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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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Uday Shankar, Star India CEO said, “Just because the media has become capital-intensive, doesn’t mean that it has to compromise on your integrity. Every business has to have a value system, and the editor needs to be sensitive to that. Journalists need to wake up to the economic reality, and it can’t be denied. On the other hand, those who recognise that are willing to swing to the other extreme and do anything. That also is neither healthy nor sustainable.”

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Star Group country head Middle East, Africa & Pakistan Sumantra (Sumo) Dutta said, “This is a landmark initiative in our quest to reach out and make the top watched and favourite Star channels available to the widest set of viewers.”

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