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  • Vice Media partners with A+ E Networks to launch own cable TV channel Viceland

    Vice Media partners with A+ E Networks to launch own cable TV channel Viceland

    MUMBAI: Vice Media is all set to launch its cable TV channel in partnership with A+E Networks. With this move, Vice will become the first digital media company to have its own cable TV channel. The new channel, Viceland will go live from 14 March 2016. Catering to a younger audience, the channel aims at reinventing traditional TV ad model and has rostered majority advertisers.

    The channel will carry only about half of the 18 minutes of ads that most cable networks air in an hour of programming. Advertisers on board are Unilever PLC, Bank of America Corp., Smirnoff maker Diageo PLC, watch and apparel maker Shinola, Bushmills whiskey, Mailchimp, Samsung Electronics Co., T-Mobile US Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp.

    Within six months’, Viceland wants roughly half its advertising inventory to be made up of native ads packaged to look like editorial content and keep audiences from tuning out. These spots will frequently be longer than a typical 30-second ad and will be tailored specifically for the network.

    Talking about the new launch, Viceland co-president and Vice chief creative officer Eddy Moretti informed the Wall Street Journal, “We are trying to displace the clutter by injecting some humanity and authenticity.” He further added, “If we create a user experience that is more engaging than what else is on the dial, people won’t flip.”

    Vice, which was valued at nearly $4.5 billion last year in a recent funding round, isn’t alone in identifying that the barrage of traditional ads that appear on most cable channels are a turnoff for viewers, particularly younger ones who have grown up with Netflix, DVRs and ad-blocking software.

    This is Vice’s second foray into content, when Vice Media had made its first foray into basic cable nearly a decade ago, with programming on MTV2, but its  scrappy documentaries sent advertisers fleeing. 

  • Vice Media partners with A+ E Networks to launch own cable TV channel Viceland

    Vice Media partners with A+ E Networks to launch own cable TV channel Viceland

    MUMBAI: Vice Media is all set to launch its cable TV channel in partnership with A+E Networks. With this move, Vice will become the first digital media company to have its own cable TV channel. The new channel, Viceland will go live from 14 March 2016. Catering to a younger audience, the channel aims at reinventing traditional TV ad model and has rostered majority advertisers.

    The channel will carry only about half of the 18 minutes of ads that most cable networks air in an hour of programming. Advertisers on board are Unilever PLC, Bank of America Corp., Smirnoff maker Diageo PLC, watch and apparel maker Shinola, Bushmills whiskey, Mailchimp, Samsung Electronics Co., T-Mobile US Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp.

    Within six months’, Viceland wants roughly half its advertising inventory to be made up of native ads packaged to look like editorial content and keep audiences from tuning out. These spots will frequently be longer than a typical 30-second ad and will be tailored specifically for the network.

    Talking about the new launch, Viceland co-president and Vice chief creative officer Eddy Moretti informed the Wall Street Journal, “We are trying to displace the clutter by injecting some humanity and authenticity.” He further added, “If we create a user experience that is more engaging than what else is on the dial, people won’t flip.”

    Vice, which was valued at nearly $4.5 billion last year in a recent funding round, isn’t alone in identifying that the barrage of traditional ads that appear on most cable channels are a turnoff for viewers, particularly younger ones who have grown up with Netflix, DVRs and ad-blocking software.

    This is Vice’s second foray into content, when Vice Media had made its first foray into basic cable nearly a decade ago, with programming on MTV2, but its  scrappy documentaries sent advertisers fleeing. 

  • Star World and Star World HD to premiere ‘Homeland’

    Star World and Star World HD to premiere ‘Homeland’

    MUMBAI: Home to the biggest international TV shows, Star World and Star World HD, are all set to air the fifth season of the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning series Homeland starting 18 March 2016 every Monday to Friday at 9 pm. 

    The series picks up two years after the Season 4 finale with Carrie Mathison’s ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief. Struggling to reconcile her guilt and disillusionment with years of working on the front lines in the war on terror, Carrie finds herself in a self-imposed exile in Berlin, estranged from the CIA and working as the head of security for a German philanthropist. Season 5 is set against the concrete jungle of Germany with a fast paced story line that touches upon many current topics ranging from the Charlie Hebbdo shooting to the European migrant crises. With a strong whodunit plot twist and Carrie now facing the line of fire from CIA, the audience is all set to witness deception, drama, action and adventure.

    Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, Homeland was developed by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, and is based on the original Israeli series Prisoners of War by Gideon Raff. The show has won over 35 awards across its past four seasons. 

  • Star World and Star World HD to premiere ‘Homeland’

    Star World and Star World HD to premiere ‘Homeland’

    MUMBAI: Home to the biggest international TV shows, Star World and Star World HD, are all set to air the fifth season of the Emmy and Golden Globe award winning series Homeland starting 18 March 2016 every Monday to Friday at 9 pm. 

    The series picks up two years after the Season 4 finale with Carrie Mathison’s ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief. Struggling to reconcile her guilt and disillusionment with years of working on the front lines in the war on terror, Carrie finds herself in a self-imposed exile in Berlin, estranged from the CIA and working as the head of security for a German philanthropist. Season 5 is set against the concrete jungle of Germany with a fast paced story line that touches upon many current topics ranging from the Charlie Hebbdo shooting to the European migrant crises. With a strong whodunit plot twist and Carrie now facing the line of fire from CIA, the audience is all set to witness deception, drama, action and adventure.

    Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, Homeland was developed by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, and is based on the original Israeli series Prisoners of War by Gideon Raff. The show has won over 35 awards across its past four seasons. 

  • FX-FXHD to premiere TV sequel of Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report

    FX-FXHD to premiere TV sequel of Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report

    MUMBAI: A television sequel to the action-packed series of Minority Report adapted from filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s movie Minority Report starring Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton among others is premiering on FX and FX – HD on 7 March.

    To be telecast every Monday to Friday at 9.00 pm, the series is a sequel to what happened after Cruise shut down the pre crime programme, an experiment in justice that relied on the visions of three precogsto put bad guys behind bars in anticipation of the crimes they were hypothetically going to commit.

    The three precogs Agatha (Laura Regan), Arthur (Nick Zano) and his twin brother Dash (Stark Sands) integrate into society to live a normal life. However, flashes of murders yet to happen still enter their heads and Dash decides to ignore the abolishment of the pre crime unit to stop the murders and save lives. He decides to go vigilante with one of Washington DC’s detectives Lara Vega (Meagen Good).

    A one off concept redefining the ultimate Sci-Fi experience, the 2002 movie ‘Minority Report’ was extremely well-received by audiences and critics alike. Taking cue from the movie, the television series with the same name was introduced for television viewing audiences.

    This is the first ever Steven Spielberg movie to be adapted into a TV series, albeit as a sequel.

  • FX-FXHD to premiere TV sequel of Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report

    FX-FXHD to premiere TV sequel of Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report

    MUMBAI: A television sequel to the action-packed series of Minority Report adapted from filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s movie Minority Report starring Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton among others is premiering on FX and FX – HD on 7 March.

    To be telecast every Monday to Friday at 9.00 pm, the series is a sequel to what happened after Cruise shut down the pre crime programme, an experiment in justice that relied on the visions of three precogsto put bad guys behind bars in anticipation of the crimes they were hypothetically going to commit.

    The three precogs Agatha (Laura Regan), Arthur (Nick Zano) and his twin brother Dash (Stark Sands) integrate into society to live a normal life. However, flashes of murders yet to happen still enter their heads and Dash decides to ignore the abolishment of the pre crime unit to stop the murders and save lives. He decides to go vigilante with one of Washington DC’s detectives Lara Vega (Meagen Good).

    A one off concept redefining the ultimate Sci-Fi experience, the 2002 movie ‘Minority Report’ was extremely well-received by audiences and critics alike. Taking cue from the movie, the television series with the same name was introduced for television viewing audiences.

    This is the first ever Steven Spielberg movie to be adapted into a TV series, albeit as a sequel.

  • Two new shows to raise the laughter level on Comedy Central this month

    Two new shows to raise the laughter level on Comedy Central this month

    New Delhi, 3 March: Two new shows are being premiered on Comedy Central this month to compete with the growing GEC space taking in English and Hindi comedy shows.

    The new line-up comprises Seed and House of Lies; that will be added to the channel’s continuing line-up of electrifying shows such as Suits, Blunt Talk, Telenovela, Impractical Jokers, and F.R.I.E.N.D.Samong others. In addition, the channel is also preparing for this month’s colourful festive celebrations onHoli and International Day of Happiness.

