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  • Oscar Isaac ‘Show Me a Hero’ to premiere on Star World Premiere HD

    Oscar Isaac ‘Show Me a Hero’ to premiere on Star World Premiere HD

    MUMBAI: A hero of all heroes, Oscar Issac starrer Show Me a Hero is all set to take over television screens on the first weekend of the New Year! A real life story about an incredible, important, fascinating yet sad account of a six-year period in the city of Yonkers, New York, Show Me a Hero is adapted from a book of the same name, written by Lisa Belkin, a former New York Times writer.

    Show Me a Hero will premiere in India on Star World Premiere HD, 7 pm onwards on 7 and 8 January.

    The exceptionally strong account of Nick Wasicsko’s played by Oscar Isaac life and death has been revealed in the six part series that exposes and explores notions of home, race and community through the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats, activists and ordinary citizens in Yonkers, NY. The story follows the efforts to desegregate public housing between the years – 1987 and 1994 in Northern New York and the resultant civil right struggle that is considered the greatest one till date.

    Only six-episode long, Show Me a Hero has in its kitty a list of some of the most noteworthy names in Hollywood. The mini-series is not only directed by Paul Higgis, an Oscar winning screenwriter of Million Dollar Baby, Crash, Casino Royale and Letters from Iwo Jima fame but also written by David Simons of The Wire, NYPD Blue and Generation Kill fame.

    It stars two of the most popular movie actors – Oscar Isaac of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, X-Men: The Apocalypse and Ex Machina fame as ‘Mayor Nick Wasicko’ and Winona Ryder of Girl Interrupted, Black Swan and Edward Scissorhands fame as Yonkers City Council president ‘Vinni Restiano’. The star cast also comprises of Jim Belushi, Alfred Molina, Oscar nominee Bob Balaban among others.

    When the youngest mayorof Yonkers, a mid-sized American city, is elected and faced with a federal court order to build a small number of low-income housing units in the white neighborhoods of his town, he faces the most daunting challenge ever. His attempt to abide by the court tears the entire city apart, paralyzes the municipal government and, ultimately, destroys him and his political future.

    Showcasing some of the most award-winning, critically acclaimed and star-studded mini-series ever, Star World Premiere HD ups the ante with the Indian premiere of Show Me a Hero, one of the most path-breaking mini-series with an IMDB rating of 8.2 and 97 per cent favourable ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. The show managed to mark its place in the industry with numerous nominations at award ceremoniesand Oscar Isaac winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Performing Actor in a miniseries.

  • Oscar Isaac ‘Show Me a Hero’ to premiere on Star World Premiere HD

    Oscar Isaac ‘Show Me a Hero’ to premiere on Star World Premiere HD

    MUMBAI: A hero of all heroes, Oscar Issac starrer Show Me a Hero is all set to take over television screens on the first weekend of the New Year! A real life story about an incredible, important, fascinating yet sad account of a six-year period in the city of Yonkers, New York, Show Me a Hero is adapted from a book of the same name, written by Lisa Belkin, a former New York Times writer.

    Show Me a Hero will premiere in India on Star World Premiere HD, 7 pm onwards on 7 and 8 January.

    The exceptionally strong account of Nick Wasicsko’s played by Oscar Isaac life and death has been revealed in the six part series that exposes and explores notions of home, race and community through the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats, activists and ordinary citizens in Yonkers, NY. The story follows the efforts to desegregate public housing between the years – 1987 and 1994 in Northern New York and the resultant civil right struggle that is considered the greatest one till date.

    Only six-episode long, Show Me a Hero has in its kitty a list of some of the most noteworthy names in Hollywood. The mini-series is not only directed by Paul Higgis, an Oscar winning screenwriter of Million Dollar Baby, Crash, Casino Royale and Letters from Iwo Jima fame but also written by David Simons of The Wire, NYPD Blue and Generation Kill fame.

    It stars two of the most popular movie actors – Oscar Isaac of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, X-Men: The Apocalypse and Ex Machina fame as ‘Mayor Nick Wasicko’ and Winona Ryder of Girl Interrupted, Black Swan and Edward Scissorhands fame as Yonkers City Council president ‘Vinni Restiano’. The star cast also comprises of Jim Belushi, Alfred Molina, Oscar nominee Bob Balaban among others.

    When the youngest mayorof Yonkers, a mid-sized American city, is elected and faced with a federal court order to build a small number of low-income housing units in the white neighborhoods of his town, he faces the most daunting challenge ever. His attempt to abide by the court tears the entire city apart, paralyzes the municipal government and, ultimately, destroys him and his political future.

