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  • Watch ‘CORPORATE’ on 28 January at 11:00 am & 8:00 pm only on SaharaOne

    MUMBAI: Aristotle had once said, ”The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows”. A century later it could be said that ‘The secret of business is to know what the other person knows, and a littlemore’.

    Welcome to the Corporate World. A battlefield of power hungry people. A world filled with deceit and corrupted minds. Where wealth, fame and success are fought over. And rules don’t exist.

    Corporate is the story of two leading industrialists in the food sector. Each powerful, each ambitious and equally relentless. When the market opens up to international players, competition gets fierce. And the battle for supremacy begins. Moral codes are abandoned and ethics are forgotten as these two bitter rivals embark upon a deadly game of monopoly. Success and prestige take precedence over all else. Good is no longer good enough. And people are driven to the brink of insanity. All in the name of business.

    Meet the handful of men and women, who hold in their hands the power to influence the lives of unsuspecting millions. Live their lives. Learn their lies.

    This film takes a deep insight in the mindset of these powerful people and attempts to find out what makes them tick. It explores the nexus between the corporate world and the political; and follows the trail of sex and corruption that hides behind a glittering and glassy exterior.

    The film has been directed by Madhur Bhandarkar of Chandni Bar and PAGE 3 fame and produced by SaharaOne Motion Pictures. The musical score is by Shamir Tandon. Lead Cast includes likes of Bipasha Basu & Kay Kay Menon along with Rajat Sharma, Harsh Chaya, Bharat Dabholkar, Lillette Dubey, Vinay Apte & Mukesh Tyagi.

    So tune-in for the Double World Television Premiere of ‘CORPORATE’ only on SaharaOne Television on Sunday, January 28 at 11:00 am & 8:00 pm.

  • Air Gear: East Side Showdown premieres 25 January on Anime Network

    MUMBAI: Skating onto television screens across America, the action-packed manga series Air Gear: East Side Showdown premieres 25 January on Anime Network.

    U.S. VOD Premiere of Air Gear: East Side Showdown

     

    Welcome to the world of Storm Riders, where motor-powered inline skates called Air Treks take extreme sports to a whole new level. Those who dare to ride with these high tech devices risk life and limb in a struggle for fame, power and wings to take to the sky. Enter Ikki Minami, the toughest fighter on the east side of town. He rules his school, takes on violent gangs single-handedly and lives with the Noyamanos; four sisters with a surprising secret.

    And after a humiliating defeat to a terrifying gang of Storm Riders, the sisters welcome him to the world of Air Trek, where his strength, speed and ambitions soar to brand new heights. Now, with powerful new wings, he must protect his friends, his school and his pride in fierce Air Trek battles known as Parts Wars. One mistake could cost him everything, but each victory brings him one step closer to becoming the king of the sky.

  • Details of MRPs of pay channels declared by broadcasters

    NEW DELHI: Details of Maximum Retail Prices of the pay channels declared by the Broadcasters for CAS notified areas in terms of clause 7 (ii) of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s Tariff Order dated 31.08.2006.

