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  • &Privé HD to premiere the psychological thriller ‘The Gift’ on 23rd June

    &Privé HD to premiere the psychological thriller ‘The Gift’ on 23rd June

    MUMBAI: &Privé HD, the premium destination for nuanced cinema, is all set to premiere the American mystery-thriller The Gift on Saturday, 23rd of June at 1:00 pm and 9:00 pm. The movie marks the directorial debut of actor Joel Edgerton who also plays a central character along with Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall.

    The Gift follows the life of a young married couple, Simon (Bateman) and Robyn (Hall). Their life is going just as planned until an encounter with an acquaintance from Simon’s high school sends their world into a tormenting spin. Simon doesn’t recognize his friend, Gordo (Edgerton) at first, but after a series of uninvited encounters and troubling mysterious gifts, a horrifying secret from the past is unraveled after over two decades. Robyn is devastated on learning the disturbing truth about what happened between Simon and Gordo and starts to question her entire life with her husband.

  • &Privé HD presents The Black List – stories that challenged the norms

    &Privé HD presents The Black List – stories that challenged the norms

    MUMBAI: Cinema has always been a classic means of expression. However, over the years, there have been multiple Hollywood scripts that struggled to see the light of the day. These were stories which broke the norms but were pushed into the dark owing to either their controversial themes or because it didn’t fit the ‘normal’ storytelling values of the society. &Privé HD, the premium English movie destination for nuanced cinema, brings to you its newest unique property – The Black List which showcases the famous blacklisted scripts of Hollywood which were condemned by many. The Black List premieres 18th of June, weekdays at 9pm.

    &Privé HD, known for bringing the other side of cinema for its non-conformist audience, takes the movie viewing experience a notch higher with The Black List. These are stories that challenged the status quo and dared to rise. Movies in this property include Margin Call, Prisoners, The Wolf of Wall Street, American Hustle, Up in the air, 50/50, Mighty heart, Brothers Bloom, Jackie, Kite Runner, Meet Bill, Nebraska, Lucky Number Selvin, Peacock, Things we lost in fire, Demolition, The Ides of March, The Beaver, Foxcatcher amongst others which highlight the perseverance and faith of the filmmakers. These movies drive the art of stellar storytelling about subjects that people tried to stifle but could never be silenced.

    Speaking about the new property, ZEEL, Business Cluster Head – Premium channels, Aparna Bhosle said “We at &Privé HD have always focused on bringing movies and properties that enable our audiences to feel the deeper side of cinema. Staying true to our channel’s promise, we have curated our new property The Black List which will showcase movies that defied the odds to exist. These movies not only received rave reviews from the critics, but also garnered immense love from the audience. Some of them even won prestigious awards and nominations. We are sure these movies will be enjoyed and appreciated by our viewers.”

  • &Privé HD’s Unforgettables at 9 property celebrates movies that have left an indelible mark

    &Privé HD’s Unforgettables at 9 property celebrates movies that have left an indelible mark

    MUMBAI: There are some movies that become a part of your life and you can’t help but watch them over and over again. There are some characters that reveal a hidden element of yourself that results in an instant connection. &Privé HD’s property ‘Unforgettables at 9’ brings such classics every Monday to Friday at 9 pm. Started on 5th March, the three-month long property will showcase exceptional movies till the end of May.

    Unforgettables at 9 on &Privé HD has curated an incredible list of movies that you simply cannot miss. Some of the movies in the line-up include:

    March – Bridge of Spies, Catch Me If You Can, Terminal, A Beautiful Mind, The Wolf of Wallstreet, Ghost, American Beauty

    April – People vs Larry Flynt, Almost Famous, Larry Crowne, Gangs of New York, Ides of March, The Terminal, A.I Artificial Intelligence, Jerry Maguire, The Machinist

    May – Shutter Island, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Usual Suspects, Infiltrator, The Lincoln Lawyer, Donnie Darko, Chinatown, Revolutionary Road

    Since inception, the channel’s endeavor has been to present titles and properties that help audiences to unravel the multiple layers of movie making them ‘Feel the other side’ of cinema. With Unforgettables at 9, the channel further aims to bring a cinematic experience with a line-up of movies that will stay with the viewers forever.

