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  • Sheriden, Sufri emerge winners of Dance Singapore contest

    Sheriden, Sufri emerge winners of Dance Singapore contest

    MUMBAI: The second season of Dance Singapore Dance on Zee TV APAC comes to an end with a spectacular grand finale. Sheriden Newman, 29, danced her way to victory after emerging as thewinner of Season 2. Sheriden, 29, a dance graduate from Queensland University of Technology outperformed over 200 contestants in the auditions and 11 others during the grueling 10 episode journey to take home the prize money of SGD 15000 (Rs 7.2 lakh). Mohamad Sufri Juwahir and Mumtaz Angullia were the first and the second runners-up and took home cash prizes of S$3000 and S$2000 respectively.

    Zee TV APAC senior vice president, international business, Tripta Singh, said, “In the second season of Dance Singapore Dance the expectations were very high from all the stakeholders including the contestants, our partners and viewers and the show surpassed all of them. We believe that Dance Singapore Dance provides a great platform for both budding and seasoned dancers across nationalities and races. We wish Sheriden good luck and hope to be back with Season 3 soon.”

    ‘Powered by’ sponsor on Season 2 Scoot and Tigerair chief commercial officer Leslie Thng said, “Dance Singapore Dance has proven successful in grooming new, young talent in Singapore. Beyond providing a stage for the participants to present their creativity, it has also encouraged them to follow their artistic dreams and enabled them to experience fun and joy along the way. This strongly resonates with Scoot and Tigerair’s mission to enable the young and young-at-heart to pursue their dreams through enriching travel experiences, and we are delighted to support this meaningful endeavor.”

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    The runaway success of the first season set the stage for an even bigger canvas for the second season of Dance Singapore Dance. There were many breath-taking moments as the level of performances soared episode after episode. Each contestant left no stone unturned to keep the audiences and judges captivated with their exceptional performances.

    The season started with a new panel of judges with Bollywood ace Choreographer Master Mudassar Khan all the way from Mumbai and popular local classical and contemporary dancer Sreedevy Sivarajasingam.Guest judges on different episodes included Najip Ali (Host & Entertainer), Kavitha Krishnan (Artistic Director, Maya Dance Theatre), Daisy Irani (Creative Director & Actor, Hum Theatre), Shantha M Misra (Indian Classical Dancer and Choreographer) and Zaini Tahir, (Artistic Director and Dance Singapore Dance S1 judge) also provided their expert opinion as part of the judging panel.

    Sheriden Newman, 29, winner of Dance Singapore Dance Season 2, said “I would like to thank everyone who supported me throughout this journey, especially Sahil, my mentor for constantly pushing my boundaries and helping me excel. With the prize money, I plan to establish my new dance company Soul Signature with my dancing partner, Sufri Juwahir.”

    The finale night saw all the five finalists put their best foot forward but Sheriden managed to edge out other contestants with an enthralling contemporary performance.

     

  • Star Suvarna to air new show ‘Niharika’ from 12 Dec

    Star Suvarna to air new show ‘Niharika’ from 12 Dec

    MUMBAI: Star Suvarna is all set to air its new show Niharika. A new concept which is not just a “Atte-Sose” (Kannada) or a kitchen drama. Starting from 12 December, the show will be aired at 8pm time slot.

    Niharika is a story about a family gets destroyed for the lust of a spoilt rich antagonist Virat. The protagonist is Niharika who is all set to take revenge.

    Tejaswini Prakash who has already made her mark on the silver screen is making a bang entry onto the small screen in and as Niharika. The show also features experienced artistes Virat as the antagonist along with Deepak Shetty, Shantala Kamath and Pradeep Chandra.

    The show is being directed by Vinu Balanja with debutant producer R. Deepak Gowda producing the show under the banner of Living Room Productions. The dialogues are scripted by the famous dialogue writer Jogi with cinematography by Ravi and editing by Manu.

    Star Suvarna fiction head Karthik Paradkar said, “This is no ordinary kitchen drama. Here, the protagonist is not the one who patiently takes all the trouble thrown at her and silently weeps, but instead is a powerful character that rebel against evil. This way “Niharika” will be appealing to broader audience which includes all age groups. And we have the experienced team of Vinu Balanja to bring this powerful story on screen.”

