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  • Chef Vikas Khanna takes viewers on a personal tour with ‘Twist of Taste’ in America

    Chef Vikas Khanna takes viewers on a personal tour with ‘Twist of Taste’ in America

    MUMBAI: Fox Life is back with the new season of Twist of Taste. The new season will give the viewers a peek into the life of Vikas Khanna in his second home — the United States of America; as he meets iconic chefs and other experts in his field.

    The show will air from 15 October every Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm.

    “We are excited to bring in a new season of Twist of Taste- every season so far has been a viewer favourite, and one of the most popular shows on Fox Life. In line with our vision to bring authentic experiences for our viewers, the new season has been designed to showcase Vikas’s personal journey through America, keeping the theme of experimenting with the local cuisine intact,” said Fox Networks Groups business head Swati Mohan.

    The channel and the host will travel across the East Coast of the US giving viewers a glimpse into his own early experiences in New York. While further episodes take them to Boston, Philadephia, Washington D.C., etc and those that inspire Khanna as he samples and twists the varied, vibrant and mouth-watering flavours this multi-cultural country has to offer.

    Khanna added, “With Twist of Taste, Fox Life gave me such an enriching opportunity to discover new cultures, unique flavours and new people. But, this season, it really is a new twist – I get to show people My America – my second home, and Fox Life has given me a rare chance to share a side of my life that is so personal to me. My passion about cooking and the experiences from my journey of becoming the chef I am today, I relived these memories and got the chance to be inspired once again. I can’t wait for Fox Life to see it!”

  • Chef Vikas Khanna takes viewers on a personal tour with ‘Twist of Taste’ in America

    Chef Vikas Khanna takes viewers on a personal tour with ‘Twist of Taste’ in America

    MUMBAI: Fox Life is back with the new season of Twist of Taste. The new season will give the viewers a peek into the life of Vikas Khanna in his second home — the United States of America; as he meets iconic chefs and other experts in his field.

    The show will air from 15 October every Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm.

    “We are excited to bring in a new season of Twist of Taste- every season so far has been a viewer favourite, and one of the most popular shows on Fox Life. In line with our vision to bring authentic experiences for our viewers, the new season has been designed to showcase Vikas’s personal journey through America, keeping the theme of experimenting with the local cuisine intact,” said Fox Networks Groups business head Swati Mohan.

    The channel and the host will travel across the East Coast of the US giving viewers a glimpse into his own early experiences in New York. While further episodes take them to Boston, Philadephia, Washington D.C., etc and those that inspire Khanna as he samples and twists the varied, vibrant and mouth-watering flavours this multi-cultural country has to offer.

    Khanna added, “With Twist of Taste, Fox Life gave me such an enriching opportunity to discover new cultures, unique flavours and new people. But, this season, it really is a new twist – I get to show people My America – my second home, and Fox Life has given me a rare chance to share a side of my life that is so personal to me. My passion about cooking and the experiences from my journey of becoming the chef I am today, I relived these memories and got the chance to be inspired once again. I can’t wait for Fox Life to see it!”

  • Videocon d2h to participate in Deutsche Bank 24th Aual Media and Telecom Conference

    Videocon d2h to participate in Deutsche Bank 24th Aual Media and Telecom Conference

    MUMBAI Videocon d2h Limited has announced its senior management’s participation in the following investor conferences in March 2016.

    March 7-8, 2016: Deutsche Bank 24th Annual Media, Internet and Telecom Conference in Florida is slated to take place on 7 and 8 March, while Ambit India Access event In New York and Boston will be held on 10 to 11 March.

    The management will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 24th Annual Media, Internet and Telecom Conference on March 7, 2016. A copy of the presentation will be made available at the company website, www.ir.videocond2h.com.  

  • Videocon d2h to participate in Deutsche Bank 24th Aual Media and Telecom Conference

    Videocon d2h to participate in Deutsche Bank 24th Aual Media and Telecom Conference

    MUMBAI Videocon d2h Limited has announced its senior management’s participation in the following investor conferences in March 2016.

    March 7-8, 2016: Deutsche Bank 24th Annual Media, Internet and Telecom Conference in Florida is slated to take place on 7 and 8 March, while Ambit India Access event In New York and Boston will be held on 10 to 11 March.

    The management will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 24th Annual Media, Internet and Telecom Conference on March 7, 2016. A copy of the presentation will be made available at the company website, www.ir.videocond2h.com.  

  • Dell Ventures to spend $ 300 Milllion for innovation

    Dell Ventures to spend $ 300 Milllion for innovation

    NEW DELHI: Dell Ventures, Dell’s strategic investment arm, has announced an expanded commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation with a $300 million Strategic Innovation Venture Fund. The fund will enable Dell to invest in early-to-growth-stage companies in emerging technology areas including storage, cloud computing, big data, next-generation data center, security and mobility.

    Earlier, Dell made major investment fund on the $60 million Dell Fluid Data Storage Fund announced last year. Since then, Dell has completed road shows to meet with entrepreneurs and VCs in Silicon Valley, Boston and Israel, reviewed hundreds of companies and invested in numerous startups that have contributed to Dell’s storage and end-to-end solutions innovation.

