Category: Press Release

News18 Madhya Pradesh /ChhattisgarhBrings BackKehta Hai Voter

As Madhya Pradesh is gearing up for by-elections, News18 Madhya Pradesh / Chhattisgarh is all set to bring back Kehta Hai Voter –the award winning show that makes the voters speak and leaders listen. As the region’s leading news channel, News18 Madhya Pradesh / Chhattisgarh firmly believes that elections are all aboutcommon people and it is therefore important for their voice, their issues and their aspirations to be heard. It is to this objective that News18 Network’s popular show – Kehta Hai Voter – is being launched on 18th July on the channel.

The show was conceived with the purpose of giving voters a voice during the elections. For all these years the show has been travelling to the constituencies undergoing election and empowering viewers to highlight issues that are important to them. The show’s USP is that it facilitates a direct conversation between the voters and the political leaders.

Viewers from different constituencies will be asked to raise the questions that they wish to ask of their leaders. Political leaders will then respond to these viewer questions. The show promises to discuss and debate issues in the lead- up to by-electionsthat will have a direct impact on the outcome of these.

Tune in to Kehta Hai Voter, every Saturday & Sunday at 5.30 PM only on News18 Madhya Pradesh /Chhattisgarh.

July 19, 2020
QTP’s uplifting play Every Brilliant Thing set for its first digital showcase with Paytm Insider

NEW DELHI: Over the years, mental health and wellness have been the subject of various arts from books, art, cinema to theatre. Today when mental health issues have been thrown into sharper relief than ever before, these stories are taking center stage. For its first play under Paytm Insider’s recently announced theatre initiative, Front & Centre, the platform is bringing one such fascinating and heart-wrenching story – ‘Every Brilliant Thing’, produced by QTP, directed by Quasar Thakore Padamsee and performed by Vivek Madan.

Front & Centre, which reimagines theatre in digital formats, is presenting the play’s very first digital edition, bringing this treasured work of art online. Every Brilliant Thing will premiere online on July 18th. Tickets priced at Rs. 400 are available on Paytm Insider.

Other than its poignant subject-matter, what sets this production of Every Brilliant Thing apart is its live participative format where the audience is invited to interact with each other and the performer to take the story forward. Since the play contains sensitive and potentially triggering material, it is available only for audiences above the age of 18. At its heart, Every Brilliant Thing aims to start conversations about mental health issues. This showcase will be followed by a 20 minutes opportunity for audiences to ask questions, share observations or start a dialogue with professionals working in the field of mental health care, who will also be present during the live stream.

Every Brilliant Thing is an uplifting story about love, life, family, mental health, and a much-required list of all the wonderful things in the world. It encourages the viewers to celebrate the joy found in everyday objects. The play is written by Johnny Donahoe and by Duncan Macmillan, an award-winning writer and theatre director. Duncan Macmillan’s previous works also cover contemporary socio-political issues and include productions such as People, Places and Things, and 2071.

Every Brilliant Thing’s online performance is produced by prominent theatre and arts management company QTP. Known for creating unique and engaging experiences for live audiences, the theatre company is the one behind the critically acclaimed plays So Many Socks, The President is Coming, Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace, A Peasant of El Salvador, and The God of Carnage in India, and has spearheaded international collaborations such as Nirbhaya, Gates to India Song, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Speaking on the launch, Paytm Insider's Business head, Live entertainment (IPs & Partnerships)- Varun Khare at , said, “It is our honour to showcase a production as moving and relevant as Every Brilliant Thing on Paytm Insider. Creating a digital rendition of a work of art that is meant to be delivered live is an exciting challenge. We look forward to witnessing the magic that QTP, Quasar, and Vivek create on the screen, and to have this be the start for plays performed under Front & Centre.

