Indian Television Media News and Updates

Asianet Suvarna launches ‘Katheyalla Jeevana’ with Lakshmi

Anish K.S — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:27:10 +0000

'Katheyalla Jeevana' with Lakshmi

Suvarna launches ‘Katheyalla Jeevana’ with Lakshmi

Bangalore July 03, 2009: Winning the hearts of Kannadigas with entertainment programmes has always been the hallmark of Suvarna TV. Taking forward this spirit, Suvarna is now adding another dimension with a new reality show called ‘Katheyallaâ€¦Jeevana’. The show will be hosted by the well-known South Indian actress Lakshmi, who is known for her versatility and her popularity across borders. Suvarna also takes pride in introducing the evergreen actress Lakshmi to the Kannada Television Industry for the first time.

The talk show will bring to the fore various real life stories that are not only engrossing but also connect with the audience; stories of people who have faced dire situations and have won the battle; stories of broken hearts and homes; stories of families that need solace; souls looking for consolation in life. Lakshmi seeks to help and counsel them in an interactive way and help overcome the challenges that they face. This show aims to do all this and more.

Lakshmi asserts that “Such delicate issues should be heard with patience and with a humanitarian approach. Since I have witnessed and interacted with people facing such complex problems for past few years, I feel that there should be an ideal platform to console broken hearts and address their immediate concerns. This show is not limited in showcasing only problems but it also brings stories of people who have been successful in overcoming their problems without losing their confidence and determination to move on in achieving their goalsâ€

“Through this show, we believe that we can empower such individuals and families who have become a victim of anxiety, separation and have lost hope in their lives. This will be a whole new experience for the viewers who have been watching the mundane, monotonous serials and reality shows until nowâ€.

“STAR network has always set standards for innovative programming and thought provoking entertainment. We are very pleased to partner with Lakshmi and present to Kannada television viewers human interest stories that will emotionally tug at their hearts. Lakshmi is our first choice to breathe life into the show and we are confident that KATHEYALLA JEEVANA will be loved by our viewers. We will continue to innovate and bring superlative content to keep our audiences enthused with the shows on Suvarnaâ€ says Mr. Jagadish Kumar, President, Star Network, South India.

The show will be telecast from Monday to Friday between 8 pm and 9 pm from June 22nd.

“The main objective of this program is to evoke social responsibility among the audience than just entertaining. The viewers will be able to relate to the various issues discussed in this program. And thus find answers. In the history of Kannada Television Industry, this will surely be a milestone leap. The main objective of our channel is to convey a moral message to our viewersâ€, adds Mr. K Madhavan, Managing Director, Asianet Communications Limited.

Sarkaar Ki Duniya Winner is Puneesh Sharma

Anish K.S — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:02 +0000

Sarkaar Ki Duniya Winner is Puneesh Sharma

Real TV’s reality show Sarkaar Ki Duniya hosted by Ashutosh Rana has finally concluded. The winner of the show is Puneesh Sharma who is a Civil Contractor by profession. The show started with 18 contestants and four of them reached the final leg. The show which has been running for four long months had viewers enjoying some exciting moments. Though it launched with non-celebs the only celeb who entered the show was actress Mink who was soon ousted.

Informs our source, “Puneesh Sharma has emerged as the winner and has won a cash prize of Rs 1 crore. The first and second runners – up are Ali Wassim and Rashid Ali. Ali is a fitness trainer. The contestant who crashed out in the finale is Sanjeev Gupta.”

The final four contestants are Puneesh Sharma, Ali Wassim, Rashid Ali and Sanjeev Gupta. The finale will air today, 3 July.

“This had to happen,” says an ecstatic Puneesh. My audience knows what I stand for and over the months they’ve seen the way I performed, Played and behaved. I’m extremely happy to know that the audience chose me over all the others. This has only made me more confident about me. I thank REAL from all my heart for giving all of us such a bright opportunity. On asked about the prize money, he said, “I haven’t thought about that as yet. I will think about it later, after the win sinks in. But it will be a new start for sure.”

