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  • CNN-IBN, IBN 7 launch Taare Zameen Par contest

    MUMBAI: CNN-IBN, IBN 7, IBNLive.com and Buzz18.com have launched Taare Zameen Par contest to promote the Aamir Khan’s directorial debut.

    The contest will hunt for seven special children, who will get a chance to perform for Aamir Khan. The contest will conclude with a special half-hour show on 20 December.

    During the show, Aamir Khan will walk through a school, where the show is shot. He will talk about his own childhood days, favourite teachers and favourite moments as a student. In the school auditorium the seven chosen finalists will perform.

    CNN-IBN and IBN 7 editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai said, “Every child is unique in his/her own right. The idea behind the contest is to celebrate childhood and all the quirks that come with it. I am sure eager participation by parents wanting to showcase what makes their child special, will make this initiative a huge success. ”

    Said IBN 7 managing editor Ashutosh, “While most contests for children invite entries from exceptionally intelligent or talented candidates, our Taare Zameen Par contest stands apart. This is because it celebrates each child for his/her special ability, no matter how banal or unusual. In addition, the opportunity to meet a mega star like Aamir Khan will add to the attraction of the initiative. “

  • DAVP empanels 3703 newspapers

    NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) has empanelled a total of 3703 newspapers for the purpose of public service advertisements.

    According to statistics made available by the DAVP, it covers newspapers in 24 languages.

    Of these 2355 are in Hindi, 304 in English, 259 in Urdu, 146 in Gujarati, 112 in Marathi and 102 in Telugu. 

    Others include Oriya (76), Malayalam (73), Punjabi (69), Tamil (65), Bengali (54), Kannada (31), Assamese (22), Sindhi (14), and three in Mizo, apart from four each in Khasi, Manipuri and Nepali, and one each in Dogri, Garhwali, Konkani, Naga, Rajasthani, and Sanskrit.

    The DAVP under the New Advertisement Policy is expected to pay the advertisement bill within 60 days of receipt of the advertisement. Clause 22 of the Policy says every newspaper shall submit their bills, complete in all respects and supported with relevant documents, within 60 days of publication of the advertisement.
     

  • NDTV Profit to launch three shows

    MUMBAI: NDTV Profit is launching three new shows – Analyse This, India Inc. Season – 5 and Ernst & Young – NDTV Profit What’s The Big Deal.

    A daily show from Monday to Thursday at 7:00 pm, Analyse This will be anchored by Abheek Barman. The show will provide expert insights into the business and economic environment of the country for viewers feeling lost in the web of numbers, charts, graphs and data.

    India Inc. Season 5 will be, like its previous seasons, a weekly programme slotted at 8:30 pm every Monday, and will review the status of economic reforms since India’s Manmohan Singh became the Prime Minister.

    The team of India Inc. will discuss the economy with people like N R Narayana Murthy, Adi Godrej, Gautam Thapar, K V Kamath, Niranjan Hiranandani and Sunil Bharti Mittal, among others.

    The half-hour monthly show Ernst & Young – NDTV Profit What’s The Big Deal will be anchored by Arijit Barman. It will closely examine the most talked about mergers and acquisitions, FDIs setting up funds, private equity and hedge funds, global players buying stakes in Indian firms and other aspects related to the growing Indian industry.

  • CNN’s ‘Task’ Group to organise eco-tourism event

    MUMBAI: On 7 December 2007, international and Indian personalities in the fields of eco-tourism and conservation will come together at Horizons 2007 – Eco Tourism in New Delhi to discuss ways to develop sustainable eco-tourism in India. Horizons 2007 – Eco Tourism has been organized by CNN’s Task group (Tourism Advertising Solutions and Knowledge), recently launched by CNN’s advertising division.

    For the uninitiated, Eco Tourism is environmentally responsible travel to relatively undisturbed natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature that promotes conservation, has low negative visitor impact, and provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local population.

    Participating in the event will be the Ministry of Tourism (MOT), Government of India and supported by PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association). The conference aims to stimulate discussions on a timely topic – tourism and related issues – and will seek to provide insight and learnings, based on successful models and best practices, both in India and globally.

