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power to women

Who doesn’t know about the astrology fetish of TV czarina Ekta Kapoor and the fact that it has given her audience some of the best of entertainment on TV and big screen? So when Kapoor was invited to deliver a talk on the subject of Power to Women on the most innovative show of the year – TED Talks India Nayi Soch on Star Plus, she brought her fetish along!

Delivering a special speech on her achievements, declaring herself as the woman who brought social issues onto the small screen especially the cases of domestic violence that women suffer in our real world. She spoke about the power of television reminding everyone, “It is television which gave us Shah Rukh Khan.”

Along with Kapoor, speaker Anju Kadam, who runs an organisation called 100 Saree Pact,  will be sharing stories of women triumph. All this and so much more in five minutes and 40 seconds by the clock on January 7, 2018 Sunday at 7 pm.

And the award goes to

One of the most reputed film and TV awards, The Golden Globe is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a glitzy event, rejoicing the best moments spanning across 75 years. The magnificent gala will feature the biggest film and TV stars of all time, red carpet highlights and fashion throughout the years. The two-hour gala will be hosted by Will & Grace fame Eric McCormack and Debra Messing. The ceremony will be aired in India exclusively on popular English entertainment and music channels — Vh1, Comedy Central and Colors Infinity on January 8 from 7:30 am and 9 pm.

The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, will take place on Sunday, January 7, 2018, in The Beverly Hilton. With Oprah Winfrey being the recipient of the Cecil B. deMille Award and The Shape of Water is leading the movie nominations with seven nods and Big Little Lies picking up six nominations, it will be interesting to see who get what!

Kids Choice Awards

This weekend, get ready to be slimed with Kid’s Choice Awards 2017 on Nickelodeon which empowers children to vote for their favourites from Bollywood, Television, Music, Games and Cartoons, will see Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Badshah amongst others set the stage on fire with their stunning performances. Who will be the kid’s choice for the best actor and actress and best cartoon and walk away with the coveted Nickelodeon Blimp? To find out watch Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 6pm on Nickelodeon.

New line-up

With the kickstart of 2018, Times Network’s English Entertainment Channels — Movies Now and Romedy Now brings to you an interesting line-up of movies and shows to watch out for. “As the category leaders, we’ve a very hot and happening year lined up. On Movies Now, watch out for the biggest Marvel and DC Superheros on Blockbuster overdose. As part of our Franchise Weekends, viewers will get to watch the popular franchises such as Harry Potter, Hobbits, Final Destination, Bourne Series, The Matrix, Rocky series and many more. Watch out for the latest seasons of Ellen DeGeneres, Little Big Shots, Jane the Virgin and many such exciting shows on Romedy NOW. While action and comedies will be the big bets for movies, great story based on the agnostic genre will always find viewers,” Vivek Srivastava, EVP and Head, Entertainment Cluster, Times Network, said.

Talking about the consumer trend and the change in programming, Srivastava said: “2018 will see consumers spend far greater time on entertainment than ever before and English will be the biggest beneficiary of this surge. Indian consumers are getting exposed to English content like never before. Theatrical, TV, OTT are spending more to bring the best content to their consumers. When we launched MN+, there were no takers for such movies, but now we do see this as a trend and that’s a good sign for the category. We have always pushed ourselves to do new things and we will continue to evolve and adapt to changing consumer preferences.”