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  • Asian Television Awards 2002 nominations open

    Asian Television Awards 2002 nominations open

    MUMBAI: The list of 119 nominations for seventh annual regional Asian Television Awards have been released.

    More than 115 programmes and performances from 12 countries have been nominated for the awards. 1,300 entries including a record number of entries from Japan and China were received from 14 countries, states an official release. The participation this year is nine per cent higher than last year, it adds. The award function to be held in Singapore on 4 December 2002, will be aired live on leading television channels in 11 countries across the region.

    The Indian nominations for the awards include four programmes by NDTV; Star News Hour for best news programme, Reality Bites: Mental Health in Kashmir and Witness for best current affairs programme and Sports Tonight for best sports programme . In addition, Lion of Gir by Miditech Ltd has been nominated for best natural history or wildlife programme and HardTalk Pakistan by Infotainment Television Pvt Limited for BBC World for the best talk show award. Popular game shows like Bournvita Quiz Contest on Zee TV, Khelo Number Khelo again on Zee TV and Kaun Banega Crorepati on Star Plus have been nominated for best game or quiz show. Also, Sonu Nigam has been nominated for best light entertainment presenter/ performer award.

    “The number of entries for the Asian Television Awards has more than tripled in the past five years. The increased interest is a definite sign that Asian producers are more confident of the quality of their product and are more willing to pitch their creations against fellow producers in Asia,” Asian Television Awards, chairman of judges, Jonathan Hallett is quoted as saying in the release.

    The 29 Awards cover a wide range of genres, including drama series, comedy, tele- movie, current affairs, youth and sports. Two new categories ‘Best Talk Show’ and ‘Best Original Song’ have been added this year, to cater to the growing diversity of locally produced genres in the region, says the release. Interestingly, 61 entries have been received for the new categories.

    Highlighting the trends observed this year, the release states that there was not only an increase in the number of interactive programmes entered but a marked rise in the number of documentaries put forward by broadcasters and production houses from across the region as well. Music and variety shows were also more lavish than in previous years, with many more high-budget contenders, it adds.

    “Interestingly the range of topics addressed in many categories was also more controversial than in previous years, including issues such as homosexuality, mental illness, child abuse, domestic violence, and dealing with poverty in old age. This indicates a significant increase in Asian stations willingness to address and deal with sensitive topics in a variety of ways,” says Hallett .

    This year’s entries were assessed by almost 50 judges from 11 countries sitting on seven juries held across the region.

  • Playwin draw No. 4 has a jackpot winner

    Playwin draw No. 4 has a jackpot winner

    The winning is coming thick and fast. A student from the Bhiwandi township of Mumbai’s adjoining Thane district hit the jackpot becoming the first to take home the top prize of Rs 20 million. 

    Standard 12 student Nilesh Taware, who has just finished his higher secondary exams, says he just bought a ticket on impulse after he went into a shop to get some papers photocopied. He took a fancy to the vending machine and decided to try his luck. He had gone for the “lucky pick” where the Playwin terminal chooses the combination. 

    Taware’s windfall comes just a week after Zee group-promoted Playwin Infravest is doing handed out a total of Rs 60.15 million to 139 players – each one getting Rs 391,638. The draw, announced initially during the celebrity talk show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, has now shifted to Khelo Number Khelo, a game show hosted by Archana Puran Singh on Thursday evenings. 

  • Third Playwin draw throws up 139 big winners

    Third Playwin draw throws up 139 big winners

    Show them the money. That is precisely what Zee group-promoted Playwin Infravest is doing. A total of Rs 60.15 million was handed out in the third draw held on 11 April. 

    And to make sure that the message gets through, Zee is telecasting Playwin’s results live on Zee TV, Alpha Bangla, Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Network channels – the Tamil language Sun TV and Kannada language Udaya – as well as Malayalam language channel Asianet between 9 and 9:30 pm. 

    The third draw fetched Rs 391,638 each for 139 players (“lakhpatis”) whose five numbers matched the drawn numbers. The draw, announced during the new Zee show Khelo Number Khelo saw the rolling down of the Rs 50 million jackpot, in the absence of a jackpot winner. Over 100,000 players won cash prizes for getting four and three matching numbers. The other winners included 6,173 people who had four matching numbers with Rs 370 each and 97,146 winners with three numbers matching Rs 50 each. 

    According to Playwin officials, the week’s draw logged in five million bets in six days compared to four million bets in the last week. The draw, announced initially during the celebrity talk show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, has now shifted to Khelo Number Khelo, a game show hosted by Archana Puran Singh on Thursday evenings.