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  • ‘Ghoom’ to premier on MTV on17 June

    ‘Ghoom’ to premier on MTV on17 June

    After a successful few weeks at the box office, ‘Ghoom’, MTV’s first film will premier on the channel on June 17, 2006 at 8 pm. Produced under the banner of MTV Fully Faltoo Films, this 45-minute comedy-action flick will have you rolling on the floor – we promise!

     

    ‘Ghoom’, with its wickedly twisted comic plot has a stellar cast comprising Sumeet Raghavan known for his role in ‘Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai’, Ajay Gehi of ‘Maqbool’ fame, Gaurav Kapoor, who’s done shows like ‘Dil Kya Chahta Hai’ along with Benika and Purbi Joshi. With talent like that, the plot is far from simple – it’s a laugh-a-second rollercoaster that is packed with hilarious detailing round every corner with incredibly funny cops-and-robbers chases, absurd wardrobe changes and silly romantic scenes … need we go on?

     

    ‘Ghoom’ is about this super-cop (read as blooper-cop) who wants to nab a gang of 5 biker thieves, who also double up as pizza delivery guys, to hide their real vocation. Being the fast-ones-on-fast machines, they always escape our super-cop. So, bullying someone (who is as fast as them), into joining him seems the only option left for our super-cop, to be able to foil their next robbery. Thus enters this mechanic, who turns out to be a bigger idiot than the cop. The mega robbery (that’s supposed to happen at a well known dance bar) finally turns into a riot of idiotic incidents.

     

    So, watch out for ‘Ghoom’…only on MTV! Enjoy!

  • Bharti Airtel among the top 10 best performing companies in the world according to BusinessWeek IT 100 list

    Bharti Airtel ranks ahead of Motorola (Rank 11), Google (Rank 13), Microsoft (Rank 37), Hewlett Packard (Rank 44), and Oracle (Rank 51)

    New Delhi, June 25, 2006: Bharti Airtel Limited has created history by being ranked among the top 10 best performing companies in the world in the globally renowned BusinessWeek IT 100 list. Bharti Airtel, which is described by BusinessWeek in the report as a “highly innovative company”, improves its ranking to 10 from last year’s ranking of 19.

     

    Bharti Airtel is the only Indian company in the top 10 list. Bharti Airtel has ranked ahead of companies like Motorola (Rank 11), Google (Rank 13), Microsoft (Rank 37), Hewlett Packard (Rank 44) and Oracle (Rank 51)

     

    Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Airtel Limited said, “It has always been our endeavour to create a world-class organization that provides best in class services. We are proud to be up there with the very best in the world. This has been made possible by the unrelenting efforts of the entire team at Bharti Airtel.”

     

    The companies selected by BusinessWeek were ranked on four criteria: return on equity, revenue growth, and shareholder return (given equal weight), and total revenues (which was weighted).

     

     

    About Bharti Airtel Limited

     

    Bharti Airtel Limited is one of India’s leading private sector providers of telecommunications services with an aggregate of over 23.29 million customers as of end of May ‘06, consisting of more than 21.86 million mobile customers. The Company was the first private operator to provide mobile services in all the 23 circles in India. The Company also provides telephone services and Internet access over DSL in 15 circles. The Company complements its mobile, broadband & telephone services with national and international long distance services. The Company also has a submarine cable landing station at Chennai, which connects the submarine cable connecting Chennai and Singapore. The Company is a part of the consortium, which jointly owns and has developed the next generation undersea cable system SEA-ME-WE-4. The Company provides reliable end-to-end data and enterprise services to the corporate customers by leveraging its nationwide fiber optic backbone, last mile connectivity in fixed-line and mobile circles, VSATs, ISP and international bandwidth access through the gateways and landing station. For more information, visit http://www.bhartiairtel.in

     

    For further information, please contact:
    Deeba Ali/ Niraj Sharma / Garima Misra
    Rediffusion | DYR – Public Relations
    M: 9810509973/ 9810093472 / 9899163353

  • PIX flies Tara Sharma to New York to interview Daniel Craig

    MUMBAI: The newest Bond film, Casino Royale is highly anticipated. PIX, the new premium English movie channel owned by Sony Entertainment Television, is flying film actress Tara Sharma to New York City to interview Daniel Craig, the newest James Bond.

