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  • Turner adds three channels on YuppTV’s platform in India

    Turner adds three channels on YuppTV’s platform in India

    NEW DELHI: Turner International India has joined hands with YuppTV to offer three of its channels namely CNN International, Cartoon Network and Pogo in India on the over the top (OTT) platform.

     

    Under the partnership, CNN International is available live to YuppTV viewers with the latest news bulletins from across the globe and the best of features content through award winning programs including CNN Newsroom, Connect the World, International Desk, World Business Today, Amanpour, Business Traveler, Talk Asia and Culinary Journeys. 

     

    YuppTV subscribers also get the best original productions from Turner’s kids’ channels, Cartoon Network and Pogo. While Cartoon Network will offer a four-hour programming block on YuppTV with popular shows such as Ben 10, Johnny Bravo, Adventure Time and Dexter’s Laboratory, Pogo will provide a two-hour programming block with shows like M.A.D. (Music Art Dance), C.I.A. (Cambala Investigation Agency), Sunaina and F.A.Q.

     

    YuppTV CEO Uday Reddy said, “The partnership with Turner and launch of the three popular channels on YuppTV takes us to a new level in providing highest satisfaction to our viewers in India and now, even adding to the delight of the younger generation. The kids’ channels Pogo and Cartoon Network in Hindi will reach out to an unimaginably wider audience than ever before. Launching CNN International on YuppTV is indeed a matter of pride. Our endeavour is to keep our viewers in India and across the globe, entertained, informed and thrilled; and our commitment to technology and innovation is always directed towards achieving this goal.”

     

    Turner International India MD Siddharth Jain added, “Turner has been the frontrunner in embracing content delivery innovations and we ensure that our popular brands are available wherever and whenever the consumer chooses to be entertained.We are happy to partner with YuppTV offering our world-class content to a wider audience in India.”

     

    As was reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, YuppTV, which recently launched its platform in India is planning to raise $50 million to fund its expansion plans.

  • British actor Benedict Cumberbatch on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’

    British actor Benedict Cumberbatch on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’

    MUMBAI: He’s Hollywood’s man of the moment. From starring in the Academy Award winning “The Imitation Game”, to the hugely successful TV adaption of Sherlock Holmes, Benedict Cumberbatch is captivating audiences around the world. CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’ catches up with the actor in Shanghai where he opens up about his legions of superfans as well as the British invasion of Hollywood.

     

    Cumberbatch, who has been named “sexiest man alive” by numerous magazines, tells CNN’s Anna Coren about his childhood, his charity work, and his new films. The star also reveals what he really thinks about his female admirers called ‘Cumberbabes’ and meeting his Chinese fan base who describe him as ‘Juan Fu’ (Curly Sherlock).

     

    Airtimes: Indian Standard Time

    Thursday September 3 at 0200PM

    Friday September 4 at 0900AM

    Saturday September 5 at 1000AM and 0900PM

    Saturday September 12 at 0500PM

    Sunday September 13 at 1000AM

  • Dolce & Gabbana to feature on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’

    Dolce & Gabbana to feature on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’

    MUMBAI: This month on ‘Talk Asia’ CNN’s Anna Coren meets Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Hong Kong. The pair, who recently created headlines around the world over controversial comments they made about IVF, speak candidly to CNN about their stance on love, marriage and children. They also openly discuss their relationship – both as intimate colleagues and ex-lovers – as well as where their multibillion dollar fashion empire is headed 30 years after founding it.

     

    In a rare excursion, Coren then takes Dolce and Gabbana to the heart of Hong Kong’s garment industry to get their take on upcoming trends and what fuels their inspiration. They explain why the Chinese market is so crucial, and why they think the Chinese are similar to the Italians when it comes to their appreciation for luxury.

     

  • Actress Shilpa Shetty to feature on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’

    MUMBAI: Indian actress Shilpa Shetty will feature on CNN’s chat show Talk Asia on 12 May at 8:30 pm and on 13 May at 6:30 pm. She reveals why she is unrepentant about her public kiss with actor Richard Gere, what she learnt from her time in the Big Brother household, thoughts on her love life, film career and more.

