocated at higher price, and thus the total amount may fluctuate a little. However, this may even out over the next few rounds of bidding.”

     

    With this, approximately 11 per cent of the spectrum still remains and so auction will continue for the 2100 MHz, 1800 MHz, 900 MHz and 800 MHz bands.

     

    Active bidding continued on the sixteenth day with a majority of service areas going at a premium over reserve price.

    There is robust auction with 100 per cent activity requirement and activity in new service areas in 1800 MHz, 900 MHz and 800 MHz bands.

     

    The government had initially expected to reap around Rs 49,000 crore from the auction, though the Communications and IT Ministry sources had later predicted that it would get close to Rs 1 lakh crore.

     

  • Govt supports rights of Indians to communicate via social media: Ravi Shankar Prasad

    Govt supports rights of Indians to communicate via social media: Ravi Shankar Prasad

    NEW DELHI: Those who are in politics must learn to be tolerant even in the face of criticism, Communications and Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, adding that the government fully supports the right of millions of Indians to communicate on social media as it is protected by Article 19 (1) of the Constitution and is subject to reasonable restrictions under Article 19 (2).

     

    In a statement, he said he was “deeply distressed” over the arrest of a young school boy in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh on sharing a questionable Facebook comment, which according to him was unintentional. “His arrest has made me very uncomfortable and I am assuming that bail has been granted to him,” he said.

     

    Social media has seen phenomenal growth in India and communication and exchange of ideas particularly by young minds must be appreciated and complemented.

     

    Prasad, “All the state governments need to follow the central advisory so that there is no abuse of section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act. Freedom of speech and expression is sacrosanct in the Constitution. Obviously in the cases of terrorism, extremism, rabid communal violence appropriate safety measures must be taken. However, no impression should go that in a democracy we are curbing the right to communicate.” 

     

    He said the Constitutional validity of section 66A of the IT Act is under consideration by the Supreme Court. “I appeal to the law enforcement agencies all over the country to be alive to the sensitivity involved while exercising powers to arrest under section 66A of the IT Act,” he said.

     

  • Twitter gets 800 million impressions during World Cup

    Twitter gets 800 million impressions during World Cup

    MUMBAI: In the group stages of the World Cup 2015, Twitter registered 800 million impressions for all the games. Indian captain MS Dhoni (@msdhoni) finished the group stage in style for India against Zimbabwe hitting a six and taking team India to the quarterfinals against Bangladesh. He also became the most mentioned Indian player on Twitter during the group stages of the #CWC15. He is followed by Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) and Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) in the list.

     

    Most mentioned Indian players in the group stages:

     

    Players ranked by number of mentions during #CWC15 Pool B matches

     

    1) MS Dhoni (@msdhoni)

     

    2) Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)

     

    3) Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45)

     

    4) Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)

     

    5) Ravichandran Ashwin (@ashwinravi99)

     

    6) Suresh Raina (@ImRaina)

     

    While Dhoni rules as the most mentioned player among the Indian players, Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum is the most mentioned among the international bunch. Pakistani captain Misbah ul-Haq and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara have more mentions than Dhoni.

     

    PM Modi ranks highest in the most retweeted list.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    On the other hand, the #INDvPAK match sweeps in the most impressions list among any other match played at the #CWC15.

     

    1. India (@BCCI) v Pakistan (@Official_PCB) on 15 February

     

    2. South Africa (@OfficialCSA)  v India (@BCCI) on 22 February

     

    3. West Indies (@westindies) v India (@BCCI) on 6 March

     

    4. England (@ECB_cricket) v Bangladesh (@BCBtigers) on 9 March

     

    5. South Africa (@OfficialCSA) v Pakistan (@Cricket_PCB) on 7 March

     

    Moreover, India’s opening win in the sequence of the six so far against Pakistan, also ranks top amongst the top Tweet moments per minute.

  • Pan India Internet acquires IndiaOnline.com

    Pan India Internet acquires IndiaOnline.com

    NEW DELHI: Pan India Internet, an online internet company based out of Delhi (India), has recently acquired the top level domain –www.IndiaOnline.com – for an undisclosed amount.

