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  • Sunny Leone chooses Abdullah Pathan- the strongest man on VMate as her Mr. V

    Sunny Leone chooses Abdullah Pathan- the strongest man on VMate as her Mr. V

    New Delhi: VMate’s New Year Dhamaka campaign #SunnyKaNewYearCall finally saw a winner going on a date with Sunny Leone as she chose the strongest man on VMate as her Mr. V.

    Abdullah Pathan from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh emerged as the campaign winner to go on a date with Sunny Leone! The strongman ('local hulk') from Moradabad, Abdullah is already a popular video creator with over 6 lakh followers on VMate. To win a date with Sunny he created many videos with his friends and family members around the campaign. His videos were funny, action packed, simple, yet, in one video where he is seen riding a horse cart in a pure filmy fashion declaring that he is coming to date Sunny Leone, was beyond everyone’s comprehension. This reflects Abdullah’s dedication and focus to win the big prize.

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    The campaign gained instant success after Sunny Leone's speculated love interest who was touted as Mr. V turned out to be VMate, which was allowing users to make a video call video with Sunny Leone to celebrate the new year with a twist. Many social media platforms were buzzing with the news, VMate witnessed millions of curious users creating innovative videos with the campaign's hashtag making it one of the most popular campaigns online. Various videos with hilarious memes, funny expressions, macho attitude, and ravishing style went viral on social platforms.

    According to Abdullah, “Meeting Sunny Leone is definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity for me and I am thankful to VMate for providing me with the same. I am also amazed by the humbleness of Sunny Leone who made me feel comfortable with her presence and was curious to know about my future plans. To my surprise as a momento she has given me autographed boxing gloves and did liked my videos. With VMate helping me to gain popularity and earn money, I am sure that one day my dream to be in WWE and launching a gym to inspire young children to take up fitness will come true.”

    "This has been a wonderful journey, saw so many videos from so many creators. Many were actually funny and comic but what Abdullah did was absolutely wonderful. In a way, it is also humbling to know how many people actually love you. I wish best of luck to Abdullah for his future.", said Sunny.

    VMate has become a rage among the youth of India across the country for introducing exciting social media campaigns which also allow them to win bumper prizes such as a car, a scooty, latest smartphones, and more. Recently, VMate had concluded its #VMateFilmistan campaign with more than 7.8 lakh people winning prizes worth Rs. 2.65 crores. In the past also, VMate gained popularity for introducing unique campaigns such as its association with Nach Baliye Season 9, Diwali Campaign and more. Many VMate creators, who are common people, are earning money via VMate videos and transforming their lives by achieving their dreams.

  • Likee collaborates with Vehli Janta Records to promote a Punjabi music video

    Likee collaborates with Vehli Janta Records to promote a Punjabi music video

    New Delhi: Likee, a trending and popular global short-video creation app from Singapore based BIGO Technology, has collaborated with Vehli Janta Records (VJR), a pioneering music company from Chandigarh Punjab that promotes new talent in the field of music. This collaboration aims to promote a highly anticipated music video by Gopi Waraich, a well-known Punjabi artist. Likee is inviting its users to show creative dance moves on the song with #Sameblood.

    The music video was released on 4th Jan 2020 and features top Likeer Himani Rawat as the main female lead. This development is yet another initiative of Likee to provide valuable content as well as contribute to the growth of talented artists.

    Likee has emerged as an app the youth identifies with. It provides them a stage to accelerate their creativity, thus producing high-quality video content. It gives them confidence, recognition and a chance to earn a living. With an increasing number of collaborations with music producers, movie production houses, and others, Likee is becoming a preferred choice in the industry for budding artists.

    Likee is available in different Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, and Punjabi. Recently, Likee has also won the Guinness World Record for creating the 'Largest online video album of people waving a flag in India' during its 'No matter where I am, #IAMINDIAN' campaign. The campaign saw more than 1 lac Indians participating in celebrating India's 73rd Independence Day. The platform also announced the launch of exciting new app function, FaceFace which utilizes Likee’s mature AI technology.

