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  • Zone Reality enters the psychic realm

    Zone Reality enters the psychic realm

    MUMBAI: When Ricky Reel didn’t come home from a night out with his friends, his mother Sukhdev knew something was very wrong. The 20-year-old Asian student disappeared after he was subject to a racist attack on the night that he died. Ricky’s body was found in the Thames seven days later.

    An investigation into his death returned an open verdict, but his family believes that he was murdered and have criticised the police over the way they handled their investigation.

    Zone Reality will air a show Psychic Private Eyes from tonight 21 February 2007 every Wednesday and Thursday at 9 pm. Britain’s best known psychics set their extra-sensory sights on an unsolved case in history and try to help Ricky’s grieving mother unearth the truth.

    At the heart of each one-hour episode is a detective story, with families searching for answers to the mysteries surrounding the untimely deaths of their loved ones.

    Psychic Private Eyes portrays real life psychic investigations by top psychics into 15 high profile mysterious and harrowing cases. Colin Fry, Tony Stockwell and female psychic medium T.J. Higgs use their skills to unearth mysteries surrounding strange deaths and disappearances that have long been erased from public memory, and attempt to contact the dead victims for clues.

    Zonemedia regional marketing manager Asia Pacific Flecka Picardo says, “Whether you are a sceptic or a believer, Psychic Private Eyes makes for compelling television and we feel that the series only serves to strengthen Zone Reality’s diverse line-up of real-life programming.”

    Fry says, “The people we’re reading for have already had the worst happen to them. They want to know the facts and need to know them, no matter how gruesome. If we can tell them it was over quickly or there was no pain, then this can take away some of their anguish and help them move on.”

    The mediums are not given any information about the victim before they meet the families or conduct readings of photos and belongings. During the course of the series they will use many of the secret techniques developed in their work with the police, such as literally walking in the victim’s shoes.

    This 15 episode series taps into the public’s growing fascination with the paranormal. Psychic Private Eyes is a co-production between Zone Reality and television company IPM.

  • Zone Reality offers viewers a look at the other side of human nature

    Zone Reality offers viewers a look at the other side of human nature

    MUMBAI: Zone Reality, which focusses on real life programming will present two special day events and five new shows.

    Zone Romantica and Zone Reality Asia marketing manager Flecka Picardo says, “It has always been our consistent endeavour to introduce programmes
    which explore new facets of human life. Our new shows this month reiterate the fact that every situation encountered by human beings is interpreted at a subjective level.”

    America’s Dumbest Criminals kicks off on 4 September. This is a light hearted show which humorously depicts the pitfalls which criminals
    and offenders create for themselves and hence get trapped by law enforcement agencies. Actual surveillance camera footage is interspersed
    with dramatic reactions of criminals.

    Inside the Parole Board kicks off on 2 September. This tracks convicted prisoners’ desperate last grasps for freedom and the victims’ last chance to be heard. But as the offenders seize their final opportunity and plead innocent and the victims forcefully voice the grievances they suffered
    what is really interesting to observe is not whether their arguments are right or wrong, but the sheer force of their conviction.

    The single-minded desire for freedom and justice makes their arguments so convincing and powerful that it becomes almost difficult to believe that these same people were the perpetrators of crime. In the victim’s case it is a transformation from a powerless entity to someone who has the power to determine the fate of another individual.

    Medical Mavericks premiers on 16 September. This is another serial which shows that if the subjective aspect comes into play it can cause people to drastically alter their mindset about normally accepted things. This show looks at a trauma surgeon who crusades against violence
    after the gang related death of his younger brother.

    Storm Stories whichyu ckicks off on 11 September features true stories of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances. It has footage of extreme weather and is a true account of how human beings trapped in these situations have survived. The show aims to celebrate the
    resilience of the human spirit.

    Tthere are also three special event days scheduled this month. Each day will have a specific programme theme and will feature some of the best shows of Zone Reality under that theme. For instance Classic Cheaters Weekend on 9 and 10 September will include all the special shows on
    Cheaters. Prison Nightâ on 2September will feature various shows which are either directly or indirectly involved with criminals.
    Totally Outrageous Night on 3 September will bring together some of the shows which entailed very outrageous programming styles.