Every Brilliant Thing director Quasar Thakore Padamsee said, “Every Brilliant Thing was designed to be a communal experience that brings the live performer and live audience to a shared space and encourages positive interaction between the two. As plays go online during this lockdown, however, we cannot simply call it online theatre. It is an entirely new medium, one that requires cumulative efforts of everyone executing the play to create an immersive experience that evokes that familiar sense of community, even though we’re all isolated with our devices. It is, thus, not just a digital rendition but a recreation or a reinvention of the play we know so well. Needless to say, it’s a new challenge altogether, and we’re more than exuberant to face it head-on!”

Vivek Madan, lead cast, Every Brilliant Thing, said, “The play is an insight or a window into a person’s life. Although it deals with sensitive topics, it is fun, even funny at times, and, most of all, scarily relatable. It is completely real and there is no artifice. I am simply sharing a story with the audience that I’m grateful that people are around to listen to.”

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July 17, 2020
Union Bank of India wins Golden Peacock National Training Award 2020

Union Bank of India once again bagged the prestigious Golden Peacock National Training Award – 2020. This Award was conferred by Institute of Directors (IOD), New Delhi at a virtual award ceremony held today. It is pertinent to note that this is the 9th time, Union Bank of India has won this award in the category of National Training Award.

The Award was received by Shri Vinayak V. Tembhurne, General Manager (HR–L&D) Union Bank of India. Accepting the award, Shri Tembhurne stated that Bank’s Training System is engaged in creating successful Bankers by using the latest teaching pedagogy and socializing employees into the organization's culture and the nation-building ethos of our foundation in line with the Bank's vision.

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July 17, 2020
ABP News raises engagement quotient with daily polls

Known for offering a superior viewing experience, India’s leading Hindi News channel, ABP News, has once again risen the engagement quotient through a special interactive initiative.

Spearheading innovation, the channel is now integrating audience polls into its programming to better engage viewers.

Providing them a special platform to express themselves, ABP News conducts a ‘daily poll’ on pertinent issues. Under this daily poll, ABP News shares few questions with CVoter (Centre for Voting Opinion & Trends in Election Research) which runs them via CATI in an audience of wide geographic and demographic reach. By 04:30pm, the results of the daily poll come out, which then go live on the evening show at 05:00pm, presented by show-host and renowned ABP Anchor, Rubika Liyaquat.

Since the roll-out of this poll, the show has asked various critical questions with regard to the political turmoil of Rajasthan, the recent Vikas Dubey encounter, and other important issues. On the infamous Vikas Dubey encounter, 84.8% of viewers responded by saying that Vikas Dubey surrendered himself because he was afraid of an encounter. When asked what the arrest of Vikas Dubey at Ujjain proves, 66.7% responded saying it shows UP police’s inefficiency, while 33.3% failed to agree. On the Rajasthan political turmoil, 67.2% believed Congress will collapse because of its own internal conflicts.

Validating the key trademarks of ABP News, this initiative keeps the concerns & viewpoints of the viewers at the forefront, giving a voice to those who want to be heard.

To see how ABP News is creating this interactive experience, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMstUeOQJz4

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July 17, 2020
Times Network announces ‘India For Assam’

With 28 districts submerged and more than 45 Lakh residents affected, Assam flood situation continues to remain grim, painfully displacing both human and wildlife. Drawing the nation’s attention to the calamity, Times Network, India’s premium broadcast Network, announced ‘India For Assam’, a special initiative to create awareness and raise funds for the relief efforts for the state bearing the brunt of this flood fury year after year.

With an extensive editorial focus on its news and digital platforms, India for Assam also urges every Indian to stand united and help Assam by contributing to relief funds.

Citizens can donate funds to:

Name of the Account: Chief Minister's Relief Fund Assam

A/c No: 35969660230, IFSC Code: SBIN0010755, Name of Bank & Branch: State Bank of India, Secretariat Branch, PAN : AAATC4667K, UPI ID: cmrfassam@sbi

Speaking on this initiative, MK Anand, MD and CEO, Times Network said, “Assam is facing the worst of nature’s fury, even as it confronts COVID-19. Efforts to restore normalcy in Assam requires our immediate attention. India for Assam is a clarion call to the nation, appealing to all Indians to step forward and generously donate to the task of relief & rehabilitation.”