  • &Privé HD to premiere the gripping thriller ‘The Hunter’ this sunday

    &Privé HD to premiere the gripping thriller ‘The Hunter’ this sunday

    MUMBAI: &Privé HD, the newest destination for nuanced cinema, is all set to premiere the Australian thriller-drama The Hunter on 18th of March at 1:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Directed by Daniel Nettheim, the riveting movie stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, and Frances O’Connor in pivotal roles.

    Based on the novel of the same name by Julia Leigh, The Hunter revolves around a professional and ruthless mercenary, Martin (Willem Dafoe) who is sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger which is believed to be extinct. Posing as a scientist, he sets up a base-camp at a broken-down farmhouse living with a family whose father is missing.  As his attachment to the family grows, he encounters unforeseen dangers which complicate his already deadly mission.

    Presenting multiple facets of the protagonist’s character, the movie will make some feel the cold-hearted killer’s tryst with the bereaved family, but there will be those who will feel the revelation of a gentle long-forgotten soul.

  • Experience the cinematic journey of the Academy’s finest with &Privé HD’s ‘The Winning Side’

    Experience the cinematic journey of the Academy’s finest with &Privé HD’s ‘The Winning Side’

    As the stage is getting set for one of the most important nights in Hollywood, film enthusiasts across the world are waiting with bated breath to see their favourite stars take home the golden statuette. While the highly-anticipated night soon approaches, &Privé HD, the premium English movie destination, brings to its audiences The Winning Side, an exclusive property showcasing the other side of Academy award winning movies. Started on 5th of February, the channel is presenting a cinematic experience of Academy award recipients from the days past to those of today, weeknights at 9.

    Through this property &Privé HD celebrates some of the spectacular cinematic stories on celluloid which are testimony to the unquestionable dedication to the craft of filmmaking. Movies shown during this property include Hugo, Arrival, Beginners, Sleepy Hollow, Jackie, Bridge of Spies, A Beautiful Mind, and Memoirs of Geisha amongst others. The last movie to be showcased will be last year’s Best Picture winner Moonlight. With a total of 45 Academy Awards won amongst the 20 films that are being telecasted, the channel continues to uphold its promise of offering finest films to its nonconformist audience.

    To promote the property, the channel recently associated with The Kala Ghoda Festival for its cinema vertical. While it screened last year’s multiple Academy award winner Moonlight, it also showcased this year’s Best Film nominee, The Post which will be making its Indian television premiere on &Privé HD this year!

    Since its launch, &Privé HD has presented some of the most-awaited critically-acclaimed movies for its audiences. Now, it’s time to revel in the perfectly-timed, biggest Academy award winning movie festival with The Winning Side.

    So, don’t forget to catch the other side of these spectacular movies. Tune-in to &Privé HD weeknights at 9! 

  • &Privé HD Brings a Tale of Chance Encounter with the premiere of ‘Before We Go’

    &Privé HD Brings a Tale of Chance Encounter with the premiere of ‘Before We Go’

    &Privé HD, the newest destination for nuanced cinema, is all set to bring the premiere of the movie, ‘Before We Go’ on 18th February at 1:00pm and 9:00pm. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Chris Evans, who also stars in a leading role along with British actress, Alice Eve.

    Set in New York City, the romantic drama follows a chance encounter between two strangers who are at crossroads in their lives. After a missed late-night train and having her purse stolen, Brooke Dalton (Eve) runs into Nick Vaughan (Evans), a trumpet player, as he returns her dropped cell phone and offers to help her get home. As the night progresses, the two strangers forge an unlikely connection and become each other’s most trusted confidants through the unforeseen adventures.

