• 'Utsav - Ganpati Bappa Morya' - A CNN-IBN special on Ganesh Visarjan

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 24, 2007

    MUMBAI: Kicking off its three-month long festive season programming, ‘Utsav‘, CNN-IBN presents a special on Ganesh Visarjan.

    ‘Utsav - Ganpati Bappa Morya‘ will be a half-hour show to commemorate the 11th day of Ganesh Chaturthi with stories from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Celebrity anchors like Smitha Jaykar, Sonali Kulkarni, Mrinal Kulkarni and Swapnil Joshi will guide viewers through various aspects of this elaborate and colourful festival as celebrated in Mumbai where the entire city comes together for the immersion of the Ganesh idols. The show will also feature Citizen Journalist accounts, in the form of videos and photographs, to show different perspectives of the resplendent festivities from across the country. The show will air on Tuesday, September 25 at 8:30 pm.

    On September 25, CNN-IBN will air live stories through the day to show Ganesh Visarjan celebrations from Mumbai and the rest of the country. As this is considered the last day for the immersion of Ganesh idols, major processions will take place across Mumbai wherein the large ornate statues of the deity will be carried to Girgaum Chowpatty, Dadar and Juhu Chowpatty in order to be ceremoniously immersed into the sea. ‘Utsav - Ganpati Bappa Morya‘ will round up the entire Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations and provide a look into the various facets of this elaborate festival as depicted by celebrities and Citizen Journalists.

    "With Ganesh Visarjan begins the Indian festive season that lasts for the next few months and includes some of the most religiously significant festivals of the country. ‘Utsav - Ganpati Bappa Morya‘ is an attempt to capture and showcase an all-encompassing and pan-national account of this vibrant festival, so zealously celebrated by the people." Said, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN and IBN 7.
     

  • 94.3 MY FM brings Twenty20 World Cup trophy close to its listeners

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 24, 2007

    MUMBAI: Known to feel the pulse of its listeners, 94.3 MY FM, the Bhaskar Group station did something Dil Se for the cricket crazy Indian fans.The radio station arranged for the T20 World cup trophy to be displayed at their Jaipur station for a day. An original, the trophy is the second piece made for the World Cup. The trophy will now be sent to South Africa, the official venue of the T20 World Cup.

    A celebrity in itself, the trophy drew huge crowds to the station with people from all over flocking the station to get a glimpse of it. Winning appreciation from its listeners, the channel was thanked for showcasing the trophy and allowing the people to actually ?hold? the prestigious trophy.

    Said, Amit Pabulal, Designer & Manufacturer, T20 World Cup trophy based in Jaipur, ?After the ?Future Cup Series? trophy got lost, the ICC came out with the rule of having two trophies made for each international cricket series, so we made two trophies for the T20 World Cup. Because of our relationship with 94.3 MY FM and at their special request, we gave them the trophy to be displayed for their listeners for a day.?

    Said, Mr. Harrish M. Bhatia, Business Head, MY FM, ?Most of the times, the fans never get to see the real trophy and we being a channel that has an emotional connect with listeners and understands their innermost desires, decided to give them a first hand experience of how it would be to hold the T20 World Cup trophy.?

  • Wacom introduces Bamboo fun for Digital Creativity

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 24, 2007

    MUMBAI: Wacom, world‘s leading digital pen tablet company today launched Bamboo Fun, an advanced input device for drawing, painting, sketching and writing, as well as retouching photographs on a computer.

    Ideal for consumers keen to develop their creative skills and amateur photographers, Bamboo Fun offers an intuitive way of working digitally with creative software. Bamboo is a more natural, vibrant and creative way of using technology to express ideas and to communicate in a more personal and unique way.

    Bamboo Fun has a stylish, contemporary, white design and comes in two wide-format sizes, small (overall tablet size 210 x 194 x 11 mm, active area size 148 x 92 mm) and medium (overall tablet size 280 x 235 x 11 mm, active area size 217 x 135 mm). The small-sized tablet is also available in silver, while the medium-sized tablet also comes in an elegant black. All models include a precision, wireless mouse to be used with the tablet.

