MUMBAI: Both Hyderabad World champs seem to have a silent rivalry about which Saina Nehwal speaks for the first time.

The 19-year-old Saina Nehwal, currently ranked No. 6 is the first Indian woman to win the Indonesian Open Super Series gets in a conversation with Swati Chaturvedi on Kahiye Janab, a celebrity chat show on Zee News. She speaks about her desires and how sure she is about them "I desire to be the World Number 1 and win Olympic gold and I‘m sure I can achieve it but can‘t say when?"

Taking on the Hot Seat at Kahiye Janab, she gets candid with the anchor as she discusses about various aspects of her life:

Talking about her profession Saina Nehwal says, "I hate losing; I can‘t sleep when I lose. I love winning and I want to win as many titles as I can for India. I have always learnt from my defeats." On her opinion about her ultimate dream lover, with catchy smile Saina replies, "He should be discipline, should have respect for women, should be nice to me and look good like Shahrukh Khan."

When asked about the domination of Chinese in Badminton "Chinese are the toughest opponents, to beat them, you need to put in twice as much hard work" announces the Badminton star.

About her fetish for the Bollywood films and the film stars, she says, "I‘m the biggest fan of Shahrukh Khan, I watch all his movies and I like him a lot."

Before signing off Saina Nehwal conveys the message to all upcoming sports persons
"Remember three things in Life - (1) Respect your parents, coach and teacher (2) Always be disciplined in life and (3) Never stop dreaming. But dreams should always be complemented with sincere hard work."

For those who miss it, Kahiye Janab on Zee News is repeated at 3.30 pm on Sunday. As "unplugged" at 11 pm on Zee Business, repeat telecast at 7.30 pm Sunday and 10:30pm Monday.

MUMBAI: Smart Digivision?s brand ?MyWay? IPTV services with SeaChange International has won the Video Services Innovation Award, 2009, in the Consumer Service Innovation segment, at this year?s prestigious Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2009, London.

MyWay?s ?Video Services Innovation? award was presented in London during Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards ceremony to recognize innovative projects by telecom operators and service providers from around the world. Guests included chief executive officers, chief technology officers and others in Europe, China, Africa, India, Russia, North and South America, and the Pacific.

MyWay IPTV services which has been recently rolled out in 54 cities across India, provides world-class offering of on-demand and personal television applications. With Netprophets Cyberworks, Noida, as its co-partners in design and development of the TV User Interface, the innovative MyWay User Interface and subscriber applications take full advantage of the SeaChange middleware, digital video systems and professional services.

?MyWay is proud to bring global recognition to India?s advancing media industry,? said Kapil Dev Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, Smart Digivision. ?This award is a testimony to our relentless focus on consumer service experience and the innovative applications we have created for the MyWay IPTV services. We?ve embarked on an effort to develop a service that includes the depth and variety that is on par with the world?s best. We anticipate that we will continue to help strengthen the outlook for the digital television market here in India.?

?SeaChange is thrilled to be in another strategic partnership that?s garnering global attention for further progressing digital television,? said Lincoln Owens, director of broadband, Asia Pacific, SeaChange.

SeaChange solutions have been for more than 10 years in India with television companies on air. The company is dedicated to supporting the special requirements for traditional television operations and applying its unique resources towards developing IPTV, on-demand and other emergent forms of television in the market. SeaChange?s India team has offices in Mumbai and Delhi and leverages SeaChange support and product development facilities across Asia.

Smart Digivision, by taking advantage of SeaChange?s TV Navigator middleware, electronic program guide, video-on-demand systems and set top box applications, aims to bring MyWay IPTV to over three million subscribers throughout India on broadband networks of telco operators BSNL and MTNL. Smart Digivision?s principal integrators, NetProphets Cyberworks and SeaChange International play a central role in the rollout of MyWay IPTV Services, which will encompass pause live TV; convergence services for internet enabled services; an on-demand library of DVDs, music and games; and over 150 broadcast TV channels.

at 11 pm on Zee Business, repeat telecast at 7.30 pm Sunday and 10:30pm Monday.

