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  • Zee Business is the first Business Channel to Interview Narendra Modi

    Zee Business is the first Business Channel to Interview Narendra Modi

    MUMBAI: Zee Business, India’s first and only hindi business news channel will be telecasting the first ever interview of Gujarat CM Mr.Narendra Modi given to any business News Channel.

    With “Vibrant Gujarat’s Investor’s Summit” just round the corner the Gujarat CM asserted that he wants to make Gujarat the leader in having SEZs. He told Zee Business in an exclusive interview that apart from Reliance Petrolium, Essar Steel, Essar Oil, Adani Group and Zydus Cadila, many more world-renowned companies have been planning to invest in the state. He said ” 33 Special Economic Zones have already got approval from the central govt.”

     

    When asked the reason on the less number of automobile companies in the state he said that the state govt. is also planning to have Special Economic Zone for the automobile industry, which is worth $ 3 trillion worldwide. Rajkot is proposed as a place to establish he automobile SEZ. He further adds ” As Rajkot provides all the auto parts to the big automobile companies, it will be advantageous to have an automobile SEZ here. We also have the advantage of a port nearby.” A delegation of Japan Chamber of Commerce visited the state along with the Japanese ambassador and he was very optimistic about the proposed SEZ set up.

     

    Mr. Modi is looking forward to IT industry that has so far been the base in states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka etc. but now Gujarat will also boom in this sector. The government has signed MOU worth Rs. 11000 Crore. With various companies like Satyam, TCS, Infosys etc. there are going to be 4 IT parks from the DLF, Rahejas, and Iscon very soon.

    The most troublesome question was of Octroi in seven parts of the states, which was the reason of strong demonstrations in the state against it. The govt. has promised its withdrawal as VAT was there. Mr.Modi said “We want to withdraw octroi but we are finding some alternative way to settle the issue.”

     

    Mr.Modi also disclosed his long cherished dream of having the tallest building of the country in Gujarat.

    He also mentioned that the Jyotirgram Yojana which would provide 24 hrs electricity to 18000 villages of the state. The expenses are going to be as big as Rs.1200 Cr. to make this scheme operational.

    In the “Vibrant Gujrat Investors Summit” Gujarat is expected to sign some 1,75,000 MOUs.

    Watch Zee Business on Monday at 9 P.M. for the detailed interview.

  • Bid a joyous adieu to the year 2006 with STAR News

    Bid a joyous adieu to the year 2006 with STAR News

    MUMBAI: The year 2006 is coming to an end and its time to pop open the bubbly and celebrate, its time to make new resolutions and drop old ones, its time to welcome a new year with pomp and party.

    But this is also the time to ‘retrospect’, to think of the year gone by – muse over the moments that made this year memorable. Keeping this spirit in mind, STAR News ushers in the New Year with a slew of programming that will wrap up the year gone by in ‘delectable bites’.

    The channel has planned a series of specials that will capture, in the most interesting and unique format, all that made news in 2006 across genres like sports, politics, entertainment, crime, films, and many more.

    STAR News has always successfully packed in variety, style and novelty with a dash of wit and ‘tongue-in-cheek’ humour in its year-end specials and this year is certainly no exception.

    Starting from the last week of December, the channel will feature tailor-made specials that will effectively encapsulate the year 2006, bringing to the discerning viewers the best and the worst from all facets of the society.

    Below is a brief on what you can expect on STAR News capping off an eventful 2006:

    Saal Dhamaal

    [Dec 25 – 30; 9.30 – 10.00 pm / Dec31; 9.30 – 10.30 pm]

    A tongue-in-cheek look back at the year, with special focus on various walks of life like entertainment, cricket, politics, etc. The first six episodes of the programme will be anchored by Great Indian Laughter Challenge Champion – Sunil Pal. The special episode on 31st Dec would be anchored by a number of comic extraordinaires like Suresh Menon, Purvi Joshi, Sonya, Gaurav Gera, Kikoo, Kunal and Rakesh Paul.

    Best Of Saas Bahu Aur Saazish

    [Dec 25 – 31; 2.30 – 3.00 pm]

    The year that was for various GEC’s (Sony, Sahara, STAR Plus, Zee TV, SAB TV) with focus on new programme launches, serials going off air, on and off air happenings through the year, and most importantly recap of major serials across all channels.

