• The BBC announces its international news and programming line up for the US08 Election

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 04, 2008

    MUMBAI: In the run up to the 2008 US presidential election the BBC will broadcast a wealth of election news and programming across its international TV, radio and online news services. At the centre of the election coverage will be the BBC US08 Election bus. On the bus will be a multimedia news team travelling across the US looking to find out what Americans want from their next president, and also what the rest of the world wants from America.

    News

    The BBC will offer news that will provide an international perspective, including live coverage of the US presidential debates and the election night results. The US08 Election bus tour will not only provide multimedia coverage across TV, radio and online, it will also be multilingual, with 12 separate BBC World Service language teams joining at different stages of the 38-day, 4,000-mile journey.

    BBC.com, will be gearing up for the election by providing online audiences with compelling editorial coverage at bbc.com/uselection. Covering up-to-the-minute election news, the website will include on-site reporting and photos from the US08 Election bus plus an interactive and customisable widget, links to a BBC poll tracker, battleground map, Q&A Presidential Election and issues guide.


    TV Programming - BBC World News
    Full schedules are available on bbcworldnews.com/schedules

    Question Time
    In a special edition Question Time comes from Washington DC, with a diverse panel debating on the expected outcome of the forthcoming election.
    Sunday 2 November at 0600 IST. Repeated at 1900 IST

    HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur will be in the US hosting a week of programmes dedicated to the election.
    Monday 27 October - Thursday 30 October daily at 0800 IST. Repeated at 0200 IST

    BBC World News America
    Presenter Matt Frei and Washington Correspondent Katty Kay will be reporting from the presidential debates, while veteran newsman Ted Koppel will provide an insight at key points in the race. In addition, Matt Frei will be visiting Culpepper, Virginia to take the political temperature of voters in a typical town in the battleground state. bbc.com/worldnewsamerica complements and adds value to the programme‘s coverage and includes the latest election news, with films and reports from the BBC‘s expert team of correspondents. Visitors can also find other distinctive BBC World News America content, including Matt Frei‘s Washington blog.
    Monday - Friday at 0430 IST

    Radio Programming - BBC World Service
    Full schedules are available on bbcworldservice.com/schedules

    BBC Debate: Talking America
    As the US08 Election bus travels across the US, the BBC will join with partner radio stations, universities, community groups and individuals to co-host a series of exclusive, thought-provoking debates.
    Los Angeles: broadcast on Wednesday 10 September
    Nashville: transmitted live on 5 October
    Minneapolis: transmitted live on 1 November

    Analysis
    News and current affairs programme, Analysis, will talk to pundits from around the world about the importance of the election and the result they are expecting.
    From Monday 20 October

    Outlook
    With America facing the real possibility of its first black president, Outlook finds out what it‘s like to be African-American in the US today.
    From Monday 27 October

    My Senator, My Vote
    The award-winning presenter, Robin Lustig, visits the home states of John McCain and Barack Obama to get an insight into some of the issues that will decide the vote.
    From Wednesday 17 September

    The Lost Veterans
    Andrew Purcell investigates the growing crisis of homelessness among America‘s Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.
    From Wednesday 29 October

    Out Of The Ghetto
    Fifteen years after their original series became one of the most acclaimed programmes in American public radio history, Out of the Ghetto returns to get the views of two Chicago audio diarists.
    From Friday 17 October

    The Great Gatsby
    An abridged reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s classic story of the Jazz Age.
    From Monday 20 - Friday 24 October.

  • PIX rates as the no.1 English Movie channel for the prime time slot in the week

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 02, 2008

    MUMBAI: PIX, the premier English movie channel from Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd has rated as the no. 1 English movie channel in the week 34 in Mumbai beating both Star Movies and HBO in the prime time slot this week.

    According to TAM data, In the English movie channel genre, GRPs for week 34 2008, TG 15-44 years, Sec A & B show PIX getting a rating of 4.6 in Mumbai Prime Time (20.00hrs ? 23.59 hrs) higher than HBO at 4.5 and Star Movies at 4.2., Zee Studio at 2.2 and World Movies at 1.0.

    In All Day Ratings (2.00 hrs? 23.59) hrs in Delhi, PIX got a rating of 7.5, while HBO rated 6.72, Star Movies at 8.5, Zee Studio at 3.85 and World Movies at 1.75

    According to Mr. Sunder Aaron, Business Head, PIX, ?PIX has stuck to its mission of showing movies with great stories. It continues to pay off. We are #1 in Mumbai, and #2 in Delhi. This is based on GRPs, and not Time Spent, which the metric that new channels like World Movies prefer to measure by. While Time Spent is a good statistic to keep in mind, if your audience amounts to just a handful of people watching your channel, what does it matter whether they watch for 2 minutes or 2 hours?