This National level drive will run through TIMES NOW, TIMES NOW WORLD, Mirror NOW and on timesnownews.com to create maximum assistance in the rehabilitation efforts. With continuous news reportage through news stories, special feature, explainer videos, website articles and digital videos led by the network anchors, Times Network will extensively cover the Assam flood and aid the relief efforts through a fund raiser plea.

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July 17, 2020
ZEE Biskope Launches Instagram Filter; A Bhojpuri First

A plethora of emotions can be conveyed through a written message; however, humans are inbred to visuals. That’s exactly why emotions travelled through texts to a winking semicolon and finally to a visual representation of emoticons. While words communicate the message, emojis convey the feelings it carries. Expression of emotions has always been an integral part of any performing art be it music, dance or drama. Cinema especially is a classic example which rests on the pillar of genres like romance, drama, action & comedy. Rejoicing this delightful journey of emotions, ZEE Biskope presents its viewers with Emoji Lahariya – a category first initiative on World Emoji Day making it an occasion to remember. The two most popular concepts on the social media today are selfies and emojis. ZEE Biskope designed Emoji Lahariya with a perfect amalgamation of the two giving its viewers an opportunity to convey their self-expression through the lens of emojis.

Celebrating World Emoji Day, ZEE Biskope will launch Emoji Lahariya – a new Instagram filter on 17 July 2020, that is all set to take the excitement level up by a notch. Viewers would need to select Emoji Lahariya filter on their Instagram story screen and record a video mimicking expression of emojis displayed on the screen with the upbeat hook line of the channel’s brand song playing in the background. They can then share the video on ZEE Biskope’s Whatsapp number 8563856302 along with their full name and address. The closest and funniest matches from the barrage of videos received, will get featured on ZEE Biskope’s Social & TV platforms throughout the day on July 31.

Building up to the D-Day, the channel has initiated a teaser campaign on 10 July. This is supplemented by other emoji-led interventions like ‘Express Your Emotions’&‘Look Into The Eyes’. While the former is an interactive Q&A on quirky real-life instances that are expressed as emojis, the latter requires the viewer to look into the eyes of an emoji to play a video snippet from a popular Bhojpuri movie. World Emoji Day will also witness ZEE Biskope’s logo being recreated with Emojis across its social platforms. Just when you think that as the end of the celebrations, the channel has more happy emotions to share throughout the entry phase of the contest. ‘Emoji Scenes’ will have emoji integrated version of ZEE Biskope’s brand song and popular Bhojpuri movie sequences where relevant emojis will superimpose the face of the lead(s) matching the mood of the sequence. ‘Lovey Dubby Chat’ will involve a light-hearted, emoji driven, romantic conversation between a couple on a social messaging app leading viewer to channel tune-in. It’s truly going to be an Aanthon Pahariya Loota Emoji Lahariya time for viewers.

Speaking about the initiative, Samrat Ghosh, Cluster Head East, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said, “Viewer engagement has always been one of the key priorities of ZEE Biskope. In times when parts of the region are going back to lockdown, digital happens to be an effective alternate media to reach out to our viewers real time. The channel has been consistently strengthening its virtual viewer connect through initiatives like #LahariyaChallenge, Talent Camera Action and now Emoji Lahariya. Complimenting the digital intervention with Television exposure not only excites the audience but even offers a multi-platform consumer connect opportunity for the advertisers.”

Speaking about the new Instagram filter, Amarpreet Singh Saini, Business Head, ZEE Biskope and Big Ganga said, “Emojis have become the new way of expressing emotions amongst millennials and the youth of today. At a time when netizens are critically mindful about the makeover of their online persona, curating a trendy and interactive Instagram filter perfectly paves way to uplift the social quotient of our young audience. With Emoji Lahariya, ZEE Biskope will mark yet another milestone in keeping up its promise of offering novelty to its viewers beyond the magic of movies.”

