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8 Proven Weight Loss Tips

There are a lot of “crash” diets out there that promise that you’ll drop a considerable amount of weight in days or a week.

I have tried a few of these, and in my experience the weight always comes back on, just as quickly since the weight loss tips given are not something that will work with your body.

One thing you don’t want to do if you are actually serious about losing weight is to follow these fad diets and their ridiculous weight loss tips.

After their ineffectiveness has been proven time and again, people will start to wise up to that particular diet, and will head off in search of a new craze.

Lets be honest, people are always searching for new weight loss tips because they want to lose pounds and they want immediate results, but this is just wishful thinking.

To lose weight permanently and effectively it will be a rather slow progress, all depending on your metabolic rate and how much you need to lose.

There are however some proven tried and true weight loss tips for aiding in the weight loss process, and I can make you familiar with them.

Weight Loss Tip 1
Don’t skip breakfast. Whatever you do follow this advice, because otherwise you are much more likely in fact prone to binge later in the day.

Weight Loss Tip 2
Don’t eat anything for at least an hour before going to bed.

Weight Loss Tip 3
Don’t snack while watching TV. It’s acceptable to eat a meal while watching television, but never is snacking at this time acceptable.

Weight Loss Tip 4
Substitute fruits like; bananas, watermelon, plums, peaches, and oranges for sugary treats like; cookies and candy.

Weight Loss Tip 5
Substitute honey for sugar, and carob powder for chocolate in all recipes. These taste just as good if not better when used properly.

Weight Loss Tip 6
Eat more vegetables. This can even be enjoyable if you have a good cookbook like Good housekeeping’s latest edition.

Weight Loss Tip 7
Avoid unnecessary high calorie foods. Instead of a high calorie salad dressing for instance try cottage cheese or yogurt to improve the salads taste and peel of the pounds.

Weight Loss Tip 8
Exercise at least a half hour each day for five days out of the week. Biking on a stationery bike while reading is a great form of exercise to slim legs.

In conclusion there is nothing stopping you from losing weight except yourself. Get off the “I can’t do anything about my weight problem” bandwagon and start dropping pounds today!

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Radio Mirchi to revamp with new signature tune

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Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM is all set to sport a contemporary new avatar, starting 26 November.

As part of the revamping exercise, the FM station will introduce a new signature jingle and will also increase the number of songs per hour.

The signature jingle will premiere in Mumbai station, which will be later carried forward to all the other Radio Mirchi stations across India.

The new jingle composed by music director duo Vishal- Shekhar is a combination of hip-hop and special sound effects including whistle.

With a target group of 15 to 25 years across SEC A and B, Radio Mirchi will increase the number of songs to 12 to 13 per hour. The FM station generally plays only 10 songs per hour.

Radio Mirchi chief programming officer Tapas Sen says, "Apart from changing the signature jingle and increasing the number of songs, we will be doing lot of other new things to repackage the station in the next 30 to 45 days. It is part of our activity to get a fresh feeling of the station."

Sen, however, refuses to give out any further details on the repackaging activity.

WWE to celebrate 15 years of 'Raw' next month

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US broadcaster USA Network and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will have a three-hour TV special on 10 December that will celebrate 15 years of the Monday night show Raw.


Raw has been a staple of cable television since its debut on USA Network in 1993. Raw also pushed talent like The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, John Cena, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, Trish Stratus and Stacy Keibler. In India WWE airs on Ten Sports.

USA Network and Sci Fi Channel president Bonnie Hammer says, "It's hard to believe it's been 15 years since Raw redefined the television landscape. It's an incredible run for a one-of-a-kind entertainment franchise, and we're thrilled to celebrate with Vince, Linda and the entire WWE family."

WWE chairman Vince McMahon says, “Monday Night Raw started as, and continues to be, the most unique television show in history. With its ever changing blend of athleticism, humour, action, drama, soap opera and rock concert content, Monday Night Raw continues with a variety show concept that appeals to a variety of demographics generation after generation.”

Hollywood studios take $2bn hit on new movies in 2006

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London based media analyst firm Screen Digest has launched Global Media Intelligence (GMI), a new division dedicated to delivering high quality research and analysis to institutional investors in the US.