    Name of the Broadcaster
    Authorized Distributor    		 Details of Information on Prices Received. (Rs per subscriber per month) Remarks given by the Broadcasters while declaring the prices
    Star India Pvt Ltd i) Star Plus 5/-, ii) Star Movies 5/-,iii) Star World 5/-, iv) Star Gold 5/-, v) National Geographic Channel 5/-, vi) Vijay 5/-*, vii) Channel(V) 5/-, ix) History Channel 5/-, x) STAR one 5/-, xi) Toon Disney 5/-, x) The Disney Channel 5/-, xii) Hungama 5/-, xiii) NEO Sports 5/-, NEO Sports Plus 5/-. The prices are being filed
    under protest and without prejudice to Star India Private Limited’s rights and contention raised in petitions filed by Star India Private Limited and / or any other parties on the issues. The channel Vijay, Toon Disney
    (Tamil) & The Disney
    channel (English) will
    however, be Free to Air
    in Chennai CAS areas.
    Set Discovery Private Ltd i)Animal Planet 5/-, ii)Animax 5/-, iii)AXN 5/-, iv)Discovery 5/-, v) Discovery Travel & Living 5/-,vi) MTV 5/-, vii)NDTV Profit 5/- viii)NDTV 24/7 -5/-,ix) Nick 5/-, x) SAB 5/-,xi) SET 5/-, xii) SET MAX 5/-,xiii) SET PIX 5/-,xiv) Ten Sports 5/- The MRP shall be effective from 31.12.2006 and is subject to (i) implementation of CAS in the notified areas pursuant to MoI&B’s notification dated 31.07.2006. (ii) Orders that may b e made by the TDSAT in Appear No
    10© of 2006 or in any
    proceedings pending or
    freshly initiated by the
    Broadcaster before any
    forum including the Delhi High Court interalia in relation to TRAI’s Interconnection Regulation dated 24.08.2006 & TRAI’s order dated 31.08.2006
    and Cable Television Networks (Second Amendment ) Rules 2006 dated 31.07.2006. 2. Rates as indicated are applicable in all CAS
    notified areas including
    Chennai area where CAS
    is already in force except
    for NDTV 24X7 and
    NDTV profit which are
    FTA in the CAS notified
    areas of Chennai.
    ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd i) ESPN 5/-, ii)Star Sports 5 /-, The prices are applicable
    only for the CAS environment and are
    subject to modification in
    accordance with applicable law, court order and/ or practice
    Raj Television Network
    Ltd.    		 i) RAJTV 5/-ii) RAJ DIGITAL PLUS 5/-,iii)VISSA TV 5/- Bouquet price for all the above three channels Rs.9/- The channels will however be free to air in Chennai CAS area
    B4U Television Network
    (India) Pvt. Ltd.    		 B4U Movies Rs 5/per subscriber per
    month.    		 ——————–
    SUN TV Limited i)KTV 5/-, ii) Sun Music 5/-, iii)Sun News 5/-, iv)Adithya 5/-,v) Teja News 5/-, vi)Ushe TV 5/-, vii)Udaya News 5/-, viii) M/s Sun TV 5/- The channels will
    however be free to air in
    Chennai CAS area
    Udaya TV i) Udaya TV 5/-, ii) M/s Udaya Movies 5/-,iii) M/s Udaya Varthegalu 5/-. The channels will however be free to air in Chennai CAS area
    Gemini TV Private Ltd., i) Gemini TV 5/-, ii)Teja TV 5/- , iii) Gemini Music 5/-, iv) Gemini News 5/-, v) Gemini Cable Vision 5/- The channels will however be free to air in Chennai CAS area
    Ushodaya Enterprises
    Limited    		 i) ETV 5/-, ii)ETV2 5/-, iii)ETV – Bangla 5/-, iv)ETV – Gujrati 5/-, v) ETV – Urdu 5/-, vi) ETV – Marathi 5/-, vii) ETV – Kannada 5/-, viii) ETV – Uttar Pradesh 5/-, ix) ETV – Madhya Pradesh 5/-, x) ETV – Rajasthan 5/-, xi) ETV – Bihar 5/-, ETV Oriya – 5/- ETV Marathi will be
    Free to Air in Mumbai
    notified CAS Areas and
    ETV Bangla will be Free
    to Air in Kolkata notified
    CAS areas.
    M/s BBC World i) BBC world 5/- M/s BBC reserve their rights under law on prices and also the right to change the price should the ceiling change. Will be only Free to Air channel in

  • Exclusive premiere of ‘Madagascar’ on 5 January at 9 pm only on Star Movies

    MUMBAI: The friendship between a New York City lion and zebra is tested when fate brings them out to the unforgiving wilderness in this computer-animated DreamWorks feature. Chris Rock does the voice of Marty the Zebra, whose longing to explore beyond his cushy Central Park Zoo boundaries is the impetus that ultimately strands him and his pals on the shores of savage Madagascar.

