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  • Zee Biskope announces special content lineup during Holi festivities

    Zee Biskope announces special content lineup during Holi festivities

    Mumbai: Celebrated with utmost zeal and enthusiasm, packed with rang, bhaang, and Fagua music, people in the Bhojpuri region indulge themselves in the happiness and tomfoolery of Fagua or Holi. Ringing in the merriment of the region’s most playful festival, Zee Biskope wishes viewers a ‘Happy Holi’ with a blockbuster film lineup between 13 March and 17 Match.

    The saga festival – ‘Hasi Thitholi Happy Holi’ will encompass an enjoyable and entertaining week-long celebration, which features back-to-back world television premiers under the prime-time band at 6 p.m. Depicting the key mood of the festival for the region, the break free film lineup will present ardent Bhojpuri fandom with the best of Bhojpuri blockbuster premieres to keep their emotions at their jubilant and colourful best throughout the week.

    The festival will convene with the premiere of the entertaining and popular Bhojpuri film “Thoda Gussa Thoda Pyaar.” Audiences will revel in the emotions of comedy and romance as they watch this delightful drama that stars the hit on-screen pair, Yash Kumar and Nidhi Jha, on 13 March. The following day will witness the telecast of the action, drama and romance-packed superhit Bhojpuri blockbuster film “Balam Ji Love You” on 14 March starring the king of romance Khesari Lal Yadav and glam queen Kajal Raghwani in lead roles. This time, it’s the colour of freedom and love that take centre stage in the extraordinary story of a common man who rises to an unimaginable challenge of winning the toughest dangal fight to free his beloved of bondage.

    Amrapali Dubey and Manoj Tiger’s box-office record-breaker comedy-drama that was loved by critics and audience alike, “Lagal Raha Batasha” will follow on 15 of March that will entertain viewers and families to the fullest through a colourful amalgamation of drama, action, romance, and much more. 16 March will witness the action-packed blockbuster “Dabang Sarkar,” starring popular actors Khesari Lal Yadav & Kajal Raghwani, which is thematically aligned to the dramatic mood of the festival. As Holi adorns, the brand is all set to engage and enthral its viewers and rev up the festive mood with the exclusive Holi world TV premiere of most awaited family drama “Mahavar” on 17 March at 6 p.m. This time around, it’s the colours of eternal love and sacrifices coming to life as superstars Ritesh Pandey and Chandani Singh give stellar performances in this unique and lovely tale that will unfold this Fagua on Zee Biskope and mark a memorable Holi for all the film aficionados out there.

    “Festivals like Holi are most awaited across the country and meant to be enjoyed with family with love, bonding and light-heartedness,” commented Zeel chief channel officer – Bhojpuri cluster Amarpreet Singh Saini. “As a true hyperlocal & consumer-centric brand, Zee Biskope is committed to bringing the best of entertainment on the region’s most celebrated festival that will serve as a palette to cater to the entertainment appetite in line with the spirit of the festival. The idea is to ensure that families get to spend an entertainment-filled week together on this special occasion. Here’s wishing all our viewers a joyous and buoyant Holi.”

    The channel is motivated to grow from strength to strength and break new ground in the industry as the ultimate Bhojpuri entertainer. Zee Biskope is available on Airtel (channel no 663), Tata Sky (channel no 1120), DEN Bihar (channel no 840), DEN Jharkhand (channel no 839), DD Free Dish (channel no 31), D2H (channel no 2073), Dish TV (channel no 1555), Siti Cable (channel no 214) and Darsh Digital (channel no 189). The channel will soon be available on all other major cable platforms.

  • TV9 Bangla announces special programming for Kolkata municipal elections ’21

    TV9 Bangla announces special programming for Kolkata municipal elections ’21

    Mumbai: As the slugfest in the Kolkata municipal election gears up to take center stage, TV9 Bangla has announced a fresh slate of programs under the title – “Puro Lorai 2021.”

    With shows like “TV9 Caravan,” “Amader Parate,” “Puro Bitarka,” “Mayor Porishad Jobab Dao,” “Mukhomukhi Mayor,” “Oligali Cholilam,” “Councilor Marksheet,” “Apnie Reporter,’ “Purobashini” lined up for all of December, Puro Lorai ensures 300-minutes of strategic programming based on unbiased and authentic information, said the channel in a statement.

    The season’s first show “TV9 Caravan” is an extension of “Manusher Pashe,” an exclusive campaign and brainchild of TV9 Bangla that travels through the city collecting public grievances on various matters. In order to throw light on the on-ground realities faced by people, the TV9 Covid-19 patrol van will be transformed into TV9 Vote Caravan tagged as ‘Kolkatar Kosto, Hoy Jak Sposhto’ for the Kolkata municipal elections. The van will travel through the city for 20 episodes of five minutes duration each.

