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  • Dell partners with Voot to launch Dell XPS Youniverse Creators

    Dell partners with Voot to launch Dell XPS Youniverse Creators

    Mumbai: Dell Technologies and OTT streaming service Voot are coming together to launch Dell XPS Youniverse Creators.

    The show will focus on creators, who excel in various art forms, coming together in a creative residency to collaborate and create masterpieces using the Dell XPS. Dell XPS Youniverse Creators will be hosted by musician and actor Monica Dogra.

    “The aim of the series is to propel the youth to introspect about what inspires them by capturing a creator’s journey of diving deep into their creations and themselves,” said the statement.

    The show will revolve around 10 artists from different worlds who come together to create five masterpieces. The format of the show is such that in each episode two creators will collaborate and merge their creative templates to co-create a masterpiece. The participants will work on their creation using the Dell XPS laptop.

    The series will feature creators from a plethora of backgrounds – art, photography, music, filmmaking and dance to name a few. The creators include award winning chef Amninder Sahu and documentary photographer Hashim Badani, graffiti Artist Hanif Kureshi and spatial artist Asim Waqif, stylist and content creator Kayaan Contractor and spoken word poet Priya Malik, theatrical pianist Sahil Vasudeva and animator Sidhant Gandhi, actor and movement practitioner Faria Abdullah and visual artist Vimal Chandran.

    “At Voot we strive to ink partnerships with brands that share our vision,” said Viacom18 Digital Ventures head – AVOD (Voot) Chanpreet Arora.  “Dell XPS Youniverse Creators is a category disruptive format that aims to inspire the creative industry at large. The concept to propel young minds to get inspired by creators and their journey sets the show apart from others, creating a one-of-its-kind experience for our users. We are excited about this collaboration with Dell and look forward to bringing more such creative content to Voot.”

    “Dell has a great lineup of XPS laptops which are future facing and especially designed for the  young creators,” said Dell Technologies marketing director (consumer) Mayuri Saikia.  “Light but mighty, these sleek machines made from premium material, have a 4-sided InfinityEdge Display with 100 per cent Adobe RGB color gamut for an immersive screen experience, higher battery life and powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel core processors which propel creation.”  

    She further added, “This Youniverse campaign with Voot is a 5-episodic ode to the creators, shows how Dell XPS has been a clear partner when the ideas are taking shape. It’s a deep dive into their youniverse or process of creating before the eureka of a big creation. Reaching the young, creative, aspiring minds who are inspired by a mix of content was important to us. Which is why we always have a strong social leg. Our products are clear enablers in this journey and celebrate their process.”

  • Cartoon Network to release new episodes of ‘Ekans’ on 22 Nov

    Cartoon Network to release new episodes of ‘Ekans’ on 22 Nov

    Mumbai: Cartoon Network has announced new episodes of its sci-fi superhero series “Ekans – Ek Se Badhkar Snake.” The new episodes will begin airing from 22 November on weekdays starting at 5.30 p.m.

    The channel has launched the ‘Cartoon Network Grab Your Gadgets’ contest, where viewers stand a chance to win prizes by tuning into the show and spotting a gift that flashes on the screen. “To participate, fans must share the correct answer by giving a missed call on a number shared during the episode. Prizes such as mobiles, cameras, smart home bots, headphones, speakers, tablets and much more are up for grabs, from 22 November to 3 December,” said the channel in a statement.

    The contest is presented by White Hat Jr, and powered by Hershey’s Milkshake, with associate sponsors GoodKnight Gold Flash and Sunfeast Bounce.

    “Ekans – Ek Se Badhkar Snake has received a great response since its launch, thanks to its unique mix of sci-fi-themed action, relatable characters, and humour. We are sure the show, with all-new adventures of Ekans, will continue to be a favourite with kids and families,” said Cartoon Network and Pogo South Asia network head Abhishek Dutta.

  • Actor Mona Singh to return as host with &TV’s Mauka-E-Vardaat

    New Delhi: Film and television actor Mona Singh is all set to return to the small screen as a host with &TV’s Mauka-E-Vardaat.

    Mauka-E-Vardaat is an anthology series of mysterious crime cases. Set against the backdrops of real locations, the show presents various stories of crime incidents, their approach, and methodology. Each story, packed into a daily weekday episode, has a woman protagonist playing an instrumental role in unravelling the mystery of these baffling crimes, said the channel on Tuesday.

    “Hosting a crime-based series is a first for me. The crime genre has always intrigued me, and though I have acted in one, I have not hosted a show of this stature before. The narrator is the show’s backbone and has the onus to bind the viewers with the narrative, which is the storyline. Holding the viewers’ interest and intrigue is the key to sticking them with the story plot till the end. I am also familiarising myself with commonly used words and IPC sections. It is a new experience for me, and I am equally nervous and excited about it.”  

