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  • Colors Infinity to air ‘Journeys of a lifetime’ on 27 December

    Colors Infinity to air ‘Journeys of a lifetime’ on 27 December

    MUMBAI: With the year coming to an end, English entertainment channel Colors Infinity will air a special one hour show highlighting the journeys of a few travelers. The show, titled Journeys of a lifetime will air on 27 December, 2015 at 8 pm.

     

    The show will feature the life changing journeys of Fatima Bhutto, Homi Adajania, Chandrahas Choudhury, Kesri Khambatta and Veda Hrudya Nadendla who set their life to explore and dream.

     

    From a deep sea dive to explore a wrecked ship or even a pursuit of a daughter to fulfil her dying father’s wish, everything has been recorded and aesthetically captured in the show.

  • FIC to day & date release ‘The X-Files’ across 60+ markets

    FIC to day & date release ‘The X-Files’ across 60+ markets

    MUMBAI: Fox International Channels (FIC) is bringing the next mind-bending chapter of The X-Files to 60+ countries with a day & date release.

     

    The six-episode event series helmed by creator/executive producer Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as iconic FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, will air on FIC’s Fox channels immediately following the 24 January debut on Fox in the US.

     

    The series will return as part of a two-night special event across all licensed territories within the international Fox portfolio starting on 25 January, and will reach audiences throughout Latin America in markets such as Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina; in South East Asia including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia; and markets in Europe including Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Africa.

     

    The day & date TV launch model is a staple of the Fox programming strategy for its viral, high-profile US series, including The Walking Dead, Wayward Pines, Scream Queens, Empire, and the upcoming Outcast, which FIC’s in-house studio Fox International Studios developed with Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) for Cinemax in the USA and Fox channels internationally. 

     

    The X-Files, an Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon, which remains one of the longest-running sci-fi series in network television history, returns 13 years after the original series. Having originally premiered in September 1993, the series went from breakout sci-fi favorite to massive global hit, and became one of the most successful television dramas of all time. The show earned 16 Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and a Peabody Award.

     

    Produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ten Thirteen Productions, The X-Files is created and executive-produced by Chris Carter.

  • Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand

    Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand

    MUMBAI: Discovery Channel is all geared up to air a historic film unravelling South Africa's wildest tale of violence and corruption. The 2 hour special movie titled as Lions of Sabi Sand: Brothers In Blood will be aired on 31 December at 8 pm.

    The film revolves around the story of five brothers from the Sparta pride, which has been filmed continuously by professionals and amateurs alike for 16 years. The Sparta pride of lions has lived at the heart of Sabi Sands for generations. The story tells the incredible journey of Africa's most notorious pride, a deadly group of six male lions.

    The story is one of a shocking violence, deception and thirst for power, revealing a surprising and sophisticated side to the power and politics of real lion behaviour. The rangers and biologists were astounded by the pride’s relentless hunger for domination, as they showed no fear in massacring other lions and their cubs in order to expand their territory. In just one year, the six lions known as the Mapogos killed over a hundred lions, and conquered an incredible amount of land led by the fearsome Makhulu. The pride formed an inseparable bond, which saw them unleash a devastating reign of terror, taking control of a vast territory.

    Later after Makhulu's brothers embarked on a relentless quest for the throne, his vicious betrayal got sealed. The story then sees a newcomer appearing in the midst, changing the lives of the squad by making it a killing hit squad of six. 

  • Star World Premiere HD to air MasterChef US Junior season 4

    Star World Premiere HD to air MasterChef US Junior season 4

    MUMBAI: Star World Premiere HD will be airing the fourth season of the culinary show MasterChef U.S. Junior. Season 4 will kick start from 19 December, 2015 and will air every Saturday at 8 pm.

     

    This season’s jury comprises gastronomic connoisseur Gordon Ramsay, and culinary expert Christina Tosi who return with professional and renowned pastry chef Christina Tosi to judge this season. 

     

    The fourth season will witness 24 home cooks aged between 9 and 12 receiving their aprons from the chefs. The show will see the small hands creating delectable dishes that will not only leave the audiences with their mouths wide open but also the talented and recognised judges completely stunned.

  • Colors Infinity unleashes four new shows this festive season

    Colors Infinity unleashes four new shows this festive season

    MUMBAI: Colors Inifinity has lined up a slew of shows like Broadchurch, State Of Affairs, The Honorable Woman and Strictly Come Dancing this festive season.

    While Broadchurch and State of Affairs have already launched on the channel, The Honorable Woman and Strictly Come Dancing are slated to launch on 16 and 21 December respectively.

