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Tata Sky Goes High Definition (HD)

Harry — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:51:42 +0000

Tata Sky has launched it’s High Definition services in India. Tata Sky HD offers high picture quality, 5.1 surround sound and Tata’s promise of great after sales support. Tata Sky HD includes 1080i resolution at an aspect ratio of 16:9. As of now there are only two channels available in HD. These include Discovery HD and National Geographic HD. As per Tata Sky HD even Star Plus and Star Movies is set to go HD soon.

As far as pricing is concerned you’ll need to buy a separate set-top box to view HD channels so that will cost you Rs. 2599. Installation fee of Rs. 1000 has been waived off currently. HD channels package will cost Rs. 30 per month. Yes it’s for two channels only. Existing Tata Sky customers will get one year of the Gold HD pack free of cost. There’s no mention on discounts for the set-top box in case of being an existing customer.

Tata’s foray into HD has been much awaited now. Their services and support are both excellent as far as the standard DTH broadcast is concerned. HD will make things better especially with live coverage of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in India being broadcast in HD. As for now it’s time to grab a HDTV and subscribe to Tata Sky HD.

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Lost Finale Alternate Endings

Harry — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:25:25 +0000

Here are some interesting alternate endings shot for the Lost finale. I’m sure you’ll love them!

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Who will win Bigg Boss 3?

Ishy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:38:54 +0000

Bigg Boss 3 on Colors television channel is nearing it’s finale. Speculations, rumors, news leaks make the show even more exciting when it’s at the end. So who do you think will win the show and walk out of the Bigg Boss house with the money? Post your votes in the comments.

Will it be the irritating, stupid, ugly, son of famous wrestler Dara Singh, Vindhu Dara Singh?

Will it be the classy yet boring, control freak, divorced and clever Poonam?

Or will it be the ex Mr. India, the second most irritating character on the entire show, the most manipulative man this show has ever seen, will it be Pravesh Rana?

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Hottie Alert – MTV Roadies 6′s Bobby

Zordy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:55:51 +0000

Presenting MTV Roadies 6 star Bobby last-name-doesn’t-matter-she’s-hot!

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5 WTF Reality Shows on Indian National TV

Harry — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:45:30 +0000

Here’s a look at the top 5 WTF reality shows currently on air.

Perfect Bride

They say marriages are made in heaven, they’ve got it all wrong. Marriages are now made on TV or I may say ‘fixed’ on national television. Why should Rakhi Sawant get to swallow all the popularity meat? So a couple of young not-really-hot-chicks decide to ride the I’ll-get-married-on-TV horse. They’re not alone, riding along with them are, hold on to your horses, mothers of their prospective grooms. Just to spare you of nightmares tonight I won’t even tell you how horrific the choice of judges and their role on the show is. This is by far the most ugliest, irritating and horrifying shows on national television.

Dance Premier League

Four seasons of Indian Idol have sucked all the juice from a country full of aspiring singers. Add to that countless little reality shows hunting for singers every now and then. So Sony decided to look for people who can dance. But then Boogie Javed Woogie Jaffrey would be scratching his bald brother’s head over why they weren’t consulted for this one. They weren’t even appointed judges as the channel crowned hopeless Arshad Warsi as of of the judges. The concept of the show is simply WTF. A bunch of teams compete against one another over dance. Seriously guys this is too much to bear.

Channel V Exhausted

Channel V, in my personal opinion, has always been such a wannabe. I mean they’re nowhere even close to what MTV is today. This is however my opinion. Every now and then they try to make their point but they just don’t have it. Exhausted is one show that clearly shows how desperate those folks up there are getting. Brainless maniacs is what I’ll call people who’d come up with shows like this. I’m sure Raghu Ram (the big daddy of reality shows) would love to kick their sweet arse for making us watch shows like this. But then we don’t always get what we want. Channel V’s Exhausted is one show for losers.

Pati, Patni aur Woh

At first glance any curious Indian television lover would love the title of this reality show. After watching the show, one would have an entirely different feeling. For starters, it’s just not exactly what the title suggests (of course we were expecting cheating hubbies and cat-fights) and what do we get? Loser couples trying to manage kids. I feel the Supreme Court should have banned the entire show instead of just taking out the infants. This could turn anyone suicidal.

Laughter Express

Laughter Express is a collection of clips from The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. Now Sidhuisms are fine, they’re great, they’re digestible but when it comes to the insane laughter coming from the man himself on jokes that Seinfeld would best describe as un-laughable. Navjot Sidhu poses the biggest laughter challenge to show itself. Shekhar Suman couldn’t take it, he quit. We can’t take it either so we switch channels.

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So Who Wants to Marry Rakhi Sawant?

Neetu — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:08:26 +0000

News for all you Rakhi Sawant fans out there. Now you can bring your favorite drama queen home! All you have to do is woo her on national television, survive the show and you get to marry one of the most popular and talked about creature on national television. Rakhi Sawant is all set to choose between 15 prospective grooms on a brand new reality show called Rakhi Ka Swayamvara on national television. Rakhi had earlier broken up with her previous boyfriend. I guess that also made it to one of the TV channels.

