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  • Third edition of Hutch Kalakka Povathu Yaaru on Vijay TV

    Third edition of Hutch Kalakka Povathu Yaaru on Vijay TV

    MUMBAI: Riding high on the popularity of laughter challenge contests, the new season of Hutch Kalakka Povathu Yaaru on Vijay TV is all set to launch on 9 March.This will be the third edition of the show.

    The winner of this contest stands to win a grand prize of 5 million. Since the past series have raked in the popularity; the channel has decided to bring in contestants from across the globe this time around. The show also promises a fresh new line up which will include female contestants as well. Judges on this show include Chinni Jayanth and Madan Bob.

    The first round of auditions to pick a fresh set of talents shall take place on the 11 and 18 February. The first set of auditions will take place in Tirunelveli, Madurai and Coimbatore and at Chennai, Pondycherry and Salem on 18 February.

  • mobile2win, Saregama to distribute Rahul Sharma’s album ‘Ladakh – In Search of Buddha’

    mobile2win, Saregama to distribute Rahul Sharma’s album ‘Ladakh – In Search of Buddha’

    MUMBAI: mobile2win, mobile VAS platform company has partnered with Saregama for the wireless distribution of Rahul Sharma’s latest album ‘Ladakh – In Search of Buddha’.

    Mobile2win has been mandated to distribute mobile content around this album to all telcos and media houses in the country. They will be providing mobile content which includes imagery – wallpapers and music clips – ringtones in monotones, polytones, trutones. One can download ringtones by simply going through browser pages of their operator network. The Ladakh tones are live on the decks of operators to download and consumers are eligible for mobile phones as lucky draw prizes.

    The ‘Ladakh – In Search of Buddha’ content can be downloaded onto any GPRS enabled handsets via the Mobile2Win zone through major mobile operators like Airtel, Hutch, BPL, Idea, Spice, Reliance, BSNL, MTNL, Tata etc covering all circles across the country. This content has also been made available to leading media entities for downloads to their consumers.

    mobile2win India country head Rajiv Hiranandani says, “mobile2win is committed to bringing music and entertainment onto the fingertips of millions of mobile consumers. The demand for good content will always be there and we will make sure it is met via exclusive mobile content and applications.”

  • ‘Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses’ hits mobile content in India

    ‘Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses’ hits mobile content in India

    MUMBAI: Mobile content based on Barbie’s latest movie, Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses has been launched across mobile networks in India including Hutch, Airtel, Idea, BSNL, MTNL, Reliance and Tata.

    Wallpapers, animations, themes, mono tones, poly tones, SMS tones, true tones, video clips and MMS Clips / M-cards will also be available and can be accessed by any GPRS enabled phone, informs an official release.

    Speaking on Barbie’s latest marketing initiative Mattel Toys India managing director Sanjay Luthra said, “The range of 12 Dancing Princesses: the dancing Barbie doll, the other doll characters, a musical castle, a stretch-limo Carriage etc. supported by lifestyle consumer products – takes every little girl deeper into the world of brand ‘Barbie’ and enhances her magical experience and interaction with her favourite Doll. Mobile content is one more avenue to reach out to parents’ who are trying to keep up with their tech-savvy Kids!”

    He added, “While Experiential Marketing has always been an important element of our Brand’s Strategy; 360 Degree programs such as these, merely help to build our consumer’s loyalty and inclination to “live in” Barbie’s world with Barbie and for parents who want to teach their children, traditional family values and togetherness that that we respect as part of our Indian beliefs, Barbie brings alive the same, through story and example.”

    Speaking on the mobile content offering the digital content production and distribution company, Rajshri Media (P) Limited managing director Rajjat A. Barjatya said, “We have been enthralled at the response to Barbie mobile content over the last one year and are delighted to release yet another property on the mobile phone. In fact very soon, we have plans to bring Barbie a lot more close to you, by launching the Barbie MobiWorld on our short code and a series of mobile games too. We are quite confident that the new initiatives we are taking, along with Mattel, will be well accepted.”

    In addition, this entertainment property is also supported by lifestyle consumer products such as: the animation movie content on VCD and DVD from Universal Pictures and distributed locally by SaReGaMa, and other licensed consumer products such as storybooks from Euro Kids and Sterling Publishers, role play toys and costumes, My Size jigsaw puzzles and tableware from Mahindra Intertrade , play cosmetics from Magicwell, bags from Genius Leathercraft, innerwear from A-Klass Fashions, nightwear from SD-Lounge and bed linen from Portico, adds the release.

