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  • Amrita bags best TV channel award

    MUMBAI: Amrita TV, the Malayalam satellite channel set up in April 2005, has within a short span of time, established itself for innovative and quality programming targetting the entire family .Recently various forums presented Amrita TV with accolades including the Best Channel Award.

    The Forum for Better Television, presented Amrita TV with six Awards in the telefilms category out of which ‘Errul megangalkkum sooryres mikalkkum madhyee’ won three awards for best tele-film, best script writer, best editing ;while Neermathalathende pookal bagged three awards for best direction, best cinematography and best sound recording. Both these tele -films are in-house productions of the channel.

    The Kerala Film Audience Council also presented the best tele-film Award to Neermathalathende Pookal, an in-house production. The LIVE Chancellor awards honoured Amrita TV with best TV channel award. The other Awards comprised the best interview-based programme for Samagamam , an interactive show of the channel which is running since April 2005, and has been recognized as a channel identity programme; and special jury mention for Ularakal, an investigative current affairs programme –both these programmes are produced in-house by Amrita TV.

    The Chitram Television Awards adjudged Amrita TV as best TV channel. It also bestowed the best anchor award for Samagamam.

    A commissioned serial of the channel – Chitrashalabham- got three Awards for best direction, best serial and best actress.

    To maintain the quality and integrity of the channel’s programming character nearly 74 per cent of Amrita TV’s programmes are produced in-house by its team of talented and experienced directors.In May 2006, Amrita TV was bestowed with 15 of the 29 Kerala state awards for excellence in television in different categories–the first channel to be so honoured in its very first year of operation.

  • Radio Mirchi has Mumbai on the trot

    MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi, 98.3 FM in partnership with PROCAM International brings the GET ACTIVE MUMBAI Expo at the World Trade Centre from 17 to 20 January. The expo will be an interactive platform for participants who are preparing to run in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on January 21, 2007.

    The GET ACTIVE MUMBAI Expo has various sections ranging from fitness brands, travel to finance and so on. Fitness expert Leena Mogre has a stall at the venue to give health tips to the visitors on fitness regime, nutritional facts and help them prepare for the marathon.Sugar conscious participants can visit counters like Hexagon or Britannia Nutricare biscuits. For free consulation on shin, respiratory & hair care, one can visit Dr. Batra’s counter. Other counters on display are MTDC, Thomas Cook, LIC Housing Finance Ltd and Kingfisher Water.

    ‘The panel discussion has proved to be a great platform to showcase the proud sponsors of the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year award. Such an event has provided them with ample visibility and will definitely prove beneficial to anyone who chooses to advertise with us. We look forward to welcoming advertisers to other such events in the future.’ CNN-IBN and IBN 7 National Sales Head Sanjay Dua

    The FM station claims to motivate Mumbaiites through the GET ACTIVE MUMBAI Expo and hopes to value add as the participants prepare themselves for the Marathon. Radio Mirchi Mumbai vice president and station director Hitesh Sharma says ‘This is the fourth year of our association with PROCAM and we are extremely happy to be part of this mega event. Like every year, we are encouraging our listeners to be part of the Marathon and run for a noble cause. Apart from organizing the Expo, Mirchi has also been providing health & fitness tips to all its listeners. We have been running lots of contests for our listeners to keep it very interactive.’

  • US PGA Tour: Buick Invitational Live on Ten Sports

    MUMBAI: Ten Sports will show live coverage of all four days of the Buick Invitational golf this week from Friday 26th to Sunday 29th January with golf fans hoping for a repeat of the excitement of last year.

     

    In 2006 Tiger Woods won the tournament for the 4th time, winning a dramatic play off against 2 time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal and Australian rookie Nathan Green. It meant three wins in 4 years for Tiger Woods at the event, which has been running since 1952 and at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla California since 1968.

     

    The live coverage runs from 0130 – 0430 IST with the action from the last 2 days repeated in prime time at 1915 IST on Sunday 28th and Monday 29th.

     

    Ten Sports broadcasts exclusive coverage of the US PGA tour, European tour and the US PGA Championships as well as coverage of the top Indian golf events.