  • Star Suvarna to air new show ‘Niharika’ from 12 Dec

    Star Suvarna to air new show ‘Niharika’ from 12 Dec

    MUMBAI: Star Suvarna is all set to air its new show Niharika. A new concept which is not just a “Atte-Sose” (Kannada) or a kitchen drama. Starting from 12 December, the show will be aired at 8pm time slot.

    Niharika is a story about a family gets destroyed for the lust of a spoilt rich antagonist Virat. The protagonist is Niharika who is all set to take revenge.

    Tejaswini Prakash who has already made her mark on the silver screen is making a bang entry onto the small screen in and as Niharika. The show also features experienced artistes Virat as the antagonist along with Deepak Shetty, Shantala Kamath and Pradeep Chandra.

    The show is being directed by Vinu Balanja with debutant producer R. Deepak Gowda producing the show under the banner of Living Room Productions. The dialogues are scripted by the famous dialogue writer Jogi with cinematography by Ravi and editing by Manu.

    Star Suvarna fiction head Karthik Paradkar said, “This is no ordinary kitchen drama. Here, the protagonist is not the one who patiently takes all the trouble thrown at her and silently weeps, but instead is a powerful character that rebel against evil. This way “Niharika” will be appealing to broader audience which includes all age groups. And we have the experienced team of Vinu Balanja to bring this powerful story on screen.”

  • Multichannel TV, digital video growing in Myanmar: CASBAA report

    Multichannel TV, digital video growing in Myanmar: CASBAA report

    MUMBAI: Multichannel TV and digital video markets continue to grow exponentially in Myanmar. Around 12 months ago, the TV household penetration touched 5.8 million homes, or 55%.

    Nationally pay-TV connections amounted to 12% of total households. Within the traditional TV market, there are signs of rapid expansion. In
the free-to-air (FTA) sector, the number of channels increased fivefold from four networks in between 2009 and 2015.

    Meanwhile, multichannel-TV investment continues apace, including plans by several pay-TV providers to localize and improve and programming, expanding their reach through more extensive distribution investment supporting less complexity during the subscription and renewal processes.

    Asia Pacific multichannel TV association CASBAA today released its exclusive, members-only “Myanmar in View” report on the fast-evolving multichannel market in Myanmar, one of the world’s most dynamic media and telecoms economies.

    The “Myanmar in View 2017” report was released at the opening of CASBAA’s “Essential Building Blocks for Multichannel TV in Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos” spotlight conference in Singapore on 5 December.

    “Even as Myanmar experiences roller coaster political events, the multichannel TV and digital video markets continue to grow exponentially,” said Christopher Slaughter, CASBAA CEO. “According to our analysis and that of many economists and infrastructure specialists, Myanmar continues to experience high economic growth with the continued liberalization of the economy, moving towards becoming a free market and welcoming foreign direct investment as well as foreign firms.” Nevertheless, the CASBAA Report also notes that “Myanmar continues to suffer from inadequate infrastructure such as the lack of electricity and proper roads, although it has begun upgrading its infrastructure.” “Although Myanmar’s TV market stats reflect continued under-development within the broader economy they only highlight great medium-term opportunity for our sector,” said Slaughter.

    Meanwhile, multichannel-TV investment continues apace, including plans by several pay-TV providers to localize and improve and programming, expanding their reach through more extensive distribution investment supporting less complexity during the subscription and renewal processes.

    According to CASBAA, competition in the pay-TV sector will intensify as existing operators improve their service propositions and new players enter the market. However, while TV adspend has grown rapidly (US$120 million in 2015, up 31% since 2009) widespread piracy from “overspill” satellite dishes may dampen growth in the pay-TV industry.

    Through unregistered satellite services, viewers are able access more channels at significantly lower prices than that charged by Myanmar pay-TV players. Pirated DVDs of international movies and drama, which are widely available in urban areas, also dampen growth of the pay-TV market. “Unfortunately, there is a lack of concerted effort to tackle piracy issues in the country,” said Slaughter.

