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  • CNBC-TV18 launches new series ‘CNBC Bizography’

    CNBC-TV18 launches new series ‘CNBC Bizography’

    MUMBAI: English business news channel CNBC-TV18 is set to launch a new weekly series, CNBC Bizography, starting 14 August.

    The new show, which will air every Saturday at 7 pm, will go inside the stories of empire builders, titans and winners – people who make a career of turning the ‘unthinkable’ into reality, the channel said.

    It will feature profiles of George Foreman, Ted Turner, Hugh Hefner, Donald Trump, Merv Griffin, Quincy Jones, Proctor & Gamble, Target and Southwest Airlines.

    CNBC-TV18 head marketing Saket Saurabh said, “The Bizography series is quite unique compared to other documentaries due to its solitary focus on business icons, who epitomised innovation and challenged conventions. The series puts the spotlight on inspirational leaders whose second calling in life in effect became their first and through a powerful narrative it depicts their remarkable journey.”

    In its first episode, CNBC Bizography focuses on the life of the Heywood Giant – ‘George Foreman’, his remarkable journey of poverty in the streets of Houston to reclaiming his title as the heavyweight world boxing champion to turning into a philanthropist and an entrepreneur, with his George Foreman Grill venture.

  • WWE’s latest stunt involves Donald Trump

    WWE’s latest stunt involves Donald Trump

    MUMBAI: The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE() has annou8nced that in its pay per view Wrestlemania which takes place next month real estate moghul Donald Trump will face off against WWE chairman Vince McMahon.

    In India viewers can catch WWE on Ten Sports. The two billionaires have been building towards a confrontation for weeks, after Trump upstaged McMahon on WWE fan appreciation night by dumping thousands of dollars from an arena ceiling. They will contest in a hair match.

    Meanwhile more than 63,000 tickets for Wrestlemania have been sold meaning that WWE has earned $5 million.

  • Star World to celebrate yearend with music, beauty, fashion

    Star World to celebrate yearend with music, beauty, fashion

    MUMBAI: English general entertainment channel Star World will celebrate the end of the year with music, beauty and fashion.

    The 2006 40th Annual Country Music Awards air on 30 December at 9 pm and on 31 December at 8 am. Recognised worldwide as “Country Music’s Biggest Night”, these awards represent the pinnacle of achievement for country music artists, musicians, producers, publishers, songwriters, video directors and industry executives who work in America’s most popular music genre.

    The event will be held in Nashville, Tennessee and will showcase the best of country music.

    Miss Teen USA 2006 airs on 31 December at 12 pm. Viewers will watch beauty in the making in this annual celebration of American youth and grace. Aside from fresh good looks and a great smile, these young contestants often have a long list of academic and extra-curricular accomplishments behind them. Donald Trump, who is also a partner of the Miss Universe Organisation, actively promotes Miss Teen USA.

    Miss Teen USA spends her year building relationships with organisations committed to education and action, such as Best Buddies, Do Something, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

    Michael Buble – Caught In The Act airs on 31 December 2006 at 2 pm. Inspired by the swinging big band sound of his grandfather’s generation, 29-year-old Canadian phenomenon Michael Bublé has won the hearts of a new generation of fans with his charisma, stage presence, and superbly seductive voice.

    Inviting inevitable comparisons to a young Frank Sinatra, Bublé’s unique approach to an eclectic array of popular standards reveals a keen musical intuitiveness that has rapidly distinguished him. He peforms songs from his album Michael Buble: It’s Time, including Feeling Good, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Song for You, Save the Last Dance for Me and Home.

  • ‘The Apprentice’ returns for a new season in January

    ‘The Apprentice’ returns for a new season in January

    MUMBAI: There will be twists and turns when the new season of the business based reality show The Apprentice kicks off on 7 January 2007 on US broadcaster NBC. In India the show will air on Star World.

    The show moves to Los Angeles and 18 contestants vie for the right to be real estate moghul Donald Trump’s apprentice.

    In a social experiment of haves and have nots, contestants this season will have to earn the right to live like Trump. Each week, the contestants on the winning team will get to live in a luxurious mansion.

    But contestants on the losing team will have to sleep outside in tents in the back yard of the mansion with outdoor showers and port-a-potties, giving contestants more incentive than ever to win their tasks each week.

    In another new twist, the winning project manager each week will remain project manager until they lose, plus they will also sit in the boardroom and help advise Trump on who he should fire each week from their opposing team. Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. will return for several episodes, along with previous Apprentice winners, as boardroom advisors to their father.

