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  • AXN lines up three seasons of ‘Sherlock’ back to back

    AXN lines up three seasons of ‘Sherlock’ back to back

    MUMBAI: AXN is gearing up to enthral the audience this festive season by airing all three seasons of Sherlock in a row. The initiative for the binge watchers titled as Sherlock Thrillathon will be from 25 – 27 December from 12 – 6 pm.

     

    Sherlock is the crime drama series starring the duo Sherlock and Dr. Watson played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman respectively. With Sherlock’s new special episode titled as The Abominable Bride around the corner, the channel is geared up to take fans on the nostalgic ride with back-to-back episodes of Sherlock seasons 1, 2 and 3.

     

    The channel will continue the trend into New Year, by airing back-to-back episodes of Sex and The City starting New Year midnight. The channel will also air back-to-back episodes of Bradley Cooper starrer Limitless the entire day on 1 January, 2016. 

  • Romedy NOW doubles the dose of Love and Laughter with the launch of premium TV series

    Romedy NOW doubles the dose of Love and Laughter with the launch of premium TV series

    MUMBAI: Romedy NOW, India’s exclusive English Entertainment Channel is now expanding its programming content with the best of English TV series to be aired in India starting 26th Jan. The channel will premiere ‘Witches of East End’, the current hottest TV show in the US for the first time in India. Adding to the excitement and most awaited entertainment, Romedy NOW also gives its viewers a visual treat with ‘Kitchen Confidential’ starring the ever enticing Bradley Cooper and themuch lovedCalistaFlockhart in ‘Ally McBeal’.

    Commenting on the launch of the additional programming, Ajay Trigunayat – CEO English Entertainment Channels, Times Television Network said, “Romedy NOW is all set to take its programming to the next level with the launch of the much awaited TV series. These series will offer the viewers a bouquet of refreshing new content to catch up on their daily dose of Love and Laughter.”

    Americas hottest supernatural love series – ‘Witches of East End’ will premiere on Sunday, 26th January 2014 at 8.00 PM on Romedy NOW. Starring Julia Ormond in the lead role, the show centres around the adventures of a family of witches. The two daughters Freya, a wild-child bartender played by Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Ingrid, a shy librarian played by Rachel Boston are both unaware of their magical birth right, but a series of events forces their mother to admit that they are, in fact, powerful and immortal witches.

    From the makers of ‘Sex and the City’ comes another exciting comedy ‘Kitchen Confidential’ starring ‘Bradley Cooper’. This all new highlight is based on ‘Anthony Bourdain’s New York Times bestselling book, ‘Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.’ Those with an appetite for wit and humour are sure to have their fill with this lip smacking and delicious series. Get ready as Hollywood heartthrob Bradley Cooper takes you through the delectable story of a talented chef who’s determined to climb back to the top of the food game.

    The zingy and evergreen American legal comedy-drama ‘AllyMcBeal’ follows trials and tribulations in the life of the main protagonist – Ally played by Calista Flockhart. Ally is a single young lawyer looking for love and fulfillment in life but while working for a Boston Law firm with her ex-lover, her overactive imagination overtakes her thoughts and fantasies as she works each case. The show is powered by Panasonic Smart Phones.

     

    The series will be promoted by a high decibel marketing campaign led by extensive promotion across the Times Television Network and is supported by heavy engagement driving conversations on the digital space. Using the core element of each show, Romedy NOW will engage viewers in a series of innovative contests and quizzes on their twitter and facebook pages.

    Additionally, an extensive print campaign is planned across select Times publications along with a massive Outdoor campaign across select cities.
    Romedy NOW is available in dual feeds in State-Of-The-Art High Definition (HD) and 5.1 Digital Surround Sound as ROMEDY NOW+ and in Standard Definition as ROMEDY NOW, across all platforms – Cable, DTH, IPTV and emerging technologies.

    To subscribe to ROMEDY NOW, just call 18001231101 (it’s toll-free) or SMS ROMEDY to 58888 or write to hello@Romedynow.com
    Have a daily affair full of love & laughter with some much needed eye candy every night only on Romedy NOW

     

  • Jennifer Hudson takes the Hollywood walk of fame

    Jennifer Hudson takes the Hollywood walk of fame

    MUMBAI: Jennifer Hudson became the first American Idol contestant to have her prints on the Hollywood walk of fame. She came seventh in the third season of the show but went on to garner accolades such as The Academy Award and the Grammy.

     

    Music legend and Clive Davis honoured the singer with the award. Apart from singing, she has also dribbled in acting making her debut in 2006’s Dreamgirls as well as Sex and the city. She has performed at instances such as Super Bowl XLIII, American Idol, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

     

    She is the 2512th person to be awarded the Hollywood walk of fame. She has also recorded her third album to be released in 2014.

