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  • NDTV partners Dharma Productions, plans specials on ‘My Name Is Khan’

    NDTV partners Dharma Productions, plans specials on ‘My Name Is Khan’

    MUMBAI: NDTV 24X7 has partnered with Karan Johar’s Dharma Production, just ahead of the release of Shah Rukh Khan- Kajol starrer My Name Is Khan.

    As part of the tie-up, NDTV will show previews of the movie, featuring its star cast and filmmaker. It will also give an insight into the film’s making. On 21 January, Karan Johar will talk to NDTV viewers about the making of the film on The K Corner on (K)Nightout at 11.30 pm.

    Also, Prannoy Roy will interview – Johar, Khan and Kajol, where the trio will share their trials and tribulations of being together and some moments from the movie.

    The series will be aired every Sunday at 7.30 pm, starting 17 January.

  • NDTV Networks Plc, UK, seeks FIPB nod

    NDTV Networks Plc, UK, seeks FIPB nod

    MUMBAI: NDTV Group is setting up a company in the UK as part of its plans to launch a Hindi entertainment channel, sources close to the company say.

    The company, NDTV Networks Plc, UK, is expected to own a stake in the Indian company that will launch the channel. It is not yet clear whether NDTV Networks will wholly own the Indian company or a part of the stake.
    NDTV Networks has already made an application to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for approval, stating that the company’s activities would include “non news and current affairs channels.” More details are not available.

    NDTV Ltd. had earlier announced it would form NDTV Ventures to start a slew of TV channels, including a Hindi general entertainment channel. The non-news forays would be undertaken by NDTV Ventures and will have under it the entertainment and new media divisions, the company had said.

    NDTV Group will be raising money to support its entertainment channel, market sources say. The UK-based company will play a big role in lining up investments for NDTV’s expansion plans in the area of non news channels, they add. How this will be structured, though, remains unclear at this stage.

    When contacted, NDTV Ltd. director Narayan Rao declined to comment on the issue. “We will make an announcement of our plans soon,” he said. NDTV’s chief executive for growth and strategy Vikram Chandra also refused to talk on the subject.

    NDTV has roped in filmmaker Karan Johar for the Hindi general entertainment channel. His production house, Dharma Productions, will hold a small equity stake in the channel.

  • NDTV gets Karan Johar on board for entertainment channel

    NDTV gets Karan Johar on board for entertainment channel

    MUMBAI: The Prannoy Roy-promoted NDTV Ltd, which last month announced the formation of NDTV Ventures to start a slew of TV channels, including a Hindi general entertainment channel, has begun making its moves on that front.

    As a first step towards launching a Hindi entertainment channel, NDTV today announced its partnership with filmmaker Karan Johar’s production company, Dharma Productions.

    Karan Johar will be on the board of NDTV’s Entertainment company, and Dharma productions will hold an equity stake in it. Queried about the nature of the stake Johar would hold, NDTV’s chief executive for growth and strategy Vikram Chandra said it would be as sweat equity.

    Johar’s role has been defined as helping originate concepts and new programming ideas for the channel. Johar will also function as an ambassador for the NDTV entertainment brand.

    Dharma Productions will produce shows for NDTV’s Entertainment channel, and the channel will have first right of refusal on any programmes that it produces for television.

    Speaking on the new alliance, Johar said, “For me this partnership between NDTV and Dharma Productions is not just a professional association… it’s a family bonding and I believe in the power of the family! What a family can do together no individual can do on his own. This family is going to be at a TV screen near you, creating all the celebration possible. So please watch NDTV emerge as the leading entertainment channel of the country and this is not just a projection … this is a guarantee.”

    The NDTV Entertainment channel is being launched as part of NDTV’s expansion beyond the news.

    Karan Johar and Dharma productions have produced major blockbusters such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gum, Kal Ho Na Ho and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.