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  • Madhur Sharma releases ‘Reversion’, announces India tour

    Madhur Sharma releases ‘Reversion’, announces India tour

    Mumbai: After swooning fans with his heartfelt renditions and soulful originals, the singing sensation, Madhur Sharma, has released his EP ‘Reversion’, featuring a blend of various genres and his soulful voice. Alongside his EP, he has also announced his ongoing India tour with Team Innovation, offering fans a live experience of his originals and recreations in a multigenre medley.

    Reversion highlights Sharma’s range, blending Afro and Indie pop elements and featuring a surprise wedding anthem. The EP includes tracks with distinct moods, from relaxed grooves to celebratory beats. Known for covers like Kiveh Mukhde and Kaali Kaali Zulfon Ke, Sharma’s new EP further establishes his unique and authentic style.

    Sharma said, “It is an interesting time with many experimental pieces of music coming out. With ‘Reversion,’ we wanted people of all ages to resonate with the sound of the EP as we seamlessly incorporated genres across the board to add a diverse, fun, and inclusive sound to fans’ playlists. It was a rewarding experience to release the music.”

    As ‘Reversion’ has revealed the undying passion that Madhur has for the craft, allowing fans to enter his world of creativity. He will also enthrall them with his India tour giving them an indelible musical experience of their lives, where groovy Bollywood meets Sufi mysticism.

    “Nothing will ever compare to the immediate audience reaction to the piece of music you created, and this tour will be an opportunity to interact with my fans. I am indebted to them for showering love on all the music that I have released, and I hope this relationship will continue for eternity”, he further added.

    The tour’s first stop was Hyderabad, and he will continue the tour across other cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Jaipur, and Pune while signing off the tour in the vivacious city of Ahmedabad on 15 February 2025.

  • Airbnb and IndiGo partners for an ‘InterFriendtion’

    Airbnb and IndiGo partners for an ‘InterFriendtion’

    Mumbai: Airbnb and IndiGo have come together to offer three lucky individuals a dream adventure to “InterFriendtion” anywhere in India.

    Through the contest, Airbnb and IndiGo are seeking three special winners who will fly and live anywhere in India for a vacation of a lifetime with their friend.

    The winner will win an incredible $1000 each worth of Airbnb credits to book a domestic Airbnb stay of their choice and IndiGo will sponsor the return tickets for these winners and their companion to that destination! During their travel, the winners and their companions will get to travel to their bucket list destination with IndiGo and stay in some of India’s most unique Airbnbs.

    “Indians today are eager to travel and are seeking unique, meaningful and restorative experiences with their loved ones. Travelling has become a great way of spending quality time with family and friends and creating new memories at offbeat destinations and unique accommodations. Our partnership with IndiGo celebrates and caters to this demand, and we are excited to provide our guests endless possibilities to explore and reconnect with their loved ones while travelling,” said Airbnb India, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan general manager Amanpreet Bajaj.

    Adding to it, Indigo chief digital and information officer Neetan Chopra said, “In the hustle and bustle of life, we sometimes forget to rekindle friendships, take a break, and create new memories. IndiGo has always aspired to make the world a smaller place, by reducing the distance between people and fostering human connections. We are pleased to associate with Airbnb in a collaboration that encapsulates travel, exploration, and friendship. Through this unique partnership we aim to inspire friends to come together, experience destinations and spark new memories that will last a lifetime.”

  • Sony Pictures Sports Network brings more cricket and excitement to fans across India this monsoon

    Sony Pictures Sports Network brings more cricket and excitement to fans across India this monsoon

    Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) launches its campaign, #MoreCricket, for the upcoming high-octane cricket series, India tour of West Indies and The Ashes. With over 275 days of live cricket this financial year, the sports network will serve fans ‘more cricket’ on SONY SIX, SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 3 channels. In their first appearance after the Cricket World Cup, India will take on West Indies in the Caribbean islands and USA from August 3 to September 3, 2019 and the historic rivalry between England and Australia will be revived for The Ashes from August 1 to September 16, 2019.

    The campaign, #MoreCricket captures the story of every Indian cricket fan, who loves to watch India cricket but is also no stranger to The Ashes. Four great teams are going to play in two rocking series and make the monsoons even more exciting for audiences across the country. The 40-second on-air promo showcases a cricket fan bored with the channels assigned in his pack. The cricket fan in him gets excited when he learns about the two upcoming smashing cricket series on Sony Pictures Sports Network. The film derives a similarity between a cricket fan and a peacock as both are going to be massively excited this monsoon. The campaign will have television, radio, print, digital and social media rollout.