Of course our TV channels are out of ideas. They’re bringing back the ugly duck back on TV now. Expect a lot of drama, tears (fake of course) and yes, a lot more drama again. After all it’s Rakhi Sawant. I wonder if Mika is still interested?!

Anyways, here’s wishing, the guy who finally gets through, a whole lot of good luck in life.

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Exclusive: Interview with Stutee Nag

Harry — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:53:34 +0000

So what made you participate in MTV Splitsvilla 2?
- Whenever i would watch MTV, i would feel the urge in me to be there one day. I felt that I belonged there. Not here, sitting and watching. So with this I in mind I chose to be at splitsvilla.

What’s your idea of a ‘twisted tale of love’?
- Well, I believe when its love its simple. It can not be crooked and it cant be twisted.

Who is your favorite contestant on the show and why?
- Ashutosh was my favourite contestant on the show because he has a heart of gold. Unfourtunately, he did not last long here but with the kind of attitude towards life that he has,, he’ll go to places.

Apart from yourself, who is the other person on the show you’d love to see winning the show?
- if I do not win the show, i’ll definitely want Ritika to win. She is innocence personified.

Money, fame, men. Arrange them in order of priority.
- fame>money> men. fame leads to money and money and fame together lead to…..’its raining men’….lol

If you’re given a chance to modify the format of the show, what is the one thing that you’ll change and one new thing you’ll introduce to the show?
- I believe the show has been desgined real good and I have nothing to offer.

What are your views on the upcoming General Elections in India and whom will you vote for?
- well, i am really looking forward to these very elections in particular. After i turned 18, this is for the 1st time i’ll participate in general elections at the centre (provided I am back ). well who i vote for is a secret.

Any career plans in showbiz?
- Why not ? i am open to all the options now… lets see what future has in store for me. I got a platform and now its the time to leap.

Did you watch the first season of Splitsvilla?
- yes, i did watch season 1. But I had no idea at all that i’d sitting there itself in the season 2 lol.

Any last words for your fans?
- the amount of faith and the trust that i see in you, has me overwhlemed. I hope and try that I never let you all down. I never say that i am the prettiest here, all i say is that i am beautiful… and so are you.

Stutee Nag is a contestant on MTV’s popular show Vodafone Splitsvilla 2. The show features 9 boys and 9 girls in a twisted tale of love. Splitsvilla 2 is Raghu Ram’s second most popular reality show on MTV apart from MTV Roadies.

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How to Watch Star TV Channels Online?

Harry — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:24:52 +0000

Star Network India has come up with a brand new online service that lets users watch Star TV channels online. The service is titled Star Player and features content from almost all Star Network channels including Star TV, Star One, Star Movies, Star News, Star World, Star Gold and Channel [V].

Star Player is currently in public beta. It features complete episodes of shows which are divided into 3-4 clips. Once the service would be officially launched you will be able to watch your favorite TV shows from Star Network online.

The videos on Star Player allow you to customize various properties such as color, brightness, contrast and you can also choose between a smooth or a sharp video display. The quality of videos is of course much better than YouTube.

The service is bound to generate a lot of traffic for sure. It’s a great way to watch all your missed episodes on Star TV channels. I hope the other national channels are watching closely and follow the same path.

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5 American TV Shows we Indians Love!

Divya — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:40:33 +0000

Heroes

We Indians love to watch superheros. We’ve always been used to the epic Ramayan and the Mahabharat. Heroes just fulfills that modern day hunger for something supernatural. Watching ordinary people with extraordinary capabilities adds to the icing on the cake.

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is like any other Indian saas-bahu show but with an ultra glossy look, interesting stories and rich characters. All that comedy-drama thing really keeps one glued to their TV screens craving for some more bitching housewives’ secrets.

Lost

I really love the whole concept of a plane crashing on a scary little island with super healing powers and then mysterious creatures and people coming out of nowhere. Add time travel to that and you have a perfect prime time show we’d love to watch. The whole whats-gonna-happen-next feeling drives me crazy!

Prison Break

We Indians are used to watching hopeless criminals and revenge-seeking heroes escaping prisons in the most disgusting unreal ways. Prison Break is a fresh change for us that we love to watch. It’s great to watch Michael Scofield kick some real butt in prison cells, the Company’s mysterious little plans and all that action.

House M.D

House is a medical drama that is not only interesting but gives you food for thought. A very well thought concept makes the show stand out. I love Hugh Laurie’s performance as Dr. House in the show. A must-see show for all those who are medically curious (whatever that means) and paranoid freaks like me.

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How to Watch TV Online?

Harry — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:11:23 +0000

I’ve tried a lot of tools and utilities for watching TV online but sadly none of them worked for me. Recently I came across another AnyTV Player and decided to give it a try. There are two versions of the program. One is paid and supports certain TV channels which are locked in the free version of the software. The free version is easy to download and install.

Using the free version you can watch thousands of TV channels online along with some radio channels as well. I tried watching some Indian TV channels and it really worked well. You’ll need a broadband connection to watch these TV channels online. I’m using a 256 kbps connection but I’ll recommend you use a 512 kbps broadband connection for optimal performance. You can download the player here.

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