It has roped in the most happening and beautiful actor in Tollywood ‘Anushka’ to play a cameo in their serial. This story of five friends will have Anushka giving company in this special episode.

Anushka plays a hair dresser named ‘Nagalakshmi’ alias ‘Nagu’ in the episode. The story starts with how ‘Nagu’ meets ‘Mady’, one of the five friends who plays an aspiring artist. Soon ‘Nagu’ and ‘Mady’ fall in love and the other friends are skeptical about this love story. Only one friend ‘Manu’ supports him. But what’s cooking up in ‘Nagu’s’ brain? Is she really in love with ‘Mady’?

To find out watch the fun filled episode of Yuva this Sunday, 13th July.

Anushka on sets was very down to earth and cooperative to the crew. She actually went shopping for her costumes with them taking out time from her busy schedule. She became very friendly with the team and brought cakes and ice creams for them during the shoots.

She was approached for a one day but she was kind enough to have given two days making things easier for the crew.

All said and done this special episode is enthusiastically waiting to capture the viewer’s minds and hearts with its light hearted hilarious comedy.

YUVA has changed the trend in the telugu television world by its new approach and elevation. The production house was into every details right from the designing of the exclusive sets like an apartment, a coffee shop etc. Intelligent screenplay which gives three times better quality and efficiency unlike any other routine serial.

MAA channel is telecasting this teleseries at its prime time i.e. at 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. keeping in mind its commitment of giving excellence viewing for its audience.

Expressing his happiness Mr. Sharrath Marar, Chief Executive Officer, Maa Television Network Ltd. said, “We are extremely delighted and thankful to ‘Anushka’ who was more than willing to be a part of the Yuva team. And also appreciate the production house Annapurna Studios for their commendable contribution”.

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About MAA TV:

MAA TV Network Limited, the leading Telugu general entertainment channel MAA TV was launched in the year 2002, and has grown to be acknowledged as a channel with a difference by the viewing public. The channel is being perceived as one with fun filled programming and innovative content.

Maa Music channel the trendiest and contemporary wing of Maa Television Network Ltd. has been launched on 30th May 2008. It is much more than a music channel with a difference. The programming mix is like a full platter catering to the musical taste of all kinds of viewers. It is also a Lifestyle channel.

It is the perception of the viewers which has helped the MAA brand to deliver quality programming and innovative content.

'Laya' traces the journey of the protoganist Chaitanya through the various phases of his life. Right from his early days of struggle, his graduation as a medical doctor, his love, his moral values, his transition to a successful practitioner and the ensuing conflicts of life are all woven together by the master story teller Gunnam Gangaraju.

Producer Gangaraju, one of the most successful makers on Telugu television with hits like Amrutham, Radha Madhu and Ammamma.com is now all set to present his latest 'Laya'.

The star casts are the popular faces of the small screen – Kalyan, Sridhar & Geetha. The Story, Screen play, Dialogues are written by Mr.Gunnam Gangaraju himself who has done popular serials and also movies like ‘Anukokunda Okka Roju’, Little Soldiers, Aithe etc.

‘LAYA’ is starting from Monday, 14th July 2008 in the prime time band from 8.00 pm to 8.30 pm. The series will be telecasted from Monday to Thursday.

Expressing his happiness Mr. Gangaraju, Producer, Scorpio Productions says- ‘Like my previous successful ventures in Radha Madhu, Ammamma.dom in Maa TV am very certain ‘LAYA’ also will be a delight for the viewers.’

Mr. Sharrath Marar, Chief Executive Officer, Maa television Network Ltd, says- “In line with its commitment of providing meaningful entertainment for its viewers MAA TV is all set with this new serial which will be on air from Monday onwards”.

Source: Press release distribution via India PRwire

About MAA TV:

MAA TV Network Limited, the leading Telugu general entertainment channel MAA TV was launched in the year 2002, and has grown to be acknowledged as a channel with a difference by the viewing public. The channel is being perceived as one with fun filled programming and innovative content.

Maa Music channel the trendiest and contemporary wing of Maa Television Network Ltd. has been launched on 30th May 2008. It is much more than a music channel with a difference. The programming mix is like a full platter catering to the musical taste of all kinds of viewers. It is also a Lifestyle channel.

It is the perception of the viewers which has helped the MAA brand to deliver quality programming and innovative content.

An official partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China Netcom is responsible for the video signal transmission to the International Broadcast Center (IBC) from all the Olympic competition venues in seven cities. These video signals will then be distributed to Rights Holding Broadcast Organizations (RHB) for production and transmission to different countries and regions.

“China Netcom is committed to providing video signal transmission of the highest quality, stability and reliability for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games,” said Zhang Shiming, Image Operation Director of 2008 Olympic Games Communication Team, China Netcom. “We selected Tektronix equipment for this critically important project due to the company’s innovative technology, uncompromising quality, strong technical support, and proven expertise and experience with previous Olympic Games.”

“It’s a great honor to work with China Netcom to help create a successful 2008 Olympic Games,” said Neil Huddlestone, president of Tektronix China. “The Tektronix video solution delivers fast, accurate and reliable assessments of signal fidelity, standard compliance and picture quality that will enable China Netcom to provide viewers around the world with an exceptional digital video experience.”

According to Shrinath Kulkarni, Sales Director, Tektronix India, “The announcement has India relevance with India hosting the Commonwealth games shortly. What the Beijing Olympic win does is to place us as the most preferred partner for such solutions and we hope to build on this and partner such large sporting events in India as well.”

More information about video test solutions from Tektronix can be viewed at http://www.tek.com/products/video_test/.

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About China Netcom

China Netcom (CNC) is a leading broadband communications and fixed-line telecommunications operator in China. In the served regions, CNC is a dominant provider of fixed-line telephone services, broadband and other Internet-related services, as well as business and data communications services. CNC will continue to pursue innovation and growth with a goal to be a "broadband communications and multimedia services provider". CNC’s web address is www.china-netcom.com.

About Tektronix

Tektronix is a leading supplier of test, measurement, and monitoring products, solutions and services for the communications, computer, and semiconductor industries - as well as military/aerospace, consumer electronics, education and a broad range of other industries worldwide. With 60 years of experience, Tektronix enables its customers to design, build, deploy, and manage next-generation global communications networks,computing and advanced technologies. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Tektronix has operations in 19 countries worldwide. Tektronix' Web address is www.tektronix.com.

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In its commitment to provide global hardware standards for the Indian market, ViewSonic pioneered by launching innovative display solutions suiting the varied needs of Indian customers. Leading the change, ViewSonic moved the market from 15" to 17" wide screen monitors in 2006, followed by again establishing 19"W as the preferred LCD monitor screen size in 2007. The lead in 22"W LCD Monitor segment in 2008 is a step forward in reassuring ViewSonic`s commitment of providing the latest display technology solutions for the Indian market.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Gautam Ghosh, Country Manager, ViewSonic Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. said "Big and widescreen LCD monitors, today are an important segment of the India visual display market owing to their obvious benefits. ViewSonic's leadership in the 22"W non-bundled LCD monitor segment reinforces the fact that we are on the right growth path in India. I thank the entire channel fraternity for helping us move in the right direction. This news will help us to further reinforce and strengthen our brand perception in the Indian market."

