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  • Discovery to showcase new content offering at Goafest 2015

    Discovery to showcase new content offering at Goafest 2015

    MUMBAI: With Goafest 2015 just around the corner, not only are advertisers and media agencies getting ready with their best attire, also gearing for the big event are broadcasters, and among them is Discovery.

     

    The network, which announced the launch of a Hindi entertainment channel ID – Investigation Discovery, TLC HD World and Animal Planet HD World in the previous edition of Goafest, will be presenting its upcoming marquee programmes on Discovery Channel, TLC, Discovery Kids, Animal Planet, TLC HD World and Animal Planet HD World at Goafest to be held from 9-11 April in Goa.

     

    “We will also be bringing the intriguing world of mystery and suspense alive at Goafest with our refreshing Hindi entertainment channel – ID. Extending the on-air promise of all our brands, the audience will get a glimpse into the compelling mysteries and true suspense stories at Goafest. We will also announce an exciting new investigation series that will be hosted by one of India’s most recognised television faces,” Discovery Networks Asia Pacific executive vice president & general manager, South Asia and Southeast Asia Rahul Johri tells Indiantelevision.com.

     

    Discovery Channel has been associated with the festival for the past seven years. Talking about the association, Johri says, “Discovery Channel and Goafest have had a strong and valuable partnership for the past seven years, and I have personally witnessed it become one of the finest industry platforms not only in India, but the world.”

     

    Discovery has presented its brands to audience at Goafest first before launching it anywhere in India. “We have seen the festival grow from strength to strength attracting the best minds from media, advertising and marketing,” he adds.

     

    According to Johri, Goafest is the only festival of its kind in India, both in terms of scale and form that offers a platform to showcase and reward the best work in the industry.

     

    “It has been an ideal platform for Discovery to launch not one, two but six unique content channels. Ranging from Discovery Science and Discovery Turbo to three unique content HD channels and India’s first Hindi investigation and suspense channel – ID-Investigation Discovery, Goafest has been witness to many firsts from Discovery,” informs Johri. 

     

    Johri believes that broadcasters are constantly looking for large and diverse audience that they can present their content and brands to and thus Goafest becomes the natural choice. “The festival is attended by everybody who matters in the media industry. It provides opportunities to network, learn, celebrate and have fun,” he concludes.

  • Discovery Channel to document Lee Kuan Yew’s life

    Discovery Channel to document Lee Kuan Yew’s life

    MUMBAI: 23 March, 2015 marked the end of an era for Singapore, with the passing of former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.

     

    Discovery Channel will pay a tribute to the man, who is regarded as the founding father of modern Singapore in Father of a Nation: Lee Kuan Yew, a one-hour special that will celebrate his life and chronicles some of his greatest achievements. The programme will premiere on 24 March at 8 pm on Discovery Channel. 

     

    In a matter of decades, Singapore emerged from a rural backwater island and evolved into a bustling economic powerhouse. Despite its lack of natural resources, the country now stands proud as one of Asia’s Tigers and this leap from third world to first can be attributed to one man – Lee Kuan Yew. 

     

    Lee Kuan Yew was the first prime minister of Singapore, governing for three decades. He is also one of history’s longest-serving ministers, holding successive ministerial positions spanning more than 50 years. Known for his foresight and leadership, the eloquent and outspoken politician is hailed as one of Asia’s most influential figures and has been praised by other world leaders such as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and US president Barack Obama.

     

    Father of a Nation: Lee Kuan Yew documents the story of how one man survived World War 2, took on the British Empire, struggled for independence and fought for the people and country that he loved

     

  • Discovery & TLC top Brand Trust Report 2015

    Discovery & TLC top Brand Trust Report 2015

    MUMBAI: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific’s two flagship channels Discovery Channel and TLC have been ranked as the most trusted brands in the factual entertainment and lifestyle categories by The Brand Trust Report 2015 for the fourth consecutive year in India. 

     

    Discovery, a non-fiction entertainment channel in India, offers an engaging line-up of high-quality content from a range of genres including blue-chip nature, science and technology, survival and adventure, ancient and contemporary history, cultural and topical subjects. 

     

    TLC, on the other hand, is an in-home getaway for aspirational viewers who want to experience the best the world has to offer. Providing an extensive mix of programming on travel, cuisine, makeover, relationships, design and lifestyle trends; it encourages viewers to make the most of their time and live the most rewarding and exciting lives.  