    This Friday night, Star Movies has an entertaining treat in store for its viewers!!! Starring voices of Ben Stiller, The Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith, make sure you tune-in to the exclusive premiere of Madagascar on 5 January at 9 pm only on Star Movies.

    At New York’s Central Park Zoo, a lion (Stiller), a zebra (Rock), a giraffe (Schwimmer), and a hippo (Smith) are best friends and stars of the show. But when one of the animals goes missing from their cage, the other three break free to look for him, only to find themselves reunited … on a ship en route to Africa. When their vessel is hijacked, however, the friends, who have all been raised in captivity, learn first-hand what life can be like in the wild.

    This kid-oriented comedy stays adult-friendly every step of the way thanks to a clever script that mixes New Yorker humor and even some existentialism in with the pratfalls and spit-takes. Jolts of comedic brilliance are supplied by some Arctic-bound escaped con penguins, and a couple of literary apes. It’s not a musical, but classic songs from the likes of Louis Armstrong and Sammy Davis Jr. keep the montages flowing loose and sassy.

    DID YOU KNOW

    – At one point, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani were considered for the voice of Gloria the Hippo before Jada Pinkett Smith signed on.
    – Early on, the plot was based on a group of activists who liberate the animals from their cages.
    – None of the main character animals (lion, zebra, giraffe or hippo) are actually housed at the Central Park Zoo. There are penguins.
    – The look of the jungles in Madagascar is based on the paintings of Henri Rousseau.

  • ‘Lage Raho Mithunda’ on Set Max from 15 to 26 Jan

    MUMBAI: Set Max is all set to roll out a two week special film festival ‘Lage Raho Mithunda’ dedicated to king of disco dancing Mithun Chakraborty from 15 to 31 January every Monday to Friday at 5 pm.

    Max has slated titles like Agneepath, Kasam Paida Karnewale Ki, Daata, Pyar Ka Devtaa, Pyar Ka Mandir and Mujrim.

    Max business head Sneha Rajani said, “Lage Raho Mithunda is a festival dedicated to our dancing star Mithun Chakraborty. Keeping to our promise of bringing to our viewers the best and the biggest of movies, Max plans to make you deewana with a package of Mithun movies that have a blend of emotion, action, drama, romance and some great music.”

    Mithun said, “It is a great honour to have a top-class movie channel like Max dedicate a festival to me. Some of the films to be screened during the ‘Lage Raho Mithunda’ festival are my personal favorites like Disco Dancer, Mujrim and Agneepath. I am happy that Max continues to bring the best of Bollywood to all its viewers by showcasing such movies.”

    Lage Raho Mithunda will showcase 10 of Mithun Chakraborty’s superhit movies in thefollowing trend:

    Date Movie
    15 January Disco Dancer
    16 January Daata
    17 January Pyar Ka Devta
    18 January Kasam Paida Karna Wale Ki
    19 January Commando
    22 January Dance Dance
    23 January Mujrim
    24 January Pyar Ka Mandir
    25 January Boxer
    26 January Agneepath
     

  • Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM rules Kolkata airwaves – as validated by the first MRUC ILT research in the city

    MUMBAI: According to the results of the first wave (for Kolkata) declared late on 29 Dec 2006 of the Indian Listenership Track (ILT), conducted by MRUC and ACNielsen ORG-MARG, radio as a category in Kolkata has shown a fast track growth, with Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM being far ahead of its competitors, across various age groups and socio-economic classes. The study indicates that 400.81 million people listen to radio everyday and Radio Mirchi is clearly a preferred choice of with 270.31 million Kolkatans tuning in every day.

    Radio Mirchi senior vice president marketing Kaushik Ghosh said, “The study confirms the fact that Radio Mirchi leads with an overwhelming share of the Kolkata market. We have always maintained that Radio Mirchi was the dominant Number One in Kolkata based on the IMRB LT figures. The MRUC ILT figures simply vindicate our stand. Radio Mirchi has more listeners than ALL the other stations put together in Kolkata.”

