| India’s most stylish & the most talked about show Lycra® MTV Style Awards is back! Watch Out for the telecast on October 28th 2005 starting 7.30 p.m. only on MTV – the red carpet, the performances, the fashion extravaganza…
Watch India’s hottest young designers’ (Aparna Chandra, Anamika Khanna, Narendra Kumar and Raghavendra Rathore) show-stopping fashion shows coupled with performances by musicians Bombay Rockers, Dr. Zeus, Swami, Ashu, Dhruv and Kailash Kher. All in all, this is one visual extravaganza not to be missed! Catch some of your favourite stars in all their style – Feroz Khan, Fardeen Khan, Celina Jaitley, Dia Mirza, Sanjay Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Malaika Arora Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Waluscha & Marc Robinson, Poonam Dhillon, Neelam, Sushma Reddy, Mandira Bedi, Sonu Nigam and Usha Uthup amongst many others. So grab that remote control and stay alert as the Style Gurus of the Lycra MTV Style Awards march across your screen on: Friday, October 28th 2005 at 7.30 p.m. only on MTV Enjoy! For further information, please contact: Ashwin Shetty / Ambika Maitra |
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Lycra MTV Style Awards to air on 28 October
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Viacom is spreading its tentacles in China
MUMBAI: Media conglomerate Viacom is expanding in China. The company has announced several breakthrough partnerships, including a joint venture with Shanghai Media Group (SMG).
This marks the first investment by a global player in a Chinese content production company.
Viacoms MTV International has reached agreements with China Central Television (CCTV) for three major programming initiatives. They consist of two deals for Nickelodeon and CCTVs first partnership to fight HIV/AIDS.
Nickelodeon and CCTV will co-produce Chinas first awards show for kids later this year. In this manner Nickelodeons Kids Choice Awards (KCAs) has been extended to China. The other versions of the show are made in the US, Brazil, Australia and Holland. The annual US event is made available to all 30 Nickelodeon channels, with a potential worldwide reach of 285 million TV households.
CCTV also hatched a deal with Nickelodeon forCat Dog and Wild Thornberrys. They air a total of 1.5 hours daily on CCTVs new childrens channel. This marks the debut of Nickelodeon animation in China.
The company’s chairman and CEO Sumner redstoine had spent several days in China during the negotiations. He was quoted in an official release saying, ” These announcements are the latest milestones in Viacoms long-term commitment to developing our businesses and relationships in China. They closely follow MTVs breakthrough as the first global brand to launch a 24-hour channel in China.
“The partnership with Shanghai Media group not only significantly expands our position in Shanghai, but also paves the way for us to extend the distribution of our 24-hour MTV China channel and pursue expansion in other areas such as childrens educational programming.
Viacoms joint venture with SMG will produce Chinese language kids and youth programming for distribution to SMGs channels. In addition, the joint venture intends to distribute the content to channels outside Shanghai. Viacom stated that it was the first global player to announce an equity stake in a Chinese content company. This follows the change in Chinese law announced several weeks ago that allowed foreign participation in Chinese production companies for the first time.
The Viacom/SMG agreement includes ad sales of the content produced by the JV to Chinese and international clients. The companies alliance extends a longstanding partnership, which includes syndication of MTV and Nickelodeon programming on SMG channels and the co-production of the MTV Style Awards Show.
Showing its social conscience Viacom also announced its intention to invest in HIV/Aids content and events in China. Viacom will partner with CCTV on initiatives that will help bring Chinese audiences important health information about the menace. In cooperation with the UN MTV China is currently exploring concepts for HIV/AIDS related programming and events. MTV has also announced plans to launch a Mandarin language version of its Staying Alive web site. This will provide information on the crisis.
The relationship between CCTV and MTV goes back five years. In 1999 the two parties had co-produced the inaugural CCTV-MTV Music Honours, which has since become a major annual music event in China. The show has aired on various CCTV channels in China reaching over 300 million TV households, and is broadcast annually to all of MTVs 150 million TV households across Asia. The event is also made available to all MTV channels worldwide which reach over 400 million TV households worldwide.
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250 not out: Simone Singh basks in Heena’s success
MUMBAI: On November 7, Henna on Sony TV will complete 250 episodes. And who can be happier about the show’s success than it’s lead protagonist Simone Singh!
Speaking to indiantelevision.com, Singh says, “It is a great feeling to be part of a show which has run successfully for so long. The fact that the show has come so far clearly exemplifies that it has created a loyal viewership base.”
Singh started her television career with A Mouthful of Sky, an Indian English show on DD Metro. She went on to do popular serials like Swabhimaan, Superhit Muqabla, Chitrahaar, Sea Hawks and Hello Friends, among others.
Over the past five years, Singh has won several awards and nominations for the Best Actress for her title role in Henna. Another feather in her cap was when she was nominated as the Most Stylish Female on Television at the MTV Style Awards 2003.
Today, Singh is extremely choosy about her work. “Television actors are working 14 hours a day, for 30 days a month. I don’t want to be a part of such hectic schedules. Leave aside social life, where would that leave my family life?” she asks.
Singh believes that working for so long robs an actor of his acting capabilities. “One tends to stagnate, no matter how hard he may try not to,” she opines.
While Singh looks forward to get into films sometime in the future, she does not seem to be in a hurry to bag a role. “I will do films if the roles and the people are good,” she says.
However, Singh has dabbled in a few movies – like Ek Rishta, Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham, Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya Hai, Sur and Sssshhh… (Cinevistaas first home-production which released last week) – albeit in cameo roles. She will also make a guest appearance in Karan Johar’s Kal Ho Naa Ho (co-starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan) which is expected to hit the theatres on 28 November.
On television, Singh has grabbed Aandhi – the next series on the on-going Chausatth Panne in Zee TV. Aandhi will be aired from 16 November. In this series, Singh plays a girl who has to conceal her identity, because she lives under the misconception that she has killed her boyfriend accidentally. Aandhi will also see Aamir Khan’s brother, Faisal Khan making a debut on television.
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Rohit Bal, Trilok Gurtu to open Lycra MTV Style Awards
MUMBAI: One of MTV’s big ground events for the year is less than a week away. The Lycra MTV Style Awards will be held at the Jamshed Bhabha Auditorium in Mumbai on 17 October, 2003. The broadcaster has announced that a collection by Rohit Bal and music created by Trilok Gurtu will open the evening.
The show will be hosted by MTV VJs Malaika Arora and Cyrus Broacha. The show is being brought in association with Hyundai, Yamaha, No Marks and LG CDMA.
An official release informs that Bal will be joined by big ticket designers, Malini Ramani, Manish Malhotra and Sabyasachi. They will showcase their creations assembled to ‘Desi Cool’ themes. Each designer’s collection will be sashayed by the models, who will walk the runaway to live music composed by Medieval Punditz, Salim Suleman and DJ Aqueel.
Attendees can gyrate to the sounds of Danish band C21. Their act will consist of songs from their self-titled album. Also lined-up is a performance by the popular trio, Shankar-Ehsan-Loy.
As reported earlier by indiantelevision.com 35 nominees are competing for 18 awards. One of these stylish people will be saluted as the ‘Maha Style Icon’ of the year. The judges include film director Karan Johar, ex cricketer Navjot Singh Siddhu. The jury is chaired by novelist Shobhaa De.
The nominees of the popular categories are being aired on MTV. Viewers can vote for their most stylish person in each category by logging onto mtvindia.com or dropping their votes in ballot boxes placed at ‘MTV Hangouts’ across the country and Lycra Preferred Partner outlets.