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  • MTV Aids Summit zooms in on ‘Women’s Empowerment’

    MTV Aids Summit zooms in on ‘Women’s Empowerment’

    MUMBAI:Come 1 December and MTV will focus on HIV/Aids both from a domestic and global perspective to help inform viewers about the epidemic and ways that they can actively engage in the issue and protect themselves.

    At 8:30 pm tomorrow MTV will air the MTV Music Summit for Aids 2005.The objective of this is not only to increase the awareness of Aids amongst the youth but also educate them on safeguarding themselves against this deadly disease. The theme for this years MTV Music Summit for AIDS is Womens Empowerment.

    Yana Gupta, Bombay Vikings, Shaan, Strings, Kunal Ganjawala, Himesh Reshamiya, Abhijeet Sawant, Amit Sana, Rahul Vaidya, the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa finalists, the new kids on the block  Pratichee and Raghav Sachar- all participate in the event.
     
    On 1 December 2005 MTV will also air special interstitial programming, including testimonials from young people and celebrities sharing their thoughts about the impact of HIV/AIDS on their lives, as well as their involvement in the fight against the epidemic. In addition to being aired on MTV throughout the day, these and other think MTV PSAs on HIV/AIDS will run on Times Squares MTV 44 ½ — the largest HDTV screen in the world.

    MTV wil also air an interview between MTV News correspondent John Norris and UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on the challenges of this global pandemic. MTV News will broadcast a special News segment excerpted from the interview, which will also be available on demand on MTV Overdrive, MTV’s new broadband network. MTV Radio will make the 30 minute interview available to all MTV Radio Network Affiliates nationwide, reaching more than 200 radio stations.

    mtvU will also feature World Aids Day programming on-air, as well as online at mtvU.com and mtvU Über  the networks broadband channel. mtvU will present a number of new HIV/Aids related PSAs and VJs will discuss testing and the college audience.

    In a special partnership with Global Nomads Group, mtvU will present original short form programming profiling college students from the US and India discussing HIV prevention issues and visiting a local hospital in India treating HIV patients. All of the programming will run on mtvU and mtvU Über. Additionally, users will be able to log on to mtvU.com to learn about testing, facts on sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, condom use and hotlines.

    Meanwhile in the US, MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation, as part of the think: Sexual Health campaign, have announced a multiplatform programming line-up of specials, public service announcements (PSAs), free interactive resources and broadband services. The collaboration builds on MTVs nine-year public education partnership with Kaiser.

    MTV and MTVs college network in the US mtvU will air Think Again: Sex Myths Revealed. The aim is to help inform and empower young people to protect themselves from HIV/Aids and other sexually transmitted diseases by dispelling popular misconceptions.

    MTV News will also feature news segments examining the state of the HIV/Aids epidemic in the US and abroad, focusing on young people who represent half of all new HIV infections globally. A new series of PSAs called Perspectives produced by Kaiser and MTV, will aim to inform viewers about HIV/Aids and direct them to the campaigns toll-free hotline and website for more information, including where and how to get tested.

    Online, through think.mtv.com, viewers will be able to access It’s Your (Sex) Life: Your Guide to Safe & Responsible Sex. This is a free interactive guide created by Kaiser and MTV, which provides information on STDs and HIV. The website will also help users find local HIV testing facilities and highlights opportunities to get involved on a local community level. MTV Overdrive, the broadband network, will also air all World Aids Day programming on-demand.

  • ‘Bombay Vikings’ fame Anthony D’ Souza to direct international videos

    MUMBAI: After having directed eclectic videos for Sukhbir, Silk Route and Bombay Vikings, video director Anthony D’Souza is now all set to scale the international scene.

    D’ Souza will now direct videos for teen sensation Avril Lavigne and music maestro Carlos Santana.
     

    According to a media release, BMG International had invited D’Souza to direct videos for the artists’ forthcoming albums, a first time ever for an Indian director.

    With an international ace up his sleeve, Anthony continues to be a part of the Indian foray too with the much appreciated video of upcoming artist Sarrosh’s debut album He Ya, on air these days.

    The media release adds that the video, a rare mix of artistic visualization and computer generated imagery with popular VJ Ramona and model Bunty Grewal in it has an almost surreal appeal and a dreamlike quality with a twist of realism.
     
     
    “I wanted the video to have a fairy tale look; each sequence is like you turned a page of an ‘enchanted adventure’, with each shot looking totally different from the other. For example in one sequence we would have a natural light feel and the next one would be decidedly unnatural. There is something about almost illusory about every shot”, explains Anthony.

    D’Souza has been associated with projects with the international scene having directed 52 episodes of the hit series Ripley’s’ Believe it or Not! aired on AXN channel for the South East Asian regions, informs the press release.

    Ripley’s Believe it or Not! co-producer Gail Smerigan asserts, “Anthony’s work brought a whole new dimension to Ripley’s. He covered stories from all over the world and not only was the content there but he captured the feel of wherever he was so that you felt immersed in that culture.”

  • MTV Immies to get spiced up by Salman Khan, Ishaa Kopikar

    MTV Immies to get spiced up by Salman Khan, Ishaa Kopikar

    MUMBAI: MTV has announced a variety of local acts for its awards function The MTV Immies. Actor Salman Khan, dancer Ishaa Koppikar, model Yana Gupta, Amrita Arora and singer Falguni Pathak along with bands Bombay Vikings and Euphoria will take the stage.

    The show takes place on 12 December 2003 at the Goregaon Sports Club, Mumbai. It will air on MTV and Sony on 14 December at 9 pm.
     