     

    Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific executive vice president and general manager – South Asia and Southeast Asia Rahul Johri said, “We are delighted that Discovery Channel and TLC have enhanced their brand leadership and strengthened its relationship with viewers across the country. Despite the fragmentation in the market, both channels have succeeded to increase the Trust quotient which reflects the team’s ingenuity and intensity to deliver the brand promise. This recognition embodies our commitment to offer the finest content on television and provide consistent, differentiated and enriching entertainment experience.” 

     

    Trust Research Advisory CEO N. Chandramouli added, “Discovery Channel and TLC’s rising trust legacy is admirable. These rankings are a reflection of Discovery’s brand focus and incredibly strong connect with its audience across the country.” 

     

     The Brand Trust Report, compiled and released annually, is the result of an exhaustive survey undertaken by the Trust Research Advisory (TRA). This year’s research was conducted among 2,000+ ‘influencer’ respondents across 16 cities. The study generated nearly two million data-points and 17,000 brands to create a statistically robust Brand Trust Index, which has been used to hierarchically rank India’s brands on the basis of trust.

  • ‘How Do They Do It’ on Discovery Channel

    ‘How Do They Do It’ on Discovery Channel

    MUMBAI: ‘How Do They Do It?’ premieres to dissect and analyse the inner workings of some of the most seemingly regular objects and technologies that have changed the way we live today. How do fireworks end up being multi-coloured? How are incense sticks made? How do you crack the world’s toughest nuts? The show reveals the remarkable innovation, processes, designs and inspirations behind some of the most ostensibly ordinary objects.
     
    ‘How Do They Do It?’ will air every Monday to Friday at 8 pm starting 12 January, 2015 on Discovery Channel.
     
    The episodes also highlights some of the interesting facts from India like Mumbai Monorail – how do they build a monorail in one of the most crowded cities on earth; Tiffin System – how do they get hot home cooked food to thousands of Mumbai workers; World One – how did they build the world’s tallest apartment building; Dehydrated husks of gourds are transformed into Sitars – India’s most famous musical instrument which has influenced musicians like the Beatles and the Doors; trading at world’s largest diamond exchange in Surat and many more.
     
    From infrastructures to technologies, food, materials, vehicles and what-have-you, each episode spotlights commonplace objects and processes that we rarely think about. Passengers check in for a flight – sometimes less than an hour before departure – yet their bags make it to the same flight and destination. Twenty-first century farmers spend less time under the sun, thanks to high-tech automatic rancher robots running their homesteads. We often take for granted the end-product or result, but what exactly happens along the way?
     
    Discovery Channel takes you behind the scenes to unveil the methods, machines, and minds behind the technologies that go into even the simplest of consumer goods. You may never look at ordinary objects the same way again.

     

  • Discovery Channel to premiere ‘Eaten Alive?’ on 31 December

    Discovery Channel to premiere ‘Eaten Alive?’ on 31 December

    MUMBAI: On 31 December, Discovery Channel will present a never-seen-before deadly encounter – ‘Eaten Alive?’. The programme features snake researcher and conservationist Paul Rosolie, attempting to get eaten by the giant snake – alive. Paul has dedicated his career to study the Giant Green Anaconda, the largest and most powerful snake in the world and the top predator in the Amazon.  This challenge was created to get maximum attention for one of the most beautiful and threatened parts of the world, the Amazon Rainforest and its wildlife.

     

    The two-hour special, ‘Eaten Alive?’ will premiere on Wednesday, 31 December at 8 pm on Discovery Channel.

     

    Rosolie has specialised in the western Amazon for more than a decade and his efforts have helped bring awareness to the Peruvian Rainforest, the natural habitat of the Giant Green Anaconda.  This year, over a 60-day period, crews chronicled Rosolie’s expedition to the hidden realm deep within the Amazonian jungle. It is in this floating forest that Rosolie believes the largest anacondas in the world live and breed and one of the only locations to truly study these elusive and majestic snakes in the wild.  On his previous expedition to this secluded part of the Amazonian jungle, Rosolie was very close to capturing what he believed was the world’s largest anaconda, a 25 to 27-foot behemoth that slipped through his hands and nearly dragged him to the bottom of the floating forest.