    This is the result of the combination of Bengali talk and Hindi music and also having the best programming talent in Kolkata on our station.” He further added, “Radio Mirchi is the second largest media vehicle in the city, close on the heels of Ananda Bazaar Patrika with a readership of 300 million (NRS 2006). Our next target is to be the largest media vehicle in Kolkata. The ILT results confirm we are the market leaders in the three largest metros of the country and offer the best reach in these three cities.”

     

    Red FM was the next station in terms of reach – with 70.64 million daily listeners. Aamar FM had 50.82 million and Power FM had only 30 million daily listeners.

     

    The Indian Listenership Track, a product of MRUC and ACNielsen ORG-MARG research, has been designed on the ‘Day After Recall’ methodology, which provides Yesterday Listenership (YDL) data across all stations in Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi. The fieldwork for Kolkata was done from mid September 2006 to End November 2006.

  • Increasing security needs of enterprises to fuel growth in the World Content Filtering Market

    MUMBAI: The content filtering landscape is witnessing several changes. Traditionally, the Web, e-mail and instant messaging (IM) filtering markets have evolved separately. The uptake of solutions, especially in the e-mail filtering market, has been successful. As a result, the content filtering market is maturing and existing vendors are expanding and diversifying their product and service portfolios.

    Frost & Sullivan (http://www.networksecurity.frost.com) finds that the World Content Filtering Market earned revenues of $1.31 billion in 2005 and estimates to reach $4.86 billion by 2012.

    If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of the latest analysis of the World Content Filtering Market, then send an e-mail to Ravinder Kaur – Corporate Communications at ravinder.kaur@frost.com with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, e-mail address, city, state, and country. We will send you the information via email upon receipt of the above information.

    Although the content filtering industry is maturing, there is growing demand from two areas, the first being security. Content filtering is increasingly overlapping with the broader security field. Malware attacks have increased in spread and potency. These attacks are increasingly motivated by financial gain. Phishing, botnets, denial-of-service and directory harvest attacks have become increasingly common over the last 18 months.

    “Whilst the traditional issues of spam and employee productivity are still driving the content filtering market, protection against malware is becoming a strong driver for market growth,” notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Katie Gotzen. “With malware attacks becoming more sophisticated in nature, enterprises are eager to protect themselves. As a result, Web and e-mail filtering are becoming useful tools in the security battle of enterprises.”

    The second factor driving market growth is compliance. Legislation such as Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA in the United States and the Data Protection Directive in Europe increasingly regulate the content of emails that leave an organisation. This is resulting in the increased uptake of email filtering solutions as well.

    “The content filtering market is taking over the IM market as well, since most IM vendors have been bought by content filtering vendors and most content filtering vendors now possess IM filtering capabilities,” notes Ms. Gotzen. The diversification trend also applies to delivery modes. Earlier, vendors delivered solutions in the form of either software, appliances or managed services. This trend has changed and vendors are now offering two or three of the options of software, appliances and managed services.

    Vendors that are competing in only web or e-mail filtering and rely on a single delivery mode are rightfully concerned about their competitive potential. In such a scenario, considering mergers and acquisitions, or partnering in order to diversify their product offerings will prove beneficial. Diversification strategies can include both web and e-mail filtering, strengthening outbound e-mail filtering capabilities, or adding hardware and/or hosted services to product portfolios.

    World Content Filtering Market is part of the Network Security Subscription, which also includes research in the following markets: web filtering, email filtering. All research included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants. Interviews with the press are available.

    Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company’s industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities.

    Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit www.frost.com.

  • Catch Hugh John Mungo Grant in a tete- a- tete with James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio this Sunday on PIX

    MUMBAI: Inside the Actors Studio is proud to welcome Hugh Grant, this Sunday Jan 21st, 7:00pm on PIX. Although his classic good looks make him a shoo-in for romantic leads, Grant’s comic capabilities — marked by a nervous stutter, desperately fluttering eyelids, and an ability to capture a brand of distinctly English embarrassment, have marked him as more of a comic performer than a serious leading man.