    As the global business environment evolves and customers are increasingly challenged by the pace of change with virtualisation, cloud computing, big data and mobility, Dell is expanding its venture investments to new areas of IT innovation.

    “Dell is committed to bringing the most innovative, affordable and easy to manage technology solutions to our customers. To accomplish this, we will aggressively pursue organic investment in R&D, acquisitions and venture investing,” said Dell Chief Financial Officer Brian Gladden in a release. “The expansion of our venture investing will allow us to stay at the forefront of innovation for our customers, and support the entrepreneurs who are helping shape the future of IT.”

     

    The Dell Ventures model is to co-invest with venture capitalists and other strategic investors, acting as a board advisor and making the full breadth of Dell resources available to the portfolio company. These resources include technical and business counsel, as well as access to brand scale, OEM solutions, channel and go-to-market relationships. 

    In addition to equipping startups with resources through Dell Ventures, Dell provides entrepreneurs an access to the technology, financing, networks and knowledge that they need to turn a great idea into a successful, growing business through the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs.

  • JWT premieres its final Portfolio Night video

    JWT premieres its final Portfolio Night video

    MUMBAI : With just a few days left for the much anticipated Portfolio Night 11, JWT India premiered their third and final Portfolio Night video. JWT India is hosting Portfolio Night 11 in Mumbai at its office on May 22, 2013.

    The last of the three part series, the latest ‘Eye-Opener’ film busts the myth of proficiency in English language being one of the prerequisites to becoming a creative. The film opens to a young creative cramming the right pronunciation to some of the English words and believing that the key to becoming a good creative is to master the English language. This however holds true only till he arrives at JWT-Portfolio Night 11, where he meets Prasoon Joshi, President South Asia, McCann Worldgroup, who speaks to him in chaste Hindi!!! The subtle sense of humor that is a characteristic of all the JWT-Portfolio Night films, make this is a must watch. The latest film can be viewed on JWT’s official Portfolio Night page, http://www.facebook.com/portfolionightmumbai11

    Advertising students were asked to tweet @pnmumbai11 on their thoughts on advertising. The wackiest of tweets are being selected to create posters and films. The 360 degree crowd-sourced campaign includes social media, posters, videos, hoardings and radio spots on Radio Mirchi all of which can be viewed on http://www.facebook.com/portfolionightmumbai11

    Portfolio Night 11 promises an evening with the country’s top creative directors* who, while interacting with young creatives, will also choose the ‘All Star’ of the evening. The Portfolio Night All-Star event is where the most talented young creative from each Portfolio Night event is selected and flown to New York to compete at Portfolio Night All-Stars competition in New York City in August 2013.

    Participants can register on their respective city’s page on the Portfolio Night website http://portfolionight.com/11/ and click on the “Buy Tickets” button for a registration. This will take them to that city’s online ticket purchasing system. An e-ticket will be issued to the participant as a permit to enter the event in Mumbai on May 22, 2013.

    Scheduled to take place simultaneously in over 20 cities on this date across the world, including Athens, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Costa Rica, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, Paris, Sao Paulo, Stockholm, Tokyo and Toronto amongst others, Portfolio Night is an annual property of ‘IHAVEANIDEA’, the creative founders and the world’s first and largest community of the international advertising industry.

    *Log on to http://portfolionight.com/11/mumbai to see the full list of creative director participating in JWT-Portfolio Night 11

  • Aereo files pre-emptive lawsuit against CBS

    Aereo files pre-emptive lawsuit against CBS

    MUMBAI: Aereo, which offers online streaming of television channels in the US has filed a request in New York federal court.

    It wants a declaratory ruling that its Internet TV service is legal. The aim is to pre-empt any attempts by channels like CBS to hinder its planned expansion to Boston next week.

    Aereo‘s spokesperson Virginia Lam said, “In response to the CBS companies‘ repeated threats to sue Aereo in every market that it enters, Aereo has filed a declaratory judgment action in New York naming CBS, its Boston affiliates and its wholly owned and operated companies located in Aereo‘s initial expansion markets.

    “In 2012, CBS and other broadcasters chose to file copyright lawsuits against Aereo in the federal courts in New York. Last year, the trial court denied CBS‘s and the other broadcasters‘ request for a preliminary injunction against Aereo; and, last month, the appeals court affirmed that decision. The fact that CBS did not prevail in their efforts to enjoin Aereo in their existing federal lawsuit does not entitle them to a do-over in another jurisdiction. We are hopeful that any such efforts to commence duplicative lawsuits to try to seek a different outcome will be rejected by the courts.”

    The filing names CBS as well as their owned and operated affiliates, and covers expansion cities. The complaint argues that a decision was already made by the Second Circuit that Aereo was not guilty of infringement and should not be shut down with a preliminary injunction. Therefore, following Aereo around the nation as it expands and leveling the same action against them from court to court would be improper.

    Earlier both CBS and News Corp had threatened to move to cable if Aereo succeeded.