Being a channel that takes prides in knowing the pulse of its viewers, rejoicing World Emoji Day in true Bhojpuri style is an attempt to deliver an immersive and entertaining joyride to viewers on Instagram. Get set to revel in an ocean full of Bhojiwood blockbusters only on Zee Biskope available on Airtel (channel no 663), Tata Sky (channel no 1120), DEN Bihar(channel no 840), DEN Jharkhand (channel no 839), DD Free Dish (channel no 31), d2h (channel no 859), Dish TV (channel no 1555), Siti Cable (channel no 214) and Darsh Digital (channel no 189). It’ll soon be available on all other major cable platforms.

July 17, 2020
Zee Telugu hosts World Television Premiere of Ramya Krishnan starring ‘Akashaganga 2’

NEW DELHI: This Sunday evening will give you goosebumps as Zee Telugu, one of the leading GEC channels in Andhra & Telangana will take you through a spine-chilling journey where you will experience fear, terror, anxiety, panic and horror. The channel is hosting the World Television Premiere of ‘Akasha Ganga 2’ on Sunday, 19th July at 6:00 PM only on Zee Telugu and Zee Telugu HD.

Arathi Varma (Veena Nair) the current heiress of the Maanikesseri royal family and the daughter of Unni and Maya, is an MBBS student and an atheist. She doesn’t believe the stories told about her family or the evil spirits that reside in her house. Soumini, played by Ramya Krishnan, daughter of Mepaddan who helped Arathi family in the past, tries to explain to Arathi about the negative energies and how she can speak to souls. Listening to this, Arathi accepts the challenge that her friends, Gopi, Titus and Jithu put forward and decides to communicate with the soul of her mother who died while conceiving her. As dark spirits untangle, she is pulled into the grim and wretched ways of Akashaganga, the evil soul that once tormented her family. Will the evil spirit once again be successful in carrying out the revenge against Arathi’s family?

With a great cast, gripping story and lauded screenplay, director Vinayan moves away from the cliché film making and creates a classy horror masterpiece.

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July 16, 2020
Ordering your favourite McDelivery from Swiggy gets rewarding with #FryItUpFridays

NEW DELHI: McDonald’s India – North & East is making Friday, the most happening day of the week! The country’s most loved restaurant brand has partnered with Swiggy to make your food ordering rewarding and to make the start of your weekend even more exciting with its #FryItUpFridays offer. As part of this irresistible deal, customers ordering their favourite McDelivery on Swiggy will receive a free medium fries every Friday when they spend INR350 and above (excluding delivery charges and taxes). The offer will be available from 17th July onwards for a limited time period on the Swiggy app.

Whether it’s a working day or a Friday night at home, McDonald’s and Swiggy are making sure it gets more exciting with free fries.

“We are excited to collaborate with Swiggy for this unique offer and hope to make Fridays even more exciting for our customers. Our goal is to provide value with the highest quality experience to our customers and play a part in making memories during these challenging times,” says, CPRL (Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. operates McDonald’s restaurants in North and East India) head Robert Hunghanfoo.

As part of its commitment to quality and safety in the current times, McDonald’s has introduced nearly 50-plus process changes to ensure a safe dine-in, delivery and take away experience to its customers.

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July 16, 2020
This Lockdown, Zee Café Recreates The Fun Times At College with ‘Community’

College is not just an institution but a phase in our lives that we all cherish! From the countless lectures bunked to the candid canteen conversations and from meaningless banter with your buddies to the misadventures and memories, here’s an ‘adda’ that truly unleashed the madness in you. This lockdown with virtual being the new reality, fret no more as Zee Café brings this ultimate hangout to your television screens with the new-age hit sitcom ‘Community’! With its premiere on Monday, July 13 airing weeknights at 7, the channel presents viewers with a go-to guide to everything woke with a show dedicated to every study group that went the distance.

