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  • NDTV appoints the works Network as its Executive TV Advertising sales representavive for the Middle East

    NDTV appoints the works Network as its Executive TV Advertising sales representavive for the Middle East

    MUMBAI: New Delhi Television (NDTV), India’s leading News broadcaster, has appointed The Works Network as its exclusive television advertising sales representative for the Middle East feed of their English News channel NDTV 24×7 with effect from January 1st 2015.

     

    NDTV 24×7, the flagship channel from the NDTV news network, is India’s most watched English News channel. Winner of numerous awards, including the Asian Television Award and Asian Viewers Television Awards for Best News Channel, NDTV 24×7 is available across all major platforms like OSN, E-Vision, Du and Q-tel to cater to the viewers in the Middle East Region.

     

    Speaking on the occasion, Rahul Sood, Head- Affiliate Sales & Distribution, NDTV, said: “We are very pleased to announce our association and are looking forward to working with The Works Network to deliver great solutions for brands that want to reach the audience through our respected, industry-leading content.”

     

    Sanjay Das, Chief Works Officer, The Works Network said: “We are excited to join forces with NDTV for their highly respected and watched English News channel NDTV 24×7 for the Middle East, home to millions of expatriates from India and South Asia. The dedicated feed will allow us to offer innovations, both on-air and online to clients, thereby enabling them to better target, reach and deliver their message to this diverse, rich and fast growing audience via the television set and also the second screen.”

  • ‘Ningalkkum Aakam Kodeeswaran’ season 3 on Asianet

    ‘Ningalkkum Aakam Kodeeswaran’ season 3 on Asianet

    MUMBAI: Popular quiz show ‘Ningalkkum Aakam Kodeeswaran’ season 3 (NAK Season 3) will be telecast on Asianet Channel from 29 December.  The third edition of ‘Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeswaran’, which saw actor Suresh Gopi donning the hat of an anchor with elan, offers a prize money of Rs 1 crore, so far unsurpassed on South Indian television channels.

     

    The game show will test the competence of the participants in general knowledge , current affairs and all the major fields of knowledge. The preliminary round had participants vying for opportunity to attend the phone-in, written test and interview. The finalists can join the anchor in the hot seat and try their luck in the 15 rounds of the game.

     

    The finalists play a ‘Fastest Finger First’ round to make it to the main game. From there on, they play rounds with increasing levels of difficulty, and winning higher amounts of money, culminating in the Rs 1 crore prize. Contestants can stop at any time having viewed the next question.

     

    Asianet & Big Synergy Media have produced the show. The show will be telecast on Asianet at 8.00 PM on Every Monday to Thursday.

  • Animal Planet brings new epic series ‘Africa’

    Animal Planet brings new epic series ‘Africa’

    MUMBAI: The award-winning documentary team behind the breakthrough natural history series Life returns with a revealing look at a seemingly familiar continent that is still holding many secrets. Four years in the making, ‘Africa’ premieres on Animal Planet on 7 January at 8 pm.  Airing every Wednesday, ‘Africa’ is an extraordinary series that brings to life the continent as never seen before, including never-before-filmed species, animal behaviors and secret, natural wonders of the world.

     

    Travel to a secret location in southwest Africa to witness what could be the last great rhinoceros gathering on Earth, filmed with a newly developed camera system that is operated using the light of the stars and captures sound using microphones embedded around a watering hole. Track a teenage chimp in the Congo with a sweet tooth that drives her to perfect complicated honey-hunting techniques using four different tools. Meet some gutsy lizards who hunt for flies on the backs of sleeping lions in the Serengeti, a behavior never before captured on film. And see giraffes in a whole new way as two rival males in Namibia deliver sledgehammer-like blows on each other in a knockout fight for domination.

     

    To capture on film these and other spectacular animal behaviors, the production team spent 1,598 days on location across 79 separate expeditions in 27 African countries. They utilized 21 different types of cameras to shoot more than 2,000 hours of footage. Of the 553 cameras deployed throughout the series, only eight were lost or damaged beyond repair.