In alignment with the growth plans for India, ViewSonic recently introduced two new series of LCD Monitors for the Indian market. With an exquisite style and an alluring design the VX62 series of LCD Monitors come with up to 20,000:1 contrast ratio for the ultimate gaming and entertainment performance. Targeted for the government office and classroom, the new energy saving Green LCD`s displays from ViewSonic - VA1918wm and VA1928wm deliver ViewSonic`s affordable, award-winning technology with bright, crisp images, rich colors, fast response time and pinpoint sharpness. ViewSonic LCD monitors are backed by a three-year limited warranty on parts and labor. For more information on ViewSonic, or to locate an authorized ViewSonic dealer, visit in.viewsonic.com.

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About ViewSonic

ViewSonic® Corporation is a leading global provider of visual display products. ViewSonic develops, markets and supports a broad range of innovative products including LCD monitors, LCD TVs, projectors, digital signage displays and other display products. For further information, please visit its website at in. viewsonic.com

Prior to joining BIG Broadcasting, Manavjeet was Country Head & Executive Vice President for Reliance Consumer Finance, a division of Reliance Capital, which comprised ofVehicle Loans, Mortgages, SME Loans, Credit Card and Personal Loans. Before this, he was part of the Retail Assets Team with HDFC Bank working as Executive Vice President, heading 4 business verticals – Car Loans, Commercial Transportation, Healthcare Finance and Branch Sales.

His assignments prior to this were with SBI Mutual Fund in the capacity of Chief Marketing Officer and also with Citigroup and Xerox.

Distribution is a critical function in the emerging & cluttered Indian broadcast scenario. With regulatory, technological & business changes rapidly influencing Distribution dynamics, Manavjeet’s excellent track record and rich experience in the retail finance sector will help BIG Broadcasting successfully implement its distribution strategy across markets.

Manavjeet will pay a key role in realizing BIG Broadcasting’s endeavor that its bouquet of channels is entertaining every Indian and is an integral part of their lives.

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Reliance BIG Entertainment, after its successful foray into the media & entertainment space is all set to boost its offerings further in the entertainment space through BIG Broadcasting. With BIG Broadcasting, an initiative from the Reliance ADA Group, the Company will be launching a bouquet of TV channels catering to diverse needs of audiences across genres.

The aim is to provide the Indian audience with a wholesome entertainment mix and introduce them to new genres and formats in television programming. The offerings will be spread across genres to appeal at national, regional, mass and niche levels keeping in mind the modern Indian consumer’s lifestyle and mindset.

WASP3D has been creating a lot of buzz in the European broadcast market with its HD ready real-time 3D graphics solution that has integration capabilities with widely used production and newsroom automation solutions like Aveco, B4M, Octopus, Avid iNews, Norcom to list a few. The product was recently used by Romania based television channel Antena 3 for live coverage, analysis and presentation of Romanian assembly elections.

Divyajot Ahluwalia, Regional Business Manager (Europe) – WASP3D said, “WASP3D, with its unmatched technology and easy-to-use features has created a demand for itself in the European market; we are delighted to partner with AV2P and we are looking forward to leveraging their vast experience and knowledge in French broadcast market to penetrate the high potential market.”

"We have been in the broadcasting business for quite some time and wanted to offer technically advanced, feature rich 3D graphics system to our costumers. With WASP3D added to our line-up, we now have a solid range of solutions for the French broadcast market,” commented Emmanuel Saillant, VP Sales, AV2P

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ABOUT AV2P

With over 10 years of experience in distributing broadcast equipments and solutions, AV2P is a trusted name when in comes to French broadcasting space. Based out of Nanterre, westwards of Paris, A2VP has ongoing relationship with leading audio and video broadcasters and post-production houses.

To know more visit www.av2p.com

ABOUT WASP3D

WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution developed specifically for television stations and post-production houses for speedy creation of spectacular 3D graphics, content management and its on-air playout. WASP3D is based on the advanced Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 300 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery centre in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

Titled as Bawander, the one-hour weekly show will bring a range of social and legal issues that affect us today and continue to lay foundation to future judgments and set the direction for the Indian Judiciary.

Each story of Bawander re-creates the drama of what went on when these most famous court cases were fought in the courtrooms. The series chooses variety of issues and presents a unique window in understanding the evolution of our judicial system.

These real stories of fight for justice also entertain with their intensity and remind us a range of social malaise and evils that have caused great sufferings and anguish to people.

Leading movie actor Atul Kulkarni is the sutradhaar of the show, who puts each story into its right perspective and outlines the issues dealt in the story.

The series is in a fictionalized form. Talents of many leading television and film actors like; Harsh Chhaya, Saakshi Tanwar, Vinod Nagpal, Alka Amin have transformed the real characters of stories into a shockingly real experience.

The series is a first of its kind on any news channel. It entertains with the quality of performance, intensity of emotions, and keeps the authenticity of a true story with total integrity. Bawander will surely entertain IBN7 viewers and remind them of the most talked about legal battles that not only grabbed the attention of the people at one point of time, but true stories of fight for justice that helped change our outlook & also the laws of this great country.

Keeping its promise of generating - great informative content with accuracy, authenticity and topical entertainment, IBN7, has brought a new television series on the Real Life Landmark Courtroom Cases, cases which, resulted in historical judgments and hence altered the course of law.

Titled as Bawander, the one-hour weekly show will bring a range of social and legal issues that affect us today and continue to lay foundation to future judgments and set the direction for the Indian Judiciary.

Each story of Bawander re-creates the drama of what went on when these most famous court cases were fought in the courtrooms. The series chooses variety of issues and presents a unique window in understanding the evolution of our judicial system.

These real stories of fight for justice also entertain with their intensity and remind us a range of social malaise and evils that have caused great sufferings and anguish to people.

Leading movie actor Atul Kulkarni is the sutradhaar of the show, who puts each story into its right perspective and outlines the issues dealt in the story.

The series is in a fictionalized form. Talents of many leading television and film actors like; Harsh Chhaya, Saakshi Tanwar, Vinod Nagpal, Alka Amin have transformed the real characters of stories into a shockingly real experience.

The series is a first of its kind on any news channel. It entertains with the quality of performance, intensity of emotions, and keeps the authenticity of a true story with total integrity. Bawander will surely entertain IBN7 viewers and remind them of the most talked about legal battles that not only grabbed the attention of the people at one point of time, but true stories of fight for justice that helped change our outlook & also the laws of this great country.

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Mega TV has an impressive line up of knowledge based entertainment programmes, music shows, family dramas and films along with news at national level. The channel targets wider audience including youth, women and family.

Jayanthi Thangabalu, Managing Director – Mega TV commented, “Our effort is directed towards making Mega TV, the ultimate in news, views & entertainment and we have set for ourselves certain lofty goals that distinguish our news and entertainment programmes apart; WASP3D solution has a crucial role to play in creating that differentiation through consistent look & feel, better content packaging and presentation.”

Speaking at the occasion, Tushar Kothari, Director & Co-founder – Beehive Systems commented, “Our team is truly excited about this association and we are confident that our cutting-edge 3D graphic solution will assist Mega TV to capture more eyeballs than their competition.”

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ABOUT Mega TV

MEGA TV is a Chennai based News & Entertainment channel, coming out with a distinct vision to ensure purposeful and positive entertainment to the Tamil Community living all around the world, has been carrying test transmission from August 20th.

