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  • Aamir Khan’s first unreleased movie – Exclusive on &pictures

    Aamir Khan’s first unreleased movie – Exclusive on &pictures

    MUMBAI: Did you know that there is one film of Aamir Khan, which he says is the closest to his heart, and could not be release in the theatres? Aamir says that this movie unlike others is not fiction but a real life film. This June, &pictures, India’s premium television movie channel, known to be airing path-breaking content and helping viewers come closer to their favourite stars is taking a step further by releasing Aamir Khan’s first unreleased movieon your television screens. The actor known to be a perfectionist in every aspect is all set to showcase his only unreleased film on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at 8:00pm.

    This first unreleased movie of the actor – superstar is not a regular Bollywood run-of-the-mill film. Full of drama, love, dreams, action and tragedy, this movie showcases real content.It is different and engulfs Aamir’s feelings, hard-work and dedication, and includesentertainment in the truest form!

    There are a lot of firsts to this initiative… the channel known for providing ground-breaking interactive content to its viewers will now create a first time record of a LIVE interactive initiative with the only unreleased movie of Aamir Khan. This movie of the suave actor will see the channel giving a chance to select lucky winners across India to watch the film with Mr. Perfectionist. Alsofor the first time ever, the stellar actor Aamir Khan will be taking LIVE Call-in’s and answering questions to his fans during the breaks of the film. He will be interacting with his admirersand will give them a chance to ask him about his experience and talk to him about the movie, his performance and more!

    Commenting on this initiative, Mr. Akash Chawla, ZEEL Marketing Head, National Channels says, “We are very excited to have Aamir Khan on &pictures in the first ever LIVE conversation with audiences. This is truly India’s first ever initiative by any movie channel. Less than a year old, it is a matter of great pride for &pictures to have Aamir Khan on board for this amazing film. I am sure our viewers will love this novel concept.”

    Ruchir Tiwari, Deputy Vice President -Head of Programming, ZEEL – Hindi Movie Channels said,“We are absolutely delighted to be the channel that is spearheading this unique initiative. We constantly strive to carve a niche for &pictures and establish it as an interactive channel through its programming and content.”

    You don’t want to miss an experience that will go down in the history of Indian television, an experience that is revolutionary and radical! Stay tuned-in to &pictures on Sunday, June 8, 8:00pmonwards and pick up your phones to experience the magnitude of the channel’s pioneering yet entertaining initiative!

  • Global Advertisers wins ‘Customer Engagement Award’

    Global Advertisers wins ‘Customer Engagement Award’

    MUMBAI: Global Advertisers, pioneer in the outdoor industry has been bestowed with Customer Engagement Award for “Excellence in Out-of-Home Effectiveness’ during the sparkling function of 2nd Asian Customer Engagement Forum & Awards at ITC Grand Central Hotel, Mumbai.

     

    The award aims to honor the best practices of all the sectors including countries such as India, Sri lanka and GCC countries.  “It’s a moment of great pride for us. We are thankful to the jury members who recognized our efforts in bringing innovative solution for the Indian Outdoor Advertising industry,” said , Sanjeev Gupta, MD, Global Advertisers on winning the award.

     

    The Customer Engagement Team shortlisted the Global Advertisers on executing industry’s first – corridor branding campaigns and creating the Asia’s biggest hoarding i.e. 140 x 120 at Bandra. Adding to this, Global’s much flexible approach, Client servicing records, 24 x 7 monitoring, adaptability for last minute changes, easy payment agreement, excellent mix-media plans and after sales services, convinced the jury members of the award. With its two decades of experience, Global understands how to serve the clients in best way by giving excellent services to clients and ensuring great returns for their brand within their budget. 