GMI's latest report - 'Do Movies Make Money' - published projects that after five years of exploitation across all global media, the 132 medium-to-big budget films released by the leading US studios in 2006 will produce a loss of $1.9 billion pre-tax. This compares to a profit of $2.2 billion for the new releases of 2004.

Despite a recent surge in box office returns, GMI believes that the movie business has seen costs rising faster than revenue for the past several years.

Revenues from DVD sales, which accounted for 75 per cent of growth and significant profits from 1999 to 2004, have experienced a worldwide decline over the past three years. A detailed title-by-title analysis was carried out for this report which shows the trend accelerating further in the first half of 2007 with US DVD sales down 12.5 per cent from 2006. International sales mirrored this decline.

Some executives in the Hollywood studios are looking to the new technologies of Video on Demand (VoD) and subscription based TV to fill the gap left by DVD. However, GMI estimates that while VoD will offer a superior share of the consumer dollar over traditional pay channels (60 per cent versus 40 per cent), it will not deliver at the lofty levels predicted in the early days of the industry and will not help the studios put 'old wine in new bottles.'

Financing films has also become a major concern. Until recently, the industry used to generate its own capital entirely from internal sources. However since 2004 when revenues started to decline, the industry has been forced to seek outside financing, mostly from hedge funds and private equity. GMI believes that this source of capital will not be available on the attractive terms that until recently prevailed. Sophisticated investors are becoming aware of just how thin, or even non-existent, movie profit margins can be.

One of the biggest sources of increasing costs is for the stars of the movies, particularly the 'gross participations' paid to top actors, directors and producers. These costs totalled $3 billion in 2006 - nearly double that of five years ago. While the studios are currently in negotiations with writers, actors and directors over fees, these salaries are not the main issue; the current cost of producing, casting and advertising movies in the present environment simply exceeds the likely returns.

Roger Smith, author of the report believes the outlook is bleak. "Our analysis of the business of the Hollywood studios may come as a surprise to investors and even some people within the industry. We believe there is little chance of the negative revenue trend reversing in the coming years.

"New technology will not deliver anything like the revenue initially predicted, and as DVD sales continue to decline and the cost if making movies increases, the message is simple: the Hollywood studio's must begin a serious attempt to reign in costs, like News Corporation's Fox have done, if they are to survive."

Shemaroo releases Dhamaal DVD

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Shemaroo Entertainment released the comedy hit Dhamaal in DVD format for Rs 199 and the VCD for Rs 49. This comedy has brought the hit 'jodi' of 'Munnabhai' fame - Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi - together once again.

The DVD has bonus features which includes - making of the film and cast and crew interviews. The story revolves around four friends who live and work together, where their idea of work is doing small time con jobs.

Considering that the film has mass appeal, the affordable pricing may be an attractive bargain for home viewers.

Nielsen to measure online TV viewing for Google

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Google and Nielsen have entered into a multi-year strategic relationship wherein Nielsen will measure online television viewing behaviour and bring demographic data to the Google TV Ads advertising platform.


The Nielsen data is intended to provide advertisers with better demographic data on viewer audiences. It will record the data Google collects through the set-top boxes from its cable and satellite partners.

Google TV Ads, which was launched on trial basis in April, offers a way to better target television commercials. The system offers an auction system to determine prices at certain time slots.

However, TV Ads may not be the only platform on which Google and Nielsen partner up. The two companies said that they would "explore a number of other opportunities " on which to collaborate.


Google has already been expanding its AdWords program, launching programs for radio and print media, along with the TV service.

Google TV Ads is similar to its AdSense program for online advertisements, which charges only for clickable ads.

Advertisers purchase time by bidding on specific time slots within programs. The charges are then determined by the number of television sets that actually display the advertisement.

Xbox Live, Percept tie up for 'Hanuman Returns'

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Call it sheer coincidence or the lure of Bollywood. Both gaming majors Microsoft Xbox Live and Sony Playstation are dangling the Bollywood carrot for their product launches in the competitive festive season ahead.

While Sony launched its game 'Singstar Bollywood' recently, now Microsoft Xbox Live has tied up with Percept Picture Company (PPC) for its upcoming animation film Hanuman Returns. The film is a sequel to the successful Hanuman which released in 2005.