The channel was officially launched in August 2007

To know more visit www.megatv.in

ABOUT WASP3D

WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution developed specifically for television stations and post-production houses for speedy creation spectacular 3D graphics, content management and its on-air playout. WASP3D is based on futuristic Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 300 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery center in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Pvt. Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

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About WatchIndia.TV

WatchIndia.TV is the first site from Live Asia TV, an innovative new Internet Television company whose goal is to bring ethnic Asian programming to those residing in other countries. WatchIndia.TV partnered with top rated Indian networks to offer subscribers the flexibility to watch the best national and regional channels when and where they want. For more information, or a free 5-day trial, visit www.WatchIndia.TV.

Key highlights of WASP3D graphics system is its ease of usage and ability to seamlessly integrate with most of the available newsroom systems and automation technologies like ENPS, iNews, Octopus, B4M to name a few. WASP3D will be highlighting its feature packed 3D graphics suite integrated with Octopus Newsroom automation.

WASP3D’s graphics capabilities include powerful text based character generator, keyframe based animation, built in chroma keying material for virtual set applications and numerous other effects. The solution is equipped with features like real-time 3D graphics designing & rendering, media asset management, easy to use click and drop options for speedy usage that helps reducing cycle time from production to playout.

On display would be awe-stunning 3D television graphics for news, live sports & events, business, elections and virtual sets while live demo of WASP3D modules including the design module - Drone Designer, media asset management module - WAX, On-air playout module – Sting client & server will be given at the show.

Speaking at the occasion, Deependra Rathi, Regional Business Manager, and North America & MEA – Beehive Systems commented, “WASP3D is one of the few products that offers broadcast quality 3D graphics, real time both in HD as well as SD formats. We have gone past all our competitors when it comes to innovation, features and value for money.”

WASP3D has seen tremendous growth in Europe and Asia having added television broadcasters such as Antena 1, CNBCe, Fox promoted Star News, Headlines Today, Kanal A, RTV Utrecht, RTM, Ten Sports, Turk TV, TV One, TV Vest, wTVison, YTN, Zee Business, Zee Sports among others. With few deals and agreements already signed, WASP3D is now looking at establishing a foothold in North American broadcast market.

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ABOUT WASP3D

WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution developed specifically for television stations and post-production houses for speedy creation spectacular 3D graphics, content management and its on-air playout. WASP3D is based on futuristic Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 300 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery center in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Pvt. Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

This year at NAB 2008 exhibition, hold in Las Vegas, ENENSYS showcases a ground-breaking live demo of its Mobile TV H264 transcoder product, TransCaster, with the capability to statistically encode several channels from a rack of transcoders. ENENSYS also announces and demonstrate a high density video over IP gateway, able to adapt up to 8 compressed audio video streams into/from IP network, featuring data protection and preservation of SFN networks over IP distribution networks.

Analogue Switch off in the US: mastering migration

For cable operators needing to secure content delivery to customers, live demos will be hold around the release of Digital Cable network monitoring probe designed for monitoring the performance and quality throughout the Digital Cable network: CastXplorer. 100%-FPGA core based, ENENSYS cable probe is a highly robust product with ideal fit for installation in critical environments such as street cabinets. Compliant with all three annexes of the standard (ITU-J83), CastXplorer-C is the only reference on the market fitting for all areas in the World, from Europe to North America through Asia.

Open Standards to Drive Innovation, Decrease Costs and Secure Quality of Delivery

ENENSYS products are standard agnostic, and take benefits from its technology advance. ENENSYS announces the SFNguard mechanism that secures a SFN adaptation at Head End side by synchonizing two SFN adapters in 1+1 redundancy configuration. The patent pending mechanism ensures that transmitters will keep synchronized when one or the other SFN adapter falls down. Without that unique SFNguard securing solution, resynchronizing after loss of SFN at transmitters side takes seconds to get video back to screen.

Experts to Share Industry Experience

With a recognized expertise in broadcast industry in video processing, Mobile TV systems, Digital Terrestrial broadcast, SFN synchronization, distribution over IP, digital TV network performance monitoring, field test and lab/production solutions, ENENSYS offers periodical trainings and seminars to customers and partners in several places around the world.

“Our Elements to Systems slogan depicts how customer-focused ENENSYS is: whether you are a Global System Integrator looking for the missing link to complete your Digital TV solution, or an Operator looking for a reactive partner to set up a new broadcast network, ENENSYS is your perfect choice.” said Nicolas Fannechère, VP Marketing at ENENSYS. “ENENSYS Elements to Systems dynamics draw on a constant innovation around products and systems, which brings ENENSYS unrivalled competitive advantages. Together, we bring Elements to Systems.”

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About ENENSYS Technologies:

ENENSYS has years of experience in Digital TV transmission systems design and manufacturing. Offer ranges from Mobile TV, Digital Terrestrial TV, IP Distribution to Test & Monitoring solutions, with high grade services and trainings. Covered standards include DVB-T, DVB-H, DTMB, MediaFLO, Digital Cable, 8-VSB...
With more than 200 customers on 50 countries, ENENSYS clients are Broadcast Operators, Network Operators, Telcos, TV Channels Chipset Vendors, Set Top Boxes Manufacturers, Professional Equipment Manufacturers and System Integrators.
Headquartered in Rennes, France, in the heart of the European Digital Broadcast Cluster, ENENSYS is publicly listed on Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (FR0010286252 – MLENS). For more information, please visit www.enensys.com.

After validation at the head-end level, not all parameters need to be monitored since distribution cannot impact all signalling parameters. Most important elements to be monitored are the RF layer and some critical parameters of ETR290 validation scheme. CastXplorer-C features an innovative solution to monitor ETR290 to avoid triggering thousands of non-critical SNMP traps a day. As a result of this feature combination, the product achieves high cost-efficiency and facilitates information collection.

To further reduce costs of deploying a QoS monitoring solution, CastXplorer-C features multiple channel management. With a single unit located in a network node, it is possible to monitor all multiplexes. CastXplorer-C features a unique solution for monitoring all frequencies one after the other: Statistics log files are automatically linked to the multiplex monitored, thus enabling long-term performance information collection on all channels.

Being fully SNMP, CastXplorer-C can be entirely and easily integrated into any Network or Performance Monitoring System. This integration achieves a complete and cost-effective solution of QoS monitoring.

In addition, CastXplorer-C features a 100%-FPGA core, making it a highly robust product ideally fit for installation in critical environments such as street cabinets. CastXplorer-C is the optimal hardware unit to monitor the last mile and Cable Carriers are free to select their preferred Monitoring System or reuse their existing one.

CastXplorer-C is currently undergoing extensive tests by several major Cable MSOs. “The product shows very interesting features at a very cost-efficient price, thus allowing Cable MSOs to contemplate large-scale deployment. Most of our customers consider deploying several dozens probes to achieve refined evaluation of the Quality of Service at all critical locations on their network. As the product can be remotely accessed and configured, they also see CastXplorer-C as a fit solution to quickly check an area from which many calls to their customer care service originate: It can definitely help them reduce the costs of call-out operations in addition to the quality monitoring”, says Cécile Martin, Test & Monitoring Product Manager at ENENSYS.

Being fully compatible with all three annexes of the worldwide Digital Cable standard (ITU-J83), CastXplorer-C is the only reference on the market fitting for all areas in the World, from Europe to North America through Asia.

The number of digital Cable TV subscribers is increasing quickly all over the world and the growing expectations for new services or HD TV programs is leading to a cable bandwidth crunch. It is essential that Cable Carriers are capable of monitoring the Quality of Service actually delivered to their subscribers in order to reduce incident response time or even eliminate it by anticipating failures. Providing a higher quality of experience to their subscribers will help in increasing customer satisfaction and reduce churn.