  • Multichannel TV, digital video growing in Myanmar: CASBAA report

    Multichannel TV, digital video growing in Myanmar: CASBAA report

    MUMBAI: Multichannel TV and digital video markets continue to grow exponentially in Myanmar. Around 12 months ago, the TV household penetration touched 5.8 million homes, or 55%.

    Nationally pay-TV connections amounted to 12% of total households. Within the traditional TV market, there are signs of rapid expansion. In
the free-to-air (FTA) sector, the number of channels increased fivefold from four networks in between 2009 and 2015.

    Meanwhile, multichannel-TV investment continues apace, including plans by several pay-TV providers to localize and improve and programming, expanding their reach through more extensive distribution investment supporting less complexity during the subscription and renewal processes.

    Asia Pacific multichannel TV association CASBAA today released its exclusive, members-only “Myanmar in View” report on the fast-evolving multichannel market in Myanmar, one of the world’s most dynamic media and telecoms economies.

    The “Myanmar in View 2017” report was released at the opening of CASBAA’s “Essential Building Blocks for Multichannel TV in Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos” spotlight conference in Singapore on 5 December.

    “Even as Myanmar experiences roller coaster political events, the multichannel TV and digital video markets continue to grow exponentially,” said Christopher Slaughter, CASBAA CEO. “According to our analysis and that of many economists and infrastructure specialists, Myanmar continues to experience high economic growth with the continued liberalization of the economy, moving towards becoming a free market and welcoming foreign direct investment as well as foreign firms.” Nevertheless, the CASBAA Report also notes that “Myanmar continues to suffer from inadequate infrastructure such as the lack of electricity and proper roads, although it has begun upgrading its infrastructure.” “Although Myanmar’s TV market stats reflect continued under-development within the broader economy they only highlight great medium-term opportunity for our sector,” said Slaughter.

    Meanwhile, multichannel-TV investment continues apace, including plans by several pay-TV providers to localize and improve and programming, expanding their reach through more extensive distribution investment supporting less complexity during the subscription and renewal processes.

    According to CASBAA, competition in the pay-TV sector will intensify as existing operators improve their service propositions and new players enter the market. However, while TV adspend has grown rapidly (US$120 million in 2015, up 31% since 2009) widespread piracy from “overspill” satellite dishes may dampen growth in the pay-TV industry.

    Through unregistered satellite services, viewers are able access more channels at significantly lower prices than that charged by Myanmar pay-TV players. Pirated DVDs of international movies and drama, which are widely available in urban areas, also dampen growth of the pay-TV market. “Unfortunately, there is a lack of concerted effort to tackle piracy issues in the country,” said Slaughter.

  • Star Plus leads in traditional entertainment media brand category: Study

    Star Plus leads in traditional entertainment media brand category: Study

    MUMBAI: In an industry study conducted by Vidooly, it is observed that Facebook could be a great platform for aspiring video creators in the country. They can then incorporate it in their overall content strategy and try to leverage other platforms like YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.

    The study broadly covers six categories of content- health and lifestyle, new age entertainment, traditional entertainment, new age news, traditional news, individual creators and over 5,000 Facebook video publishers in India.

    According to the report, Times of India with 112228314 views is the most viewed video publisher on Facebook. It is the most consistent video uploader of all and uploads more than 20 videos on their Facebook page almost every day.

    “India is right now at the center of Facebook’s growth strategy. With around 142 million monthly active users in the country, it is a platform that brands or video creators cannot ignore! Despite YouTube still being the go-to platform for most video creators in the country, Facebook is fast catching up and attracting new creators to its platform,” said Vidooly CEO and co-founder Subrat Kar.

    Star Plus dominates the traditional entertainment media brand category with 26 million+ views, and is followed closely by Zoom TV with 25 million+ views and HistoryTV 18 with 24 million+ views.

    Food related content is gaining massive traction in India. Hebbar’s Kitchen, ScoopWhoop’s Om nom nom, Buzzfeed India, Glamrs, The Logical Indian, PopXo, Scroll are making a killing on Facebook through video.