    Seed Season 1 & 2 is the story of Harry Dacosta. As a young man, he was able to fund his nights of partying by donating at a sperm bank while posing as an Ivy League student. Years later, after the sperm bank’s confidential database is compromised, a boy named Billy appears at Harry’s door claiming to be his son. Already blown away at the notion of having one child, Harry also learns he has a teenage daughter, Anastasia. While Billy’s and Anastasia’s parents are reluctant to let Harry into their lives, Harry is eager to enjoy fatherhood – but without the responsibility. The show commenced this week on 2 March at 10pm.

     A new season of a popular business comedy House of Lies Season 4 is a show Based on the book ‘House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time’. The show revolves around Marty, a highly successful management consultant who tries anything and everything possible to provide his clients with relevant information. This will commence later this month on21 March at 10.30pm. 

  • Two new shows to raise the laughter level on Comedy Central this month

    Two new shows to raise the laughter level on Comedy Central this month

    New Delhi, 3 March: Two new shows are being premiered on Comedy Central this month to compete with the growing GEC space taking in English and Hindi comedy shows.

    The new line-up comprises Seed and House of Lies; that will be added to the channel’s continuing line-up of electrifying shows such as Suits, Blunt Talk, Telenovela, Impractical Jokers, and F.R.I.E.N.D.Samong others. In addition, the channel is also preparing for this month’s colourful festive celebrations onHoli and International Day of Happiness.

    Seed Season 1 & 2 is the story of Harry Dacosta. As a young man, he was able to fund his nights of partying by donating at a sperm bank while posing as an Ivy League student. Years later, after the sperm bank’s confidential database is compromised, a boy named Billy appears at Harry’s door claiming to be his son. Already blown away at the notion of having one child, Harry also learns he has a teenage daughter, Anastasia. While Billy’s and Anastasia’s parents are reluctant to let Harry into their lives, Harry is eager to enjoy fatherhood – but without the responsibility. The show commenced this week on 2 March at 10pm.

     A new season of a popular business comedy House of Lies Season 4 is a show Based on the book ‘House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time’. The show revolves around Marty, a highly successful management consultant who tries anything and everything possible to provide his clients with relevant information. This will commence later this month on21 March at 10.30pm. 

  • FX and FX HD to air season 2 ‘Empire’ this women’s day

    FX and FX HD to air season 2 ‘Empire’ this women’s day

    MUMBAI: Women’s Day is the celebration of female equality and achievement in social, economic, cultural spheres and what mirrors our society better than television! On this International Women’s Day, FX is commemorating television’s edgiest female character ‘Cookie Lyon’ in the hit musical series Empire who represents a feminist politics of insolence that has no time for prim notions of femininity as demure, quiet and self-effacing. The character, impeccably essayed by Golden Globe Winner Taraji P Henson, signifies the woman of today who is strong, confrontational, uncompromising and very much visible.

    The season 2 of Empire will air on 8 March 2016 9 am onwards.

    Empire follows the family of Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), a former drug dealer now turned hip hop mogul and CEO of Empire Entertainment, who learns he has ALS. His life begins to cave in around him after his past sins come back to haunt him following his diagnosis. Lucious, looking to groom one of his three sons Andre (Trai Byers), Jamal (Jussie Smollett), and Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) to take over the family business, pits them against each other. Meanwhile, Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson), Lucious’ ex-wife Cookie Lyon and the mother of his three sons is released from prison after serving a 17-year sentence.  

  • FX and FX HD to air season 2 ‘Empire’ this women’s day

    FX and FX HD to air season 2 ‘Empire’ this women’s day

    MUMBAI: Women’s Day is the celebration of female equality and achievement in social, economic, cultural spheres and what mirrors our society better than television! On this International Women’s Day, FX is commemorating television’s edgiest female character ‘Cookie Lyon’ in the hit musical series Empire who represents a feminist politics of insolence that has no time for prim notions of femininity as demure, quiet and self-effacing. The character, impeccably essayed by Golden Globe Winner Taraji P Henson, signifies the woman of today who is strong, confrontational, uncompromising and very much visible.

    The season 2 of Empire will air on 8 March 2016 9 am onwards.

    Empire follows the family of Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), a former drug dealer now turned hip hop mogul and CEO of Empire Entertainment, who learns he has ALS. His life begins to cave in around him after his past sins come back to haunt him following his diagnosis. Lucious, looking to groom one of his three sons Andre (Trai Byers), Jamal (Jussie Smollett), and Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) to take over the family business, pits them against each other. Meanwhile, Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson), Lucious’ ex-wife Cookie Lyon and the mother of his three sons is released from prison after serving a 17-year sentence.