     

    The acquisition comes as a major breakthrough for the company, which is already running India’s largest online network of 350 city-based websites by the name India Online Network, under the main portal – www.IndiaOnline.in

     

    Each city and state of India has been covered through an identical website like www.DelhiOnline.in,www.MumbaiOnline.in, www.ChennaiOnline.inetc.

     

    Each city website under the network acts as a one stop platform for the users to search for any kind of information within any city of India. Each city site further offers multiple services like – local search engine, news and weather updates, classifieds, events, city guide, discussion forums, jokes, games etc. The company has also launched the IndiaOnline.in mobile app, which can be downloaded through the Google Play Store.

     

    IndiaOnline director Rahul Jalan said, “Acquiring the domain IndiaOnline.com is a major breakthrough for us considering the importance of a dot com domain for a network like ours. The network will continue to run under the main site www.indiaonline.in and this new domain indiaonline.com will simply be used to redirect users to our main site. This domain was originally owned by a foreign based company and we are extremely proud to bring this domain back to India.”

  • Spectrum bid amount touches Rs 1.09 lakh crore; 11% spectrum available

    Spectrum bid amount touches Rs 1.09 lakh crore; 11% spectrum available

    NEW DELHI: The bid amount for the spectrum auctions has now touched Rs 109,000 crore at the end of 86 rounds on 19 March, even though bidding appears to have slowed down in 2100 MHz (catering to 3G) and 900 MHz.

     

    With this about 11 per cent of the spectrum still remains and hence auction will continue for the 2100 MHz, 1800 MHz, 900 MHz and 800 MHz bands.

     

    Active bidding was still on after six rounds were completed on the fourteenth day with a majority of service areas going at a premium over reserve price.

     

    There is robust auction with 100 per cent activity requirement and activity in new service areas in 1800 MHz and 800 MHz bands.

     

    The government had initially expected to reap around Rs 49,000 crore from the auction, though the Communications and IT Ministry sources had later predicted that it would get close to Rs 1 lakh crore.

  • Turner Broadcasting partners Sony for PlayStation Vue

    Turner Broadcasting partners Sony for PlayStation Vue

    MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. has inked a deal with Sony to offer their entire portfolio of networks on the new PlayStation Vue service. PlayStation Vue offers live and on-demand TV content over the Internet and is available beginning today in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, starting at $49.99 per month.

     

    Turner Broadcasting believed that with the progression and growth of new viewing options in the expanding distribution universe, it’s important to put its leading brands and content in a position where as many consumers can access them as possible. 

     

    “The more options we give audiences to access content from TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, CNN, Adult Swim and Turner’s other popular networks the greater opportunity we have for exposure and consumption from a variety of audiences. Over-the-top services like Sony’s Playstation Vue create new paths for distributing our leading brands and provide another opportunity to have Turner’s award-winning and highly popular content accessible through a new delivery platform,” the company said.

  • Spectrum bid continues over Rs 1.08 lakh crore; activity slow for 2100 & 900 MHz

    Spectrum bid continues over Rs 1.08 lakh crore; activity slow for 2100 & 900 MHz

    NEW DELHI: The bid amount for the spectrum auctions has now touched Rs 1.08 lakh crore at the end of 80 rounds on 18 March, even though bidding appears to have slowed down in 2100 MHz, which caters to 3G and 900 MHz. 

     

    With this, about 89 per cent of the spectrum has been provisionally allocated in the 2100 MHz, 1800 MHz, 900 MHz and 800 MHz bands.
     

    Active bidding was still on at the end of the 80th round with six rounds completed on the eleventh day with majority of service areas going at a premium over the reserve price. 

     

    There is robust auction with 100 per cent activity requirement and activity in new service areas in 1800 MHz and 800 MHz bands.

     

    The government had initially expected to reap around Rs 49,000 crore from the auction, though the Communications and IT Ministry sources had later predicted that it would get close to Rs 1 lakh crore.

     

  • Blogmint launches #BloggersDreamTeam with Harsha Bhogle

    Blogmint launches #BloggersDreamTeam with Harsha Bhogle

    MUMBAI: Blogmint, India’s automated marketplace that connects brands and bloggers, and a part of TO THE NEW Ventures, has launched the #BloggerDreamTeam campaign with Harsha Bhogle.  The campaign aims at discovering and recognizing the emerging blogging, vlogging and micro-blogging talent in India.