     

    “I’ve seen first-hand how the Amazon Rainforest is being destroyed.  It is so rampant that we may be the last generation with the opportunity to save it.  People need to wake up to what is going on,” said Paul Rosolie. “What better way is there to shock people than to put my life on the line with the largest snake on the planet, the Green Anaconda?”

     

    Since Rosolie’s goal was to persevere through the constriction and potential ingestion deep into the belly of the beast, he relied on a custom-built suit he designed for his protection.  Constructed by Rosolie and his team of engineers working alongside herpetologists, the suit was built to ensure the snake’s safety just as much as it was to protect Rosolie’s life.  The highest measured force of an anaconda constriction has been documented at 90psi, which would be the equivalent of having a large school bus on one’s chest.  Since anacondas rely on their massive size and power to subdue their prey,  Rosolie risked life and limb in the hopes of measuring the constriction force of a massive anaconda, to gain more insight on its hunting and feeding behaviors, and ultimately, to gain a greater understanding of the inner workings of these majestic creatures. 

     

    Both Paul Rosolie and the Giant Green Anaconda are healthy and alive.

    Tune in to watch Paul’s daring attempt to enter the belly of the beast, and his terrifying encounter with the massive snake.

  • Discovery Channel launches ‘Revealed: Rann of Kutch in Gujarat’

    Discovery Channel launches ‘Revealed: Rann of Kutch in Gujarat’

    MUMBAI: The salt desert of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat is one of the world’s greatest wildernesses and a significant attraction for people across the world. Discovery Networks Asia Pacific executive VP and general manager – South Asia & Southeast Asia Rahul Johri, presented the programme ‘Revealed: Rann of Kutch in Gujarat’ to the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel, at her office in Gandhinagar.

     
    Commenting on the launch, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific executive VP and general manager – South Asia & Southeast Asia Rahul Johri said, “The viewers will get a first-hand experience of wetlands, thorn forests, grasslands and marshes that surround this salt land and together make the incredible biosphere of the Rann of Kutch.”

     
    Showcasing the breathtaking beauty of the mystique Rann, Discovery Channel will premiere Revealed: Rann of Kutch on Monday, 8 December at 9 pm.

     
    While on the face of it, the Rann does seem to be deserted, there is much more to it than meets the eye. The Rann and the areas around it support a staggering diversity of life and cultures. Discovery Channel’s Revealed: Rann of Kutch explores some of them like never before. It features some rarely filmed and curious creatures of the Rann, like the subterranean dwellers, the Desert Jird, the elusive Desert Fox and the extinct volcano, Dhino Dhar.

     
    The programme reveals the diverse groups of ethnicities that nest in The Rann of Kutch. Viewers will meet innovative tourist guides in a horse safari, intrepid honey gatherers negotiating a hive of wild rock bees, village artisans and craftsman, salt-pan workers and high tech wind farm technicians.

     

  • The making of ‘Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain’ to be aired on Discovery Channel

    The making of ‘Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain’ to be aired on Discovery Channel

    MUMBAI: History is etched with stories of numerous innocent victims who were killed as a result of man’s greed and deceit. One such mind numbing event in the history of India is the Bhopal Gas Tragedy that occurred 30 years ago. Marking the day of this fateful event, the making of upcoming corporate thriller ‘Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain’ will be showcased on Discovery Channel on 3 December 2014 at 8:30 PM exactly 30 years later. The film chronicles the terrifying catastrophe that occurred in Bhopal on December 3, 1984.  

     
    This 22-minute making video shows behind-the-scenes clips from the film including interviews with the cast. Anchored by Kal Penn, the making will give viewers a chance to know the characters and actors who play them better.

    This inspirational film helps each and every one of us appreciate and acknowledge the gruesome circumstances of the tragedy, their trials, tribulations and eventually their struggle to lead a normal life. It gives the audience a chance to see and know, about the life and times of the people of Bhopal before and after the disaster.

     
    That night left when the toxic gas leaked into the air, it changed the future of the people of Bhopal so much that they are still trying to move on in life.
    ‘Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain’ is produced by Seemanto Roy & Ravi Walia starring Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Raajpal Yadav and Tannishtha Chatterjee in prominent roles. The film has been written by Ravi Kumar and David Brooks and is scheduled to release in India on December 5, 2014.

     

  • Joining Airtel Digital TV, ID is now available on several DTH and analogue platforms

    Joining Airtel Digital TV, ID is now available on several DTH and analogue platforms

    NEW DELHI: ID-Investigation Discovery, the new 24-hour channel offering captivating true stories of investigation, crime and suspense in Hindi is now also available on Airtel Digital TV with immediate effect.