  • Pocket Aces sets foot into the travel space with its new web series ‘Love Travel Repeat’

    Pocket Aces sets foot into the travel space with its new web series ‘Love Travel Repeat’

    MUMBAI: Pocket Aces, India’s leading digital entertainment company, recently introduced an exciting new travel series, ‘Love Travel Repeat’ on its lifestyle channel, Gobble. With the launch of the new series, the company spreads its wings to set footprint into the travel space. In a first-of-its-kind partnership with Hyundai India, the series has 5 episodes featuring popular web actors Kriti Vij and Pranay Manchanda, as they embark on a road trip from Mumbai to Bengaluru. The first episode aired on 28th December on Gobble’s Facebook, YouTube and Instagram channels.

    Gobble has fast evolved since its inception to reach 60M+ monthly reach and 200M+ monthly views. A mainstream digital food content channel, Gobble had several successful award-winning food shows such as You Got Chef’d, Love vs. Food and more. However, the company decided to expand into the travel and home decor verticals, after noticing a clear gap for such content online. To herald this growth, Gobble underwent a rebranding – with a new snappy logo and establishing three new verticals – Gobble Travel, Gobble Food and Gobble Home. The company announced this change with a video depicting its evolution, and a promise of new exciting series coming up this year. ‘Love Travel Repeat’ is the first show from the new Gobble, where the couple’s adventures along the road trip are decided by the audiences’ suggestions received online. 

    Commenting on the new series, Sonalika Mehra, Gobble’s channel manager, said, “Over the last three years, Gobble has become a household name in the food space. As we created food-focused non-fiction content, we realised the gap that currently exists in India for digital lifestyle content. We plan to create over 6 series and several short video formats over the year to cater to and better understand the audience for home and travel content. Through this expansion, we also hope to partner with relevant brands to create fresh digital content in order to reach out to a wider demographic. We are kicking off the new Gobble with our first travel series, “Love Travel Repeat” where a real-life couple travels from Mumbai to Bangalore with their Hyundai Grand i10 NIOS as the third wheel on the journey.”

  • &PrivéHD to premiere an ‘The Best Of Enemies’ on 11 January

    &PrivéHD to premiere an ‘The Best Of Enemies’ on 11 January

    MUMBAI: &PrivéHD, is set to premiere ‘The Best Of Enemies’ on Saturday, 11 January 2020 at 1 PM and 9 PM. ‘The Best Of Enemies’ is an untold story based on the real-life journey of an American civil rights activist Ann Atwater against an American segregationist C.P. Ellis. Ann Atwater is a woman who made sure her voice was heard. Fearless, outspoken and unabashed are words that aptly describe her. Available with the Zee Prime English HD Pack, the premium destination of nuanced cinema showcases this inspiring tale that serves as a gentle reminder that all it takes is a dialogue to change the world and make it a better place.

    ‘The Best Of Enemies’, a touching story directed by Robin Bissell, is a timely drama starring Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson as Ann Atwater and Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell as C.P. Ellis in breath-taking performances. The film centres on the unlikely relationship between Henson, an outspoken civil rights activist, and Rockwell, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. Set against the racially charged summer of 1971 in Durham, North Carolina, the movie features the two who reluctantly co-chair a community summit, battling over the de-segregation of schools where the resulting majority vote would determine the fate of East Durham’s students. With the incredible events that unfold, Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis are changed forever.

  • ST. Regis Mumbai welcomed its newly appointed hotel Manager Siddharth Sathe

    ST. Regis Mumbai welcomed its newly appointed hotel Manager Siddharth Sathe

    Bringing in over a decade of experience in the hospitality sector, The St. Regis Mumbai had recently appointed Mr. Siddharth Sathe as Hotel Manager, and welcomed him to The St. Regis Mumbai’s ever-growing family. Having essayed roles in leading Indian and International chain of hotels, Siddharth commenced his career in the rooms division and moved on to head the F&B department with a keen sense of administration. This dual experience has equipped and enabled his rapid growth to the position of General Manager in a short span of time and his positively motivational approach is what earns him a nod of approval from one and all.  As General Manager, Siddharth has honed his skills to have a bird’s eye perspective on all properties under his purview.