  • Animal Planet’s new series ‘The Wildlife of Tim Faulkner’ premiers 1 June

    Animal Planet’s new series ‘The Wildlife of Tim Faulkner’ premiers 1 June

    MUMBAI: Wrestling a saltwater crocodile, wrangling a deadly inland Taipan or milking a Funnel-web spider to make anti-venom; it’s all in a morning’s work for reptile park operations manager and wildlife expert Tim Faulkner. Then there’s the giant Galapagos tortoise to weigh, the baby wombat to feed, the flying fox to rescue and a new species of native bird to discover. That still leaves time in this passionate conservationist’s day to release a blue- tongued lizard, tag a wild platypus and save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction. Welcome to the wildlife of Tim Faulkner.

    Premiering June 1st, Animal Planet brings a new television series following the daily adventures of Australian wildlife expert, Tim Faulkner in Australian Reptile Park and beyond. Airing every night at 9 pm in June, each episode of THE WILDLIFE OF TIM FAULKNER captures his amazing energy, not only at the Reptile Park, but high in the hills of Devil Ark in NSW Barrington Tops, trapping rogue crocodiles in the Northern Territory and tagging wild platypus in their natural habitat.

    Tim Faulkner describes his real passion as “Australian wildlife, their management within zoos, the education of people who visit the zoos and their conservation within their natural habitat”.

    Now 32 years, Tim has been working in the zoo and conservation industry his whole life. Since volunteering at a Sydney Wildlife Park from the age of 14, Tim has worked with some of Australia’s rarest most endangered species and their species management programs within captivity.  Tim is currently General Manager of the award winning Australian Reptile Park, and has received accolades for his conservation work on Tasmanian devil breeding facility Devil Ark.

    Tim is playing an important role in the Tasmanian devil mainland breeding program, the Devil Ark.  The iconic Tasmanian devil is nearing extinction from the devil facial tumour disease. In Animal Planet’s series, viewers follow Tim as he discusses the devastating effect facial tumors are having on the animal and what the Reptile Park is doing to help. Tim is extremely proud that the Park has bred more devils than any other establishment.

    The series also introduces viewers to extracting venom from snakes and spiders. Tim’s work with the Australian Reptile Park’s venom program also sees him handle the world’s deadliest snakes and spiders to produce venom which is then made into anti-venom at the Commonwealth Serum Laboratory.

    THE WILDLIFE OF TIM FAULKNER will also see him moving a 4 metre alligator from one pond to another; entering an Alligator lagoon to retrieve eggs from some not so happy gator moms; repairing a leakage in a not-so-friendly crocodile’s pool; visiting a bat rehab centre; rescuing a funnel web spider and a rogue Death Adder; milking a rare King Brown snake and other awe-inspiring works at the park.

    Highlights of the series:

     

    · Australia Reptile Park is the only zoo in Australia committed to saving lives with a Venom-Milking Program in place for the past 50+ years, saving over 300 lives each year being the sole supplier of a variety of venoms, which is used for all snake and funnel-web anti-venom in Australia.

    To keep up the supply of venoms, highly trained staff of the Australian Reptile Park regularly ‘milk’ more than 300 snakes and 500 spiders that are included in the program.

     
    · Devil Ark is a Tasmanian devil breeding facility in the NSW Barrington Tops that is currently home to around 170 Tasmanian devils. Founder John Weigel, also owner of the Australian Reptile Park, built Devil Ark in 2010 to house large numbers of Tassie devils living in natural conditions.

    The species is under threat of extinction from Devil Facial Tumour Disease, an insidious contagious cancer that is transmitted by biting. Unfortunately for the devil, they bite frequently when feeding, socialising and mating, so the disease has spread quickly, reducing numbers by a massive 90% in some parts of Tasmania.

  • CNN-IBN is the Most Watched English News Channel During Elections

    CNN-IBN is the Most Watched English News Channel During Elections

    MUMBAI: CNN-IBN emerged a clear favourite of viewers on Elections 2014 – further extending its rich & award winning legacy of leadership on Elections. The channel was the most watched English news channel throughout the key Elections period. As per the TAM data, CNN-IBN leads with a Market Share of 37%, followed by Times Now with 23%, NDTV 24×7 with a market share of 12%, Headlines Today with 10% and News X with a market share of 17% (Source: TAM, CS AB Male 25-54 Yrs, 6 Metros, Wk 15-20’14, 24 Hrs, All Days, Market Share basis 30 min TVTs).