    The channel will soon announce the timings for the show.

  • This Diwali, India TV introduces comedy show Fakir-e-Azam

    This Diwali, India TV introduces comedy show Fakir-e-Azam

    New Delhi: This festive season India TV is introducing its Diwali Dhamaaka – ‘Fakir-e-Azam”, a comedy show that is sure to give you relief from all the tension around. Set in the Pakistani PM’s office Fakir-E-Azam is a political satire that focuses on the day to day struggles of the current prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, that faces in the his office.

    The show follows Imran Khan, as he goes about his daily routine, calling heads of various countries trying to get his agenda across, but no one seems to take him seriously, instead, they make fun of him, threaten him and humiliate him, the situation reaches a point where he gets frustrated and ends up making fun of himself.

    Khan is often seen mumbling to himself that no one listens to him, as most people he calls keep the phone down without listening to what he has to say. Besides trying to connect with heads of other countries Khan is seen struggling with the problems within his own ranks and often trying to solve issues caused by their actions.

    Besides all this the most important thing that Khan wants to talk about is India and how he feels threatened by Modi’s regime as they take immediate action as compared to the previous regime who did nothing. The other thing that features in Imran Khan’s conversation, which also gives the show its title ‘Fakir-e-Aazam’, is the fact that Pakistan’s economy is in shambles, it is literally a bankrupt state and that is why Khan is asking everyone for money especially China, by painting a sorry picture of Pakistan.

    The show Fakir-e-Azam tries to be as current to the situation in Pakistan, but also touches topics that have been a permanent fixture of the countries landscape, terrorism and Kashmir. Renowned voiceover and character artist Vishwas Kapoor creates some hilarious moments to this show as he plays the Pakistani PM Imran Khan.

  • Telugu OTT platform Aha to recreate TVF’s Permanent Roommates

    Telugu OTT platform Aha to recreate TVF’s Permanent Roommates

    KOLKATA: Aha, a Telugu OTT streaming platform brings a pleasant festive surprise for its viewers. In a first of its kind association, the Telugu streaming platform has joined hands with The Viral Fever, popularly known as TVF to recreate the magic of its widely appreciated series, Permanent Roommates. As a part of this association, Aha will remake the show as CommitMental for its Telugu speaking audience. All set to premiere on 13 November, the series is directed by Pavan Sadineni, an acclaimed film director in the Telugu Movie industry and will feature Punarnavi Bhupalam and Udbhav Raghunandan in the lead roles.

    In a pool of numerous love stories, which might feel unrealistic at times, Permanent Roommates stands out with its engaging slice-of-life narration. The remake of India’s first web series, tailor-made for the digital audience, Permanent Roommates had become a trendsetter in no time. aha through its remake, named CommitMental aims to replicate the same success in the regional segment. With CommitMental, Aha seeks to expand its content bouquet by introducing a youth-centric show to build resonance and relatability amongst its audiences.

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    Aha is amongst the fastest emerging homegrown OTT platforms in the regional entertainment category. Keeping the audience at its core, the OTT platform hosts a wide-array of content ranging from web series- fictional and non-fictional, exclusive movie premiers, animated content for kids and many more. This association also marks TVF's entry into the regional entertainment space after catering to the Hindi speaking audience across the country.

    Aha promoter Allu Aravind said, “We have always believed that great content must reach audiences, irrespective of any geographical or language barriers. We are glad to associate with a platform such as TVF for their popular show Permanent Roommates. Youth being our primary audience, this is a strategic alliance with an aim to connect with the viewers by bringing the kind of show which is entertaining and extremely relatable.”

    TVF founder Arunabh Kumar said, “Permanent Roommates was India’s first web-show and it gives immense joy as it now also becomes the first Indian web series to be recreated in another language. We would like to extend our gratitude to aha for deciding to recreate the show and bringing it to the Telugu-speaking audience. We are proud to partner with Aravind Sir and have new avenues for TVF to tell great stories beyond Hindi speaking markets and explore a new region.”

    Launched in February 2020, aha is capturing the Telugu masses swiftly with its diverse content and has become one of the top-grossing apps in the market in just few months of its launch.  A complete family entertainer, aha is gradually becoming the first choice for the Telugu speaking audience across the world.

  • Which Indian show has 400m viewers across 50 countries?

    MUMBAI: It is the actual subject of the story and its treatment which attracts the viewers and not the platform on which it’s being aired or the marketing strategy or the dramatics. This has been proven, time and again. “Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon” on Doordarshan’s which deals with current issues impacting the society such as sex-selective abortions and acid attacks has over 400 million viewers across 50 countries and has been aired across 240 radio channels and over the internet.

