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  • Star World and Star World HD to air season 3 of ‘Empire’

    Star World and Star World HD to air season 3 of ‘Empire’

    MUMBAI: With Season 3 of Empire all set to premiere on Star World and Star World HD, there is rising curiosity about the future of the Lyon dynasty, Cookie and Lucious’s future and who can forget – the roles stars such as Mariah Carey, French Montana, Birdman, Xzibit, and Kid Cudi will play in the sizzling dynamics of Empire. Please find below some exciting revelations from the upcoming season to keep your curiosity satiated!

    A hugely popular show, “Empire” has rapidly gained viewers since it first aired last year — the series premiere drew nearly 10 million, while the season finale drew 17.6 million. A newly released trailer features Mariah Carey in all her glamourous splendor, holding court at Empire Entertainment looking every bit her sexy self as the character Kitty. Her dazzling duet with Jamal played by Jussie Smollett isn’t the only sneak peek of the R&B diva, Kitty is seen telling Lucious (Terrence Howard), “You’ve always got a trick up your sleeve,” making one wonder what kind of sparks are going to fly between Kitty and Cookie (Taraji Henson).

    The new trailer promises Season 3 to be a thrilling affair with the soundtrack being along the lines of ‘This is what legends are made of’. The trailer also shows Cookie telling off someone saying, “We built this family and this family is strong” and then exclaiming passionately “We will fight fire with fire!” it also hints at some violence with dialogs such as ‘On these streets the first rule of nature is kill or be killed…’

    Watch the latest trailer of Empire Season 3 here –

    And get ready to live the Lyon Dynasty adventure on Star World and Star World HD from 22nd September 2016 onwards.
     

  • Star World and Star World HD to air season 3 of ‘Empire’

    Star World and Star World HD to air season 3 of ‘Empire’

    MUMBAI: With Season 3 of Empire all set to premiere on Star World and Star World HD, there is rising curiosity about the future of the Lyon dynasty, Cookie and Lucious’s future and who can forget – the roles stars such as Mariah Carey, French Montana, Birdman, Xzibit, and Kid Cudi will play in the sizzling dynamics of Empire. Please find below some exciting revelations from the upcoming season to keep your curiosity satiated!

    A hugely popular show, “Empire” has rapidly gained viewers since it first aired last year — the series premiere drew nearly 10 million, while the season finale drew 17.6 million. A newly released trailer features Mariah Carey in all her glamourous splendor, holding court at Empire Entertainment looking every bit her sexy self as the character Kitty. Her dazzling duet with Jamal played by Jussie Smollett isn’t the only sneak peek of the R&B diva, Kitty is seen telling Lucious (Terrence Howard), “You’ve always got a trick up your sleeve,” making one wonder what kind of sparks are going to fly between Kitty and Cookie (Taraji Henson).

    The new trailer promises Season 3 to be a thrilling affair with the soundtrack being along the lines of ‘This is what legends are made of’. The trailer also shows Cookie telling off someone saying, “We built this family and this family is strong” and then exclaiming passionately “We will fight fire with fire!” it also hints at some violence with dialogs such as ‘On these streets the first rule of nature is kill or be killed…’

    Watch the latest trailer of Empire Season 3 here –

    And get ready to live the Lyon Dynasty adventure on Star World and Star World HD from 22nd September 2016 onwards.
     

  • Zee Cafe brings 3 of America’s biggest reality shows

    Zee Cafe brings 3 of America’s biggest reality shows

    MUMBAI: The viewers of Zee Café will become a witness to three of America’s highest rated reality series. The channel has signed an exclusive deal with Freemantle Media to bring the latest and multiple seasons of American Idol, America’s Got Talent and The X Factor to India.

     

    Come 19 March, Zee Café will air the 13th season of American Idol that starts in the US from 15 January with a revamped judging panel. While Keith Urban will return for the second time on the judging panel; Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson have been replaced by Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lopez. Ryan Seacrest will return as the host. The last edition of the show was often in the midst of controversies because of the constant cold war between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj.

     

    Interestingly, the finale of the show will be aired live on the channel along with US (Zee Café plans to catch up with US by airing the show on weekdays regularly) and soon after that the channel will air the 8th season of America’s Got Talent. Joining actor Howie Mendel and radio personality Howard Stern at the judges panel this year would be supermodel and host of Project Runway, Heidi Klum, along with former Spice Girls member Melanie Brown (aka Mel B), replacing Sharon Osbourne.

