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  • 9X Jhakaas & Marathi movie ‘Welcome Zindagi’ ink promotional tie-up

    9X Jhakaas & Marathi movie ‘Welcome Zindagi’ ink promotional tie-up

    MUMBAI: In a marketing and promotional tie-up with the forthcoming Marathi movie Welcome Zindagi, 9X Jhakaas has launched a contest wherein viewers will get an opportunity to win a new Nano car.

     

    The contest titled ‘Jhakaas Welcome Zindagi, kick-started on 9 June and will be aired on the channel at regular intervals through the day.

     

    The contest’s promo features the hero of Welcome Zindagi – Swapnil Joshi. The actor will inform the viewers about the contest details and the prizes. To participate in the contest, 9X Jhakaas viewers can type ‘JWZ’ and send a text message to ‘54646’, every time they see an animation of a Nano car zip through their TV screens.

     

    The person with maximum number of text messages will win the grand prize of Nano car, whereas runners-up will receive gifts such as Welcome Zindagi branded T-shirts, mugs, etc.

     

    9X Jhakaas head of programming Rohan Rane said, “We are delighted to partner with Marathi film heartthrob Swapnil Joshi and Welcome Zindagi and offer our viewers a brand new car. 9X Jhakaas was launched with an aim to provide a platform to the Marathi film and music industry. Since then, we have been able to associate with each and every new Marathi film. We are extremely pleased that today, no Marathi movie releases without a Jhakaas promotion.”

  • MTV India hops on to Hong Kong’s now TV platform

    MTV India hops on to Hong Kong’s now TV platform

    MUMBAI: Starting June, youth entertainment channel MTV India has hopped on to now TV in Hong Kong. Now TV is one of the world’s largest commercial deployments of IPTV and Hong Kong’s largest pay TV provider. It offers a wide range of local and international content on its platform in Hong Kong.

     

    MTV India EVP and business head Aditya Swamy said, “It is extremely exciting for MTV India to enter Hong Kong with now TV. Being the universe of the young, we have never been boxed by geographical boundaries. Our service goes to over 35 countries, broadcasting a heady dose of our local pop culture.  The catchy Bollywood tunes, our original music productions and our super hit reality and drama series will entertain young people across varied cultural backgrounds bringing them together in their love for all things MTV.”

     

    IndiaCast group COO Gaurav Gandhi added, “With the launch of MTV India on now TV, we have further strengthened our relationship with the platform. Together, we look forward to providing the very best of South Asian Entertainment to the diaspora in Hong Kong. This launch increases MTV India’s international footprint to 50 countries as the channel continues to entertain global audiences through its unique offerings including original music programming, Bollywood music and successful fiction and non-fiction format shows targeted to the youth.”

     

    Pay TV PCCW’s executive vice Loke Kheng Tham said, “now TV is Hong Kong’s largest pay-TV provider, offering more than 190 top-class channels to our 1.2 million customers. Adding MTV India to our lineup further demonstrates now TV’s commitment to providing all customers with a wide range of program choices. Indians in Hong Kong can now watch their favorite shows exclusively on now TV as part of the Indian Pack.”

     

    Currently, MTV India is available in 49 countries including the US, Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Nigeria, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Singapore among others.

  • The Rock and SpikeTV announce ‘Rock The Troops’

    The Rock and SpikeTV announce ‘Rock The Troops’

    MUMBAI: Seven Bucks Productions has joined forces with Spike TV and Casey Patterson Entertainment to create Rock The Troops, a grand scale music and entertainment event to celebrate and entertain deployed US Troops serving overseas.

     

    The Spike Original Special will be filmed at a Military Base overseas, location to be announced in the coming months. Rock The Troops will bow on Veterans Day 2016. The star-studded event will feature live performances from headliners from the worlds of music, movies, comedy, sports and more.

     

    “Dwayne Johnson has always made supporting the brave men and women serving overseas a priority throughout his career. Our mission is to honor, inspire and entertain in an epic way, as only The Rock can. He’ll bring all the heart, humor and big-bad energy that the world loves him for, to this show. I couldn’t have more dedicated partners than Dwayne, Dany and the Seven Bucks team for this very worthy event,” said executive producer Casey Patterson.

