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  • BBC Worldwide teams up with 19 Entertainment for ‘Pop Goes English’

    BBC Worldwide teams up with 19 Entertainment for ‘Pop Goes English’

    MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide and 19 Entertainment, whose pop act credentials include The Spice Girls, have announced a new joint venture – Pop Goes English. The aim, says the channel, is to revolutionise the international English language teaching market. 

    An official release informs that the partnership will create a series of television programmes and other learning materials to encourage children across the globe to learn to speak English. The first 19 Entertainment band to feature in Pop Goes English will be a pop group. Music from new bands and artists will follow as the Pop Goes English format develops.

    19 Entertainment is a UK music and television company and is renowned for its global innovation and cross platform entertainment properties. Drawing on a universal fascination with the world of showbiz and pop music to teach English was originally the brainchild of 19s Simon Fuller, says the release.

    Earlier in the year, BBC Worldwide launched its football-themed Goal TV programme and learning materials to coincide with the 2002 World Cup. For Pop Goes English, BBC Worldwide will develop a series of multi-media materials using the S Club brand, including mini television programmes, videos, books and CD-ROMs, all featuring a combination of lyrics, dance steps and karaoke graphics to make learning English simple and fun for children aged seven to 11.

    The release states that young local music artists will host Pop Goes English, acting as interpreter and teacher alongside live S Club performances and songs, including international hits, Bring it all Back and Reach. The first development is already underway in China and Taiwan, with national pop artist e-Vonne, provided by Universal Music, Taiwan. Further developments of the concept with new and existing BBC Worldwide broadcasting and publishing partners around the world are anticipated shortly.

    This project continues 19s partnership with BBC Worldwide, which has led to S Club programming being broadcast in over 100 countries around the world, the release adds.

    BBC Worldwide has also developed a new S Club Challenge book with band photos, facts and figures, combined with games, quizzes and challenges to solve, and even a chance to develop musical composition skills using the tips on song writing  all designed to make a lively, interactive challenge for S Club fans.

  • Discovery India takes to sport as World Cup draws near

    Discovery India takes to sport as World Cup draws near

    In a move timed to capitalise on the football fever on the eve of the World Cup, Discovery Channel has announced a series of documentaries about the game.

    The varied football programming, which MD Deepak Shourie claims is an outcome of the channel’s focus on shows that are entertaining, educative and relevant to all viewer groups includes the history of the game, behind the scenes accounts and the business of the game.

    The History of Football, a series that started on 4 April covers the multi dimensional cultural, social and political aspects of the game every Thursday at 10 pm takes viewers on a journey through the origins of the game, and what football means to different cultures.

    Planet Soccer, a show that airs on 31 May and 23 June at 8 pm will be hosted by Ian Wright and deals with the football fever currently sweeping Korea and Japan.

    Football Dreams on 31 May at 9 pm puts a marketing spin on the game from the Asian perspective. It deals with the region’s soccer players as well as their agents and managers.

    Ultimate Goal on 23 June at 7 pm will discover the blood and sweat involved in making the 2002 World Cup a reality. The show will feature the man responsible for the incredible floating pitch in Japans Sapporo stadium. The show also looks at the manner in which the Osaka police are being coached in martial arts to cope with rowdy overseas fans.

    Football: Business and Passion will air on 23 June at 9 pm and see the manager take centrestage. The programme goes behind the scenes to uncover the scenario of football negotiations, who stays in the team and who gets the boot. Exclusive access and the inside track allow Discovery camera crews to follow the progress of security measures being taken, ticket sales and the construction of stadia