    The channel also emerged as the clear No.1 English Channel on each and every Polling Day with a consolidated market share of 36%, followed by Times Now with 22%, News X with 19% and Headlines Today & NDTV 24×7 with a market share of 12% each. (Source: TAM, CS AB 25-54 Yrs, All India 1 Mn+ (incl Metros), 24 Hrs across (07th, 09th, 10th, 12th, 17th, 24th, 30th April, 07th May & 12th May ’14), Market Share basis 30 min TVTs).
    All through the crucial Elections Week and during the Counting Hours on May 16th, India tuned into CNN-IBN. CNN-IBN garnered 37% market share in Wk’20 as opposed to Times Now with 29%, NDTV 24×7 with 15%, Headlines Today with 10%, and News X with 9% (Source: TAM, CS AB 15-54 Yrs, All India, 0600-2400 Hrs, Market Share basis 30 min TVTs). While during Counting Hours, CNN-IBN led with a market share of 36% followed by Times Now with 32%, NDTV 24×7 with 15%, Headlines Today with 5% and News X with 11% (Source: TAM, CS AB 25-54 Yrs, All India, 0800-1200 Hrs, Market Share basis 30 min TVTs).

    The last couple of months were really critical as the entire nation got engaged in possibly the most crucial elections in recent times. With the nation facing multiple challenges, there was a huge interest in the outcome of the same. The common men and women of the country have probably never been this involved in elections, and television undoubtedly became a critical touch point for key information and updates. Given the breadth and depth of CNN-IBN’s programming line-up – extensive LIVE reporting, in-depth coverage, sharp and precise analysis, data, debates and channel packaging, it was no surprise that CNN-IBN’s coverage got maximum traction. The channel’s ratings are indeed a testimony to the credibility and its unmatched coverage of these key Elections. The relentless effort by IBN Network’s formidable team of anchors and journalists, eminent panel of experts, data-analytics through CNN-IBN-Microsoft Election Analytics Centre; all contributed significantly to this success.

    Speaking on this, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN Network, said, “We are thankful to our viewers for making CNN-IBN, the No.1 English News channel on Elections. Considering the scale of the event, the biggest challenge for us was to ensure that the viewers receive the most accurate and up to date information right through the elections in order to ensure that they are well informed. Since the beginning of General Elections 2014, we have given insightful and unbiased reportage to our viewers and succeeded in reaching out to our viewers in large numbers.”

  • Beat the heat this summer with the ‘Summer Cool Punch’ movie festival on UTV Movies

    Beat the heat this summer with the ‘Summer Cool Punch’ movie festival on UTV Movies

    MUMBAI: Don’t let the summer heat get you down, gear up for your dose of drama, comedy, thrilling action, and romance as the super hit channel UTV Movies gives you reason to unwind and relax with an instant dose of Bollywood entertainment. The channel will present ‘Summer Cool Punch’ a movie festival showcasing super hit Bollywood movies from the 24th to 29th May, every night at 8.30pm on UTV Movies.

     

    Starting 24rd May, viewers can tune in to this film festival showcasing specially handpicked super hit Bollywood movies such as ‘Welcome’ featuring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the dance film ‘ABCD: Anybody Can Dance’, multi starrer Race 2, comedy thriller ‘Kya Kool Hai Hum’ and Kareena Kapoor’s ‘Golmaal Returns’.

     

    So break free from the summer heat and tune in to UTV Movies for paisa vasool entertainment with the ‘Summer Cool Punch’ movie festival starting 24th May at 8.30pm.

