MUMBAI: Tata Sky Ltd., the JV between the Tata Group and STAR will show the sensational movie ?Dabangg? on its pay-per-view (PPV) service, ?SHOWCASE?. Priced at Rs. 25/-, the mega blockbuster would showcase on 13th November and would be available till 13th December, 2010. All Tata Sky subscribers can now order and watch the most talked about movie of 2010 starring superstar Salman Khan with their entire family from the comfort of their home 24x7.

Dabangg, the masala entertainer that was lapped up by cinegoers all over the country created Bollywood box-office history after breaking the opening weekend record collection in its first week. This action packed thriller on ?SHOWCASE? will offer all subscribers the complete movie experience that they can watch and enjoy multiple times with their loved ones.

To order ?DABANGG? on ?SHOWCASE? subscribers just need to press the ?SHOWCASE? button on their remote and follow the instructions. Or, simply send an SMS by sending SC <SPACE> <EVENT CODE> to 56633.
 

MUMBAI: The eighth Hindustan Times Leadership Summit is scheduled for November 19 and 20 at New Delhi. Political leaders, heads of governments, strategists, corporate players, management bosses and motivational speakers, trailblazers in the field of science, artistes and sportspersons will converge at the Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. For two days they will offer opinions, debate, ideate about the hows and cans of winning in testing times.

Commenting on the occasion, Mrs. Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson, HT Media commented ? ?"We launched the Summit in 2003 to provide a platform where thought leaders from India and the world could debate and discuss contemporary and topical issues that are of relevance not only to India and South Asia but also to the world. The idea was not just to help shape opinions, policies and awareness through these discussions but also to create an annual forum where a select audience could interact with leading thinkers from across the world. I am pleased to see that, as the Summit enters its eighth year, it has grown in both size and stature and has emerged as one of the region‘s most anticipated conferences."

The first session at the Summit would be that of His Holiness the Dalai Lama where he will share his views on ? ?The Art of Happiness in Troubled Times?. His session will be followed by that of Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India and Mr. Shashi Ruia, Chairman, Essar Group on ?Going Global: Prospects and Pitfalls for India Inc?. The other speakers on day one will include Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Hon. Minister of State for Environment and Forests, India and Ms. Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment. Next, Vir Sanghvi will interact with the popular matinee star Mr. Rishi Kapoor and his son and emerging star Mr. Ranbir Kapoor in an interesting session on cinema.

Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Hon. Finance Minister of India will share his invaluable views on Balancing Reforms with Inclusive Growth: The Agenda for the Future in the penultimate session on day one.

The closing session on the first day will look at the serious issue of Diabetes ? a disease which is assuming epidemic proportions in India - with Dr. Edward Horton, Professor, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Anoop Misra, Director and Head

of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Fortis Hospitals and Mr. Wasim Akram, Former Pakistan Cricket Captain talking on The Diabetes Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions.

The second day of the Summit will start with the keynote address by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon. Prime Minister of India, who will share his views on ?Winning the Next Decade?. The Prime Minister?s session will be followed by a special address by Mr. Al Gore, Vice President of the USA, 1992 ? 2000, on ?Climate Change?.

Prominent speakers such as Ms. Brinda Karat, Member, CPI (M), Political Bureau and Mr. Arun Jaitley, Hon. Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha would also grace the Summit and present their views on Key Issues that Confront Us.

A special address by Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, M.P. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2007-2010 on the Lessons from the Last Global Crisis will be conducted as the penultimate session on day two.

The final session of the summit will be addressed by Dr. Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution, Prof. Yasheng Huang, Professor of International Management, MIT Sloan School of Management and Prof. Richard Rigby, Executive Director, The ANU China Institute, Australian National University, who will speak on The Rise and Rise of China: What It Means for India.

At the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2010, together ? and individually ? all these leaders would look at yesterday, today and tomorrow; from these they would tick the challenges that need to be tackled in the coming years.
 