    Tara will personally interview Daniel Craig, Eva Green (the new Bond Girl), Martin Campbell (the Director), and the whole cast and crew of Casino Royale. She will also see the film in a special screening on 3 November. Then on 4 November she will meet the cast and crew of the movie, asserts an official release.

    Talking about the interview Tara said, “I am extremely nervous and excited. I am a big Bond fan, and just love Daniel Craig. It’s thrilling to be one of the first to see the movie in New York City too. I’ve also been doing a lot of homework, as I will be interviewing artists of international caliber and so I want to be well prepared for the meetings.”

    On 17 November, Sony Pictures Entertainment will release Casino Royale, the latest film featuring James Bond. Its said to be very closely based on the original novel written by Ian Fleming, which shows us how Bond first got his ‘double-O’ license, adds the release.

    PIX will be airing a special show featuring Tara Sharma’s interviews with the whole cast and crew of Casino Royale. This episode will also present ‘behind the scenes’ footage and will be aired on all the SET channels in Hindi.

    PIX business head Sunder Aaron said, “PIX is growing at a fast pace so it’s important we continue to engage the viewers in our dedicated PIX community. While PIX shows English movies, we are also an Indian channel, so are committed to providing quality, original content for our viewers. It’s also great to be the official TV partner for Casino Royale: this allows us to create exciting, unique promotions for the movie that involve PIX, our other networks, Sony Electronics and Casino Royale.”

  • More than 450 million viewers to watch Idea IIFA Awards across the world only on STAR Plus

    More than 450 million viewers to watch Idea IIFA Awards across the world only on STAR Plus

    Mumbai, June 24, 2006: Dubai- with its picturesque sand dunes, stunning malls and warm people- witnessed a four-day frenzy…a literal carnival of the Indian Film Industry. Every nook and corner of this fast paced city was transformed with the colours and flavours of Indian Cinema in all its splendour. The city was abuzz with the biggest stars of Indian cinema descending upon Dubai for the much-awaited Idea IIFA Weekend. So much so that wherever the IIFA contingent went, the people of Dubai welcomed them with open arms and warm hearts.

    STAR Plus will bring you Weekend with the stars on Friday, June 23rd at 8 pm, The Red Carpet on June 24th at 8 pm and the magnificent Idea IIFA Awards ceremony on June 25th at 8 pm

    The Idea IIFA Awards Weekend in Dubai was a once in a lifetime experience for both the city of Dubai and the Indian film industry. More than fifty of India’s best film personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bchchan, Shabana Azmi, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Diya Mirza, Directors like Karan Johar, Pradeep Sarkar, noted lyricist Javed Akhtar, Singers Himesh Reshamiya, Alisha Chinai, musicians Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy were all part of the IIFA contingent traveling to Dubai for the weekend. Throngs of fans couldn’t get enough of their favourite stars as they stood stand outside the Grand Hyatt hosting the IIFA Contingent for hours on end, sometimes till wee hours of the morning to catch a glimpse of their favourite superstar. Indian film stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai were greeted with hi-decibel shreaks from the time they stepped out of their cars and every place they visited while in Dubai.

    The action packed weekend was replete with a host of exhilarating events like the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum, the IIFA Film Festival, the star studded IIFA Foundation Fashion Extravaganza and the IIFA World premiere of Provoked.

    Day One of the Weekend began with IIFA Brand Ambassador and superstar of the millennium Amitabh Bachchan, attending a press conference to inaugurate the IIFA Weekend in Dubai. The same afternoon, at a special ceremony he released the IIFA book- ‘Lights Camera Masala!’ written by Naman Ramachandran and Sheena Sippy. This unique interactive book gives a glimpse of the behind the scenes action of Indian films.

     

    The same evening saw the Red Carpet to the IIFA World Premiere of ‘Provoked’. Star from the film Aishwarya Rai, director Jagmohan Mundhra and the other cast and crew received a warm welcome by the Dubai International Film Festival committee. The film received a lot of critical acclaim and also sent out a strong message against domestic violence to a global audience.