    Acquiring views from Tollywood and television celebs, “Amader Parate -Taroka Chokhe” will air 10 episodes of 10 minutes each. “Puro Bitarka” is about on-ground discussions with party guests of different locations from Kolkata and Howrah.  

    “Mayor Porishad Jobab Din” is a talk show where six mayor-in-councils will justify their initiatives, and face questions from the public. It also features reactions from the oppositions and public views on the progress reports. “Mukhomukhi Mayor” is an exclusive interview session with the editor of TV9 Bangla.

    Towards the end of the session, time for evaluations on the key performance of councilors of various wards of Kolkata and Howrah will be presented in the show “Councilor Marksheet.” It is a filler where existing councilors will be asked questions in a buzzer round.

    The show “Apnie Reporter” is a comprehensive report based on civic issues of the different locality. It comprises 10 episodes of five minutes each.

    “Purobashini,” an exclusive women-centric program, is also part of the election slate. Stories on Kolkata Municipal Corporations and Howrah will be aired in the news segment called ‘Puro Kadcha.’ The highlights of ‘Amraa Oraa’ comprise of opinions based on the socio-economic status of a specific locality. “Oligoli Cholilam” will make the voices of common citizens heard by the policymakers. “Kathabarta” is a 60-minute, one-on-one interaction between the ex-mayors and politicians and the editor of the news channel.

    “Kolkatar Vote” will narrate historic tales of from Kolkata’s corporation election. Besides these, studio live on polling day, exit poll, opinion poll, and counting day are also in the pipeline, said the statement.

  • News18 Lokmat celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with ‘Bappa Morya Re’

    News18 Lokmat celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with ‘Bappa Morya Re’

    Mumbai: As people across the country celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, News18 Lokmat has announced its illustrious bouquet of programming called “Bappa Morya Re” between 10 and 19 September. The channel has roped in Dabur Honitus as title sponsor for the special show.

    Celebrating the spirit of Ganesh Utsav the programming would revolve around various specialties that the festival brings along with it. From visiting various Ganesh pandals to showing what are special varieties of prasads are prepared in this festival, “Bappa Morya Re” would be showing various untold stories and facts related to Ganesh festival. It would showcase the videos and pictures shared by viewers of their homes with special Ganesh decorations done by them, said the statement.

    Additionally, the Gauri celebration from across Maharashtra would be aired in the special show “Gauri Alya Ghari”. News18 Lokmat would also visit houses of various celebrities and showcase how they are celebrating the festival this year in the special show “Celebrity Bappa”. Interesting stories of their childhood memories with regards to Ganesh Utsav and what are the various food delicacies they prepare during the festival, it said.

    On the Ananth Chaudasi, News18 Lokmat would telecast live visarjan from various parts of Maharashtra.

  • News18’s ‘Natkhat Kanha’ proves a roaring success with viewers

    News18’s ‘Natkhat Kanha’ proves a roaring success with viewers

    Mumbai: Krishna Janmashtami, the festival which marks the birth of Lord Krishna, is celebrated annually with much enthusiasm in India. Thousands of devotees spend the day praying and remembering Lord Krishna.

    Like every year, the News18 HSM network also did its part to bring the celebrations alive by organising its hugely popular “Natkhat Kanha” contest on News18 Rajasthan, News18 Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, News18 Bihar/Jharkhand & News18 Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand. The contest entailed asking viewers to share a picture of their children dressed up as Kanha.

    The content was widely promoted across not only the News18 HSM channels but also on social media. “The campaign delivered over six million impressions and an engagement of over two million – a huge testimony to the popularity of the campaign”, said the statement.

    Over 11 thousand viewers participated in this unique way of celebrating Janmashtami, wherein they shared adorable pictures of their tiny ones dressed as Kanha. The winners were announced during the on-air coverage of Janmashtami celebrations.

    As the region’s leading network, this viewer engagement campaign is an integral part of the efforts to bring relevant content that viewers can not only relate to but actively engage with, said the broadcast network in a statement.

    News18 Network India’s largest news network, a part of Network18 operates 17 general news channels in India as well as in other countries. The network’s flagship English general news channel is CNN-News18 and the Hindi general news channel is News18 India. TV18 operates a bouquet of 13 regional news channels namely News18 Urdu, News18 Rajasthan, News18 Bihar/Jharkhand, News18 Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, News18 Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand, News18 Bangla, News18 Kannada, News18 Gujarati, News18 Odia, News18/Punjab/Haryana/Himachal Pradesh, News18 Kerala, News18 Tamil Nadu and News18 Assam/North East.

    TV18 also operates a joint venture with the Lokmat Group which houses the Marathi news channel News18 Lokmat. To cover the global audience & sizable NRI population, TV18 operates News18, a twenty-four-hour television news channel designed to give global audiences a window into the world’s largest democracy.