    The top 10 new age media brands collectively clocked over 206 million video views just in October.

  • Star Plus leads in traditional entertainment media brand category: Study

    Star Plus leads in traditional entertainment media brand category: Study

    MUMBAI: In an industry study conducted by Vidooly, it is observed that Facebook could be a great platform for aspiring video creators in the country. They can then incorporate it in their overall content strategy and try to leverage other platforms like YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.

    The study broadly covers six categories of content- health and lifestyle, new age entertainment, traditional entertainment, new age news, traditional news, individual creators and over 5,000 Facebook video publishers in India.

    According to the report, Times of India with 112228314 views is the most viewed video publisher on Facebook. It is the most consistent video uploader of all and uploads more than 20 videos on their Facebook page almost every day.

    “India is right now at the center of Facebook’s growth strategy. With around 142 million monthly active users in the country, it is a platform that brands or video creators cannot ignore! Despite YouTube still being the go-to platform for most video creators in the country, Facebook is fast catching up and attracting new creators to its platform,” said Vidooly CEO and co-founder Subrat Kar.

    Star Plus dominates the traditional entertainment media brand category with 26 million+ views, and is followed closely by Zoom TV with 25 million+ views and HistoryTV 18 with 24 million+ views.

    Food related content is gaining massive traction in India. Hebbar’s Kitchen, ScoopWhoop’s Om nom nom, Buzzfeed India, Glamrs, The Logical Indian, PopXo, Scroll are making a killing on Facebook through video.

    The top 10 new age media brands collectively clocked over 206 million video views just in October.

  • Amirzada Nawab Khan’s story to be telecast on Zee Yuva

    Amirzada Nawab Khan’s story to be telecast on Zee Yuva

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Police, one of the potent police forces in India, has come a long way from the decade of 80s when it lacked training & high-end precision weapons which is the norm of late. That decade was marked with the rise in crime and police’s main weapon were their networking skills with informers.

    One of the most dreaded criminal who rose to infamy in this period was Amirzada Navab Khan who had a flourishing narcotics business. This period marked the terror of Amirzada’s ‘Pathan’ gang. The gang was famous for the fear that it commanded over the common masses. Numerous cases were registered against them but only a handful of eyewitnesses were ready to testify.

    One brave police officer Isaque Bagwan from the crime branch team rose to fame when the case of Mushirbhai who was the producer of Dilip Kumar’s movie ‘Shakti’ was kidnapped. The subsequent ransom demand & release from the clutches of the Pathan gang raised many questions on the capability & integrity of Maharashtra Police. This case was handed over to Bagwan. Through his strong network of informants, he managed to nab Amirzada & his partners who were part of the crime.

    This case was not an easy task for Bagwan as he had to ensure that the trial of Amirzada comes to its logical conclusion. Amirzada on being brought for trial was shot by a shooter in the courtroom. Bagwan’s sharp presence of mind resulted in apprehending the shooter by pulling the trigger & shooting him in the leg, one of the first in–court shooting incidents. This saved the pride of many including the lady justice who was presiding on the case.

    This spine-chilling case will unfold on Zee Yuva’s new show Shaurya – Gatha Abhimanachi this Friday & Saturday at 9pm. This story truly embodies the spirit of Maharashtra Police. Similar stories centered around the Braveheart’s of Maharashtra Police can be seen on Zee Yuva’s new show Shaurya – Gatha Abhimanachi.

    The show is directed by Sachin Mohite of fame Savdhaan India and written by ‘Dagdichawl’-fame writer Ajay Tamhane. The art director is Vivek Deshpande, DOP has been coordinated by Shahid and the music director is Amit Raj.

  • Amirzada Nawab Khan’s story to be telecast on Zee Yuva

    Amirzada Nawab Khan’s story to be telecast on Zee Yuva

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Police, one of the potent police forces in India, has come a long way from the decade of 80s when it lacked training & high-end precision weapons which is the norm of late. That decade was marked with the rise in crime and police’s main weapon were their networking skills with informers.