     Season 1 & 2 of the British crime-drama series Broadchurch airs every Wednesday at 9 pm. The series follows the disrupted lives of the residents of Broadchurch; a small, coastal town. The community faces harrowing police investigations and unwanted media attention when the corpse of an 11 year old boy, Danny Latimer is discovered. Discover the secrets of Broadchurch with the out-of-town detective Inspector Alec Hardy played by David Tennant and detective Sgt. Ellie Miller played by Olivia Colman.

     Colors Infinity airs the first season of State of Affairs at 9 pm every Thursday. The show is an American espionage thriller series, starring Katherine Heigl as CIA analyst Charleston Tucker, who is tasked with assembling and presenting the President’s daily briefing on the most vital security issues facing the country, and Alfre Woodard as the first black woman to be elected President of the United States, Constance Payton.

     On Wednesday, 16 December, Strictly Come Dancing’s season 11 will make its debut on the channel at 8 pm. The show sees celebrity-professional dancer duos take on each other in ballroom. The format of the show has been exported to over 40 countries, having inspired several other reality dance shows and spin offs.

     The last one in the row is the first season of The Honorable Woman, a British political spy thriller, which revolves around the life of Nessa Stein played by Maggie Gyllenhaal an Anglo-Israeli businesswoman who finds herself amidst an international pandemonium when she inherits her family’s arms business. The series will premiere on 21 December at 9 pm.

  • Fremantlemedia & Syco partner SKAI TV for ‘The X Factor’

    Fremantlemedia & Syco partner SKAI TV for ‘The X Factor’

    MUMBAI: FremantleMedia International (FMI), Syco Entertainment and SKAI TV have joined hands to bring a new local version of the global hit entertainment format The X Factor. The local version of the format will mark the start of the channel’s brand new entertainment strand and is due to launch in spring 2016.

     

    The deal brings the total number of global commissions for this British born format to an incredible 51 territories worldwide.

     

    Talking about the new strategy, Fremantlemedia International SVP Middle East, Africa & South Eastern Europe Anahita Kheder said, “We are looking forward to collaborating with SKAI on their new push into entertainment, and even more thrilled that they chose The X Factor as one of the pivotal brands to launch this new direction of programming. The X Factor continues to inspire and entertain viewers the world over. It has proved to be a great launch pad for some of the biggest global sensations and with this new version in Greece; we are excited about adding another superstar to that list.”

     

    SKAI program director Alkistis Maragoudaki added, “SKAI is overjoyed to welcoming the ultimate global music talent show: The X Factor. Created by the leaders of entertainment, SYCO and FremantleMedia,The X Factor is one of the most favoured music television events around the globe and has paved the road for the future talents today thus rendering the show a trendsetter that promises and delivers. Our aim is to embrace this project with our high quality standards, and thus to consolidate our strategy towards the realm of entertainment.”

     

    Syco Entertainment head of international George Levendis said, “I am thrilled to see The X Factor back on Greek & Cypriot television in its new home on Skai TV. There are some exciting format developments that will ensure The X Factor is fresh and innovative to the Greek audience. The X Factor in Greece has always delivered talented, vibrant and wonderfully fun contestants. This new season on Skai TV will be no different. And, personally speaking, The X Factor has been a big part of my life for the last eight years – so seeing it back in my country is fantastic.”

  • Star World & Star World HD to air Season 1 of The Odd Couple

    Star World & Star World HD to air Season 1 of The Odd Couple

    MUMBAI:  Starting 18 December 2015, Star World and Star World HD will air the first season of one of American comedy series – The Odd Couple. The series stars Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon who are joined by an ensemble cast including Lindsay Sloane, Wendell Pierce and Yvette Nicole Brown.

     

    Perry, who is not only starring, but is also an executive producer and co-wrote the pilot says, “I was a huge fan of the movie. I was too young to have seen the play, but I was a huge fan of the movie and then a gigantic fan of the TV show. Oscar and Felix are two of the most seminal characters of all time, so to bring it back and then be lucky enough to find Tom Lennon who plays Felix – and he is Felix, like he is exactly like the character – is fortunate.”

     

    Lennon, who is also a huge fan of the original show said, “Most shows like the great show “Friends” are a pairing of either two or more people who for some reason are disjointed and don’t quite go together and we are so lucky that we had the actual title from the Neil Simon (version).”

     

    The Odd Couple follows a multi-camera set up and is produced by CBS Television Studios. This is the sixth screen production of the play.

     

    Season 1 of The Odd Couple starts on 18th December and will air from Monday to Friday at 8:30 pm exclusively on Star World and Star World HD.

  • Star Movies Select HD to air ‘I Origins’

    Star Movies Select HD to air ‘I Origins’

    MUMBAI: Star Movies Select HD is all set to air the science fiction drama I Origins on 19 December, 2015 at 9 pm.

