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  • Fifteen new HBO Max originals coming to Warner Media platforms in Asia

    Fifteen new HBO Max originals coming to Warner Media platforms in Asia

    MUMBAI: With the launch of HBO Max in the United States on May 27, Warner Media has confirmed that a first wave of at least 15 HBO Max Originals will land on HBO GO and channels in Asia in 2020.

    Most shows will be available first on HBO GO, such as The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo and Love Life where three episodes of each have already dropped on May 27. Premiere dates for other titles and those across HBO, Warner TV, Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels are still to be confirmed.

    The programming slate, specially curated to suit the taste of Asian audiences, includes drama series, documentaries, movies and kids shows. The content is sourced from studios and distributors including Lionsgate, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Sesame Workshop.

    Talent includes household names like Ridley Scott, Meryl Streep, Kaley Cuoco, Lena Dunham, Anna Kendrick, Steven Soderbergh, Melissa McCarthy, Ray Romano, James Corden and of course Elmo and the Sesame Street gang.

    The titles include:

    Comedy & drama series

    Love Life

    Anna Kendrick stars in this anthology romantic comedy series about the journey from first love to last love, and how the people we’re with along the way make us into who we are when we finally end up with someone forever.

    Watch the trailer:

    Raised by Wolves

    From the mind of Ridley Scott, Raised by Wolves centres upon two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet.

    Flight Attendant

    Starring Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory), a flight attendant awakens in a Dubai hotel room to find her one-night-stand dead beside her. Could she have killed him? And, if not, who did?

    Doom Patrol (S2)

    The critically acclaimed DC series features a band of superpowered freaks, part support group, part superhero team, who fight for a world that wants nothing to do with them.

    Made for Love

    A series adaptation based on the tragicomic novel of the same name. Starring Cristin Milioti and Ray Romano, Made for Love is a dark, absurd and cynically poignant story of divorce and revenge.

    Generation

    Executive produced by Lena Dunham and Ben Barnz, Generation is a dark yet playful half-hour following a group of high school students. It tests deeply-entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.

    KIDS & FAMILY:

    The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo

    Sesame Street’s Elmo is the host of his very own talk show! He’s going to bring you some (not-too-late) fun with an all-new celeb-studded series that celebrates bedtime routines. Guests include Lil Nas X, the Jonas Brothers, Ciara, Blake Lively, Sofia Carson, John Mulaney, Olivia Wilde and John Oliver.

    Watch the trailer:

    Looney Tunes Cartoons

    An all-new series featuring the marquee characters in their classic pairings in simple, gag-driven and visually vibrant stories.

    The Fungies!

    A prehistoric comedy cartoon, The Fungies! explores Fungietown through the whimsical quests of Seth, a young student at Fungietown Elementary.

    Adventure Time: Distant Lands

    These four new specials will continue the Adventure Time stories that captured imaginations and introduced unlikely heroes Finn and Jake, best buds who traversed the mystical Land of Ooo and encountered its colourful inhabitants.

    Sesame Street

    For 50 years, Sesame Street has helped kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, offering preschoolers and their families the gold standard in educational children’s programming.

    Sesame Street: The Monster at the End of the Book

    Starring lovable, furry Grover from Sesame Street, The Monster at the End of This Story is a new animated special based on the acclaimed children’s picture book.

    FILMS:

    UNpregnant

    The film tells the story of 17-year-old Veronica, who never thought she’d want to fail a test – that is, until she finds herself staring at a piece of plastic with two solid pink lines. The Greg Berlanti-production offers a mix of humour and grounded human emotion as it tackles complicated friendships and the difficult road to adulthood…all while in a stolen car.

    Let Them All Talk (wt)

    The film is based on a story of a celebrated author who takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent. Stars Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Diane Wiest and directed by Steven Soderbergh.

    Superintelligence

    Starring Melissa McCarthy, this film tells the story of Carol Peters, to whom nothing extraordinary ever happens. But the world’s first super-intelligence has selected her for observation, taking over her life…with a more ominous plan to take over everything.