Fever 104 FM’s popular RJ Yachna kidnapped

Anish K.S — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:55:57 +0000

Fever 104 FM’s popular RJ Yachna kidnapped

Fever 104 FM’s popular RJ Yachna kidnapped

Fever 104 FM’s popular RJ Yachna was kidnapped from Fever 104 FM studios yesterday while her co-host RJ Harssh was held at gunpoint. Both RJs host the popular show Dhinchak Mornings on Fever 104 FM from 7am to 11am every day. RJ Yachna was reportedly receiving threat calls from an agitated caller whose requests she couldn’t play in the show.The channel is under great shock and has been airing information about her every hour and requesting listeners to search for her around.RJ Harssh has run from pillar to post in search of his co-host.

Go for a Wild Walk with Lions of Africa

Anish K.S — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:51 +0000

Go for a Wild Walk with Lions of Africa

Go for a Wild Walk with Lions of Africa

Every culture in the world has revered and worshipped lions. They have stood for everything that is brave, good and true. Truly the king of kings! But it seems that the modern world has no respect for them. Watch Swati Thyagrajan recount pitiful stories about the lions of Africa who have become a victim of short sighted laws, poor conservation policy and outright human cruelty on ‘Born Wild: Out Of Africa’ on Saturday 4th July and 11th July, Part 1 & Part 2 at 5:30 pm only on NDTV 24×7.

MY FM takes up green initiatives in Jodhpur, Jaipur & Bhopal

Anish K.S — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:50:41 +0000

MY FM takes up green initiatives in Jodhpur, Jaipur & Bhopal

MY FM takes up green initiatives in Jodhpur, Jaipur & Bhopal

94.3 MY FM did its bit for the environment in a big way in the month of June. It launched three different initiatives in the cities of Jodhpur, Jaipur and Bhopal respectively to promote environmental awareness among the denizens. In Jaipur, where MY FM was celebrating its third birthday, it decided to turn the Pink City of Jaipur ‘green’ with its MY Greenathon campaign and planted 3000 saplings in residential areas, NGOs and schools for special children.

In Jodhpur MY FM along with Videocon took up the cause of global warming. For this purpose MY FM innovatively utilised its popular regular show Music Ki Pathshal to drive home the green message effectively. Renowned environmentalist Dr. L. N. Harsh, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on climate change, was invited on the programme to discuss the issues of global warming, a problem of our own making that we are grappling with globally. He explained the causes and effects of global warming and discussed the means by which the common man can help put an end to this universal phenomenon.

In Bhopal, MY FM celebrated the World Environment Day by airing information capsules urging listeners to go ‘green’. The on-air initiatives were supplemented with more out of the box green ground activities. 94.3 MY FM in association with Children Friends Association planted 5000 saplings in and around the city including prominent landmarks like Indrapuri, BHEL, Arera Colony, Kolar and MP Nagar. The association that has 900 members, had bought the saplings with their pocket money pooled for the purpose and have also taken charge of the upkeep of the plants. MY FM also gave away tree saplings at traffic signals. Mayors’ of each of the 17 cities where MY FM is present were also invited to plant saplings along with MY FM radio jockeys on the occasion.

“MY FM prides itself on being an environmentally conscious and responsible company. The green campaigns are among the several initiatives undertaken by us from time to time in all the seven states we are present to showcase our commitment to the environment, said COO MY FM Mr Harrish Bhatia “MY FM understands the need for educating the masses on environment issues. Environment is not a subject that can be handled by pockets of environmentalists, activists or the governments alone. The need of the hour is to take it out of the corporate corridors onto the streets. MY FM understands the powerful role that radio, as a mass medium, has to play in generating awareness. Several special initiatives were launched by us across our 17 stations on the occasion of World Environment Day, both on-air and off-air towards this end,” he added.

Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur Every Monday to Thursday at 8.00 P.M Only on Sony Entertainment Television

Anish K.S — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:45:03 +0000

Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur Every Monday to Thursday at 8.00 P.M Only on Sony Entertainment Television

Telecast Date – Monday, July 6, 2009 at 8.00 P.M. (Episode 25)

In Padmini’s Mahal, the decorations looks withered. We see the glass of milk kept on the table. Padmini is sitting and waiting for Ratan Singh. Abha Devi enters the room and tells Padmini that Ratan has gone to his first wife since she will always be closer to him. Padmini tells Abha Devi that she understands completely and it is Ratan’s duty to go to Nagmati and it is her duty to continue to wait for him. Ratan comes to Padmini’s room and is shocked to see her waiting for him. He tells her that he is sorry for not coming in the night. However, Padmini tells him that she totally understands and she would have done the same thing if she was in Nagmati’s place. Ratan cannot believe that Padmini is so understanding, he has tears in his eyes and hugs her.