    India’s tour of West Indies & The 2019 Ashes – This monsoon only of the Sony Pictures Sports Network: https://youtu.be/fW9DdJ2piGA

    India tour of West Indies, comprising 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 2 Tests, will be played across five scenic venues in Florida, USA and in West Indies from August 3 to September 3, 2019. The 60-second on-air film, featuring Mahesh Manjrekar, takes on an amusing approach embodying every Indians undying love for cricket. Expectations will be high from the Indian team, but the prowess of the hosts’ is not to be underestimated. The Men from the Caribbean have shown many flashes of brilliance which they will use to halt the Indian juggernaut. With fast bowling and furious batting from both teams, the India tour of West Indies is going to be an unmissable series for viewers.

    India’s tour of West Indies 2019 – A Furious & Fast Cricket Series!: https://youtu.be/KmrpBxboWTM  

    The 2019 Ashes series will be played in England from August 1 to September 16, 2019 at iconic venues like Lord’s, The Oval, Old Trafford, Edgbaston and Headingley. Narrated by actor Vijay Raaz, the 55-second promo film for The Ashes highlights the long and intense history of the rivalry between England and Australia. Australia are the defending Urn holders as they drubbed the English side 4-0 in 2017-18 series. The intensity of the rivalry makes all the players come in with their strongest performances as The Ashes is considered as one of the most important titles in their careers. With the crest and troughs in their current form, none of the teams are a clear winner but the advantage is with the English as they take on the mighty Australians. While the Aussies have not won an Ashes away series since 2001, with the return of Steve Smith and David Warner, the team from down under is a formidable one.

    The Ashes 2019 – The Platinum Standard of Test Cricket: https://youtu.be/vmwX3HyegJc

    Comments:

    Rajesh Kaul, Chief Revenue Officer, Distribution and Head – Sports Business, Sony Pictures Networks India:

    “Our campaign, #MoreCricket captures the sentiments of every Indian this monsoon. India has an insatiable appetite for cricket and starting August this year, our viewers can catch the top teams and players in the world in two of the most exciting cricket series on Sony Pictures Sports Network. With over 275 days of live cricket on our network this financial year, we will deliver on our commitment to showcase the best of cricket from around the world starting with the exciting India tour of West Indies and the hard-fought Ashes. This will be followed by multiple series hosted by Cricket Australia, Sri Lanka Cricket, Pakistan Cricket Board and Cricket South Africa which includes amongst others the New Zealand tour of Australia, England tour of South Africa and Australia tour of South Africa.”

    The stakes for all the teams in the highly anticipated series are upped as both are a part of the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship. Fans can catch #MoreCricket live and exclusive on SONY SIX, SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 3 channels August 1, 2019 onwards.

    The Ashes will be telecast live and exclusive on SONY SIX channels from August 1 to September 16, 2019. Audiences can watch the India tour of West Indies on SONY TEN 1 (English) and SONY TEN 3 (Hindi) channels from August 3 to September 3, 2019.

  • BCCI calls off Zimbabwe tour citing issues with Ten Sports

    BCCI calls off Zimbabwe tour citing issues with Ten Sports

    MUMBAI: Issues between the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) and broadcaster Ten Sports remain unresolved. As a fallout of this, the BCCI on 22 June made known its decision to call off the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe.

     

    Along with the tussle in the broadcast rights according to reports, the decision was also taken citing the fatigue factor of Indian cricket team players.

     

    India were scheduled to play three ODIs and two T20 Internationals in Zimbabwe from 10 July this year.

     

    There were a cloud of uncertainty over the tour due to the broadcast issue, which prompted Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to issue a a press release on 21 June that it may be postponed for next year. The release further added that it was hopeful of going ahead with India’s tour and that it was in constant contact with both the BCCI and Ten Sports to resolve the issues prior to the series.

     

    “There have been reports that an issue over Zimbabwe Cricket’s broadcasting partner is threatening the forthcoming India tour to Zimbabwe. The position is that ZC is in constant contact with both the BCCI and Ten Sports, over issues which should be resolved before the tour,” the ZC release said.

     

    “If the matters take too long to resolve, ZC and the BCCI might mutually agree to push the tour to next year,” said ZC chairman Wilson Manase.

     

     

    At the time of filing this report, Ten Sports officials were unavailable for comment.