     

    And that’s not all! Following America’s Got Talent would be airing of The X Factor towards the end of the year. The X Factor judges panel will include Simon Cowell, singer and actress Paulina Rubio, former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland and songstress Demi Lovato.

     

    Zee Café EVP and business head Anurag Bedi, said, “We believe in bringing the best and the latest content to our viewers. These shows are synonymous with entertainment and unarguably amongst the biggest reality shows on television. Having seen the affinity the audience here has for reality shows, we are confident that these shows will be amongst the biggest shows of 2014 and will strengthen Zee Cafe’s leadership position in the English entertainment genre”.

     

    Bedi thinks that these shows already have a huge fan following in India, considering the local adaptations on Hindi GECs have worked really well. However, it’s the channel’s marketing initiatives that would work in its favour, says Bedi, who is undeterred by the fact that the previous seasons of these shows were aired on different networks. While American Idol previously aired on two different channels in India – Star World (2004-2011) and Big CBS channels (2012-2013), X Factor aired on the Big CBS channels and America’s Got Talent was aired on VH1. Bedi said, “How a show does on one platform may be very different from how it will perform on another. The content itself is of par excellence and the buzz that we create will definitely bring in viewership. We will bring in appointment viewing with these shows.”

     

    Fremantle Media EVP of sales & distribution Asia Ganesh Rajaram, said: “These shows have become a global phenomenon, engaging audiences all over the world because of its ability to attract amazingly talented hopefuls with brilliant stories to tell. We’re delighted that Indian audiences will get to enjoy these shows on Zee Café.”

     

    Given the magnanimous reach of these shows already all around the world, the marketing strategies have been decisively planned. “Considering that these shows will be amongst our tent pole properties for this year, we will take an aggressive 360 degree marketing approach to promote them,” says Bedi, also adding that the shows will be aired in the prime-time slot and will target the young urban youth. “9 pm has a very high PUT among the TG 15-24 who is the viewer of this content. We are confident it will do well at this time band,” he remarks.

     

    While Bedi didn’t divulge any details about the sponsors on board for the shows, considering the popularity of the shows some interesting deals are to be finalised.

     

    The fans of these English reality shows have seriously something interesting to look forward to!

  • Oprah tops ‘Forbes’ list of richest women in entertainment

    Oprah tops ‘Forbes’ list of richest women in entertainment

    MUMBAI: The annual Forbes magazine list has put out its list of the wealthiest women in entertainment and there are no new surprises on who occupies the top spot.

    U.S. talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey tops the list with an an estimated $1.5 billion during her career. JK Rowling, who is finishing the seventh and final instalment in her boy wizard series Harry Potter, ranks second with $1 billion. Martha Stewart another talk show host is third with $638 million.
    Madonna ranks fourth with $325 million, followed by Celine Dion ($250 million), Mariah Carey ($225 million), Janet Jackson ($150 million), Julia Roberts ($140 million), and Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lopez (both $110 million).

    Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the twin actresses who started out on the ’80s comedy Full House and created a multimedia empire, Dualstar Entertainment Group, are No. 11 with an estimated “combined net worth at around $100 million,” Forbes said. They’re followed by Britney Spears, Judge Judy Sheindlin of TV’s Judge Judy, Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz, Gisele Bundchen, Ellen DeGeneres, Nicole Kidman, Christina Aguilera and Renee Zellweger. Forbes stated that to make its top-20 list these female megastars needed a minimum net worth of $45 million amassed over the course of their careers.

    Oprah Winfrey, $1.5 billion

    J.K. Rowling, $1 billion

    Martha Stewart, $638 million

    Madonna, $325 million

    Celine Dion, $250 million

    Mariah Carey, $225 million

    Janet Jackson, $150 million

    Julia Roberts, $140 million

    Jennifer Lopez, $110 million

    Jennifer Aniston, $110 million

    Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, $100 million

    Britney Spears, $100 million

    Judge Judy Sheindlin, $95 million

    Sandra Bullock, $85 million

    Cameron Diaz, $75 million

    Gisele Bundchen, $70 million

    Ellen DeGeneres, $65 million

    Nicole Kidman, $60 million

    Christina Aguilera, $60 million

    Renée Zellweger, $45 million

  • Universal Music sues content sharing sites Grouper, Bolt

    Universal Music sues content sharing sites Grouper, Bolt

    MUMBAI: The world’s largest recording company, Universal Music Group is charging the operators of two video-sharing Web sites for illegal downloading.