    Love Life trailer:

    The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo trailer:

  • Priyanka Chopra gets into Forbes top paid TV actor list

    Priyanka Chopra gets into Forbes top paid TV actor list

    MUMBAI: India’s Priyanka Chopra has made her competition eat humble pie once again by hopping on to the latest global Top female 10 TV actors list put out annually by Forbes.

    She placed eighth with a combined asset of USD 11 million in earnings from her ABC TV show Quantico and endorsements. She is preceded by Castle hitmaker Stana Katric who also debuted on the list this year.

    Looking at it comparatively, Chopra has already beaten Bollywood’s current hot favourite Deepika Padukone, who featured in Forbes list of top ten paid actresses at tenth place with USD 10 million dollars to her name.

    “New to the list is Priyanka Chopra, who stars on ABC’s Quantico. While Chopra may be relatively new to an American audience, she is one of the most famous faces in India. In the past year, she has starred in two Bollywood mega films (Bajirao Mastani and Jai Gangaajal) and will take her big-screen talent stateside later this year with one of the lead roles in Baywatch alongside Hollywood heavy-hitters including Dwayne Johnson, the world’s highest-paid actor,” read the magazine’s report.

    Forbes also spoke about Priyanka’s endorsement deals, “But like most television actresses (and actresses, in general), her millions are not made from screen time alone. Chopra is one of India’s top picks for advertisers, recently winning a seven-figure deal with sparkling juice brand Appy Fizz.”

    Priyanka is at currently shooting for Quantico season two, which will premiere in late September. The actress is also ready with her Hollywood debut Baywatch,in which she stars opposite Dwayne Johnson, who happens to be Forbes’ highest paid actor.

    Here is the list of top paid TV actresses, with Priyanka Chopra on the eight slot.

    1. Sofia Vergara – $43 million

    2. Kaley Cuoco – $24.5 million

    3. Mindy Kaling – $15 million

    4. Ellen Pompeo and Mariska Hargitay – $14.5 million

    6. Kerry Washington – $13.5 million

    7. Stana Katic – $12 million

    8. Priyanka Chopra – $11 million

    9. Julianna Margulies -$10.5 million

    10. Julie Bowen – $10 million

  • Priyanka Chopra gets into Forbes top paid TV actor list

    Priyanka Chopra gets into Forbes top paid TV actor list

    MUMBAI: India’s Priyanka Chopra has made her competition eat humble pie once again by hopping on to the latest global Top female 10 TV actors list put out annually by Forbes.

    She placed eighth with a combined asset of USD 11 million in earnings from her ABC TV show Quantico and endorsements. She is preceded by Castle hitmaker Stana Katric who also debuted on the list this year.

    Looking at it comparatively, Chopra has already beaten Bollywood’s current hot favourite Deepika Padukone, who featured in Forbes list of top ten paid actresses at tenth place with USD 10 million dollars to her name.

    “New to the list is Priyanka Chopra, who stars on ABC’s Quantico. While Chopra may be relatively new to an American audience, she is one of the most famous faces in India. In the past year, she has starred in two Bollywood mega films (Bajirao Mastani and Jai Gangaajal) and will take her big-screen talent stateside later this year with one of the lead roles in Baywatch alongside Hollywood heavy-hitters including Dwayne Johnson, the world’s highest-paid actor,” read the magazine’s report.

    Forbes also spoke about Priyanka’s endorsement deals, “But like most television actresses (and actresses, in general), her millions are not made from screen time alone. Chopra is one of India’s top picks for advertisers, recently winning a seven-figure deal with sparkling juice brand Appy Fizz.”

    Priyanka is at currently shooting for Quantico season two, which will premiere in late September. The actress is also ready with her Hollywood debut Baywatch,in which she stars opposite Dwayne Johnson, who happens to be Forbes’ highest paid actor.

