AND INDIA
FACED TOUGH COMPETITION FROM VIDYA BALAN, KAREENA KAPOOR, KATRINA KAIF & DEEPIKA PADUKONE
Mumbai, March 21, 2012…The stage was set, the emotions tense and there was palpable excitement in the air as BIG CBS LOVE announced the winner to the first season of India’s Glam Diva…none other than Bollywood siren - Priyanka Chopra!
Competition was stiff and fans from across the metros voted in high numbers ensuring their favorite Diva stayed above the rest! With the Glam Diva’s making for the who’s who from the industry, the likes of Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan, Aishwariya Rai Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Sonam Kapoor, Sunidhi Chauhan, Bipasha Basu, Ekta Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sania Mirza, Freida Pinto and Shruti Hassan, no one could predict the winner! The criteria of judging the contenders on the basis of mind, body and soul is what makes the show stand out from the rest!
Priyanka Chopra will be seen at her best during the finale-episode where she will share her ambitions and desires as an actress and woman! The feedback from the guru’s and the stupendous support of her fans, ensured Priyanka was ahead of all competitors.
Priyanka has been extremely successful with her movie picks and hasn’t given the critics much to complain about. Right from her character in Andaaz for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut in 2002 to Fashion where she received two awards, the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, she has enthralled one and all with her mind-blowing performances.
As excellently put by Shiamak Davar… “She wants to be number one; she wants to conquer the world; she wants to make it not only in India but globally – which is great” That’s India’s Glam Diva for u!”
Catch the finale of India
About BIG CBS Networks Private Limited:
An equal joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network Limited and CBS Studios International, BIG CBS Networks has changed the way English language television entertainment is served to Indian audiences. The JV, at start, launched 3 English language Entertainment Channels marking not just RBNL’s, but the Reliance Group’s entry into the television broadcasting space and CBS Corporation’s channel entry into India. The themed channels targeted at India's fast-growing, upwardly mobile population are branded BIG CBS PRIME, a premium general entertainment channel, BIG CBS SPARK, India’s first international youth entertainment channel and BIG CBS LOVE, India’s first ever international entertainment channel for the contemporary Indian couple. The channels offer audiences the latest of CBS’s world class and globally successful programming and are available across a network of digital and analog distribution platforms. The BIG CBS JV has also forayed into the regional television industry of India with Spark Punjabi - targeted at the markets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh (PHCHP) region. Spark Punjabi is a category creator and is positioned as the first International Punjabi Channel. With Reliance Broadcast Network Limited’s prolific multi-media presence and an integrated sales offering, combined with the content muscle of CBS Corporation, BIG CBS has already made a significant impact on India’s burgeoning entertainment industry and stands as the No. 1 English Entertainment Network in the country.
Reliance Broadcast Network Limited has a multi-media play in the spaces of Radio, Television, Intellectual Property, Out of Home and Television Production, and specializes in creating & executing integrated solutions for clients, across the country. CBS Studios International, the leading supplier of programming to the international television marketplace, is a division of CBS Corporation
Cartoon Network Asia Pacific Partners with Xilam to Co-produce
Oggy and the Cockroaches: All-New and Exclusive Season 4
MIPTV CANNES (March 21, 2012) – Cartoon Network Asia Pacific has entered into an exclusive co-production agreement with leading French animation studio, Xilam, to create season four of the hit animated comedy series: Oggy and the Cockroaches. The co-production agreement reinforces Cartoon Network’s ongoing commitment to investing in premium quality animation to engage fans across the region.First produced in 1999, the series is fast becoming a popular evergreen in Asia Pacific. This latest instalment of Oggy and the Cockroaches will comprise 26 half-hour episodes of fast, crazy and hilarious adventures, but this time with a brand new twist: Oggy is in love! For the first time ever, Oggy falls head over heels for newcomer Olivia, his pretty next door neighbour, while pesky roaches, Joey, Marky and Dee Dee do their best to wreak havoc on his home.
In addition to the new episodes, the order will also include some special episodes that will take Oggy and his mischievous roaches out of their regular episode format to feature them in new environments and situations. Xilam and Cartoon Network are particularly excited to be collaborating in order to produce a unique Indian-inspired special, something that will strike a particular chord with a well-established fan base in this territory.
Layla Lewis, Director, Programming, Acquisitions & Development, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc, said, “Oggy and the Cockroaches has a winning comedy formula that has made it hugely popular with kids in the Asia Pacific region. We’re thrilled to partner with Xilam Animation and to invest in the latest series, ensuring that Oggy and the Cockroaches becomes part of a formidable comedy line up on Cartoon Network Asia Pacific this year.”
Marc du Pontavice, Chairman and CEO, Xilam Animation said, “Oggy's worldwide success continues and we are delighted to announce that Cartoon Network is committed to being Oggy's Asia-Pacific broadcaster, as well as one of the major production partners for the brand new season. We believe that Cartoon Network will lead this unique animation property in its quest to gain the hearts of kids throughout the region.”
Oggy and the Cockroaches: Season 4 will premiere on Cartoon Network across Asia Pacific in Q4 of 2012. Cartoon Network Asia Pacific has also acquired the rights to seasons one to three (65 x 30’) for the region.
About Cartoon Network Asia Pacific
Cartoon Network, the number one kids’ channel in Asia Pacific, offers the best in original animated entertainment while drawing from the world’s most iconic cartoon library of Warner Bros., MGM and Hanna-Barbera titles. Original series showcased on Cartoon Network include the globally popular series Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, The Amazing World of Gumball, Generator Rex, Chowder, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The Powerpuff Girls and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. Cartoon Network is available in 23 territories throughout Asia Pacific and is currently seen in over 63 million cable homes in the region. Online, Cartoon Network reaches nearly five million unique visitors a month in Asia Pacific.
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of multiplatform news and entertainment content around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.
About Xilam
Xilam is one of Europe's leading animation companies, committed to creating, producing and distributing top quality content, both 2D and CGI, for TV, film and new platform formats. Established in 1999 by Marc du Pontavice, today, the award-winning company operates from two studios, one in Paris and one in Hô-Chi-Minh City in Vietnam
For media enquiries:
James Moore
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc
Tel: (852) 3128 3720
Vishesh Verma
Turner International India Pvt. Ltd.
Tel: +91 22 4209 9189
Email: vishesh.verma@turner.com
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