     

    Bhogle, a cricket expert and a sports evangelist, joined hands with Blogmint to acknowledge the budding social influencers in India and hand-pick his #BloggerDreamTeam. With Cricket World Cup 2015 fever gripping India, the campaign provides bloggers a platform to channelize their opinion around all aspects of the game – from fashion statements made by today’s cricketers to the impact of technological enhancements on the game. 

     

    Bhogle said, “The internet and social media have thrown up opportunities like never before and have allowed skill to meet opportunity. Blogmint is the perfect platform to empower bloggers and showcase these skills.”

     

    Social media has become ubiquitous with young India and with that we are witnessing a new set of social media stars. Influencer Marketing, which was driven by Bollywood and sports celebrity endorsement, is now being increasingly driven by Social Influencers, which includes celebrity bloggers, YouTubers and Twitteraties. However, there aren’t any platforms in India, which connect these celebrities with brands in an automated and transparent fashion. “This is the gap that Blogmint aims to fill. Dream Team with Harsha Bhogle is an excellent opportunity for Bloggers to express opinions on the on-going cricket World Cup and at the same time showcase the versatility of their writing talent by combining cricket with themes including food, technology, lifestyle amongst others. #BloggerDreamTeam is one of the many initiatives that Blogmint plans to launch in order to engage the social influencers in India,” said Blogmint CEO Irfan Khan.

     

    Bloggers can participate in the contest by visiting the following page – https://www.blogmint.com/HarshaBhogleDreamTeam.

     

    “Dream Team with Harsha Bhogle is an excellent opportunity for Bloggers to express opinions on the on-going Cricket World Cup and at the same time showcase the versatility of their writing talent by combining cricket with themes including food, technology, lifestyle amongst others. #BloggerDreamTeam is one of the many initiatives that Blogmint plans to launch in order to engage the social influencers in India” he added.

     

    “I am delighted to be associated with Blogmint’s Blogger Dream Team initiative. It’s a perfect platform for Bloggers which empowers their writing skills” asserted Harsha Bhogle.

     

    Bloggers can participate in the contest by visiting the following page – https://www.blogmint.com/HarshaBhogleDreamTeam.

  • Raghav Bahl’s new venture The Quint makes its debut

    Raghav Bahl’s new venture The Quint makes its debut

    MUMBAI: Months ago he introduced his digital baby The Quint on Facebook. Since January after publishing stories on the social media platform, Indian media mogul turned entrepreneur Raghav Bahl’s latest venture The Quint has finally made its online debut.

     

    After their stint with television, Bahl along with his wife Ritu Kapur, co-founded a digital company called Quintillion Media. The mobile focussed digital platform covers a wide array of news sections. These include politics, opinion, technology, world, entertainment, life, India, business and sports. A photo section dedicated to mostly Hollywood and Bollywood content, besides a video and podcast section is also a part of the new-born website. To lend a lighter tone to the content, a WaterQooler section features humourous and interesting anecdotes that are popular from around the world. The website is currently running in its BETA version.

     

    The content for the website is being created by the in-house content team of editorial writers as well as wire stories. A separate section on the website called “QuintEssential” has stories that are exclusive and personal posts that have been written by the founder duo, including the making of The Quint. Another section featuring on the home page, “Trending” includes stories and videos that are have been going viral in the cyber domain.

     

    The website is seeing a growing traction on its social media platforms. For example, its Twitter handle currently has more than 3,000 followers and more than 7,000 Facebook likes. Access to these two media is available above on the top right hand corner of the webpage.

     

    As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, the company was registered on 23 August, 2014 with an authorised capital of Rs 130 crore. It invested in a start up venture known as Quintype, based in the San Francisco Bay Area with entrepreneur Amit Rathore as CEO and chief product officer. The website has been powered by Quintype offers cloud based solutions for editorial assignments as well publishing formats for mobile phones, tablets, desktop etc.

     

    Most of those in the news team include former staffers of Network 18, Bahl’s former company that was sold to Reliance Industries for Rs 700 crores. Former Web18 VP Roshan Tamang is the digital media consultant for the venture.