     

    The second day of the weekend saw the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum witnessing a gathering of esteemed Indian and International business tycoons from the world of cinema, entertainment, telecommunication, aviation, gems & jewelry and tourism. The business forum was a place for ideation and new trade and commerce ties between India and Dubai. The evening of the 15th saw the IIFA Foundation Fashion Extravaganza at the World Trade Centre in Dubai. The black tie evening presented by Rosyblue Diamonds was held to raise funds to provide relief to bereaved families of behind the scenes crewmembers who have suffered misfortune during the course of shooting. And the people of Dubai filled up the tables to support this noble cause.

     

    The IIFA Film Festival also began at the Grand Cineplex on day two. 36 of India’s best films were showcased for the people of Dubai. This year there were a number of South Indian films at the festival, including the opening film of the Festival Chandramukhi. The festival was inaugurated by none other that Mr. Amitabh Bachchan himself with South Indian superstars Mamooty, Mohan Lal and Vikram.

    The Stars of Indian Cinema also saw the very best of the city of Dubai and the city played host to the superstars giving them some memorable moments during the IIFA Weekend. Superstar couple Maria Goretti and Arshad Warsi visited the Snow Park at the Mall of Emitares in Dubai. This artificially created park of snowy white ski slops and snowflakes was a special treat for their baby Zeek. In another part of town, upcoming actor Upen Patel went on a Dhow ride over the Dubai Creek. Here he was greeted by one of his special fans who spent the afternoon with the 36 Chinatown star. Upen was especially touched that he was being shown around Dubai by his fan.

    And Dubai isn’t complete without a shopping trip. The very beautiful Lara Dutta went on a special shopping trip for STAR Plus. She went along with the crew to WAFI City mall to shop for make up at the MAC store and could not keep her hands off the wonderful state of the art home theatre system. MAC also did a makeover with Konkona Sen. Konkona decided that she could look at changing her style for a bit in Dubai. With fantastic world class make up artists from MAC working their magic, Konkona looked like a stunning star.

     

    Some stars were there just to relax and take in easy at the IIFA Weekend. The Grand Hyatt saw to it that the stars were pampered to the core during their stay in Dubai. Shilpa Shetty went for a relaxing manicure and pedicure at the Grand Spa. The Grand Spa made sure she was well looked after and spoilt before the her big moment on the Red Carpet for the Idea IIFA Awards. Actor Suniel Shetty stirred a storm at the Market Café, as he donned a Chef’s cap and cooked an omlette for breakfast.

     

    After an action packed Weekend with the Stars, the spectacular Idea IIFA Awards Dubai was held at the Central Hall of the Dubai Airport Expo, as the biggest stars of Indian cinema performed for an audience of over 7,000 fans from across the world. Nostalgia and superstardom created a heady combination as the charismatic Fardeen Khan and Lara Dutta compeered the spectacular awards ceremony, with Karan Johar and Anil Kapoor. The awards ceremony witnessed dazzling performances by the likes of Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta. But the most spectacular performances were by Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji based on their film Black and the finale by Hrithik Roshan on is new film Krrish.

     

    The Idea IIFA Awards marked IIFA’s association with the beautiful city of Dubai and its exquisite people. Joining IIFA in making the Awards a stupendous success was the Dubai Supper Surprises, Tiara Residence the presenters of the IIFA Weekend and of course the warm people of Dubai.

     

    The Idea IIFA Awards Dubai, was a salutation to the world’s largest film industry. The event this year will be watched in an exclusive telecast around the world by more than 450 million people only on STAR Plus. STAR Plus will bring you Weekend with the stars on Friday, June 23rd at 8 pm, The Red Carpet on June 24th at 8 pm and the magnificent Idea IIFA Awards ceremony on June 25th at 8 pm. The multimedia spread of the IIFA Weekend in Dubai brought to you homes only on STAR Plus will be a truly memorable experience for global fans of Indian Cinema across the Globe.

