Mumbai, 2 May, 2011: Gorgeous actress Tisca Chopra will soon be seen on the small screen as the face of India?s leading movie channel, Zee Cinema?s ?Dopahar Zee Cinema Par?. This summer, beginning 16th May, every afternoon at 12 noon, Zee Cinema will bring its viewers fun filled movies that embody the essence of summer through a two week long film festival that is ?Dopahar Zee Cinema Par?! Movies like Isi Life Mein, Phir Hera Pheri and Taare Zameen Par will be a part of the line-up that promises fun and masti for its audiences!

Tisca Chopra has come a long way and is known to do selective work. With projects like, Taarein Zameen Par, Hyderabad Blues II, and television shows like Kahaanii Ghar Ghar Kii and Sarrkar under her belt, Tisca is today, a widely recognizable face in the glamorous entertainment industry. From May 16th to May 27th , the actress will be seen during the afternoon slot on the channel asking viewers questions that will check their general knowledge. Lucky winners will be entitled to daily cash prizes of on a daily basis while the winner of the grand prize can proudly walk away with Rs. 1,00,000.

Zee Cinema?s Business Head, Mohan Gopinath says, ?The stunning actress, Tisca Chopra is known to create waves on the big screen and small screen alike. She connects well with our audiences and has a film heritage that ties her in to the channels values and positioning. All in all, she stands for everything that Zee Cinema believes in - Movies, Masti and Magic!

The actress will also be a part of the ongoing break content Cinema Khel Khel Mein which tests the cinema quotient of families across the country by playing games with them. The stunning actress will join host Vineet Raina on the Friday Ka Sikander that will pitch the best of the best against each other. While the show usually has the elders of the house leading the team, the kids special with Tisca will see the little ones of the household take over the reins from their parents. There will also be a special segment that involves kids ONLY with games being shaped entirely around them!

" To be, a part of the leading movie channel in India, Zee Cinema is an honour in itself especially since I only take up projects that I enjoy," says Tisca. ?and being a part of Dopahar Zee Cinema Par promises to be an exciting opportunity. Movies and children are two of my favourite things in the world so when I was given a chance to pair the two, there was no way that i could possibly refuse!.?

New Delhi, May 2, 2011: Cartoon Network will power up this summer with Ben 10? Alien Invasion, a jam-packed entertainment line-up featuring back to back episodes of Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien from Monday to Thursday starting at 2:00pm.

Making this alien-inspired experience even more ultimate is an on-air contest where kids can win a host of awesome prizes each week including Playstations, mobile handsets, home theatre systems and digital cameras. Entering is as simple as answering a question via sms that appears on screen such as: ?how many times does the alien clone??; or ?Where?s the alien hiding??. All kids have to do is send their answers by texting ?BEN (space) (Answer)‘ to 58558.

Krishna Desai, Director, Programming, Turner International India, Pvt. Ltd., said, ?Ben 10 is the kids? most loved superhero and one of Cartoon Network?s most successful properties worldwide. Having taken the world by storm with its super heroic deeds, Ben 10 is part of every kid?s quest for an action adventure experience. Cartoon Network makes summer holidays more fun and cool as kids get to indulge in Ben 10 mania all the way with our special Ben 10 line-up and the Alien Invasion contest.?
 

NCPA JOIN HANDS WITH ZEE TV SA RE GA MA PA LI?L CHAMPS TO TRANSFORM KIDS? SUMMER VACATIONS
Mumbai, 29th April 2011: In the age of play stations, reality shows and study pressures? where is the space to explore one‘s creativity, learn new skills, discover new talents within? This summer, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and Zee TV come together to offer kids a ?Summer Fiesta? ? a holistic training module in the field of performing arts and entertainment thereby making Summer 2011, a special one for kids across the country.

The NCPA and Zee TV are both established leaders in their respective domains. The Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li?l Champs contestants will get a once in a lifetime opportunity to groom themselves as complete performers as they participate in Summer Fiesta. The kids will learn from and interact with stalwarts in the field of performing arts and entertainment who will be conducting workshops at the NCPA. These enriching experiences of sharing the stage with the gurus of Hindustani classical music like Shubha Mudgal & others will give them an edge to be better performers. They will also get a ready platform to showcase their skills in front of a live audience even before Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li?l Champs comes on air and this will give them the required confidence to face audiences all across the globe.

The NCPA Summer Fiesta‘11 has a larger range of workshops (23 workshops, 5 plays and 4 films) in dance, drama, movement, puppetry, circus arts, theatre games etc conducted by KP Rakesh (Kalakshetra, Chennai), Mehneer Sudan, Seema Mehta, Miti Desai, Shaun Williams, Shaizia Jifri, Roo Jhala and others in association with acknowledged experts, Jehan Maneckshaw and his Theatre Professionals team and Kaizaad Kotwal of Poor Box Productions. Some of the finest theatre groups in Mumbai like Akvarious and Gillo will present plays for especially children. There is also a selection of delightful films (Free Entry) from all over the world especially designed for children, which will be presented in collaboration with WorldKids Foundation. NCPA Summer Fiesta will also see special guest appearances by eminent filmmakers and theater professionals such as Amol Gupte (of Taare Zameen Par fame), Cyrus Broacha and others.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L?il Champs aims to select talented children in India who dream of becoming the biggest child singing sensation. This season will only double up the singing mania as children will bring the house down with their unbelievable flair for music and singing. This show is an amazing opportunity that aims to discover hidden talent amongst children. The best singing talent will be selected from across the nation and their mettle will be judged on this platform.