MUMBAI: IDEA Cellular, one of the leading telecom operators in the country has announced the launch of its GSM mobile services in Chennai Metro today. With this, IDEA?s mobile network now covers all the service areas in South India, as it expands its national footprint to become a pan-India operator this year.

IDEA?s 2.75G EDGE enabled network will now cover entire Chennai Metro, in addition to its expanding network coverage in the Rest of Tamil Nadu. The warm yellow of IDEA logo, symbolizing strength, vibrancy and vitality, will now be seen across the rural and urban landscape of the state, including Chennai Metro.

Chennai Metro, with a population of 7.2 million and teledensity of over 130% is a strategic market in the South. With 25% of its overall subscriber base coming from three service areas of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, IDEA is a strong player in the South, and will leverage this strength to become the Operator of Choice for mobile users in the region.

IDEA plans to set up a network of 2400 cell sites across Tamil Nadu & Chennai, covering 1200 towns by the end of March ?10.

According to Mr. Sanjeev Aga, Managing Director, IDEA Cellular said, ?Chennai is a strategic market for IDEA, and we are happy to launch our services in this metro city. This not only provides us a platform to further strengthen our market position in the South, but is also a key milestone in our national roll-out plan.?

IDEA Cellular, an Aditya Birla Group Company covers 90% of the telephony potential of the country, and is the 3rd largest private GSM player with over 47 million subscribers across 18 telecom circles.

Speaking on the occasion of launch of services in the city, Mr. Himanshu Kapania, Director - Operations, IDEA Cellular Ltd., said, ?IDEA aims to provide the citizens of Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, superior connectivity, whisper clear audio quality, zero call congestion and high capacity, ahead of time. IDEA?s 2.75G capable & 3G ready core network provides for all future technological enhancements. We welcome the people of Chennai and other towns and villages of Tamil Nadu to join IDEA?s pan-India network.?

IDEA will develop customer service with a robust retail network comprising of exclusive ?My Idea Stores?, ?Idea Points? and other outlets. The service network will be expanded to over 25,000 retail outlets and 60 IDEA showrooms in the state, shortly. Aimed at achieving visibility and real time experience, these customer touch points will significantly enhance IDEA?s distribution network and help reach out to its discerning customers across all segments.

IDEA is the leader in the introduction of value added services in the Indian mobile telephony market. With the launch of IDEA in Chennai and Rest of Tamil Nadu, mobile users in the state will have a rich experience while watching movie previews on IDEA TV, Voice chats, Instant Messenger, multimedia messages with video attachments, web-infotainment, high-speed video downloads, Java game downloads and other Internet-based multi-media experiences on their EDGE-enabled mobile phones.

As part of the inaugural offer, IDEA will introduce multiple tariff plans ranging from competitive special tariff vouchers, to variable talk time and validity offerings, based on the consumption and usage patterns of customers in Tamil Nadu.

Special Value Added Services being made available for IDEA subscribers in Tamil Nadu, including Chennai are ? Idea Vanavil, Tamil Ullagam, Thirukural Alerts on SMS, Rahu Kalam, Background Music, and Ring Back Tunes. ?Say Idea?, an exclusive product offering wide range of services like Dialer Tones, Star Special, Music Directors? Special, Song & Dance, Latest Movies, Jokes & Comedy Special and Devotional is also being introduced for IDEA subscribers in the state.

West Indies are smarting under a one day series defeat at the hands of the Indians and will look to prove a point against the visiting Bangladeshi?s albeit in a Test series first. They are looking at building a match winning Test squad and have drafted in a couple of batsmen in good nick. Adrian Barath, Runako Morton and Narsingh Deonarine have earned their caps for the first Test. After losing the two-match Test series away in England, the Windies want to get back in the form which helped them win the Test series against England at home. They will miss their match winning bowler Fidel Edwards in the first Test due to a back injury but Ravi Rampaul who made a great return to one day cricket against India recently will shore up the bowling attack.