    At The St. Regis Mumbai, Siddharth will focus on the revenue and reputation of the hotel focusing his activities on building the brand. Leading a dynamic operational team of over 400, he is optimistic about molding them to create exceptional moments for each guest. Honing them to focus on achieving high Guest Voice scores, paying attention to details for Brand Standard Audits, enhance Rooms Division Profitability and maximize operational productivity, he aims to work towards efficiency and consumer satiation.

    Armed with a degree from the Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai and a post graduate degree from The Oberoi Centre of Learning & Development, Siddharth’s first role at a leading five star hotel chain laid out his strong foundation as a luxury hotelier. He has since, been a part of varied luxury properties within organizations like Marriott International and so on. With his keen business acumen and an overview of hotel operations, Siddharth has also been an integral part of the pre-opening team of a leading property in Srinagar and has also lead flagship properties with dedication and success.

    A sports fanatic at heart, Siddharth enjoys relaxation with his family with cricket and golf topping the list of his favorites and he enjoys catching these games on or off the field when management is not on his mind.

  • The long-forgotten Stop Motion Animations and Non-Verbal Animations are back

    The long-forgotten Stop Motion Animations and Non-Verbal Animations are back

    MUMBAI: One Take Media Co. has always believed in creating a diverse content library. Right from Hollywood Movies to Animated Content, from regional content to international content. Covering almost 24 genres, how could have they left the Nonverbal and StopMotion content behind.

    The world is extremely diverse. We have hundreds of languages spoken and cultures followed. People are entirely different from each other. But the one thing which remains common in all of us is EMOTIONS. We can be of nationality, culture or community but emotions are the one thing which unites us all. And that is exactly what Non-verbal contents are pitching for.

    We all remember the classic and all the time favourite Tom and Jerry Cartoon Shows. There was no language used but only expressions and yet it touched millions of hearts around the globe. That is the power of Non-Verbal Communication.

    The Beet Party is one such example in the nonverbal category. The Beet Partyis about the Five of the coolest Beetroots in town. They are chilling in the fridge when something new and unexpected arrives on their shelf. It is a series of 104 episodes of 2 minutes each.  It takes only seconds to bring a smile on someone’s face.

    Apart from Non-Verbal Content, OTMC also has a wide library of Stop Motion Animations.

    Stop Motion Animation is a technique used in animation to bring static objects to life on screen. This is done by moving the object in increments while filming a frame per increment. When all the frames are played in sequence it shows movement.Stop motion animation is almost as old as film itself.And not to be mistaken, Stop Motion is no less expensive than any Computer based animation. In fact it is more expensive than 3D CG.  It requires a lot of time, money, hard work and patience to finally craft out a piece of perfect art.

    OTMC is proud to announce its fun filled Stop Motion Animation Series Pat and Mat.

    Pat and Mat (Season 1 & 2) is about two friends facing self-made problems where they try to solve them by using anything impossible and possible and their solutions lead to more problems, at the end the "problem" is fixed and they finish off with their distinctive handshake.

    It might sound simple but it guarantees a lot of fun and laughter for everyone.

    Mr. Anil Khera, Founder and CEO of One Take Media Co. says, “Honestly Pat and Mat and The Beet Party are one of my favorites Animations. It takes less of my time and refreshes me to the core. We feel it is a real talent to engage people of all the age groups and also make them happy at the same time without even uttering a word. It is our fondness in such content that gives usthe confidence in believing that this content of ours is definitely a block buster and game changer.”
     