     

    “Supporting troops and veterans is part of Spike’s DNA,” said Spike TV president Kevin Kay.

     

    Spike has actively supported America’s heroes throughout the last decade from helping to build a hospital for troops with brain injuries, to the “Hire A Vet” campaign, to the VOW initiative focusing on veterans’ health and wellness.

     

    “The Seven Bucks team and I are honored to help create this special project that is going to give back to our troops and thank them for all their dedication, bravery and sacrifice,” said Johnson. “We are going to make something truly monumental,” added Seven Bucks Productions co-founder Dany Garcia.

     

    Spike and Seven Bucks Productions announced a development deal at the Spike Upfront presentation to advertisers and press in March. This is the first special event announced as part of the deal.

  • 9XM Soundtrack to showcase ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ with cast

    9XM Soundtrack to showcase ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ with cast

    MUMBAI: Bollywood music channel 9XM will showcase the musical journey of Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming film Dil Dhadakne Do, through a special show titled 9XM Soundtrack.

     

    9X Media chief programming officer Amar Tidke said, “We are pleased to associate with the team of Dil Dhadakne Do and feature them in the upcoming episode of 9XM Soundtrack. A special show featuring the entire journey of the music album i.e. the soundtrack of a film, 9XM Soundtrack captures everything that goes into the making of an entire album of a movie.”

     

    9XM programming head Baljinder S Mahant added, “We have received an exceptional response from the Bollywood fraternity as well as from our viewers on the previous episodes of 9XM Soundtrack. Our Soundtrack episode on Tanu Weds Manu Returns assured that the musical journey of the film reached the Bollywood fans across India. We hope that the Dil Dhadakne Do episode of 9XM Soundtrack meets similar success and resonates well with our viewers.”

     

    This Friday’s 9XM Soundtrack will air a one hour special on Dil Dhadakne Do soundtracks and will feature the musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyricist Javed Akhtar, along with the ensemble cast of Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar.

     

    The episode airs on 5 June, 2015 at 8 pm only on 9XM.

  • Ariana Grande inks exclusive worldwide deal with Universal Music

    Ariana Grande inks exclusive worldwide deal with Universal Music

    MUMBAI: Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed pop superstar and songwriter Ariana Grande to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement.

     

    Through the deal, UMPG will represent Grande’s entire catalog, including her No.1 albums, Yours Truly (2013), and her second smash album, My Everything (2014), both of which were released on Republic Records. Grande has scored multiple Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and become one of the brightest new artists of her generation.

     

    UMPG chairman and CEO Jody Gerson said, “Ariana Grande’s global success is a testament to her incredible talent and instincts as an artist and a songwriter. We’re so pleased to be working with her, alongside her management and our partners at Republic, to represent her songs and help maximize opportunities around the world.”

     

    Grande is currently on a worldwide tour scheduled to run through October.

  • Live Viacom18 brings second season of Comedy Central Chuckle Festival

    Live Viacom18 brings second season of Comedy Central Chuckle Festival

    MUMBAI: This monsoon season, Live Viacom18 will ensure that Indian audiences cackle, chortle and hoot with laughter as it brings to India the bright & funny and one of the finest names in international comedy, Russell Brand. Organized as part of the second season of the biggest international comedy festival ‘Comedy Central Chuckle Festival’ Brand who is also a renowned presenter, author and actor will entertain audiences with his famous one-liners and side-splitting stories. While this will be Brand’s first performance in India scheduled to be held across Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore on June 26th, 27th and 28th respectively this will be his third visit to India.

     

    Best known for his satire, whimsy and observational humour along with his comical acts in movies such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, and the voice of Dr. Nefario in Despicable Me 1 & 2. A livewire comedian, he has brought the house down in most of his performances with his unique brand of humour. Far from being a traditional stand-up comic, Brand’s audiences engage not only with the lines he delivers on stage but also with the quirky persona he has created. All in all, these three nights are expected to be filled with fun, excitement and rip roaring laughter.