Bangladesh meanwhile is on a rebuilding phase. They have appointed paceman Mashrafe Mortaza in place of Mohammad Ashraful who has been asked to concentrate on his batting skills. It?s a long march up the ladder for Bangladesh as they still need to earn a single Test ranking point. The last Test series for Bangladesh was at home in January 2009 against Sri Lanka which they lost two nil.

Ten Sports? coverage will be bolstered by the former wicket keeper batsman of the Windies? golden era Jeffrey Dujon, who will take up his second assignment as a commentator. Former paceman Ian Bishop and longstanding cricket commentator Tony Cozier will lead the West Indies point of view. India?s former ace leg spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan will bring the sub continental perspective on the action and cricket writer and commentator Fazeer Mohammad will pitch in with his expert comments.

So watch out for all the action from the picturesque Bridgetown, Barbados because cricket is on a roll on Ten Sports with a packed cricket calendar.

MUMBAI: Text 100 has announced the appointment of Amit Chaudhery to the position of managing director for Text 100 India. Chaudhery joins Text 100 from Motorola India where he was Head of Communications & Corporate Affairs. He will report directly to Rowan Benecke, Text 100 Regional Consultancy Director for APAC.

Amit joins Text 100 with over 20 years experience across many communications disciplines and sectors including advertising, journalism, public relations, corporate affairs, television producing and acting. He also brings extensive client-side experience to his role as Managing Director providing great insight and value to Text 100?s clients and consultants.

As Managing Director for Text 100 India, Amit will be responsible for the overall leadership, strategy and direction of the business in India incorporating Text 100, GRO and sister agency Vox.

The Text 100 India Group (including Vox and GRO) has over 140 employees and presence in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. GRO (Global Resource Optimisation), located in Mumbai, provides high quality, low cost content development, account administration and secondary research for Text 100 clients in markets such as the UK and USA. Key clients of Text 100 and GRO include Microsoft, Nokia, Nasscom, Cisco, Lenovo, Virgin Mobile, American Express, Lupin Pharmaceuticals and Xerox. Key clients of Vox include: IBM, Paypal, ICICI Pru Life Insurance, BMW, Salesforce.com, VMWare, Sybase and Symantec.

Says Text 100 Regional Consultancy Director, APAC Rowan Benecke, ?It?s a great pleasure to welcome Amit to Text 100. We are all excited about the prospect of working with, learning from, and growing the Indian business together in what is going to be yet another demanding year ahead. Amit?s experience, maturity and profile within India will ensure our clients and prospects continue to prosper with Text 100 India.

?We conducted a wide search in order to fill this role, both externally and from within Text 100. Acknowledging Amit?s diverse background, what he will bring is experience from a senior in-house role of a global company. His experience cuts across various industry sectors outside the tech industry which fits perfectly with the vision for Text 100 India.?

Added Chaudhery, ?Text 100 has had a strong name in the Indian market place for over 10 years, along with its impressive client portfolio. Taking on a new role at such times as these will have its challenges, however, I?m looking forward to working with such an experienced and dedicated team to continue to deliver and develop the great client work that Text is known for.?

MUMBAI: Zee TV urges its viewers to see the world of a special child in ?Aap Ki Antara?. A world where there is no discrimination, no deception, no corruption and no violence. It?s a world inhabited by innocence, excitement and astonishing talent. In its attempt while addressing the issue of autism, the channel has taken a step further and has joined hands with Action for Autism NGO to create awareness.

Aapki Antara is designed to raise awareness about autism and to urge parents to learn the early signs/ symptoms of the disorder.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Nitin Vaidya, COO of ZEEL and Business Head of Zee TV said, ?Through this endeavor we intend to help spread awareness and hopefully help in changing the common misconceptions about autism. This unique concept, with its clear and simple message, holds great promise to help parents know the signs of autism. There?s 1 among 150 kids who gets affected by autism, and a majority of these children are gifted with some unusually special talent. Our goal was to couch that startling statistic in a story that pulls a viewer and sensitizes him/her about this human condition, cure for which is still unknown to medical science. By telling the story from the point of view of little Antara, we have tried to carefully bring to the forefront the various facets of an autistic child through extensive research.