    Here is the list of top paid TV actresses, with Priyanka Chopra on the eight slot.

    1. Sofia Vergara – $43 million

    2. Kaley Cuoco – $24.5 million

    3. Mindy Kaling – $15 million

    4. Ellen Pompeo and Mariska Hargitay – $14.5 million

    6. Kerry Washington – $13.5 million

    7. Stana Katic – $12 million

    8. Priyanka Chopra – $11 million

    9. Julianna Margulies -$10.5 million

    10. Julie Bowen – $10 million

  • Highest-paid TV actress Sofia retained small screen queen with $43 million

    Highest-paid TV actress Sofia retained small screen queen with $43 million

    MUMBAI: TV is said to be seeing its best era. Audiences have sea of quality content to pick from, be it from cable networks, broadcast television, or a streaming service. But, how far does that monetarily help those on the screen?

    For the fifth year running, Sofia Vergara has topped the list of the world’s highest-paid TV actresses, with her most significant take yet of $ 43 million. The Colombian actress led the list of the highest-paid TV artistes, bringing in $ 43 million in the 12 months to June.

    The vital part of her pay is ironically not for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett that is responsible for her 66% earnings jump over the last year. It’s licensing and endorsement deals she struck – for products including dandruff shampoo Head and Shoulders and a line of furniture, and nurse scrubs –which have turned out to be most beneficial.

    Kaley Cuoco, the runner-up, however, made the most as her performance fee. She pocketed $ 24.5 million in the same period, mostly from her role as Penny on Big Bang Theory.

    Between June 2015 and June 2016, the 15 highest-paid female stars of the small screen earned a combined $ 208.5 million, almost $ 43.5 million more than last year’s.

    This growth can be attributed to new worthwhile endorsement deals (such as Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ with Old Navy and Vergara’s with the Ninja Coffee Bar).

    A crucial new entry in the list is Priyanka Chopra, who stars on ABC’s Quantico. While Chopra is relatively new to an American audience, she is one of the most well-known actresses in India. In 2015, she featured in two leading Bollywood films (Jai Gangaajal and Bajirao Mastani). Later this year, she will be seen in one of the lead roles in Baywatch alongside Hollywood leading lights such as the world’s best-paid actor Dwayne Johnson.

    But, like most actresses, her millions were not made from acting alone. Chopra recently bagged a seven-figure deal with the juice brand Appy Fizz.

    Stana Katic, the lead of ABC’s mystery series Castle, has lately been added to the list. The network received consistent ratings although the show saw little critical attention. Katic returned for the final season after haggling a handsome deal.

  • Highest-paid TV actress Sofia retained small screen queen with $43 million

    Highest-paid TV actress Sofia retained small screen queen with $43 million

    MUMBAI: TV is said to be seeing its best era. Audiences have sea of quality content to pick from, be it from cable networks, broadcast television, or a streaming service. But, how far does that monetarily help those on the screen?

    For the fifth year running, Sofia Vergara has topped the list of the world’s highest-paid TV actresses, with her most significant take yet of $ 43 million. The Colombian actress led the list of the highest-paid TV artistes, bringing in $ 43 million in the 12 months to June.

    The vital part of her pay is ironically not for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett that is responsible for her 66% earnings jump over the last year. It’s licensing and endorsement deals she struck – for products including dandruff shampoo Head and Shoulders and a line of furniture, and nurse scrubs –which have turned out to be most beneficial.

    Kaley Cuoco, the runner-up, however, made the most as her performance fee. She pocketed $ 24.5 million in the same period, mostly from her role as Penny on Big Bang Theory.

    Between June 2015 and June 2016, the 15 highest-paid female stars of the small screen earned a combined $ 208.5 million, almost $ 43.5 million more than last year’s.

    This growth can be attributed to new worthwhile endorsement deals (such as Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ with Old Navy and Vergara’s with the Ninja Coffee Bar).