    A poignant and a heart-warming film, Before We Go touches upon the topic of fate and love, revealing how an unexpected meeting can lead to one confronting their fears and taking control of their life.

  • &Privé HD to showcase top notch film titles at prime time

    &Privé HD to showcase top notch film titles at prime time

    MUMBAI:  Ooh la la! Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s premium English movie channel &Privé HD has even bigger plans to tickle the fancy of its exclusive audience. The channel has announced that its prime time programming slot from 9 pm to 12 pm every day will feature some very recent gee-whiz award nominated or winning titles. Among the titles which will be on offer includes: the critically acclaimed Steven Spielberg directed, Meryl Streep Tom Hank starrer The Post,  the Aaron Sorkin directed Molly’s Game, the Luca Gauadagnino directed, James Ivory written Call Me By Your Name. Most of the films in this slot will be those which were released theatrically in the US in the last two months of the calendar year 2017.  The overall catalogue of &Privé HD today consists of 450 library and 48 premieres. At launch,  it was at 350 titles with 40 premieres.

    The new content been curated from different studios and distributors such as Paramount, Reliance, Tanvir and PVR. “We picked up the content from small, small producers from Europe who own  three to six movies. That meant dealing with close to 30 independent studios globally,” says  Zeel business cluster head – premium & FTA GEC channels Aparna Bhosle. Some of these will be available on Zeel’s soon to be launched OTT play – Zee5.

    It has plans to push the top daily pick movie through newspapers like the Times of India and Hindustan Times. “On the digital front, we will be using Google and YouTube banners or video promos,” reveals Bhosle.

    &Privé HD, which competes with Star Movies Select HD, MN+ and Sony le Plex for the estimated  Rs 600 core English movie advertising pie, has been doing well since its launch in September 2017 with its non-conformist 22-50 age group viewers. It was number one in its fifth week with the film Lion and also in the month of December in six metros according to  BARC ratings claims Bhosle. The channel has gained a lot of traction in Mumbai and Delhi.

    “The way we design and package the channel – it is the constant effort and is the endeavour that the ad rates should increase,” Bhosle points out. “The ad rates are absolutely comparable to channels that are considered leaders in the space.”

    Bhosle is hoping to expand the channel’s distribution with deals being signed with distribution platform operators that have not been showcasing &Privé HD as yet. “Talks are still in progress with Videocon D2H, as they had some bandwidth issue at the time of launch. We are planning to have a deal with Hathway in some time” she adds.

    The channel – by virtue of its positioning – is aimed at high net worth homes and individuals who can afford a high definition viewing package. Their tribe has swelled to around 14 million in India today. And Bhosle believes that it is this audience which will ensure that the English movie genre will continue to do well. “The OTT platforms will never affect the business of English movies channels. Yes, they could offer some competition – but finally content is king,” she says.

    Adds an analyst: “A part of the audience that consumes &Privé HD content  has access to massive internet bandwidth as well as smart TVs in their homes. They could not care how they consume – through OTT or through linear TV. If &Privé HD can lure them to watch the linear TV service of the channel, then it could be on a good wicket. Additionally, all these movies are freely available on pirate streaming and  torrent sites. How it manages to curtail the pirates will also help build its audience.”
    That’s a challenge the entire media and entertainment sector faces.

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  • Content segmentation defines English entertainment, movies in 2017

    Content segmentation defines English entertainment, movies in 2017

    MUMBAI: It was the year of HD for English entertainment in India. Add to it, the bump up in the number of movie premieres and series that you could now see in better quality. Increased adoption of HD set top boxes encouraged broadcasters to go for HD.

    Content segmentation has emerged as a big success for English entertainment and movies channels. Consumers today are evolved in their choices, they are abreast of the latest titles and keep track of their favourite stars and directors.

    Times Network, with seven movies channels, garners one-third of the English viewership in India. It launched a channel named Movies Now 2 in 2016 and in July 2017 it was rebranded to MNX. In its inaugural week, MNX topped the chart with 2814 impressions (000s) sum. MNX was unveiled with the telecast of its first big bang movie- Mad Max Fury Road on 15 July 2017. 