    The company has filed lawsuits against Grouper Networks which operates Grouper.com, and Bolt which runs Bolt.com.

    Grouper.com was recently acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment for $65 million. Media reports indicate that the suit charges that both grouper and Bolt.com had built traffic by encouraging users to share music videos from its artists without their permission. In one incident, it claimed a video for the Mariah Carey song “Shake it Off” was viewed more than 50,000 times on Grouper without the company’s permission.

    Earlier Universal had threatened to sue YouTube. However later on the two parties signed a deal to distribute music videos. YouTube agreed to pay a small licensing fee for the material and to share associated advertising revenues. Universal says that prior to filing the suit had looked to reach licensing deals with both Grouper and Bolt.

  • Vh1 to launch two new shows in April

    Vh1 to launch two new shows in April

    MUMBAI: Vh1 will be reliving the days of yore with classic videos and shows this April. Also, MTV favourite Headbanger’s Ball will air not only old favourites but also the latest headbanging bands. A new hip hop destination Hip Hop Hustle ensures that viewers get their weekly dose of bump ‘n’ grind.

    Vh1 India vice president and general manager Keertan Adyanthaya said, “Our viewers have been requesting us to show more classic on Vh1 so we’ve decided to surpass their wildest dreams and make this month all about classic. Introducing Headbanger’s Ball and Hip Hop Hustle will give lovers of a certain genre a fixed destination to go to every week on the channel.”

    Every Big Weekend will have a theme like Classic Rock, Classic Pop, Classic Dance and Classic Hollywood setting the tone for all the rest of the week. So viewers can not only see videos but also shows such as Rolling Stones Live in Brazil as part of Classic Rock, Driven: Whitney Houston in Classic Pop, When Disco Ruled The World in Classic Dance and When Star Wars Ruled The World in Classic Hollywood.

    The one-hour non-stop music block Headbanger’s Ball will have some of the greatest new and old heavy metal acts – Korn, Iron Maiden, System Of A Down, Black Sabbath and loads more. Headbanger’s Ball will be telecast every Friday at midnight from 7 April onwards.

    For hip hop lovers, there’s Hip Hop Hustle, a 60-minute on-air version of the successful property of the same name which saw Vh1 India bring in US hip hop band Flipsyde late last year. With the top selling international records in India last year being from 50 Cents and Mariah Carey respectively, both hip hop artistes, it’s clear that hip hop is having the same kind of success in India as it is in the US and worldwide. Hip Hop Hustle will air every Saturday at 10 pm starting 15 April.

  • Star World to air Kanye West concert

    Star World to air Kanye West concert

    MUMBAI: Controversial, obnoxious, gifted, brash. American pop star Kanye West has been called many names, but he’s never been called safe or boring.

    A hip-hop producer and songwriter, he has already won six Grammy Awards for just two albums, two years in a row. Star World will air his concert tonight 29 March at 9 pm.
    He burst onto the scene as a singer-songwriter a couple of years ago. In this special, he once again approaches old music with new arrangements.

    Backed by an all-female 17-piece orchestra in an intimate gig at London’s famous Abbey Road studios, he belts out songs from his albums College Dropout and Late Registration, but with a twist. It also features special guest, neo-soul singer/pianist John Legend. Viewers can also check out West’s superstar friends in the audience, like Jay-Z & Beyoncé.

    Drawing from musical influences as diverse as Franz Ferdinand to classical music, West counts Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson, Ludacris, Prodigy, Mariah Carey and Mos Def among his collaborators, whether as a producer or as a songwriter. His own record label, G.O.O.D. (Getting Out Our Dreams) Music has already signed acts like Common and John Legend – both of whom earned Grammy nominations alongside him this year.

    He once posed in a crown of thorns as Jesus on the cover of Rolling Stone. He has also been quoted saying, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” on American television in a Hurricane Katrina benefit. He is not afraid to speak out against hip-hop’s discrimination against homosexuals, and rant about political correctness.