    Showcasing some of the most award-winning, critically acclaimed and star-studded mini-series ever, Star World Premiere HD ups the ante with the Indian premiere of Show Me a Hero, one of the most path-breaking mini-series with an IMDB rating of 8.2 and 97 per cent favourable ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. The show managed to mark its place in the industry with numerous nominations at award ceremoniesand Oscar Isaac winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Performing Actor in a miniseries.

  • Sherlock s4 to premiere on AXN; partners Uber for campaign

    Sherlock s4 to premiere on AXN; partners Uber for campaign

    MUMBAI: This is the best way to begin the new year for all the Sherlock fans. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have come together one more time for a brand new season of BBC drama Sherlock that will air exclusively on AXN India from 7 January every Saturday at 8 pm.

    After three successful seasons, the latest addition to the most loved thriller series will showcase new faces and bigger hurdles for Sherlock Holmes.

    Returning from his forced exile, Sherlock reunites with Dr. Watson to figure out how his nemesis Moriarty, could be back from the dead. Adding to this intensity is another murky villain Culverton Smith played by Toby Jones.

    “AXN is home to some of the best shows and characters in the English entertainment space. AXN has been home to Sherlock ever since the show launched and grew tremendously in popularity. We have been keenly waiting for the launch of the new season. It is the most awaited show of 2017 and we wanted to air it around the same time as its world premiere for our viewers. There is a strong line up of more such exciting shows and new seasons in 2017,” said Sony Pictures Networks India EVP and business head English cluster Saurabh Yagnik.

    The channel has rolled out a robust marketing plan across on-air, outdoor, radio, social media and on-ground to make this the most celebrated Sherlock season. AXN, in association with Uber, will run a three-weeklong on-air campaign across Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore starting with a pre-screening buzz.

    In the pre-launch week, fans need to unlock the Sherlock code on the Uber app and a lucky few will get a chance to attend the exclusive Sherlock season 4 premiere, thus gifting themselves a chance to watch the show before the rest of India does.

    In the following weeks, Sherlock viewers will have the amazing opportunity to get special discounts on their Uber rides by using the code that flashes on AXN during the show.

    To ensure maximum eyeballs for the premiere, AXN has also initiated a two-week interactive experience across the three cities at Social Cafésto make people think, feel and live, Sherlock. Wearing the Sherlock hat, guests have to seek some clues in order to become eligible to win an iPad or exclusive AXN hampers.

    To intensify the Sherlock fever, AXN has signed on East India comedy artist, Azeem Banatwalla, to take the viewers through the Sherlock journey. Coupled with Banatwalla’s wacky humour, this especially designed video will summarize all the last seasons of Sherlock.

  • Sherlock s4 to premiere on AXN; partners Uber for campaign

    Sherlock s4 to premiere on AXN; partners Uber for campaign

    MUMBAI: This is the best way to begin the new year for all the Sherlock fans. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have come together one more time for a brand new season of BBC drama Sherlock that will air exclusively on AXN India from 7 January every Saturday at 8 pm.

    After three successful seasons, the latest addition to the most loved thriller series will showcase new faces and bigger hurdles for Sherlock Holmes.

    Returning from his forced exile, Sherlock reunites with Dr. Watson to figure out how his nemesis Moriarty, could be back from the dead. Adding to this intensity is another murky villain Culverton Smith played by Toby Jones.

    “AXN is home to some of the best shows and characters in the English entertainment space. AXN has been home to Sherlock ever since the show launched and grew tremendously in popularity. We have been keenly waiting for the launch of the new season. It is the most awaited show of 2017 and we wanted to air it around the same time as its world premiere for our viewers. There is a strong line up of more such exciting shows and new seasons in 2017,” said Sony Pictures Networks India EVP and business head English cluster Saurabh Yagnik.

    The channel has rolled out a robust marketing plan across on-air, outdoor, radio, social media and on-ground to make this the most celebrated Sherlock season. AXN, in association with Uber, will run a three-weeklong on-air campaign across Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore starting with a pre-screening buzz.

    In the pre-launch week, fans need to unlock the Sherlock code on the Uber app and a lucky few will get a chance to attend the exclusive Sherlock season 4 premiere, thus gifting themselves a chance to watch the show before the rest of India does.

    In the following weeks, Sherlock viewers will have the amazing opportunity to get special discounts on their Uber rides by using the code that flashes on AXN during the show.