    PIX tends to achieve well wherever we have strong distribution relative to our competition. While it‘s flattering to see competing channels emulate us with their campaigns and positioning, pound for pound PIX is a more ‘nutritional‘ viewing choice! We will continue to prove this over the coming weeks with a lot more exciting programming announcements for our viewers!?

    This September, PIX gives you the perfect dose of laughter therapy as ?Subtle Comedy? is the theme for the month. Comedy movies lined up this month are rib ticklers like Man‘s Favourite Sport , Two Mules For Sister Sara, The Party, National Lampoon‘s Animal House, Come September, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and many more.

  • 'Change The Rule, Stay Cool' with 94.3 MY FM

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 02, 2008

    MUMBAI: Taking forward the euphoria created by ‘Jiyo Dil Se‘ 94.3 MY FM has now embarked upon its forward campaign ‘Change the Rule Stay Cool‘. This campaign is aimed at consolidating MY FM‘s image among the youth who have been deeply impressed by its brand philosophy ‘Jiyo Dil Se‘.

    This campaign has lots of attitude and suggests the youth to live life on their own terms. It makes them understand that if the rules become suffocating then find a way out without any tension. It asserts this philosophy through the slogans like ‘Life ko Tasty Banane ke Liye Zaroori hai Ussmein Dil ka Zaika Milana‘.

    New promos incorporating the message ‘forget about what to do and what not to do and live life to the fullest‘ are being played on MY FM‘s 17 stations in 7 states. A 360 degree promotional campaign in print, in the out of home media and through on ground activities has been launched to popularize the theme ‘Change the Rule Stay Cool‘.

    Commenting on this new theme campaign 94.3 MY FM COO Mr. Harrish M. Bhatia says, "MY FM is now well entrenched among the youth and these periodic campaigns are aimed at consolidating its base among them. With its 17 stations MY FM is seen as a strong medium in our markets and by strengthening its platform for youth MY FM is providing a suitable opportunity to the advertisers."

  • RED FM Ke Pandit Pandey ki Aarti Yatra ab Prarambh

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 02, 2008

    MUMBAI: RED FM‘s RJ Anurag Pandey is back this festive season to take RED FM listeners on a spiritual journey like no other... This Ganesh Utsav, Anurag Pandey will transform into his avatar of Pandit Pandey to celebrate the grandeur of Lord Ganesha. Starting September 3, Pandit Pandey along with his entourage will visit pandals across the city to perform Aartis and will share his experiences with the listeners of RED FM through his Ganesh Diaries, encapsulating his experiences and visits to various pandals and homes.

    With Red FM‘s unique initiative of ‘Pandit Pandey ki Aarti Yatra‘, Ganesh pandals are the most happening place to be! Pandit Pandey will also encourage Ganesh Bhakts to participate in an exciting contest called Red FM Pandalon Ka Raja. The categories include - Best Theme, Best Ganesh ji ki Murti and Most Environment Friendly Ganesh.

    To register participants will have to simply SMS Red Pandal to 58558 and will then be required to send videos of 2-3 minutes showcasing their themes and concepts, to the Red FM studios or alternatively, upload them on mypopkorn.com. The most clicked through videos will be short listed and the Red FM Expert panel will then choose the winners of the contest who will be duly awarded a Trophy & Prize by Pandit Pandey! In addition to this, listeners can also watch Pandit Pandey and his Aarti Yatras by logging on to mypopkorn.com.

    Commenting on the initiative, Anuj Singh, National Marketing Head and Station Head (Mumbai), said, "RED FM prides itself in identifying the pulse of the people. Ganesh Utsav is one festival that is celebrated with pomp and splendour across the city. Mumbaikars set aside time to visit their favorite deity in pandals! Keeping in mind Mumbai‘s enthusiasm for the festival, RED FM‘s Pandit Pandey will join Mumbaikars in the worship of Lord Ganesha through his Aarti yatra across pandals in the city and will bring alive the same experience through the Ganesh Diaries. Not just that, with our unique association with mypopkorn.com they also catch all the action online!"