    It has beaten favourite and most popular cult shows on HBO and Netflix as well as current favourite Indian prime-time channels. The soap opera has been showcasing women-centric issues — from menstruation to domestic violence to, and from acid attacks to child marriage.

    Having given shows such as ‘Shanti’ and ‘Swabhimaan’, Doordarshan even today upholds the best form of progressive ideology in terms of making TV soaps.

    The record daily soap that talks about prevalent issues such as the high incidence of abortion of female foetuses and acid attacks is on the way to become the world’s most watched show. “Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon” has been dubbed into 14 languages and its third season is in the development stage. The show has been endorsed by Shabana Azmi, Sharmila Tagore, Farhan Akhtar and Soha Ali Khan.

    The show traces the journey of a young female doctor named as Sneha Mathur (which is being played by Meinal Vaishnav), who quits her well-paying metro job to work in her village. The show, produced by Population Foundation of India and Bombay Local Pictures, is being directed by Firoz Abbas Khan, who is a well-known theatre director known for his work such as ‘Mahatma vs. Gandhi’ and ‘Tumhari Amrita.’

    Population Foundation of India executive director Poonam Muttreja told the Guardian that the massive reach of the radio and TV series was unexpected. About their hotline established for viewers’ feedback three years ago, Muttreja said that on the first day they got 7,000 calls — which was 30 times of their expectation.

    Since its launch, back in 2014, the TV series has completed two successful seasons with over 170 episodes. The foundation even conducted surveys across 3,200 men and women in villages, before and after the show aired to record whether or not the series had impacted positive change in its viewers, Muttreja revealed.

    In the show, Mathur returns to her village after her sister, who is forced into a late-term abortion dies during the procedure. Mathur’s other sister becomes a victim of acid-attack after she joins a mixed-gender football team.

    Muttreja told Thomson Reuters Foundation that there had been so many stories from villages across India of how attitudes changed as a result of watching the programme. She narrated an instance of a slew of villages where men decided against beating up their wives; and a girl who decided to fight her village in order to go to college—all, after watching this show.

    The show is being applauded across the globe for doing what some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry have not managed to do.

  • DD’s ‘Janmon ka bandhan’ to boost primetime viewing

    DD’s ‘Janmon ka bandhan’ to boost primetime viewing

    NEW DELHI: As Doordarshan gets a new look, a number of new shows are being and will be aired to boost the viewership.

     

    One such show is Janmon ka Bandhan – Insaani rishton ka taana bana, which will commence at 7:00 pm from 21 November.

     

    The show is based on the premise of an honest IAS officer, Surender Kapoor fighting against the mafia linked with the construction business. While on the family front he is struggling between a mentally disturbed son and sudden loss of his wife. Overwhelmed with all problems he eventually reaches a breaking point. It is at this stage that his three daughters come forward and take responsibility to help the family emerge out of the muddle.

     

    The show is being produced and directed by Prem Chopra Wavelength Pictures.  Rajeev Varma, a renowned actor of ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ fame, is playing the lead character of Surender Kapoor.

     

    With this women-centric family fiction drama, Doordarshan National is looking to underscore the inherent strength of women and girl child; in keeping up with the channel’s ideology of “value addition” in everyday life of the viewers.

     

  • Endemol to make a show for China

    MUMBAI: Shanghai Media Group’s Entertainment Channel has ordered a first series of Endemol Argentina’s obstacle based game show XXS.

    The 10 part series will broadcast in peak time and will be in production over the next two months.

    Zhejiang Satellite TV has commissioned two 12-episode seasons of Endemol’s stunt based format 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show. The first series launched on the channel in prime time earlier in the year and the second season will now broadcast later in 2012.

    Both programmes are being produced by Endemol at the company’s international production hubs outside Buenos Aires, with contestants from China being flown in to compete. Endemol Argentina is handling production in association with Endemol Asia and the broadcasters of each series.

    Endemol Asia CEO Arjen van Mierlo said, “These are the first formats to be produced for Chinese broadcasters at our production hubs in Argentina. Both are epic shows with incredible stunts and obstacles, all staged on giant sets. Endemol’s international hub model has made it possible for us to bring these formats to China and we are thrilled to have had them commissioned by SMG and Zhejiang Satellite TV.”

    XXS was created by Endemol Argentina and features families competing for a cash prize by taking on an larger-than-life obstacle course set in a giant house. Filled with objects that are 100 times bigger than they are, the families must complete the course in the quickest time in order to win the prize.

    ‘101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow‘, which was developed by Endemol’s UK and USA creative teams, sees loosing contestants ejected from the show…literally. From human cannon and catapults to bungee cords and parachute jumps, the only thing the stunts have in common is that contestants don’t know they have lost until they’re flying through the air – and off the show.