     
    Earlier the broadcaster had announced that international acts Westlife, Safri Duo, Outlandish, Rishi Rich and Panjabi MC would perform. The show’s presenting sponsor is AirTel

    Ishaa, Yana and Amrita will get together and dance a storm to Rishi Rich’s new Britney Spears remix Me Against the Music. Falguni Pathak and Bombay Vikings will perform their love ballad Tera Mera Pyaar. Euphoria will rock the grounds with Dama Dum Mast Kalandar.

    As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com artistes will be honoued in 23 categories across all genres of music – from film to spiritual music; indipop to devotional; ghazal to international. In addition, there will be an Inspiration/Special Recognition award for outstanding contribution to music over the years.

     

  • BMA 2003 honours Bollywood music industry

    BMA 2003 honours Bollywood music industry

    NEW JERSEY: Bollywood Group’s Bollywood Music Awards (BMA) 2003 was held recently at Atlantic City, New Jersey, to honour the artistes of Bollywood music industry.
     

    The BMA conferred its Outstanding Music Producer of the Year award to the producers of Pritish Nandy Communication’s Kaante, Sur, Jhankaar Beats and Mumbai Matinee.

    The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Pankaj Udhas. Other Goodwill Awards went to international choreographer Darren Henson who has choreographed for Britney Spears, N Sync, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lopez and Arrow.

    Singers like Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu, Hans Raj Hans, Sukhwinder, Sunidhi Chauhan, Bombay Vikings, Harry Anand, Anamika, Arrow amd Inder Kanhai and the middle eastern sensation Alabina performed live at the ceremony.

    The show, anchored by television actress Tanaaz Currim was the brainchild of Bollywood Group chairman Kamal Dandona.

    Among the list of winners were Sonu Nigam for Best Male Singer (Saathiya ), Sunidhi Chauhan for Best Female Singer(Kaante), Mahalaxmi Iyer Best New Musical Talent (Sur) and Adnan Sami for Best Pop Album (Tera Chehra).

  • etc’s unplugged ‘Naach Meri Jaan’ to air on 26 April

    etc’s unplugged ‘Naach Meri Jaan’ to air on 26 April

    MUMBAI: While MAX gave the country forty ‘mus’licks, etc prefers to rock the county with numbers from the home ground.

    With the etc Naach Meri Jaan starting off on 26 April at 9 PM, the music channel plans to enthrall its weekend viewers with its musical programmes, says an official release. Armed with series of unplugged and musical feasts, etc has organized a Bollywood night out every Saturday that will be anchored by south-Indian funny man Suresh Menon and Reshma Khan.
     
     
    Starting off the whole series is Remo Fernandes’ musical feat to be held this Sunday, 20 April 2003 at Water Kingdom. While belting out some of his popular numbers, the Aye meri munni singer will be bogeying with the audience for two hour during the concert. The entire series of events is conducted atop the 25/25 feet large and 12 feet high stage erected on the rocks at Wetlantic and recorded via a six-camera setup.

    After Remo next on the line are performances by the group Bombay Vikings and the Aika daajiba fame Vaishali Samant on 4 May, telecast the Saturday. A heavy line up of artiste has been slotted to entertain the audience, says the release. On 11 May pop singer Shweta Shetty, playback artiste Babul Supriyo and few album old Harry Anand will share the stage, while on 18 May the Kanta Laga girl Shafali Zariwala will groove to Bali Brahmbhatt’s tunes numbers.

    As on the 25 May, the spoof-singer Devang Patel will be incharge of providing some song and dance. Next on the list is playback singer Vinod Rathod and Kaliyon Ka Chaman’s Meghna Naidu who will perform 1 June and Jaspinder Narula’s on 8 June.

    Besides the musical bonanza, the channel has some prizes in store for the viewers via a SMS contest. With the question of the week fielded during each episode, there are 100 prizes to be won every week besides chance of winning free tickets to the venue.

  • DD, MTV tie up for AIDS concert telecast

    DD, MTV tie up for AIDS concert telecast

    MUMBAI: For the first time ever, Doordarshan has agreed to telecast one of music channel MTV’s concerts, in a prime time 90-minute weekend slot on DD National.

    The MTV Music Summit for AIDS, to be held to coincide with World AIDS Day on 1 December, will be telecast on the music channel on 13 December and on the public broadcaster on 15 December. DD Sahyadri will also carry the 90-minute telecast, although the date and time are yet be finalised, according to MTV India managing director Alex Kuruvilla.

    A star-studded line up of pop music artists, Bollywood gliterrati and MTV veejays will entertain crowds at the MMRDA grounds for five hours on 1 December, interspersing the music items with public service announcements related to AIDS. The Avert Society, a USAID funded organisation that works to reduce the impact and control the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Maharashtra will be presenting the event jointly with MTV for the second year in a row.

    A multi-media strategy, including radio (a tie up with Go 92.5 FM), outdoor, print and on air (messages through all MTV programmes) has already been put into place to create awareness for the event and after, says Kuruvilla. Like last year, the Family Health International, will track the response from the event, aimed at creating awareness among youth, through exit polls, as well as by monitoring the number of households reached. With DD agreeing to telecast the event, the awareness should penetrate over 70 million homes this year, says Avert Society project director K Vaidyanathan. MTV’s reach of 23.5 million homes in the country is also expected to add to the awareness level.

    The event is a continuation of MTV’s global initiative of spreading awareness about the disease. A similar event was held by MTV in Cape Town over the last weekend, and another is lined up in Seattle on 27 November. Among the artistes who will perform on 1 December in Mumbai are Alisha, Bombay Vikings, KK, Mehnaz, Shaan, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Silk Route, Shweta Shetty, Hema Sardesai and Vasundhara.