Reliance BIG TV launches iStock

Anish K.S — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:42:53 +0000

Reliance BIG TV launches iStock

Reliance BIG TV launches iStock

Reliance BIG TV has today launched a new interactive feature, iStock, India’s first portfolio tracking application through their DTH platform.

Reliance Big TV has launched this unique application in association with Reliance Money. Reliance Money has created a unique iStock zone on Reliance BIG TV’s DTH platform. This zone will not only provide information about Indian and international indices, currencies, commodity, stock and market news; but also provide Reliance Big TV customers with value added services including a unique personal portfolio management tracker. Commenting on the launch of this unique interactive application, Mr. Mahesh Prasad, President, Reliance Communications said, “The iStock launch is an excellent illustration of the Reliance ADA Group successful effort to draw synergies of its domain expertise across various sectors. The iStock application is part of our endeavour to offer customers unique and differentiated content and enhance their overall interaction with the Reliance BIG TV brand.”

“Since the launch of Reliance BIG TV, we have been at the forefront of driving DTH penetration in India. We escalated the DTH growth story in India with the largest on ground roll-out of a home entertainment service in India. And we followed this up by acquiring one million customers within 90 days of launch,” Mahesh Prasad added.

According to Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Managing Director, Reliance Money said, “At Reliance Money, it is our constant endeavor to innovate and provide our customers with value added services and increased levels of convenience. As a part of our electronic channel strategy to meet this objective, Reliance Money is already present on the Internet through our trading kiosks and on the mobile. Embracing the DTH platform of Reliance Big TV was the logical next step in providing our customers the added advantage of being able to access Reliance Money’s portal content from the comfort of their living rooms.”

An exclusive and unique feature of Reliance BIG TV’s iStock application is the personal Portfolio Manager. iStock’s Portfolio Manager will allow users to add, track upward / downward movement of their stocks automatically and the overall gain / loss of their investments. The Portfolio Manager will allow users to add up to 16 stocks in the portfolio and monitor them independently with an option to edit/ delete/ replace the target stocks anytime. Reliance BIG TV will also present all the information in graphic charts to display the trends.

This is part of Reliance BIG TV’s increasing focus to build its DTH VAS portfolio. The company plans to drive growth and broaden its customer base by a focused approach on providing unique and benchmarking value added services. Currently over 10% of Reliance BIG TV’s subscriber base uses its various interactive features such as iGames, iCooking, iNews, iAstro and iSports. Though currently offered as a “free of cost service”, as part of its long term strategy, Reliance BIG TV may decide to monetize its interactive applications through targeted revenue modules.

Reliance BIG TV sees big appeal for iStock application from cities and smaller towns alike especially amongst the trading community who have invested in markets and would like to keep a close watch on their stocks.

Reliance BIG TV’s iNTERACTIVE applications offer a world of exclusive interactive features at the touch of a button on the Reliance BIG TV remote. iSTOCK is the latest in a bouquet of growing interactive applications under its iNTERACTIVE services which include sporting action on iSPORTS, games application iGAMES, daily astro feature iASTRO, recipe-rich iCOOKING and iNEWS with the latest news updates.

IBN-Lokmat brings a 360 degree perspective and analysis on the Budget

Anish K.S — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:22:55 +0000

IBN-Lokmat brings a 360 degree perspective and analysis on the Budget

IBN-Lokmat brings a 360 degree perspective and analysis on the Budget

The maiden budget of the UPA government will be tabled in the Lok Sabha in the first week of July 2009. “Team Manmohan”is expected to make announcements which affect the life of public and industry. IBN18 Network through its channel IBN-Lokmat has lined up a comprehensive programming schedule to bring to their viewers a 360o perspective on Union Budget ’09. An illustrious team of economic and political journalists along with financial experts will discuss and analyse what the budget is all about, and how it is going to affect the hopes and aspirations of the common man, and how it would influence the business scenario in India.