    Times Network EVP & head- entertainment cluster Vivek Srivastava said, “2017 has been a busy and exciting year for Times Network’s English entertainment channels. We have maintained leadership of existing brands and successfully launched new brands and created lively consumer proposition. Movies Now has maintained leadership in the category. MNX has been the most successful launch from the cluster, maintaining a very healthy lead above HBO. MN+ and Romedy Now continue to maintain a high share of mind in their respective categories.”

    Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) and Sony Pictures Television (SPT), in October 2017 announced that they have entered into a first pay features deal bringing a range of premium films to Indian audiences.

    As part of this, Zee will have the first access to Sony Pictures releases over the next few years. The new pay one deal marks the first between SPT and Zee Entertainment Enterprises in India and includes blockbusters as Spider-Man: Homecoming, Blade Runner 2049, Baby Driver, The Emoji Movie and Life, among others.

    In September, Zeel launched a new English channel named &Privé HD with the tagline ‘Feel the Other side’. &Privé HD also introduced a unique technology on its social platforms – the world’s first twin screen trailer. This distinctive technology enabled viewers to experience the other side of cinema with the help of a second device in a fun and engaging manner.

    For the premiere of Moonlight, the channel created a larger-than-life installation of a gun on a rainbow coloured platform, and for the premiere of Pelé, &Privé HD paid an ode to the legendary footballer with a magnificent installation of a life-size goal post with the numbers 1281 made out of multiple footballs depicting the total number goals Pelé scored. In December 2017, the channel celebrated the master storyteller, Steven Spielberg’s 71st birthday with a festival of some of his most notable films – Bridge of Spies, Amistad, Catch me if You Can, The Terminal, Super 8, etc.

    Branded content is being added to channels to increase the viewership pie. The addition of subtitles has enabled Indian viewers to follow the flow of American, British and other unfamiliar English accents. Thus, viewership is impacted positively, and hence, English SLS (same language subtitling) became the norm on all English language TV networks.

    Star World has an interesting line-up of new shows for 2018, including season two of the American Crime Story which features prominent international stars such as Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin, and season one of the American supernatural sitcom Ghosted.

    Sony Pix will bring an assortment of movies like the 2017 American erotic romantic drama Fifty Shades Darker, The Fate Of The Furious, which is the eighth instalment of the car-based action franchise, Despicable Me 3, a 3D computer-animated action comedy about mischievous minions and Gru, and the musical comedy Pitch Perfect 3.

    In October, Disney launched a GEC Disney International HD Disney. The English GEC has 100 per cent exclusive and original content and caters to the age group of 14-25 years. According to Disney India country head Abhishek Maheshwari, kids grow out of animation after 14 years.

    The year ended with a blockbuster deal where the Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox’s film and television studios for $52.4 billion. After the acquisition, 21st Century Fox will separate the Fox broadcasting network and stations, Fox News channels, Fox Business Network, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network into a newly listed company ‘Fox’.

    With one merger out of the way, the big studios remaining are Warner Bros, Universal, Viacom’s Paramount, Sony Pictures and The Weinstein Company.

    The English movies TV channel market in India is worth Rs 4.5-6 billion and the viewership of English content on HD channels is on the rise. In 2015, India had five million HD STBs, which saw a 160 per cent increase over the past three years. Today, India has around 10.8 million HD STBs.

    “English movies have always been about smart acquisition and smart scheduling. Consumer segmentation will dial up the next level of growth for the cluster in 2018. Social media has played an important role, getting consumers closer to their content. As long as the platforms have a distinct offering and stay true to their content, viewers will be there”, Srivastava added.