  • Bigger & Better: PTC network announces huge line up of World class programming in 2020

    Bigger & Better: PTC network announces huge line up of World class programming in 2020

    MUMBAI: World’s No. 1 Punjabi Television Network, PTC NETWORK, launched its new year campaign theme 19 Nahi 20 and explained how they are not less than anyone in the world when it comes to innovative programming and leadership in vision. Four feature films, four fiction series and a huge line-up of world’s first programming initiatives, PTC Network today displayed how it remains committed towards proving to the whole world how Punjabis are better than anyone else in everything they do. 

    With this launch, the channel promises to take the Punjabi television content to the next level. PTC Network is already producing more than 80 percent of the original Punjabi television content in the world and now it is coming out with more entertainment to cater to the ever increasing demand of global viewers.

    In a world-first, PTC Network announced that it will be going global with its talent hunt initiatives. Through their mobile app, PTC PLAY, a technology has been developed with which anyone sitting anywhere in the world will be able to take part real time in all its talent hunts like Voice of Punjab, Miss PTC Punjabi, Mr Punjab and more. While the judges sit in the studio, participants from USA, Canada, UK, UAE, Australia and other parts of the world will be able to audition and compete live with contestants in the studio. “Till now, people from different places had to come to the studio of any talent hunt in the world to compete. But now we have taken the studio to their homes,” says Rabindra Narayan, revealing this unique initiative. 

    Another first in the world is the daily live 360 degrees Virtual Reality telecast of Gurbani Kirtan from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar. While tremendous content exists in the VR space in the world, nobody so far has started doing Live daily VR telecast. PTC VR’s unique live service is now available on Jio TV and PTC PLAY app.

    “At our heart remains our desire to change lives of Punjabis and provide them a platform which can showcase their talent,” says Rabindra Narayan. Carrying this motto forward, PTC Network has resolved to release 300 original Punjabi songs. “Last year we released around 208 songs and this year we are targeting 300. This is primarily to give boost to those artists who are talented, but lack opportunity and money to record their own song,” says Narayan. Indeed it is an ambitious task but PTC Network last year has proven that they are quite up to the challenge as they have already recorded 15 new songs only in the last fortnight. 

    PTC Network will be producing four drama series this year and each one has a unique theme and treatment. ‘Power’ is an action packed political drama revolving around the world of deceit, drugs, mafia, assassinations and the divisive world of wily politicians. ‘Bugni’ is the tale of three sisters who are treated as the future investment by their father and their struggle to take revenge while proving their own worth. Jasraj Bhatti recreates some of his father, Jaspal Bhatti’s magic in the unique comedy series, ‘Kyunki Sohra Wi Kadey Jawaai Si’. The most ambitious fiction project from PTC is ‘Bhagat Singh Shaheed’ which traces the unique story and philosophy of the greatest Indian martyr and showcases his mind since childhood till his martyrdom.

    PTC Network is also planning to produce and release four full length feature films this year showcasing meaningful Punjabi cinema. The first film under this series, ‘Bingad Di Vohti’ is ready for release in April 2020. Directed by Gaurav Rana, and based on Dr C D Sidhu’s play, the film tells the story of a girl’s struggle against forced marriage and for her sexual freedom.

    Satinder Satti, the most well known TV host of Punjab, now gets her own talk show. Satti will be hosting ‘Chaa da Cup with Satinder Satti’ where every week she will be having intimate chats with Punjabi celebrities. The show kicks off on January 15.

    To spread awareness about the rich Sikh heritage and involve the youth, PTC Network has partnered with SGPC to bring a unique quiz show with school students. Titled ‘Shaan-E-Sikhi’, the show will go a long way in creating awareness about Sikhism and its rich history. The show goes on air in February 2020.

    The program which will surely enthuse the Punjabis across the world will be the ‘World Bhangra Cup 2020’ in Las Vegas. It will be world’s first and biggest initiative to promote the great Punjabi dance ‘Bhangra’. To promote sports and halthy life as well as to lure the youth away from drugs menace, PTC Network is launching the ‘Iron Man of Punjab’ contest. It will feature young men engaged in body building to compete for the coveted title.