The railways are the lifeline of the country and over a million passengers travel daily. The freight also generates good enough revenue for the country. With Mamta Banerjee at the helm of affairs, how will she present her maiden budget? Will the Railway budget spring any surprise remains to be seen. IBN-Lokmat has lined up a variety of programmes, which will provide the viewers with minute –to-minute update on the decisions of the Government. The programme schedules planned to provide a holistic understanding of the budget 2009 are as follows:

Pre Budget and Budget Day special programming on IBN-Lokmat:

Programming on account of Railway Budget & Union Budget-09

Pre Budget

* Mamta Express: Half an hour pre Railway budget special with special guests as to what can be expected from Railway Budget.
* LIVE telecast of Railway Budget presentation from the Parliament.
* Special shows on the budget day with experts’ views on the Union Budget.

Budget Day

* LIVE programming as the budget is presented followed by special shows.
* Simultaneously examine the budget by experts in the studio.

Mr. Nikhil Wagle, Editor, IBN-Lokmat said, “IBN-Lokmat’s programming will look at various facets of the Union Budget ‘09 and will bring for its viewers all the news that will affect the state and its people.”

Catch Mumbai auditions of India’s Got Talent

Anish K.S — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:20:48 +0000

Catch Mumbai auditions of India's Got Talent

Catch Mumbai auditions of India’s Got Talent

Tonight’s episode opens with auditions in the city of dreams Mumbai. A pole Malkhamb act leaves the judges awe-struck, especially judge Kirron Kher was praying as the contestant did his jaw dropping stunts. The episode then moves on to the auditions in Lucknow where the judges were fascinated by a contestant balancing skills; he begins his performance by riding the cycle and balancing a table on his head. Tune into to see more such fascinating talent unfold on ‘India’s Got Talent’ on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 at 9:00 pm only on COLORS.

CNBC-TV18 explores ‘What India wants’ from the Big- B

Anish K.S — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:50:55 +0000

CNBC-TV18 explores 'What India wants' from the Big- B

CNBC-TV18 explores ‘What India wants’ from the Big- B

CNBC-TV18, India’s No 1 business medium, and IRB, a leading infrastructure company, will present the demands from India Inc. at a star studded panel discussion in Mumbai on July 3, 2009. With Indian economy into recovery phase, India Inc. is pinning its hopes on a whole gamut of reforms to be unleashed by the UPA government. The expectations have risen to new heights after the overwhelming mandate that the government has received in the elections. ‘What India Wants’ will elucidate the demands such as tax reforms, labor reforms and financial sector reforms that the industry leaders, policy makers and stakeholders have from the Union Budget 2009-2010, a budget that could shape India’s Future.

The panel for this exclusive forum will include eminent personalities such as Yashwant Sinha, Former Finance Minister and Senior BJP Leader, Adi Godrej, Chairman & MD – Godrej, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Trader & Investor, Ashok Wadhwa, MD & CEO – Ambit Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Akash Prakash, Fund Manager and CEO – Amansa Capital Pte. Ltd., and HP Ranina, Corporate Tax Lawyer.

Speaking about the forum, Mr. Neel Chowdhury, Vice President, Marketing CNBC-TV18 and CNBC AWAAZ said, “The Union budget is the most crucial event for the common man and the corporates alike. This year, with the UPA coming to power with a massive public mandate, corporate India’s expectations have soared even higher. It is with the aim that CNBC-TV18 presents, ‘What India Wants’, an exclusive forum which would highlight the demands that industry leaders, policy makers and stakeholders have from Union Budget 2009.”

The exclusive panel discussion will be held on July 3, 2009 at ITC Grand Central, Mumbai and will be telecast live on CNBC-TV18, 6pm onwards.

About CNBC-TV18: CNBC-TV 18 is India’s No.1 business medium and the undisputed leader in business news. CNBC TV-18 has been an integral part of the Indian economic story, spearheading and mirroring these enterprising times. The channel’s benchmark coverage extends from corporate news, financial markets coverage, expert perspective on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. CNBC-TV18 has been constantly innovating with new genres of programming that helps make business more relevant to different constituencies across India. India’s most able business audience consumes CNBC TV-18 for their information & investing needs. This audience is highly diversified at one level comprising of key groups such as business leaders, professionals, retail investors, brokers and traders, intermediaries, self employed professionals, High Net Worth individuals, students and even homemakers but shares a distinct commonality in terms of their spirit of enterprise.CNBC-TV18 is currently available in over 30 million households in India.