  • Roller coaster ride on Reality TV this June

    Roller coaster ride on Reality TV this June

    New Delhi, June 1, 2006: Throughout June a series of exciting and gripping shows will be premiered on Reality TV – a 24-hour entertainment channel that showcases programmes on real people with true stories. The interesting line-up for the month includes shows like The Great Shark Hunt, The Repossessors, Video Vigilantes, Cheaters Series 4, Daring Capers, Dr G Medical Examiner and Patient Files.

    Reality TV has been captivating audiences worldwide through an eclectic mix of real life programmes that portray myriad experiences, feats, idiosyncrasies, aspirations and sentiments. Each programme captures events as they actually happened.

    Announcing the new shows, Flecka Picardo, Marketing Manager of Reality TV – Asia, said, “It has been Reality TV’s conscious attempt to provide meaningful, real life entertainment filled programmes to our Indian viewers. We are confident that these new programmes will further strengthen the position of the channel in India and will be appreciated by our viewers.”

    The Great Shark Hunt documents the struggle for regulation of the shark meat industry in order to maintain the shark population. The programme promises an extensive new footage of sharks in their natural habitat.

    The Repossessors will take you to the front lines of the ongoing war between car lenders and delinquent debtors. Witness firsthand behind-the-scenes planning and successful execution of a wide variety of auto repossessions. Follow a variety of other repo men from different parts of the country as they prepare for and carry out their high stakes missions. Surveillance, hidden cameras, disguises, extensive planning, sheer instinct and sometimes partnering with Federal Marshals are all a part of the process of devising the perfect hit.

    Video Vigilantes is a show that showcases curtain twitching into the 21st Century. The camcorder revolution has taken Neighbourhood Watch to new extreme levels. From shopping kerb crawlers and drug dealers to nabbing knicker thieves and randy rozzers, video vigilantism is rife and it’s here to stay.

    Reality TV Channel continues with some of its popular programmes like Cheaters Series 4, Daring Capers, Dr G Medical Examiner and Patient Files in June.

    Cheaters, a popular part of the Reality TV schedule continues with new episodes in June, with presenter Joy Greco uncovering yet more infidelity. Cheaters follows Joey and his team of private investigators as they sneak their way into suspects’ houses and plant surveillance cameras to keep a beady eye on what the mice get up to when the cat’s away. Discretion and tact are never allowed to get in the way of a good catfight on this show, and Grand’s clients are always shown the steamy evidence against their naughtier halves before being led by the crew to confront them.

    Enticingly dangerous and devilishly clever: Daring Capers involves con artists to cat burglars, who tiptoe through the high-stakes world of the cunning crooks who mastermind the world’s most daring capers. Daring Capers reveals a rogue’s gallery of bank robbers, art thieves and debonair con artists who tried to steal their way to wealth through brilliant ploys and slick transactions.

    One of America’s most respected and charismatic forensic pathologists, Dr. Jan Garavaglia takes viewers on an unprecedented look behind-the scenes at the world of science, mystery and justice in Dr G: Medical Examiner. Each one-hour episode will include actual, in-depth examinations and autopsies, as well as the exploration and investigative filed work conducted by Dr. G and her team at the Orange-Osceola County Medical Examiner’s office in Florida. With extraordinary 24/7 access to the medical investigators, the morgue staff, Dr. G reveals the intimate, inner workings of an extraordinary forensic pathology lab. This gripping medical series is currently number-one in prime time for Discovery Health. Audiences can’t seem to get enough!

    Patient Files is a dramatic documentary series that explores the world of an emerging generation of medical pioneers and their patients. The stories are set in North America’s renowned Sunnybrook & Women’s College Hospital — one of the first hospitals in the world geared towards the research and treatment of women’s health. Each episode will feature patients as they make critical journeys from illness and treatment to recovery – all at the hands of courageous and compassionate medical teams dedicated to women’s medicine. It will portray the challenges patients and medical professionals face in receiving and delivering care differently. The series will draw audiences into the dramatic stories of women facing everything from cardiovascular disease to cervical cancer; from high-risk pregnancy to facial reconstruction and more.