    The new Apprentice cast ranges in age from 24-37 and includes an Olympic Gold medalist, an internet entrepreneur, a construction firm owner and the vice president of business and legal affairs for a movie studio. All will have to navigate the new twists and turns while vying for the coveted title of “The Apprentice” and the career opportunity of a lifetime working for the legendary business tycoon.

  • Holy Crap! ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ makes greatest quotes from TV list

    Holy Crap! ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ makes greatest quotes from TV list

    MUMBAI: US broadcaster TV Land will count down The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases next month.

    This will be a week-long look at the memorable sayings from American cartoons, television series, commercials and news programmes over the past 60 years.

    The quotes that have made the cut include Donald Trump’s parting shot to the loser of the business based reality show The Apprentice “You’re fired”, Holy crap! from the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond which airs in India on Star World and MTV’s iconic phrase I want my MTV! which was made legendary in the Dire Straits song Money For Nothing.

    Another phrase that made it is Oh my God! They killed Kenny! from the acerbic animated show South Park. The phrase for the show X-Files The truth is out there is also present. In the news category not surprisingly Neil Armstrong’s quip of “One small step for man one giant leap for mankind” after he became the first man to step on the moon is also present. Then there is the late JFK’s call to his countrymen, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” The expression that film critics Roger Ebert and the late Gene Siskel used in rating a film “Two thumbs up!” or “Thumbs Down” that has influenced film critics who came after them is also there.

    TV Land president Larry W. Jones says, “We have found that television is such a huge part of Baby Boomers’ DNA that it makes sense that so much of America’s pop culture jargon has come from TV. We are sure that The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases will strike a chord with the TV
    Generation and will illustrate the influence the medium has had on pop culture.”

  • AOL announces nominees for 2006 ‘TV’s Top 5! Viewer Awards’

    AOL announces nominees for 2006 ‘TV’s Top 5! Viewer Awards’

    MUMBAI:AOL announced the nominees for the 2006 TV’s Top 5! Viewer Awards honouring television’s most talked-about moments from the past year in unique categories such as Best Trainwreck Moment, Best Steamy Smooches Moment and Best Creature Comforts Moment.

    The finalists and winning moments are determined solely by fan voting, which opens today at 6 PM (EST) on the web at AOL.com/television (http://www.aol.com/television).

    Beginning today at www.aol.com/television, fans can view all the nominated moments and vote for their favorite in each category. The five finalists, one from each category, will be announced on 7 August. Voting will then re-open to determine the season’s best moment of all. The winning clip will be revealed on 21 August. This is the fifth year that AOL Television has celebrated the year in TV by letting the fans pick the best moment.

     
    The following are TV’s Top 5! Nominated Moments for 2006:
    BEST TRAINWRECK MOMENT:

    — Mrs. Perrin has a meltdown on “Trading Spouses”

    — Andre sobs uncontrollably on “Project Runway”

    — Isaac Mizrahi gets hairy on E!’s “Live From the Red Carpet”

    — Donald Trump flirts with his own daughter on “The View”

    — Paula goes off on Simon “American Idol”

    BEST OH SNAP! MOMENT:

    — Nate has a seizure on “Six Feet Under”

    — Edgar dies of nerve gas on “24”

    — Tony gets shot by Uncle Junior on “The Sopranos”

    — Michael kills Ana Lucia and Libby on “Lost”

    — Chris Daughtry is eliminated on “American Idol”

    BEST CELEB DID WHAT?! MOMENT:

    — Ellen flips a bird on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”

    — Reese feuds with Biff on “The Late Show With David Letterman”

    — Jennifer Garner accidentally reveals her baby’s sex on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”

    — Letterman tears apart Bill O’Reilly on “The Late Show With David Letterman”

    — Star gets hit by a football on “The View”

    BEST CREATURE COMFORTS MOMENT:

    — Leno gets bugged out on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”

    — The world’s ugliest dog shows up on “Last Call With Carson Daly”

    — A family of super dogs wow the crowd on “Live With Regis & Kelly”

    — A dog catches a Frisbee while on his hind feet on “The Late Show With David Letterman”

    — Ellen gets a great big puppy hug on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”

    BEST STEAMY SMOOCHES MOMENT:

    — Kate surprises Jack with a kiss on “Lost”

    — Carlos makes a tantalizing offer to Lynette on “Desperate Housewives”

    — Jim lets Pam know how he feels on “The Office”

    — Derek and Meredith give into their passion on “Grey’s Anatomy’”

    — Joy smooches Meredith before she leaves “The View”

    The nominees have all been featured on TV’s Top 5!, AOL Television’s daily recap of the best five moments of the previous day based on fan response and input from AOL Television’s editors. Fans can view these moments at aol.com/television and give feedback on their favourite clip of the day. The nominees are among the most viewed and highest rated moments from the past year, according to an official release.