     

  • Remote Access Solution is imperative for disaster recovery

    If a disaster recovery plan does not include remote access, “business as usual” is virtually impossible, warns business continuity expert Tim Clark, partner with The FactPoint Group in a new white paper on the subject. The goal in disaster recovery is to keep core business functions operating under all circumstances. For this reason, says Clark, remote access is key to disaster recovery, because typical business disruptions keep employees and other users away from the office and the local area network (LAN).

    “The inability to operate normally or provide access to critical resources can hurt revenue, damage a company’s reputation, or mar the corporate brand,” says Clark. “This is why it’s so important for enterprises to anticipate and plan for potential disasters, and why responsibility for disaster planning requires the involvement and commitment of both technology and business sides of an organization.”

    According to the paper, one technology has emerged as the leading solution for remote access: SSL VPNs, because of their inherent security, granular access controls and ease of use. With an SSL VPN, all users can access network resources from any Web-enabled system. The specific benefits of an SSL VPN for disaster recovery outlined in the white paper are:

    · SSL VPNs are clientless
    · They work from any Internet browser
    · They operate at the application layer (not the network layer)
    · SSL VPNs enable fine-grained access controls
    · They have strong end point security

    ·SSL VPNs provide strong encryption

    To meet the requirements of a disaster recovery plan, the SSL VPN must also be able to scale quickly and easily, advises Clark. With a disaster, whether something as critical as the avian flu or something as basic as a snow storm, the number of remote users can instantly spike by the hundreds or thousands. The solution should have adequate capacity plus failover capability to ensure it can handle the increased traffic and have no downtime.

    SSL VPN market leaders, such as Aventail, are making it easier for companies to prepare for such spikes. Earlier this month, Aventail launched its Spike License Pack, which works like an insurance policy toward any future eventuality requiring an instant increase in remote users. In addition to being an ideal part of a company’s overall disaster recovery plan, the Spike License also works for companies that experience seasonal spikes, such as accounting firms during tax season or retailers during the holidays.
    To access a complimentary copy of the white paper, “The Remote Access Imperative in Disaster Recovery” by Tim Clark of the FactPoint Group, go to: www.aventail.com/disasterrecovery.

    About The FactPoint Group

    The FactPoint Group ( www.factpoint.com) is a boutique market research and consulting firm in Silicon Valley specializing in the early adoption of new technologies. The FactPoint Group has been producing world class research, analysis, and consulting since 1993 and continues to help enterprise software vendors and enterprise customers sell and use new technology solutions. Tim Clark is co-founder and partner at FactPoint. Recently, his research has focused on disaster recovery, utility computing, network security, sensor networks, open-source licensing, enterprise blogs and wikis, and Web services. Previously, Clark was senior analyst with Jupiter Media Metrix and Net Market Makers. Before becoming an analyst, Tim was a reporter and editor for 24 years, working as senior editor and columnist for CNET’s News.com, where he covered e-commerce and Internet security.

    About Aventail

    Aventail is the best-of-breed remote-access company. Aventail delivered the first SSL VPN solution in 1997 and today is a market leader, delivering the easiest to use and control remote-access solution. Aventail Smart SSL VPN appliances provide users with transparent, clientless access to more applications from more devices via any network environment. For network managers, Aventail delivers a single secure access gateway for all users, internal and external, to all network resources with complete security. With more than two million end users around the globe, Aventail is the SSL VPN of choice among mid to large-sized organizations worldwide, including AT&T, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Chicago Housing Authority, DuPont, Radiology Ltd, James Richardson International, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Overlake Hospital, IBM Global Services, and hundreds more. For more information, go to www.aventail.com.

  • Aishwarya, Nandita starrer ‘Provoked’ to premiere at the Idea-IIFA Awards Weekend in Dubai

    As we begin the countdown to the Idea IIFA Awards in Dubai, the International Indian Film Academy today announced Jagmohan Mundhra’s Provoked as the film that will be premiered at the IIFA World Premiere in Dubai on 14 June 2006.