  • Ferri Lighting Design & Associates designs first LED studio for ESPN

    Ferri Lighting Design & Associates designs first LED studio for ESPN

    MUMBAI: Ferri Lighting Design & Associates (FLDA) today announced that it has designed and installed the lighting for the new flagship ESPN ‘Sportscenter’ studio, at ESPN’s headquarters facility in Bristol, Connecticut. The new studio design, which is almost fully LED lit, is the first LED studio deployment for ESPN. FLDA has also leveraged Prism Projection’s Power Net – a data-over-power solution – that bypasses standard DMX cable runs to distribute studio power directly over power lines. The ESPN ‘Sportscenter’ installation is currently the largest Power Net installation in the world. FLDA has also designed and installed lighting in ESPN’s Sky Deck, a suspension grid system that flies above the studio set.

     

    Bruce Ferri, senior designer of FLDA, designed the ESPN ‘Sportscenter’ studio in Bristol for its redesigns in both 2000 and 2004 with his previous company, New York City Lights. Ferri had also designed a full LED rig for ESPN’s NASCAR Pit Studio  installation, which was a fully outfitted trailer that attended NASCAR races. The new ESPN ‘Sportscenter’ studio encompasses 10,500 square feet of space at the Bristol campus, making it the largest ESPN studio.

     

    FLDA’s Emmy Award-winning team has achieved renowned reputation for its sports studio installations over the years, including multiple designs for ESPN, the MLB Network, and others.

     

    “The ‘Sportscenter’ design is as much a showcase for power efficiency as it is an aesthetic achievement for ESPN, and we are delighted with the results, particularly given the significance of this installation,” said Ferri. “I have seen several iterations of the ‘Sportscenter’ studio over the years, and this one marks a true milestone for LED lighting.”

  • Star Plus to air Mahabharat in a film format – Draupadi – Ek Agnipariksha

    Star Plus to air Mahabharat in a film format – Draupadi – Ek Agnipariksha

    MUMBAI: Given the immense popularity of the epic – Mahabharat, Star Plus is all set to showcase the great story once again on television. However this time as a film showcased through the lens of one of its greatest characters and perhaps the raison d’etre of Mahabharat – Draupadi. The Maha-movie ‘Draupadi – Ek Agnipariksha’ will narrate Draupadi’s journey of love, sacrifice and dishonour in a three hour film that will air on May 25th at 1.00 PM and 8.00 PM on Star Plus.

     

    Mahabharat, the iconic tale has no dearth of powerful characters! Be it Krishna who acts as the advisor, the legendary warrior Arjun, the cunning Shakuni, the powerful Yudhisthir and many more. But in a story dominated by males is a strong character of Draupadi that symbolizes beauty and grit, she faces the severest humiliation and yet manages to maintain her dignity. Audiences have loved this facet of Draupadi and empathised with her situation thus making it an apt reason for the film to be presented from her perspective prior to the grand war of Kurukshetra.

     

    Talking about the initiative, Nikhil Madhok, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Programming Strategy, Star Plus said, “Mahabharat has a massive fan-following across all age groups, especially the youth. Draupadi has emerged as one of the most loved and followed characters. Since the series is at the commencement of the great Kurukshetra war, we believed it would be a good refresher to take the viewers through Draupadi’s journey and how she was a catalyst for the war. We are positive that the audience will appreciate the film as much as they have enjoyed watching the show. ”

     

    Launched in September last year, Mahabharat produced by Swastik Pictures has aired approximately 193 episodes. The show is consistently ranked among the top shows on Indian television and has garnered positive feedback from all quarters.

     

    Watch the film this May 25th, Sunday at 1.00 PM & 8.00 PM only on Star Plus.

  • Halonix makes the streets of India safer through its outdoor campaign

    Halonix makes the streets of India safer through its outdoor campaign

    MUMBAI: It is a well documented fact that there is a strong correlation between crime and darkness. The incidences of crimes like rape, muggings, carjackings etc are higher post sunset. Given this, Halonix – a leading lighting brand – hit upon an ingenious idea of converting advertising billboards (Hoardings) and bus shelters into street lights post sunset. The hoarding would carry an advertising message by day. By night, the lights of the hoarding would be turned outwards, pointed towards the street rather than just on the advertising message. So a dark, potentially dangerous street could be turned into a bright, well-lit one.