Microsoft India chairman Ravi Venkatesan (left) and Percept Holdings joint MD Shailendra Singh.
Through this initiative, Percept will bring a whole new world of gaming and entertainment from Hanuman Returns content on the Xbox 360 Live. Moving forward Percept Picture Company will extend Hanuman through a series of animation films.

"We are excited to showcase the hugely anticipated Hanuman Returns on the Xbox Live service - a next generation platform for complete connected entertainment with an existing community of millions of users worldwide," said Percept Holdings Joint MD Percept Holdings Shailendra Singh.


Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division global president Robbie Bach said, "We have just celebrated the first anniversary of Xbox 360 in the country this year and it is with a celebratory spirit that we offer our Indian consumers even more entertainment options on Xbox 360. This is not only a firm reiteration of our commitment to the Indian market but also an exciting foray into connecting our Indian consumers to a world of 7 million Xbox Live members around the world."

Xbox Live is currently available in 25 countries across the globe. India will be the 26th market to launch Xbox Live.

India to have one million IPTV subscribers by 2011

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India will have one million IPTV subscribers by 2011 but for it to succeed companies need to get their act together in the areas of access, content and technology.


This was a point made at the IBE 2007 Conference in a session that examined IPTV's growth prospects in India. The speakers were IOL wholetime director AS Oberoi, Seachange India MD Vishwajeet Deshmukh and MTNL's Vandana Sethi.

Oberoi notes that IOL offers a content delivery network to MTNL and BSNL. IOL launched commercial operations in August in Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore. It has also launched trial operations in other cities like Chennai.

In terms of access, companies need to have fibre optic infrastructure. A strong DRM system is also needed; otherwise, content owners will be wary pf parting with their offerings.

Oberoi says that IPTV offers the most robust DRM system which has made it easier for the company to deal with the Hollywood studios. Its VoD service offers thousands of English and Hindi movies. It has also tied up with companies like Satyam for e-learning. As time goes by, the company will also offer games on demand and music on demand.


He adds that IOL has deals with several firms. They include Seachange which offers servers, Amino for set top boxes and Cisco for routers. HP will help with IOL's Internet data Centre.

Sethi notes that IPTV allows for time shift viewing of television. HDTV can also be transmitted on the same network, provided it is modified accordingly. She notes that newer compression standards are available for more effective video delivery. The challenge is that customers are demanding and will not compromise on the quality of service.

Vh1 Digital announces 3 senior promotions

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Vh1 announced the promotion of Tina Imm as SVP and GM of the Vh1 digital division. The announcement was made by Vh1 GM and EVP Tom Calderone.

In her new role Imm will be responsible for overall strategy, creative direction, content development, and production for Vh1 Digital's platforms including: Vh1.com, Vh1Classic.com, Vh1 Mobile, Vh1 Games, and several of Vh1's existing and planned vertical sites.

In this position, she will also lead the content, promotional, and branding convergence between Vh1 and its digital properties.







Imm will also work under the oversight of Courtney William Holt, EVP of digital music and media for MTV Networks' Music Group, on digital strategy and initiatives, stated an official statement.

"Under Tina's leadership, Vh1 Digital has grown immensely. In addition to video streams on Vh1.com achieving triple-digital growth over the last two years, the last three months were our most streamed quarter ever," said Calderone.

"Tina's team has successfully grown our digital business by developing and launching made-for-mobile and broadband series, new sites like Vh1Classic.com and products like our Vh1.com syndicated video player."

Most recently, Imm was VP, Vh1 Digital a position she held since joining Vh1 in July 2004. Previously, Imm served as COO for Complex Media LLC, a media company that develops creative for youth culture through various media outlets.




Calderone also announced that Tony Carbone and Deb Kadetsky have been elevated to VP digital production and programming, and VP digital marketing respectively.

In his new role Carbone will manage and supervise all production and programming for Vh1 Digital. He will continue to oversee the digital and broadband production and programming departments.

Kadetsky will continue to lead the company's efforts to develop and implement strategic programming and promotional plans to support Vh1's digital initiatives across platforms - online, digital music, mobile and games.

