NEW DELHI: Zee Americas, the South Asian network in the United States, has elevated Sameer Targe to the position of general manager of the company‘s South Asian business unit with immediate effect.

In his new role, Targe will be in charge of marketing, ad sales, programming and distribution teams. He will spearhead strategic development and execution of all sales, distribution, digital, programming and marketing initiatives for the company.

Based in New York, he will report to Asia TV USA CEO Suresh Bala Iyer.

"Sameer brings years of sales and marketing experience to his new role."says Iyer. "His keen strategic thinking along with his knowledge of the both the South Asian and Mainstream in the Americas are sure to benefit the company greatly."

Targe has over 11 years of experience in sales and marketing. He worked with Zee Entertainment Enterprises India Ltd. in India from 2000 to 2003, before moving to Canada to pursue an MBA. He returned to join the ad sales team in the USA operations of Zeel in 2006. He has led the ad sales team for the South Asian business unit since 2008.

"I am excited and thankful to the management of Zee for recognising my talent and efforts. This new role brings me a new opportunity to reinvent myself in broader functions of the media industry. I hope that I will be able to deliver as per the expectation of the management."

Asia TV USA, headquartered in New York, is a distributor of television, entertainment and media content in the United States. Among its portfolio of media and entertainment clientele are the distribution of nine South Asian entertainment channels in the United States including Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Ten Cricket, Alpha ETC Punjabi, Zee Business, Zee Smile, Zee Kannada, Zee Marathi and Zing.

MUMBAI: From executive producer Steven Spielberg and Discovery Channel comes the story of hope from darkness, life from ashes, a dream born from a nightmare.

The non fiction broadcaster will air ?Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero? from 12- 17 September at 9 pm. This will showcase the men and women determined to rebuild and restore a sacred site, constructing the new, 104-story One World Trade Center.

Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, the show celebrates the grit, the drive and the audacious imagination of a wide array of builder, planner and dreamers bonded in grief but united in purpose. From the iron workers who lost brothers and friends to the architect envisions a new dawn for New York City to the family members who seek closure and solace, the show assembles a cast of real people facing the highest stakes in their professional lives - to meet their construction deadline.

Discovery senior VP, GM South-Asia Rahul Johri said, "Rising:
Rebuilding Ground Zero salutes the spirit of endeavour and brings emotional stories of people?s professional involvement in this mega-construction project. It is a tribute to the brave souls that lost their lives on 9/11 as well as the people who made the memorial a reality."

The show will take a look at one of the most daunting construction jobs America has ever undertaken. Building four skyscrapers, a transportation hub, a museum and a memorial featuring the largest man-made waterfall in history - at the same time on the same site - presents an unprecedented set of engineering challenges. From the design to the materials to the raw emotions and heavy hearts, the show chronicles the teamwork and innovation involved in reining in a beast of planning, timing and coordination. The special event series also looks at the rebirth of Lower Manhattan through the eyes of the residents who survived the horrors of 9/11 to reclaim and rebuild their neighborhood.

MUMBAI: To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, US cable network USA will premiere the film, ‘The Space Between‘, on 11 September.

‘The Space Between‘ stars Oscar and Golden Globe winning actress Melissa Leo.

Montine McLeod (played by Leo), a lonely flight attendant, and Omar Hassan (played by Anthony Keyvan), a 10-year-old Pakistani-American boy, are on a plane that is grounded in Longview, TX the morning of 9/11/01. When Montine discovers that Omar‘s father works in the World Trade Center, she is forced to drive the boy back home to his uncertain future in New York.
 
As they journey across America‘s vast heartland in the hours and days immediately following the terrorist attacks, Montine and Omar help each other discover the importance of tolerance, redemption, acceptance and hope.

Immediately following is the Oscar winning short documentary film ‘Twin Towers,‘ from producer Dick Wolf of the long running ‘Law & Order‘ franchise.

MUMBAI: As the US prepares to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, US broadcaster Showtime will air the documentary ‘The Love We Make‘, which chronicles Paul McCartney‘s poignant and cathartic journey through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the World Trade Center‘s destruction.

The documentary airs on 10 September.

It also traces the planning and performance of the benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, ‘The Concert for New York City‘, which took place less than six weeks after the terrorist attacks. 

Directed by documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles and his a filmmaking partner, Bradley Kaplan, ‘The Love We Make‘ was shot in the signature cinema verite style that Maysles pioneered and made famous when he filmed the Beatles‘ first visit to America in the 1964 documentary ‘What‘s Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A‘.

Shooting once again in 16 mm black and white, Maysles‘ camera captures McCartney‘s personal journey to help heal the city that welcomed him with open arms in 1964.

The announcement was made by Shwotime Networks president of entertainment David Nevins.

On the morning of 11 September, 2001 McCartney was on a plane on the tarmac in New York City, scheduled to leave the country when the attacks took place. Grounded, he returned to the city and witnessed first-hand the shock and devastation that overtook the United States.

He returned to the city and saw first-hand the destruction and tragic consequences of one of the most horrific days in US history.

Directors Maysles and Kaplan, along with editor Ian Markiewicz assembled footage of McCartney rehearsing for the benefit concert, connecting with New Yorkers on the city streets, and storytelling behind-the-scenes at interviews with Dan Rather, Howard Stern and others.

Additionally, the film features performances from the benefit concert itself and unparalleled access backstage with McCartney and luminaries from the worlds of music, Hollywood and politics, including David Bowie, Steve Buscemi, Eric Clapton, President Bill Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford, Mick Jagger, Jay Z, Billy Joel, Elton John, Stella McCartney, Governor George Pataki, Keith Richards, James Taylor, Pete Townsend, and many more.

McCartney said, "It was an honor to be able to help New York and America at that time in its history. There was a feeling of shock and fear in the air that I thought we could help alleviate with music. And the fact that so many people stepped up to join us made for a very uplifting evening for us all."

Filmmaker Maysles said, "There was so much suffering as a result of 9/11 it‘s hard to imagine how one might bring relief to those who were impacted by the attacks, and honor those firefighters, police officers and rescue workers who lost their lives in their heroic attempt to help others. But Paul had the answer: music and a film that would tell the full story."