  • Hungama mobile launches the ‘Don’ game, on a multiplayer gaming environment

    Hungama mobile launches the ‘Don’ game, on a multiplayer gaming environment

    MUMBAI: Hungama Mobile and Excel Entertainment, the producers of Don, have launched two mobile games on the movie and is said to be the first ever multiplayer online game for any bollywood movie on www.gaminghungama.com .

    The graphics of the game have been done at the same level as the quality of special effects in the movie to give it a contemporary look and the action sequences are just as slick as the movie itself.

    The game created by Hungama Mobile, was unveiled by Shah Rukh Khan in Mumbai, along with the film’s producer Ritesh Sidhwani and the director Farhan Akhtar.

    Speaking at the launch, Shah Rukh said, “Not only is it a treat for the game lover’s but also a great way to merchandise.This is just an initial step for this kind of a market and i’m sure it will grow tremendously in the time to come”

    Hungama Mobile MD and CEO Neeraj Roy said, “Our creative and gaming team visited Kuala Lumpur for the making of the movie to understand the flow of the movie and decide on game play. They came back and worked on the concept and created a storyboard and later the virtual game.”

    The Mobile game is available in two versions – one is the race and chase game on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, with the back drop of the Petronas Towers and the other is the role-playing game. The race and chase, gives the player a chance to outfox the Don and capture him. In the other, the player has to help Shah Rukh find the secret disc, which he desperately seeks to prove that he is not the Don, but a victim of a serious case of mistaken identity.

    “The Hungama creative team watched the movie rushes including car crashes in Kuala Lumpur, sky diving and some of the fight sequences and have incorporated all those hair-raising stunts in the game,” said movie director Farhan Akhtar.

    The game is available on mobile and online as a multiplayer game. All operators in India including Hutch, Airtel, Reliance, Tata, Idea and others will provide the Don game. Besides, it will also be available across the Hungama mobile distribution network with over 50 carriers in 20 countries.

  • Hutch lines up host of offerings for Champions Trophy

    Hutch lines up host of offerings for Champions Trophy

    MUMBAI: Cellular provider and ICC Global Partner Hutch has lined up a host of offerings for its subscribers at the ICC Champions Trophy in India.

    Hutch is providing live scores, analysis and live commentary in Hindi and English, SMS updates and Hutch alerts for fans to stay in touch with the action at the Champions Trophy.
    Hutch’s services during the ICC Champions Trophy include: On mobile portal PlanetHutch – Free live scores as well as other paid content like games, wallpapers and themes; also a reverse auction of tickets for the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Finals; video replays of all ICC Champions Trophy 2006 matches; and coaching techniques with India captain Rahul Dravid.

    On voice portal – Expert analysis in Hindi of all matches by former India player Arun Lal; the same in English for selected matches by former India player Sanjay Manjarekar & Arun Lal. 

    Live commentary – Audio streaming – Live scores and cricket commentary of all matches in English and Hindi; subscribers to this service also get SMS-based alerts of all wickets and every 10 overs.

    On SMS – Subscribers can get the score by sending CKT as a SMS to 123 and get the detailed scoreboard by sending DET as a SMS to 123.

    On Hutch Alerts – Cricket alerts for the latest breaking action.

    In addition to these services, Hutch is beginning a promotion on 15 October with all prepaid subscribers that refill with Rs 250 getting alerts as well as who buy a new Hutch postpaid connection for all cricket matches for the next one month free of cost.

    The promotion starts from the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 and continues for six months, until the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Also, new subscribers – prepaid as well as postpaid – can enter a contest and win an all expense paid trip to see the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies and ICC merchandising. These offers follow a cricket quiz Hutch ran during September with the winners getting tickets and accommodation to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Mumbai on 5 November.

    This quiz was available over Hutch’s voice portal – available in 10 India languages – on SMS and on mobile portal PlanetHutch.

    Hutch is one of the ICC’s four Global Partners, along with LG, Pepsi and Hero Honda. The ICC also has four official sponsors, Indian Oil, Cable & Wireless, VISA and Standard Chartered Bank.