    To ensure maximum eyeballs for the premiere, AXN has also initiated a two-week interactive experience across the three cities at Social Cafésto make people think, feel and live, Sherlock. Wearing the Sherlock hat, guests have to seek some clues in order to become eligible to win an iPad or exclusive AXN hampers.

    To intensify the Sherlock fever, AXN has signed on East India comedy artist, Azeem Banatwalla, to take the viewers through the Sherlock journey. Coupled with Banatwalla’s wacky humour, this especially designed video will summarize all the last seasons of Sherlock.

  • Google-Fiat tease Android-based car infotainment system

    Google-Fiat tease Android-based car infotainment system

    MUMBAI: FCA and Google are using CES 2017 to demonstrate a seamless integration of the award-winning Uconnect 8.4-inch connected vehicle system featuring Android, the world’s most popular open-source operating system.

    The collaboration focuses on the next generation of connected car systems, using the Android open-source platform. Android offers automakers user interface customisation, a full-featured automotive infotainment stack and ability to integrate Android apps into the vehicle’s infotainment system.

    A hands-on concept demonstration of the power of combining Uconnect with Android is on display at the global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow CES, 5-8 January in Las Vegas, inside a Chrysler 300 sedan.

    FCA is in collaboration with Google regarding the next-generation connected car systems enabled by the power of an open platform and ecosystem of Android.

    “This collaboration with Google has been an extremely beneficial opportunity for both companies to explore how in-vehicle infotainment and connectivity technology continues to evolve, and what it takes to meet consumers’ increasing desire for innovation of information with minimal distraction,” says FCA head of electrical engineering Chris Barman. “With Android, we are able to maintain our unique and intuitive Uconnect user interface, all while integrating our easy-to-use systems with Android’s features and ecosystem of applications.”

    CES attendees can get one-on-one demonstrations of the Uconnect system powered by the latest version of Android, 7.0 Nougat, which includes core infotainment features such as radio and comfort controls.

    The Uconnect and Android integration also enable a system that is built for connectivity and compatibility with the universe of popular Android applications. The demonstration will show a seamless integration with Google Assistant, Google Maps and popular Android apps like Pandora, Spotify, NPR One and Pocket Casts.

    “Google is committed to building Android as a turn-key automotive platform that integrates deeply with the vehicle in a safe and seamless way,” said Google director of android engineering Patrick Brady. “This collaboration with FCA brings together the industry standard for connected car systems with Android to create powerful infotainment systems designed for the digital age.”

  • Google-Fiat tease Android-based car infotainment system

    Google-Fiat tease Android-based car infotainment system

    MUMBAI: FCA and Google are using CES 2017 to demonstrate a seamless integration of the award-winning Uconnect 8.4-inch connected vehicle system featuring Android, the world’s most popular open-source operating system.

    The collaboration focuses on the next generation of connected car systems, using the Android open-source platform. Android offers automakers user interface customisation, a full-featured automotive infotainment stack and ability to integrate Android apps into the vehicle’s infotainment system.

    A hands-on concept demonstration of the power of combining Uconnect with Android is on display at the global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow CES, 5-8 January in Las Vegas, inside a Chrysler 300 sedan.

    FCA is in collaboration with Google regarding the next-generation connected car systems enabled by the power of an open platform and ecosystem of Android.

    “This collaboration with Google has been an extremely beneficial opportunity for both companies to explore how in-vehicle infotainment and connectivity technology continues to evolve, and what it takes to meet consumers’ increasing desire for innovation of information with minimal distraction,” says FCA head of electrical engineering Chris Barman. “With Android, we are able to maintain our unique and intuitive Uconnect user interface, all while integrating our easy-to-use systems with Android’s features and ecosystem of applications.”

    CES attendees can get one-on-one demonstrations of the Uconnect system powered by the latest version of Android, 7.0 Nougat, which includes core infotainment features such as radio and comfort controls.

    The Uconnect and Android integration also enable a system that is built for connectivity and compatibility with the universe of popular Android applications. The demonstration will show a seamless integration with Google Assistant, Google Maps and popular Android apps like Pandora, Spotify, NPR One and Pocket Casts.

    “Google is committed to building Android as a turn-key automotive platform that integrates deeply with the vehicle in a safe and seamless way,” said Google director of android engineering Patrick Brady. “This collaboration with FCA brings together the industry standard for connected car systems with Android to create powerful infotainment systems designed for the digital age.”

  • Sidharth & Jacqueline to set fire to Koffee couch

    Sidharth & Jacqueline to set fire to Koffee couch

    MUMBAI: 2017 has begun on a truly steamy note. After Shahid and Mira Kapoor, get ready to turn up the heat with Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez, who are set to appear on Koffee with Karan. The actors will be seen on the Koffee couch on 8 January 2017 at 9 pm on Star World and Star World HD.

    The two are candid and unabashed while facing Karan Johar’s questions about their budding ‘friendship’ and various other things. From fielding questions about Alia Bhatt to being the ‘booty’ that gets ‘beat’ to ‘warming’ Fernandez up – Malhotra’s naughty secrets come tumbling out.

    Fernandez adds to the steamy equation as she playfully flirts with Malhotra – asking him to marry her in French at one point, leading to comical consequences. Johar is left rolling with laughter as the two actors continue with their hilarious antics making this one of the spiciest episodes to look out for on this season of Koffee with Karan.

  • Sidharth & Jacqueline to set fire to Koffee couch

    Sidharth & Jacqueline to set fire to Koffee couch

    MUMBAI: 2017 has begun on a truly steamy note. After Shahid and Mira Kapoor, get ready to turn up the heat with Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez, who are set to appear on Koffee with Karan. The actors will be seen on the Koffee couch on 8 January 2017 at 9 pm on Star World and Star World HD.

    The two are candid and unabashed while facing Karan Johar’s questions about their budding ‘friendship’ and various other things. From fielding questions about Alia Bhatt to being the ‘booty’ that gets ‘beat’ to ‘warming’ Fernandez up – Malhotra’s naughty secrets come tumbling out.

    Fernandez adds to the steamy equation as she playfully flirts with Malhotra – asking him to marry her in French at one point, leading to comical consequences. Johar is left rolling with laughter as the two actors continue with their hilarious antics making this one of the spiciest episodes to look out for on this season of Koffee with Karan.

  • Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show ’16, on 31 Dec 11pm onwards only on Zee Café

    Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show ’16, on 31 Dec 11pm onwards only on Zee Café

    MUMBAI: The leading English entertainment channel is all set to end 2016 with a bang by bringing the sexiest night on television straight from Paris. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016 will premiere on Zee Café, this New Year’s Eve.

    Witness the exclusive telecast of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016 on 31 December at 11pm. Like always, the glitziest fashion show of the year will feature a line-up of the most stunning winged angels.

    The runway will sizzle with our all-time favorite angels Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Lily Aldridge. With Gigi Hadid, winner of the ‘international model of the year award 2016’ and Kendall Jenner the second youngest member of the Kardashian clan walking the ramp, this is one New Year’s Eve present you wouldn’t want to miss unwrapping! Jasmine Tookes will be the newest addition to honor the 2016 Bright Night Fantasy Bra, worth $3 million studded with 9000 precious stones. And it doesn’t stop here. Don’t miss the epic moment, when Abel Tesfaye a.k.a The Weeknd serenaded ex-girlfriend Bella Hadid as she walked the ramp.

    With stellar performances by Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and ‘Starboy’ The Weeknd lined up for the night, the viewers are in for a sexy visual treat. Tune in to Zee Café this New Year’s Eve and watch these stunning angels burn up the ramp.

  • Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show ’16, on 31 Dec 11pm onwards only on Zee Café

    Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show ’16, on 31 Dec 11pm onwards only on Zee Café

    MUMBAI: The leading English entertainment channel is all set to end 2016 with a bang by bringing the sexiest night on television straight from Paris. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016 will premiere on Zee Café, this New Year’s Eve.

    Witness the exclusive telecast of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016 on 31 December at 11pm. Like always, the glitziest fashion show of the year will feature a line-up of the most stunning winged angels.

    The runway will sizzle with our all-time favorite angels Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Lily Aldridge. With Gigi Hadid, winner of the ‘international model of the year award 2016’ and Kendall Jenner the second youngest member of the Kardashian clan walking the ramp, this is one New Year’s Eve present you wouldn’t want to miss unwrapping! Jasmine Tookes will be the newest addition to honor the 2016 Bright Night Fantasy Bra, worth $3 million studded with 9000 precious stones. And it doesn’t stop here. Don’t miss the epic moment, when Abel Tesfaye a.k.a The Weeknd serenaded ex-girlfriend Bella Hadid as she walked the ramp.

    With stellar performances by Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and ‘Starboy’ The Weeknd lined up for the night, the viewers are in for a sexy visual treat. Tune in to Zee Café this New Year’s Eve and watch these stunning angels burn up the ramp.