     

    Schedule:

    Day Date Time Event
    Friday 26/1/07 1:30 a.m. US PGA Tour: BUICK INVITATIONAL Day 1 (LIVE)
    Saturday 27/1/07 1:30 a.m. US PGA Tour: BUICK INVITATIONAL Day 2 (LIVE)
    Sunday 28/1/07 1:30 a.m. US PGA Tour: BUICK INVITATIONAL Day 3 (LIVE)
    Monday 29/1/07 1:30 a.m. US PGA Tour: BUICK INVITATIONAL Day 4 (LIVE)

    ABOUT TEN SPORTS: Only launched in April 2002, Taj TV’s Ten Sports is watched by more viewers than any other sports channel in the sub-continent and is available in nearly 50 million cable/ satellite households worldwide. In just a short span of three years, Ten Sports has also become the world’s biggest producers of cricket.

    The channel broadcasts cricket from Sharjah, the West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Morocco throughout the Indian sub-continent and Asia, as well as in Europe and the Middle East. Other cricket properties broadcast by Ten Sports in certain territories include internationals from India, the World Cup 2003 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2004.

     

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TEN SPORTS PROGRAMMES, CONTACT:

    Murtuza Madraswala – Taj Television India Pvt Ltd, 403 Manish Commercial Complex, Dr. A.B. Road, Mumbai, India. Tel no: +91 22 6662 3101; Fax no: +91 22 6662 629; Email: murtuzam@tajtv.com or visit www.tensports.com

  • CNN IBN discusses India’s icons

    MUMBAI: As the first among the many events marking the occasion of selecting the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year, a panel discussion, ‘Search for India’s icons’, was organised at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai on January 17, 2006. This riveting round-table meet was moderated by Rajdeep Sardesai and involved active participation by a panel comprising of Uday Kotak, Milind Deora, Shobha De, Prasoon Joshi, Flavia Agnes and Michael Ferreira, each an outstanding Indian and an expert in a different discipline. The focus of the panel discussion was on the qualities necessary in an individual to qualify him/her as a proud symbol of India and how their accomplishments might resonate not only within national borders, but internationally as well.

    Elaborating on the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Awards CNN-IBN and IBN 7 Editor-in-Chief, Rajdeep Sardesai said, ‘CNN-IBN is very proud of instituting such a title and is making all efforts to make sure only the most deserving candidates are short listed. This interactive panel discussion has been one such initiative. I would like to thank the eminent panellists, the guests and the media for making this evening a success and bringing us one step closer to selecting the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year.’

    ‘The panel discussion has proved to be a great platform to showcase the proud sponsors of the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year award. Such an event has provided them with ample visibility and will definitely prove beneficial to anyone who chooses to advertise with us. We look forward to welcoming advertisers to other such events in the future.’ CNN-IBN and IBN 7 National Sales Head Sanjay Dua

    The event, which will also be held in Bangalore, is aimed to enrich the experience of selecting that one superlative candidate as the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year. The evening began with a brief presentation by Rajdeep Sardesai on the inspiration behind such a prestigious awards title and the four-tiered selection process involved.

  • 24 Ghanta tops Bengali news channels

    MUMBAI: ’24 Ghanta’, the 24-hour Bengali news channel from Zee Aakash News Private Limited, has proven its excellence in the Bengali News genre within a very short span of its existence. Now, the Channel’s excellence is apparent on the TRP charts also, a press release from the channel claimed today.

    The recent data of TAM (w.e. 30th Dec’06, C&S 15+, Mkt – WB+Kol) shows that ’24 Ghanta ‘ is the clear leader in the Bengali news channel market.

    The channel achieved remarkable market share of 40, said the statement, adding that this is considerably above Star Ananda. With its swift and in-depth reporting, the channel is enjoying the status of favourite Bengali News channel in the region.

    The latest figures suggests that ’24 Ghanta’ is leading the pack in Kolkata with a market share that is 26 per cent higher than that of Star Ananda.

    The sustained and relentless efforts by high quality professionals, who worked round-the-clock lead to the success story of the channel. They made sure to report authentic and accurate information with lightning speed.

    24 Ghanta’s strength lies in its innovation-led content, information without bias, bold exposes and its incisive analysis with supportive visuals.

    The channel marks a watershed in television journalism in Bengali language. It has redefined journalism in the region, at a time when television journalism was fast degenerating into a medium for dishing out cheap sensationalism and distorted information laced with figment of imagination.

  • India’s favourite ‘Bhabhi’ back to reel life

    MUMBAI: Come Monday Jan 29, UTV produced serial ‘Bhabhi’ on Star Plus would see the come back of one of Indian Television’s favorite bhabhi, Saroj played by the adorable Dolly Sohi. Bhabhi is an unrequited love story set in a classical mould, a story of conflicting value systems in a contemporary consumerist society. The Bhabhi crew has two reasons to celebrate, one is to have Saroj aka Dolly back after a gap of more than a year & the completion of 1000 episodes this month.