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ENENSYS has years of experience in Digital TV transmission systems design and manufacturing. Offer ranges from Mobile TV, Digital Terrestrial TV, IP Distribution to Test & Monitoring solutions, with high grade services and trainings. Covered standards include DVB-T, DVB-H, DTMB, MediaFLO, Digital Cable, 8-VSB... With more than 200 customers on 50 countries, ENENSYS clients are Broadcast Operators, Network Operators, Telcos, TV Channels Chipset Vendors, Set Top Boxes Manufacturers, Professional Equipment Manufacturers and System Integrators.

Headquartered in Rennes, France, in the heart of the European Digital Broadcast Cluster, ENENSYS is publicly listed on Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (FR0010286252 – MLENS). For more information, please visit www.enensys.com.

Divyajot Ahluwalia, Regional Business Manager (Europe) – WASP3D said, “IQ Broadcast is a great addition to our family and I am glad to have them on board.” “The company’s extensive knowledge of broadcast technology and excellent service-oriented reputation in the industry is an asset to WASP3D.”

The broadcast and production markets in the UK are increasingly implementing High Definition and future proofing their investments. WASP3D is one of the few innovative 3D broadcast graphic systems that supports both SD and HD video formats, is easy to use and seamlessly integrates with all leading automation systems such as Octopus, iNews, Norcom, B4M among others.

"IQ Broadcast is very pleased and indeed honoured to represent WASP3D in the United Kingdom. We see the association with WASP3D to be strategically important in growing the 3D graphics and virtual studio set markets in the UK and with our respective strengths, we see a very healthy growth to the benefit of the broadcast and new media markets", commented Mike Timmis, Business Development Director – IQ Broadcast.

WAS3D has a strong sales network in Europe and is looking at expanding fast in the next couple of years. Its clients in Europe include leading television broadcasters like Antena 1 & 3, CNBC E, Dogan TV Radyo, Kanal A, RTV Utrecht, Turk TV among others. The company also has strategic alliance with Portugal based wTVision as its OEM.

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ABOUT IQ Broadcast

Established in 2004, IQ Broadcast is a UK based technology company specializing in the supply of high technology systems to the broadcast, media and IT industries. From edit suites to transmission systems, ENG to High Definition multi-camera studios, storyboard to action, IQ Broadcast are leaders in providing complete one stop solutions to any individual requirements.

To learn more visit www.iqbroadcast.tv

ABOUT WASP3D

WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution developed specifically for television stations and post-production houses for speedy creation spectacular 3D graphics, content management and its on-air playout. WASP3D is based on the advanced Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 300 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery centre in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

Middle East, with the relaxation of media regulation and legislation, has become a hot destination for television broadcasters globally.

According to Deependra Rathi, Regional Business Manager – North America & MEA, Beehive Systems, “ There is a huge potential in the Middle Eastern market and we look forward to a few quick wins at the show.” “CABSAT gives us a platform to interact with and demonstrate our cutting-edge technology solutions to television broadcasters in the region.”

WASP3D has seen strong growth in Middle East over the past couple of years with leading television broadcasters such as Al Watan, Al-Rai, Future TV, Press TV, Sudan TV, Taj Television (Ten Sports) as its clients.

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ABOUT WASP3D

WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution developed specifically for television stations and post-production houses for speedy creation spectacular 3D graphics, content management and its on-air playout. WASP3D is based on futuristic Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 300 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery center in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

Commenting on the special programming line-up for the Budget, Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief, TIMES NOW says, “By introducing a special budget line up, ‘Budget-O-Nomics’ aims at demystifying Budget 2008 for the common man. Our viewers can be assured of the best, most credible and first hand view of the budget especially with Swaminathan Aiyar and Omkar Goswami giving their exhaustive expert analysis on it.”

Beginning 23rd February until 28th February, TIMES NOW will introduce two special pre-budget shows ‘Budget and the Ballot-box’ and ‘Budget and Global Uncertainties’ to give viewers a detailed perspective of what the forthcoming Union budget holds for them and how India is faring on the global scene. The two-special half-hour shows promise to give viewers some exciting Budget action with Arnab Goswami in a serious tête-à-tête with Budget gurus Swaminathan Aiyar and Dr. Omkar Goswami. Viewers can be assured of live-wire discussions on the Budget with insights from a national, political and people’s perspective.

Swaminathan Iyer, Consulting Editor, The Economic Times, is the author of the much acclaimed book Swaminomics and is also considered to deliver the most conclusive verdict on the Union Budget year after year. Dr Omkar Goswami, Chairperson of CERG Advisory, is one of the best known names in macro-economic analysis and a well known TV personality in his own right.

Viewers can also enjoy the entire live footage of the Railway Minister’s speech on the announcement of the Rail Budget on 26th February 08 and the Finance Ministers Speech on the day of the Union Budget on 28th February 08.

TIMES NOW will also run ‘The Global Footprint’ – a global panel discussion that will air live from studios in Singapore, Beijing, London, Tokyo and New York.

On the day of the budget, experts from TIMES NOW and the Economic Times will share their views all-day long encapsulating the thrills and chills ranging from those of head honchos of the corporate world to those of the common masses. The excitement will also flow into the CII headquarters as top brass experts belt out their views as the FM delivers his speech on Budget 2008.

The excitement just doesn’t end there as TIMES NOW continues with the Budget excitement with a special episode of Newshour and 10PM on the Budget Day.

What will this year’s budget bring and what course will India’s financial graph take and how will it change our lives.

Watch as TIMES NOW brings you indepth analysis, predictions and discussions on the day that will etch India’s fortune for the coming financial year.

Source: Press release distribution via India PRwire

About TIMES NOW

TIMES NOW is a 24 hour English news television channel that provides the urbane viewers the complete picture of the news that is relevant, presented in a vivid and insightful manner, which enables them to widen their horizons & stay ahead.

TIMES NOW is brought to you by Times Global Broadcasting, a Bennett, Coleman & Co and Reuters service.

The Times Group is the largest media conglomerate in south Asia, with Leadership in newspaper publishing; magazines; music retailing; FM Radio; Internet; interactive media; mobile services and lifestyle television.

Reuters is a global information company providing indispensable news and financial information to financial professionals, media organizations and consumers around the world. Its news operation of 2300 editorial staff in 196 bureaus serving 129 countries, makes Reuters the world’s largest international multimedia news agency

Reuters and the sphere logo are the trade-marks of the Reuters group of companies

For further information contact:
Genesis Burson Marsteller
Sonia Huria / Valini Dsouza
9892 44 7777 / 9833 464 784
sonia.huria@bm.com / valini.dsouza@bm.com

Smt. Asha Swaroop, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting speaking at the Inaugural ceremony said, “I congratulate Broadcast Engineering Society (India) on the occasion of their 14th International Conference, which is the result of their hard work and dedication. In their continuous endeavour, BES India has always taken up new challenges and has been successful in creating awareness about the technological changes in the broadcasting world. The broadcasting sector in India has grown rapidly over the last few years. TV industry in India is expected to grow from US$ 4.3 billion to US$ 11.8 billion, radio industry from US$ 0.1 billion to US$ 0.4 billion and film industry from US$ 1.9 billion to US$ 5.3 billion during 2006 to 2011.”

BES EXPO 2008 is open for participation by manufacturers, dealers, distributors and suppliers of audio & video products, equipment, systems and services related to terrestrial & satellite broadcasting for Radio & TV as well as studio, post-production, analog as well as digital.

Speaking at the event, Mr. P S Sundaram, President, BES (India) said, “We are proud to hold 14th International Conference & Exhibition on Terrestrial & Satellite Broadcasting, which provides platform for professionals to share knowledge and showcase their offerings. This year we are expecting nearly 6000 engineers, managers, cinematographers, consultants, entrepreneurs and policy and decision-makers from Radio, TV broadcasting organizations as well as studio and post-production units in the private, public and Government sectors to visit BES EXPO 2008.”

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About BES

Broadcast Engineering Society (BES) is a small but most dedicated group of Broadcast Engineers of India felt the necessity of projecting the interests of Broadcast Engineers at national and international level. They decided to promote the advancement, dissemination of knowledge and practice in the field of Broadcasting and related sciences. Their determination finally came as the establishment of Broadcast Engineering Society in 1987 when it got registered with the Registrar of Societies, Delhi Administration on 8th April 1987.

To achieve its goals with the specific aims & objectives, the dedicated members of the Society started organizing seminars/lectures/workshops/symposium, which gained momentum, and more and more fellow broadcast engineers joined hands. With the keen interest and sincerity of members, not only the membership base of the society widened but also the Society could become an International body, which now organises an international event, popularly known as BES EXPO, every year.

For further information, please contact
BES
P.K. Singh
Council Member & Chairman, BES Expo Event Committee
Mobile 0- 98104 20575
Email pk.singh@besindia.com

A lively, original fish-out-of-water comedy and a modern twist on the classic Disney fairytales, ENCHANTED blends fantasy, action, music, CG effects, hand-drawn animation and live-action to create a wholly unique romantic comedy for all ages. Featuring an all-star cast, ENCHANTED is directed by KEVIN LIMA (“Tarzan,” “Eloise at Christmastime”) and produced by BARRY JOSEPHSON (“Hide and Seek,” television’s “Bones”) and BARRY SONNENFELD (both “Men in Black” films, television’s “Pushing Daisies”). It is written by BILL KELLY (“Premonition,” “Blast from the Past”). The film is executive-produced by CHRIS CHASE (“Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch,” “Return To Never Land,” “Tarzan”), SUNIL PERKASH (“Premonition,” “Blast from the Past”) and EZRA SWERDLOW (“Invincible,” “Little Manhattan”). The film features original songs from the reunited team of acclaimed composer ALAN MENKEN and lyricist STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (“Pocahontas,” “Hunchback of Notre Dame”).

For the lovely Giselle (Adams), life is a fairytale… literally.

She has everything needed to make a perfect princess—a beautiful countenance, a pure heart, a lovely singing voice and an uncanny ability to communicate with animals—all the good things one would expect in her world of Andalasia… which just happens to be animated. Giselle’s wish to meet the handsome prince of her dreams and share “true love’s kiss” comes true when Prince Edward (JAMES MARSDEN) hears her lilting soprano raised in song and rushes to her side.

The very next day, on her way to wed Edward, Giselle falls under the spell (literally) of Queen Narissa (Sarandon), who will stop at nothing to keep this girl away from her throne. Giselle is banished to a place as far away from this fairytale kingdom as you can get… no longer an animated character in a colorful, musical land, she is transformed into a very real woman and transported to a very unmagical place: modern day Manhattan.

Coming to her aid in this strange new place, the almost-princess is befriended by a no-nonsense divorce lawyer, Robert (Dempsey), and his young daughter, Morgan (RACHEL COVEY). When Giselle’s no-longer-animated Prince Edward, along with his servant, Nathaniel (TIMOTHY SPALL), and Giselle’s best-friend and chipmunk, Pip all arrive in New York, she experiences her two worlds colliding and finds herself wondering whether her storybook view of romance, complete with “happily every after,” can survive in our world.

The film’s wide-ranging cast of fantastical and contemporary characters is brought to life by an accomplished corps of actors that includes: Academy Award® nominee AMY ADAMS (“Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “Junebug”), PATRICK DEMPSEY (television’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Sweet Home Alabama”), JAMES MARSDEN (“Hairspray,” “Superman Returns”), TIMOTHY SPALL (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “The Last Hangman”), IDINA MENZEL (“Rent,” “Ask the Dust”) and Academy Award® winner SUSAN SARANDON (“Mr. Woodcock,” “Shall We Dance”).

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Divyajot Ahluwalia, Regional Business Manager, Europe – WASP3D said, “Having the right partner to market your product is crucial to success of any organization, full credit to Computorium for leading this project.” “We are truly excited about our association with Turk TV & Kanal A and look forward to an enduring relationship.”

WASP3D has grown significantly in Europe over past couple of years with leading broadcasters like Antena 1&3, CNBCe, Dogan TV Radyo, RTV Utrecht and wTVisionas its customers.

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ABOUT WASP3D

WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution developed specifically for television stations and post-production houses for speedy creation spectacular 3D graphics, content management and its on-air playout. WASP3D is based on futuristic Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 300 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery center in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

Viewers will have the privilege to catch a quick glimpse of what’s in store in the forthcoming episode. The previews will run on TIMES NOW, the news partner for the Lead India campaign, on all news bulletins on Friday and Saturday before the episode airs on Star One at 8 pm on Saturday 2nd February 08.

Don’t miss this special episode which will see the best of both worlds with guests like renowned spiritualist Satguru Jaggi Vasudevan and private sector banking magnate K.V. Kamath of ICICI.

Contestants are back on screen after serious campaigning for votes in their respective home towns. While Sanjiv Kaura reached out to the streets in Delhi, R.K. Misra flagged off a marathon in Bangalore for the cause of betterment of infrastructural facilities. Devang Nanavati went from door to door of colleges in Ahmadabad with his motto of ‘upliftment of youth’, giving out t-shirts to supporters, thereby becoming a major sensation among the youth in Ahmadabad. The contestants went all out with banners, hoardings, posters and a beeline of supporters trailing behind them. The voting campaign was followed by a round of elimination which now leaves Devang Nanavati and R.K. Misra to fight through this episode.

Once again, contestants will be grilled on screen, in complete court room drama. Anupam Kher will question the two contestants based on the views from the audience and viewers. Contestants will also be quizzed on their vision for the country, their take on sensitive issues like human rights, on their ability of being team players, their ability to capture the hearts of the audience and lots of other gripping questions.

Who will have answers to these questions? Who will survive in this dizzying excitement? Who will the audience choose? Who will be out and who will be knocked out? Who will be India’s Leader? As Lead India reaches its semi-finals, feel the adrenalin rush and find answers to all this and more.

Stay hooked to India’s leading English News Channel.

Stay hooked to TIMES NOW!!!

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Viewers can catch the special preview on TIMES NOW, the news partner for the Lead India campaign. The previews will run on news bulletins all day on Friday and Saturday before the episode airs on Star One at 8 pm on Saturday 26th January 08.

What happens when you have to be the Finance Minister or the Home Minister for the day and are grilled with some of the toughest questions while an entire nation watches you? A complete exhilarating experience!!! This episode will give contestant a larger-than-life view of a Parliament session with the theme ‘Mission Zero Hour’. The Parliamentary session will have guests like Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Senior Congress Leader and Ravi Shankar Prasad, who has been the spokesperson for the BJP twice before. The three contestants will battle it out by each playing the role of a Minister for the day and go through a grueling round of questions that will be put forth by the judges and the two ‘Opposition Party Leaders’ and conducted by ‘Speaker’ Anupam Kher.