    Zero No.1

    [Dec 25 – 31; 10.30 – 11.00 pm]

    This segment will aim to determine the ‘Zeros’ of 2006, i.e. all people who have been in the news for the wrong reasons. People’s responses will be gauged through SMS polls. Each day, there will be a poll on one of the following categories: cricket, politics, entertainment, convicts, and even spoilt brats. Thereafter, there will be a SMS poll conducted to adjudge winners of each category and also to adjudge a sole winner among all categories. This winner will be crowned zero number one of the year.

    Countdown Special

    [Dec 31; 11.00pm – Midnight]

    As the name suggests this special would be a countdown to the New Year and would capture the happening parties that are being hosted around the country, other outdoor festivities and astrological predictions of the progression of the year 2007.

    Kiski Khulegi Pol

    [Dec 30 & 31; 8.30 – 9.00 pm]

    This special programme will aim to identify people from various fields like politics, sports, entertainment, etc. who are most likely to come under the Pol Khol scanner in the upcoming New Year.

    Dekhoge To Hasoge

    [Dec 31; 1.00 – 2.00 pm]

    A one-hour special by the wacky and crazy comedian Suresh Menon, spoofing the memorable moments of 2006…

    So, as we prepare to usher in another year of well being, success and fulfillment, STAR News bids adieu to the year 2006 and offers a well-deserved tribute to the year gone by. Watch the Year-End Specials, starting December 25th 2006, only on STAR News.

  • TRAI releases consultation paper on “Review of Internet Services”

    MUMBAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India received a reference from Department of Telecommunication seeking recommendations on Internet Services. The Government is contemplating to review the policy of Internet Services with a view to address large number of ISP licenses, grey market operations, level playing field vis-?-vis other licensed telecom service providers, for a effective, regulated and forward looking ISP license.

    It may be recalled that Internet services were launched in India on 15th August 1995. In November 1998 the Government opened up the sector for providing Internet services by private operators. A liberal licensing regime was put in place with a view to increase Internet penetration across the country. Though large number of ISPs (389) has been licensed to operate Internet service today, top 20 ISPs provide Internet services to 98per cent subscribers.

    Internet Telephony has been permitted to 128 ISPs, however only 32 of them are presently providing Internet Telephony. The growth of Internet and Broadband is slow and with present growth it is not likely to achieve the target of 18 million Internet subscribers and 9 million Broadband connections by 2007.

    Government is concerned with increasing IP telephony called grey market. The loss of government revenue, unlicensed operation by certain operators in violation of law of the land, depleting market share of licensed operators are some of the reasons which necessitates urgent review of policy of Internet services as well as ISP licensing conditions.

     

    Numbers of new services like IP-TV, IP-Telephony etc are becoming very popular. The demands of the various content services are likely to increase in coming years. The scope of services under existing ISP license conditions are unclear. There is need to remove these ambiguities to smoothen roll out of these services while ensuring level playing field vis-a vis other licensed telecom operators.

     

    The consultation paper discusses in detail various issues like level playing field vis a vis other telecom service providers, different foreign direct investment limits for provision of similar services under different licenses, virtually no license fee, limited performance bank guarantee and charging of radio spectrum based on allocated frequency, hops, link length etc. While ISPs demand permission to provide emerging new services as IP based value added services, other licensed operators want level paying field as ISPs virtually pay no license fee and very low performance bank guarantee.

     

    ISPs are permitted to have 100 FDI if they do not setup their own gateway (74 per cent FDI if they setup their International gateway) but UASL and CMTS operators can normally get FDI up to just 49 per cent unless they fulfill other conditions in which case it can go up to 74 per cent. The spectrum charging mechanism for ISPs is based on complex mechanism and at time very costly.

     

    In order to address these issues pertaining to Internet Services, Authority has decided to release a consultation paper on “Review of Internet Services”. The consultation paper discusses in depth present scenario, regulatory environment, emerging trend and emphasizes the need to revamp internet services in India.

    The consultation paper is available on TRAI’s website: (www.trai.gov.in) All the stakeholders are requested to send their written comments to the Authority through email/ fax/letter by 15th January 2007

  • Broadcaster files case against hotel for showing TV channels without permission

    MUMBAI: A hotel Enclave in the Mumbai suburb of Khar was raided a few days ago for violation of copyright and theft of signals of ESPN Star Sports and Zee turner. Raid was jointly carried out by ESPN Star Sports and Zee Turner through its authorised representatives Novex Communication.