    Horizons 2007 – Eco Tourism will draw on the expertise of some of people who work in the field of sustainable tourism growth. These include Climate Change expert Prof. Ian Swingland; policy advisor Lisa Choegyal; International zoo expert Bernard Harrison; Managing Director of Jetwing Hotels, Hiran Cookay; herpetologist, wildlife conservationist and founder of the Madras Snake Park, The Andaman and Nicobar Environment Trust (ANET), the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Romulus Whittaker and renowned travel journalist and author, Yeoh Siew Hoon.

    Representing the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India will be the Union Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni, Secretary S Bannerjee and Joint Secretary Leela Nandan.

    Turner International India VP, ad sales India and South Asia Monica Tata said, “With the rapid growth of the Indian Tourism industry over the last few years, this is the right time to plan future strategies that will balance tourism growth and environment conservation. The Task Group has brought together an experienced panel to debate, discuss and deliberate on effective solutions, necessary to successfully implement eco tourism and sustainable tourism in India.”

    Leveraging the expertise of the panellists, the forum will dwell on how responsible and strategic tourism initiatives will offer benefits to future generations. Some of the key sessions on the agenda include a case study on a country that has implemented a successful ecotourism model; eco labelling and the importance of marketing and a peek into the evolved, ecologically sensitive traveller of tomorrow. A white paper will be formulated from the deliberations and policy discussions of the conference that will then be shared with the Ministry of Tourism for implementation.

    The Task Group is a fully complimentary client service comprising a team of external experts working closely with CNN, who focus on building partnerships with clients to create impactful solutions for their tourism strategies. The Group offers clients best of breed advice, information and intelligence to significantly enhance their nation and brand building efforts. The Group is the first service of its kind in the international television marketplace.

  • BBC Trust publishes new promise to audiences

    MUMBAI: The BBC Trust has published its new Promise to UK Audiences, making clear how it will engage with the public to hear their views, understand their expectations, and inform them of decisions taken on their behalf.

    The Trust’s Promise to Audiences is a formal requirement of the Royal Charter and has been drawn up in consultation with the public, who were asked how and when they’d like to hear from the Trust and what information is of most interest to them.

    In addition to an open consultation – online and via a questionnaire distributed to all UK public libraries – the Trust met a range of representative bodies and carried out research amongst the public at large to develop a set of principles to underpin its engagement.

    While evidence shows that very few people want to be personally involved in giving their views about Trust activities, there is strong support for the principle of public involvement, with 73 per cent agreeing the public should have a say in the running of the BBC and 95 per cent wanting the Trust to report back on its activities. Trust decisions about value for money, and particularly those linked to new BBC services and significant changes to existing services were seen as the most important for public consultation and reporting.

    The consultation and research also demonstrated the Trust needs to work harder in raising awareness of its work, when it is consulting and, crucially, the impact the public makes on the Trust’s final decisions.

    BBC Trust Chairman Sir Michael Lyons said, “Even though we’ve made real progress in giving a greater voice to the public and can demonstrate its influence, we know from the public’s feedback that we need to do more. The public want to know when they can get involved, but more importantly, they want to know what action has been taken by the Trust as a result, so they can assess whether it’s worth their time and effort.

    “We will continue to look for ways to reach and involve as many people as possible. For example, we are examining the option of trails on the BBC’s own networks – similar to those about digital switchover – to highlight the opportunity to give us your opinion, or to tell you what’s happened as a result.

    “The Trust will always have to use its judgement not least because our large and complex audience has many different views and preferences – but we will always explain the reasons for the decisions we make and how we used the information provided by the public in reaching our decisions.”

    The BBC Trust says that it needs to understand all of the various groups which make up the audience – 
    as such it has to carry out a wide range of public engagement. We will, however, be clear why it is carrying out this work.

    It has therefore, come up with a number of principles which should underpin any engagement activity.

    It wants to use methods of engagement which:

    1. are ones which the public believes will work and will use.