    Set in London, Provoked is the traumatic story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia (Aishwarya Rai), a battered Punjabi housewife and mother of two children. Unable to bear the brutality of her alcoholic husband (Naveen Andrews), she takes revenge by setting him on fire. Charged with first-degree murder, Kiranjit is sentenced to life imprisonment. While in prison she befriends her cellmate, a wealthy white woman, Veronica Scott (Miranda Richardson).

    Provoked will receive a red carpet welcome as it premieres at the Grand Cineplex Theatre during the IIFA Weekend presented by Tiara Residence in Dubai. The IIFA World Premiere is being showcased in association with the Dubai International Film Festival.

    Over the past few years, the IIFA World Premiere platform has showcased the Oscar-nominated Lagaan, Aankhen, Yuva and Parineeta….all of which have been critically and commercially acclaimed world over.

    Speaking on Idea’s association with IIFA, stated, Idea Cellular, Vice President- Marketing Pradeep Shrivastava, “Idea IIFA awards offers us the best platform to demonstrate the true essence of mobile and entertainment convergence. With Idea IIFA Awards there is an unmatched value we provide to our customers by providing them the three aspects of entertainment that engage them through the all powerful mobile-phone. With Idea IIFA awards, our privileged customers will have access to specially created merchandise, contests, video and MMS downloads and several other value added services. Only Idea can take you there.”

    Also present at the conference Saeed Al Nabouda, CEO, Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises said, “Dubai is a well-loved destination for our Indian friends who consider it a home away from home. The hosting of an event of such massive caliber as the IIFA is a giant stride ahead in further cementing the age-old ties between India and the UAE. It is a celebration of the cultural and social harmony between the two countries.”

    The Idea IIFA Awards presentation ceremony being held at the magnificent Dubai Airport Expo, one of the crowning glory of the IIFA Weekend presented by Tiara Residence will be held in the presence of a global audience including dignitaries from the world of cinema like Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Yash Chopra, A.R. Rehman, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Ashok Amritraj to name a few. Other guests would include stalwarts from the world of business, politics and sports. Over 10,000 people will witness a spectacular show by the best of the Indian Film Industry. The IIFA Weekend and all IIFA events are conceptualized, produced and directed by Wizcraft International Entertainment, one of the world’s leading entertainment agencies. The breath-taking performances created by Wizcraft will be choreographed by Shiamak Davar. As always, this year too the Idea IIFA Awards will be celebrating the best from Indian Cinema and will pay tribute to the stalwarts from the Indian silver screen.

    While Idea has committed itself to sponsorship of the Idea IIFA Awards for the first time, this year’s IIFA celebrations will be broadcast across the world by Star Plus on 25 June at 8 pm IST. Star Plus viewers can experience the IIFA journey over multiple programmes that cover the various events and interactions in Dubai and the IIFA Flashback over the past five years.

    Star India Vice President Marketing Ajay Vidyasagar said, “It is fitting that IIFA, which celebrates the emergence of Indian Cinema on a global platform, is partnering with Star yet again. Post the success of IIFA last year, millions of viewers across India, UAE, Pakistan, USA, UK and South East Asia who have chosen Star Plus to be their preferred choice of Indian entertainment, are looking forward to IIFA in Dubai. We are proud to associate with IIFA and will work together to make this year’s event a truly memorable celebration of Indian Cinema for all our viewers.”

    Now Indian Cinema fans across the globe can also be a part of the star studded celebrations of the Idea IIFA Awards, Dubai. To promote the Idea IIFA Awards, several contests are being promoted across the world and fans of Indian Cinema are being flown in to witness the spectacular Idea IIFA Awards and the IIFA Weekend in Dubai.

    In India msn.com is the official websites for voting of the popular awards. Global Indian Cinema fans can vote for and help their favourite film stars to win an IIFA award this year. Lucky winners will be able to travel to Dubai and witness the glamorous Idea IIFA Awards in June this year. The nominations for the Popular Awards are open for public voting, using the globally accessible www.msn.com/iifa only till the 6 June 2006. The voting process is monitored and audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, who are also the audit firm for the Oscars.