  • BIG 92.7 FM and New Era School, Vadodara organize a 'Go Green - Say No to plastic' drive

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 01, 2008

    MUMBAI: Vadodara‘s leading FM station, BIG 92.7 FM and the city‘s premier school - New Era School at Nizampura joined hands in their endeavor to contribute positively to the society by addressing various issues in a timely and effective manner. Not wanting to confine environment friendly initiatives to a single day in a year (World Environment Day), the partners have begun a ‘Go Green - Say No to Plastic‘ drive.

    There are many environment-related awareness initiatives that this association plans to begin. As part of one such initiative, on August 30, Breakfast Jock Tejal along with students and teachers of New Era school led a rally on Global Warming from Abhilasha Cross Roads to the city market in Vadodara. The on-air promotions for the event began a week in advance with RJ‘s providing environmental tips and inviting listeners to participate in this rally. The rally eventually transformed into a human chain bordering the famous Swati Market, which is well-frequented by Vegetable shoppers. Students and BIG RJs made people aware about the harmful effects of emitting heat-trapping gases and how they lead to global warming.

    In order to encourage people to join in the drive against the usage of plastic, another group of students from the same school carried out a procession, singing and dancing to the tunes of a popular remix number - ‘Sanero Sanero?‘, the song gives a message to the society to join in the drive against plastic.

    To promote the use of alternative material for bags, New Era Students and BIG FM jocks and listeners also distributed BIG FM & New Era School co-branded cloth bags and paper bags (made by the students) in the vegetable market in exchange of plastic bags.

    Speaking on the occasion, Nikita Parekh, Station Head - Vadodara, BIG 92.7 FM, said "Global warming is one of the most serious challenges facing us today. To protect the health and economic well-being of current and future generations, we as a responsible medium fulfill our role in the society by generating awareness amongst our listeners about issues of social concern from time to time. It is our endeavor to use every opportunity to live our brand-philosophy Suno Sunao, Life Banao, and hence positively impact the lives of listeners."

    On the occasion, Mrs. Priyadarshini Kelkar, Principal - New Era School, said "Being leaders in imparting education, we assume the responsibility of educating the masses about environment friendly etiquettes. Our asset is our pool of students who are determined to share what they have learnt at the school, in terms of environment-friendly initiatives, with the society. We are excited about this whole activity and are hopeful of its positive influence on the society."

  • 9X to premiere Chak De Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde from 6 September

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 01, 2008

    MUMBAI: After the massive success of Gini & Jony Chak De Bachche, mega Hindi General Entertainment channel 9X is all set to launch the second series of the song-and-dance reality show - Chak De Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde. Produced by Gajendrra

    Siingh‘s Saibaba Telefilms, this music-n-dance extravaganza will be aired every Friday and Saturday at 9 pm, starting Saturday, 6th of September 2008.

    Indrani Mukerjea, Founder & CEO ? INX Media, said, "We are delighted to present the second season of our successful Chak De series. We are confident that the song and dance talent of Chak De ? Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde will provide entertainment with a youthful zing that will connect with today‘s generation. As a media platform, we are proud to enable the best talent in the country receive their deserved exposure."

    Anchored by the King of the Hindi heartland, Bhojpuri films‘ superstar Manoj Tiwari, and the beautiful, glamorous and versatile actress, Roshni Chopra, the show plans to provide spirited entertainment with a youthful zing. While Roshni Chopra will inspire the girls of the metros, Manoj Tiwari will champion the cause of the boys from the non-metros.

    The guest judge for the launch episode of Chak De Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde is the talented and bautiful superstar, Bipasha Basu, and the other celebrity judges on the show are ravishing Raveena Tandon and accomplished music director duo Salim and Sulaiman Merchant, popularly known as Salim- Sulaiman.

    The 12 contestants, representing some of India‘s best talent, have been chosen after extensive auditions across the country by producer-director Gajendrra Siingh and his team. The contestants are not only gifted singers but excellent dancers too ? hence the hunt for the complete performer will provide engrossing entertainment for the entire family.

    The glamorous Raveena Tandon said, "I am delighted to be on the show again; it‘s going be more fun with Kudiyan and Gunde. The kids in the first season were rocking; let‘s see the Kudiyan and Gunde perform. I‘m sure they will rock too!"

    Music Director duo Salim-Sulaiman said, "We are proud to be associated with the second season of Chak De. We saw great talent in the Chak De Bachche and we‘re sure we will have great talent in Chak De Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde too."

Subscribe to

Newsletter Subscription