    An FIR was filed by along with equipments/related materials from the hotel. The equipments and related materials was also seized by the police.

    The hotel needs to take authorisation from the broadcaster directly and not through any cable operator/MSO. Under section 2(7) 1930 of sales of goods Act, if any channel is shown without our permission, it’s against the copyright act.

    Novex Communication GM Anurag Parmar says, “We once again request all commercial establishments, hotels and everybody who does this kind of thing to please avoid it.”

  • IBN 7‘s ‘Hindustan ki Kasam’ explores Mumbai’s local trains

     

    MUMBAI: IBN 7’s ‘Hindustan ki Kasam’ will be in Mumbai this week discussing the city’s distinctive suburban train system. Covering vast geographical distances to include as much of the local population as possible, this network is the principle mode of mass public transport in the city and one of the oldest in Asia.

     

    Keeping in mind the Mumbaikars absolute dependence on these trains for their daily commute, the programme’s team will bring together people and experts to deliberate on issues such as congestion, women’s compartment’s, security, general conditions, etc.

     

    Two zonal wings of the Indian railways operate the Mumbai Suburban Railway System: the Western Railways and the Central Railways. Renowned for possessing the highest passenger density of any urban railway system in the world, this lifeline of the city carries a record 65-lakh passengers daily.

     

    Despite such heavy commuter traffic, the infrastructure surrounding the railways is insufficient resulting in problems of overcrowding and subsequent fatalities.

     

    “We strongly feel that an issue like the Mumbai local trains deserves attention due to the public’s sheer dependence on it. We believe in inclusive journalism and our aim has always been to air shows, which involve the common man.

     

    This show will provide the people a platform to voice their opinions on subjects, which affect their daily lives. We are confident that the outcome of such a series will put pressure on the concerned authorities to bring about positive changes regarding the same.” added, Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN 7.

    Watch “Hindustan Ki Kasam” from Monday to Sunday at 6:30 pm only on IBN 7.

  • Star Movies cements its leadership

    Star Movies cements its leadership

    Mumbai, December 22, 2006: Star Movies, India’s No. 1 English movie channel, cemented its leadership for the 5th year* and ended 2006 with a big bang!!! The channel is now all set to continue its undisputed leadership in 2007 with a power packed line-up of some of the best and the biggest Hollywood blockbusters. The month long (October 30th – November 30th, 2006), Absolute Bond Festival, catapulted the channel to new heights! Followed by this successful initiative, Star Movies kicked off Star Wars: The Complete Saga, on December 17th, 2006. This six-week property will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise (1977-2007), with all six titles and the exclusive premiere of Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith on New Years Eve for the first time on Indian television!!!

     

    “We are extremely delighted that Star Movies has continued its dominance in the English movie segment, in spite of the blackout in Mumbai. Properties like Absolute Bond, Lost- 2 and Star Wars: The Complete Saga have created an enormous amount of excitement amongst our viewers. We wish all our viewers a very Happy New Year and promise them non-stop, quality entertainment in the year ahead!”, says Mr. Ajay Vidyasagar, EVP, Star India Pvt Ltd.

     

    With the Absolute Bond Festival, Star Movies has shaken and stirred all competition. The channel witnessed a robust growth in all day channel shares. Not just this, Bond movies rated 250% higher than HBO in the 9 pm (Mon – Thu) slot! Star Movies sustained dominance despite the Mumbai blackout and was leading in 20 out of the 22 weeks since the beginning of the current fiscal 2006. The channel was leading consistently amongst its competitors, across primetime (7 p.m.- 12 59 a.m.) during the Absolute Bond festival! 19 out of the 20 movie titles from Week 44- week 48 belonged to Star Movies, out of which 16 were from the Bond collection.

     

    Starting January, Star Movies is all set to deliver some power-packed punches with an exciting line-up of the BEST and the BIGGEST movies across genres from thriller and action to comedy and drama. Every Friday night at 9p.m., Star Movies will premiere critically acclaimed and box office heavy weights like Madagascar, Transporter 2, Cinderella Man and War of the Worlds, to name a few.

    Every night in February leading up to the Oscars, Star Movies will showcase the most popular Oscar winning flicks followed by the telecast of the biggest movie event of the year- The 79th Annual Academy Awards – LIVE & Exclusive only on STAR Movies.