     

    The drama will be an exploration of the end of science and the picking up of spirituality. The film is produced by Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray and Alex Orlovsky.

     

    I Origins narrates the story of Dr. Ian Gray played by Michael Pitt, a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with a young woman enacted by Astrid Berg?s-Frisbey who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner Karen played by Brit Marling, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

     

    The movie also stars Steven Yeun and Archie Panjabi, The movie starts as a love story and then morphs into a thriller, propelled always by the push and pull of faith and logic, with tragedy shifting world views over time.

     

    The movie has also bagged the best feature length film award at the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fant?stic de Catalunya, bringing home a revenue of $475,591.

  • Zee Cafe lines up international fashion events this December

    Zee Cafe lines up international fashion events this December

    MUMBAI: Zee Cafe, #ThePlaceToBe, is all set to up your glamour quotient with a spectacular line-up of live events like Miss World & Miss Universe and an exclusive telecast of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2015.

     

    Starting with the most coveted beauty peagents in the world, the channel will showcase Miss World and Miss Universe 2015 live on 19 December 2015 at 6:00 pm and 21 December at 5:30 am respectively. India will be represented by the stunning research analyst, Aditi Arya at the Miss World and the budding actor, Urvashi Rautela at the Miss Universe pageant. Watch the most beautiful & glamorous women from across the globe fight for the ultimate beauty title along with everyone around the world to bring home the crown.

     

    Following the pageants, comes the sexiest fashion extravaganza, The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, airing exclusively on Zee Café on 31 December 2015 at 11:00 pm. Bring in the New Year with the stunning angels Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Martha Hunt, Kate Grigorieva, Kendal Jenner and Gigi Hadid.

      

    Zee Café ends the year on a glamorous note with the biggest international events airing this December.

  • After ‘Breaking Bad’, 5 TV shows that can turn into Bollywood movies

    After ‘Breaking Bad’, 5 TV shows that can turn into Bollywood movies

    MUMBAI: After news broke that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is keen to acquire the rights for the popular American crime drama series Breaking Bad and wants to make it into a Hindi movie, there’s been a somewhat mixed reaction from the audience at large.

     

    While some are looking forward to the Bollywood spin, some others are reluctant towards the quality of the new conversion.

     

    We at Indiantelevision.com decided to sift out five widely loved English television series that successfully penetrated in the Indian market, which have the potential to be made into Bollywood movies.

     

    Read on…

     

    1. Doctor Who

     

    Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television, which successfully ran for a period of 26 seasons with nine series and approximately 825 episodes. This series shows the adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord—a space and time-travelling humanoid alien exploring the universe. The series has become a cult television favourite and seeing its popularity amongst the audience globally would definitely earn a million bucks if converted into a Bollywood film.

     

    2. Quantico

     

    This Priyanka Chopra starrer is a much talked about series in the society with a crazy following. Quantico, recently launched, is an American television thriller series revolving around a group of young FBI recruits; each having a specific reason for joining. Flashbacks detail their previous lives, while the recruits battle their way through training at the academy in Quantico. With the buzz and the following the series has created, it will definitely touch new heights of fame if converted into a movie. And on the top, this series would not even face actress issues.

     

    3. Game of Thrones

     

    This series has to be in the list seeing the crazy following the show has achieved. Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series and has attracted record numbers of viewers on HBO and attained an exceptionally broad and active international fan base. Seeing the already high level of curiosity amongst the audience for the show, it will, without doubt, be a movie to die for.

     

    4. How I Met Your Mother

     

    Sure, it will be quite a stunt if Bollywood can pull off a mammoth of a series such as How I Met Your Mother into a film even by our standards of a long movie; but the result could be more relatable to the Indian audience than we think. If looked at in a nutshell How I Met Your Mother works on that perfect romantic comedy formula – a formula we have seen plenty of filmmakers use and reap in millions at the box office. It has friendship, comedy, romance, some drama and a multi star cast — a combination that directors like Rohit Shetty would kill for!

     

    5. Dexter

    Like Breaking Bad, the concept of anti-hero has off-late appealed to the Indian audience. A different side of it could be seen in films like Drishyam and Kickk where the hero takes on the ‘bad guy’ role, to cleanse the society off its evil doers. In short, a vigilante. Add a badass lead, some serial killers, unsolved murder mysteries, and blood and gore to the formula and you have a Bollywood equivalent of the popular thriller series Dexter. Though we can’t predict if India is ready to cheer for a serial killer yet, Bollywood’s attempt at Dexter is certainly something to look forward to.