Big FM hits air waves of Ranchi & Vizag

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Big FM has added two more stations to its kitty with the launch in Ranchi and Vizag. This takes its total number of stations across the country to 35.


Big 92.7 FM Ranchi has various programmes like Vandana followed by breakfast show Big Chai, Episode 927, Ye Meri Life Hai, Pyar Pange etc, Big Googly and Raater Chandni Main Aur Kaun.

In Vizag listeners will be exposed to a mixed content of Big Luck, Voice of Vizag, Andhra Soda buddi, Tollywood Tamasha, Style, Serial Killer, Lunchkosthava, Sye ante Sye and Sagar Kinare.

Commenting on its launches in Ranchi and Vizag, Big FM regional head east and south Soumen Ghosh Choudhury said, "We are completely geared and are eagerly looking forward to entertaining the cities of Ranchi and Vizag. It is our aim to create content that is relevant, credible and has an aspirational value for the listeners. We are sure the cities will welcome us with open arms and will enjoy the programmes on our station."

Lycra MTV crowns Shah Rukh Khan as Maha Style Icon

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Shah Rukh Khan has been voted 'Maha Style Icon of the Year', while Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai were voted the 'Most Stylish Actor' in the male and female category respectively at the Lycra MTV awards announced Thursday evening.

The awards held annually, honour the most stylish people in India across various categories. Hrithik and Aishwarya were also voted as the 'Most Stylish Couple of 2007' under a special poll for MTV viewers.

Meanwhile, Karan Johar was selected the Most Stylish Person in Television, while Atif Aslam was recognized for being the most Stylish Person in music.

Dhoom-2 was declared the Most Stylish Film.

Further, Ignatius Camello and Joey Matthew won the awards for the Most Stylish Person on ramp in the male and female category respectively. Abhishek and Nandita bagged the award for 'Lycra Breakthrough Designer of the Year.'




Amongst the lot that turned out to be a part of the awards were the star cast of Farah Khan directorial Om Shanti Om along with Dino Morea, Gul Panag, Gulshan Grover, Kim Sharma, Sanjay Gadhvi, Raghuvendra Rathod, Ashok Amritraj, Pooja Batra and Chak De gang-of-girls, amongst others.

The evening also saw special theme based acts from Atif Aslam with Vikram Phadnis ('My Tee' range), Shafqat Amanat Ali with Abhishek and Nandita ('Uniforms') and Hard Kaur with Vikram Phadnis ('Gangs' collection) and finally Raghu Dixit with Jatin Kocchar (Universe of the Young - Lycra brand line).

Meanwhile, Manish Malhotra displayed his collection based on the 'Retro' theme, with Arjun Rampal and Deepika Padukone walking the ramp.




The panel of judges for the awards comprised Atul Kasbekar, Farah Khan, Neha Dhupia, Anaita Adajania Shroff, Raghuvendra Rathore, Ramona Narang, Sheetal Malhar, Rohit Bal, Prahlad Kakkar, Manoviraj Khosla, Ambika Pillai, Narendra Kumar Ahmed and Mickey Contractor.

The Lycra MTV Style Awards will be telecast on MTV on 3 November at 1 pm.

Lip lock kiya jaye?

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My television screen nearly misted over this week. Conservative, staid television does take a stab or two at bold expressions once in a while. After a very long time, one actually got to witness a lip lock, although a very modest one, on Sab's Love Story this week.

Star Plus' Kasautii Zindagi Kay didn't go as far, but the serial that normally makes a living out of zooming in on Prerna and Bajaj's faces, actually had a pretty intimate scene between a young couple on air this week. Of course, the guy decently turned out the bedside lamp before the information and broadcasting ministry could point fingers at something objectionable.



The last time a Hindi soap bothered with a kiss was on Sony's Hubahu nearly four years ago, when Sandhya Mridul locked lips with Alyy Khan in a swimming pool. The incident created minor ripples (not in the swimming pool, duh!), but didn't jostle the TRPs much either.

Anurag Basu's Love Story shot its scene subtly and the kiss was portrayed as just an expression of young love. Most channels appear to have kept away from such scenes fearing backlash from conservative audiences and a Big Brother government. The result is assumed intimacy between romantic couples, while fights and squabbles are depicted in detail. So, while you may have witnessed a thousand showdowns between Tulsi and Mihir, or Saloni and Nahar, do you remember them getting intimate any time? I don't.



