• Watch 'Young Turks on Road' only on CNBC TV 18


    Submitted by ITV Production on Aug 25, 2007

    MUMBAI: CNBC TV18‘s acclaimed feature show Young Turks, on young achievers in the Indian economic landscape, starts a new season in a new avatar, ‘Young Turks on the Road‘.As part of this, the show will now visit the emerging hotpots of entrepreneurial activity across the nation and highlight the fact that youth entrepreneurship has developed into a pan India phenomenon. The show will showcase talented young leaders in Bangalore, Goa, Pune, Chennai, Kolkatta and Hyderabad amongst other cities.

    Some of these Young achievers who will be featured on the series are Vikram Narayan, iFounder & CEO- Zendle, Shravan Gupta, Director- Travel Tours, Kavita Iyer, Sushma & Sanjay Founders, Minglebox, Rakesh & Helen Shukla, Founders- The Writers Block, S Vishwanath- Founder, rainwaterclub.org & Water Management Expert and I. Badrinath, CEO, Spectrum.

    Speaking on this new season, Ajay Chacko, Head Marketing, CNBC Universe added,

    "At CNBC TV18, our focus on providing a value adding & powerful feature line up has always been strong. Young Turks has been a pioneering show in the area of entrepreneurship and this new season of Young Turk on the road will strengthen our offering. The fact is that young entrepreneurship has indeed become pervasive nationwide, and this epitomizes the Indian growth story and demographic advantages the nation enjoys we believe Young Turk on the Road will provide a unique perspective on the individuals who are driving this change"

    Young Turks is one the oldest and most successful shows on CNBC TV18. It recently completed 150 episodes, which was celebrated with a unique ground event involving all featured guests. The show has also received many accolades through the years including the recent "Best Business Talk Show" award at the NT awards.

    Get set go! Young Turks On Road

    Only on CNBC-TV18

    Every Thursday, 6:30 pm

  • Shubha Mudgal on Radio One FM 94.3

    Submitted by ITV Production on Aug 24, 2007

    MUMBAI: She has been successful in bridging the gap and blend classical music and popular pop music.Her style of fusion music has made her popular among both classical music lovers and pop music listening youth. Shubha Mudgal, the voice that brings melody to ears of millions talks on changing times on the music industry and her contribution to the same.

    Shubha Mudgal with her education in music in various forms of Indian Classical Music like Khayal, Thumri and Dadra explains, "Music is like my friend, I fight with it, and at times it also disappoints me, it‘s like a journey where you learn a lot. It has the richness of language were you can convey your thoughts in many different ways and I think this is the best language for me to express my self."

    A firm believer of "If you don‘t raise your voice then you will have to let others dictate the terms?", Shubha Mudgal in her interview with Radio One FM 94.3, reveals her past on how she surprisingly landed in the music industry, her embarrassing moments to her new title of "Cool Mom". She makes her stand clear on what she interprets of the music world today, on lack of dedication and how diversity of our music had been stifled.

    Radio One 94.3 FM will be airing this one-hour interview at 12 noon on Sunday, 26 August, 2007. The show will be interspersed with songs that are Shubhaji‘s personal favorites.

  • BIG FM bags customer award for network innovation

    Submitted by ITV Production on Aug 24, 2007

    MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM, India?s No.1 FM Network currently operational in 31 cities, has added yet another feather to its cap by walking away with the customer award for ?Network Innovation? from the prestigious Hughes Escort Communications Ltd (HECL) for its innovative use of the VSAT network. BIG 92.7 FM was awarded at the HECL?s Users Forum on 17 August, 2007 ? a forum where HECL recognizes its customers for their outstanding contribution to the industry.