    As part of the package, Corel Painter Essentials 3* ? a simple-to-use and powerful painting application is included in both sizes. Premium photo editing software is also included: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 for PC (Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 for Mac)* with medium-sized Bamboo Fun tablets, and Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE with small-sized Bamboo Fun tablets. These software bundles provid e the ideal combination of digital imaging hardware and software to optimize creativity in a simple, intuitive way.

    Bamboo Fun is easy to use and with a few strokes of the digital pen and its advanced pressure-sensitive resolution, digital images and photos can be easily edited; red-eye in photographs can be precisely removed and the smallest of imperfections can be accurately adjusted. Paintings, sketches or drawings can be given a more authentic look, as the pressure-sensitive pen enables strokes of varying degrees of thickness to be applied.

    Bamboo Fun also unlocks powerful pen-based features, including intelligent handwriting recognition found in current operating systems, particularly Microsoft Windows Vista and Mac OS. Personal touches, such as notes in documents or signatures at the end of emails, can be added, providing an enhanced and personalized way of using the computer at home or at work.

    The four programmable ExpressKeys on the tablet itself can be assigned with everyday shortcuts such as cut and paste. Using the ExpressKeys together with the pen provides an efficient way of working so that the best possible results can be achieved quickly and without difficulty. Bamboo Fun also has a new Touch Ring that makes zooming and scrolling easier.

    The ergonomically-designed, cordless and battery-free digital pen matches the tablet in color and has two separate buttons, which can be configured as required. For quick corrections, the pen can simply be flipped upside down to use the pressure -sensitive eraser at the other end, similar to a real-world pencil. The pen has 512 levels of pressure sensitivity to precisely edit images in an easy and convenient way.

    Bamboo Fun carries a Microsoft certification of ‘Certified for Vista‘, however each tablet also supports Macs.

    A recent, independent study recommends that due to the significant reduction in muscle tension when using a pen tablet, mouse users ? with or without typical RSI complaints ? should switch to using a pen tablet as often as possible. The RSI study is available to download from the ergonomics section on the Wacom website - http://www.wacom-asia.com/technical/ergonomics/ergonomics.html.

    Price & Availability:

    Bamboo Fun is available in India through authorised distributors at a price range of Rs.6,999 (Small) and Rs. 9,999 (Medium)

    More information about Bamboo can be found at www.wacom-asia.com/bamboo.

    * Corel Painter Essentials 3 is available in English, Traditional Chinese and Korean language versions for PCs and Macintoshes. Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 for PC (4.0 for Mac) is only available in English. Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE is only available in English for PCs.

     

  • CNN Investigates muslim extremism in the United Kingdom

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 22, 2007

    MUMBAI: London has become a target by its? home-grown Islamic extremists whose messages of violence and death have divided the Muslim communities in the United Kingdom.CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour investigates the cultural conflicts within the country?s Muslim communities and why the radical minority is creating such division among Muslims in ?The War Within? airing Saturday, January 20.

    This hour-long documentary explores how the London commuter attacks of July 7, 2005 and the foiled airline terrorism plot in August 2006 have forced a spotlight on the growing tensions among the Islamic community of all ages.

    ?Christiane examines the complex issues that are starting to tear apart the large British Muslim community?, said CNN International senior vice president Rena Golden. ?The simmering tension, angst and disillusionment in the faces and words of those she interviews underlines the difficulties now faced by many countries around the world.?

    Some Muslims in the UK assert that home-grown extremists have "hijacked" their religion, distorted its tenets and spread fear and misunderstanding in the name of Islam. Hanif Kadar, a youth worker in the London suburb of Walthamstow, says that foreign policy is the leading cause that is bringing in young Muslims into the extremists? circles.

    ?It?s the minority radical groups that use [foreign policy] to get to our young people,? Kadar said. ?There?s a minority in the schools that believe?blowing people up is cool.? Amanpour also talks to Anjem Choudary and Omar Brooks, both well-known Islamic extremists in Britain whose ideologies drastically differ from those of mainstream Muslims.