    In August, Star Movies keeps its promise and brings back one of the most critically acclaimed mini series- LOST-SERIES 3. With an eclectic cast consisting of American, British and Indian stars, it is a show that redefined television viewing the world over. Promising more gripping drama, revealing more secrets about the island and its inhabitants, get set to be hooked all over again!!!

    With all this and much more, Star Movies is jet set to continue the big Dhamaka!!!
    So Come Home to Hollywood… Come Home to Star Movies.

    About Star
    STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts 60 television services in nine languages to more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels cover all genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and current affairs (Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and also owns the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, with more than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee.

    In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems, direct-to-home services, terrestrial TV broadcasting, wireless and digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. www.startv.com

     

    For further information please contact:
    In Mumbai
    Zeenat Khan
    Asst Vice President, Publicity
    STAR (India) Ltd.
    Tel No. 91-22-28523880

    Shiraz Bhavnani / Aditi Chada
    Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
    Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
    Fax: 91-22-5656 8788
    Email:sbhavnani@vccpl.com / achada@vccpl.com

  • Pakistan v West Indies 2nd ODI live on Ten Sports

    Pakistan v West Indies 2nd ODI live on Ten Sports

    MUMBAI: Following the disappointment of the first ODI being washed out, everyone will be geared up with anticipation for the second ODI which gets underway live and exclusively on Ten Sports on Thursday.

    Pakistan, having won the recent Test series will be oozing confidence as will Mohammad Yousuf after breaking Sir Viv Richards long standing record for most runs in a calendar year.

    The home team has had even more good news following the announcement that the bans on both Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have been lifted with immediate effect.

    The visitors will look to their recent good performances in the Champions Trophy to lift them after the Test defeats. In that tournament they gained victories over Australia, India and South Africa to get them to the final but then found the Aussies just too good for them.

    But their build up to the ODI’s have been disrupted with the loss of both Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo who are out of the series due to a broken foot and personal reasons respectively.

    Weather permitting all the action will be live on Ten Sports starting at 11-30IST.

  • FILMY Flashback 2006

    MUMBAI: As FILMY faces its first year end, it’s putting on display for the viewers the best and worst of Bollywood 2006, with its special three part series FILMY Flashback 2006 from Dec 29 – 31, 8 PM onwards.

    FILMY Flashback 2006, will feature the biggest box office hits of 2006, along with which films FILMY feels were the best films of the year. The year also saw its share of some painfully bad movies, which will get listed in the worst movies of the year section. Another interesting feature of the series will be the listing of the most popular ‘characters’ in films of 2006.

    The show will also take the viewers on a journey of what made news in Bollywood in 2006. Hosted by the glamorous and effervescent TV host Shweta Salve, FILMY Flashback will be a treat for Bollywood fans.

    FILMY Flashback 2006 is a continuation in the efforts of the channel to provide meaningful, unique and entertaining film content to its viewers along with showcasing some of the biggest hits of the year like Khosla Ka Ghosla, Gangster, Malamaal Weekly etc.

    Shailesh Kapoor, Head Marketing and Content, FILMY says, “2006 has been an extremely eventful year for Indian cinema. As a part of FILMY’s continuing efforts to showcase the highs and lows of the film industry, the channel will present its take on the year in FILMY flashback 2006”.

    FILMY is more than just a Hindi film channel. Currently the channel also launched the FILMY Person of the Year 2006, which has five of the most successful individuals of Bollywood – Aamir, Shah Rukh, Hrithik, Himesh and Abhishek, contending for the title, with the deciding factor being viewer votes. Other innovative launches over the year have been FILMY Stock Exchange, Firangy FILMY, Short films on FILMY and FILMY Hot Breaks.

    So enjoy the FILMY year-end treat, all the happenings of Bollywood, only on FILMY starting December 29 to year end at 8 PM.

  • NDTV exclusive with Farooq Abdullah

    NDTV exclusive with Farooq Abdullah

    MUMBAI: In an exclusive interview on NDTV’s One on One, Farooq Abdullah talks to Vir Sanghvi about his desire to be the next President of India, about how he was betrayed by A.B. Vajpayee and the NDA government, about the complex relationship between the Abdullahs and the Nehru-Gandhi family, about his conviction that the Pakistan government is actively involved in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, and about his reputation as a ladies man.