    It was the unvarying love and remembrance by the UTV team, which kept in touch with Dolly that got her back with a bang. Confesses Dolly “I realized how much my team loved me and missed my nonattendance as a part of the caste, along with the numerous mails from my fans who have always bestowed me with colossal affection consistently even when I was in Canada”. Having got to spend a lot of time with her family Dolly took complete rest aboard in contrast to her demanding and hectic life in Mumbai.

    Having settled in Canada after martial bliss Dolly aka Saroj left the show, which was artistically portrayed through the occurrence of Saroj taking Samadhi parting from all the worldly materialistic tie-ups. Now her track that airs on Mon Jan 29 would begin from Reshma, Saroj’s mother-in-law who takes a pilgrimage to Vaishnodevi, where she stumbles upon an absolutely radiant Saroj (her very own daughter in law) who has given up all worldly processions and become a recluse.

    She is busy taking care of the poor and needy. Reshma is ecstatic, she tries talking to Saroj and begins requesting her to come back home to help sort the crisis in the Chopra family. Saroj in her new Avtaar of a Jogan appears to be unaffected by the course of events that are unfolding in the Chopra family. Will she be able to find solutions to the problems of the Chopra family to find watch Bhabhi Mon- Thurs 1.30 pm with repeat at 7 pm.

    On being solicited about one thing she missed the most about India she quickly responds without pondering, “After leaving India it was Bombay’s fast Life that I missed the most in Canada, a place where everything happens on the appointed time compared to the busy unscheduled dynamic Mumbai life” says Dolly who bunged watching the serial after she felt her absence in the serial who initially was ecstatic when the show being broadcasting from September 2006.

    Dolly’s parents especially her mother has been upbeat about this come back along with her UTV serial crew, which boosted her morale on giving her first shot with the same energy and enthusiasm post her protracted gap. With a lot of expectation from this Indian Bhabhi, Dolly promises to deliver her level best and cover up for all the emptiness that her fans must have encountered in the past one-year.

  • WWE: New Year’s Revolution On Ten Sports

    MUMBAI: The worlds top wrestlers are on Ten Sports this Sunday in the first Pay Per View Special of the New Year. It airs on Sunday, 21st January 2007 at 11.30 am

     

     

     

     

    The undoubted highlight of a packed show is John Cena’s defence of the WWE Championship against the undefeated Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga.

     

    The challenge for this match was originally laid out on Raw one night after Survivor Series. While Umaga was disqualified at the pay-per-view, the Samoan Bulldozer went on a rampage and looked dominant by destroying everything in his path. Because of this, and because no one has been able to challenge Umaga since his debut in April, manager Armando Alejandro Estrada felt that the only thing left for his undefeated protégé to do was become WWE Champion. Moments after Estrada laid out the challenge, Cena stormed to the ring and quickly accepted before staring down Umaga.

     

    The following week, Jonathan Coachman announced that the battle between Cena and Umaga would take place at New Year’s Revolution. Later that night, after The Champ defeated Chris Masters in a Master Lock Challenge, the Bulldozer stormed the ring looking to get it on early. Cena met him when he did, and the two men engaged in a lengthy brawl that took almost a dozen people to break up.

     

    In over eight months of competition, no one has been able to defeat the dangerous Samoan Bulldozer. With the WWE Championship at stake, will that streak continue or will John Cena finally put a blemish on Umaga’s record

     

    Ten Sports broadcasts WWE 365 days a year with 7 weekly shows as well as the monthly pay per view specials in the most viewed regular sports shows in the sub-continent.

     

     

    ABOUT TEN SPORTS: Only launched in April 2002, Taj TV’s Ten Sports is watched by more viewers than any other sports channel in the sub-continent and is available in more than 50 million cable/ satellite households worldwide. Ten Sports is the world’s biggest producers of cricket. The Channel broadcasts cricket from Sharjah, the West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Morocco throughout the Indian sub-continent and Asia, as well as in Europe and the Middle East. Other cricket properties broadcast by Ten Sports in certain territories include internationals from India, the World Cup 2003 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2004.

     

    For more information on Ten Sports programmes, contact:

    Murtuza Madraswala – Taj Television India Pvt Ltd, 403 Manish Commercial Complex, Dr. A.B. Road, Mumbai, India. Tel no: +91 22 6662 3101; Fax no: +91 22 6662 629; Email: murtuzam@tajtv.com or visit www.tensports.com.