    BIG 92.7 FM was awarded by its VSAT service provider HECL for its brilliant innovation in using the VSAT satellite link to transmit the audio from its studios to the transmitters using the IP packet technology. BIG 92.7 FM network is one of the prime networks executed this year and besides being the largest network in the industry, BIG 92.7 FM is the only FM Station to deploy IP based encoders for the first time. In a very short span of time, BIG 92.7 FM has managed to spread its network and reach out to even the remote areas of Tier I & II cities. The role and the contribution generated by the Technology team of BIG 92.7 FM have been remarkable in making the FM Station become a success.

    The idea of using IP packet data for streaming audio over satellite is new and a very innovative concept, and was envisioned by BIG 92.7 FM. And turning this into reality has been possible with the timely help and assistance provided to BIG 92.7 FM by its satellite service provider HECL. In addition to this, BIG 92.7 FM has been supported by manufacturer APT of UK, who has helped designed our equipment ?Codec?.

    The customer award for ?Innovation Network? has been presented to BIG 92.7 FM for its ability to ?recognize the vision and hard-work of our customers‘ and for its effort in making ?new and innovative use? of the VSAT network.

    Commenting on the achievement, Mr.Soumen Ghosh Choudhury ? Chief Technical Officer, BIG 92.7 FM said, "We are extremely proud and are very glad that our efforts have been appreciated at the HECL forum, which is one of the most coveted forums in the industry. This is an important recognition of the innovation happening in the industry and we are thankful to HECL for helping us make this important technology a reality over a satellite link. Such acknowledgement works as a great motivator for the team, who strive harder to put forth a better product for our listeners?

     
  • Raksha Bandhan Festive Offer on Arzoo.com

    Submitted by ITV Production on Aug 24, 2007

    MUMBAI: On the Festive occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Arzoo.com, India‘s leading travel portal, today announced a special offer where customers can avail guaranteed 10 per cent discount on domestic airfare bookings on Spicejet, Indigo, Indian, Jetlite (Sahara) & Go Air anywhere within India. Similarly customers can also avail guaranteed 6 per cent discount on international airline bookings to US, Europe and Gulf.

    Commenting on this special offer, Mr. Sameer Patil, Head-Marketing of Arzoo.com said, "Raksha Bandhan Festival has a special significance for all the Indians and therefore we have announced this special offer to provide an excellent deal to our customers to celebrate the Rakhi festival even further". This offer is valid from 25th to 31st August 2007.

  • Star Gold present Bond Movies festival

    Submitted by ITV Production on Aug 24, 2007

    MUMBAI: He is suave? he is sophisticated? and he is the greatest spy Hollywood has ever produced!James Bond, is all set to conquer your television screens with the biggest festival of Hindi Bond Movies " Fevicol Main Hoon Bond" on Star Gold, India‘s Sabsey favourite Hindi movie channel. All the Bonds, all the action over all the weekends! Star Gold will showcase best of 18 bond movies in Hindi at 8:30pm beginning 1 September, 2007 all the way till October 2007.

    Commenting on this initiative, Mr. Prem Kamath, Vice President, Marketing, Star India Pvt. Ltd, "It has been our consistent effort to give our viewers something different and what better than giving them the best. With our vast library of Bond Movies, we thought to extend the unmatched style, panache and the very famous talk of JAMES BOND, in the language which are viewers understand the best."

    Complete with orders from Her Majesty‘s Service, 007 Gadgets, the choicest cars to the watch, the suit, the martinis, the exotic locations and above all the Bond girls! Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby? Star Gold presents pure, unadulterated, shaken-not-stirred entertainment? in your living room!!!

    That‘s‘ not all, viewers get an opportunity to get the bond experience by winning a holiday package to the famous "James bond Island" located in Thailand. To win the contest viewers will have to answer to questions flashed during the movie. Every week one couple will be decided.

    In September , Star Gold will line up the best Bond of movies - Tomorrow Never Dies, Octopussy, Moonraker, Never Say Never Again, Golden Eye, Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, Living Daylights, The Man with the Golden Gun and Licences to Kill.