    A crucial new entry in the list is Priyanka Chopra, who stars on ABC’s Quantico. While Chopra is relatively new to an American audience, she is one of the most well-known actresses in India. In 2015, she featured in two leading Bollywood films (Jai Gangaajal and Bajirao Mastani). Later this year, she will be seen in one of the lead roles in Baywatch alongside Hollywood leading lights such as the world’s best-paid actor Dwayne Johnson.

    But, like most actresses, her millions were not made from acting alone. Chopra recently bagged a seven-figure deal with the juice brand Appy Fizz.

    Stana Katic, the lead of ABC’s mystery series Castle, has lately been added to the list. The network received consistent ratings although the show saw little critical attention. Katic returned for the final season after haggling a handsome deal.

  • ‘The Big Bang Theory’ renewed till season 10

    ‘The Big Bang Theory’ renewed till season 10

    MUMBAI: CBS has announced that the critically acclaimed comedy The Big Bang Theory will get a multi-year broadcast renewal.  The show has been renewed for an additional three years, extending it through the 2016-2017 television season.

     

    “Comedy is a big part of CBS schedule, and The Big Bang Theory is the biggest comedy force on television,” said CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler in a press release earlier.

     

    “This multi-year deal further strengthens our network’s position for future seasons and marks another chapter in the great partnership CBS enjoys with Warner Bros. Television for delivering audiences the best in comedy. We’re proud to work with and showcase the incredible talents of Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro and this amazing cast every week,” added Tassler.

     

    The Big Bang Theory, which premiered in September 2007, has been television’s number 1 comedy show amongst viewers since 2010-2011 and continues as the number 1 comedy in key demographics for the second straight season. This season of The Big Bang Theory is averaging 19.79 million viewers, making it the highest-rated non-sports programme in all demographics.

     

    In addition to being a ratings success, the programme has earned critical acclaim and award recognition. The series has won Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series” for star Jim Parsons (2010, 2011, 2013), a People’s Choice Award for “Favorite TV Comedy” (2010, 2013, 2014), Television Critics Association Awards for “Outstanding Achievement in Comedy” (2009, 2013) as well as “Individual Achievement in Comedy” for Parsons (2009). In 2011, Parsons won a Golden Globe for “Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy” while Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting also won a 2014 “People’s Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Actress.”

     

    The Big Bang Theory stars Johnny Galecki (Roseanne, In Time), Jim Parsons (The Normal Heart), Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (Charmed, 8 Simple Rules), Simon Helberg (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip), Kunal Nayyar (Sanjay & Craig), Mayim Bialik (Blossom) and Melissa Rauch (True Blood). Chuck Lorre (Two & a Half Men, Mom), Steve Molaro and Bill Prady are executive producers. The series is from Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television. Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady are series creators.

     

    The Big Bang Theory airs on Zee Café and Star World in India.

  • Zee Café to air 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on 19 September

    Zee Café to air 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on 19 September

    MUMBAI: English GEC Zee Café will air the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the US to honour the best in primetime television programming on 19 September at 5:30 am with a repeat at 9 pm and on 24 September at 9 pm.


    The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrates excellence in national primetime programming, awarding top honors at the annual creative arts and primetime awards ceremonies. Special honors, like the Governors Award and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, are bestowed during the Primetime Emmys.


    The show will have presenters like Will Arnett, Don Cheadle, Kaley Cuoco, Zooey Deschanel, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Lowe and Julianna Margulies.
     
    Shows with multiple nominations include Mildred Pierce, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Modern Family, Saturday Night Live and Glee.


    Zee Cafe business head Anurag Bedi said, “Primetime Emmy Awards is the most prestigious Award in the English GEC space and Zee Café is proud to be the exclusive television partner for the third consecutive year. The fact that our shows Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, Grey’s Anatomy, The Big Bang Theory, Mike And Molly and Californication have claimed nominations in various categories speak volumes about the quality of content on Zee Cafe.”