Created, written and executive produced by Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty) and executive produced and directed by Emmy Award-winning directors and Marvel maestros Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Endgame), comes a story of a ‘bindass’ bunch of misfits in a zany sitcom that is a constant reminder that you’re never too old for college! Starring Joel McHale (The Soup), Ken Jeong (The Hangover), Emmy Award winner Chevy Chase and the multi-talented actor and hip-hop sensation Donald Glover (Atlanta) aka ‘Childish Gambino’ among others, ‘Community’ on Zee Café is non-stop barrage of pop-culture references around television and movie tropes that make it an exciting watch.

The plot revolves around a disjointed study group who accept their crazy selves through the comfort and chaos with one another. Soon, this lovable set of loons turn into one happy family at the fictional Greendale Community College in Colorado. Much of the story revolves around Jeff Winger (Joel McHale), a slick lawyer who is disbarred from his law firm upon faking his degree. He is forced to attend college and gain some real qualifications. However, turns out that he is not the only misfit in this unusual community. With a snooty girl, a nerd, a brash black woman, a cocky former high-school jock, a neurotic drop-out and an eccentric retiree, here’s one whacky study group that is the definition of all things insane. Be it Abed (Danny Pudi) and Troy’s (Donald Glover) bromance and sarcasm on screen or the eccentric rapport between the characters, this is one community filled with unique oddballs that you’d definitely want in on!

Somewhere between the last page doodles and the tic-tac-toe, here’s a community of students who never went by the book and debunked all of life’s ‘fundas’ on their journey to graduation!

July 16, 2020
Dangal’s ‘Pyar Ki Luka Chuppi’ crosses the 100-episode milestone!

Leading Hindi General Entertainment Channel, Dangal, a part of Enterr10 network recently became the first Hindi GEC to air fresh episodes of their fictional show Pyar Ki Luka Chuppi. Adding another feather to its cap, the channel crossed the monumental 100-episode landmark for its original programming show Pyar Ki Luka Chuppi. The day brought great joy to the entire team of the show which was followed by a small celebration on the set.

Popular amongst viewers from across the heartland, the show has been an instant hit with the viewers. After Sarthak (Rahul Sharma) and Srishti (Aparna Dixit) parting ways from their marriage, the show took a one-year leap with Srishti now in a bold new avatar. The show also witnessed the entry of a new character, Angad played by Alan Kapoor who plays a pivotal role.

Commenting on reaching the landmark for the first time, Dangal spokesperson, said, "Pyar Ki Luka Chuppi has taken viewers on a journey like never before. The story has seen ups and downs and Srishti turn into a strong independent self-made woman. While Srishti’s character has become an audience favorite, the show too is revered across different sets of viewers. We are grateful to our viewers for their continued support and will continue to bring content that is entertaining, engaging and heartwarming."

Expressing happiness on the success of the show, Aparna Dixit who plays the role of Srishti, said, “This 100-episode journey has been a very special one for all of us amidst these unprecedented times. As an actor, I feel blessed to have successfully completed this milestone and I wish that we cross many more. This landmark wouldn’t have been possible without the love and affection from our viewers. Rejoicing on the completion of 100-episodes, we made sure we are following all norms of social distancing while celebrating our success. Since our show airs daily, the team is putting in a lot of effort to give their best to the audience and therefore we decided to do a small cake cutting session on the set before resuming to shoot.”

The cast and the crew celebrated the successful completion of their 100-episode milestone by cutting a cake on the set while following all norms of social distancing.

Keep watching Pyar Ki Luka Chuppi daily at 7 pm only on Dangal. The show is sure to keep viewers excited and gripped with new turn of events.

Dangal TV is available in all leading cable networks and DTH platforms – DD Free Dish (CHN NO 27), Tata Sky(CHN NO 177), Airtel (CHN NO 133), Dish TV (CHN NO 119) and Videocon D2H (CHN NO 106).

July 16, 2020