    Apart from this, PTC Network will be promoting digital cinema in a big way with PTC Box Office Film Festival & Awards. Across three days in February, digital feature films produced last year will be screened and two day conclave with production workshops will end in the Awards Night where the best of the digital Punjabi cinema will be awarded.

    Taking the ground events a notch higher, PTC Network will be hosting a three-day PTC Entertainment Festival in March 2020. The festival is a unique combination of film and music awards which will witness PTC PUNJABI MUSIC AWARDS on Day 1. On second day there will be a day-long conclave focussing on Punjabi Entertainment Industry where top Bollywood and Pollywood experts will be seen sharing views on the discussion panels. The third and final day will see PTC PUNJABI FILM AWARDS – the biggest awards night in Punjabi entertainment industry.

    This and many more unique efforts by PTC Network no doubt prove that they are not 19 but 20 in terms of quality, vision and commitment to provide wholesome and world’s best entertainment to Punjabis all over the world.

    PTC Network runs seven linear channels – PTC PUNJABI, PTC NEWS, PTC CHAK DE, PTC PUNJABI GOLD, PTC MUSIC, PTC SIMRAN & PTC DHOL TV – and has successfully completed 12 years of operations this month. The channels are available on all cable networks and DTH platforms in India, on DISH and Sling TV in USA while PTC PUNJABI is available in Canada on Rogers, Shaw, Bell, Telus & Karostream, on SKY in Europe, on e-Life in UAE and on PTC PLAY across the world.

  • Zee Kannada to air Pailwaan on 12 Jan

    Zee Kannada to air Pailwaan on 12 Jan

    MUMBAI: “Bala Idhe Antha Hodedadonu Rowdy, Balvaada Kaaranakke Hodedadonu Yodha”. The power packed dialogue encapsulates the true essence of Pailwaan, an inspiring story about a man’s sacrifices to abide by a promise made to his father. Transcending into Krishna’s journey, Zee Kannada will air the World Television premiere of Pailwaan on Sunday, 12 January at 7 PM on Zee Kannada and Zee Kannada HD channels.

    Starring Sudeep in the titular role, this movie is a perfect blend of drama, comedy, romance, emotions etc., making it a complete family entertainment.  Wrestling being the backdrop, Pailwaan depicts the father-son relationship. The blockbuster drama which is directed and produced by S. Krishna and Swapna Krishna respectively also features Sunil Shetty, Akanksha Singh and Sharath Lohitashwa among others. The film beautifully captures the glory and grandeur of wrestling as a sport with larger than life performances by Sudeep and Suniel Shetty.

    Pailwaan revolves around Krishna, an orphan played by Sudeep, who fights on the streets for a wager to feed hungry kids. After watching Krishna’s fight, Sarkar, played by Suniel Shetty, decides to adopt Krishna. Krishna, who is fondly called Kichcha, grows up to be a fierce wrestler. A conflict arises between Kichcha and Sarkar, when he decides to pursue love. Will his passion for wrestling have to suffer in the face of love forms the crux of the story?

  • What’s Employee Monitoring Software and How Can

    What’s Employee Monitoring Software and How Can

    It Help Your Business?

    Since more and more business processes are being performed digitally, an increasing number of managers and business owners are looking for ways in which they can oversee these processes. Lately, a popular trend has been to use a tool known as employee monitoring software for precisely this purpose.

    You might have heard about this technology before, but if you haven’t used it yourself, it might be hard to comprehend what benefits it can bring to your company and, consequently, why it’s grown so much in popularity over the recent years.

    In this text, we’ll be discussing what exactly employee monitoring software is and how it works, as well as what benefits this system can bring to your business. After you’ve learned more, maybe you’ll even discover that implementing computer monitoring software could be a viable option for your company as well.

    What Is Employees Monitoring Software Exactly?

    Employee monitoring system is a business program that you install on every corporate computer you wish to track. Then, it automatically collects certain kinds of data from those computers, which you can access through a manager dashboard. The implementation is a very simple download-and-install process, and you can keep all the data on a secure cloud, or, if you wish, on the servers on your own premises.