  • Owner’s Emvie, Radio One’s Pride

    Radio One emerges as the Ideas network in the FM space

    Radio One FM92.5 is making a habit of winning its advertisers awards for creatively executed ideas on its radio station. In the recently concluded EMVIES, Radio One FM 92.5 was the hero in the media innovation (radio) category with two of the nominated brands for creatively using radio, being nominated for their work on Radio One. One of them going on to win the EMVIES Gold. Madison was nominated for Saffola for the Jaggu’s Mission 10k, and Mindshare won the gold for the Pepsodent campaign on Radio One.
    “The popularity of Jaggu as an overweight RJ and his intention to get in shape was the starting point of our thought process. The idea was for the brand to partner him in living a healthy life, i.e. the Saffola way of life. The uniqueness of the idea was further enhanced by it being the first ever reality show on radio. The challenge was to convert this idea into memorable radio execution. This execution was driven to excellence because of healthy partnership between Madison, client and Radio One FM 92.5” Says R.Chandraseker Category Head, Marico.
    Interestingly, the Mission 10K was also nominated for the Best Radio Innovation at the Cannes and was the only shortlisted entry from India. There were only 4 shortlisted entries worldwide.
    “In the span of the activity we had listeners so cued in on the weight loss program of Jaggu (our breakfast host) that some went on a diet along with Jaggu and the others were recommending options of diets for him to achieve Mission 10k. Saffola on their part, provided scientific and health monitoring tips to ensure he does achieve it. A simple idea that catches the eyes of everyone only because it’s a larger than life brand integration” says Shariq Patel Vice President Operations, Radio One.

     

    “The Pepsodent Campaign started with Pepsodent talking about “Bhoot Police” where kids were taking part in a contest to become the Bhoot Police. The campaign got about 12 lakh kids pledging that they will brush their teeth before going to bed. The brand team then wanted to amplify this aspect on radio since the case in point was “to let the world know that 12 lakh kids have taken a pledge to brush at night”. The idea was to basically convey to the consumers that Pepsodent has answered Mothers’ prayers. With Radio One the prayer jingle brief was given, which they willingly agreed to take up as a programme promo for The Mid Day Show. The script and the promo was recorded by GO (now Radio One) and it went on to become so popular that even other radio stations started talking about it” Says Atit Mehta Business Director, Mindshare.

     

    Incidentally last year too, Go 92.5 FM (now Radio One) had won the best media innovation for Close- up for the programme spot with Jaggu and Tarana, following the earlier EMVIE GOLD win for Scorpio’s launch only on the station. This launch was carried out by a cavalcade, which traveled in various parts of the city and was covered by on-air exclusively.

     

    “We’re happy to win nominations and awards for our client’s campaigns on our station. It helps to strengthen our position as the only network that gives solutions based on strong ideas and an understanding how this medium works beyond the 30 second spot” says Rajesh Tahil, Chief Executive, Radio One.

  • India-West Indies Tests live on Ten Sports

    India-West Indies Tests live on Ten Sports

    MUMBAI, June 1: Following the shocking 4-1 defeat in the One-Day International series, there is immense interest in how India will now tackle a resurgent West Indies in the four-Test series.

    The much-anticipated Test series starts with the first Test in Antigua on Friday, 2nd June. Ten Sports, the world’s number one sports channel for South Asia, will bring to all cricket lovers ball-by-ball live coverage of the series and more.

    A live telecast of the first three Test matches will start at 7:30 pm IST, while the final Test, to be played in Jamaica from June 30 to July 4, will begin an hour later. The second and third Test will be played at St. Lucia (June 10-14) and St. Kitts (June 22-26). In addition to the detailed coverage of the series, Ten Sports will also telecast its critically-acclaimed studio show, ‘Straight Drive’. Hosted by Sanjay Manjrekar, the other guests who will be invited to the studio during the Test series are veteran cricketers Ian Chappel, Desmond Haynes, Javagal Srinath, Ian Thomson and Arun Lal.