On the other hand, Star One's Chhoona Hai Aasman went a bit heavy on the gore this week. The lead pair who are a part of an air force division apparently ventured perilously close to enemy territory (although their cockpit windscreens stayed curiously stationary, with no shifting reflections) and were nearly shot at. Over in enemy land, there's conflict and some killing ensues. Knife at throat and gun at forehead, the killer prolongs torture for a while with the knife before finishing off his victime. A bit gruesome for prime time actually.

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The Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Sa Ga continues...

Once on to a good property, it must be tough to let go the temptation to keep milking it. Viewers barely breathed easy after the end of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007, before being hit by the Lil Champs. Zee has this time roped in a bespectacled Sonu Nigam (who returns as judge after being anchor once upon a time) and veteran singer Suresh Wadkar, who looked distinctly uncomfortable in his new role in the inaugural episodes. It isn't easy bonding with very young participants, who come in from all corners of the world with stars in their eyes. Hope Wadkar settles in his groove as soon as he can.



Another music channel, some more Krazy Kiya Re and Main Hoon Don...The music stays the same, but if the first look of 9XM (INX Media's music channel that's just had its soft launch) is anything to go by, there will be lots of animated characters jumping in and out of the frame to aid proceedings. Apparently, it's just what the doctor ordered for the teenager who needs that bit of extra in his regular dose of Bollywood music. Let's see how the Vs and MTVs react to this one.



Couch potato's pick of the week - The weekends are getting busier, with Jjhoom India too launching on Sahara One. If you haven't got your fill of TV celebs exhibiting their hidden talents, head for this one!

India can become largest pay TV market in the world: Chandra

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During his keynote at Mipcom today, Zee Group CMD Subhash Chandra asserted that India had the potential to become the largest pay television market in the world.


However, Chandra remained steadfast that while newer distribution avenues would eat into the dominant share that cable enjoyed in Indian television households, that was not to imply that platforms like direct-to-home (DTH) would take over.

Chandra made the point during his interaction with Chris Forrester, Rapid TV News Editorial Director, who asked: "Do you see this threat (to television viewing) that today's youngsters will remain on a gaming, animation, or maybe mobile path?"

Chandra dismissed the notion as being higher on hyperbole than fact. "I don't see that day. When we started television everybody in the film industry said this is going to kill the industry. It didn't. It actually enhanced the film experience.



"Today in India, more than 70 films are screened per day and available to 70 million homes but still people watch cinema. Similar things will happen. All these newer avenues (for content to flow) will consume more and more media as they are made avilable at cheaper prices. As the newer applications come, they will all complement each other. Today we are showing gaming on the DTH platform."

Queried over whether going forward, he saw DTH becoming the primary feed into TV homes, Chandra responded: "It will not become the primary feed because regulation will not allow it, which is a good thing. But I do agree that other delivery platforms will take 40-50 per cent of the distribution market over next five-seven years."

On the issue of there being only one dominant or at the most two competing DTH platforms in other television markets, Chandra said: "India is a country of surprises. We will still be able to see two or three DTH platforms operating. Not five or six as is the case now though. So in that sense we will see consolidation."

On regulation, Chandra was quite clear that India needed it if the industry was to be able to grow in an orderly fashion. Said Chandra, "There should be regulation. Actually there is no regulation in India today. Only some guidelines on FDI caps and this kind of thing, nothing else."

Moser Baer acquires 800 Hindi films from Ultra Video

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Moser Baer India's aggressive play in the home video market continues. In a bulk deal, the Mumbai-based company has acquired over 800 Hindi and 100 Gujarati titles from home video major Ultra Video.

Ultra Video currently has a library of over 2200 movies.

Some of the Hindi titles are Sholay, Koi Mil Gaya, Andaz Apna Apna, 36 China Town, Iqbal, Dillagi, Bombay to Goa, Hero No 1, Saagar, Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hai Kaun, Aradhana and Amar Prem.

The Gujarati movies include Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya, Gaam Ma Piyaryu Ne Gaam Ma Sasar, Unchi Medi Na Uncha Mol, Hiran Ne Kanthe, Jode Rahejo Raj and Moti Verana Chawk Ma.