  • Star Movies to focus on Donald Trump, Templars next month

    Star Movies to focus on Donald Trump, Templars next month

    MUMBAI: Star Movies will air a film next month Trump Unauthorised.This movie on the life of real estate tycoon Donald Trump hits all the high and lowlights. It includes Trump’s real estate triumphs, failures and his first two marriages. Trump of course hosts the business based reality show The Apprentice which airs in India on Star World.

    The film was shot in Toronto and the decision to make this film makes sense since Trump has been catapulted into the limelight, courtesy television.

    The channel will also air a three hour mini series Blood Of the Templars. According to legend, the Templars no longer exist, extinguished long ago in the fog of time. But throughout the centuries there have been constant reports that the mystic and secret order does still exist.

    What the legend does not say is that there was a schism within the Knights Templar that lead to the formation of a breakaway group, the Priory of Sion, and that this group is still very much with us. Of course both the book and the film The Da Vinci Code mention this group a lot. For thousands of years the two warring sides have fought for possession of the Holy Grail. But where is it and what powers does it have?

  • David Ellender is FremantleMedia Enterprises CEO

    David Ellender is FremantleMedia Enterprises CEO

    MUMBAI: Television format crestor and distributor Fremantle has announced that David Ellender who is currently Fremantle International Distribution (FID) MD, has been promoted.

    He is now FremantleMedia Enterprises CEO. He also joins the company’s operating board. Ellender will now oversee both FID and FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW) – the two commercial divisions that report into FremantleMedia Enterprises. FID has a global network of sales offices and licenses over 19,000 hours of programming including American Idol, The Apprentice: Donald Trump, Project Runway and Jamie Oliver series to 150 countries worldwide as well as handling DVD exploitation through Fremantle Home Entertainment.

    FLW exploits the company’s brands including Idols, The X Factor and The Apprentice across multiple off-screen platforms including merchandising campaigns, interactive and wireless support and music publishing.
    Under Ellender’s leadership FremantleMedia Enterprises will continue to build on its position and its ability to exploit brands in partnership with FremantleMedia’s international network of 25 production companies around the world. FremantleMedia Enterprises is already a substantial contributor to FremantleMedia’s overall profitability.

    FremantleMedia CEO Tony Cohen, said: “David has led FID superbly over the last few years, turning it into a distinctive and very profitable distributor of a huge range of factual, entertainment and scripted programming, representing both leading independent producers as well as our own extensive catalogue. He has been responsible for a great turnaround in the division’s operations and his promotion is highly deserved. FLW has also been one of the great success stories of our company in the last few years, both commercially and in the great scope of its activities, from traditional licensing through to telephony and interactive. FLW has an outstanding management team and is now one of the world leaders in its field.”

    Ellender says, “I am very proud of my achievements strengthening FID’s portfolio of programming over the last few years and building up a superb team of sales executives. We have worked very hard to establish FID as a leading international distribution company. I am grateful for the opportunity to oversee FLW and look forward to increasing Enterprises contribution to the company going forward.”

  • Viewers to help Donald Trump to decide on his next ‘Apprentice’

    Viewers to help Donald Trump to decide on his next ‘Apprentice’

    MUMBAI: For the first time in the history of US broadcaster NBC’s business based reality show The Apprentice, fans will have the opportunity to advise Trump on who he should select to be the next Apprentice.

    NBC has announced that in the penultimate week, viewers will be able to vote for one of the final two candidates via phone and on-line at www.NBC.com. The results of America’s favourite candidate will be presented to Trump during the live finale before he makes his final decision.

    www.NBC.com is hosting an ongoing weekly poll where viewers can vote for their favourite candidate and track their weekly progress.

    Trump says, “I am very anxious to see who the fans choose for their favourite finalist — their decision could have a big effect on my ultimate decision”.

    Reality TV guru Mark Burnett who created the show says, “Over the past four seasons of The Apprentice, Donald Trump has used the final episode to hire candidates with advice only from George and Carolyn . This year we thought it would be interesting to discover what America has to say about the candidates, incorporating our fans and viewers as virtual judges. While Trump will still be the final arbiter of who he hires, America’s feedback is certain to have an impact on his decision.”

    The episode on 3 April follows Gold Rush and Synergy as they take on the music world to write an original jingle for the popular restaurant chain Arby’s. Judged by Arby’s executives, the team with the most effective but creative jingle wins. The winning team enjoys a scrumptious reward and the losers face the music in the boardroom.