     

    To kickstart the effort, Halonix invited the citizens of Delhi to name streets or area in their neighbourhood that needed better lighting. The facebook page of Halonix registered many such suggestions. The top suggestion was identified by a poll. As a test run, a Halonix hoarding was put up in VasantKunj. Encouraged by the response, the company installed hoardings at more locations in Delhi.

     

    Given the encouraging feedback from Delhi, Halonix has co-opted outdoor companies to take this idea across cities. Currently Halonix has made some streets in Delhi, Mohali, Jalandhar, Kanpur, Mathura, Allahbad, Lucknow, Trivandrum and Chennai feel safer through this initiative. More cities are in the offing.

     

    Speaking about the initiative, Mr Rakesh Zutshi – Managing Director, Halonix Technologies Ltd said “We at Halonix believe that brands need to have a conscience and should continuously attempt to make the world a better place. Our brand idea – The Right Light – is not limited to the fact that we pursue excellence in our products and their quality. It represents a broader view of impacting life and society positively through the use of light.”

     

    Nima Namchu – Chief Creative Officer of Cheil, Halonix’s advertising agency, who came up with the idea added “This is a great example of the medium becoming the message. The power of the idea lies in the fact that, without spending a penny extra, every brand that takes a front lit or back lit hoarding, can implement this idea and make our cities feel safer. We hope more brands and outdoor agencies take this idea forward.”

     

    To know more about the safer city project visit:  www.facebook.com/halonixsafercity

  • Two time Golden Globe winning series BROOKLYN NINE-NINE now on Indian Television

    Two time Golden Globe winning series BROOKLYN NINE-NINE now on Indian Television

    MUMBAI: Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a workplace comedy that deals with a diverse group of detectives. Set in the 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn, the single-camera ensemble comedy follows a talented-but-carefree detective Jake Peralta and his colleagues, who have to prove themselves to the new Captain Ray Holt who has come on-board and wants his team to work hard and follow the rules.

    Together, these cops interrogate suspects, arrest perps and solve murders. But, ultimately, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a workplace comedy that’s not really about the job. It’s about the men and women behind the badge – singing karaoke, eating gourmet ham and hitting on each other – all while protecting the fine people of Brooklyn.

     
    Andre Braugher and Golden Globe winner Andy Samberg are the most unusual yet compelling actor duo on the block. Catch them in action and get ready for all the drama starting. May 19, 2014 onwards, every Monday – Wednesday at 10:00pm exclusively on Comedy Central India.

  • World’s biggest fund manager, Mohamed El-Erian speaks exclusively on ET NOW

    World’s biggest fund manager, Mohamed El-Erian speaks exclusively on ET NOW

    MUMBAI: One of the most influential voice in the global market and a veteran economist, today, speaks exclusively on ET NOW, India’s # 1 Business News channel. Catch him as he shares his views on India & Indian Economy post Modi Government and why he thinks a growth rate of sub 5 % in India is equivalent to recession elsewhere onlyon ET NOW’s marquee show ‘FII View’ today, at 7.30pm and 10.30pm.

    Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz Group and Former CEO & Co CIO at PIMC, Mohamed El-Erian is responsible for the global asset allocation strategies. In this exclusive interview which is his first ever interaction with any Indian media, he talks about expectations from the new government, risk to global liquidity in lieu of tapering & potential tightening by the Fedand opportunities to invest in Indian markets amongst many other things.
     

    ‘FII View’ features foreign institutional investors that give the viewers an opportunity to gain insights into the global markets Catch repeat telecast of the special Mohamed El-Erianshow by tuning in to ET NOW on Saturday at 10:30 am.