    Brace yourself to be thrilled by the spy who has the license to kill, on "Fevicol Main Hoon Bond" exclusively on Star Gold. So let the Bond mania begin from 1 September, every Saturday and Sunday at 8:30pm only on Star Gold.

  • Bollywood comes to sydney

    Submitted by ITV Production on Aug 24, 2007

    MUMBAI: The first Bollywood film to be set entirely in Sydney, Heyy Babyy, was previewed last night at the State Theatre in Sydney, two days ahead of its world-premiere in Mumbai today.

    More than 200 high-profile guests were showered with flower petals as they walked the red carpet - a traditional Indian welcome. Guests were entertained by a cast of Indian dancers, a bhangara drummer and a henna tattooist as they feasted on authentic Indian cuisine.

    Minister for Tourism Matt Brown welcomed a mix of film industry representatives including leading film producers, John Winter and Jim McElroy, actors Jessica Napier and Deborah Lee Furness along with Indian Business leaders, 20 top-tier Indian travel wholesalers and representatives of the NSW tourism industry.

    The producer, Sajid Nadiawala and Director, Sajid Khan, sent taped messages to the Sydney audience, saying "Family comes first to every Indian. And as a traditional Indian, I have always made sure that my family has the first look at all my films. Today Sydney Australia is part of my extended family and it was only logical to me that Sydney and Australia gets the first look of the film."

    The film was very well received by the 200 plus audience.

    Nina Bhandari, Foreign Correspondent & Vice-President of the Foreign Correspondents‘ Association (Australia & South Pacific) said, "Heyy Babyy captures the ambience and flavour that makes this Harbour City such a hit for travelers and migrants. The film showcases the icons, Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, alongside blue skies, green spaces, accessible beaches and the urban flair and modern panache that makes Sydney such a sought after destination."

    Pawan Luthra, CEO from the Indian Link said, "The glitz and glamour of the State Theatre with the who‘s who of the Indian Australian community set the scene for a wonderful evening of entertainment at the premiere of Heyy Babyy. It was so great to see sari clad women lining up on one of Sydney‘s busiest streets as they made their way into the State Theatre."

    "The movie itself with its naughtiness showed off the beauty of Sydney to perfection. Whether it was the number of times Sydney was mentioned in the movie or counting the friendly ‘slaps" or cheering as the iconic locations of Sydney flashed across the screen, the audience was glued to their seats for the full movie."

    "Sydney‘s streets came alive with colourful sequined costumes, eye-catching dance scenes, declarations of love and infectious music during the film.

    Famous Sydney locations featured in the film include the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Martin Place Bondi Beach and Darling Harbour," continued Mr Luthra.

    Clint Drieberg, Producer, Radio 2UE, said "While Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan does an amazing cameo, the stand out star of Heyy Babyy is the city of Sydney. The spectacular setting of the harbour city add‘s even more flavour to the sensory overload that is truly a top film. Heyy Babyy will not only make you laugh & cry, but afterwards wanna-be Sydney-siders will be rushing to see the delights of New South Wales for themselves!"

    Greater Union is now showing Heyy Babyy at selected cinemas in Sydney and around Australia. For timings, visit www.greaterunion.com.au <http://www.greaterunion.com.au/>

    The film follows the story of three bachelors Aroush (Akshay Kumar), Tanmay (Riteish Deshmukh) and Al (Fardenn Khan) living in Sydney. Their romantic lives are turned upside down when a baby lands on their doorstop and they go in search of its mother.

    The NSW Minister for Tourism, Matt Brown, said "The NSW Government recognises and values the benefits of having a major Bollywood film shot on location in this state. The film showcases some of Sydney‘s best attractions, its natural beauty and appealing lifestyle. It will create an invaluable promotional opportunity for Sydney and the state of NSW."

    The film hired more local crew and cast than has ever been hired by a Bollywood production company - more than 450. Heyy Babyy is expected to be seen by almost one billion people, in India and other international markets.

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