    He has won various awards like the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award, The British Academy Best Actor Award and the Golden Globe award and many more. Some of his very popular movies are Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sense and Sensibility, Extreme Measures, Notting Hill, Mickey Blue Eyes, Bridget Jones’ Diary, for which he was nominated for an Empire Award. Read below to take a quick peep into Hugh Grants’ Diary and watch out for much more this Sunday on Jan 21st at 7:00pm on PIX…

    Got his start by performing in a British comedy sketch group, The Jockeys of Norfolk

    His favorite artist is Patrick Rondat

    Is an avid golfer and has been spotted taking part in pro-am tournaments

    Won the Peter Sellers Award for Comedy at the 1995 and 2002 Evening Standard British Film Awards

    His production company is called “Simian Films” — so named by Elizabeth Hurley because she has said that he resembles an ape or a monkey

    Opted not to do a nude scene in Four Weddings and a Funeral when a make up artist asked if he wanted definition painted on his body

    On the set of Mickey Blue Eyes, James Caan gave Hugh the nickname of Whippy, because Caan said Hugh worried about everything like “the little whippet dogs that get nervous and you got to put a sweater on them when they’re cold”

    Featured in the 1996 paperback “Mug Shots” that includes many other celebrities who’ve been arrested for one reason or another

    So what you waiting for… get yourselves ready for a cozy Sunday evening with Hugh Grant in an exciting episode of Inside the Actors Studio on21st January, 7:00 pm only on PIX…

  • Zoom’s Maximum style presents ‘Salaam-e-Ishq’ special

    MUMBAI: With expectations soaring for the soon-to-release Salaam-e-Ishq, Zoom gives you an opportunity to know your favourite stars up close and personal in the Salaam-e-Ishq special on Maximum Style, on Thursday, January 18th, 2007 at 8.30 p.m, on Zoom, India’s premier lifestyle and glamour Hindi entertainment news channel.

    Who better to introduce you to the star cast than the vivacious Ayesha Takia herself as she makes her anchoring debut as Maximum Style’s special host. The show will give its viewers a glimpse into the real and reel life of the star cast of the movie including Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham, Vidya Balan, Anil Kapoor, Ishaa Koppikar, Akshayye Khanna, Govinda and Shannon.

     

    Ayesha will test her interviewing skills with Vikram Phadnis, the man behind Salaam e Ishq’s styling, to talk about the character briefs and his styling for each of these, working with the demanding Nikhil Advani and catering to the myriad whims and fancies of such a wide star cast. The show-stopping star studded fashion show at the music release of Salaam-e-Ishq will be another attraction of this special episode.

     

    Tune in to Zoom on January 18th at 8.30 p.m. to watch this star-studded Maximum Style Salaam-e-Ishq special!

  • Sir Gulam Noon joins Zee Telefilms Board of Directors

    Sir Gulam Noon joins Zee Telefilms Board of Directors

    Mumbai, February 16, 2006: Zee Network, India’s leading media and entertainment conglomerate announced the appointment of Sir Gulam Noon as an independent director on the Board of the Company.

    Announcing this appointment Mr. Ashish Kaul, Senior Vice President, Zee Telefilms Ltd. said, “It is an honour to announce the appointment of an accomplished entrepreneur like Sir Noon as a director on the Board of Zee Telefilms. We wish him all the very best in his new role.”

    Sir Gulam Noon is a British National, an accomplished entrepreneur, who founded Bombay Halwa Limited, a Company engaged in the business of manufacturing Indian confectionary, Indian savouries and aviation catering. Currently he is Chairman & Managing Director of Bombay Halwa Limited. Sir Noon founded Noon Products Limited (now a member of Kerry Foods Limited) in 1988. This Company is engaged in the business of frozen and chilled ethnic food specialists, supplying to supermarket chains under their own labels. The Noon Brand range of frozen ready meals is also supplied to outlets in the UK and worldwide.

    Sir Noon has been presented with various titles and awards like Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, Asian of the Year, the Queen of England conferred on him Knighthood and the honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire. He holds five honorary degrees from leading British universities.