     

    Confirming the news Integrated Network Solution SVP Jaideep Singh said, “Live Viacom18 is in the business of bringing alive unique experiences in all genres of entertainment. We today have IP’s in all genres with the focus on experience and cutting edge programming. We believe in the power of comedy and our first edition of the ‘Comedy Central Chuckle Festival’ met with stupendous success. Having partnerships with artists around the globe has continually ensured that Live Viacom 18 continues to present vibrant world-class performances to a huge range of audiences in India. We can now deliver a landmark event to local audiences’ top- lining some of the most brilliant comedic artists working today. This time around who better than Russell Brand – a true heavyweight from the world of comedy to lead the show”

     

    Live Viacom18′ Chuckle Festival made a big bang entry into the Indian comedy scene in 2013 and has been a destination venue for world-class comedy since then presenting some of the best international comedy talent that the world has to offer. The festival reflects its growing profile in presenting the world’s best comedians to Indian audiences and recent performances include renowned names – from Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias to Eddie Ifft, Paul Varghese and now Russell Brand.

  • Universal Music re-launches EMI Records in India with Mohit Suri

    Universal Music re-launches EMI Records in India with Mohit Suri

    MUMBAI: Universal Music Group has joined hands with Indian film director Mohit Suri to re-launch the EMI Record label in India.

     

    EMI Records India will cut across film and non-film musical genres.

     

    Universal Music and Suri will jointly identify both new and established talent to join EMI Records India.

     

    The label will provide its artists with a multi-faceted platform for creative development, giving them an opportunity to showcase their talent and build a successful career in music.

     

    “We’re immensely proud of our new partnership with Mohit Suri to bring EMI Records back to India. Mohit has been responsible for some of the biggest Bollywood hits of all time and A&R is right at the heart of Universal Music so this collaboration is the perfect platform for blending our complementary strengths and our shared love of music,” said Universal Music Group South Asia managing director and CEO Devraj Sanyal.

     

    “Too often in India there has been a huge gulf between film and non-film music but now with EMI Records India we are creating a new label to bridge that divide and invest in artists across all areas of their careers from mainstream Bollywood cinema through to Universal Music India’s rapidly growing live, branded content, endorsements and merchandising businesses,” he added.

     

    Suri added, “Music and independent artists have been the backbone of my career ever since I started 10 years back. I strongly believe that the music composers, lyricists and singers that I have worked with from all over the world have been the stars of my life. This collaboration with Devraj and his team at Universal Music is the most organic synergy of like-minded people that allows me to continue exploring my love for music on a larger scale.”

     

    EMI Records India will be home to a wide spectrum of musical talent, including singers, musicians and other performers as well as composers, lyricists, producers and DJs.

     

    “Culturally, music has always played an integral role in our lives, particularly through the Indian film industry popularly known as Bollywood. Now, armed with expertise in both businesses – music and film, EMI Records India will soon carve out its own space in the world of music and entertainment,” said Suri. 

  • FIPB puts off INX Music’s merger bid for 9X Jhakaas

    FIPB puts off INX Music’s merger bid for 9X Jhakaas

    NEW DELHI: In a setback, the Foreign Investments Promotion Board (FIPB) of the Finance Ministry has yet again deferred a decision on the proposal for the merger of the Marathi channel 9X Jhakaas into INX Music.

     

    The proposal was by INX Music Private Limited to undertake the additional activity of broadcasting of a non-news and current affairs channel by merging 9X Jhakaas.

     

    INX Music aggregates and distributes music content for TV channels, having 70.85 per cent indirect foreign investment. Its proposal had earlier been deferred in January this year.

     

    In August 2014, INX Music had made a fresh application to get clearance from the FIPB for this purpose. This would have effectively meant that 9X Media would have been on course to transfer its channel Jhakaas to its subsidiary arm INX Music.

     

    The FIPB also deferred again an approval sought by Insight Media City (IMC) India for uplinking and downlinking of general entertainment channel (non-news category) and up-linking and down-linking of news & current affairs channel (news category).

     

    The proposed activities of IMC also includes production, sale and purchase of movies; conducting arts, educational and business events; establishing media education institute; production and sale of programme contents; operation of radio stations; and media support services such as consultancy & marketing services.

