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Cartoon Network HD launches in Southeast Asia with GlobeCast
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Cartoon Network HD has become the first high-definition children's channel in Southeast Asia, after a deal with GlobeCast to deliver the channel via its capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite.
GlobeCast is providing signal delivery from Cartoon Network in Hong Kong. The channel's feed is fibered to GlobeCast's Hong Kong teleport for uplink onto GlobeCast's multiplex on MEASAT-3 DVB-S2 platform.
Yew Weng Soo, Senior Vice President of Sales for GlobeCast Asia, said, "GlobeCast is proud to be the service provider for Cartoon Network HD, the first-of-its-kind HD programming for kids in Southeast Asia."
"Cartoon Network HD offers the world's most popular animated series, such as 'The Amazing World of Gumball' and 'Ben 10,' in brilliant color, sound, and clarity," said Eric Lai, Vice President of Technology and Operations for Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. "We're pleased to partner with GlobeCast, a leader in global content delivery services, to elevate the kids' entertainment viewing experience to a whole new level."
In joining GlobeCast's capacity on MEASAT-3, Cartoon Network HD now is part of a well-established HDTV broadcast neighborhood alongside channels such as History HD, Discovery HD, Food Network HD, Fashion One HD, and many more, reaching all key HD pay-TV platforms in Southeast Asia.
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Sarang 107.8 FM wins second best programme award
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Community Radio Sarang 107.8 FM won the second best programme award for promoting local culture, at first National Awards for Community Radios, in New Delhi. It is been awarded by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
This is the first time that the Ministry has instituted the awards to recognize and promote the best practices of community radios across the country.
The competition included categories such as Best Programmes in promoting local culture, adapting creative and innovative content practices, sustainability model, thematic programme, and community engagement sections.
Among the currently operationalised 130 community radio stations in India, Community Radio Sarang 107.8FM secured the award in the Best Programme in promoting local culture for its programme in Beary language.
Community Radio Sarang 107.8FM was launched in 2009 September by St Aloysius College, as its social outreach activity. It started broadcasting two hours a day, and gradually increased its broadcast.
Currently, Sarang 107.8FM broadcasts 24 hours a day, and is India’s only 24-hour community radio.
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BIG RTL collaborates with Reliance Digital TV
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Marking its first, long term distribution deal, BIG RTL, the television joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network and the RTL Group, announces its tie up with Reliance Digital TV, India’s leading Direct To Home service provider in the country. As part of the deal, at launch, BIG TV will distribute the Channels from the BIG RTL bouquet – an action entertainment channel and a reality show based channel.
With excellent business synergies, this alliance promises to be a winner for both parties. With digitization in the anvil and a more aware audience to cater to, BIG RTL's programming offerings will be designed to provide entertainment that these audiences seek. This partnership ensures it serves highly engaging and the best of international content to the huge subscriber base of Reliance Digital TV.
With a reach of approximately 30 lakh digital television homes across India and cashing in on group synergies, Reliance Digital TV is one of the most desirous and natural choices for BIG RTL. The endeavor being to reach the best in line content of BIG RTL, to maximum audiences across the country and this partnership marks the beginning. Similarly, for Reliance Digital TV, the partnership with BIG RTL brings great value to their viewers as RTL has an extensive library of world-class entertainment content of global top rated programs.
Reliance Broadcast Network has a robust 7 channel bouquet and has recently launched the 'Choose Your Set-Top-Box Wisely' campaign, which is designed to increase awareness and empower consumers with adequate information to make the right choice while choosing their set top boxes, while parallely enabling operators to build their brand equity. The Company’s well crafted channel bouquet ensures it is ready to maximize from the digital wave.
With this partnership, BIG RTL and Reliance Digital TV ink the deal to become DTH & IPTV platform partners together leading a new revolution in Television Entertainment in India.
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HRD Ministry to roll out 1,000 education channels
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In a bid to boost the education sector, the Union Human Resources Development Ministry has planned to launch as many as 1,000 channels.
PTI has also reported that it has already initiated steps to launch the first 50 round-the-clock channels at the earliest and approached the Information and Broadcasting ministry for permission.
The HRD ministry has also started the process for appointing a consultant for setting up the infrastructure for the 50 Direct-To-Home (DTH) channels.
The country’s premier educational institutions have been asked to prepare lectures and educational material that can be telecast. Moreover, content for these channels is being prepared by premier educational institutes.
The HRD ministry initiated steps to launch the 50 channels after clearance of a major technological hurdle with the Department of Space assuring the use of two 36 MHz KU Band transponders in satellite GSAT 8 spacecraft for the channels.
The channels are a part of the National Mission of Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) initiative.
“While the HRD ministry wanted to start the 50 channels at the earliest, the permission from the information and broadcasting ministry may take a little time as the latest guidelines specify that formation of a company is one of the requirements to start a channel,” a source said.
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NDTV India launches ‘Issi Ka Naam Zindagi’ with Raveena Tandon as host |
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Glitz, Glamour and Grandeur… that’s the kind of life our favourite super stars live. However the real individual behind the star is the complete opposite. To know more about them, NDTV India, India’s most trusted and respected media house, brings you a new series ‘Issi Ka Naam Zindagi’, revealing the true individual behind a celebrity!
Hosted by the popular actor Raveena Tandon, the talk show features the country’s most loved and well-known celebrities. Watch the 13 episode series as it traces inspiring journeys of celebrities and revisits some of the most unforgettable experiences of their lives. Stars, with their family members, friends, mentors, and co-workers will share some of the most memorable and significant incidents and anecdotes on air, as they walk down memory lane.
Talking about the show and her experiences, celebrity host Raveena Tandon says, “This show is a tribute to the individual behind a celebrity. The main aim of the show is to explore their lives beyond films and what we see onscreen that will reveal the real person behind the star. I hope the viewers enjoy watching the show as much as I enjoyed hosting it.”
‘Issi Ka Naam Zindagi’ explores each celebrity’s life, from tracing their journey in the industry to exploring their hidden talents. ‘Issi Ka Naam Zindagi’ promises to bring out never before revealed aspects as we follow the transformation to the Real Star from the Reel Star.
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