MUMBAI: NewsX recently concluded a panel debate on ?Paradox of Prosperity - Can Big Business Save India? on November 12, 2010 at Hotel Intercontinental Eros, New Delhi. The panelists of the debate were Dr. Subhramaniam Swamy - President of Janta Party and economist, Preety Kumar - MD AMROP India, Madhu Kishwar - Social Activist & editor Manushi magazine and Sanjeev Sanyal - President, Sustainable Planet Institute. The show was moderated by Mr. Jehangir S. Pocha , Co Founder, NewsX and the discussion covered various topics on economic growth, education, business investment, employment opportunities and the role of private & public sector in the Indian Economy.

The recording will be telecast on 20 November at 5 pm and repeated on 21 November at 2 pm.

Mr. Subhramaniam Swamy said that, ?The government bureaucrats do not like to lose power and so they are against privatization. There is no doubt that world over where the government has only an umpire?s role to play, economy performs much better than those where govt. itself is a participant. We are entering into the knowledge economy era where knowledge is more important. Innovation is what really drives economic growth. We have a transitional society and I think along with this privatization you really need much more infusion of talent into politics so that govt. gets high quality people.?

Preety was of the opinion that, ?A private enterprise always comes with a profit objective. Also a private sector has no responsibility in the development of the nation, this is the government?s job and they should take care of it.? She further added, ?For a country to develop, most people believe that prosperity is about money & income but the actual prosperity would come by making people skilled & productive.?

The debate revolved around questions like the daunting task for India in basic and much neglected areas for uplifting the poor in rural and urban areas, is the concentrated growth of large business houses really the answer? Issues like liberalization has lead to creation of wealth along with growing inequality. Is this an inevitable outcome where the stress is solely on growth of industry, service and IT sectors to the gross neglect of agricultural sector?

Though most of the panelists were in favor of privatization, Madhu believed that both big business houses and small business players should co-exist and they should be allowed to fairly compete with each other. . At the end of the discussion there was a Q&A round where the guests shared their views on the topic and asked questions to the panelists.

IMN News is the new brand identity that the premier English news channel NewsX will soon assume. The new look of the channel will be unveiled soon, and be accompanied with a similarly redesigned website, IPTV service and mobile TV.

MUMBAI: STAR Pravah gets for its beloved audiences the most popular and acclaimed block buster of the year ? Hapus. As an exclusive treat to its viewers, STAR Pravah will be presenting the sensational movie ? Hapus, on November 21 at 7pm.

Audiences can enjoy this piece of cinema reflecting the social issue which focuses on the farmer?s plight in Konkan area. Hapus is a movie that deals with the farmers who are completely depended on the business of Hapus Aamba (Alphanso Mango ? the king of all mangoes). The movie highlights the struggle of the Gurav family, a farmer in Konkan along with the other farmers, who largely rely on the Mango crop that blesses them only once in a year.

An instant hit of the year, Hapus is a kind of movie which people can relate to and will connect with audience of all ages. The movie practically portrays today?s condition of the farmers - The much talked about sensitive and cognized topic is brilliantly directed by Abhijeet Satam.

Starring talented Marathi actors like Shivaji Satam, Makrand Annaspure, Subodh Bhave, Madhura Velankar ? Satam, Pushkar Shrotri, Sulabha Deshpande, Mrunal Deshpande, Manasi Magikar, Vidyadhar Joshi, Swarasha Jadhav, Sunil Dev & Dnyaneshwar, Hapus has enjoyed mass appeal to be a favorite amongst the viewers.

Tune into STAR Pravah on November 21, 7pm and enjoy the block buster ?Hapus? with your friends and family.

MUMBAI: Percept Knorigin (PK Online Ventures Pvt Ltd), India?s fastest growing new media company, won ?The Sixth Edition Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2010? Award conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Private Limited. The award ceremony took place on November 12, 2010 at Taj West End, Bangalore.

Percept Knorigin ranked 12th with a phenomenal 310% revenue growth was recognized as a leading technology company in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2010 program.

Commenting on the win, an elated Mr. Viraj Malik, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Percept Knorigin (PK Online Venture Pvt. Ltd.) said, ?This win is a testimony to the hard work which the team has put in over the last three years to bring us on a strong revenue growth trajectory which is IP driven, profitable and sustainable. Our team has been quick in churning out new products, changing gears as and when required based on market feedback.?