    Reaction to Gere’s prolonged kiss ranged from amusement to outrage, but Shetty is admant that the extreme reactions from some do not reflect her country: “I would describe the ‘some’ as a lunatic fringe. And that is so not the sensibility of the majority of India”.

    The star also explains why she is relaxed at the thought of a potential six year jail sentence in the wake of the controversy before venting her frustration as to why effigies of Gere have been burned: “I don’t know if Richard is going to come back to the country, the losers…it’s us again as he was only trying to help us out.” As to those pursuing the litigations, she asks: “I want to actually ask them what they’ve done for us, what have they done for this country?”

    Shetty also talks about her time in the UK’s Big Brother household, where she reached “The lowest point in my life”. Despite this, she is convinced that to have walked out “Would be such a loser thing to do, to give up” and that her final victory “Was a huge victory as an Indian to have won something abroad”.

    Satinder also asks Shetty about her success in relationships, quizzing her on boyfriends, what dating her would entail and why she ultimately wants “A happy marriage and whatever it takes to achieve that”

  • Patricia Field tells CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’ what the devil wears

    Patricia Field tells CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’ what the devil wears

    Airtimes: Indian Standard Times

    Saturday, May 6 at 0500am and 2030hrs

    Sunday, May 7 at 0600am and 1830hrs

    This weekend on CNN’s TALK ASIA, American designer Patricia Field shares with Lorraine Hahn on what it’s like to style for the trend-setting series “Sex and the City.” She also talks about her 40th anniversary in the fashion business, how fashion “doesn’t cost a dime” and offers simple tips for the everyday wear.

    Loud but chic, Field’s early designs had wide appeal and her reputation for “fashion forward” made her popular among celebrities and fashionistas. Style is “a unique way of appearing to the rest of the world. It’s something to do with originality and synonymous with signature…that belongs to an individual person”, the designer explains.

    The popularity of television series, “Sex and the City,” also projected Field onto the international stage. “We were like “Oh, my God! Oh, my God! This is unbelievable!” she recalls of the series’ success. The stylist adds, “Sex and the City empowered or helped women feel their power. I want all the women to be powerful and whatever I could do to push that. I’m happy.”

    Tune into TALK ASIA for the latest update on Field, including her work on the upcoming film release of “The Devil Wears Prada” and other big screen projects. The designer also offers fashion tips for those rich and famous, as well as those on a shoe-string budget.

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    For more program information and details on upcoming guests on TALK ASIA visit

    http://edition.cnn.com/ASIA/talkasia/

  • Classical pianist prodigy Lang Lang on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’

    Classical pianist prodigy Lang Lang on CNN’s ‘Talk Asia’

    Airtimes: Indian Standard Times
    Saturday, February 11 at 09:30am, 20:00hrs, 22:30hrs
    Sunday, February 12 at 06:00am, 17:00hrs and 20:30hrs
    Monday, February 13 at 09:00am

     

    World renowned classical pianist Lang Lang joins Lorraine Hahn on this week’s Talk Asia. The 23-year-old has taken the musical world by storm, playing in front of presidents and world leaders, accumulating accolades and rave reviews for his performances in competitions and festivals.

     

    Lang Lang credits his early success partly to his parents while also recalling another influential, if unusual, musical inspiration: “I was watching Tom and Jerry, and one of the episodes they were playing Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody number two. Tom was playing like a totally crazy cat! He is a crazy cat, but the way he played on that piano, I will never forget … flat fingering, fingers flying all over, that really inspired me a lot!”

     

    His performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall was especially memorable as he played a duet with his father, someone who had made numerous sacrifices to further his son’s talent and career. His father joined him at the end of the concert and played the Chinese classical stringed instrument the ehru. Lang Lang felt he was giving something back to his father, particularly so as all musicians aspire to play Carnegie Hall. And, when that involves playing a Chinese instrument, “…it’s far beyond dreams”.

     

    The young virtuoso suggests that classical music education is “…often very strict. So I think for kids, it’s not very healthy.” He suggests that instead budding musicians should treat music like art where “every piece has the fun part, the sad part, the beautiful part. But you should bring the joy from your heart and bring that out!”

     

    For more program information and details on upcoming guests on Talk Asia visit http://edition.cnn.com/ASIA/talkasia/

     

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