A vox-pop of viewer’s opinion will be conducted of who amongst the Lead India contestants is capable of being the Leader. While RK Mishra will play an External Affairs Minister and Devang Nanvati the Finance Minister, Sanjiv Kaura will don the role of the Home Minister in this episode.

The discussions range from issues like the need to have trade partnerships with China to introducing a uniform and modern Police Act, the contestants will feel the heat. The contestants will argue and fight it out in true Parliament spirit. The feel of the episode brings the actual parliamentary sessions to life for the viewers.

Full of action, drama and the battle to succeed

All in all, an episode worth watching!!!

Stay hooked to India’s leading English News Channel.

Stay hooked to TIMES NOW!!!

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“I certainly support India taking her rightful place in the world and that would include membership of the Security Council and I would certainly support Indian representation being strengthened in those great international institutions (World Bank Forum and the G8 Summit) where we have all got to play our part for the future”.

Gordon Brown showed utmost concern for issues like terrorism across the globe and his interest in combating terrorism in India.

“There are a small group of extremists who do not believe in democracies, who would never take seriously the human rights of any individual and who are trying to poison the minds of young people. Internationally, we've got to act in concert so that we do not have weak spots round the world where terrorists can organise and then exploit people's feelings and people's sentiments for political purposes. We've got to win what I call the battle for hearts and minds, how we can persuade people that the poisoning of young minds by those who practice terrorism is something that they themselves want to combat in the interests of democracy and human rights and fairness and justice. Now, it's a global challenge, we need global action against terrorism and we should work together to achieve that”.

While he does agree that Asia is emerging, he is deeply concerned about the state of affairs in Pakistan, firstly, the need to have free and fair elections and secondly, the rise of terrorism. “We need to have cooperation with the Pakistan people and all those who are fighting it so that we can retard terrorism in that country as well. I want to see the willingness to have a strengthened cooperation in the battle against Al-Qaeda but also to prevent the Taliban returning to Afghanistan”.

Talking on a lighter note, Mr. Brown mentions that he is a great admirer of Sachin Tendulkar and he is also appreciative of India’s sporting history. “Sachin Tendulkar is a great cricketer. I admire him. It's a great tribute to Indian cricket and I hope that around the world we can recognise people in the commonwealth who make such great sporting history”.

“We are going to host the next Common Wealth Games and we will learn from you (India) on how to plan the Commonwealth Games in Britain”.

Catch all the action on Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami this Saturday 26th January at 7.30 pm and Sunday 27th January at 2.30 pm & 8.30 pm

Stay Hooked to TIMES NOW!!!

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For further information contact:
Sonia Huria / Valini Dsouza - Genesis Burson-Marsteller
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Mobile: 9892447777 / 9833464784
Email: sonia.huria@bm.com / valini.dsouza@bm.com

The mobile content would be made available across various categories as images, videos, ring tones, games and many more exciting features. The exclusive tie up will enable the Indian consumers and fashion lovers to download exciting and fun fashion videos, models and designer profiles, photo shoots, and fashion tips by FTV. FTV Mobile will be marketed both to the consumer as well as marketers along with the FTV India website, ftv.co.in The innovative website will ensure that the fashion enthusiasts get their complete dose of information on everything related to fashion, entertainment and lifestyle in India and indeed rest of the world. The website will cover Fashion celebrities, Blogs, Community Feature – My F Mag, , Exotic holiday destinations, FTV merchandize, Apparels,Videos, Fashion Calendars, Lifestyle tips, contests and Diamond Club memberships!

“As the Indian mobile community grows, mobile usage has grown much beyond basic utility. Apart from offering easy access and convenience, it paves way for making people technology savvy, helping redefine their lifestyle. It is observed that consumers worldwide are moving towards more interactive content. Am proud to announce our association with Fashion TV, which will definitely give the mobile VAS industry a new dimension and am confident will be accepted by the audience with open arms.” Said Mr. Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO, Hungama Mobile

Highlighting the benefits of the association, Mr. Tarun Srivastava, Business Head Fashion TV India, said," Keeping in mind the world’s growing interest in the Indian fashion industry and the consequent need for a user friendly platform to reach out to the masses, our decision to partner with Hungama Mobile brings us utmost delight. This service will enable consumers to be in loop of what world fashion has to offer. As we move forward, we are looking forward to offering innovative and popular digital entertainment to our Indian users”.

How to download the content of FTV

On Airtel, Vodafone, Tata, BSNL, BPL and Reliance, You can access FTV content directly through the operator portals across all the carriers listed above. One can also access FTV content on all GPRS enabled devices by logging into http://mobile.ftv.co.in or send ‘FTV’ to 54646

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About Hungama Mobile

Hungama Mobile is South Asia’s leading Mobile Entertainment and Marketing Company, headquartered in Mumbai, India. Hungama Mobile is the largest aggregator, developer and publisher of Bollywood and South Asian content on the mobile and digital platforms in the world. It has an extensive India portal across 70+ carriers in 30+ countries and spans a content delivery across Mobile, Internet/Broadband, Cable on Demand and IPTV services.

Hungama Mobile has been at the forefront of Mobile and Digital Advertising and has in the past 7 years been engaged with over 300 brands across 20 industries having won 52 awards in this period for its innovative campaigns. Hungama also owns and runs some of the most vibrant media properties such as BollywoodHungama.com (The world’s # 1 Bollywood portal), GamingHungama.com, Hungama.com and HungamaMobile.com reaching millions of consumers across the world each month.

To know more about the company, please visit the following sites:

www.brandingbrands.net
www.hungamamobile.com
www.indiafm.com
www.gaminghungama.com

About Fashion TV

FTV is the only 24 hours / 7 days fashion, beauty and style TV station worldwide and provides glamorous entertainment with emphasis on the latest trends to over 300 million households worldwide. Since its inception in 1997, FTV has been independent and has established itself as a TV authority for fashion, lifestyle and trends. FTV is one of the 4 most distributed channels worldwide. (Top 3 outside USA)

For further information, please contact
Monika / Mati - Hanmer & Partners
9811784695 / 9312920121

Viewers can catch the special preview on TIMES NOW, the news partner for the Lead India campaign. The previews will run on news bulletins all day on Friday and Saturday before the episode airs on Star One at 8 pm on Saturday 19th January 08.

Excitement is at its peak this week with judges like the evergreen Bollywood star Anil Kapoor and Industrialist Shashi Ruia of Essar Group joining Dr Kiran Bedi, Javed Akhtar and Vikas Singh on Lead India.

In the forthcoming episode, contestants will get a one-in-a-million opportunity to interact with the British High Commissioner Mr. Richard Stag who will present a brief insight into the political scene in UK and his view of the scene in India. Mr. Stag will also be awarding contestants a scholarship for a Masters Programme at the prestigious London School of Economics.

The contestants battle it out with each having to present their views on various current social topics ranging from SEZs and cast reservations for medical students to sting operations and death penalties for rape cases. For the first time ever, the show will have an open discussion between the contestants and the audience which include renowned women’s welfare organisations, an NGO Swadesh Jagran Manch, management and medical institutes, minority welfare committees and political affiliation groups.