  • This February, Star Movies brings back the Oscar Mania

    MUMBAI: It’s that time of the year again! The countdown to the Oscars has begun and Star Movies will feature movies that have been honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the past, exclusively on Oscar Fever!!! Star Movies also brings to you the live telecast of the 79th Annual Academy Awards on your television sets.

    In addition to this, the channel will showcase the exclusive premiere of some of the biggest blockbusters to hit the silver screen!!! So tune in to an action packed month all of February, as Star Movies promises non-stop excitement and entertainment! The Oscar®-mania is about to begin… Every night at 11 p.m., catch powerhouse performances by the biggest stars in critically acclaimed movies that were appreciated worldwide on Oscar Fever. Tune in to some Academy award winning films like Braveheart, Speed, Babe, Con air, Cape Fear, Cinderella Man, Sideways, Million Dollar Baby, Crimson Tide, Shakespeare in Love and many more.

    The Oscar Fever on Star Movies culminates with the LIVE telecast of the 79th Annual Academy Awards on Monday, February 26th. The biggest celebrity event in showbiz, it’s the most important night of the year for the stars, as the prestigious Academy Awards® are presented for the year’s best achievements in film. The event kicks off with a red carpet pre-show offering a first glimpse at what the stars are wearing as they arrive in their limousines and parade down the red carpet.

    Look for interviews with the stars and starlets, and answers to the famous “who are you wearing” question, which will provide keen insight into the fashion trends for the year. The 79th Annual Academy Awards® ceremony takes place in Los Angeles, at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood & Highland.

    This year’s host is comedienne-turned-US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, voted one of the funniest people in America by Entertainment Weekly, and she’ll be joined by Hollywood’s finest presenters on this night to be remembered! Every Friday night at 9 p.m., tune in to the exclusive premieres of some of the best, award-winning, box-office behemoths on your television sets for the first time. Star Movies premieres the latest Hollywood blockbusters like Red Eye, Flight plan, Hotel Rwanda and Walk the Line with superstars Jodie Foster, Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon and Robert Patrick to name a few.

    Don’t forget to tune in to Valentine’s Day Special on February 14th. This Star Movies Valentine’s Day, pays homage to the trials and tribulations of romance with a full-day marathon of romantic films like Maid in Manhattan, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, Shallow Hal, A Guy Thing and The Perfect Catch.

    On Sunday, February 18th at 8 30 p.m., host Terence Yin presents “Opening Night” with exclusive scenes from this year’s highest Academy Award nominated film, Dreamgirls, a compelling story of loyalty, fame and betrayal that tracks the struggle of a group of outsiders carrying their landmark sound into mainstream America.

    The groundbreaking Broadway phenomenon comes to life as an all-new motion picture adaptation written and directed by Academy Award® winner Bill Condon and starring Eddie Murphy, Beyoncé Knowles and Oscar® winner Jamie Foxx.

    So tune in to Star Movies this February, for the most exciting celebrity event, the best award-winning movies and the biggest premieres to hit your television sets.

  • SET Network to telecast all the Matches during ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

    This World Cup, don’t miss any of the matches: catch the Group stage matches on MAX, SAB & PIX. All Super Eight matches, Semis & Finals to be simulcast on MAX and SAB, in English and Hindi respectively.

    MUMBAI: This summer, viewers can get set for a grand cricketing feast from the 13th March to 28th April 07 as the SET Network announces the schedule for the telecast of the biggest event of the cricketing calendar in the last 4 years – The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Viewers will get to enjoy all 51 matches, as the SET Network will bring a world class feed of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Live across its 3 channels – MAX, SAB and PIX.

     

    MAX will continue to blend the excitement of cricket with its inimitable dose of entertainment – “extraaa innings”. All the matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 will be telecast live. The coverage starts with “extraaa innings” from 5pm onwards on all match days on MAX and SAB.

     

    Kunal Dasgupta, CEO, SET India Private Limited said, “MAX has always garnered an unprecedented television viewership during Cricket tournaments. For the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 we have made every effort to provide the viewers with unique access to live world class coverage and also ensuring that not a single match will be missed.”

     

    Rohit Gupta, Executive Vice President, Ad Sales & Revenue Management, SET India Private Limited said, “ICC Cricket World Cup is the biggest Television Event which happens once every 4 years and reaches out to nearly 80% of the C&S audience. And to make it even bigger this time around we will show almost all the matches on SAB in Hindi as well. Thus the platform for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 matches will be far bigger as we cater to a much larger and varied audience. It’s a huge value add for the advertisers since previously we only had 12 matches on SAB and now we will be airing all the matches. We are sure of a far greater reach with a bigger platform for ratings and viewership.”