     

    Watch Vir Sanghvi host ‘One on One’ with the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, on Saturday, December 2, 2006, at 9.30 pm on NDTV 24X7.

    Farooq Abdullah says he would like to be President when the post falls vacant. However, he says he will not lobby for the post or `run after it’, but if it was offered to him then he would `love it’. He says that he was offered the post by A.B. Vajpayee the last time around and believed that he would be the NDA’s candidate for President. But not only did this not happen, nobody told him that he would not be the candidate. He only discovered this, he said, “When the nomination of the other person was filed. That is when I found out that I was not there.”

    It was because he believed that he would be the next President, he says, that he did not campaign fully in the last assembly elections in Kashmir. “If I had canvassed in the election, then my party would have won,” he declared. Instead, he explained, he went off to South Africa at a crucial time in the campaign.

    Should he be President of India now, Dr Abdullah said, “I would like to speak my mind to the government of the day.” He claimed that there were many issues that even Dr Abdul Kalam was not able to express a view on. When asked what these issues were, he declined to explain.

     

    Asked about his own reputation as a man who is incapable of concentration, Farooq Abdullah denied that he had `an attention span of 30 seconds’ or ‘ants in his pants’. In his defence, he argued, “If that was true, I would not have lasted so long.”

     

    About the perception that he is a ladies man, Dr Abdullah was categorical. “I am not a gay person. I am not a homosexual,” he said. “I do not do anything under the carpet because God sees everything you do.”

     

    Speaking about how Pakistan is playing host and fuelling terrorist activities, Mr Abdullah said, “I think we would be making our own weapons, we would be having all those grenades, and there would be an advanced state in the country. Unfortunately we are not that advanced to make all these weapons. They are coming across the border. The training camps they have there and have had in the past in many parts of Pakistan. Many of them are still active. In Pakistan, no movement can take place unless the Government allows them. Camps are there, people are trained there. And unless, literally, you come to some sort of a settlement with Pakistan, don’t be under any illusion that you are going to get peace in Kashmir or in the rest of the country.”

     

    Asked whom he would blame for the Kashmir fiasco, Farooq Abdullah said, “Oh, I would blame a number of them. There’s Jagmohan, who was the prime mover of the things. He killed people…He ordered the crackdown on the people there. And I’m sure he’s the one who is responsible for supplying trucks when the Hindus were moved. He may deny it.”
     

  • Junior Super Singer – the hunt for Tamilnadu’s kid singer has begun

    MUMBAI: Airtel Super Singer, the hunt for the golden voice of TN created a huge wave of fan following across the state. Nikhil Mathew, the Airtel Super Singer is now an household name in Tamilnadu; and is promised an opportunity to render his golden voice to the tunes composed by the music director Harris Jeyaraj.

    The success of Airtel Super Singer has now paved way for the search of the next Super Singer. Yes – that’s right, Super Singer is back and this time it’s for the little ones. The statewide search for that sweet voice of a child, which will reach out to the hearts of millions, is all set to commence.

     

    Presenting a golden opportunity for children between 6-12 years to showcase their singing talent on a great platform assessed by the greats of the music industry. Apart from gaining recognition from acclaimed names of the music industry and being a child icon to the children of the state; the Junior Super Singer is also honored with a prize money of Rs.5 lakhs.

     

    Children between 6-12 years of age can send in their recorded voice either on a CD or a cassette to the following address ‘Junior Super Singer, Vijay TV, PO Box – 8484, Chennai – 34’. A jury will screen these entries and the short listed candidates will then be called for the ground auditions, which are to be held at Chennai, Coimbatore and Tanjore in the month of January, 2007.

     

    Spot registration for the ground auditions is also open. A hi-powered jury comprising some of the most popular names in the music industry will screen the candidates. Only 45 talented candidates (15 from each zone) will move onto the next level of screening in Chennai where they will face the main jury panel. The main jury of the show will be a real surprise element which would take the show to the next level.

     

    After 13 weeks of screening in various rounds; only ONE child with the golden voice will emerge as the Jr. Super Singer and take home prize money of a whopping Rs.5 lakhs. So parents what are you are waiting for; get started. This is the golden opportunity to make your little one a super star.

    For more information log onto http://vijay.indya.com