  • Two Big CBS channels face penalty by BCCC for violation of programme code

    Two Big CBS channels face penalty by BCCC for violation of programme code

    NEW DELHI: Two separate channels of the Big CBS bouquet have been levied financial penalties by the Broadcast Content Complaints Council (BCCC) for “transgression of programming codes and ethics”.

     

    The action was taken against Big CBS Love and Big CBS Spark following a complaint by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

     

    The industry regulator headed by former Delhi High Court Chief Justice A.P. Shah said the rap song ‘No lie’ by rappers Drake and No Change on Big CBS Spark contains ‘highly inappropriate language and are grossly offensive to good taste and decency.’

     

    After issuing a show-cause notice and hearing the channel, the BCCC decided to impose a financial penalty of Rs 2,50,000 on the Channel. The Channel had been directed to deposit the amount of financial penalty with the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) on or before 15 September.

     

    The Council also directed the channel to run an apology scroll in English, in large and legible bold fonts at normal speed, every two hours over a period of three days from 12 p.m. on 25 August 2013 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday 28 August 2003. The scroll will read: “In compliance with BCCC’s Order passed on 14 August 2013, Big CBS Spark apologises for the telecast of rap song ‘No Lie’ by rappers No Chainz and Drake on 2 May 2013. This programme was found to be in violation of Indian Broadcasting Foundation’s (IBF) Self-Regulatory Guidelines.”

     

    The song had been telecast on 2 May this year and the channel was issued a show cause notice and heard on 10 July and 12 August. BCCC found the defence of the channel about it being a niche channel or restructuring its Standards and Practices Department were untenable.

     

    The Council found that the programme in question is violating Clauses (a), (d) and (k) of the ‘Programme Code’. In addition to this, the programmes are also violating Guidelines 1 and 2 of ‘Theme 2: Sex, Obscenity and Nudity’ of the IBF Self-Regulatory Guidelines. Furthermore, the Programme is also violating Clause a) of Category ‘G’ Programmes for unrestricted viewing and/or under parental guidance as well as Clause a) of Category ‘R’ Programmes.

     

    In the complaint relating to Big CBS Love, the BCCC considered a series of complaints against Big CBS Love Channel for its three Programmes ‘Sex and the City’ (7, 9, 10, 11, 17, 21, 23 & 29 April 2013), ‘America’s Next Top Model’ (20 March 2013) and ‘Britain’s Next Top Model’ (15 April 2013).

     

    The BCCC after hearing the channel in reply to the show cause notice decided to impose a consolidated financial penalty of Rs 10,00,000. The Channel was directed to deposit the mount of Financial Penalty with the Indian Broadcasting Foundation on or before 15 September 2013.

     

    The Council also directed the channel to run an Apology Scroll, in English, in large and legible bold fonts at normal speed, every Two hours, over a period of seven days, from 12 Noon on 24 August 2013 to 10 AM on 31 August 2013. The scroll will read:

     

    “In compliance with BCCC’s Order passed on 14 August 2013, Big CBS Love apologizes for the telecast of its Programmes ‘Sex and the City’, ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and ‘Britain’s Next Top Model’ in March-April 2013. These programmes were found to be in violation of Indian Broadcasting Foundation’s (IBF) Self-Regulatory Guidelines.”

     

    The Council found that the shows in question are violative of Clauses (a), (d) and (k) of the ‘Programme Code’. In addition to this, the shows are also violative of ‘Theme 2: Sex, Obscenity and Nudity’ of IBF’s Self-Regulatory Guidelines. Furthermore, the shows are also violative of Clauses a) to e) of Category ‘G’ Programmes for unrestricted viewing and/or under parental guidance as well as Clauses a) to e) of Category ‘R’ Programmes. Repeated complaints have been received about the gross contents of these shows in the past.

     

    It was brought to the Council’s notice that on 19 July 2013, the IBF Board of Directors has conferred powers on BCCC to levy Financial Penalty on a Channel, subject to a maximum of Rs 30 lakh.

  • Warner’s revenues for the year rise marginally

    Warner’s revenues for the year rise marginally

    MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Time Warner has announced that its revenues rose four per cent over 2005 to $44.2 billion, reflecting increases at the company’s cable and networks segments.

    Time Warner chairman and CEO Dick Parsons said, “I am delighted that 2006 proved to be a good year for Time Warner. Taken together, our businesses performed well, and we achieved all of our announced financial objectives. We successfully executed on our strategy – enabling us to lead our industry and lay the foundation for creating significant new value. At the same time, we returned billions of dollars directly to our shareholders through dividends and stock repurchases.

    “We expect 2007 to be another superb year for Time Warner. Our businesses are well positioned to generate strong operating and financial performances. On the strategic front, we aim to create substantial incremental value by completing the integration of our recently acquired cable systems, further developing AOL’s online advertising business, and driving digital initiatives across the entire company.

