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  • FX promises to up its edge this New Year with a New prime time lineup

    FX promises to up its edge this New Year with a New prime time lineup

    MUMBAI: FX, India’s exclusive destination for edgy and fast paced shows across genres is all set to up its game this New Year. The one stop shop for some of the best dramas, thrillers and comical shows will now boast of a more phenomenal line up to appeal to an even wider audience base.

     

    In January, FX is set to change its weekday prime time lineup.

     

    The X-Files – Essential Collection airing from Monday to Friday at 11 PM till January 28, 2016.

     

    The first of the lot is the cult sci-fi series ‘The X-Files – Essential Collection’. Having premiered on January 1st, The X-Files – Essential Collection is a widely talked about and hugely anticipated build up series, to the all-new X-Files mini-series specially curated by the creator of the original series, Chris Carter himself. Carter has personally chosen 20 special episodes along with some never-seen-before footage to give new and long-standing audiences an extra edge before they catch up with the all-new event series.

     

    Scare Tactics every Monday to Friday at 8 PM

     

    The New Year also welcomed the premiere of the bone-chilling show Scare Tactics – a hidden camera, comedy television series that pranks victims by putting them into terrifying situations involving incredible special effects and makeup that recreates horror movie clichés, on FX. The show is meant to scare victims set up by their family and/or friends later revealing the prank with the break-out line – “Are you scared?” An exciting twist of thrill and spine-tingling entertainment, the show proves that there is nothing better than a hidden camera, an unsuspecting victim and the world’s coolest, most terrifying pranks involving movie style special effects.

     

    House Season 1-8, starting 13th Jan every Monday to Friday at 10 PM

     

    Following suit is one of the most popular shows on global television, House M.D. Airing right from Season 1 on January 13, 2016, the doctor that everyone loves to hate will come on Indian television screens every day from Monday to Friday at 10 PM. The show follows the genius but cranky yet charming Dr. House as he leads an elite medical team to solve bizarre illnesses and save lives despite his own constant physical pain. Hugh Laurie who portrayed the legendary character of Doctor House was a favourite among viewers across the globe. Now the show returns to television screens with all seasons being played out one after another.

     

    The channel will also include renowned American comedy-drama television series Louie and critically-acclaimed cult sci-fi series Doctor Who as part of its programming line-up. While Season 1 of Louie commenced on January 1st, Doctor Who’s Season 8 will also begin with the airing of its very first episode on January 12th.

     

    While all these popular shows are airing on FX and FX HD in January 2016 alone, FX has a bag full of treats and surprises for its audiences throughout the year with some famous dramas and all-new shows already lined-up! So stay happy, stay entertained, stay thrilled and stay tuned-in to FX and FX HD all year long!

  • FX & FX HD to air season 2 of ‘The Affair’ from 10 October

    FX & FX HD to air season 2 of ‘The Affair’ from 10 October

    MUMBAI: The Affair, which won the Golden Globe 2015 for Best TV Drama,  has returned with its second season on FX & FX HD.

     

    The series will start from the point the previous season concluded. Starting from 10 October, the second season will be aired every Saturday at 10 pm.

     

    Season one of The Affair was an intriguing depiction of an emotional journey of two couples struggling to tackle their marriage and their extramarital relationships, to strike a balance between life and life’s responsibilities, emotions, expectations, memories and more. The first part ended on a intoxicating note where Noah gets arrested leaving curiosity in the minds of the viewers.

     

    The speculated plot of season 2 will unfold through the perspectives of all characters involved. As the story unfolds, the viewers will see the upheaval of Noah and Helen’s life as they move forward with their divorce.

     

    Speaking about the success of first season, one of the main lead Dominic West, who plays Noah, said, “The story is told from two different perspectives. One is Allison’s perspective and the other is my character i.e Noah’s perspective. So as in life, there is no objective truth, so you’re guided through the prism of the character’s viewpoint. And so it’s very much shot from the viewpoint of either him or her. So, you never know really what is going on.”

  • Star India to launch FX HD in mid September; spruce up content line-up

    Star India to launch FX HD in mid September; spruce up content line-up

    MUMBAI: As competition heats up in the English Entertainment space with the launch of Colors Infinity and Colors Infinity HD along with the recent revamp of Comedy Central, existing players are now upping their game with compelling content and HD launches.

     
    In a bid to stay ahead in the game, Star India’s English entertainment channel FX is all set to change the way Indian viewers consume content. The channel, which is undergoing a brand refresh by adding new content, will also be launching its high definition (HD) version, FX HD within the next two weeks.

     

    This year, the channel is all set to captivate viewers with the #AllNewFX by showcasing over 50 of the most edgy, new and acclaimed shows across genres.

     

    Speaking about FX, Star India English cluster business head Kevin Vaz said, “English speaking people in India are increasing at a substantial rate and therefore more and more channels are coming in. FX will be for audiences who are following English entertainment since a long time. We now have Star World, which is for family viewing, Star World Premiere – the ad free channel – will cater to premium category and with FX, we want to reach out to the top brass.”

     

    The network pulled Fox Crime off air recently. Vaz cites lack of content and not poor response as the reason for taking the channel down. “We didn’t want to mix it with other content, hence when we saw there were not enough offerings, we decided to pull the curtains down on it,” informed Vaz.

     

    Piracy often eats up a major pie of English entertainment viewership as consumers are accustomed to downloading pirated content and watching marathon episodes on their desktops and laptops. Vaz is of the opinion that accessibility can change that behaviour. “The world is now connected unlike ever before. People talk to friends in the US and want to see content with them and talk the same trend. That was not happening earlier so people resorted to downloading. Now shows will be available at the same time as the US, so I don’t see that factor being a huge obstacle,” he adds.

     

    Post the KBC and Kyunki era, Indian viewers want to consume content everyday and are not used to the concept of waiting for a week, which is a challenge, as per Vaz. Shows in the US are aired once a week and at times while there is Christmas or any other occasional break, they are not even aired every week. “People in India don’t expect something like this. There 22 episodes are run over 32 weeks,” he says.

     

    Keeping Indian viewers at par with the world on English entertainment, FX is all set to make weekends more exciting with day and date shows on the soon to be launched HD version. This will enable viewers to watch the latest episodes of shows like Homeland (Season 5),Affair (Season 2), Empire (Season 2) and Doctor Who (Season 9) right after the international telecast.

     

    What’s more, the action doesn’t stop there. Psychological thrillers like Luther and Bosch, reality comedy like Last Comic Standing and Last Man on Earth will all be showcased in the month of September on FX.

     

    Weekends have also been spruced up with FX Top Rated – where viewers can watch the highest rated and loved shows back to back. With 80 per cent premieres and only shows that pass the 7+ rating on Imdb, FX Top Rated is slated to bring curated quality content across the year.

     

    The all new look and packaging of the channel is specially designed to bring out its strong brand promise of ‘Edge of Entertainment,’ which aptly resonates not just the channel philosophy but also that of curated content.

     

    Content price is constantly escalating and India is yet to figure out which revenue model will work and which won’t. “I think we need to have all the options available for consumers at this stage,” said Vaz.

     

    The English entertainment space on Indian television is definitely getting a facelift at a brisk pace with channels putting their best foot forward as far as programming goes.