    Cricket fans will be able to feast their eyes on The ‘Straight Drive’ show, considered the finest ever analysis show which will be shown only during the pre-match build-up (for 90 minutes). This will also be shown during the lunch break, and will feature an informative series on the all-time greats of West Indian players as well as ‘Magical Moments’ from the India-West Indies cricket history. featured in this series are Sir Gary Sobers

    Among the great West Indians who have been, the three Ws (Clyde Walcott, Sir Everton Weekes, Frank Worrell), the Fearsome Foursome of Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Andy Roberts and Malcolm Marshal, Sir Vivian Richards, and the pace duo of Charlie Griffith and Wesley Hall. These will be anecdotal in nature, featuring several interviews from the players themselves and their contemporaries, as well as restored archival footage.

     

    Magical Moments of the Indo-West Indies cricket history captures edge-of-seat matches like the 1983 World Cup final, the Indian heartbreak at Bridgetown in 1997 (when they failed to chase 120), Sunil Gavaskar’s exploits in 1971 and India’s 1971 Test series victory. This is India’s ninth tour to West Indies, and they are hoping to repeat the magic of the history 1-0 win in 1971.

    SCHEDULE OF TEST MATCHES

    June 2-6: 1st Test (Antigua); June 10-14: 2nd Test (St. Lucia); June 22-26: 3rd Test (St Kitts); June 30-July 4: 4th Test (Jamaica)

    ABOUT TEN SPORTS: Only launched in April 2002, Ten Sports is watched by more viewers than any other sports channel in the Sub-continent. Ten Sports is available in over 48 million households via cable and satellite networks across the world. 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 Also, Ten Sports has broadcast cricket from India, the World Cup 2003 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 in certain territories.

  • Ten Sports to live telecast Brazil vs Switzerland

    Ten Sports to live telecast Brazil vs Switzerland

    MUMBAI: They may no longer be World Champions but no one will argue that Brazil are still the most exciting team to watch in the World and Ten Sports has live coverage of their friendly match against Switzerland.

    Ronaldinho, Kaka, Oliveira and Gilberto along with the rest of Brazil’s star studded squad will all be in action as they attempt to break down one of Europe’s best defensive sides.

    Since their loss to France in the World Cup Brazil have gone on an unbeaten run consisting of three wins and one draw and still remain the top ranked team in the world.

    Switzerland have also played four matches since their exit from the World Cup, also completing three victories, all with clean sheets, but losing their last game 2-1 to neighbours Austria.

    The match will be a battle of styles with the attractive attacking flare of the Brazilians looking to breaking down the well regimented Swiss team.

    The action gets underway live on Ten Sports at 12:45 am on Wednesday.
     

  • PIX brings the World Television Premiere of “Being Cyrus” – Catch it on the PIX Sunday Parade

    MUMBAI: Saif Ali Khans’ first English film and a debut venture by Director Homi Adajania- “BEING CYRUS” makes its entrance on the small screen with its World Television Premiere on November 19 at 8.00pm on PIX. Being Cyrus has won tremendous critical acclaim by all and happens to be one of the films that have received positive reviews from every section of the media as well.

     

    This is not all PIX has vowed to bring quality content to its viewers and the best in television watching experience, the channel therefore with all its Drums and Trumpets welcomes the “PIX SUNDAY PARADE”. Get ready for an exhilarating entertainment throughout the month of November as a part of PIX Sunday Parade.

     

    Don’t forget to watch out for the one-hour exclusive interview of Homi Adajania in conversation with Onir, Director of My Brother Nikhil at 7:00 pm on Sunday, 19th November. “ Homi Has shared some great insights of being a first time director with Onir. The interview has the quality of a spontaneous chat between two directors – what makes it so interesting is the kind of questions Onir has posed – only a Director could make those observations. The viewers are sure to find this interview fascinating since it is so different from the typical celebrity interviews one often gets to view”, shares Gitanjali Murari, Programming Head, PIX. Homi Adajania – Framed, will be followed by the World Television Premiere of “Being Cyrus” at 8:00 pm. And finally brace yourselves for the Big bumper Bonanza on 26th November with a 2-hour exclusive episode with John Travolta in Inside the Actors Studio and some more of him with Look who’s talking at 8:00 pm on Pix of the Week.

     

    Now you don’t need to worry about how you will spend your weekends, Just sit back, relax and join the PIX SUNDAY PARADE.