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  • Star World Premiere HD to air ‘Game Of Thrones’ season 6 on 26 April

    Star World Premiere HD to air ‘Game Of Thrones’ season 6 on 26 April

    MUMBAI: Game Of Thrones fans have to wait just a little more than a month now for the show’s newest season. 

    The sixth season of the fantasy drama series is all set to air on Star World Premiere HD in India straight after its international telecast on 26 April at 10 pm.

    This season’s plot is based on R.R. Martin’s book The Winds of Winter and will address the last season’s shocking details, which left fans puzzled.

    Season 6 also marks the return of Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark, a character that was widely missed after season four. The star cast for this season includes Max von Sydow as the Three-Eyed Raven and unreal actor Freddie Stroma as Dickon Tarly, the brother of John Bradley’s Samwell.

  • Star World Premiere HD to air ‘Game Of Thrones’ season 6 on 26 April

    Star World Premiere HD to air ‘Game Of Thrones’ season 6 on 26 April

    MUMBAI: Game Of Thrones fans have to wait just a little more than a month now for the show’s newest season. 

    The sixth season of the fantasy drama series is all set to air on Star World Premiere HD in India straight after its international telecast on 26 April at 10 pm.

    This season’s plot is based on R.R. Martin’s book The Winds of Winter and will address the last season’s shocking details, which left fans puzzled.

    Season 6 also marks the return of Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark, a character that was widely missed after season four. The star cast for this season includes Max von Sydow as the Three-Eyed Raven and unreal actor Freddie Stroma as Dickon Tarly, the brother of John Bradley’s Samwell.

  • Discovery appoints Atsushi Saito as Eurosport VP – ad sales

    Discovery appoints Atsushi Saito as Eurosport VP – ad sales

    MUMBAI: Discovery Communications has appointed Atsushi Saito as vice president ad sales for Eurosport

    The announcement was made by Advertiser Partnerships senior vice president and managing director Jonathan Davies, to whom Saito will report.

    In his new capacity, Saito is tasked to maximise Eurosport’s ad sales efforts in Asia Pacific by providing innovative and bespoke solutions for clients and developing meaningful partnerships.

    Last week Discovery Communications announced its first Olympic Games sub-licensing deal with the BBC, to make Eurosport the exclusive home of the Olympic Games on pay-TV in the UK between 2018 and 2020. The news follows an agreement announced by Discovery Communications and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last June, which includes exclusive multimedia rights for 50 countries and territories in Europe for the 2018 through the 2024 Olympic Games. With three of these Games to be hosted in Asia, Saito’s proximity to the action will offer a significant market advantage as Discovery look to establish long term partnerships with clients.

    Saito started his media sales career over 16 years ago with Star TV, a subsidiary of News Corp and was last with Turner Japan where he served as CNN Global Advertising Sales director. Under his leadership, Saito quadrupled CNN’s ad sales revenue.

    Davies said, “It is Discovery’s ambition to make the Olympic Games available to more people across Europe than ever before, through leveraging our portfolio of pay-TV, free-to-air and digital services. This combined with our other strategic investments in sports rights provide brands and advertisers a unique opportunity to target their customers through great sporting moments all day, and every day.”

    “Advertisers and brands are evolving into content producers, thinking beyond the ad break to embed themselves in popular culture. With this shift, a top priority for our sales organisation is to provide unique, creative and strategic solutions with the highest level of service. Atsushi’s rich experience, excellent connections and digital acumen will propel Eurosport’s ad sales growth in Asia Pacific,” Davies added.

  • Discovery appoints Atsushi Saito as Eurosport VP – ad sales

    Discovery appoints Atsushi Saito as Eurosport VP – ad sales

    MUMBAI: Discovery Communications has appointed Atsushi Saito as vice president ad sales for Eurosport

    The announcement was made by Advertiser Partnerships senior vice president and managing director Jonathan Davies, to whom Saito will report.

    In his new capacity, Saito is tasked to maximise Eurosport’s ad sales efforts in Asia Pacific by providing innovative and bespoke solutions for clients and developing meaningful partnerships.

