From pulpit to Parliament

Nitish Bharadwaj’s social consciousness has taken him from one end of the world to another. Deified as Krishna in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat and crucified as a Parliamentarian who always went beyond the prescribed call of duty,

The wholesome artiste
Earlier ladies used to be scared of me. They were even reluctant to interact with me but Saans has gradually changed my image. Now people call me Ajit Sir and whenever a lady passes by, she gives me a pleasant smile. It feels just ...... Wow

Prasar Bharati to be fully autonomous from April 1
DD’s viewership has increased mainly because of a three-pronged strategy vigorously pursued by Prasar Bharati to improve the reception quality of DD signals in C & S homes, improvement in the presentation of Doordarshan channels and inclusion of a wide variety of new software on DD, offering a bouquet of programmes catering to all sections of viewers.

Zee TV to introduce four new programmes
The 7.30 p.m. slot will become an interactive band with contest-based, phone-ins and game shows. Sa Re Ga Ma, will become more interactive. We are launching the band show by show. We hope to make the band an attention driver for our prime time shows.

EMI ties up with Vidnet to stream videos
Musicvideos are really taking off as an online promotional tool, and we expect even greater growth as more people get broadband connections. Windowsmedia is the foremost
platform for high-quality
broadband delivery.

Zee deputy CEO Satish Menon to head Zee Sports

Zee TV deputy chief executive officer Satish Menon has been made head of Zee Sports and is looking after the domestic airtime marketing of the India-South Africa cricket series broadcast by Doordarshan.