     

    The upcoming cricket tournament in 2007 will feature 16 teams allocated into four groups of four. Within each group, the teams will play each other in a round-robin format and the top two teams will advance to the “Super Eight” round. The telecast schedule includes all group stage matches to air on MAX, SAB & PIX while the Super Eight Series matches and will be aired on MAX and simulcast in Hindi on SAB.

     

    Reliance & Nokia are the co-presenters for the broadcast of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Hero Honda, Maruti, ITC Foods, Pepsi, Videocon, LG and Aditya Birla Group are the associate sponsors.

     

    Schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

     

    Date Max Sab Pix
    13th March West Indies v Pakistan    
    14th March Australia v Scotland Kenya v Canada  
    15th March Sri Lanka v Bermuda Zimbabwe v Ireland  
    16th March England v New Zealand South Africa v The Netherlands  
    17th March India v Bangladesh India v Bangladesh Pakistan v Ireland
    18th March Australia v The Netherlands England v Canada  
    19th March India v Bermuda India v Bermuda West Indies v Zimbabwe
    20th March New Zealand v Kenya South Africa v Scotland  
    21st March Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Zimbabwe v Pakistan  
    22nd March New Zealand v Canada Scotland v The Netherlands  
    23rd March India v Sri Lanka India v Sri Lanka West Indies v Ireland
    24th March Australia v South Africa England v Kenya  
    25th March Bermuda v Bangladesh    

    SECOND STAGE – SUPER EIGHT SERIES. Matches to be simulcast on Max and Sab.

    Date Match
    27th March D2 v A1 (West Indies v Australia)
    28th March A2 v B1 (South Africa v Sri Lanka)
    29th March D2 v C1 (West Indies v New Zealand)
    30th March D1 v C2 (Pakistan v England)
    31st March A1 v B2 (Australia v India)
    1st April D2 v B1 (West Indies v Sri Lanka)
    2nd April B2 v C1 (India v New Zealand)
    3rd April D1 v A2 (Pakistan v South Africa)
    4th April C2 v B1 (England v Sri Lanka)
    7th April B2 v A2 (India v South Africa)
    8th April A1 v C2 (Australia v England)
    9th April D1 v C1 (Pakistan v New Zealand)
    10th April D2 v A2 (West Indies v South Africa)
    11th April C2 v B2 (England v India)
    12th April B1 v C1 (Sri Lanka v New Zealand)
    13th April A1 v D1 (Australia v Pakistan)
    14th April A2 v C1 (South Africa v New Zealand)
    15th April B2 v D1 (India v Pakistan)
    16th April A1 v B1 (Australia v Sri Lanka)
    17th April A2 v C2 (South Africa v England)
    18th April D1 v B1 (Pakistan v Sri Lanka)
    19th April D2 v B2 (West Indies v India)
    20th April A1 v C1 (Australia v New Zealand)
    21st April D2 v C2 (West Indies v England)
    24th April Semi Final 1: 2 v 3
    25th April Semi Final 2: 1 v 4
    28th April Final

  • Rakshanda Khan, Ranvir Shorey to run the marathon to support a cause Make-A-Wish Foundation of India

    MUMBAI: The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 07′ will witness 57 Make-A-Wish volunteers, staff members and supporters participating in the 6 km Dream Run, endorsing one of the most unique causes – granting wishes of children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.

    The group will be led by the Founder Trustee Mr. Uday Joshi and his wife Mrs. Gita Joshi. Encouraging Make-A-Wish Foundation’s 1 st attempt at the Marathon, are three well-known names – Ms. Rakshanda Khan, Mr. Ranvir Shorey and Mr. Rajat Kapoor.

     

    Looking forward to the occasion, Founder Trustee – Make-A-Wish Foundation ® of India, Mr. Uday Joshi enthused, “We are very excited about being a part of this world renowned event. We invite more people to come forward and be a part of our cause and help us spread smiles on the faces of many more children.”

     

    Rakshanda Khan, who is equally touched by the cause, says, ” I am glad to be running for Make-A-Wish Foundation® of India, an NGO that fulfills the cherished wishes of children suffering from life-threatening illnesses. It is a cause very close to my heart and I urge you all to show solidarity in furthering this noble cause of Make-A-Wish Foundation ®.” Mr. Shorey echoed similar sentiments.