    Last week Discovery Communications announced its first Olympic Games sub-licensing deal with the BBC, to make Eurosport the exclusive home of the Olympic Games on pay-TV in the UK between 2018 and 2020. The news follows an agreement announced by Discovery Communications and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last June, which includes exclusive multimedia rights for 50 countries and territories in Europe for the 2018 through the 2024 Olympic Games. With three of these Games to be hosted in Asia, Saito’s proximity to the action will offer a significant market advantage as Discovery look to establish long term partnerships with clients.

    Saito started his media sales career over 16 years ago with Star TV, a subsidiary of News Corp and was last with Turner Japan where he served as CNN Global Advertising Sales director. Under his leadership, Saito quadrupled CNN’s ad sales revenue.

    Davies said, “It is Discovery’s ambition to make the Olympic Games available to more people across Europe than ever before, through leveraging our portfolio of pay-TV, free-to-air and digital services. This combined with our other strategic investments in sports rights provide brands and advertisers a unique opportunity to target their customers through great sporting moments all day, and every day.”

    “Advertisers and brands are evolving into content producers, thinking beyond the ad break to embed themselves in popular culture. With this shift, a top priority for our sales organisation is to provide unique, creative and strategic solutions with the highest level of service. Atsushi’s rich experience, excellent connections and digital acumen will propel Eurosport’s ad sales growth in Asia Pacific,” Davies added.

  • FX & FX HD to premiere M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Wayward Pines’

    FX & FX HD to premiere M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Wayward Pines’

    MUMBAI: FX and FX HD are all geared up to premiere the sci-fi thriller series Wayward Pines. 

    Going on air from 22 February, the series will air every Monday to Friday at 9 pm.

    Wayward Pines is directed by M. Night Shyamalan and developed by Chad Hodge for television.

    Shyamalan said, “Well, I got the first book before it was published — maybe two, three months before — from a producer and read the book in one day and completely flipped out. I turned those pages as fast as I could and immediately knew that I had to turn it into a show. I was so grabbed by the single-player story-telling; I kind of like to call it. You’re really with Matt Dillion’s character, Ethan, and you’re feeling the experience of coming into this town with him and you’re kind of really in his head. People stare at him as he interacts with this crazy nurse and this crazy sheriff — why isn’t anybody talking to him? So it’s really almost like you’re in his head and I felt the same way when I was reading the book.”

    The series stars Matt Dillon (Ethan Burke), as a US secret service agent investigating the disappearance of two fellow agents in the mysterious small town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. Ethan awakens from a car accident unable to contact the outside world, and unable to leave. He finds one of the agents dead and the other, his former lover Kate Hewson played by Carla Gugino, settled down in the seemingly idyllic town. But the inhabitants of Wayward Pines are trapped there by a set of rules enforced by the strict Sheriff Arnold Pope enacted by Terrence Howard, and any attempt to escape is punished by a public execution known as a reckoning. Ethan works to discover the truth, and has to make hard choices when he does.

  • FX & FX HD to premiere M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Wayward Pines’

    FX & FX HD to premiere M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Wayward Pines’

    MUMBAI: FX and FX HD are all geared up to premiere the sci-fi thriller series Wayward Pines. 

    Going on air from 22 February, the series will air every Monday to Friday at 9 pm.

    Wayward Pines is directed by M. Night Shyamalan and developed by Chad Hodge for television.

    Shyamalan said, “Well, I got the first book before it was published — maybe two, three months before — from a producer and read the book in one day and completely flipped out. I turned those pages as fast as I could and immediately knew that I had to turn it into a show. I was so grabbed by the single-player story-telling; I kind of like to call it. You’re really with Matt Dillion’s character, Ethan, and you’re feeling the experience of coming into this town with him and you’re kind of really in his head. People stare at him as he interacts with this crazy nurse and this crazy sheriff — why isn’t anybody talking to him? So it’s really almost like you’re in his head and I felt the same way when I was reading the book.”

    The series stars Matt Dillon (Ethan Burke), as a US secret service agent investigating the disappearance of two fellow agents in the mysterious small town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. Ethan awakens from a car accident unable to contact the outside world, and unable to leave. He finds one of the agents dead and the other, his former lover Kate Hewson played by Carla Gugino, settled down in the seemingly idyllic town. But the inhabitants of Wayward Pines are trapped there by a set of rules enforced by the strict Sheriff Arnold Pope enacted by Terrence Howard, and any attempt to escape is punished by a public execution known as a reckoning. Ethan works to discover the truth, and has to make hard choices when he does.