  • &Privé HD rings in the new year with the Indian television premiere of the gripping crime drama ‘The Infiltrator’

    &Privé HD rings in the new year with the Indian television premiere of the gripping crime drama ‘The Infiltrator’

    MUMBAI: &Privé HD, the newest destination for nuanced cinema, is all set to bring the Indian television premiere of the movie, ‘The Infiltrator’ on 31st December at 1:00pm and 9:00pm. The film is directed by Brad Furman and stars acclaimed actor Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger and John Leguizamo amongst others.

    The crime drama is based on the autobiography of the same name by Robert Mazur, a U.S. Customs special agent, who in the 1986 helped bring down the narcotics empire of infamous kingpin Pablo Escobar’s money-laundering organization. Despite specializing in deep undercover assignments, Mazur (Cranston) is faced with his most challenging assignment yet, as he goes undercover as a corrupt businessman alongside Kathy Ertz (Kruger) and Emir Abreu (Leguizamo) to bring down the notorious drug lord.

    Gripping and elevated by Cranston’s superb central performance, the film creates enthralling suspense on what undercover agents do while trying to keep their soul meticulously under wraps.

  • &Privé HD celebrates the birthday of the Steven Spielberg

    &Privé HD celebrates the birthday of the Steven Spielberg

    MUMBAI: &Privé HD, the English movie channel, presents Club Privé: Spielberg Edition – a curation of five of Spielberg’s best movies exploring different sides of human emotions. The special will air from 18 to 22 December at 11 pm only on &Privé HD.

    A master of emotions and technique, Spielberg is undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities. Winner of 3 Academy awards and 7 nominations, he is known for his signature filmmaking style with an enviable filmography. Spielberg’s films have been instrumental in revolutionizing the film industry and refining the views of its audience, as each of his movies compels the audience to delve deeper into the lives of theirprotagonists and feel the other side of cinema.

    The Club Privé: Spielberg Edition is in line with the channel’s promise of presenting quality cinema to its discerning non-conformist viewers. Upholding its promise to deliver the finest films to its perceptive audience, &Privé HD celebrates the filmmaker extraordinaire with movies that highlight theintricacies of their characters.Each of the carefully curated films deliver a distinctinsight to the audience, presenting them with multiple layers that appeal to their appetite for cinema that touches the soul. The line-up of movies includes:

    Bridge of Spies (18th December, 2017)

    Starring Tom Hanks as a lawyer (Donovan) tasked with coordinating a prisoner exchange, the film is a Cold War tale of moral principles colliding with the imperatives of national security. It not only unfolds the story behind how Donovan bargains for the exchange, but also entices audiences to root for a soviet spy as he is returned to his country.

    The Terminal (19th December, 2017)

    Starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones, the film depicts heart-warming story of an immigrant, who finds himself stranded in a busy New York airport terminal due to unseen circumstances. Nevertheless, he makes the best of his situation, essentially adopting the terminal as his home, befriending the staff and even falling in love with one of the flight attendants.

    Super 8 (20th December, 2017)

    The cult classic sees six teens making a zombie movie and get caught up in a military cover-up involving a mysterious beast. It projects how the unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

    Amistad (21st December, 2017)

    Relating to the American cultural landscape, this courtroom drama is based on the true story of the events in 1839 aboard the slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors’ ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by a U.S. revenue cutter.With the justice system and defenceattorneys all presenting a different viewpoint, the film explores the different opinions of each character, and how each is crucial to the final verdict.

    Catch Me if You Can (22nd December, 2017)

    Starring powerhouse performers Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hanks, the film illustrates the events of a successful con artist and master of deception. While the film shows Frank as a brilliant forger, whose skill at check fraud has netted him millions of dollars in stolen funds, it also highlights the story of Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) as a sharp cop on Frank’s tail.  A deeply moving coming of age black comedy that follows the true story of Frank Abagnale, one of the most famous con-artists in history.

    Since its launch, &Privé HD has presented some of the most-awaited critically-acclaimed movies for its audience. With Club Privé: Spielberg Edition, it’s time to raise a toast to Steven Spielberg and the sheer brilliance of his work.