     

    The ‘Africa’ team’s extreme efforts are chronicled in the episode “Africa: the Making of..” Other episodes of the series uncover bizarre, brutal and newly discovered animal behaviors in the deserts of the Kalahari, the dense forests and snow-capped peaks of the Savannah, the dynamic Congo rainforest, the ever-changing climate of the Cape and the massive and parched Sahara desert. The greatest and most iconic wildlife continent is at a tipping point. The animals of the next generation will face very different challenges than the ones met by their ancestors – and the animals themselves must adapt to the new landscape and changing relationship with humans.

     

    In the Savannah, the cameras track a giant but elusive bird known as the shoebill, and in the rainforest of the Congo, a chimp displays unusual honey-hunting skills.   In the episode, ‘AFRICA: the making of..’ cameras are turned on the crew as they hunt, capture, and react to memorable shots, including a gathering of elusive black rhino, the death of an elephant calf in the drought-stricken Amboseli National Park, and great whites feeding on a whale carcass according to size. Viewers will see a team that spent weeks in the forest searching for a teenage chimpanzee who uses four tools to steal honey, a duo that goes a little mad trying to calculate how fast silver ants move in the Sahara, and a cameraman who was left in complete darkness after a forest elephant chewed through a power cable and spent four hours trying to knock him loose from the tree in which he positioned himself overnight.

  • Discovery Channel to premiere ‘Eaten Alive?’ on 31 December

    Discovery Channel to premiere ‘Eaten Alive?’ on 31 December

    MUMBAI: On 31 December, Discovery Channel will present a never-seen-before deadly encounter – ‘Eaten Alive?’. The programme features snake researcher and conservationist Paul Rosolie, attempting to get eaten by the giant snake – alive. Paul has dedicated his career to study the Giant Green Anaconda, the largest and most powerful snake in the world and the top predator in the Amazon.  This challenge was created to get maximum attention for one of the most beautiful and threatened parts of the world, the Amazon Rainforest and its wildlife.

     

    The two-hour special, ‘Eaten Alive?’ will premiere on Wednesday, 31 December at 8 pm on Discovery Channel.

     

    Rosolie has specialised in the western Amazon for more than a decade and his efforts have helped bring awareness to the Peruvian Rainforest, the natural habitat of the Giant Green Anaconda.  This year, over a 60-day period, crews chronicled Rosolie’s expedition to the hidden realm deep within the Amazonian jungle. It is in this floating forest that Rosolie believes the largest anacondas in the world live and breed and one of the only locations to truly study these elusive and majestic snakes in the wild.  On his previous expedition to this secluded part of the Amazonian jungle, Rosolie was very close to capturing what he believed was the world’s largest anaconda, a 25 to 27-foot behemoth that slipped through his hands and nearly dragged him to the bottom of the floating forest.

     

    “I’ve seen first-hand how the Amazon Rainforest is being destroyed.  It is so rampant that we may be the last generation with the opportunity to save it.  People need to wake up to what is going on,” said Paul Rosolie. “What better way is there to shock people than to put my life on the line with the largest snake on the planet, the Green Anaconda?”

     

    Since Rosolie’s goal was to persevere through the constriction and potential ingestion deep into the belly of the beast, he relied on a custom-built suit he designed for his protection.  Constructed by Rosolie and his team of engineers working alongside herpetologists, the suit was built to ensure the snake’s safety just as much as it was to protect Rosolie’s life.  The highest measured force of an anaconda constriction has been documented at 90psi, which would be the equivalent of having a large school bus on one’s chest.  Since anacondas rely on their massive size and power to subdue their prey,  Rosolie risked life and limb in the hopes of measuring the constriction force of a massive anaconda, to gain more insight on its hunting and feeding behaviors, and ultimately, to gain a greater understanding of the inner workings of these majestic creatures. 

     

    Both Paul Rosolie and the Giant Green Anaconda are healthy and alive.

    Tune in to watch Paul’s daring attempt to enter the belly of the beast, and his terrifying encounter with the massive snake.