     
    Viewers can watch ID on Channel No. 133 on Airtel Digital TV.

     
    Aimed at the passionate Indian viewer, ID features provides fascinating true stories of human nature. The channel’s alluring series, in-depth specials and thought-provoking one-offs will challenge viewers’ perceptions on crime and investigation.

     
    In less than a month of its launch, ID has established a strong position in the Indian television industry and is experiencing increasing viewership across India. ID is available on leading digital and analogue platforms including Dish TV, Siti Cable, Hathway, DEN, GTPL, In-Digital, Digi Cable and now Airtel Digital TV.

     Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific executive vice president and general manager– south Asia & south east Asia Rahul Johri said, “ID has captured the imagination of the Indian viewer with its refreshing and differentiated programmes. We have prepared plans to maintain this trajectory and further enhance its entertainment quotient.”

     Some of the captivating series that will premiere on ID include ‘Disappeared’ that follows the unpredictable twists of missing person cases and tracks investigations aimed at solving how and why people simply vanish.

     

    These days, marriages are not always what they look like; explore the shocking hidden secrets of spouses in ‘Who the (Bleep) did I Marry?’

     

    In ‘I was Murdered’ revisit shocking cases through a first person perspective and witness the anguish of family and friends of victims as they peel the layers off each case. Recount real homicide investigations of the most horrific serial murderers in ‘Evil I.’ In India and across the world, women are known to fall for the wrong guy. Watch true stories of women who were swept off their feet by a member of the mafia in ‘I married a Mobster.’ In ‘Blood Relatives’ watch family members who get along very well on the outside but hide a lot more beneath the surface – jealousies, resentments and adultery that inevitably leads to the unthinkable – a murder.

     

  • Discovery brings an ultimate endurance test of survival

    Discovery brings an ultimate endurance test of survival

    MUMBAI: Experts agree there are some very basic and universal rules for surviving in the wild. Find shelter, find water, find food, find help. And, none know this better than Cody Lundin and Joseph Teti, who take on some of the planet’s most unforgiving terrain to demonstrate, in their own way, how the right skills and some creative thinking can keep you alive. Together they could be the most formidable survival team on the planet – if only they could agree on strategy.

     
    Discovery Channels survival series Dual Survivor is back with all new episodes in its exciting new season. The series will witness Cody, one of the world’s foremost experts in self-reliance and living off the land and Joe Teti, a former Force Recon Marine and Army Special Forces soldier using their skills to devise extraordinary ways to survive. Their aim is to demonstrate, in their own way, how the right skills and some creative thinking can keep you alive in the remote corners of the world.

     
    The 10-part series Dual Survival will premiere every Monday to Friday at 9 pm, starting 17 November only on Discovery Channel.

     
    The series will highlight the survival tips of Joe and Cody together as they face their first survival situation on a remote island. Viewers will witness their opposing approaches to survival pit while being trapped in a labyrinth of underground tunnels. Each episode will take viewers through a situation where they are lost on a perilous ridgeline, at 15, 000 feet above sea level. The duo is forced to descend slippery cliffs through extreme weather conditions, where altitude sickness and hypothermia threaten and life-preserving fire allude them. The journey adds more adventure when the dual survivors are stranded deep in the jungle of Vietnam knowing that their expertise can’t change the fact that they’re up against the hottest. Tune in to Discovery Channel and get to experience the tips and tricks to survive in the unforeseen situations.

     
    Can they make it out of one of the thickest jungles in the world? Build a shelter among glaciers and winds blowing at 50 miles-per-hour? Or navigate a crocodile infested lake without a boat? The stakes are higher than ever before and as a twist of events unravels throughout the season, one member of Dual Survival will leave the show for good.

     
    Highlights
     

    •    On a glacier and clinging to opposite ends of a rope, Cody and Joe face their most challenging rescue scenario ever. The frozen landscape brings Cody and Joe’s opposing survival styles to the forefront of this journey.
     
    •    Marooned in a sea of sand dunes, Cody and Joe traverse the unforgiving desert and trek deep into the mountains of Oman. Threatened by dehydration and heatstroke, their journey shows how nomads have survived for millennia in this hyper-arid land.
     