    2. will provide greater visibility for the work of the BBC Trust and, therefore, 
    encourage the public to participate.

    3. reach out to all members of the public, including those who might feel alienated from the BBC, while being resistant to capture by those with the loudest voices and vested interests.

    4. are practical, convenient and easy for those taking part.

    5. are open and transparent, including reporting the outcomes of our engagement.

     6. do not lose sight of the main aim of the BBC, which is to provide quality programmes and services.

  • CNN-IBN, IBN 7 launch Aaja Nachle – Madhuri Makeover contest

    MUMBAI : CNN-IBN and IBN 7 in association with Buzz18.com has launched ‘Aaja Nachle – Madhuri Makeover contest’. As part of the contest, the show ‘Main Madhuri Bana Chahati Hoon’ will be on IBN 7 and CNN-IBN on 1 and 3 December respectively.

    Three winners of the contest which is open for only female viewers, will be given a makeover by Manish Malhotra and Subbu, the designer-stylist team of Madhuri Dixit in the film Aaja Nachle.

    The ‘Madhuri Makeover Show’ will showcase the journey of the three contestants and their entire makeover experience. 

    “Madhuri Dixit’s nation-wide popularity combined with the opportunity to be dressed by some of the top stylists is bound to make the ‘Aaja Nachle Contest’ will be liked by all. Through this initiative we hope to give our viewers a chance to experience the glitzy lifestyle of the star herself,” said CNN-IBN and IBN 7 editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai.

    IBN 7 managing editor Ashutosh said, “The year’s next big release – Aaja Nachle has created a buzz around the country as it heralds Madhuri Dixit’s comeback to the silverscreen. Our contest provides her female fan club the chance to realise their dreams of meeting the actress and experiencing what it’s like to be her. “

    “A contest involving one of the biggest names in Bollywood will certainly generate a great deal of interest from the viewers. We are happy to offer our advertisers the opportunity to be associated with this contest and tap into the massie exposure and excitement that it will create,” said CNN-IBN and IBN 7 national sales head Sanjay Dua.

  • CNN announces finalists for ‘CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute’

    MUMBAI: US news broadcaster CNN has announced the names of 18 finalists for CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute. This marks the culmination of a five-month audience nomination process through which ordinary people will be recognised for accomplishing extraordinary things.

    Hosted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Christiane Amanpour, “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute will air live globally on CNN/US, CNN International and CNN en Espanol on 6 December.

    In its first year of the CNN Heroes initiative, CNN received more than 7,000 nominations from viewers in 80 countries, nominating people from more than 90 countries.

    Honorees will be announced at the gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, which will include performances from Grammy Award winners Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow and a duet by Grammy Award winner Norah Jones and acclaimed performer-producer Wyclef Jean. Presenters will include Tyra Banks, Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr., Rosario Dawson, LL Cool J, Kyra Sedgwick and Jimmy Smits.

    CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton says, “We are honoured to shine the spotlight on some of the world’s lesser known heroes with the help of an esteemed slate of performers and presenters. While other awards programmes venerate those who are already celebrated, we are recognising the unheralded, the ones who accomplish great things without the benefit of recognition.”

    From May 1 through September, CNN Worldwide has featured everyday heroes across its television networks, digital services and at www.CNN.com/Heroes, encouraging viewers to nominate local heroes they deem deserving of recognition as a CNN Hero. The finalists in each of the six categories include:

    * Medical Marvel – American Peter Kithene of Seattle, who founded a clinic in his native Kenya that has provided services to more than 18,000 patients. Las Vegas’ Ann McGee of Las Vegas, who started a transportation program to provide free medical flights for families with gravely ill children. India’s S.
    Ramakrishnan is a quadriplegic man who runs one of India’s largest centers for the disabled, serving people from 330 surrounding villages.

    * Young Wonder – Canadian Kayla Cornale developed a musical system to improve communications with autistic people. Dallas Jessup produced a video and an online programme designed to teach young women and girls how to escape an attacker. Josh Miller has established a student-run nonprofit group dedicated to motivating high school students of all backgrounds to succeed in school and life.