    About Reality TV
    Reality TV is an entertainment channel that tells stories of real people in real life situations and events as they actually happened. Reality TV is successfully reaching all corners of the globe providing thrills, spills and unbeatable round-the-clock entertainment 365 days a year. Zone Vision’s Reality TV channel was first launched in Europe in late 1999 and has gained distribution in more than 120 territories in just four years. The most significant recent launches were in the UK, where the channel is now available to more than 8 million cable and satellite subscribers and consistently rates in the top 50 channels in a 300+ channel market, and in the US where the channel launched in December 2003 on the Dish Network satellite platform. Worldwide, Reality TV is now broadcast in 16 different languages and is available to over 35 million subscribers.

    Reality TV has a viewership of over 15 million Indian households across the country. The channel is distributed by Zee Turner and is also available on the DTH platform, Dish TV.

    About Zone Vision Networks
    Based in London, Zone Vision Networks is a leading international broadcaster and distributor of thematic television channels. The company was founded in 1991 and today has 18 offices and studios throughout Europe, the United States, Asia and Latin America.

    In addition to its operating group in London and international headquarters in Amsterdam, Zone Vision also has 18 regional offices. With over 250 specialist personnel, the company’s commitment to understanding and addressing the unique business needs of international broadcasting is unparalleled. Activities conducted by the Group include channel creation and management, channel representation and program sales.

    Zone Vision Networks owns and operates four thematic channels: Reality TV, Europa Europa, Romantica and Club, which are broadcast in over 125 countries in 18 languages, with over 135 million paying subscribers. ZVN are also equity affiliates in the studio blockbuster movie entertainment channel, Showtime (Turkey). In addition, Zone Vision has a successful channel representation business and currently represents over 30 international channels from such companies as Discovery, Viacom, Turner, Hallmark and Eurosport, managing over 60 million subscribers. Zone Vision also has a program distribution business and continues to acquire formats, series and specials from leading producers around the world.

    Zone Vision Networks is 87.5% owned by chellomedia, a division of UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (“UGC”) (NASDAQ: UCOMA).
     
  • Reality TV lines up shows for animal lovers

    Reality TV lines up shows for animal lovers

    MUMBAI: Reality TV has announced that it will air a host of shows this month like Campus Vets, Raising Rover, Dr G, Eye for An Eye and Matchmaker. The first two shows are dedicated to animals.

    Reality TV – Asia marketing manager Flecka Picardo says, “It has been Reality TV’s conscious attempt to provide meaningful, real life entertainment filled programmes tour Indian viewers. We are confident that these new programmes will further strengthen the position of the channel in India and will be appreciated by our viewers.”

    Campus Vets tells the stories of student veterinarians a veterinary school in Canada. This series showcases Canada’s young vets in training, as they pursue demanding careers of immense responsibility. Shot at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Teaching Hospital – a 24-hour facility – the young vets discover that learning to save the lives of animals is the challenge of a lifetime. Campus Vets chronicles moments where animal owner and are bound together in a race against time.

    American forensic pathologist Dr. Jan Garavaglia, takes viewers on an unprecedented look behind-the scenes at the world of science, mystery and justice in Dr G: Medical Examiner. Each programme features examinations of several deaths, including actual autopsies and exploring the investigative process.
    Caising Rover is a programme showing the rise in social status of dogs in a critical and engaging way. It explores the high-end dog designer business and looks at how this new class of canines is being indulged in ways once unimaginable.

    Eye for an Eye offers a twist on popular courtroom drama. It captures the essence of justice and puts punishment front and centre. Reality TV says that the show is a non-traditional, no-nonsense, no-holds-barred spectacle of trial and punishment. Eye for an Eye features Judge Extreme Akim, sentencing his litigants to “paybacks”. The programme promises to be witness to a diverse mix of cases all unravelling in the courtroom followed by consummation in a real world punishment phase.

    Matchmaker is all about friends hooking up friends on dates. It starts by tracking down someone special, facilitating a pre-date makeover or even sending them to a dominatrix if the matchmaker thinks their friend needs to be more assertive.