  • CNN to double newsgathering presence in US

    CNN to double newsgathering presence in US

    MUMBAI: CNN plans to double its domestic newsgathering presence with new operations in 10 US cities, resulting in an aggressive expansion of its newsgathering in the US. The announcment was made by CNN US senior VP newsgathering Nancy Lane.

    The new operations will be based in Columbus, Ohio; Denver; Houston; Las Vegas; Minneapolis, Minn.; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Seattle. This expansion will also allow CNN to build stronger partnerships with affiliates in new and existing locations across the country. CNN already has bureaus in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

    The newly expanded newsgathering operation will be staffed with a mix of traditional general assignment reporters with CNN’s current roster of “show-based correspondents” who are attached to many of CNN’s daytime and prime-time programs, and newly designated “all-platform journalists.” All-platform journalists will combine new technologies with traditional journalism skills to gather news from the heart of America for all CNN’s networks and services, especially CNN’s growing digital platforms.

    Lane said , “CNN’s rapid adoption of new technology over the years put us in the enviable position to be able to expand at a time when others are cutting back. Our technological innovations allow our reporters to be at the center of more breaking news events and developing stories across the United States, with greater independence and mobility than ever before. This expansion is a critical component of CNN Worldwide’s overall strategy for increased content ownership.”

    CNN’s most recent development of technology in newsgathering includes the use of lightweight kits that combine cameras, editing tools and advanced satellite and Internet communications technology into a laptop-based system. This suite of technologies enable CNN’s journalists to employ immediate live and video FTP submissions, real-time content monitoring, editing and voice communication from anywhere in the field.

  • Fremantlemedia makes additions to drama catalogue ahead of MipTV

    Fremantlemedia makes additions to drama catalogue ahead of MipTV

    MUMBAI: Televisioon format owner and distributor FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced the acquisition of two drama shows which will launch at the television trade event MipTV in April.

    The shows are Love You To Death and The Best Years. They join FME’s expanding drama portfolio.

    The dark, funny Love You To Death stars filmmmaker John Waters Pink Flamingos, Hairspray in his television series debut as the ‘Groom Reaper’. It and tells the twisted, inspired-by-reality tales of spouses who have killed their loved, or not-so-loved ones.

    The series is scheduled later this year in the US on Court TV as ‘Til Death Do Us Part and Global Television in Canada. It will be on offer to buyers worldwide from FME at MipTV for both TV (excluding the US) and DVD (excluding Canada).
    As the ‘Groom Reaper’, Waters guides viewers through bizarre stories and cases of wedded woe, with his trademark wry sense of humour and definite macabre sensibility. Each episode – inspired by true crimes – dramatises the stories of ill-fated husbands and wives and reveals the flaws in what the killers thought was the perfect crime – like in the case of the ‘spend-a-holic’ spouse, who poisoned their other half to claim the life insurance, only to find that the cheque for the poison bounced! In each episode, viewers follow a murderous trail to find out whodunit and will be on the edge of their seats until the very end, as things are not always as they seem.

    The Best Years follows a group of friends through the ups and downs of college life. It’s an insight into the real-life drama that is university – the excitement and pressures that go hand in hand with newfound independence.

    Leaving her foster-home past behind, Samantha Best (Charity Shea) arrives on a scholarship for freshman year at the prestigious Charles University in Boston, MA and sets about finding her feet in the hallowed halls; not to mention finding a whole new set of friends – and ‘frenemies’ – along the way.

    As Samantha learns to juggle academic pressures, the perils of the social scene, friction with roommates and liaisons with lovers, The Best Years will be compulsive viewing as she and this sometimes dysfunctional college family make their way together.

    FME CEO David Ellender says, “We are delighted to add these two unique dramas from Blueprint Entertainment to our burgeoning portfolio of fine scripted entertainment, which we are committed to expanding further throughout 2007. We are thrilled to be launching both Love You To Death and The Best Years at MipTV. This gives broadcasters from around the world the chance to be the first on board with what will be very highly-prized additions to any schedule line-up for 2007.”

  • Cartoon Network head Jim Samples resigns after Boston terror scare

    Cartoon Network head Jim Samples resigns after Boston terror scare

     MUMBAI: Following a marketing stunt that went all wrong, resulting in the bomb scare in the city of Boston, Cartoon Network head Jim Samples has announced his resignation via an internal memo sent to the network’s staff.

    “It’s my hope that my decision allows us to put this chapter behind us and get back to our mission of delivering unrivaled original animated entertainment for consumers of all ages,” Samples said.

    “Compelled to step down, effective immediately, in recognition of the gravity of the situation that occurred under my watch,” he added.

    Samples has been with the network for 13 years.

    On 5 February, Turner Broadcasting, of which Cartoon Network is a division, and the advertising agency involved agreed to pay $2 million in compensation for the emergency response the devices had spurred in Boston.

    The agreement between Turner, Interference Inc. and several state and local agencies resolves any potential civil or criminal claims against the two companies, states an official release.

    The guerilla marketing campaign by Cartoon Network was intended to promote the upcoming movie release of its late-night cult Aqua Teen Hunger Force which triggered a police alert for a possible terrorist threat on 31 January.