    One of the most dreaded criminal who rose to infamy in this period was Amirzada Navab Khan who had a flourishing narcotics business. This period marked the terror of Amirzada’s ‘Pathan’ gang. The gang was famous for the fear that it commanded over the common masses. Numerous cases were registered against them but only a handful of eyewitnesses were ready to testify.

    One brave police officer Isaque Bagwan from the crime branch team rose to fame when the case of Mushirbhai who was the producer of Dilip Kumar’s movie ‘Shakti’ was kidnapped. The subsequent ransom demand & release from the clutches of the Pathan gang raised many questions on the capability & integrity of Maharashtra Police. This case was handed over to Bagwan. Through his strong network of informants, he managed to nab Amirzada & his partners who were part of the crime.

    This case was not an easy task for Bagwan as he had to ensure that the trial of Amirzada comes to its logical conclusion. Amirzada on being brought for trial was shot by a shooter in the courtroom. Bagwan’s sharp presence of mind resulted in apprehending the shooter by pulling the trigger & shooting him in the leg, one of the first in–court shooting incidents. This saved the pride of many including the lady justice who was presiding on the case.

    This spine-chilling case will unfold on Zee Yuva’s new show Shaurya – Gatha Abhimanachi this Friday & Saturday at 9pm. This story truly embodies the spirit of Maharashtra Police. Similar stories centered around the Braveheart’s of Maharashtra Police can be seen on Zee Yuva’s new show Shaurya – Gatha Abhimanachi.

    The show is directed by Sachin Mohite of fame Savdhaan India and written by ‘Dagdichawl’-fame writer Ajay Tamhane. The art director is Vivek Deshpande, DOP has been coordinated by Shahid and the music director is Amit Raj.

  • Colors leads Hindi, urban GEC; Sony Pal retains position

    Colors leads Hindi, urban GEC; Sony Pal retains position

    MUMBAI:Colors continues to lead the Hindi GEC and Urban GEC markets in week 47. In Hindi GEC rural market, Sony Pal emerged as the number one channel while Zee Anmol bagged the second position, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

    Hindi GEC

    Colors continued to be the number one channel in Hindi GECs genre with 655190 Impressions (000s) followed by Star Plus on second position with 636429 Impressions (000s) and Zee TV on third with 465944 Impressions (000s).

    Sony Pal stood at number four with 462496 Impressions (000s) and Sony Entertainment Television grabbed fifth spot with 412004 Impressions (000s). Zee Anmol grabbed the sixth position with 407025 Impressions (000s) followed by Star Utsav at number seven with 402699 Impressions (000s) and Life OK at eight with 366264 Impressions (000s). Sab TV and Rishtey garnered the ninth and tenth spot with 360533 Impressions (000s) and 346771 Impressions (000s), respectively.

    Hindi GEC Rural

    Sony Pal emerged as the number one channel in rural Hindi-speaking market with 348642 Impressions (000s) followed by Zee Anmol which was in the leading position last week with 307877 Impressions (000s) and Star Utsav on the third position with 305964 Impressions (000s). Rishtey stood at number four with 265868 Impressions (000s).

    Colors bagged the fifth spot with 212745 Impressions (000s). Star Plus stood at the sixth spot in rural HSM with 205296 Impressions (000s) followed by Zee TV at number seven with 191681 Impressions (000s). Life OK climbed to eighth spot with 134137 Impressions (000s) and Big Magic fell on nine with 130513 Impressions (000s) followed by Sony Entertainment Television with 123025 (000s).

    Hindi GEC Urban

    Colors garnered the pole position again in Urban HSM with 442445 Impressions (000’s) followed by Star Plus on second with 431133 Impressions (000’s). Sony Entertainment Television maintained its third spot with 288979 Impressions (000s) and Zee TV stood at number four with 274263 Impressions (000s).
    Sony Sab was at the fifth spot with 265411 Impressions (000s). Life OK bagged the sixth spot with 232127 Impressions (000s) as &TV retained its number seven spot with 145141 Impressions (000s).

    Sony Pal, Zee Anmol and Star Utsav grabbed the last three spots with 113854 Impressions (000s), 99149 Impressions (000s) and 96735 Impressions (000s), respectively.