    “In addition, we will continue to allocate our capital effectively, including the expected completion of our current $20 billion stock repurchase programme during the first half of 2007.”

    Fourth-quarter revenues climbed by eight per cent over the same period in 2005 to $12.5 billion, driven by increases at the cable and networks segments. In its networks division which comprises of Turner Broadcasting and HBO revenues for the year rose by seven per cent ($703 million) to $10.3 billion, benefiting from growth in subscription, ad and content revenues, including the consolidation of Court TV ($253 million) from January 1, 2006.

    Subscription revenues climbed nine per cent ($498 million), due to higher rates and, to a lesser extent, increased subscribers at Turner and HBO, as well as the consolidation of Court TV ($84 million). Included in the prior year results was a $22 million benefit from the resolution of certain contractual agreements at Turner. Ad revenues were up four per cent ($111 million), led by a 13 per cent increase at Turner, including Court TV ($164 million), offset primarily by the cessation of The WB Network’s operations in September 2006.

    Content revenues increased seven per cent ($70 million), due mainly to higher sales of HBO’s original programming, including the domestic cable sale of The Sopranos, offset partially by lower syndication sales of Sex and the City and the prior year licensing revenues from Everybody Loves Raymond, which ended its broadcast run in 2005.

    At AOL revenues for the year declined by five per cent ($417 million) to $7.9 billion, due to a 14 per cent decrease ($971 million) in Subscription revenues, offset in part by a 41 per cent increase ($548 million) in ad revenues.

    The lower subscription revenues resulted mainly from a decline in domestic AOL brand subscribers, which related partially to AOL’s strategy, implemented in August 2006, of offering its e-mail, certain software and other products free of charge to Internet users. Ad revenues reflected strong growth in display advertising, advertising run on third-party Web sites generated by Advertising.com and paid-search advertising.

    In the film segment revenues decreased by 11 per cent ($1.3 billion) to $10.6 billion, due to difficult comparisons to the prior year record performance at Warner Bros. In 2005, Warner Bros. finished number one in worldwide theatrical box office, driven by the success of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Batman Begins.

    In addition, a strong theatrical slate contributed to a record performance at Warner Home Video during 2005. These difficult comparisons and the lower performance of the theatrical slate in 2006 led to a decline at Warner Home Video in 2006.

  • HBO launches mobile Vod service in Korea

    HBO launches mobile Vod service in Korea

    MUMBAI: HBO has announced a deal with telecommunications company SK Telecom for a mobile video on demand service in Korea. The service launched a few days ago.

    The mobile service features full episodes from HBO’s series Sex and the City, Six Feet Under and Curb Your Enthusiasm. SK Telecom is supporting the launch by offering a free one month trial period to 21 January, making four episodes of both Sex and the City and Six Feet Under available during that time.

    HBO International senior VP Stanley Fertig says, ” With one of the most advanced mobile networks on earth, SK Telecom is a leader in providing on-demand mobile entertainment to its subscribers. This deal is also an example of the many opportunities HBO is finding around the world as digital technology advances in the international marketplace.”

  • HBO Mobile and Cingular Wireless bring ‘Entourage’ to wireless p

    HBO Mobile and Cingular Wireless bring ‘Entourage’ to wireless p

    MUMBAI: Cingular and HBO have launched mini-episodes of the Entourage series available only to Cingular Video customers who subscribe to HBO Mobile. In an industry first, the Entourage made-for-mobile episodes are true extensions of the program fans enjoy on HBO. They are written by the same writers and producers, and have the same characters and actors.

    “Our relationship with HBO is all about learning how to take successful programs from television and bring them to the mobile phone. We’re excited to launch these episodes as an important first step in the creation of true broadcast quality entertainment for the mobile phone. Along with the highlights we provide from the TV broadcast each week, these episodes give Entourage fans a rich experience they can get nowhere else,” said Cingular Wireless vice president marketing John Burbank.

    The premise of the made-for-mobile Entourage story is: Johnny Drama makes a “cellivision” show. Customers can view a series of short vignettes based on this premise as they continue to enjoy the adventures of the friends from Queens on the Hollywood road to fame and fortune. “The episodes are short and funny — just the kind of entertainment mobile customers want,” said Burbank.

    In another first, Cingular Video subscribers can also enjoy full-length episodes from the first season of Entourage, plus episodes from Sex And The City, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Dane Cook’s Tourgasm. These episodes have been segmented into chapters so Cingular subscribers can relive their favourite moments and share them with their friends. Cingular Video uses the power of 3G phones as well as Cingular’s new high- speed 3G wireless broadband network, which is currently available in 18 major markets encompassing 54 communities. The company expects service to be available in most major markets by the end of the year. To access Cingular Video, consumers need to purchase a 3G phone and sign up for the Media Net Unlimited package, which includes Cingular Video. Premium content, such as HBO, is optional and customers are charged an additional subscription fee for access.