The Sixth Edition Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India program annually recognizes the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in India, based on percentage revenue growth over the last three financial years.

The eligibility criteria of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2010 award includes:

Operating revenue must be at least US$50,000 in the first year of the three years being analyzed
Company must be in business for a minimum of three years and must be headquartered within India
The technology company must also own proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company?s operating revenues, manufactures a technology-related product, devotes a significant proportion of operating revenue to research and develop technology
The company should be technology intensive or uses unique technology to solve problems

Percept Knorigin surpassed all criteria of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2010 award to walk away with the prestigious award this year and attain recognition as a leading technology company in the new media space.
 

MUMBAI: Kwality Walls successfully concluded the third edition of Paddle Pop Gaming League with Western Warriors from Mumbai as its winners. The grand finale organized by Zapak, as the execution partner took place in Mumbai where the top 20 finalists battled it out to win the ?Paddle Pop Gaming League 2010?.

Vinayak Sengupta, Aditya Sharma, Karan Agrawal, Aryan Bansal and Ameya Sankhala from Mumbai represented Western Warriors in the ?Paddle Pop Gaming League 2010?. Northern Ninjas came in a close second and were crowned as the runner ups.

Paddle Pop Gaming League is a unique children?s gaming property that draws on the excitement & thrills of Online Gaming to build a competitive platform for the tech savvy children of today. Paddle Pop is a very popular brand of ice candies for kids. It is a part of Kwality Wall?s from the house of Hindustan Unilever.

Paddle Pop Gaming League 2010 scaled great heights in its 3rd edition by establishing itself as ?India?s Largest Online Gaming Championship for Children? by having 7 lakh children in the age group 8-14 yrs participate from across 22 cities & towns of India to form 4 regional teams - Northern Ninjas, Southern Samurais, Eastern Emperors, and Western Warriors.

Kombatei was the theme for the 2010 edition of PPGL, which saw the Paddle Pop Lion take on Shadow Master and his new allies by undergoing Shaolin Kung Fu training to learn new combat skills. Children played 3 Paddle pop Kombatei based games ? Punch Out, Ninja Secrets and Fast Faster Fastest in the first phase of Online Preliminaries hosted on www.paddlepop.in . Participating children played through 4 zones to qualify for the second phase of Intra Zonal Finals. 1100 children played the Intra Zonal Finals on the 30th & 31st of October on the popular online racing game ? Crazy Kart. 20 Winners (5 from each Zone) emerged as the finalists.

After having received an over-whelming response for 3 years consecutively, Paddle Pop Gaming League has established itself as the premier gaming tournament that children from across India look forward to.

The winning Team won the title of the Paddle Pop Gaming League Champion 2010 and additionally got a chance to be on National Television. Winners received Sony PSPs, I Pod Shuffles, Gaming Consoles from Mitashi & Gaming Hampers from Zapak Games.

Commenting on this Mr. Punit Misra, General Manager, Kwality Walls said, ?Paddle Pop is a brand for kids from the Kwality Wall?s portfolio. It consists of an attractive range of ice candies for kids. The essence of the Paddle Pop brand is kid?s fun, play and adventure. Today, online gaming is a major attraction for kids, and a key component for their world of fun and adventure. So, we thought of doing something in the gaming space. Hence, the idea of hosting the Paddle Pop Gaming League (PPGL) with Zapak. This is the third edition of PPGL and we have had an overwhelming response. 7 Lakh participants this year versus 1.61 Lakh in 2009.I would like to thank all the participants for this. Looking forward to more successful gaming leagues next year and beyond?.

?Gaming is synonymous with children and Zapak together with Kwality Walls is trying to boost the gaming culture amongst kids in the country. Not only did we get a tremendous response from all over the country but it?s the support also of today?s tech savvy generation which helps us bring more innovative styles of online entertainment. Paddle Pop Gaming League has had 3 successful editions so far which proves the fact that it has been well accepted by children. We look forward to offering much more excitement to them year on year with Paddle Pop Gaming League.? said Rakesh Rao, Business Head ? Consumer Activation, Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd.