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  • Rocky is back with Creed premiere on Movies NOW

    Rocky is back with Creed premiere on Movies NOW

    MUMBAI: Sylvester Stallone in his finest performance as Rocky Balboa will smash your TV screens with the TV premiere of ‘Creed’, this Sunday, 11 December, at 1pm and 9pm, on Movies NOW. For all action movie enthusiasts, the fight for the remote control would be well worth it with this Blockbuster Premiere on the channel that is known for its line-up of adrenalin-pumping movies.

    Creed continues the saga of retired boxer Rocky Balboa, who returns as the trainer and mentor of Adonis Johnson, the son of his greatest rival Apollo Creed. The screenplay is packed with extremely well crafted action scenes that exhibit the life of an upcoming boxer battling against the world and trying to live up to the reputation of his famous father. Broken ribs, shattered noses, swollen eyes; these scenes in the movie make you vicariously feel the pain that Junior Creed goes through. Being an amateur fighter to a man who finally lives up to his name is engaging to the last frame of the film.

    The 2015 American Sports drama film is directed by the Grand Jury Prize winner Ryan Kyle Coogler and written by Coogler and Aaron Covington. Sylvester Stallone’s thrilling performance in the movie earned the actor an Academy Award nomination for ‘Best Actor in a Supporting Role’. Stallone also went onto win a Golden Globe Award for the same category in the year 2016.

    A blockbuster premiere requires a campaign to engage with its audience and the channel is focusing on On-Air and OOH mediums to promote this television premiere. Maruti Suzuki Vitara has come on board as the presenting sponsor for the premiere of Creed.

  • Rocky is back with Creed premiere on Movies NOW

    Rocky is back with Creed premiere on Movies NOW

    MUMBAI: Sylvester Stallone in his finest performance as Rocky Balboa will smash your TV screens with the TV premiere of ‘Creed’, this Sunday, 11 December, at 1pm and 9pm, on Movies NOW. For all action movie enthusiasts, the fight for the remote control would be well worth it with this Blockbuster Premiere on the channel that is known for its line-up of adrenalin-pumping movies.

    Creed continues the saga of retired boxer Rocky Balboa, who returns as the trainer and mentor of Adonis Johnson, the son of his greatest rival Apollo Creed. The screenplay is packed with extremely well crafted action scenes that exhibit the life of an upcoming boxer battling against the world and trying to live up to the reputation of his famous father. Broken ribs, shattered noses, swollen eyes; these scenes in the movie make you vicariously feel the pain that Junior Creed goes through. Being an amateur fighter to a man who finally lives up to his name is engaging to the last frame of the film.

    The 2015 American Sports drama film is directed by the Grand Jury Prize winner Ryan Kyle Coogler and written by Coogler and Aaron Covington. Sylvester Stallone’s thrilling performance in the movie earned the actor an Academy Award nomination for ‘Best Actor in a Supporting Role’. Stallone also went onto win a Golden Globe Award for the same category in the year 2016.

    A blockbuster premiere requires a campaign to engage with its audience and the channel is focusing on On-Air and OOH mediums to promote this television premiere. Maruti Suzuki Vitara has come on board as the presenting sponsor for the premiere of Creed.

  • MN+ celebrates Steven Soderbergh this month!

    MN+ celebrates Steven Soderbergh this month!

    MUMBAI: ‘Director’s Cut’, the flagship property of MN+, is preparing to treat its viewers with an exhilarating line-up of gold class Hollywood movies by the Oscar Award winning director ‘Steven Soderbergh’. The ongoing property will air some of the finest works of Steven from 10 December, 2016, every Saturday at 9pm, on MN+. The director known for his versatility in TV series and making films in genres like comedy-drama, horror, biographical, crime thriller and films came to spotlight with his film Sex, Lies, and Videotape in 1989.

    The movies that will feature on ‘Director’s Cut’ are Traffic, The Good German and The Informant.

    Multiple Academy Award winner Traffic is a criminal thriller exploring drug trafficking from the point of view of different people from diverse walks of life. The movie won critical acclaim and also garnered the Academy Award for Steven Soderbergh as Best Director.

    The Good German is a murder mystery encapsulating the story of an American military journalist in the post-war period who gets drawn into an investigation involving his former mistress and his driver. The film won a lot of appreciation from the audiences along with receiving a nomination for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007.

    The Informant is a biographical comedy crime film based on the life of whistle blower Mark Whitacre who exposed his organization’s price-fixing tactics.

  • MN+ celebrates Steven Soderbergh this month!

    MN+ celebrates Steven Soderbergh this month!

    MUMBAI: ‘Director’s Cut’, the flagship property of MN+, is preparing to treat its viewers with an exhilarating line-up of gold class Hollywood movies by the Oscar Award winning director ‘Steven Soderbergh’. The ongoing property will air some of the finest works of Steven from 10 December, 2016, every Saturday at 9pm, on MN+. The director known for his versatility in TV series and making films in genres like comedy-drama, horror, biographical, crime thriller and films came to spotlight with his film Sex, Lies, and Videotape in 1989.

    The movies that will feature on ‘Director’s Cut’ are Traffic, The Good German and The Informant.

    Multiple Academy Award winner Traffic is a criminal thriller exploring drug trafficking from the point of view of different people from diverse walks of life. The movie won critical acclaim and also garnered the Academy Award for Steven Soderbergh as Best Director.

    The Good German is a murder mystery encapsulating the story of an American military journalist in the post-war period who gets drawn into an investigation involving his former mistress and his driver. The film won a lot of appreciation from the audiences along with receiving a nomination for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007.

    The Informant is a biographical comedy crime film based on the life of whistle blower Mark Whitacre who exposed his organization’s price-fixing tactics.

  • Star World Premiere HD to air ‘Westworld’s’ 90 minute finale

    Star World Premiere HD to air ‘Westworld’s’ 90 minute finale

    MUMBAI: Star World Premiere HD is all geared up to broadcast the season 1 of science-fiction drama Westworld. The season finale will be a super-sized 90 minute long episode titled The Bicameral Mind. Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the season stars Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmi Simpson, etc.

    The show will air on 6 December at 10 pm.

    “We weren’t interested in spinning out mysteries with no answers in sight,” Nolan said. “Our goal is to tell an ambitious story in season-long chapters, each with a distinct feel and theme.”

    Joy added, “Most of the questions viewers have will be resolved in the final episodes, except for the most important one: What happens next.”

    So what’s happening with our favourite characters in the season finale episode? The episode will follow the characters closely as Dr. Ford unveils his vision for a bold new narrative; enlightened by Bernard and The Man in Black, Dolores will come to terms with who she is and Maeve will set her liberation plan in motion as Westworld is bound to face a major upheaval.

    For those who want to binge-watch the TV series, Westworld will air all day, from its very first episode, on 31 December and 1 January, 12 pm onwards.

  • Star World Premiere HD to air ‘Westworld’s’ 90 minute finale

    Star World Premiere HD to air ‘Westworld’s’ 90 minute finale

    MUMBAI: Star World Premiere HD is all geared up to broadcast the season 1 of science-fiction drama Westworld. The season finale will be a super-sized 90 minute long episode titled The Bicameral Mind. Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the season stars Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmi Simpson, etc.

    The show will air on 6 December at 10 pm.

    “We weren’t interested in spinning out mysteries with no answers in sight,” Nolan said. “Our goal is to tell an ambitious story in season-long chapters, each with a distinct feel and theme.”

    Joy added, “Most of the questions viewers have will be resolved in the final episodes, except for the most important one: What happens next.”

    So what’s happening with our favourite characters in the season finale episode? The episode will follow the characters closely as Dr. Ford unveils his vision for a bold new narrative; enlightened by Bernard and The Man in Black, Dolores will come to terms with who she is and Maeve will set her liberation plan in motion as Westworld is bound to face a major upheaval.

    For those who want to binge-watch the TV series, Westworld will air all day, from its very first episode, on 31 December and 1 January, 12 pm onwards.

  • Wentworth: Fremantlemedia International, Sky Deutschland tie up

    Wentworth: Fremantlemedia International, Sky Deutschland tie up

    MUMBAI: FremantleMedia International (FMI) has announced it had secured a deal with German-speaking PayTV platform, Sky Deutschland, for the award-winning and critically-acclaimed prison drama, Wentworth.

    The deal, which covers all five seasons of the dynamic Australian series, will mark the first time Wentworth will be available to German-speaking viewers. Season 1 will premiere on Sky Deutschland’s recently-launched flagship channel Sky 1 on 7 December.

    Set in the present day, Wentworth is a modern adaptation of the classic prisoner series, Prisoner Cellblock H. Filled with divided loyalties, the series takes viewers inside the uncompromising environment of a female prison and delivers a world with unexpected twists and turns and where no character is safe. The high-stakes action-packed storylines and cast of legendary characters has won it international acclaim and industry awards including four Astras; three logies and an Australian Writers Guild Award.

    FremantleMedia International’s SVP of German-speaking Europe, CEE, Israel, Russia & CIS Maximilian Bolenius said, “Wentworth is a brilliantly-made, suspenseful and explosive drama filled with twists and turns every step of the way. It’s combination of strong female cast, universal themes and strong scripts make it must-see viewing. I’m really excited that Sky Deutschland viewers will get to meet Bea and the rest of the inmates of Wentworth Prison, and I have no doubt that they’ll be as captivated by their stories as the rest of the world has been.”

    Sky Deutschland entertainment channels VP Christian Asanger added: “The thrilling drama series Wentworth is the very successful remake of the series, Prisoner Cell Block H. Since its launch in 2013, Wentworth has won the Australian ASTRA Award for best drama series in two consecutive years – a perfect reason for us to pick this gripping show and launch it as German TV Premiere on Sky 1.”

    The show has been sold in over 140 countries worldwide with three local adaptations, the most recent of which is a Flemish-language version commissioned by the commercial Belgian broadcaster Vier.

    The show consistently proves to be a ratings success: its first episode became the most-watched Australian drama series premiere in Foxtel history, while Season 4 achieved an average audience share of 5.3 per cent, making it the highest-rated programme on SoHo in 2016 so far. Wentworth’s fifth season was commissioned by Foxtel on 19 July 2016.

  • Wentworth: Fremantlemedia International, Sky Deutschland tie up

    Wentworth: Fremantlemedia International, Sky Deutschland tie up

    MUMBAI: FremantleMedia International (FMI) has announced it had secured a deal with German-speaking PayTV platform, Sky Deutschland, for the award-winning and critically-acclaimed prison drama, Wentworth.

    The deal, which covers all five seasons of the dynamic Australian series, will mark the first time Wentworth will be available to German-speaking viewers. Season 1 will premiere on Sky Deutschland’s recently-launched flagship channel Sky 1 on 7 December.

    Set in the present day, Wentworth is a modern adaptation of the classic prisoner series, Prisoner Cellblock H. Filled with divided loyalties, the series takes viewers inside the uncompromising environment of a female prison and delivers a world with unexpected twists and turns and where no character is safe. The high-stakes action-packed storylines and cast of legendary characters has won it international acclaim and industry awards including four Astras; three logies and an Australian Writers Guild Award.

    FremantleMedia International’s SVP of German-speaking Europe, CEE, Israel, Russia & CIS Maximilian Bolenius said, “Wentworth is a brilliantly-made, suspenseful and explosive drama filled with twists and turns every step of the way. It’s combination of strong female cast, universal themes and strong scripts make it must-see viewing. I’m really excited that Sky Deutschland viewers will get to meet Bea and the rest of the inmates of Wentworth Prison, and I have no doubt that they’ll be as captivated by their stories as the rest of the world has been.”

    Sky Deutschland entertainment channels VP Christian Asanger added: “The thrilling drama series Wentworth is the very successful remake of the series, Prisoner Cell Block H. Since its launch in 2013, Wentworth has won the Australian ASTRA Award for best drama series in two consecutive years – a perfect reason for us to pick this gripping show and launch it as German TV Premiere on Sky 1.”

    The show has been sold in over 140 countries worldwide with three local adaptations, the most recent of which is a Flemish-language version commissioned by the commercial Belgian broadcaster Vier.

    The show consistently proves to be a ratings success: its first episode became the most-watched Australian drama series premiere in Foxtel history, while Season 4 achieved an average audience share of 5.3 per cent, making it the highest-rated programme on SoHo in 2016 so far. Wentworth’s fifth season was commissioned by Foxtel on 19 July 2016.

  • AXN to air s1-6 of ‘Californication’

    AXN to air s1-6 of ‘Californication’

    MUMBAI: Novelists are nerds, some say so but there was this one who broke all the stereotypes unabashedly. He was stylish, charming and could flatter almost anyone with his good looks and wit. Does it ring a bell? Yes, we are talking about the much loved TV character, Hank Moody. Get ready for debauchery, comedy and loads of entertainment as the most preferred destination for English Entertainment; AXN brings the hit TV series Californication from 5 December.

    After creating magic on screen for almost a decade, AXN decides to pay this sensational show a tribute by airing all the seasons back-to-back. Airing every Monday to Friday at 11 pm, this Emmy Award winning show takes you on a journey of a fast-living novelist Hank Moody who leaves the literary haunts of New York for the pleasure seeking splendours of L.A. But now his personal life is in shambles, his career is on the brink of self-destruction and he still just can’t stop yielding to every temptation.

    Created by Tom Kapinos, this American comedy drama series stars Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin, Evan Handler and Pamela Adlon and features a host of notable guest appearances including Maggie Grace, Judy Greer, etc.

  • AXN to air s1-6 of ‘Californication’

    AXN to air s1-6 of ‘Californication’

    MUMBAI: Novelists are nerds, some say so but there was this one who broke all the stereotypes unabashedly. He was stylish, charming and could flatter almost anyone with his good looks and wit. Does it ring a bell? Yes, we are talking about the much loved TV character, Hank Moody. Get ready for debauchery, comedy and loads of entertainment as the most preferred destination for English Entertainment; AXN brings the hit TV series Californication from 5 December.

    After creating magic on screen for almost a decade, AXN decides to pay this sensational show a tribute by airing all the seasons back-to-back. Airing every Monday to Friday at 11 pm, this Emmy Award winning show takes you on a journey of a fast-living novelist Hank Moody who leaves the literary haunts of New York for the pleasure seeking splendours of L.A. But now his personal life is in shambles, his career is on the brink of self-destruction and he still just can’t stop yielding to every temptation.

    Created by Tom Kapinos, this American comedy drama series stars Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin, Evan Handler and Pamela Adlon and features a host of notable guest appearances including Maggie Grace, Judy Greer, etc.