  • Colors kicks off season two of ’24’

    Colors kicks off season two of ’24’

    MUMBAI: It’s been a year since ’24’ changed the face of Indian television as the show’s Indian adaptation took the country by storm while garnering incredible feedback from industry stalwarts and viewers. Now, as Colors prepares to kick-off the second season of this unprecedented entertainer, Anil Kapoor Film Company makes Season 1, directed by Abhinay Deo and co-produced by RDP Television, available to viewers while giving them the opportunity to go down memory lane and revisit the action-packed hybrid genre lead by Anil Kapoor as ATU Chief Jai Singh Rathod.

     

    The DVD will be available for purchase to viewers to raise excitement levels for the next season which promises to surpass the standards set by the first season of the show. The 24: Season 1 DVD will be available at all leading stores online and retail from 24-Dec-14.

     

    With the second season of 24 ready to go on-the-floor, Raj Nayak, CEO – COLORS said, “Season 1 of 24 wowed viewers and created a benchmark on Indian television. The hybrid genre of entertainment in a real-time narrative focusing on espionage struck a chord and made for an unparalleled viewing experience thereby generating curiosity for a new season even before the first season came to an end. As we kick-off the second season of the show, our challenge has been set: to go beyond the standards set by season one. The DVD for 24: Season 1 will enable viewers to relive the power-packed action and set the stage for a brand-new season which promises to entice viewers unlike ever before.”

     

    Actor and Producer Anil Kapoor further added, “When 24 hit television screens in 2013, little did we know that the show would redefine the action genre and be titled a game-changer while paving way for many such finite series in the GEC space. The thrill and pace of television is much different from what films have to offer and I have been itching to get back to the drawing board and work on the second season of 24. I am eager to step back into the shoes of Jai Singh Rathod and experience another 24 hours of his action-packed, challenging day. To enable viewers to relive the thrill of 24, we are releasing the DVD of the first Season so that all my fans in India and around the world can relive the experience or can catch up with the series if they have missed it.”

     

    The DVDs for the first season of the Indian adaptation of 24 will be distributed by Excel Home Entertainment. Mr. M.N. Kapasi, Managing Director, Excel Home Videos said, When 24 first launched on COLORS last year, it became an overnight sensation of sorts with everyone discussing the show and speaking about its inimitable format and strong characterization. We are very happy to be associated with Anil Kapoor Film Co. to make the DVDs available to the show’s fans and viewers across India and give them a chance to catch up on their favourite show.”

     

    While 24: Season 1 marked the television debut of Bollywood superstar Anil Kapoor, it was backed by a stellar cast comprising of Tisca Chopra, Mandira Bedi, Ajinkya Deo, Sapna Pabbi, Neil Bhoopalam and Anita Raaj to name a few, some interesting cameos by Bollywood’s talented actors like Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi, Richa Chaddha and Rahul Khanna among others. Season1 also brought together the most talented technical team from the entertainment industry. Season 2 of the show, which will go on floors in 2015, promises to raise the levels of thrill and excitement to further create a unique viewing proposition which will enthral the viewers.

  • 9XM House of Dance with DJ Chetas

    9XM House of Dance with DJ Chetas

    MUMBAI: When India’s most popular Bollywood Channel collaborates with India’s best Bollywood DJ, the result can be absolutely electrifying! 9XM in association with DJ Chetas have created an ultimate bollywood dance music show show called 9XM House Of Dance. The two-hour music block of Bollywood Mash-ups/ remixes will be aired on 9XM, every Friday and Saturday from 10 pm to 12 midnight, starting 20 December 2014.

    9XM House of Dance will be launched at an exclusive gig/party with DJ Chetas at Club Royalty in Mumbai. DJ Chetas will play the select 9XM House of Dance playlist and enthral the audiences with his musical talent. Speaking of this collaboration, DJ Chetas the King of Bollywood Mashup, said “9XM House of Dance is my exclusive remix playlist created for the fans of Bollywood music and the viewers of 9XM. This compilation consists of bollywood chartbusters that can get any party grooving. This being my first collaboration, I am thrilled to be associated with the best Bollywood music destination in India.”

