December, 2006

Amrita TV Glimpses,Nov.'06

We have great pleasure in sending you the latest  issue of  "Amrita TV Glimpses", a monthly e-bulletin, which  encapsules a  snapshot of major happenings at Amrita Television, the 24-hour Malayalam satellite channel. Earlier issues of "Glimpses" can be accessed from www.amritatv.com/glimpses

1. "Super Star" Grand Finale Live : Amrita TV's "Super Star" which redefined dynamics of music reality shows in South Indian television reached its climax when the last two finalists fought for the "Super Star" crown in an event which was telecast live from University Senate Hall,Trivandrum with simultaneous public voting through SMS. Sangeeth.S was adjudged Amrita TV "Super Star" polling 1,06,898 votes and bagging a Swift car--while Job Kurian the runner-up with 81,146 votes took home a Bajaj Discover bike. The grand finale which also had performances from the judges Deepak Dev ,Alphonse ,Bala Bhaskar ,keyboardist Stephen and previous contestants , was a star-studded affair attended by  film fraternity ,clients,agencies,fans,media ,opinion leaders and invited guests. Noted Malayalam actor Dileep gave away the Awards.

2."Super Star Junior" Announced : Following the success of "Super Star" ,Amrita TV announced the launching of "Super Star Junior" for aspirants in the 10-15 age group.Nearly 9000 children have registered for auditions-- telecast  has been scheduled from second week of  December .Pl click Amrita TV's Super Star Junior set to kick off

3. Amrita TV Now on Internet : Amrita TV has signed up with JumpTV,USA, the world's pioneer in the delivery of television over the Internet.This collaboration will tremendously enhance the accessibility of the channel worldwide,especially in countries where it is currently not available through carriers/cable/satellite networks. For more details or to subscribe to Amrita TV on JumpTV, please click here.

4.News Impact Stories : The investigative news stories on Amrita TV's news bulletins have been highlighting and exposing  many critical issues.Two notable Breaking  Stories involved the imposition by the Home Ministry of Z-Security for the Chief Minister without his knowledge;and the extravagant expenditure of election officials in a small hamlet in Kozhikode during the past elections.The Kerala State Human Rights Commission initiated suo-moto proceedings in respect of an exclusive  newsitem  on Amrita TV which revealed  the imposition of corporeal punishment on a child studying in a school 

5."Super Star" Web Forum Attracts 1.5 million Hits : "Super Star", which has garnered top viewership ratings,has  a blog forum in the channel's website, wherein viewers across the world interface with each other--in November'06 the website  clocked 1.5 million hits. Please click here for the blog

6. Exclusive Live Telecasts : To cater to the interests of Malayalis across the globe and to showcase unique Kerala traditions and culture, Amrita TV undertook live telecasts of events like Parumala Palli(Church) Perumal ;Manarsala Ayilam(Temple) Pooja ;Chembai Music Festival from Guruvayur temple ;Kerala New Year Celebrations inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and launch of novel Kerala Sports Lottery.