With just two more episodes to go, the excitement is spiraling up every second with heated discussions and loads of action as contestants tread carefully to become what we call ‘the New National Leader’.

Watch as these contestants remake history and revive a nation long known for its great leaders. Stay hooked to India’s leading English News Channel. Stay hooked to TIMES NOW!!!

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Incorporated in May 2004, Sea TV Network Ltd.'s promoters have been in this line of activity since about 15 years and are well conversant with the Cable TV industry. The Company focuses on the cable distribution business and intends to emerge as a MSO with an all India presence, while working in consonance with the broadcasters and the viewers. Sea TV also has its own free-to-air local channels, programmes of which are produced by its own production team. These include SEA News (24-hour news channel of Agra city), SEA Jinvani (religious channel for the Jain community), SEA TV (local cultural programmes channel) and SEA Bhakti (24-hour religious channel). It already has a network of about 150 franchisees throughout Agra city.

The objects of the issue are to raise financial resources for: Setting up complete Digital Headend and network for implementation of Conditional Access System (CAS); Setting up network for complete IPTV solution; Setting up of own cable distribution (underground optical fibre) network capable of digital transmission throughout Agra City and adjoining areas; Setting up own 20 branch-offices in the city including in the adjoining areas with required infrastructure for receiving digital signals and re-transmitting the same without much value addition through co-axial cables to individual customers/subscribers. Sea TV proposes to adopt latest technology; i.e., IPTV for providing TV channels to its viewers.

The Book Running Lead Manager (“BRLM”) to the Issue is Chartered Capital and Investment Limited.

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Note

Sea TV Network Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, a public issue of its equity shares and has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (“DRHP”) with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”). The DRHP is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and on website of the BRLM at www.charteredcapital.net. This press release does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any equity shares, nor shall it or any part of it nor the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or investment decision. Any potential investor should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk. For details, potential investors should refer to the DRHP filed with the SEBI including the section titled “Risk Factors”. The Equity Shares of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act 1933, as amended or any state securities laws in the United States. This announcement has been prepared for publication in India and may not be released in the United States. This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction, including the United States, and any securities described in this announcement may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act

For further details contact:
Mr. Himanshu Kapadia - Adfactors PR
Tel: 022-22813565, 9821358418
E-mail: Himanshu.Kapadia@adfactorspr.com

The Movico System, codenamed MediaBaron is designed to meet the needs of the ever increasing number of content producers and television channels. It integrates all the elements of production and provides a single-point control over the entire process. MediaBaron consists of several modules for various stages of production, with information of each stage available to the others on a single, consistent user-interface.

“Content owners are not being able to monetize their valuable assets effectively primarily due to the challenges with asset management and content discoverability”, said Mr. Arvind Jha, Director & Co-Founder Movico Technologies. “Movico is investing more than $1 million to create a sophisticated, tightly integrated, multi-purpose video production, storage and broadcast management system capable of handling enterprise class loads”, he added.

Mr. S. N. Rai, Director & Co-Founder added, “MediaBaron allows unmanaged video assets to be utilized for re-purposing or leveraging for the new media and new audiences constantly emerging in the world today. MediaBaron is designed to alleviate the cost burden faced by the Industry and requires low investment as it is hardware independent”.

Speaking on the Industry challenges, Ms. V.N. Saroja, Director and Co-Founder, said, “The business of digital video management is currently pegged at $70 million and is estimated to grow to $300 million by 2013. The industry is currently challenged with high-cost hardware based solutions that require investment in hundreds of thousands of dollars -- Which is why, most producers end up putting off the purchase of a good digital asset management solution that can track and maximize the potential of their video assets. The result is unpredictable cost loads and erratic production schedules which plague the Industry today.”

MediaBaron family of products and solutions suit all kinds of producers and distributors of content.

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MOVICO TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED

About Movico-- Movico Technologies is a technology startup in the video software products domain, focusing on integrating PC, Mobile and internet technologies, to bring next generation video software solutions for Mobile VAS, TV/Film/Video production and internet based video applications.

Movico will bring to customers new software products in the video space that integrate the advances in technology to address the unmet information management and entertainment needs of people.

Movico will constantly challenge established and conventional ways of providing content to consumers, and will pioneer new ideas and technologies that can place video content anywhere, at any time.

Business Model Movico products, like all software platforms, will be available licensed-to-use for anyone involved in video content aggregation, distribution, redistribution, as well as to anyone seeking innovative and interactive video platforms and collaborative tools.

For companies developing their own video-based products, Movico offers product R&D services, on a revenue-share and IP-share basis.

Our Products Movico has a range of ready and under development products including MediaBaron (A Digital Asset Management and Production Workflow System for TV and film producers), Mobile VAS Solutions for content owners, and Internet based video collaboration solutions.

Our Services Movico offers Media Process Outsourcing, including content digitization, content management and content distribution.

Our Strengths Movico is one of the first Indian companies to build solutions for the media and entertainment industry. Our strength lies in our vision for the future of information and entertainment distribution, and our in-depth understanding of the ground realities at work every day.

Our team is highly qualified and experienced in technology, media production, as well as marketplace dynamics – all of which are necessary ingredients in building a successful new media technology business.

Movico Founders Arvind Jha has over 21 years of software product development and business experience, in senior management roles with leading global software companies including Adobe India.

Shailendra Nath Rai is a professional with over 24 years of varied business experience having worked in large companies like LG Electronics and Xerox. He is also considered a visionary in supply-chain management.

VN Saroja has more than 18 years experience in senior management roles across various enterprises, which include Naukri.com where she was a co-founder.

YTN News team developed the complete election package application using the easy to use SDK (Software Developers Kit) provided with the WASP3D solution. The SDK allows OEM developers to customize the solution as per their requirements and yet use all the powerful Real-time 3D features offered by WASP3D.

T K Lee, Managing Director at Synergy Korea commented, “YTN was looking for a solution that generates high quality 3D broadcast graphics real-time, is easy to use and yet is cost-effective; WASP3D equipped with rich features and robust tools made it a perfect fit.”

Ankur Gupta, Regional Business Manager – WASP3D, South America & Asia Pacific, said, “it is an important project for us and we have deployed the best of our resources to ensure smooth running of polling results; successful completion of this assignment would surely help us expand our presence in the Korean broadcasting space.”

WASP3D Real-time 3D Graphics solution enables live display of analytical graphics using bars, pie charts, lower thirds and tickers, while integrating with multiple data sources WASP3D team has rich experience and solid expertise in election and live event coverage having completed successful projects with Sahara TV Network, Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, Kuwait elections and Turkey presidential elections among others.

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WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution that provides end-to-end solutions for television broadcasters. WASP3D is based on futuristic Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time Graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 200 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery center in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

Karthik Sharma, Managing Director – INFO TV commented, “After evaluating various 3D graphics system we decided to go with WASP3D graphics solution as it offers best of the breed broadcast quality graphics and is user friendly.” “Moreover, other available solutions were either too expensive or too difficult to install and work upon.”

“We are thrilled about the opportunity to work with Info TV and look forward to an enduring and lasting partnership,” stated Deependra Rathi - Regional Business Manager (MEA), WASP3D. Adding to this, Ganesh Rajamani, Director & Co-founder, Beehive Systems said, “This year’s performance is characterized by strong market demand followed by solid execution; “this has been an excellent period of growth for us; both in terms of new customer acquisition and the kind of response we have got internationally for our products.”