    Speaking of 9XM House of Dance, Amar Tidke Chief Programming Officer, 9X Media said “Bollywood Music and Electronic Dance Music are most popular music genres in the current times. In night clubs, majority of the people love Bollywood music and the youth in particular love the Electronic Dance Music. Keeping this trend in mind, 9XM has collaborated with the best Bollywood DJ of India, to launch an exclusive music block of Bollywood dance music. Offering the viewers the best party experience in the luxury of their homes, 9XM House Of Dance will be a never-before-seen sound and visual experience. The special 9XM House of Dance playlist created by DJ Chetas will ensure that Friday and Saturday nights are no longer the same. A big shout-out to Tseries and Sony Music for supporting us on this innovation.”

  • 9XM House of Dance with DJ Chetas

    9XM House of Dance with DJ Chetas

    MUMBAI: When India’s most popular Bollywood Channel collaborates with India’s best Bollywood DJ, the result can be absolutely electrifying! 9XM in association with DJ Chetas have created an ultimate bollywood dance music show show called 9XM House Of Dance. The two-hour music block of Bollywood Mash-ups/ remixes will be aired on 9XM, every Friday and Saturday from 10 pm to 12 midnight, starting 20 December 2014.

     

    9XM House of Dance will be launched at an exclusive gig/party with DJ Chetas at Club Royalty in Mumbai. DJ Chetas will play the select 9XM House of Dance playlist and enthral the audiences with his musical talent. Speaking of this collaboration, DJ Chetas the King of Bollywood Mashup, said “9XM House of Dance is my exclusive remix playlist created for the fans of Bollywood music and the viewers of 9XM. This compilation consists of bollywood chartbusters that can get any party grooving. This being my first collaboration, I am thrilled to be associated with the best Bollywood music destination in India.”

     

    Speaking of 9XM House of Dance, Amar Tidke Chief Programming Officer, 9X Media said “Bollywood Music and Electronic Dance Music are most popular music genres in the current times. In night clubs, majority of the people love Bollywood music and the youth in particular love the Electronic Dance Music. Keeping this trend in mind, 9XM has collaborated with the best Bollywood DJ of India, to launch an exclusive music block of Bollywood dance music. Offering the viewers the best party experience in the luxury of their homes, 9XM House Of Dance will be a never-before-seen sound and visual experience. The special 9XM House of Dance playlist created by DJ Chetas will ensure that Friday and Saturday nights are no longer the same. A big shout-out to Tseries and Sony Music for supporting us on this innovation.”

  • Movies Now brings yearend blockbuster experience…Are you ready?

    Movies Now brings yearend blockbuster experience…Are you ready?

    MUMBAI:  Movie-lovers and thrill-seekers get ready to bid farewell to 2014 with a bang as Movies Now, India’s home for best Hollywood films, gets ready to take you on a rollercoaster ride, celebrating this festive season with back-to-back blockbuster entertainment.

     

    Kick starting the festivities on Christmas Day, Movies Now presents ‘Jingle All The Day’, a fantastic line-up of films that guarantee you non-stop entertainment. Kung Fu Panda, Despicable Me, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Night at the Museum- Jingle All The Day will be showcasing the best of Hollywood to treat you to an unforgettable Christmas experience!

     

    If the Christmas treat makes you feel like a kid in a candy store, there are more celluloid surprises waiting for you! Enjoy the best end-of-the-year celebration as Movies Now ensures you start your new year on a high, with High on 2014 featuring a non-stop party of some of Hollywood’s most-loved blockbusters. Go on an unforgettable journey with Life of Pi, walk down the memory lane with Grown Ups, groove to the beats of Step Up 3D, take on the bad guys with the accidental spy in Johnny English Reborn, participate in the whirlwind fun journey that is Hangover 2, enjoy the nail-biting suspense & unexpected twists of Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets and experience the best of drama with Titanic! Don’t miss High on 2014, starting 25th December 2014, every night @ 7 PM and a day-long celebration on 1st January 2015.

     

    Celebrate the holiday season with Hollywood’s biggest party only on Movies Now!

  • Bangladesh gets archival footage from AIR, DD on Liberation War

    Bangladesh gets archival footage from AIR, DD on Liberation War

    NEW DELHI: Bangladesh President has received the recordings of transmissions made by All India Radio and Doordarshan during the Liberation War of 1971 from President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

     

    He recalled that valiant Mukti Bahini soldiers fought hand in hand with Indian troops for Bangladesh’s liberation. He expressed hope that these recordings will remind people of Bangladesh of those momentous times.

     

    Akashvani, especially the Kolkata station, played a critical role in upholding the cause of Bangladesh even before the rest of the world woke up. Unfortunately, most of the broadcast schedule and other interesting programmes were not kept in permanent format as archives because of several constraints. But Akashvani has been able to retrieve several tapes of that period and has already broadcast them for the last many years, to remind both India and Bangladesh of their shared legacy.

     

    At the request of Bangladesh Betar and the special interest of Mukherjee, a renewed effort was made by Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar, AIR DG F Sheryaar, and DDG, Akashvani Kolkata to salvage more materials from wherever possible so that whatever is possible is put out in the public domain before both the nations.

     

    Two CDs have thus been produced in the last one month containing recordings from the Akashvani Archives of 1971 and early 1972. They represent the contribution made by Akashvani to the momentous developments of 1971, that led to the War in December, the Vijay Divas and the subsequent commemorations.

     

    The first CD entitled “Liberation of Bangladesh 1971” contains the public speeches from Akashvani Delhi of the then Prime Minister of India and the Lok Sabha statements, interviews and speeches of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the surrender of Pakistani forces on the 16 December, the public address of Rahman in January 1972 and other programmes, that are mainly in Bengali.

     

    The second CD entitled “Struggle of a Nation” is based on the recordings of Akashvani Kolkata, contains documentations of important happenings and events from March to December 1971 and the speeches of the then Prime Ministers of India and new nation of Bangladesh and live commentaries thereof.  It also has the ‘Samvad Bichitra’ newsreel programme that played a pivotal role during the Liberation Movement.

  • Jagran Solutions executes launch of Life OK’s ‘Mahakumbh’ in Varanasi

    Jagran Solutions executes launch of Life OK’s ‘Mahakumbh’ in Varanasi

    MUMBAI: Jagran Solutions, India’s leading brand activation agency that provides marketing services & experiential marketing solutions launched Life Ok’s newest show ‘Mahakumbh’ in the holy city of Varanasi amid press & local people of the city.

     

    Having executed a large number of shows for leading entertainment channels, Jagran Solutions bagged this account on the merit of executing events of such stature numerous times.

     

    Serial Mahadev has been successfully running on Life OK for almost three years. For its replacement, the channel was looking for something related to “mythology” genre itself. That’s how ‘Mahakumbh’ came into existence. Keeping huge expectations out of the show that features Gautam Rode as Rudra, Life Ok wanted to launch the show in Varanasi as the city makes a perfect fit for launching such a show.

     

    Jagran Solutions took the onus of creating & executing the event & press conference at two different venues in the city. Press Conference was held at Hotel Clark while the event took place at the bank of holy Ganges. In the evening the entire star cast of the Mahakumbh visited the ‘Dashashwamedh Ghat’: main ghat in Varanasi on the banks of Ganges River. A ‘riverside set up’ structured with Mahakumbh branding on backdrop and panels complimented the look of the ghat which witnessed an hour long Ganga Puja and Ganga Aarti.

     

    Manoj Tiwari: one of the leading star of Bhojpuri films participated in singing some local folk songs at the stage. The entire star-cast of the show attended the ceremony from the stage. From Dashaswamedh the crew visited Raj Ghat to try some local food and addressed the local media. Attended by stars of television show, the event was covered by leading news channels like Aaj Tak, ABP News, India TV and Saharan News.

     

    Jagran Solutions COO Pawan Bansal said, “This is the second time we have launched a product at the ghats of Varanasi. A show like Mahakumbh is made to appeal to the core audience of tier 2 cities. The event witnessed holy performances via various artists including Actors & Crew members of the show. The highlight of the event was larger than life Ganga Arti which made the backdrop for launching Mahakumbh.”  The show teasers are already on air & company has received a very encouraging response from the launch.