  • Cannes Lions announces jury presidents

    Cannes Lions announces jury presidents

    MUMBAI: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has completed its announcements of the 2016 jury presidents, revealing the names of the remaining seventeen.

    Lions Festivals CEO Philip Thomas said, “It’s not easy to win a Lion. On average our juries will award just three per cent of more than 40,000 entries. They’re looking for unique work that is creatively exceptional and challenges the norm. What we look for in our presidents is people that have been in this three per cent time and time again – it’s a significant responsibility leading a Cannes Lions jury and we’re incredibly proud to have such a powerful mix of individuals who know what creative excellence looks like, because they have it in abundance themselves.”

    The full line-up of 2016 Cannes Lions jury presidents have been named as follows:

    Creative Effectiveness Lions: BBDO, Global CEO Andrew Robertson 
    Creative Data Lions: Havas helia, Global group CEO Tash Whitmey
    Cyber Lions: R/GA, Global SVP, executive creative director Chloe Gottlieb 
    Design Lions: Landor, France executive creative director Tristan Macherel 
    Digital Craft Lions: MediaMonks, The Netherlands founder & COO Wesley ter Haar 
    Direct Lions: Publicis Communications, Global creative chairman and Leo Burnett Worldwide global chief creative officer Mark Tutssel   
    Entertainment Lions: CAA Marketing, USA chief creative officer & co-head Jae Goodman 
    Entertainment Lions for Music: Grey Group, USA EVP/director of music Josh Rabinowitz 
    Film Lions: The Martin Agency, USA chief creative officer Joe Alexander 
    Film Craft Lions: Great Guns, Global founder & CEO Laura Gregory 
    Glass Lion: The Lion for Change: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Global CEO Madeline Di Nonno 
    Health & Wellness Lions: The CDM Group, USA president Joshua Prince 
    Innovation Lions: Finch, Australia director – applied technology Emad Tahtouh 
    Media Lions: Dentsu Aegis Network, Asia Pacific CEO Asia Pacific Nick Waters 
    Mobile Lions: Cheil Worldwide, Global global chief creative officer Malcolm Poynton
    Outdoor Lions: J. Walter Thompson, Brazil chief creative officer Ricardo John 
    Pharma Lions: Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, North America group president, North America Alexandra von Plato 
    PR Lions: Edelman, North America chair, Canada, head of creative and content John Clinton 
    Print & Publishing Lions: DDB Group, Singapore group executive creative director Joji Jacob 
    Product Design Lions: fuseproject, USA lead industrial designer Amina Horozic 
    Promo & Activation Lions: McCann Worldgroup, Global global creative chairman Rob Reilly 
    Radio Lions: Pirate Group Inc., Canada CEO and director Tom Eymundson 
    Titanium and Integrated Lions: BBH, Global founder, creative Sir John Hegarty 

    The presidents will be joined in Cannes in June by over 400 jurors as they work to identify Lion-winning creativity. The winners will be revealed and honoured during a series of six awards ceremonies which will take place during Cannes Lions.

    The Festival runs from 18-25 June and incorporates specialist events, Lions Health, Lions Innovation and Lions Entertainment.

  • Cannes Lions announces jury presidents

    Cannes Lions announces jury presidents

    MUMBAI: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has completed its announcements of the 2016 jury presidents, revealing the names of the remaining seventeen.

    Lions Festivals CEO Philip Thomas said, “It’s not easy to win a Lion. On average our juries will award just three per cent of more than 40,000 entries. They’re looking for unique work that is creatively exceptional and challenges the norm. What we look for in our presidents is people that have been in this three per cent time and time again – it’s a significant responsibility leading a Cannes Lions jury and we’re incredibly proud to have such a powerful mix of individuals who know what creative excellence looks like, because they have it in abundance themselves.”