Moser Baer will be releasing these titles in the home video market on DVD and VCD formats at attractive price points. It will use its proprietary and patented technology.

Says Moser Baer CEO Entertainment business Harish Dayani, "With this acquisition, we own or have license for over 2500 Hindi titles and for over 400 Gujarati titles. This acquisition enables us to offer some latest hit titles to consumers at affordable prices points between Rs 28 - Rs 39 for VCD / DVD, by leveraging upon our patented and proprietary technology."

The company will leverage its distribution reach to market these titles. Moser Baer has already lined up over 475 distributors across the country and stocks shall be soon available in around 100,000 outlets.

Moser Baer says its new division is close to acquiring copyrights / exclusive license for more than 9,000 titles in all major Indian languages, which comprises a third of all movies produced till date in India.

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Raj TV plans to launch Tamil news channel on 14 November

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Chennai-based Raj Television Network (RTN) has said that it plans to launch a Tamil news channel on 14 November.
The company has received approval from the information and broadcasting ministry for the news channel.

The proposed channel will have a mix of general and business news, the company said.
Raj Television is expanding its bouquet of channels as it strives to increase audience share in a Tamil market which is dominated by Sun TV Ltd.
Raj TV shares dropped 4.82 per cent on Monday to close at Rs 218.25 at the BSE.

DishTV targets 8 mn users; to invest Rs 1100 cr

Betting big on its new campaign with Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan along with its new offerings, Essel Group promoted DishTV is expecting over three-fold increase in its subscriber base to 8 million by 2011.

The DTH player has also earmarked Rs 1,100 crore in the next two years for expansion.

"We will invest Rs 1,100 crore in the next two years for expansion which includes introducing new services, advertising among other things," DishTV CEO Arun Kapoor told media.

The company, which currently has a subscriber base of 2.3 million, is targeting 8 million users by 2011, he said.

DishTV, which has roped in Shahrukh Khan as its brand ambassador, would seek to make people aware about the DTH technology and its benefits through the new advertising campaign.

It is aggressively targeting people all across the country through print, electronic media, outdoors and other media of advertising to strengthen the company's brand and maintain its dominant position in this industry.

Apart from DishTV, two other operational DTH players include Prasar Bharati owned DD Direct (2 million users) and private player Tata Sky (1 million users).

However, the DTH market is expected to witness a lot of competition in the near future with Bharti, Reliance, Sun TV and Videocon slated to enter the field.

Commenting on the upcoming competition in the DTH sector, Kapoor said, "we welcome competition as this will open up the DTH market".
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Enjoy first day, first show of latest movies at home

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Indian movie buffs may soon be able to watch the latest movie first day, first show in the comfort of their homes. US-based media solutions company, DG2L Technologies, plans to launch one of the first HD (hi-definition) interactive media services through an advanced set top box (STB). The company would launch its services under BOX Networks in the first quarter of 2008. The company would invest about Rs 300 crore to launch its hi-definition services in India.

DG2L Technologies chief executive officer Ankur Sheth said, “ In the first phase, our MPEG4 set top boxes would offer Bollywood content on demand. In the second phase, we would source live cricket content on hi-definition.” The company is initially looking at tapping about 1.8 million subscribers in metros.

“We are in talks with several top Bollywood content makers to be able to release their movies on our interactive hi-definition services. We are also looking at getting a strategic investor which would be a content maker in our company,” he said.

Besides launching its own hi-definition media services, DG2L Technologies is also looking at tying up with operators for live hi-definition content.” We are already providing our set-top boxes to WWIL and are in talks with several DTH operators,” he added.

The company is working on a subscription model. Besides selling individual STBs , the company has also tied up with Panasonic Plasma TV and will bundle its STBs. Currently, DTH and MSO operators offer pay per view services on digital cable.

Under this model, a consumer can watch a movie at a particular time and pay for the number of times he/she watches it. In video-on-demand , the consumer can pay for a movie and own that content for 24 hours and pause, forward and rewind the movie.

Last year, the digital media solution company had entered into a joint venture with UFO Moviez for end-to-end digital solution. The company has already digitised about 1,000 screens pan-India.