    •    Stranded deep in the jungle of Sri Lanka, Joe comes face-to-face with elephants and is forced off a cliff, Cody masters the ancient fire piston, and they cross a crocodile-infested lake to escape the longest survival scenario in history of Dual Survival.
     
    •    Stranded in a mangrove swamp in Sri Lanka, the dual survivors escape the crocodile-filled waters only to find themselves in a leech-infested jungle. But this time, distressed elephants interrupt their journey back and they may not get out alive.
     

     

  • ‘Skyscraper Live with Nik Wallenda’ to air on Discovery Channel on 3 November

    ‘Skyscraper Live with Nik Wallenda’ to air on Discovery Channel on 3 November

    NEW DELHI: Nik Wallenda, “The King of the Highwire” is back at it again. This time, he is heading to the historic windy city of Chicago to attempt his most audacious and challenging tightrope walk yet. And like the legendary Wallenda family tradition, he will do it all without a net or harness. He is also planning to walk a portion of the tightrope walk over the Chicago skyline wearing a blindfold.

     

    Skyscraper Live With Nik Wallenda   will air live globally in over 220 countries on Monday, November 3 at 5:30 am and a special telecast at 9 pm exclusively on Discovery Channel.  The live event will be hosted by NBC News’ Willie Geist, Natalie Morales and The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore.

     

    In June 2013, Nik became the first person to ever successfully traverse the Grand Canyon on a tightrope. Globally, 30.4 million viewers across 186 countries tuned in to witness the historic live event which generated nearly 40,000 tweets per minute, with #Skywire holding seven of the trending topics worldwide and generating 1 million mentions for the day. The special was recognised as the most social show across all broadcast and cable networks in the U.S. It was also recently honoured with an Interactive Emmy® for Multi-platform Storytelling for its companion website, which featured compelling video, 360-degree interactive views, backstage moments, real-time social updates and many other digital elements.

     

    “I’m always pushing myself both physically and emotionally. I hope to inspire people around the world and show that the impossible is not so impossible if you set your mind to it,” said the 35-year-old Nik.  “This has been a dream of mine and something that I’ve been practicing for a while.”

     

    “For both parts of the tightrope walk, I’m going to face challenges like I’ve never experienced before,” said Nik.  “I’ll not only need incredible physical strength to complete this walk, but laser-focused concentration.  I’m incredibly excited to show the world what you can do if you put your mind to it, pursue your dreams and never give up.”

     

    Fans and viewers across the globe, including those in Southeast Asia, will also be able to witness Nik’s upcoming walk via a LIVE streaming multi-platform companion experience on DiscoveryChannelAsia.com. Several cameras which will be attached to Nik, will provide viewers multiple LIVE raw angles of the walk as it happens. Viewers and fans can stay updated on the walk and also experience the walk through a 360-degree panoramic simulation on the groundbreaking global website – http://www.skyscraperlive.com/.

     

    For the first part of the tightrope crossing, Nik will walk further than two city blocks – uphill rising to a 15-degree angle – from the iconic Marina City’s west tower to the Leo Burnett Building at more than 50 stories high above the Chicago River.  Not only will this be the highest skyscraper walk in the history of the Flying Wallenda family, it will be the first time that he has ever attempted it at such a steep angle.  Nik will then be blindfolded for the second part of the tightrope walk, which will span from the Marina City’s west tower to the east tower.  Dozens of cameras will be positioned across the city and on helicopters – capturing every step as Nik attempts to cross one of the windiest sections of Chicago. 

     

    A seventh-generation member of famed “Flying Wallenda’s,” Nik began performing with his family as a toddler and made his first professional tightrope walk at just 13 years old.  He hopes this latest feat will inspire others to go after their dreams and dedicates it to his family, particularly his great-grandfather, the legendary Karl Wallenda, who died after falling from a tightrope in Puerto Rico in 1978.

     

    Nik will be joined in Chicago by his wife and three children, his close friends and an engineering team led by his father Terry Troffer. 

     

    Skyscraper Live With Nik Wallenda is produced by Peacock Productions for Discovery with Gretchen Eisele, Colleen Halpin, Knute Walker, Benjamin Ringe and Betsy Wagner serving as executive producers.  Sharon Scott is President and GM of Peacock Productions.  Howard Swartz serves as executive producer for Discovery.  Other Executive Producers include Nik Wallenda, David Simone, Winston Simone and Shelley Ross.