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SWPCurtainRaiser: TV’s biggest shows will have season openers on Twitter India for the first time

24 September 2014

UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL SERIES FROM STAR WORLD PREMIERE’S FALL CALENDAR TO DEBUT ON TWITTER BEFORE TV TELECASTS

Opening Episodes of the latest seasons of Homeland, Sleepy Hollow and Modern Family to premiere

24 Sept, 2014 - For the first time in Indian broadcasting history, Star World Premiere HD will raise the curtain on its highly-anticipated and biggest TV shows from its upcoming fall calendar on Twitter before they debut on Television. Bringing to Indian viewers a never-before-experience, the channel will showcasea number ofcomplete premiere episodes nationally on Twitter.

Twitter will continue to host premieres of the much awaited shows, the first of which aired yesterday after a public poll on the platform. The public poll saw Sleepy Hollow (S2 E1) emerge as the people’s choice and was showcased to a number of great reviews. Viewers will also get to see the biggest shows including Homeland (S4 E1) and Modern Family (S6 E1), before its television debut in India. The premiere will also be hosted on the Star World Premiere HD’s official website - www.swphd.com

Star World Premiere HD will showcase 24 of the most popular international television series this fall season starting September 23rd. With shows ranging from drama to sitcoms, the channel will showcase the latest series from the world within hours of its international airing.

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Mad in India: STAR's answer to Comedy Nights

Ashish Golwalkar, programming head, non-fiction, Star Plus, says, "If the content is strong, people really don't care about anything else as long as you are making them laugh. People keep drawing comparisons and we are aware of it. But, if you look at 'Mad in India' closely, it is a very different show. It will talk about day-to-day problems that we face but will have a funny take on all of them. It's not a satire, not a political comment, not a show taking digs on people, it's a show for, by an

Star Plus to attempt reclaiming the weekend prime time with ‘Mad In India'

Star Plus - Marketing and content strategy Head, Nikhil Madhok said, “Comedy was on our mind since a long time. But we didn’t want to come up with anything just for the sake of it. We waited to come up with something that we believe in." Madhok who also wanted to make Sundays entertaining for the viewers, added, “The show was conceptualised after we decided to extend our weekend programming till Saturday. While our fiction shows are more women-oriented, we wanted to make Sundays family oriented.

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