Source: Press release distribution via India PRwire

WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution that provides end-to-end solutions for television broadcasters. WASP3D is based on futuristic Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time Graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 200 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery center in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

Like Nach Baliye, the program participants will be trained by professional choreographers, over a 12 week period, to test their dancing skills across multiple dance forms set to popular Bollywood music. There is a special couple package for those who can pull along their partners.

A unique competition of all participants will ensure that the best performers are recognized with a Nach Baliye trophy from STAR and Talwalkar together with merchandise inspired by the Show.

The course will kick start on November 1 and will be held in 13 cities across India in the aerobic studios of Talwalkars health centres.

Mr. Prashant Talwalkar, Managing Director, Talwalkars said, “Inspiring people of all age groups to jive or dance to stay fit is an ambition which is not far-fetched. If a popular show like Nach Baliye can enthuse celebrities to wear their dancing shoes, we at Talwalkars hit upon the idea of inspiring people of all age groups to jive or dance to stay fit. Being in the fitness industry for over 75 years, our endeavour is to introduce novel concepts in the area of fitness/health which ultimately culminates into making fitness a religion for every individual.”

Ajay Vidyasagar, President Content & New Media says “The third installment of Nach Baliye has been an immense hit and a special experience for millions of viewers across the country. To recreate the Nach Baliye experience for fans of the show, we have partnered with India’s leading fitness company and designed a fitness regimen that we’re confident will give viewers a taste of what the show’s stars have gone through in mastering their routines. ”

Taking the initiative pan-India, the Dance 2 Fitness Nach Baliye course will be held at Talwalkars branches in Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi, Mangalore, Vijayawada, Secunderabad, Jaipur, Indore and Mumbai. Professional choreographers will teach the members various types of dance forms. Besides conducting the course at their aerobic studios, the Nach Baliye Dance 2 Fitness course will soon be offered by Talwalkars to corporates at their facility.

Source: Press release distribution via India PRwire

About Talwalkars:

Talwalkars Better Value Fitness Pvt. Ltd (TBVF) established in 1932 popularly known as Talwalkars, is India's largest chain of health centers. With over 100,000 members and close to 50 existing branches, Talwalkars is the only health care chain in India to have set up ultramodern branches in most of the major cities across the country.

The success of Talwalkars can be attributed to their personalized approach towards their customer which includes proficient advice & supervision from an in house team of dieticians & physiotherapists. By leveraging its expertise of over 75 years, Talwalkars specializes in innovative programmes such as the Personal Exercise Programme (PEP), body sculpting and body shaping which ensures that their customers not only gain the desired results but at the same time make exercising an enjoyable experience. In addition, Talwalkars continuously engage in facility upgrades by bringing in state-of-the-art gym equipments that provides world class benefits to their patrons.

Talwalkars Nutrition Centre which is a part of every branch provides simple, effective and scientific ways to lose and gain weight. Their programmes include daily diet counseling, exercising, and steam and sauna baths. The recently established Research and Development (R&D) department in conceptualizes health programmes that is tailor made to suit every individual needs.

About STAR L&M:

STAR Licensing & Merchandising is the newly formed division of STAR involved in conceptualizing, designing and licensing of the various STAR brands and programs across Publishing, Apparel Accessories, and other consumer products.

About STAR

STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 60 television services in ten languages to more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels cover all genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, antv, Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and current affairs (Star News, Star Ananda, Star Majha, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and also owns the world's largest contemporary Chinese film library, with more than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee. In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems, direct-to-home services, terrestrial TV broadcasting, wireless and digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. www.startv.com

Tata Sky will feature movies from Palador in the Pay-Per-View format on ‘ShowcaseTM’. Tata Sky’s subscribers can order any of the movies once and enjoy it multiple times up to midnight. Every week, Tata Sky will replace the foreign films with a new set from the Palador library.

With Palador, Tata Sky will feature for the first time on Indian television one of the most acclaimed movie of all times, Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Seven Samurai’. Winner of numerous global awards including the Academy Awards (Oscar) USA, the film will be available on order on Tata Sky from this Friday, October 12th.

Says Mr. Gautam Sikhnis, Founder & Managing Director of Palador Pictures, “We have worked hard to create a collection of the best-of-the-best movies from across the world and are currently nurturing around 1000 titles in our ever-growing library. And now, the task of taking them to the discerning Indian viewers is made easy with Tata Sky satellite television service. We promise a future of the best of World Cinema to every Tata Sky subscriber.”

Mr. Vikram Kaushik, Managing Director and CEO, Tata Sky Ltd. Said, “Our tie-up with Palador enables us to introduce our subscribers to classics in the World Cinema category made by legendary film makers. These films will be available in DVD quality picture and will have only one ad-break thereby enhancing the viewing experience for our subscribers.”

Palador Pictures invested over USD 4 million (Rs.16 crore) to acquire legal rights to nearly 1,000 English & Foreign Language film titles in the World Cinema category. The Palador catalogue boasts of award-winning classics directed by the masters of yesteryears and the current crop of mavericks: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Akira Kurosawa, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Abbas Kiarostami, David Lynch and many more. The Palador collection covers all genres and eras and is probably the single largest collection of quality films in the world.

Tata Sky, on the other hand, has been making history in the Indian entertainment arena with its TV viewing formats. Its mantra of providing viewers with greater choice, convenience and control has led them to Palador Pictures to include World Cinema in their portfolio. Through its tie-up with Palador, Tata Sky Ltd. endeavours to offer World Cinema to its subscribers.

Mr. Mohan Polamar, Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director of Palador Pictures, sees a bright future for the penetration of World Cinema Foreign Films in India. Says he, “Lots of film admirers who felt the TV and film libraries did not have much of the good foreign language films will now rejoice. They don’t need to waste their times scouring the streets for their favourite movies. Palador promises them the delight of all those movies without having to hunt for them.”

Palador Pictures has raised private investments of US$ 6 million with a revenue target of US$ 20 million by March 2009. The company is leaving no stone unturned to ensure an endemic reach of their finest Foreign Film collection to the Indian audience and thereby deeply entrench itself into the globally-evolved Indian mind space.

The films on Tata Sky will be shown in the following sequence:

Week

Date: To-From

Movie

Director

Week 1

12th – 18th October

Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa

Week 2

19th – 25th October

Throne Of Blood

Akira Kurosawa

Week 3

26th Oct – 1st Nov

The Eye

Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang

26th Oct – 1st Nov

Dead Man

Jim Jarmusch

Week 4

2nd – 8th November

Two English Girls

Francois Truffaut

2nd – 8th November

Coffee And Cigarettes

Jim Jarmusch

Week 5

9th – 15th November

In The Mood For Love

Wong-Kar Wai

9th – 15th November

End Of Violence

Wim Wenders

Source: Press release distribution via India PRwire

PALADOR: Three years ago, a small team began a pioneering effort to make world cinema available within the Indian subcontinent. Today, Palador has invested over US$ 4 million (160 million rupees) in creating the category and given birth to a nation wide phenomenon that has recently prompted industry leaders to participate in the sunrise segment.

With rights to over 900 films, the Palador catalogue boasts of award winning classics directed by the masters of yesteryears and the current crop of mavericks: Chaplin, Keaton, Kurosawa, Kieslowski, Godard, Trauffaut, Kiarostami, Lynch and many more. The Palador collection covers all genres and eras and is probably the single largest collection of qual