  • Hutch Kalakkapovathu Yaaru Special on Vijay TV

    Hutch Kalakkapovathu Yaaru Special on Vijay TV

    The judges chinni Jayanth and Madan Bob, along with the host Uma Riaz Khan are real boost to the participants as they have been encouraging the new talents. Each week a ‘comedy king’ is chosen. Viewers can also take part in the SMS and online contests and choose their favourite comedians. Log on to vijay.indya.com to choose your favourite participants and win prizes!

    These comedy kings are sure to shine in silver screen in future, as the response from the viewers is tremendous. These participants who are stepping on to the stage for the first time also have performed astonishingly and have scored high marks in the contest. People who had come from small towns from Tuticorin, Trichy, Coimbatore and Madurai are now become popular amongst the viewers. Their comical performances are totally based on incidents and culture of their hometowns.

    Second Semifinals contestants are:

    Muthu Irulapandi from Madurai:

    Muthu gives a brief introduction about what comedy is all about and its basics. His jokes and themes were out of his personal experience. His jokes mainly revolve around family, children, couple & student comedy relationships. He says, “so far I have participated in more than 3 episodes of KPY, but every show gives me a fresh experience and enables me to know what’s happening around me as it generates new ideas”.

    Kovai Ashok from Coimbatore

    Kovai Ashok started his performance with automobile sound effects specially auto rickshaw…He made many modulation in his vocal to bring out various sounds of ‘Auto’ when it is driven by different Tamil film stars like ‘vennira aadai’ Murthi, Raguvaran, Surli Rajan and Goundamani… He says, “I am an ardent fan of all the comedians of black and while films. I used to admire them and wanted to become a good comedian. I am happy that my talent is recognized and now am able to perform in front of audience and make them laugh”.

    Robo Shankar from Chennai

    Robo Shankar performs the AIDS awareness program keeping humor as base; leading Tamil film star’s voices used for ‘Aids’ awareness. ‘Captain’ Vijaykanth and Raguvaran’ were the ones which got more applause. He says, ‘Kalakkapovathu Yaaru has helped me bring forth the talent from our very old Tamil movies that has been lying within me all these years”.

    Gopinathan from Chennai

    Gopi presented a song from Vasoolraja M.B.B.S (Kalaka Povadhu Yaaru) with this opening line he preceded the song with the lyrics about the show KalakkaPovadhu Yaaru.

    He performed a mime of a person got the habit of digging his ears with feathers finally he shows how a person suffer to take the feather from his ears. He says, ‘it’s a great platform for persons who are craving for a chance to prove their talents, thanks for shows like this’.

    MICHEL AUGUSTIN:

    He enacted a situation in which comedy actors Vadivelu & Vivek were caught in a wrestling arrina and how they happened to escape from the place. And he played the Trumpet music using his vocal sound for the patriotic (Jahe Jahahe Achcha). He says, ‘I am happy that on watch my performance people do laugh forgetting their distress at least for a while’.

    Through their rib-tickling jokes and performance the chosen ‘comedy king’ will be given a chance to host an all-new comedy show on Vijay TV. The finals will be held on 03 March 2006, as one and half hour show as well.

  • HTMT to buy out Pacific Horizon’s 1.23 per cent stake in Hutch

    HTMT to buy out Pacific Horizon’s 1.23 per cent stake in Hutch

    MUMBAI: Hinduja TMT Ltd has announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Pacific Horizon Ltd, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, Japan for buying an effective 1.23 per cent stake in Hutchison Essar Ltd (Hutch).

    The agreement is for purchase of Sumitomo’s 100 per cent stake in Pacific Horizon, which currently holds 24.12 per cent of IndusInd Telecom Network Ltd (ITNL). In Hutch, ITNL currently holds a 5.11 per cent stake. This translates to Pacific Horizon holding an effective stake of 1.23 per cent in Hutch.

    HTMT, according to the agreement, is purchasing 50 per cent of Pacific Horizon up front while the remaining stake will be bought at a later date.

    With this acquisition, HTMT, together with its wholly owned subsidiary InNetwork Entertainment Ltd, will hold 91.54 per cent of ITNL. This corresponds to a 4.68 per cent effective stake in Hutch, the company told BSE.