    Fighting For Justice – Pablo Fajardo seeks to force one of the world’s largest oil corporations to pay more than $6 billion to clean up toxic waste in the Amazon rain forest. Rangina Hamidi founded a company that enables women in her native Afghanistan to make money from their intricate embroidery skills. Lynwood Hughes started a nonprofit group to help US veterans secure their disability benefits.

  • BBC to follow Britain’s Olympic hopefuls in documentary series ‘Olympic Dreams’

    MUMBAI: With the 2012 London Olympic Games drawing ever closer, many British athletes will embark on the long journey towards fulfilling their ultimate goal of winning gold in front of a home crowd.

    Olympic Dreams is the new BBC Two documentary series which will follow the fortunes of our rising British stars as they endure the hopes and heartaches, troubles and triumphs on the road to London 2012.

    Each 45-minute episode will join British hopefuls on their epic quests to win gold including heptathlete Jess Ennis; the elite Coxless Four rowing team of Alex Partridge, Peter Reed, Andy Triggs-Hodge and Steve Williams; gymnasts Lizzie Beddoe, Jessica Hogg and Venus Romaeo; table tennis players Paul Drinkhall and Darius Knight; BMX champion Shanaze Reade; cyclist Ben Swift; diver Tom Daley and Paralympic Dressage Champion Lee Pearson.

    The series offers an intimate insight into the British athletes’ gruelling training schedules, daily sacrifices, highs of victory, lows of defeat, and the pressure of coping under the weight of growing expectation. With such strong competition not every athlete will make the grade and they must face many rounds of selection and competition to be the best.

    On their journey the athletes struggle to overcome a variety of obstacles, ranging from lack of training facilities, nerves, injury and teenage hormones in order to succeed. A second installment of the series will air next year.

    In the intervening 12 months, fans can follow the journey of these athletes via BBC Sport’s Olympics website – bbc.co.uk/olympics – through a combination of news, reports, video clips and regular diary entries.

  • IBN 7 to add power backups to avoid future blackouts

    NEW DELHI: IBN 7, the 24/7 Hindi news channel, is building at least two power backup systems to avoid the unprecedented crash it suffered for two hours on 25 November during the afternoon hours.

    Company sources say that there was a half an hour power failure, but the two backup power supply units also did not support the power needs, and as a result, the main control room crashed.

    Though the power returned after 30 minutes, technical fault developed in the CR and it went completely on the blink for almost two hours.

    Now at least two more power backups are being set up, sources said.

    There has been some losses due to no-show of advertisements slated to be aired during that period, but company officials said they are confident of making up for that and make good for the advertisers.

    Otherwise, there has been no damage to the systems or the archives, sources told Indiantelevision.com

  • Positiv TV plans to launch national news channel ‘Focus’

    MUMBAI: Guwahati-based media company Positiv TV is planning to launch a bi-lingual national news channel ‘Focus.’ The target date is 26 January, 2008.

    “We will launch the news channel after the initial dry run. We are aiming at a 26 January launch if there are no procedural delays,” says Positiv TV promoter Manoranjana Sinh.

    With bureaus spread across the country, Focus’ head office will be in located in Noida.

    Positiv TV currently operates a bi-lingual news channel in North-East ‘NE TV’, a bi-lingual entertainment channel NE ‘Hi-Fi’ and a Bengali infotainment channel NE Bangla in West Bengal.

    Sinh says NE Bangla will be re-launched as a news channel on 2 December. NE Bangla operates out of Kolkata. Headed by Ramesh Gandhi, NE Bangla gets its content from Rainbow Productions. Earlier Rainbow Productions provided content to ATN news and DD.

    As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, Positiv TV will be also launching two news channels for Jharkhand and Hyderabad.

    The company will first launch Hamar TV in Jharkhand followed by HY TV in Hyderabad.

    North East Multimedia, the radio venture of the company, operates three FM stations in Guwahati, Shillong and Agartala. By the year end, it will roll out the fourth station in Itanagar to complete launching all stations of which it has obtained license.