     

    Earlier this year, the FIPB had deferred a proposal by IMC India for allotting shares to a non-resident Indian.

     

    IMC was incorporated on 21 March, 2013. FIPB was informed that IMC has received inward remittance of Rs 2.40 crore from the NRI Alungal Mohammad and shares would be allotted to the NRI investor after FIPB approval. The existing shareholding in IMC is entirely held by resident Indians.

     

    After the FIPB approval, 17.4 per cent of the total share capital in IMC India will be held by Mohammad, whereas the remaining 82.6 per cent will be held by resident Indians.

     

    Meanwhile, the FIPB has approved a proposal by Integrated Databases India Limited (IDIL), Delhi, seeking permission to issue equity shares to Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., Japan, equivalent to 20 per cent of the shareholding of IDIL. This would involve foreign direct investment of Rs 7 crore.

     

    It also cleared a proposal by Hubert Burda Media India for further infusion of capital by its parent company involving FDI of Rs 4.67 crore.

     

    On the other hand, Springer (India) was allowed to transfer shares from Springer SBM Holding Limited, Mauritius to Springer Science +Business Media Singapore, Singapore.(NR-NR) not involving any FDI.

     

    IPG Advertising and Business Services was allowed to convert into a limited liability partnership firm. No fresh FDI is involved.

  • 9X Jalwa registered 25% growth post revamp

    9X Jalwa registered 25% growth post revamp

    MUMBAI: Backed by the revamp process that started post August 2014 with the ‘forever young’ philosophy, 9X Jalwa is moving forward towards becoming a strong force in the television music industry.

     

    As per Television Audience Measurement (TAM) analysis, the channel has seen a 25 per cent growth post revamp in terms of weekly GRPs.

     

    Speaking to Indiantelevision.com about the revamp, 9X Media chief programming officer Amar Tidke said, “Forever young is a philosophy curated out of youth and music lovers who appreciated the revamp that we underwent. That is just the encouragement that we were thriving for. As part of the philosophical change, we have offered our viewers a theme in forever young and so far with the reaction that we have garnered, I must say the progress has been commendable.”

     

    The recently launched rating body Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC) placed 9X Jalwa at the second position with average weekly GRPs of 36 right after Mastiii. Jalwa’s sister channel 9XM competing in the same genre, garnered average ratings of 34. When asked if this competition affects the processing, Tidke opined, “Well it is true we are operating in the same genre and we are often asked if one eats into the other’s pie, but if you see, we are two different channels catering to the needs of two different sets of audience and the subtle difference separates each other.”

     

    “Innovations like Hits Forever, Love Forever, Melody Forever, Jalwa Superstar, Vintage, GenX and ClubX garnished the forever young philosophy. Going forward, we will continue the process of creating more such unique bands to keep our audience forever young, which is our main goal,” Tidke added.

     

    ClubX is the recent addition in the catalogue, which is a two-hour music band that airs every Friday and Saturday between 6 – 8 pm. The playlist for this band has been handpicked from some of the best party songs and will include foot – tapping numbers.

     

    Speaking on the marketing and promotional strategy of the channel, Tidke said, “9X Jalwa follows a 360 degree marketing strategy with interactive attention on social media platform. Also whenever there is a trending topic, which can be converted into a promotional activity, we aggressively push for it like we did with DDLJ, when everyone wanted the movie to not go out of Maratha Mandir. Besides that, we also tie up with different events like Kala Ghoda and Promax BDA. We manage to reach the target audience of brands efficiently because of our exclusive content.”

     

    Cadburys, HUL, Godrej and Reckitt are some of the brands that are closely associated with 9X Jalwa on a regular basis.

  • Shemaroo files satisfying maiden results; PAT up 82% to Rs 12.77 crore

    Shemaroo files satisfying maiden results; PAT up 82% to Rs 12.77 crore

    BENGALURU: Shemaroo Entertainment has its maiden annual numbersafter listing in September 2014. The company has reported 50.7 per cent growth in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 40.92 crore (12.7 per cent of Total Income from Operations or TIO) as compared to the Rs 27.16 crore (10.3 per cent of TIO) in FY-2014.

     

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