    Some HBO Mobile content on Cingular Video is for mature audiences only. Cingular’s recently launched Parental Controls feature provides content and purchase blockers on phones so parents can restrict access to content that may be inappropriate for younger viewers.

  • HBO to kick off final seasons of ‘Sex and the City’ on 14 May

    HBO to kick off final seasons of ‘Sex and the City’ on 14 May

    MUMBAI: HBO will air the final two seasons of its show Sex And The City from 14 May. Two episodes will air every Sunday after the 8 pm movie.

    HBO says that Sex And The City has spawned into a pop-culture phenomenon, amassing fans the world over with its candid yet honest take on the issues women face. The last two seasons won three Emmy Awards and 24 Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe awards and 10 Golden Globe nominations.

    The show’s four heroines represent a contrasting mix of archetypes. For the uninitiated, there’s columnist Carrie Bradshaw, who is in search of “butterflies-in-the-stomach” true love; Miranda Hobbes, a single mother who is trying to juggle the pressures of work, motherhood and dating; Charlotte York who comes to realize that her world need not be so perfect and Samantha Jones, a public relations executive who lives life on her own terms without regrets.

    By focussing on issues women face, from the good to the bad, the ugly and the fun, the fifth and the sixth season of the show sees Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda – return: older and wiser, but no less hopeful.

    Carrie played by Sarah Jessica Parker finds success in her professional life when she publishes a new book. Later in the season, Carrie meets a new love interest in the form of Jack Berger– but will she be lucky in love?

    We see the ‘softer’ side of Samantha played by Kim Cattrall as she discovers that she too, is capable of not only loving someone but also being in a monogamous relationship. That is until, her boyfriend’s roving eyes prove too much of a handful for even a tough cookie like Samantha.

    The usually acerbic-tongued and fiercely independent Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) turns vulnerable following the birth of Baby Brady as she learns to cope with motherhood while Charlotte (Kristin Davis) realizes that the “perfect man” can come in a less-than-perfect package, in the form of her divorce attorney.

    HBO Asia country manager Shruti Bajpai says, “HBO’s Sex And The City has proven itself to be a phenomenon in television entertainment, which is exemplified by the laurels it has won as well as the overwhelming response that the past seasons have received from its patron viewers in India. With Season 5 and 6, HBO’s Sex And the City is all set, once again, to touch the hearts of women and men alike with its engaging storyline and relatable content.“

    In this final season of HBO’s Sex And The City, the ladies come full circle, with each of them experiencing the panacea of friendships, the pain of heartbreaks and the pleasures of relationships.

  • HBO announces major programming initiative for the summer

    HBO announces major programming initiative for the summer

    MUMBAI: I Love Summer! That is the tagline for English movie channel HBO’s summer programming initiative in May and June. The channel will also be running a contest.

    The offerings include non-stop thrilling blockbusters, Hollywood hotties, Kung Fu fighting, HBO Whazz up and Sex and the City’ Finale Season Premiere.

    The channel gives viewers the chance to be a part of I Love Summer. Viewers just have to reply to the question “Why you love summer on HBO”?. Prizes up for grabs include an all expense paid family trip to Club Mahindra resorts, Nano iPods, HBO premiums and lots more.

    The summer kicks off with the sci-fi horror film Resident Evil: Apocalypse on 26 May at 9 pm. All of Raccoon City is contaminated with virus and Alice (Milla Jovovich) is stuck right in the middle. Now, she and a group of survivors must fight to escape the nightmare that has plagued Raccoon City.

    The finale of Sex And The City premieres on HBO starting May with more glitz and glamour, humour and trend setting fashion. The HBO Original Movie of the month is Lackawanna Blues, which is fuelled by rhythm, blues and a stellar cast. Based on a true story of the relationship between Ruben Santiago Jr. and his guardian Rachel “Nanny” Crosby, set in 1950’s Lackawanna, a city in Upstate New York, Lackawanna Blues will air on 2 May, at 9 pm.

    As far as HBO Saturday Nights are concerned on 6 May Catwoman will air. Halle Berry’s feline instincts take over as she dons the black leather cat suit and cracks the whip for her role as the glamorous anti-heroine. In Good Company airs on 13 May, a middle-aged ad executive is faced with a new boss who is nearly half his age and who also happens to be dating his 18-year old daughter.

    On 20 May Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed takes centrestage. Old villains come back to haunt the team in their hometown, Coolsville making them lose their cool and their reputations. On 27 May the channel airs A Cinderella Story.

    HBO has created a new band HBO Whazz Up. Films in this band will air before the 9 pm movie. Films like Connie And Carla, American Ninja, What Dreams May Come, The School Of Rock will air in this band.