Mr Akash Chawla, Head ? Marketing, Zee TV, said, ?Zee TV is proud to collaborate with the prestigious National Centre for the Performing Arts. With their expertise in the area of classical music and our focus on scouting and encouraging the best talent in music who will be a part of our upcoming edition of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li?l Champs, we both intend to promote excellence in the area of performing arts. A partnership with NCPA‘s annual children‘s festival is the first step. We intend to have many more collaborations to further this aim.?

Ms. Deepa Gahlot, Head ? Programming (Theatre and Film), NCPA, said, ?Apart from encouraging their creativity and widening their minds to new experiences, the NCPA is also building an enlightened audience for the future. In this respect NCPA Summer Fiesta and Indian television?s No 1 music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li‘L Champs on Zee TV are the perfect fit. NCPA reaches out to children to offer them a wonderful package of workshops, films and plays this May. Zee TV targets young talent that aims to make a career in the performing arts. Together, we can focus on giving something exclusively to the children during summer vacations. Summer vacations are the best time to grab the attention of children and introduce them to the fascinating world of the performing arts in interesting and interactive ways."

Passionate about music and the performing arts? Drop in for the auditions on Saturday, 30 April 2011 with your passport size photograph and age proof at Ryan International School, Evershine Nagar, Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai from 8 am to 2 pm. Spot registrations for NCPA Summer Fiesta will take place at the same venue.

So this summer vacation, don?t just be a couch potato. NCPA and Zee TV give you a reason to move out, broaden your horizons and discover a world of opportunities and learning.

MUMBAI: With a humble beginning in 1998, the dawn of IT in India started K Webmaker - a single person website design company in a sobo bedroom in Mumbai, soon it moved into a small garage with 4 part time employees to its avatar today in 2011, a full service Digital Agency with offices in India, USA and Denmark, fueled by a strong team equipped with the best creative brains and executional capabilities.

Recently K Webmaker won the Silver Award for the Best Portal of the Year 2011 at the prestigious WAT Digital Awards (which received about 200 entries) in Mumbai. This was an Outstanding Achievement for any agency and highly appreciated by its esteemed Jury (some of the biggest Digital Stalwarts).

The honor recognizes that the project met and surpassed the standards of excellence that comprise the Portal?s most professional work. The judging consisted of various criteria, including design, usability, and innovation in technical features, standards compliance and content. In order to win this award level, the site had to meet strict guidelines in each area. ?It?s an honor to have our work recognized by WAT Awards?. It also feels great to be working with our design and development team, who contributed greatly to the project?s success? says Dhananjay Arora, CEO and Founder of K Webmaker.

K Webmaker was also nominated in the Best E-Commerce Website of the Year category.

With a client base of over 1000 clients from diversified industries including some of the biggest names like Tata, Mahindra, ICICI Prudential, HDFC Fund, JVC, FIFA, Kingfisher, Future Media and many others, today K Webmaker is unarguably India?s finest full service Digital Agency offering Design & Development of websites, portals, e-commerce solutions and Online Marketing including search engine marketing, social media optimization and online pr.

MUMBAI: Integrated film studio, Eros International Media and Ocher Studios co-produced Rajinikanth‘s ‘Rana‘ will commence shooting from 29 April.

The film is scheduled to release in first half of calendar year 2012.

The movie will be directed by K S Ravikumar, who has in the past directed two films of Rajinikanth - Muthu and Padayappa.

K.S. Ravikumar, the film‘s shoot will commence with a puja by Rajnikanth along with the cast and crew in Chennai to mark the auspicious occasion.

Announced earlier this year, Rana will be a live action movie with Rajini playing triple role. The film is scheduled to release in FY2012 in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. Along with Rajini, the film stars Deepika Padukone, Ileana D‘Cruz and Sonu Sood.

Ravikumar said, "Rana has a strong story, a very interesting ensemble cast of actors coupled with super star Rajinikanth in a triple role and promises to have some stunning visual effects that will surely take Indian cinema to the next level."

Eros International Media MD Sunil Lulla added, "It is indeed a proud moment for us and we are very excited to be a part of this ambitious project with Rajinikanth. We are expecting this to be a landmark film for all those associated with this project."

The music of the movie will be directed by AR Rahman, while the technical and special effects will be supervised by Soundarya Rajnikanth and Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios.
Eros International along with Hara Picture Production, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocher Studios, will produce the film through Rana Production UK.

Rajnikanth‘s last film Robot that was released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi had grossed nearly Rs 4 billion worldwide.

Eros‘ movie line-up for the year includes Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Rockstar, Mausam, Ra.One, Desi Boyz, Agent Vinod and Chalo Dilli.
 

MUMBAI: During the busy cricket season of March and April GlobeCast successfully deployed to two major cricket events ? the IPL Twenty20 Cricket currently in play right after the huge success of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

For the IPL Twenty20 Cricket which began on 8th April and continues until 28 May, GlobeCast is onsite delivering 450 hours and 74 matches from over 12 venues in 51 days. GlobeCast is bringing the world feed in HD to Nimbus/Times Internet and a unilateral feed for Sony (Multi-Screen Media) in SD.

In March, GlobeCast delivered the ICC Cricket World Cup for ESPN STAR Sports, the host broadcaster and rights holder of the series. GlobeCast deployed a crew to over 13 venues in three countries, moving between India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. GlobeCast covered 49 matches in the series and a cumulative 600 hours over 43 days. ESPN STAR Sports received the live feed from the stadiums via GlobeCast at its studios in India for production and further customization for its networks.

For both events, several sets of HD and SD SNG vehicles were deployed at all venues. GlobeCast uplink the feeds straight from the event sites via the HD/SD SNGs on-site, sending the signals to the Americas, Asia and the rest of the world via its network agnostic hybrid satellite and fiber (GlobeCast Backbone Network) network.