    The full line-up of 2016 Cannes Lions jury presidents have been named as follows:

    Creative Effectiveness Lions: BBDO, Global CEO Andrew Robertson 
    Creative Data Lions: Havas helia, Global group CEO Tash Whitmey
    Cyber Lions: R/GA, Global SVP, executive creative director Chloe Gottlieb 
    Design Lions: Landor, France executive creative director Tristan Macherel 
    Digital Craft Lions: MediaMonks, The Netherlands founder & COO Wesley ter Haar 
    Direct Lions: Publicis Communications, Global creative chairman and Leo Burnett Worldwide global chief creative officer Mark Tutssel   
    Entertainment Lions: CAA Marketing, USA chief creative officer & co-head Jae Goodman 
    Entertainment Lions for Music: Grey Group, USA EVP/director of music Josh Rabinowitz 
    Film Lions: The Martin Agency, USA chief creative officer Joe Alexander 
    Film Craft Lions: Great Guns, Global founder & CEO Laura Gregory 
    Glass Lion: The Lion for Change: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Global CEO Madeline Di Nonno 
    Health & Wellness Lions: The CDM Group, USA president Joshua Prince 
    Innovation Lions: Finch, Australia director – applied technology Emad Tahtouh 
    Media Lions: Dentsu Aegis Network, Asia Pacific CEO Asia Pacific Nick Waters 
    Mobile Lions: Cheil Worldwide, Global global chief creative officer Malcolm Poynton
    Outdoor Lions: J. Walter Thompson, Brazil chief creative officer Ricardo John 
    Pharma Lions: Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, North America group president, North America Alexandra von Plato 
    PR Lions: Edelman, North America chair, Canada, head of creative and content John Clinton 
    Print & Publishing Lions: DDB Group, Singapore group executive creative director Joji Jacob 
    Product Design Lions: fuseproject, USA lead industrial designer Amina Horozic 
    Promo & Activation Lions: McCann Worldgroup, Global global creative chairman Rob Reilly 
    Radio Lions: Pirate Group Inc., Canada CEO and director Tom Eymundson 
    Titanium and Integrated Lions: BBH, Global founder, creative Sir John Hegarty 

    The presidents will be joined in Cannes in June by over 400 jurors as they work to identify Lion-winning creativity. The winners will be revealed and honoured during a series of six awards ceremonies which will take place during Cannes Lions.

    The Festival runs from 18-25 June and incorporates specialist events, Lions Health, Lions Innovation and Lions Entertainment.

  • Animal Planet connected fans with animal kingdom on FB

    Animal Planet connected fans with animal kingdom on FB

    MUMBAI: This month, with love and romance in the air, brands bring out innovative campaigns to make emotional connect with their consumers. 

    Breaking away from the cliché of roses and chocolates, this Valentine’s Day, Animal Planet celebrated the most pristine form of love and together in the wilderness.  Building its new digital campaign, Animal Planet connected its fans with the animal kingdom on Facebook.  The channel, through its most wonderful collection of wildlife photographs invited fans to express their love.

    Animal Planet admirers could pick their favourite valentine card and dedicate it to their loved ones by tagging them in the comments or by sharing it on their wall heart emoticon ?#?AnimalValentineCard.

    Commenting on the digital initiative, Discovery Networks EVP and GM Asia-Pacific Rahul Johri said, “Animal Planet celebrates the bond between animals and humans through it gripping content.  Valentine’s Day is a great occasion to communicate this relationship and rejoice with its viewers. #AnimalValentineCard is a unique digital initiative and viewers have responded to it with supreme response.”

  • Animal Planet connected fans with animal kingdom on FB

    Animal Planet connected fans with animal kingdom on FB

    MUMBAI: This month, with love and romance in the air, brands bring out innovative campaigns to make emotional connect with their consumers. 

    Breaking away from the cliché of roses and chocolates, this Valentine’s Day, Animal Planet celebrated the most pristine form of love and together in the wilderness.  Building its new digital campaign, Animal Planet connected its fans with the animal kingdom on Facebook.  The channel, through its most wonderful collection of wildlife photographs invited fans to express their love.

    Animal Planet admirers could pick their favourite valentine card and dedicate it to their loved ones by tagging them in the comments or by sharing it on their wall heart emoticon ?#?AnimalValentineCard.

    Commenting on the digital initiative, Discovery Networks EVP and GM Asia-Pacific Rahul Johri said, “Animal Planet celebrates the bond between animals and humans through it gripping content.  Valentine’s Day is a great occasion to communicate this relationship and rejoice with its viewers. #AnimalValentineCard is a unique digital initiative and viewers have responded to it with supreme response.”