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  • Voot Select to stream latest episodes of Shark Tank – Season 11

    Voot Select to stream latest episodes of Shark Tank – Season 11

    MUMBAI: Shark Tank – Season 11 will stream exclusively in India on Viacom18’s OTT platform Voot Select on 25 April, followed by the Indian-television premiere on 18 May, airing Monday to Friday at 9pm, only on COLORS INFINITY.

    Yes, the Sharks are circling and they’re hungry for more in the latest season of multi-Emmy-award-winning reality show Shark Tank. Over ten glorious seasons, Sharks – Kevin O’Leary, Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec and Daymond John, have invested millions of dollars from their own capital, resources and expertise into ideas, concept-products and people, transforming them into booming moneymakers. The latest season will see them swim deeper in search of game-changing and clutter-breaking pitches that can be taken to the next level and turned into lucrative businesses. 

    Commenting on the multi-platform premiere for one of the most-popular business-reality shows, Ferzad Palia, head – Voot Select, youth, music and English entertainment, Viacom18, said: “We introduced India to Shark Tank when we launched Colors Infinity, and the show has amassed a huge fan-following, despite being a business-reality show. Establishing itself as one of the most-watched shows on the channel, viewership for it has been constantly growing with every new season. While continuing to serve our loyal television viewers, we are now taking the show to an even larger audience base by showcasing it first on our OTT platform – Voot Select as part of our digital-first strategy. This multi-platform approach will essentially serve as an impactful interplay for us, expanding our audience profile to include digital-first patrons.”

    Appearing individually in various episodes as guest judges alongside Sharks – Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O'Leary will be founder-CEO of Stitch Fix, Katrina Lake; founder & CEO of KIND, Daniel Lubetzky; international tennis champion & founder of Sugarpova, Maria Sharapova; and co-founder & CEO of 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki. 
     

    Some of the pitches to watch-out for on Shark Tank – Season 11:

    Tadah!: A falafel inspired frozen culinary business that donates 25% of its profits to non-profit organizations advocating for social change.

     

    Beardaments: Founder Jason McOmber, came up with the idea of ornaments for beard after a few drinks at a Christmas party, and turned it into a $600,000 company. Looking to expand, he’s now in the Shark Tank.

     

    SlumberPod: Initially none of the Sharks were biting into the pitch for SlumberPod – a cover that can be put over a travel crib to give babies a dark place to sleep. Shark Robert Herjavec exclaimed that “It’s A Tent!”, but the profitability of the business led the Sharks to reconsider. 

     

    Just the Cheese: A snack startup that made Sharks Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner come back with an offer after going out earlier, only to counter a royalty offer made by Shark Kevin O’Leary. 

     

    ‘The Yard’ milkshake bar: Made in a mason jar and decorated with a variety of sweet treats, this product created a three-way battle between Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner and Mark Cuban for a stake in the company.

    Get ready to witness some of the craziest concepts turn into the lucrative business prospects on Shark Tank – Season 11, streaming exclusively from April 25 on Voot Select; and airs Monday to Friday from May 18 at 9pm only on COLORS INFINITY
     

  • Netflix content offering includes Satnam Singh doc

    Netflix content offering includes Satnam Singh doc

    MUMBAI: Satnam Singh Bhamra, first India-born basketball player to be drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA), has received another big honour. His life has been made into a documentary.

    Titled, One in a Billion, the film was released on 6 December in the US. What’s even more exciting is that the documentary has been picked by streaming juggernaut, Netflix.

    The 90-minute long doc has been directed by RGTV founder Roman Gackowski and is produced by OBB Pictures CEO Michael D Ratner. Netflix has acquired streaming rights to telecast the documentary, which also features NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive and NBA’s senior director of international basketball operations Troy Justice.

    One in a Billion depicts Bhamra’s life from being born in a small, remote village of Ballo Ke in Punjab’s Barnala district to the night of 25 June 2015 when he created history when he was drafted into the NBA in New York. He was selected by Dallas Mavericks as 52 pick and presently plays as a centre for Texas Legends in the NBA development league.

    Bamra’s father Balbir Singh is excited about the movie based on the life of his son and is on cloud nine.

  • Netflix content offering includes Satnam Singh doc

    Netflix content offering includes Satnam Singh doc

    MUMBAI: Satnam Singh Bhamra, first India-born basketball player to be drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA), has received another big honour. His life has been made into a documentary.

    Titled, One in a Billion, the film was released on 6 December in the US. What’s even more exciting is that the documentary has been picked by streaming juggernaut, Netflix.

    The 90-minute long doc has been directed by RGTV founder Roman Gackowski and is produced by OBB Pictures CEO Michael D Ratner. Netflix has acquired streaming rights to telecast the documentary, which also features NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive and NBA’s senior director of international basketball operations Troy Justice.

    One in a Billion depicts Bhamra’s life from being born in a small, remote village of Ballo Ke in Punjab’s Barnala district to the night of 25 June 2015 when he created history when he was drafted into the NBA in New York. He was selected by Dallas Mavericks as 52 pick and presently plays as a centre for Texas Legends in the NBA development league.

    Bamra’s father Balbir Singh is excited about the movie based on the life of his son and is on cloud nine.

  • NASA and HDNet announce HDTV broadcast partnership

    NASA and HDNet announce HDTV broadcast partnership

    MUMBAI: NASA and HDNet have joined together to provide high definition TV coverage of space shuttle launches through 2010. The agreement ensures the remaining shuttle lift-offs and landings at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be broadcast in the highest quality television format available.

    NASA administrator Michael Griffin and HDNet chairman and president Mark Cuban will discuss formal details of the agreement during a news conference on 6 April in Colorado.

    “We appreciate the financial investment and technical expertise HDNet has brought to the table to help us reach audiences interested in this next generation of television,” Griffin said.

    HDNet will broadcast the flights in high definition TV, known as HDTV, which has at least twice the resolution of standard television formats. HDNet also will provide the agency a standard broadcast signal of launches for use by media networks and NASA TV. When possible, it will air HDTV coverage of NASA’s expendable rocket launches on its network.

    “This is an exciting deal for HDNet. Every shuttle launch is a unique and historic American experience. For the next four years, the place to watch this full live broadcast experience in high-definition will be on HDNet. We are proud that NASA has partnered with HDNet for this important role,” Cuban said.