    Employee monitoring software is pretty intuitive to use – it’s not made exclusively for those who are fluent in technology. You get graphs, timelines, statistics and other types of reports which reflect your employees’ performance at work.

    So, what kind of data does this software collect?

    The basic functionality is tracking which apps your workers are usings and which websites they’re visiting, and for how long. This gives you greater control over how your company’s time and resources are used. But there are almost necessarily other features that build up on this, so let’s mention a few of those too.

    Some platforms give you the functionality of time tracker software – you can measure time on different tasks, project duration, keep track of the budget and billable hours, and so on. This work time track feature is very useful is you want more in-depth analysis on your work on various projects or if you want to provide proof of work for your clients.

    Next, we have some advanced features of screen monitoring software, most notable of which are screenshots and keystroke logger. While the first one can be triggered manually or automatically, the second one is a bit more intrusive in terms of taking employees’ privacy into account.

    And finally, we’ll just mention productivity features, since they’re arguably one of the most useful functionalities of this software if performance improvement is what you’re looking for. These include active versus idle time, productivity reports and trends, daily timelines and biorhythms, etc.

    What Are the Benefits of Employee Monitoring Software?

    There are many ways in which this system can help your company move forward, grow and be more efficient. It all depends on what kind of business problems you wish to solve with it. Here, we’ll mention three broad categories of benefits that this software can provide.

    The first one is increased control over your employees’ digital activities. Just the fact that you can see what each of them is doing in real time and as historical data records can give you some sort of security that the time they spend working is really spent on the activities that provide value for your business. This software can also track attendance, which is one more thing that you can have more control over.

    Secondly, screenshots and other monitoring features can be used as an additional layer of data security. Even though it won’t be able to prevent a breach, it’s quite effective in discouraging malicious behavior, and can also be used as a tool during the investigation process.

    And finally, there are possible productivity improvements resulting from the analysis of employees’ performance with all the productivity stats and features we’ve mentioned earlier. Basically, if you know how to use these insights right, you’ll get to enjoy more efficient and less distracted teams.

    Conclusion

    All in all, as we’ve seen, employee monitoring software can be a pretty useful tool in many aspects. Improving your employees’ performance, increasing asset control and protecting your data are just some of the reasons why this system is so popular today and might be worth considering.

  • Sony BBC Earth partners with ‘Mood Indigo’

    Sony BBC Earth partners with ‘Mood Indigo’

    MUMBAI: Sony BBC Earth, post its partnership with Lil Flea in early December 2019 to celebrate everything ‘Earth’, has partnered with Asia’s largest college cultural festival ‘Mood Indigo’ to enable the 4-day gala event for becoming India’s first zero waste college festival. This was a pioneering step by the leading college festival which sees a crowd of over 143K people each year and helping it achieve this incredible feat, was India’s most loved factual entertainment channel – Sony BBC Earth.

    Sony BBC Earth, from 26 – 29 December, as the ‘Earth Partner’ urged the attendees to responsibly dispose the waste and be more aware of their plastic footprint and its long-lasting impact. Festival goers were confronted with eye-opening and thought-provoking facts, across the campus, like ‘it takes 450 years for a plastic bottle to decompose’ and ‘by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fishes’ to make visitors think about their own plastic footprint and inspire a positive behavioral change. Eventually, 4500 kgs of waste collected was responsibly managed by ‘Mood Indigo’ and Sony BBC Earth, making it India’s first zero waste college festival.

    Rooted in the philosophy of ‘Feel Alive’, Sony BBC Earth has stuck to its brand promise of bringing forth grand visual spectacle, positive insightful storytelling and a new perspective to knowledge and entertainment. Extending this philosophy on-ground by forging partnerships with various institutions and festivals, the channel is hoping to inspire thought-provoking conversations and influence people to be more ‘Earth’ conscious.