    Choudary pushes for Shari?a, or Islamic law, to be enforced in Britain: ?All of the world belongs to Allah and we will live according to the Shari?a wherever we are.? Brooks, a self-appointed cleric?, says the Quran sanctions violence: ?We are the Muslims. We can drink the blood of the enemy and we can face them anywhere - that is Islam and that is jihad. ?But there are those in the community who hold views that strongly oppose those of Choudary and Brooks.

    Imam Usama Hasan, an Islamic scholar who memorized the Quran by age 11, rejects their radical ideologies and says they skew the teachings of Islam to support their ?wrong intentions.? ?The people who do this kind of action and who support it are a very small minority," Hasan said. "But it only takes a handful, of course, to create devastation."Amanpour also interviews Shahid Malik, one of only four Muslim members of the British Parliament. Malik acknowledges that even moderate Muslims feel more alienated by fear and suspicion since the terrorist attacks in 2005.

    ?I think the Muslim community does feel under siege?there?s a degree of polarization that?s taken place in our communities.?

  • MTV VJs at Radio One FM 94.3 studio

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 22, 2007

    MUMBAI: At a bustling and happening studio of Radio One FM 94.3 on 21st Sep ‘07, VJ Cyrus Sahukar and Nikhil Chinappa along with the popular RJs of Radio One, RJ Sangram, Prince, Annie and Malini gave their trade secrets and tips to the semifinalists of ‘Coca Cola Radio One College Champion‘ in style.

    From grooming tips to attitude in style from humor on celebrities to city updates in time, the Radio One RJs and MTV VJs showcased their skills to the competing semifinalist of ‘Coca Cola Radio One College Champion‘. These 10 semifinalists teams, now in their second phase of the contest will be competing on On-Air for the next two weeks where the judges will select the final five for the final round.

    Each of the ten teams will be given a one-hour slot each on-air with two teams a day to showcase their skills based on a topic or theme for the day. The celebrity judges (On-Air) and the audiences (vote through SMS and online) voice their opinions on the best team out of the ten teams. Five teams will be short-listed based on judges‘ rating and audience‘s votes to combat in the coming weeks.

    The chosen five teams will further undergo the grind by churning out their own innovative tune-in promos, show concept & scripting, chats and monitoring their own shows. Each team is given a two-hour slot a day (Mon-Fri) to spice up the air and prove their magic along with the respective RJ‘s in the city on Radio One FM 94.3.

    At the end of 13 weeks of combat, battle, fireworks and entertainment, Radio One would announce the winning team On-Air followed by a grand celebration and party. The new ‘Coca Cola Radio One College Champions‘ will win exciting prizes both in cash and kind, from Laptops to I-pods to two-wheelers. The winners get an exclusive week on-air with Radio One FM 94.3, to host their own show. So lets see what the city has in store this time.

  • Indian Idol finalists get candid on CNN-IBN's 'Reality Sings'

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 21, 2007

    MUMBAI: At a time when speculations are rife across the country as to who will be India‘s next singing sensation, CNN-IBN presents ‘Reality Sings‘ - a half-hour exclusive with the two finalists of ‘Indian Idol‘.

    Don‘t miss Prashant Tamang and Amit Paul come together off-stage to talk candidly about their journey thus far, their expectations of the future, and possible foray into Bollywood. The show airs Saturday, September 22, at 7:30 pm only on CNN-IBN.

    While one is a police sepoy from Kolkata, the other is a struggling singer - both Prashant and Amit are now pitted against each other to be the next ‘Indian Idol‘. ‘Reality Sings‘ is an intimate t?te-?-t?te session with the two as they describe their lives before their big break on this reality show and how life has changed since. They also share their plans for what comes next, with both admitting that the allure of playback singing in Hindi films is always very tempting. Also, fans from their hometowns speak out on their favourite candidate and wish them all the best for the grand finale. A must watch for all the inside scoop on two of India‘s singing sensations - ‘Reality Sings‘.

    "Indian Idol fever has taken over the entire country and with the finals approaching that is all people seem to be talking about. ‘Reality Sings‘, is our endeavour in depicting two of India‘s brightest talents and their journey to fame in an uninhibited one-on-one show." Said, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN and IBN 7.
     
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